Town: Columbia
RAINEY, William Garnett, lawyer; born Columbia, Tenn., June 29, 1842; French, Huguenot and Scotch-Irish descent; son of Winfield Scott and Mary Therese (Minter) RAINEY; his father was a lawyer; educated Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn.; admitted to bar early in life; served in C. S. A. in commissary department; belongs to B. P. O. Elks and the Century Club, Columbia; married, first, Alice HALL, December 19, 1871; and second, Mrs. Mary HIGDON, widow of the late John C. Higdon; member of the Presbyterian Church.
