Capt. Frederick Lee Rainbow and Jane "Jennie" Wiley

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Husband Capt. Frederick Lee Rainbow ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Feb 1842 - New Brighton, Pulaski Twp, Beaver Co, PA 2
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         Father: John C. Rainbow (      -      ) 3 4
         Mother: Esther Marshall (      -Bef 1883) 3

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       Marriage: 5 May 1866 5

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Coulson (      -      ) 5 - 1873 5

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Wife Jane "Jennie" Wiley ^{1 5}

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         Father: William Wiley (1794-1869) 1
         Mother: Martha "Mattie" Harbison (1800-1882) 1 6

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Children

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1 M Marshall D. Rainbow ⁵

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2 M William B. H. Rainbow ⁵

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3 F Esther P. Rainbow ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. Frederick Lee Rainbow

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He was named in honor of his uncle, Sir Frederick Lee Rainbow, of England.

He was reared in the home of his maternal grandparents in Brownsdale, Butler County, Pennsylvania, and until he was fifteen years of age attended the public schools of Butler County, in 1857 going to Pittsburgh and becoming a clerk in a store. He was constantly striving to improve upon his meagre education and to such good effect were his efforts directed that he was able to accept a position as bookkeeper in a bank. Here, with more leisure, he made rapid strides and after two years accepted the professorship of bookkeeping in Duff's Business College, a practical and efficient institution of high standing. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was twice offered the rank of adjutant, once of a Pennsylvania regiment and again of a New York regiment, but declined both honors to enlist as a private, his reason being that his knowledge of military affairs and tactics was so slight as to render him useless in commanding troops. His stand on this question was one that did him great credit, for to refuse such high rank could not have been easy, inasmuch as the only other path leading to such elevation held far more opportunities for an unmarked grave than for the adjutant's sword. He was wounded several times during his military career, never in a disabling manner, and experienced some of the hardest fighting of the war. In the first engagement in which his company participated, sixty-two members followed their captain into battle, and when roll was called after the conflict it was found that none had escaped unscathed and that only seven had survived to answer to their names. The first sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and the captain were among the killed and disabled. After re-enlistment Mr. Rainbow was appointed captain of Company F, Eighty-sixth New York Regiment, which was supplemented by some new recruits, and held that rank until his honorable discharge, June 27, 1865. His original company was Company E, Seventieth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, and at the close of the war he was in command of Company F, Eighty-sixth Regiment, New York Infantry. He fought in all the battles engaging the Army of the Potomac with the exception of Antietam, his regiment being in General Hooker's division. Through the ties of battle General Hooker had formed an attachment for that division and termed it "My Old Division," the members thereof returning his affection in full measure, fighting like men possessed under his leadership. Captain Rainbow was offered a place upon the staff of General Hooker when that courageous leader departed upon his Tennessee campaign, but excused himself on the plea that he could not leave his company. At the establishment of the peace that followed those four bloody years, Captain Rainbow, once more a civilian, returned to Pennsylvania and for a short time engaged in the oil business, then re-entering the service of the Mechanics' National Bank of Pittsburgh. He became identified with contracting in an unusual manner, having signed the bond of a contractor performing some work for the city. The contractor could not complete the operation through lack of funds; and rather than forfeit his bond Mr. Rainbow assumed the contract and carried it to a successful completion. Thus introduced to a profitable occupation he followed it for sometime, later adding to his activities grain, feed, and flour dealings, conducting both lines with prosperous success. In 1873 he became a traveling salesman in the employ of the Standard Oil Company, continuing in this service until 1909, when he retired to his home in Fair Oaks, which he purchased in September, 1876, and where he has resided since October, 1883. He held membership in Post No. 259, Grand Army of the Republic, known in Grand Army circles as the "Kid-Glove Post," and the Veteran Legion.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 346.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 192.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 194.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 191.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 193.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 256.