Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . contributing liberally to all deserving enter-prises and charities. He was progressive and public-spirited and did all withinhis power to further the advancement of his community. His death, whichoccurred Alarch 14, 1896, occasioned widespread regret, as it was generallyrecognized that his energy, sound judgment and civic spirit were valuable assetsof Walla Walla. JOHN K. RAINWATER. The history- of Dayton is to John K. Rainwater a matter of personal experi-ence, as he settled upon the sit
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Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . contributing liberally to all deserving enter-prises and charities. He was progressive and public-spirited and did all withinhis power to further the advancement of his community. His death, whichoccurred Alarch 14, 1896, occasioned widespread regret, as it was generallyrecognized that his energy, sound judgment and civic spirit were valuable assetsof Walla Walla. JOHN K. RAINWATER. The history- of Dayton is to John K. Rainwater a matter of personal experi-ence, as he settled upon the site of Dayton when it was government land as yetuntouched by the hand of man. For years he engaged in farming but has nowdisposed of the greater part of his land, which is included within the city ofDayton, although he retains the ownership of seven acres, upon which he resides.His birth occurred in eastern Tennessee, January 3, 1834, and he is a son ofJames and Dalila (Keifer) Rainwater, natives of that state. The family removedto Arkansas, where the mother passed away, and subsequently the father went. JOHN K. RAINWATER OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 527 with his children to Missouri. His last years, however, were passed in Dayton, Washington, and here his death occurred. Four of his five children survive. John K. Rainwater grew to manhood in Arkansas and acquired his educationin the public schools there. In early manhood he decided to try his fortune inthe west and in 1861 made the long journey overland by ox team to Albany, Oregon. He rented a farm in that locality but in 1869 removed to Old WallaWalla county, Washington, settling on a farm now within the city limits ofDayton. He has now disposed of all of his land save seven acres but for aconsiderable period he was actively engaged in the operation of his farm andproved successful as an agriculturist. It has been a great pleasure to him towitness the steady and rapid development of this section and especially of Daytonand he has glad