Kenneth Rayner, Sr

1808 - 1884  (75 years)

• Name	Kenneth Rayner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	20 Jun 1808	Bertie, North Carolina, USA   [3, 5, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Kenneth Rayner & Susan Polk Marriage	21 Jul 1842	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA   [11]
  		Kenneth Rayner & Susan Polk Marriage
  Name	Hon. Kenneth Raynor  [12]
  Reference Number	5945
  Residence	1850	Southern District, Hertford, North Carolina, USA   [9]
  Residence	1860	Hertford, North Carolina, USA   [8]
  	Residence Post Office: Murfreesboro
  Residence	1870	Township 2 Range 8, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  	Residence Post Office: Nesbit Station
  Burial	1884	Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Death	5 Mar 1884	District of Columbia, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I5945	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Susan Spratt Polk,   b. 25 May 1822, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Jul 1909, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1842	Wake, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Marriage	21 Jul 1842	New York City, New York, New York, USA   [12]
  Children	1. Sallie Polk Rayner,   b. 30 Mar 1845, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Feb 1905, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Kenneth Rayner, Jr,   b. 1850, North Carolina, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Susan P Rayner,   b. 1857, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA d. 2 Mar 1910, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. William Polk Rayner,   b. 1858, North Carolina, USA d. 1885, El Paso, Texas, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Rayner,   b. 1860, North Carolina, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F2159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jun 1808 - Bertie, North Carolina, USA Married - 11 Jul 1842 - Wake, North Carolina, USA Kenneth Rayner & Susan Polk Marriage - 21 Jul 1842 - Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Marriage - 21 Jul 1842 - New York City, New York, New York, USA Residence - 1850 - Southern District, Hertford, North Carolina, USA Residence - Residence Post Office: Murfreesboro - 1860 - Hertford, North Carolina, USA Residence - Residence Post Office: Nesbit Station - 1870 - Township 2 Range 8, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA Burial - 1884 - Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Death - 5 Mar 1884 - District of Columbia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Kenneth Rayner & Susan Polk Marriage

  
  

• Sources

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