Doddridge County Roots


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Joseph R. CAIN

Joseph R. CAIN

Male 1902 - 1965  (~ 63 years)


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  • Name Joseph R. CAIN
    Birth CA 1902  Jacksonburg, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Although his birth date is widely reported as May 19 1897, as appears on him military grave marker, he does not appear with his family in the 1900 Census. Age 8 in the 1910 Census puts his birth in about 1902. It is possible that he misstated his age in order to enlist in the Marine Corps in 1918.
    Gender Male
    Military Pvt, US Marine Corps, World War I  [1, 2] 
    Census 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1955  Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1964  Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 26 Jul 1965  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Burial Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I25607  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2019

    Father Sylvester Frum CAIN,   b. 1869   d. 1934 (Age 65 years)
    Mother Rebecca SWIGER,   b. 23 Dec 1871   d. 12 Feb 1955, Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F9602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    2. [S2581] Ohio Soldiers in World War I, 1917-1918 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    4. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    5. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    6. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S2555] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).