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John CAIN

John CAIN

Male 1769 - 1857  (~ 88 years)


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  • Name John CAIN
    Birth CA 1769  [1] 
    • Millennium File about John Cain
      Name: John Cain
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 26 Feb 1769 <<== prob calculated from age at death
      Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
      Death Date: 27 Jan 1857
      Death Place: Ritchie, Virginia, USA
      Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1826
      Marriage Place: Harrison, West Virginia
      Father: Daniel Cain <<=============== Probably bogus
      Mother: Susannah Custer? <<================
      Spouse: Catherine Haverly
      Children: Robert Cain
      Spouse Father: William Haverly
      Spouse Mother: Elenora O'Conner
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 27 Jun 1857  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I84817  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2014

    Family Catharine HAVERTY,   b. CA 1793  [3]
    Marriage Bond 28 Sep 1826  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marriage 28 Oct 1826  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      John Cain, 81, farmer; Catharine, 57; Ede, 29; Rezin, 20; Nancy, 15; Dorinda, 15; Harriet, 8.

      1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 27 1860:
      Catharine Cain, 62, farmer; Reason, 30; Dorolinda, 25 (twin); Nancy, 25 (twin); Washington, 37, farm hand; James A, 8; Melzena L, 5 months; Mary, 41; Edy, 39.

      1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay Twp), enumerated on Jul 28 1870:
      Dorinda Cain, 33; Nancy, 33; Eda, 50; James, 18; Eliza, 10; Elba, 8; Florence, 8; Salome, 4; Oky J, 3; Wirt, 2; Annie M, 3 months.
      (Note: Relationships not indicated. All were listed with the surname Cain, and all born in Va/WVa.)

      1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jun 9 1880:
      Dowrinda Cain, 45, b. WVa, father b. Ohio, mother b. WVa, single; dau Cora B, 4.
      1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 12 1880:
      James A. Cain, 28, farmer; wife Mary A, 28; son Emery, 4; dau Etta, 2; brother Wirt, 12.
    Children 
     1. Eda CAIN,   b. CA 1821
    >2. Rezin CAIN,   b. CA 1830, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Dorinda CAIN,   b. CA 1835, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1897, Leeson Run (Greenwood), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
    +4. Nancy CAIN,   b. CA 1835   d. CA 1873 (Age ~ 38 years)
    Family ID F36325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage Bond, Harrison Co, (W)VA, 28 Sep 1826    		Marriage Bond, Harrison Co, (W)VA, 28 Sep 1826
    Marriage Record, Harrison County, (W)Va, 1826    		Marriage Record, Harrison County, (W)Va, 1826

  • Sources 
    1. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    2. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Bk 4, p. 206 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=42288&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 34 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=41416&Type=Marriage.