Born 25 Jul 1819 in Adams, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Darby) Cain — married 29 Jul 1841 in Scotland County, Missouri, USA

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Powers) Cain — married 11 Mar 1847 in Scotland Co., MO

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1912 at age 92 in Burlington, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Ruell M. Cain, son of Cornelius Cain and Elizabeth Newman, was born in Adams County, Ohio, 25 Jul 1819. He married twice in Scotland County, Missouri. He married there, first, Nancy Darby, 29 Jul 1841.^[1] He married there second, 11 Mar 1847, Sarah Power.^[2] In 1850, Ruel and Sarah resided in Wapello County, Iowa (about 30 miles north of where they'd been married) with three children, all Missouri born: Amanda (age 8), Jerome (age 3) and Indiana (age 1).^[3] In 1860, Ruel and Sarah continued to reside in Wapello County, in Agency, with their daughters, Indiana (age 10), Mary (3) and Emily (1).^[4] In 1870, they had returned to Scotland County, Missouri, to Johnson, where they resided with their children, all Missouri born: Indiana? (age 22), Mary (14), Emily (12), Gizzie (9), Edward (5), Roy (3) and Walter (1).^[5]

By 1900, Ruel and Sarah had relocated to the Great Plains of eastern Colorado, residing there in Burlington, Kit Carson County, a few miles from the Kansas border.^[6] Ruel died in Burlington, 17 Jan 1912, and he's buried in Fairview Cemetery, in Burlington.^[7]

Research Notes

Direct Descendant (Jeanne Barget, through Ruel's son, Walker) here.

NV death record for daughter Emma here.

WA death record for son Edward Williams Cain here.

WA death record for son Walter Giles Cain here.

WA death record for son Roy Bottsford Cain here.

Surname Cain

This interesting surname has three possible sources; firstly, it may be of Old French origin, and is either a nickname for a tall, thin man, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were needed in the Middle Ages as a floor covering, and for weaving small baskets, or a topographical name for someone who lived in a damp area overgrown with reeds. It derives from the Middle English "cane", a development of the Old French "cane", meaning cane, reed. Secondly, it may be a Norman locational name from the town of Caen, in Calvados, Normandy, named with the Gaulish elements "catu", battle, plus "magos" meaning field, plain. Finally, it may be of Welsh origin, deriving from the female given name "Keina", perhaps a short form of such Welsh personal names as "Ceindrych, Ceinwen", from the Welsh "cain" meaning beautiful. The surname dates back to the late 12th Century (see below). London Church Records list the marriage of Michaell Cain to Rebecca Chapell, on February 2nd 1600, at St. Bride's, Fleet Street. A Coat of Arms granted to a Cain family is black, a silver phoenix. The Crest is a demi antelope per fesse blue and silver, gold collared and armed. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Godfrey Kein, which was dated 1198, in the "Abbey of Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DF-84K : 18 January 2020), Ruel Cane, 1841.
2. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DF-84L : 18 January 2020), Ruel Cane, 1847.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QS3-44R?cc=1401638&wc=95RX-L26%3A1031314401%2C1032137401%2C1032137402 : 9 April 2016), Iowa > Wapello > Wapello county > image 59 of 205; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9J-GKF?cc=1473181&wc=7QXT-G9Z%3A1589426666%2C1589427382%2C1589427687 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Wapello > Agency City > image 8 of 24; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6DHQ-84X?cc=1438024&wc=K2TK-HZ9%3A518659401%2C519887401%2C518987201 : 13 June 2019), Missouri > Scotland > Johnson > image 15 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LW8-CT?cc=1325221&wc=9B78-FMR%3A1030551801%2C1031837501%2C1031837502 : 5 August 2014), Colorado > Kit Carson > ED 179 Precinct 1-2, 7-8 Beaver Valley, Tuttle, Burlington, Carlisle Burlington town > image 6 of 21; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61508412/reuel-cain : accessed 12 October 2021), memorial page for Reuel Cain (25 Jul 1819–15 Jan 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #61508412, citing Fairview Cemetery, Burlington, Kit Carson County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Carman DM (contributor 46857354).
8. ↑ Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Cain#ixzz4Of0wHyiW

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