Phoebe Elvira (Cain) DeBerry (1846 - 1880)

Born 1846 in Missouri, USA

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August 9, 2017: I am deleting the middle name options above to reduce confusion for the "error" report. Her middle name was Elvira, Alvira, or Ella. Leaning toward Elvira! But that is just a gut feeling - - not proven.

NOTES: Phoebe Ella was the original spelling I had of the name from the census and LDS file information. She was twin to Malinda F. It appears that they were both living at the time of their mother's death, and by jumping to a bit of a conclusion it appears that Phoebe's middle name was very likely Elvira, not Ella, and that it was her preferred name to be called as there is an Elvira and a Malinda born the same year listed as children to Martha Jane Bivens Cain, their mother on the Gravesite information.

The estimate of the twins year of birth was 1845 on the first census I reviewed - - but it was not a firm date. With the information that Malinda was born in 1846, it was logical that the other child listed born in 1846 was her twin sister. I did confirm the 1846 date for their births on the 1850 census I located later.

Please also note that on the LDS site, it lists Phoebe Ella's husband as 'Daniel W. Jenkins By doing a bit of sleuthing, I have located marriage records for both husbands. Elvira was first married to Daniel W. Jenkins, and a little less than 3 years later was married to James A DeBerry. So - - the information I gathered from her mother's gravesite was the key to locating the information on her.

Sources

CITING THIS RECORD - 1850 Census

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-13N : 9 November 2014), Phibe Cain in household of John Cain, Pettis, Platte, Missouri, United States; citing family 450, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

They misspelled her name....written in the census as Phibe - but definitely her. Age 4 in 1850.

CITING THIS RECORD - 1860 Census - by then she was going by Elvira. They spelled it Alvira.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZG-8CH : 30 December 2015), Alvira Cain in entry for John Cain, 1860.

CITING THIS RECORD - Marriage of Phebe Elvira Cain and Daniel W Jenkins 13 December 1866

"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D9-7ZX : 6 December 2014), Daniel W. Jenkins and Phebe Elvira Cain, 13 Dec 1866; citing Platte,Missouri; FHL microfilm 988,414.

CITING THIS RECORD - marriage of Pheba Alvira Jenkins to James A DeBerry 13 October 1869

"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D7-FHV : 6 December 2014), James A. Deberry and Pheba Alvira Jenkins, 13 Oct 1869; citing Platte,Missouri; FHL microfilm 988,414.

• CITING THIS RECORD

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9CZV-5T2 : accessed 2016-09-07), submitted by mabel2764307, information accessed when seeking for children of John Burnett Cain and Martha Bivens Cain.

Children listed as belonging to Martha Jane Bivens Cain on her gravesite information online: Mary E Cain Scott (1842 - 1926)* Malinda F. Cain Myles (1846 - 1912)* Elvira DeBerry (1846 - 1880)* Caroline Belle Cain Tulley (1850 - 1903)* Sue Ellen Kane Morgan (1858 - 1911)*