John Cain (1833 - 1910)

Born 1833 in Wood Co., VA (now Wirt Co., WV)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Leap — married 17 Aug 1857 in Wirt Co., WV

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MARRIAGE RECORD:

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Wirt CO., WV Marriages Aug. 17, 1857 John Cain 20 (Farmer), single. Born in Wood Co., now Wirt Co. Va. Residing in Wirt Co. Va. Parents, Ath. and Sarah Cain. Married Elizabeth Leap 19, single. Born in Tyler Co. Va. Residing in Wirt Co. Va. Parents, John and Mahala Leap. John M. Wilson officiated.

Wirt Co., WV Marriages Aug. 17, 1854 John Cain 20 (Farmer), single. Born in Wood Co., now Wirt Co. Va. Residing in Wirt Co. Va. Parents, Ath. and Sarah Cain. Married Elizabeth Leap 19, single. Born in Tyler Co. Va. Residing in Wirt Co. Va. Parents, John and Mahala Leap. John M. Wilson officiated.

PUBLISHED MATERIAL:

West Virginia History, Vol. 3, pg. John, son of Arthur and Sarah (Thornton) Cain, was born in what is now Wirt county, West Virginia, in 1833, died in 1910. Throughout his life he was a farmer. He was a member and a staunch supporter of the United Brethren church. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary Leep, who died in 1892. Children: Hazeltine T.; James A., married Martha Trader; Samuel W., of whom further; Olivia, married B. R. Hough, of Findlay, Ohio; Mary, married H. J. Howley; Molana, married John S. Mason, of California; Noah C., died in 1899; two others died in infancy.

CENSUS:

1870 Clay Twp., Freeport P.O., Wirt Co., WV; 27th June (77-75) John CAIN, age 36, $150 PEV, Farmer, b: VA Elizabeth, age 38, Keeping house, b: VA James A., Male, age 12, VA Samuel, male, age 9, VA N. H., female, age 13, VA Liza, female, age 5, IN M. A., female, age 2, female, WV M. E., female, age 3 or 8/12, female, b: Nov ?, WV

Notes by:

MG Pitts, Rev. 3/8/2013