William Hardin Cain (abt. 1800 - abt. 1876)

Born about 1800 in Madison County, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Annette Caroline (Griffin) Cain — married 1843 in Lafayette county, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died about 1876 at about age 76 in Mississippi, United States

Biography

William Hardin Cain was born about 1800 in Madison County, Tennessee, United States.

William married Unknown UNKNOWN ( - ~1839).

Their children were:

1. Lavernia Ann (Cain) Harmon (1824 - 1884)
2. Andrew T. Cain (1826 - )
3. James Riley Cain (~1828 - )
4. Lydia Jane Cain (1832 - 1913)
5. Sarah Ann Cain (1836 - 1860)
6. Green C. Cain (1838 - 1890)
7. Houston Cain (1839 - ).

William married Annette Caroline Griffin (1823 - ) in 1843 in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Their children were:

1. Cornelius Franklin Cain (1845 - )
2. Salita A. Cain (1850 - )
3. Indiana Maria Cain (1853 - )
4. Louisiana Lucinda Cain (1855 - )
5. Virginia Ann (Cain) Childress (1863 - 1941).

Residence

• 1850 census, WiIliam lived in Lafayette County, Mississippi.^[1]
•  1860 census, WiIliam lived in Lafayette County, Mississippi. gives WH Caine, age 60 with land valued at $6000. He is living with his second wife, Annette, age 38 and children: Cornelius, Salita, Indiana, and Louisiana. ^[2]
•  In 1870, WH Cain is living next door to his son Cornelius and family. The value of his land and personal estate has decreased to about $500 each.^[3]

Death

William passed away in1876 in Mississippi

Research Notes

Original details:

Note

Note: From Terri Harmon Dean: "William Hardin Cain was an early settler of Panola County and lived in the community of Pleasant Mount which is in the area of New Hope church community. He was the manager of Harmon land and died of cancer. He was one of the few people in the county who could read or write." (email to Pat Iverson from August, 2006)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L8-5Q5 : 4 April 2020), W H Cain, Lafayette county, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States; citing family 1254, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GZ-C38 : 19 March 2020), Houston Caine in entry for [illegible] Caine, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSD-3QF : 19 March 2020), W H Cain in entry for C F Cain, 1870.

Acknowledgements

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