Alexander McCaine (abt. 1843)

Born about 1843 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Alexander was born about 1843. He is the son of Baptist McCaine and Catherin Lark. ^[1]

Nothing more is known for certain about this Alexander McCaine.

Research Notes

It may be this Alexander McCaine who was...

• The Alexander Lark McCain who served with the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War; ^[2] except for his recorded age of 30 at his enlistment in 1861, which would have him born about 1831 instead of 1843. ^[3]
• The Alexander McCane enumerated in the 1866 Alabama Census in Randolph County, Alabama ^[4] (two counties and about 52 miles east of Tallageda County, where he was raised).

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDK-CXK : 13 December 2017), Alexander Mc Caine in entry for Baptist J Mc Caine, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKN3-VY6 : 4 December 2014), Alexander Lark McCain, Sergeant, Company B, 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M374 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 821,977.
3. ↑ "Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXVB-XD2 : 27 November 2014), Alexander Lark Mccain, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M311 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 144.
4. ↑ "Alabama State Census, 1866," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6PK-D6X : 18 July 2017), Alexander McCane, Randoph, Alabama; citing certificate 7090, p. , Department of Archives and History, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,492,022.