Martha Jane (Bivens) Cain (abt. 1823 - 1904)

Born about 6 Apr 1823 in Missouri

Ancestors

Wife of John Burnett Cain — married 29 Mar 1840 in Clay, Missouri

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1904 at about age 80 in Pine City, Whitman County, Washington

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Biography

Martha Jane Bivens was born to Truman Bivens Dr. and Frances (Graham) Bivens +- 1823 in South Carolina.

She was married to John Burnett Cain 29 March 1840 in Clay, Missouri. (The LDS citation states Platte County).

She and John had 11 children that I located: Margaret A, Mary Elizabeth, twins: Malinda F and Phoebe Ella, Lafayette Burnett (in our line), Caroline Belle, who went by Belle, Newton Jasper, John T., William H., Susan Ella and Martha, her namesake.

Martha Jane was called Martha by her family and signed her name that way in all documents, except for one deed, which she signed Martha Jane.

Martha died February 27, 1904 in Pine City, Washington, and is buried at the Pine City, Washington cemetery. Her gravestone states that she was 80 years 10 months and 21 days old at the time of her death.

Her death was announced in the Colfax Gazette on 11 March 1904.

If I figured correctly based on her days and months listed on her gravestone she was born +-April 6, 1823.

Sources

• CITING THIS RECORD - 1840 Marriage to John Burnett Cain

"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28H-ZLL : 6 December 2014), John B. Cain and Martha Jane Bivens, 29 Mar 1840; citing Clay,Missouri; FHL microfilm 955,303.

CITING THIS RECORD

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-136 : 9 November 2014), Martha 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.).

Family listed are: John, Martha, Mary, Phibe (Phoebe), Malinda, Lafayette and Caroline J (0), with John born in Kentucky and everyone else born in Missouri.

CITING THIS RECORD – 1860 Census "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZG-8C7 : 30 December 2015), Martha Cain in entry for John Cain, 1860.

Family listed as: John (43); Martha (38); Margaret (20); Mary (18); Alvira (14); Malinda (14); Lafeyette (11); Caroline (9); Newton (8); John (6); William (4); and Susan (2) John Sr born in Kentucky; everyone else born in Missouri.

CITING THIS RECORD - 1880 Census

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G5-669 : 14 July 2016), Martha Cain in household of John B Cain, Spring Valley, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 473D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0064; FHL microfilm 1,254,064.

NOTES: The 1880 Census shows that her father was born in North Carolina and her mother was born in Kentucky, and that she was born in Missouri. By 1880 she lived with her husband and 3 children in Spring Valley, Colusa, California.

CITING THIS RECORD

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-8DTJ : 13 December 2015), Martha J. Cain, 1904; Burial, Pine City, Whitman, Washington, United States of America, Pine City Cemetery; citing record ID 71304606, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Martha Jane Bivens Cain memorial information for her grave site: Birth: 1823 Death: Feb. 27, 1904 Pine City Whitman County Washington, USA

DIED Cain - Pine City, February 27, Mrs. Martha J. Cain, aged 80 years. -Colfax Gazette 11 Mar 1904

Burial: Pine City Cemetery Pine City Whitman County Washington, USA

Children: (calculated relationships: 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)*

CITING THIS RECORD - - LDS file entry

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9CZK-865 : accessed 2016-09-06), entry for Martha Jane Bevins, submitted by mabel2764307.