Charles D Cain (1892)

Born 23 Sep 1892 in West Virginia, United States

Husband of Lotta Marie (Robenstine) Taylor — married 28 Feb 1914 in Portage, Ohio, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Cain Name Study.

Charles, born 23 September 1892 in West Virginia,^[1][2] was the son of Lorenza Dow Cain and Sarah Jane Robinson or Robison.^[3] His father died 22 February 1900 in Pleasants, West Virginia,^[4] leaving his widow to care for four children on her own as a hotel keeper.^[2]

The 1900^[2] and 1910^[5] census show Charles as living with his widowed mother, half-brother Joseph Henry Bills (b. 1886),^[6] sisters Sue Emeline (b. 1894)^[2] and Bonnie O Cain (b. 1896).^[2] Also living with the family in 1900 were two lodgers.^[2] One of the lodgers, Thomas Butcher, became his mother's third husband—apparently shortly after the enumeration. On the 1910 census she is Mrs. Butcher, married ten years, but Thomas did not live with them in 1910.^[5]

Having grown up in such an unstable environment, Charles was not equipped for a successful marriage. At the time of his marriage to Lotta Marie Robenstine on 28 February 1914 in Portage County, Ohio,^[1] he was a teamster living in Tallmadge, Ohio.^[7] They had one son Richard Urias (b. 1915).^[8][9][10] While there is nothing certain regarding the end of the marriage, it ended before 1920, when Lotta is shown as Mrs. Taylor living with her parents.^[11]

No further records definitively illuminate the balance of Charles's life. He may have remarried, died, or moved away. ^{[11] [6] [4] [9] [8] [10] [3] [5] [2] [1] [7]}

Research Notes

• I can find no further records for Charles beyond 1914--neither death/burial nor census records.
• His wife Lotta is remarried by 1920, but there is no indication of whether she and Cain divorced or he died (WWI?). A marriage record for Lotta and Taylor might give some idea what happened to Charles.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), C. D. Cain and Lotta Robenstine, 28 Feb 1914; citing Marriage, Portage, Ohio, United States, p 59, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 December 2018), ]https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z4-RR9 Charley D Cain in household of Sarah J Cain], Washington district (excl. St. Marys village), Pleasants, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71, sheet 5B, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,769.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), Lorenza Dow Cain and Sarah J. Robinson, 22 Nov 1890; citing Pleasants, West Virginia, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 868,171.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 22 February 2019), memorial page for Lorenza D. Cain (8 Aug 1847–22 Feb 1900), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9703069, citing Saint Mary's Cemetery, Saint Marys, Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by DeLoss McKnight III (contributor 46605619).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 December 2018), Charles D Cain in household of Sarah J Butcher, McKim, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 4B, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1693; FHL microfilm 1,375,706.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Joseph H Bills, 1917-1918; citing Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,851,775.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), C. D. Cain and Lotta Robenstine, 28 Feb 1914; citing Portage, Ohio, reference 2:3KSZ7GT; FHL microfilm 891,367.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 December 2018), Mrs Lotta M Taylor, Great Lakes, Ohio, United States, 16 Jun 1987; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing Akron Beacon Journal, born-digital text.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, database, FamilySearch (5 December 2014), Richard U Cain, enlisted 05 Sep 1940, Ft Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Arizona, Payson, Obituaries, 1948-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 3 December 2018), Lotta M Taylor, 1987; citing Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, The Arizona Republic newspaper, Pheonix; Payson Roundup newspapers and Northern Gila County Genealogy Society Library, Payson; FHL microfilm 100,743,143.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2018), Lotta M Taylor in household of Urias Robenstine, Suffield, Portage, Ohio, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 7A, line 42, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1428; FHL microfilm 1,821,428. Note: Paul Taylor is shown as son-in-law to Urias and Lottie is listed as a Taylor.