Mary (Phillips) McCain (abt. 1842 - 1914)

Born about 1 Dec 1842 in Indiana, United States

Wife of Lafayette McCain — married 24 Dec 1860 in Fayetteville, Lawrence, Indiana, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Mary was born in 1842. She passed away in 1914.

A nephew of Mary Polly recalled her taking him on fishing trips in Elnora. he said she would pack hard boiled eggs for lunch and a blanket. They would stay all day eating, fishing, and napping. He also recollects her being a medium sized woman, not too big or too tall. She was not very outgoing, but rather quiet. This seems to be a common trait among this branch of McCain men...quiet, not outgoing nor easy to get to know. There has always been a rumor that there was Indian blood in the McCain line and a museum curator confirmed that there indeed is Indian ancestry in the Phillips lineage.

Sources

• https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKGH-GHQ
• 1860 Marriage record. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKJH-FSF : 10 December 2017), Lafayette Mckain and Mary Phillips, 24 Dec 1860; citing Lawrence, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,317,626.
  
• 1870 US Census. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX4-PQ7 : 12 April 2016), Mary Mccane in household of George W Myers, Indiana, United States; citing p. 28, family 200, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,805.
  
• (Death) http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.lawrence/328/mb.ashx

Acknowledgments

Brianne Rainey created Unknown-209253 on 31 Aug 2013.

Personal recollection of events witnessed by Marilyn (McCain) Ramey as remembered 28 Aug 2018.