Jul-28-2018
Nancy Cain
Born: ca 1835 1 Died: ca 1873 Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: John Cain (1769 - 1857) Mother: Catharine Haverty (1793 - ) Notes
F Child 1: Louisa Melvena Cain Census name: Melvena L. Cain Born: Feb-27-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,3,4 Died: Apr-18-1933 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Somerset Co, PA Resided: 1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Camden A. VanHorn b. Nov-17-1857 d. Sep- 9-1929 Married: Jan- 1-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 2: Florence Cain Also known as: Flora Cain 6 Born: Dec- -1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,4 Died: Nov- 1-1940 near Colliers, Brooke Co, WV 2 Buried: in St. John Cemetery, Colliers, Brooke Co, WV 2 Resided: 1931 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1900 10 20 30 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: James Leonidas Leeson b. Dec- -1845 d. Aug-22-1924 Also known as: James Leeson 8,9 Married: Oct- 5-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
F Child 3: Elba Selkirk Cain Born: ca 1862 10 Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 4: Salome Saleka Cain Also known as: Celeka Celome Cain 4 Born: Jul-14-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,10 Died: Dec- 2-1931 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV 2,12 (see note 2) Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 13,12 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Eli Hart b. Jan-15-1865 d. Apr-22-1941 Also known as: Eli Hart 6 Married: Sep-20-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 5: Okey Johnson Cain Census name: Oky Cain Born: Mar- 8-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 15,16,10 (see note 3) Died: Jul-24-1939 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17,15 Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 17,18 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Randolph Co, WV Resided: 1894 in Pickens, Randolph Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1930 superintendent at lumber mill 19 Occupation: 1920 lumber camp worker 20 Occupation: 1900 head sawyer 21 Wife: Mary Zumbach b. Aug- -1867 Married: Dec- 6-1894 in Helvetia, Randolph Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1900 Census. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Camden A. Vanhorn, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of John Waldo & Adaline E. Vanhorn; and Louisa M. Cain, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Nancy Cain. Married Jan 1 1879 in Doddridge County. (NOTE: Entries on the ledger-style marriage record make it possible that the marriage date was 1880 rather than 1879.), MR p. 238 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791934&Type=Marriage. (6) Obituary of sister. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Marriage record of son. (10) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay Twp) (11) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as S. S. Cain, white female, born in Ritchie County on Jul 14 1865, father (blank), mother Nancy. In a remarks column labeled "Deformity or any Circumstances of Intererst" was the notation "Promiscuous." (NOTE: Birth date of Salome Saleka Cain is given in her death record as Jul 14 1867, with father listed as John Cain and mother "Not Known." Her obituary states her birth date as Jul 14 1867, parents not given. Birth date on her headstone is also 1867. She was age 4 in the 1870 Census, enumerated on July 28th of that year, which would put her birth in 1866. The 1867 birth date would also conflict with the documented March 1867 birth date of her brother Okey.), BR p. 42 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2255458&Type=Birth. (12) Obituary. (13) Headstone, Name appears as Salome Hart. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Eli Hart, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Celeka Celome Cain, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 29 1889 at the home of Eli M. Gaston, a minister of the Gospel, who performed the ceremony. MR Bk 3, p 423 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790989&Type=Marriage. (15) Headstone. (16) Randolph County Marriage Records, Elkins, WV. (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) 1920 Census, Upshur County, WV. (21) 1900 Census, Randolph County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as a servant in the household of Leonidas & Esther (Lodge) Leeson. Note (2) Headstone reads 1930, but death record clearly shows death date as Dec 2 1931. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1871, and in death record as Mar 8 1870. But birth date on headstone is Mar 8 1867, which is consistent with ages 3 and 12 in the 1870 and 1880 census and age 53 in the 1920 Census. Note (4) Listed as a servant/farm laborer in the household of Eli B. Tucker Jr.Name Index