Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Isaac CAIN / Elizabeth HART (F23252)  [1, 2

m. Oct 1839


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  • Isaac CAINFather | Male
    Isaac CAIN

    Born  12 May 1810   
    Died  Dec 1864  Point Lookout, St. Marys Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Scotland, St. Marys Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  Oct 1839  [3]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Edmund CAIN | F23250 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth HICKMAN | F23250 Group Sheet 

    Elizabeth HARTMother | Female
    Elizabeth HART

    Born  CA 1817  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Feb 1885  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Josiar HART | F99 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah GARRETT | F99 Group Sheet 

    Mary Catherine CAINChild 1 | Female
    Mary Catherine CAIN

    Born  May 1840   
    Died     
    Buried     

    William CAINChild 2 | Male
    William CAIN

    Born  23 Feb 1842   
    Died  17 Jul 1863  Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Jerome CAINChild 3 | Male
    Jerome CAIN

    Born  Mar 1844  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Jul 1901  Fall Run, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hopewell Baptist (aka Cain) Cemetery, Stouts Run Rd, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah Elizabeth LOCKARD | F23251 
    Married  3 Oct 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Loverna CAINChild 4 | Female
    Loverna CAIN

    Born  15 Apr 1846  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Jun 1900   
    Buried     
    Spouse  James Taylor PRUNTY | F16108 
    Married  16 Apr 1865  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Serrepta CAINChild 5 | Female
    Serrepta CAIN

    Born  CA 1848   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Brunett CAINChild 6 | Female
    Brunett CAIN

    Born  CA 1850   
    Died     
    Buried     

    James Benton CAINChild 7 | Male
    James Benton CAIN

    Born  25 Jun 1855  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Jan 1930  Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hopewell Baptist (aka Cain) Cemetery, Stouts Run Rd, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Florence ADAMS | F31946 
    Married  13 Nov 1879  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    John F. CAINChild 8 | Male
    John F. CAIN

    Born  15 Aug 1858  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Feb 1932  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hopewell Baptist (aka Cain) Cemetery, Stouts Run Rd, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Isaac Cain, 50, Elizabeth, 43; Mary C, 20; William J, 18; Jerome, 15; Luverna, 14; Serrepta, 12; Brunett (female), 10; James B, 4; John F, 2.

      Isaac Cain and his son William fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. They were both shot at the Battle of Gettysburg, and both were captured when Isaac refused to leave his more severely wounded son. William was taken to a local hospital, where he soon died. Isaac was transported to Point Lookout, Maryland, where he was confined as a Prisoner of War until his death in December 1864. Although he was buried at Point Lookout and his name is listed on a plaque there, there is a cenotaph in his memory, similar to a military grave marker, at the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in Harrison County, W.Va.
      Point Lookout: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20047411/isaac-cain
      Hopewell Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183923835/isaac-cain

      Point Lookout was the largest Union POW camp and had by far the worst living conditions. Built to accommodate 10,000 prisoners, its population at the end of the war had grown to 22,000. Shelter consisted only of various types of tents, with no barracks to protect the men from the elements. At least 3,584 prisoners died there over a 22-month period. There were only 50 escapes.

      http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_ptlookout.html

      http://www.americanwars101.com/pow/md-point-lookout.html [4]

    Married:
    • Marriage bond signed by the husband's brother, Edmund L. Cain, and by the wife's father, Josiah Hart, on Oct 28 1839. The marriage record itself does not specify a date.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    2. [S1604] Death record of son.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S2529] Descendants of Nicholas Cain of Albemarle County, Virginia, Shirley J. Evans, (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/e/v/a/Shirley-J-Evans/GENE2-0001.html).
      http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_ptlookout.html
      http://www.americanwars101.com/pow/md-point-lookout.html