Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John CAIN / Nancy HICKMAN (F41047)  [1

m. 14 Feb 1804


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  • John CAINFather | Male
    John CAIN

    Born  1779  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jun 1872  Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cain Cemetery, Newark, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  14 Feb 1804  [2]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Daniel CAIN | F12642 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah CUSTER | F12642 Group Sheet 

    Nancy HICKMANMother | Female
    Nancy HICKMAN

    Born  1784  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jan 1879  Newark, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cain Cemetery, Newark, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Sotha HICKMAN | F55894 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth DAVIS | F55894 Group Sheet 

    Jesse CAINChild 1 | Male
    Jesse CAIN

    Born  CA 1812   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Margaret Magdalene NUTTER | F41064 
    Married     

    John Hickman CAINChild 2 | Male
    John Hickman CAIN

    Born  1814   
    Died  28 Apr 1891   
    Buried    Jessie Cain Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lydia STEWART | F41078 
    Married     

    Calvin H. CAINChild 3 | Male
    Calvin H. CAIN

    Born  6 Nov 1822   
    Died  Nov 1905  Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cain Cemetery, Newark, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alice Ann HARE | F59410 
    Married     

    Booth CAINChild 4 | Male
    Booth CAIN

    Born  CA 1825   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Charity CAINChild 5 | Female
    Charity CAIN

    Born  CA 1828   
    Died     
    Buried     


  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 26 1850:
      John Cain, 72, farmer; Nancy, 67; Booth, 25, farmer; Charity, 22; Jesse, 13.
      (NOTE: Adjoining households were those of John Cain, 36, shoemaker, on one side; and Elias Cain, 28, on the other.)

      1860 Census, Ritchie Co, (W)Va, enumerated on Jun 2 1860:
      John Cain, 78, farmer; Nancy, 75; James, 45.
      (NOTE: In the column labeled "Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict," James was indicated as being "Insane from sickness."

      1870 Census, Wirt Co, WV (Clay Twp), enumerated on Jun 27 1870:
      John Cain, 90, retired farmer; Nancy, 87; James, 52.
      (NOTE: Next enumerated household was that of C. H. Cain, 47.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 295.

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