Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: William CAIN / Lillie May DOUGLASS (F13017)

m. 3 May 1882


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  • William CAINFather | Male
    William CAIN

    Born  CA 1855  Masontown, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jun 1933  Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  3 May 1882  [1]  Harrison Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Levi CAIN | F56667 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah ___ | F56667 Group Sheet 

    Lillie May DOUGLASSMother | Female
    Lillie May DOUGLASS

    Born  28 Feb 1866  Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Mar 1935  Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John M. DOUGLASS | F43423 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret Ann HICKMAN | F43423 Group Sheet 

    Roy Everett CAINChild 1 | Male
    + Roy Everett CAIN

    Born  26 Sep 1893  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Dec 1971  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ila Abelina REAGER | F30832 
    Married  4 Jan 1919  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mildred Addie HUMPHREY | F56664 
    Married     

  • Notes 
    • Many of the ages given in the census records of this family are inconsistent with each other and with other records. In William & Lillie's marriage record, they were identified as William Cain, 22, b. Fayette Co Pennsylvania, res. Harrison Co, son of Levi & Hannah Cain; and Lillie M. Douglass, 16, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of John & Margaret Douglass. Married May 3 1882 in Harrison County.

      1900 Census, Barbour Co, WV (Elk District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      William Cain, 50, b. Apr 1850 in Pennsylvania, farm laborer, cannot read/write, married 18 yrs; wife Lellie M, 34, b. Feb 1866 in WVa, married 18 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son James F, 16, b. Dec 1893 in WVa, day laborer; son Roy E, 4, b. Sep 1895 in WVa; dau Altie A, 1, b. Mar 1899 in WVa.

      1910 Census, Barbour Co, WV (Elk District), enumerated on May 3-4 1910:
      William Cain, 53, laborer at odd jobs, cannot read/write, married 27 yrs; wife Lillie, 48, married 27 yrs, mother of 5 children (all still living); son James, 27, single laborer at odd jobs, cannot read/write; son Roy, 14; dau Alta, 11; dau Darl, 8; son Winfield, 1y 2m. All born in West Virginia except William, born in Pennsylvania.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District), enumerated on Feb 3 1920 on Hanover Street:
      William Cain, 56, gate keeper at glass plant; son James F, 38, single, fill-in boy at glass plant; dau Darl M, 15; son Winfield, 12; wife Lillie, 54 [sic]. All born in West Virginia except William, born in Pennsylvania.
      The next enumerated household was that of William & Lillie's married daughter Alta and her husband George Woodcock.
      Another nearby household was that of married son Roy Cain and his wife Ila.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District, Town of Nutter Fort), enumerated on Apr 8 1930 at 810 Pennsylvania Ave:
      William Cain, 75, no occupation, cannot read/write, age 21 at time of first marriage; wife Lillian, 65, age 18 at first marriage; son Roy, single [sic], laborer at odd jobs; dau Mable, 24, single, son Winfield, 22, single, no occupation.
      Again, the next enumerated household was that of married daughter Alta, her husband George Woodcock and their two adopted children. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 152, Line 62 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=255743&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.