Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Edwin CAIN / Mary Rebecca MILLER (F35779)

m. 16 Aug 1885


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  • Edwin CAINFather | Male
    Edwin CAIN

    Born  Nov 1844  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1925   
    Buried    K of P Cemetery, Hastings, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  16 Aug 1885  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Margaret L. "Maggie" SMITH | F35789 
    Married  6 Aug 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Lorenzo Dow (Dotson) CAIN | F18771 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Emzy B. HANES | F18771 Group Sheet 

    Mary Rebecca MILLERMother | Female
    Mary Rebecca MILLER

    Born  24 Dec 1865  Carroll Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Dec 1926  Pine Grove, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    K of P Cemetery, Hastings, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Josephus S. MILLER | F36071 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Elizabeth CUMMINGS | F36071 Group Sheet 

    William Martin CAINChild 1 | Male
    + William Martin CAIN

    Born  5 Apr 1886  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Apr 1988   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Stella Alfreda HEFLIN | F36169 
    Married  12 Jun 1921  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Georgia CAINChild 2 | Female
    Georgia CAIN

    Born  21 Jul 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jan 1939   
    Buried    Liberal Cemetery, Liberal, Seward Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lamon Lunnen HOLLAND | F49575 
    Married  18 Oct 1914  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    James R. CAINChild 3 | Male
    James R. CAIN

    Born  2 May 1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Sep 1912  Deep Valley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Margery L. "Margie" CAINChild 4 | Female
    Margery L. "Margie" CAIN

    Born  1 Sep 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jun 1975   
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Chester DAWSON | F35852 
    Married  23 Nov 1919  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles Clifford GOONTZ | F49576 
    Married     

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
      Edwin Cain, 55, b. Nov 1844, farmer, married 14 yrs; wife Mary R, 34, b. Dec 1865, married 14 yrs, mother of 5 children (3 still living); son Albert, 23, b. Jun 1877, single, day laborer; dau Hattie, 21, b. Feb 1879, single; son William, 14, b. Apr 1886; son James R, 10, b. May 1890; dau Margery L, 7, b. Sep 1892. All born in West Virginia except for Mary, born in Ohio.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 3 1910:
      Edwin Cain, 65, b. WVa, farmer, married 24 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Mary R, 44, b. Ohio, married 24 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 5 children (3 still living); son William, 23, b. WVa, single, telephone lineman; son James R, 19, b. WVa, single, farm laborer (home farm); dau Margory L, 17, single; mother-in-law Sarah J. [?] E. Miller, 74, b. Ohio, mother of 2 children (both still living).

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Jun 3 1926, in its entirety:
      "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cain and daughter, Mrs. Margie Dawson, have left the old home farm down Middle Island for Pine Grove, Wetzel County, where they will make their future home."

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.