This will be the last one tonight as I am going to an Indians v. Seattle
baseball game in the rain!! There are 6 more biographies, will send
them tomorrow. I may also put them on the Cain website. Hope you all
find someone!
KENTUCKY: A HISTORY OF THE STATE, by Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed.
SPENCER COUNTY.
ENOCH CAIN was born in Spencer County, Ky., December 5, 1831, the fifth
of eight children born to Nathan and Mary (Froman) CAIN. Nathan was
born in Spencer County, Ky., was a cooper by trade and also owned a boat
that ran on the Mississippi, Ohio and Wabash Rivers. He was in the war
of 1812 and was a son of Matthew CAIN, who was born in Ireland. He died
at the age of eighty-six. Mrs. Mary (Froman) CAIN was born in Spencer
County, a daughter of John Froman, who was born in Maryland and was
engaged in farming. Mrs. Mary CAIN died at the age of eighty-three
years. Our subject married, August 26, 1858, Arthusia Wells, of Nelson
County Ky., daughter of E. Wells. Three children blessed this union:
John, who married a Miss Reed; Mary J., who married a Mr. Downs and had
one child, George Gris Emma; Annie, who married a Mr. CAIN and had one
child, Arthusia. Mr. CAIN and family are members of the Baptist
Church. He is also a Master Mason in good standing. He owns 240 acres
of good land. Coleman CAIN, our subject's brother, was born in
Taylorsville, Ky., September 6, 1828. He married, December 15, 1864,
Fannie Davis, of Jefferson County, Ky., daughter of Thomas and Mary
(Dale) Davis. Six children have blessed this union, four living: Davis
L., Ida C., Reuben D. and Louis T. Mr. CAIN owns 160 acres of land, and
has always been engaged in farming and stock raising.