Hi, In my search for Emma CAIN, b. 1847, a very kind census checker in
Harrison County, TX, has found me the following info. Can anyone shed any
light on this family?? I will be receiving more info and will post it to the
list if any of you are interested. Thanks Zou Feagin zfeagin(a)aol.com
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In a message dated 98-09-16 16:39:21 EDT, you write:
<< There was a J.A. Cain in Harrison County on the 1850 Census with a daughter
named Emma.The 1850 printed census has only initials instead of names but Mrs
Inez Hughes, who was the Director here for 25 years was from the Hallsville
area and knew most of the people there so she wrote in the names on our copy
of the cenus. Our copy reads:
Cain, John Howard, age 42, farmer, born Virginia;
Pricilla (Washburn) age 39 born Tenn.;
Arminta age 17, b. Tenn.;
Elizabeth age 16 b. Tenn.;
Ann age 15, b. Tenn.;
Drucila age 13 b. tenn;
Lucinda age 12 b. Miss.;
John O. age 7 born TX;
Emma age 5 born Texas;
B. (Samuel Bass Cain) age 2 married Elizabeth Prothro;
Sarah Amanda married Rufus Maxfield Anderson;
James B. married Nancy Arnold
(These last two were notes added to the census by Mrs. Hughes) [Apparently
these were children born later.ZAF]
The 1880 census for Harrison county lists
J.H. Cain age 72 Minister of the Gospel, born VA and both parents b. VA;;
P., wife age 70, b. Tenn, father b. VA, mother b. TN;
D.C, daughter, age 42 born TN;
Cochran, A., daughter age 48 b. TN;
A., grand-daughter age 23, born TX.
Note; john Howard Cain born 1808 in Culpepper County, VA (died 17 Oct 1891)
came from Holly Springs, Miss. to Harrison County. He married Pricilla
Washburn (11 Mar 1811-16 July 1892) who was the daughter of Thomas Washburn.
many of these Cains are buried in the Hallsville Cemetery. If you think this
is the right family (and it probably is) I can send you more detailed
information on them.
There is one other Cain on the 1850 Harrison County Census:
D. cain age 37,male,b. Tenn;
E. age 37,female,b. ALA;
M.E. female age 15 b. Tenn,
E.J. female age 14 born Miss.
L. age 11,male, b. Ark.;
S.H. female age 8 b. Ark;
E.E. female age 6 born Ark.
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