Hi folks,
I'm trying to find the parents of my Rebecca Cain who married Henry Gates in
March 1851 in Tippecanoe Co. She was born in VA, Feb. 1823. Henry and
Rebecca lived in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe Co., and are buried in Burton
Cemetery (the Old Bilderback Cemetery) near Klondike.
Also buried in Burton Cem is a James C. Kane, b. Jan. 11, 1836, d. Nov. 6,
1904. This is the closest I've come to finding another Cain near Rebecca.
Does anyone know anything about this James C. Kane?
One other theory I'm going on is that Rebecca's maiden name wasn't even
Cain, but may have possibly been Skidmore. A Rebecca Skidmore, same age,
same birthplace (according to the 1850 census) married a John Cane in White
Co. and they had two small children in the 1850 census. By 1860 none of
them are to be found (at least not yet!) and I can't find death dates for
any of them. There was alot of cholera around that time and I'm wondering
if the husband and children died and she remarried to Henry Gates.
Does anyone know anything about John and Rebecca Cane? Their children in
1850 were:
Mary E., age 6, IN
Erastus, age 2, IN
Any help appreciated!
Adina Dyer