This is courtesy of the KY-biographies list:
#4945: Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin,
6th ed.,1887, Spencer Co.
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 stockraising.
Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements, Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114
(KY-Biographies(a)rootsweb.com)
Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce
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