In response to the posting by Judith K. Arthur <jkarthur(a)aol.com>, my
gr-gr-grandmother was Anna CAIN McDONALD. Her daughter's death certificate
states Anna was born abt 1822 in Norristown, PA (outside of Philadelphia).
In the census, it records Anna's parents as being foreign-born.
Anna and her husband Daniel McDONALD (b abt 1820, Ireland) were in PA at
least through 1864 (judging by their childrens' birthplaces as listed in the
census). They then lived in the small town of College Springs, in southern
Page County, Iowa for the remainder of their lives. They and their children
lived in the rural areas around College Springs, Coin, and Northboro. The
Nodaway Co., MO that you mentioned lies immediately to the south of Page
County, and residents of those two counties have had numerous close ties
throughout their history
College Springs in particular had a sizable, closely-knit population of
Scots-Irish immigrants and descendants in the mid- to late-1800s. Many who
moved to Page Co. convinced their kin from other states, as well as from
Ireland and Scotland, to join them later.
It's exciting to think there is a possible connection between our lines. I
don't recall off-hand whether there is mention of Ohio in any of my
research, which is packed away at the moment. Do you have any further info
that could give us clues?
Do you know where your John and Elizabeth Cain are buried? I'm going to be
in southern Page County at several cemeteries over Memorial Weekend. I'd be
happy to place a remembrance on their graves if it's not too far off my
travels. You may either respond to me at armstrong(a)mail.com or through the
Cain list. You just never know when someone will see a posting and discover
a connection!!
Barbara Armstrong Samuelson
I am looking for information about John Cain b. 1819, VA, so married
Elizabeth
?, b. 1821, VA. They were in Highland County, Ohio by 1842 when their
son,
Absolom B. was born and in 1845 when their daughter, Mary Lenora was born.
In 1850 they were all in Dubuque, IA. John Cain was a shoemaker. Mary
Lenora
Cain married Caspar Knittle in 1861 in Dubuque, IA. They died in Page
County,
IA. Their daughter, Gertrude Mae married John Wesley Hesser in
Nodaway
County, MO in 1883. Their son was George Milton Hesser b. 1884.