I am a descendent of John Cavin, who was born in SC and moved to Wilkinson
county before 1830. With him was his parents, Thomas & Margaret Bruff
Cavin, and his brothers, William, Thomas and Moses. Some people have
William and Thomas as the same person, but others seem to think them two
different men. These younger brothers were born in Tenn. I am not sure of
the county.
I have posted this family several times and the messages are available in
the Cavin archives at
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Below are the early census records for Cavin families in Wilkinson county,
MS.
checking through some of my early notes I find:
Wilkinson county, MS Will book A page 397 1814-1815
Will of William Cavin ----Shiloah Church
will dated 1814 recorded 1815
I have not as yet read this will. I tried to find it at the Salt Lake
Family History Library today but it has not been filmed. If it still exists
it is at the courthouse in Wilkinson county, at the very top of the ceiling
high shelves and I will have to move stuff out of the way and roll this huge
ladder over to reach it. Probably why I haven't read it yet.
This is a much earlier time than I have for my Cavins and there may be a
clue waiting there. I could not find the Cavin family in the 1825 Wilkinson
county, MS state census and can't remember the date of the first land
granted to John Cavin. Thomas and Margaret Bruff Cavin
Federal census records of Wilkinson county, MS:
Cavins in Wilkinson co. 1830
John Cavin 1 male 16-26, 1 female -10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female over 45.
Thomas Cavin 3 males 10-20, 1 male 20-40, 1 female -10, 1 female 40-60
1840 Wilkinson county census
John Cavin, farmer: 1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 10-15,
1 female 30-40, 1 female slave.
1845 Wilkinson co.MS state census
John Cavin 4 males 3 females
1850 Amite county, MS [Amite adjoins Wilkinson, and I was told this was the
other brother, but not proven.
Thomas Cavin 39 merchant $2000 Tenn
Sarah S. 24 LA
Thomas E. 3 male Amite
Robert E 1 male Amite
1850 Wilkinson county census July 3 house 13 family 14
name age personal real-estate born
m CAVIN Moses 30 planter $600 Tenn
f Sarah 30 MS
f Ann E 5
f Cath 3
m William 1
1850 Wilkinson county census July 3 house 14 family 15
name age personal real-estate born
m CAVIN Wm 36 planter $300 Tenn
m Mary 32 MS
m Thomas 9
m Walter 7
m Robert 5
m James? 3
m infant 2 months
1850 Wilkinson county census July house 668 family 672
name age personal real-estate born
m CAVIN John 43 SC
f Mahilda 42 SC
f Malinda 20 MS
m John M 17
m Hiram 12
f Mahilda 11
m George 7
f Jane 5
f Palba 3
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