Deborah Delong Masters

Female7 April 1794–9 August 1870

Brief Life History of Deborah Delong

When Deborah Delong Masters was born on 7 April 1794, in Virginia, United States, her father, Hillery Masters, was 36 and her mother, Mary Davies, was 36. She married Robert George Washington Cain about 1815, in Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Overton, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 9 August 1870, in Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Jones Cemetery, White Hall Township, Greene, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert George Washington Cain
1793–1868
Deborah Delong Masters
1794–1870
Marriage: about 1815
James Jesse Cain
1818–
Thomas Benjamin Cain
1819–1879
John Harold Cain
1819–1880
Washington Hamilton Cain
1820–1909
Emaline Cain
1830–1900
George Jefferson Cain
1832–1870
Sarah Cain
1836–1863
Celina Elizabeth Cain
1838–1918

Sources (4)

  • Delony Cain in household of George Cain, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Deborah Kane in household of George Kane, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Deborah Martins in entry for Celina Little, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1815Overton, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 6

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    Age 18

    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 25

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    habitational and occupational name from Middle English (atte) maisteres ‘(at the) master's (house)’, a name for someone who lived or worked there, normally a servant. Compare Master and Masterman , and for the type compare Maidens , Monks , Parsons .

    variant of Master , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

    English:

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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