George Washington Cain

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Cain was born in 1796, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Cain, was 11793 and his mother, Elizabeth Goodpaster, was 23. He married Deborah Delong Masters about 1815, in Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Overton, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years and Greene, Illinois, United States for about 5 years. He died on 23 December 1868, in White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Jones Cemetery, White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Cain
1796–1868
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
Emmaline Cain
1830–1900
George Jefferson Cain
1832–1870
Sarah Cain
1836–1863
Celina Elizabeth Cain
1838–1918

Sources (7)

  • George Cain, "United States Census, 1820"
  • George Cain, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Geo. Cain in entry for Celina Little, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

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World Events (8)

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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

Manx: from Gaelic Mac Catháin ‘son of Cathan’, see Kane . The personal name literally meant ‘warrior’, a derivative of Manx cah ‘battle’ (Irish cath).

English: variant of Cane .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the city of Caen in Calvados, France.

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

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