Joseph Riley Cain

Brief Life History of Joseph Riley

When Joseph Riley Cain was born on 8 October 1843, in Parkville, Missouri, United States, his father, David Cain, was 36 and his mother, Nancy Jane Lynch, was 36. He married Sarah Jane McCain on 24 December 1868, in Van Buren, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Meriden, Jefferson, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 25 January 1925, at the age of 81.

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Joseph Riley Cain
1843–1925
Sarah Jane McCain
1848–1921
Marriage: 24 December 1868
Helen Cain
1871–1951
George M. Cain
1872–1966
Hattie Bell Cain
1880–
Mearle Cain
1882–
Roy Cain
1887–
John Cain
1890–
Ivan Cain
1891–1959

Sources (16)

  • J R Cain, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Riley Cain - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Joseph Riley Cain
  • Joseph K Cain, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Kansas Territory, United State 1855: Shawnee, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Shawnee, Kansas, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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