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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- 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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