Thomas Cain

1792–August 1873 (Age 81)
Franklin, Georgia, United States

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Cain was born in 1792, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, his father, William Cain, was 17 and his mother, Annie Neal, was 16. He married Sarah Nix on 31 December 1815, in Franklin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Monroe, Franklin, Mississippi, United States in 1820. He died in August 1873, in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Cain
1792–1873
Sarah Nix
1798–1873
Marriage: 31 December 1815
John Franklin Cain
1816–1878
Eli Cain
1827–1858
Benjamin B. Cain
1829–1910
Alpha Omega Cain
1832–1915
Nancy Jane Cain
1833–1912
William Thomas Cain
1835–1912
Joshua Cain
1837–1878
Harriet Arrilla "Rilla" Cain
1839–1921

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 December 1815Franklin, Georgia, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
    Age 2
    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
    1795 · Yazoo Land Fraud
    Age 3
    As Georgia had been weakened during the Revolutionary War, it was unable to defend its Yazoo lands, or land west of the Yazoo River. Thirty-five million acres were sold to four companies for $500,000 as Governor George Mathews signed the Yazoo Act on January 7, 1795. Angry Georgians protested in the streets as they felt bribery and corruption were involved and the sale was far below market value. The legislation tried to rescind the Yazoo Act, but much of the land had been sold to third parties. The issue made its way to the United States Supreme Court and it was determined that rescinding the law was an unconstitutional infringement on a legal contract. The government took full possession of the territory by 1814 and awarded its claimants over $4,000,000.
    1817
    Age 25
    Mississippi is the 20th state.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Kayne
    Cane
    Kane
    Caine

    Sources (8)

    • Thos Cain, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Thomas Cain, "United States Census, 1820"
    • Thomas Cain, "Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951"

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