Samuel Cain Sr

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Cain Sr was born in 1793, in Virginia, United States, his father, Abel Cain, was 18 and his mother, Hannah Cable, was 12. He married Elizabeth Neely on 8 November 1825, in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Ross, Ohio, United States in 1830 and Brookfield Township, Morgan, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 November 1853, in Hoskinsville, Noble, Ohio, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Old Hoskinsville Cemetery, Hoskinsville, Noble, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Cain Sr
1793–1853
Elizabeth Neely
1801–1850
Marriage: 8 November 1825
Robert Reed Cain
1826–1899
Rebecca Cain
1829–1846
Jemima Cain
1828–1891
Mary Elizabeth Cain
1831–
Samuel Cain
1832–1912
William R Cain
1836–1912
Abel Cain
1838–1900
Aaron Alexander Cain
1840–1849

Sources (27)

  • Samuel Cain, "United States, Census, 1830"
  • Samuel Cain, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Samuel Cain, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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