William Henry Cain Sr

Brief Life History of William Henry

William Henry Cain Sr was born on 31 July 1895, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States as the son of Albert Cain and Fannie Cain. He married Hattie Williams on 18 September 1919, in Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Winston Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1920. He died on 10 March 1985, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Cain Sr
1895–1985
Hattie Williams
1898–1934
Marriage: 18 September 1919
Ardell Cain
1916–
Annie Cain
1917–
Hattie W Cain
1921–
Hazel Cain
1924–
William Henry Cain Jr
1926–
Julius Cain
1929–1998
Cain
1932–
Hellena Ruby Cain
1933–1933

Sources (29)

  • Henry Cain, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Henry Cain, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
  • Henry Cain, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

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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