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Elijah Wilkes Cain 1878–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1878

Birth Location: Oconee Co, SC

Death Date: 19 Apr 1965

Death Location: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Cain

Mother: Elizabeth Cosby

Spouse(s): Anna Carroll

Children(s): Helena Cain, Sula Cain, Clara Cain, Ruby Cain, Curtis Cain, Selma Cain, Annie Cain, Willie Cain, Edwin Cain

Elijah Wilkes Cain was born in 1878 in Oconee Co, SC, the child of Thomas Cain And Elizabeth Eliza Virginia Cosby. In 1880, Elijah Wilkes Cain resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. In 1900, Elijah Wilkes Cain resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Elijah Wilkes Cain married Anna Bell Annie Carroll, and had children including Annie Rae Cain, Clara Eleese Cain, Curtis Wilkes Cain, Dorothy Frances Cain, Edwin Wilton Cain, Helena Marie Cain, Ruby Cain, Selma Virginia Cain, Sula Corrine Cain, Willie Mae Cain. Elijah Wilkes Cain passed away in 1965 in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Wilkes Cain was born in 1878 in Oconee Co, SC, the child of Thomas Cain And Elizabeth Eliza Virginia Cosby.
  • In 1880, Elijah Wilkes Cain resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, Elijah Wilkes Cain resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Elijah Wilkes Cain married Anna Bell Annie Carroll, and had children including Annie Rae Cain, Clara Eleese Cain, Curtis Wilkes Cain, Dorothy Frances Cain, Edwin Wilton Cain, Helena Marie Cain, Ruby Cain, Selma Virginia Cain, Sula Corrine Cain, Willie Mae Cain.
  • Elijah Wilkes Cain passed away in 1965 in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Cain's Ancestors

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Elijah Cain
1878–1965
Birth Place: Oconee Co, SC
Parents
Thomas Cain
1815–1880
Pendleton Dist, SC
Elizabeth (Eliza Virginia) Cosby
1834–1914
Monroe, Walton, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William Cain
1795–1862
Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Rebecca Whitfield
1795–1821
South Carolina
Charles (Rufus) Cosby
1795–
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Tate) Baker
1795–1855
GA
Great-Grandparents
John Cain
1760–1811
Martha Jefferson
1765–1839
Duke Cosby
1773–1819
Amelia Harris
1772–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Cain
1751–1828
Hannah STANFIELD
1741–1800
John Jefferson
1750–1800
Lucy Andrews
1752–1816

Elijah Cain's Descendants

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Elijah (Wilkes) Cain (14 Nov 1878–19 Apr 1965) m. Anna (Bell (Annie)) Carroll (30 Dec 1882–1971)
  1. 1. Helena (Marie) Cain 1902–1993 m. Albert (Michael) Cox 1897–1980
    1. 1. James Cox 1924–
    2. 2. Mildred Cox 1922–
    3. 3. Charles Cox 1926–
  2. 2. Sula (Corrine) Cain 1904–1973 m. John (T.) Baldwin 1886–1967
  3. 3. Clara (Eleese) Cain 1906–1973 m. Joseph (Richard) Byar 1902–
  4. 4. Ruby Cain 1909– m. John (Gaines) Rucker 1905–
  5. 5. Curtis (Wilkes) Cain 1911–1967 m. Willie (Maude) Hunnicutt 1912–
  6. 6. Selma (Virginia) Cain 1914–
  7. 7. Annie (Rae) Cain 1916–
  8. 8. Willie (Mae) Cain 1918– m. Arthur Bearden 1916–1997
  9. 9. Edwin (Wilton) Cain 1922–1979

Elijah Cain's Timeline

4 Records

1878
14 Nov 1878
Birth of Elijah Wilkes Cain in Oconee Co, SC
Oconee Co, SC
1880
1880
Age 2
Elijah Wilkes Cain resided here in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Elijah Wilkes Cain resided here in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1965
19 Apr 1965
Age 87
Death of Elijah Wilkes Cain in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Oconee Co, SC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: 1236; Page: 313A; Enumeration District: 121
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241537

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: 1236; Page: 313A; Enumeration District: 121

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241537

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1965
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

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