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Ida Mahalia West 1877–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1877

Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1967

Death Location: Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Rufus West

Mother: Loucretia Hamilton

Spouse(s): Robert Cain

Children(s): Cornelius Cain, Clyde Cain, Hubert Cain, Ottie Cain, Lester Cain, Harvey Cain, Robert Cain, Edna Cain, Eunice Cain

Ida Mahalia West was born in 1877 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Rufus Lafayette West And Loucretia Rachel Hamilton. Ida Mahalia West married Robert Allen Cain, and had children including Clyde Cain, Cornelius N Cain, Edna Lou Cain, Eunice Mae Cain, Harvey Haskel Cain, Hubert Allen Cain, Lester P Cain, Ottie Cain, Robert L Cain. Ida Mahalia West passed away in 1967 in Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Ida Mahalia West was born in 1877 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Rufus Lafayette West And Loucretia Rachel Hamilton.
  • Ida Mahalia West married Robert Allen Cain, and had children including Clyde Cain, Cornelius N Cain, Edna Lou Cain, Eunice Mae Cain, Harvey Haskel Cain, Hubert Allen Cain, Lester P Cain, Ottie Cain, Robert L Cain.
  • Ida Mahalia West passed away in 1967 in Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus West
1852–1904
Birth Location: Bexar, Marion, Alabama, USA
RW
Loucretia Hamilton
1854–1924
Birth Location: Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Robert Cain
1865–1919
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RC

Children(s)

Cornelius Cain
1906–1936
Birth Location: Stuart, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
CC
Clyde Cain
1917–1964
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
CC
Hubert Cain
1901–1976
Birth Location: Atwood, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
HC
Ottie Cain
1912–1933
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
OC
Lester Cain
1896–1965
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
LC
Harvey Cain
1910–1996
Birth Location: Stuart, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
HC
Robert Cain
1908–1968
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
RC
Edna Cain
1904–1999
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
EC
Eunice Cain
1898–1968
Birth Location: –
EC

Ida West's Ancestors

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Ida West
1877–1967
Birth Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Rufus Lafayette West
1852–1904
Bexar, Marion, Alabama, USA
Loucretia (Rachel) Hamilton
1854–1924
Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (L.) Hamilton
1820–1896
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Martha (Mahala) Hamilton
1819–1872
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Hamilton
1784–1866
Hannah Foster
1794–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Foster
1766–1834
Mary Armstrong
1770–1845

Ida West's Descendants

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Ida (Mahalia) West (22 Dec 1877–7 May 1967) m. Robert (Allen) Cain (21 Apr 1865–22 Jan 1919)
  1. 1. Cornelius (N) Cain 1906–1936
  2. 2. Clyde Cain 1917–1964
  3. 3. Hubert (Allen) Cain 1901–1976
  4. 4. Ottie Cain 1912–1933
  5. 5. Lester (P.) Cain 1896–1965
  6. 6. Harvey (Haskel) Cain 1910–1996 m. Bonnie (Gertrude) Bench 1914–1997
    1. 1. Carrol (Lee) Cain 1936–1998
    2. 2. Hershel (Ray) Cain 1934–2011
    3. 3. Sheron (Kay) Cain 1945–2004 m. James (Frank) Hendryx 1936–2019
  7. 7. Robert (L.) Cain 1908–1968
  8. 8. Edna (Lou) Cain 1904–1999
  9. 9. Eunice (Mae) Cain 1898–1968

Ida West's Timeline

2 Records

1877
22 Dec 1877
Birth of Ida Mahalia West in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
1967
7 May 1967
Age 90
Death of Ida Mahalia West in Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1967
    Event Place: Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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