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Jesse Cain 1781–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1781

Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1863

Death Location: Union County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: David Cain

Mother: Martha Custer

Spouse(s): Sarah Osborne

Children(s): Mary Cain, David Cain, Mahaley Cain, Catherine Cain, Eli Cain, John Cain, Susannah Cain, Martha Cain, Dicy Cain, Nathaniel Cain, Barbara Cain, Mary Cain

Jesse Cain was born in 1781 in Washington County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Cain And Martha Polly Custer. Jesse Cain married Sarah Ausmus Osborne, and had children including Barbara Cain, Catherine Cain, David Cain, Dicy Dorton Dunn Cain, Eli D Cain, John Jehu Sherman Cain, Mahaley Cain, Martha Ann Patsy Cain, Mary Polly Cain, Mary Louisa Pernina Cain, Nathaniel Davis Cain, Susannah Cain. Jesse Cain passed away in 1863 in Union County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Cain was born in 1781 in Washington County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Cain And Martha Polly Custer.
  • Jesse Cain married Sarah Ausmus Osborne, and had children including Barbara Cain, Catherine Cain, David Cain, Dicy Dorton Dunn Cain, Eli D Cain, John Jehu Sherman Cain, Mahaley Cain, Martha Ann Patsy Cain, Mary Polly Cain, Mary Louisa Pernina Cain, Nathaniel Davis Cain, Susannah Cain.
  • Jesse Cain passed away in 1863 in Union County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Jesse Cain's Ancestors

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Jesse Cain
1781–1863
Birth Place: Washington County, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Cain
1749–1835
Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,
Martha ((Polly)) Custer
1755–1845
Claiborne County, Tennessee Territory
Grandparents
Nicholas (Francois Keene Caanee Caine) Cain
1714–1787
Cowles, Kirk Michael, Isle of Mann, England
Catharina (Margaretha) Mann
1717–1785
Siegelsbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
William Custer
1732–1786
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Cain's Descendants

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Jesse Cain (19 Oct 1781–19 May 1863) m. Sarah (Ausmus) Osborne (8 Jan 1784–18 Dec 1852)
  1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Cain 1812–1880 m. Jesse McCarty 1815–1904
    1. 1. Fred McCarty 1844–1927 m. Lessie Owens 1857–1934 m. Mary McCarty 1849–1916
      1. 1. Benjamin Owens 1895–1960 m. Christine (Johnson) Owens 1897–1967 m. Mary Owens 1891–1912
        1. 1. Marlene Pennington 1927–2011 m. Jack Pennington 1930–2021 m. Arthur (William) Elliott 1903–1958
        2. 2. Joe Owens 1917–1998
        3. 3. Jewell (Fay) Owens 1929–1993
        4. 4. Harse Owens 1935–2004
        5. 5. Lester Owens 1920–2001
        6. 6. Bert Owens 1923–1944
        7. 7. Clyde Owens 1926–
        8. 8. Sarah Owens 1913–
        9. 9. Zura Hall 1911–2010
        10. 10. Clyde Owens 1925–2013
      2. 2. John Owens 1892–
      3. 3. Horace Owens 1896–1932
      4. 4. Charley Owens 1899–
      5. 5. Joseph Owens 1878–1944
      6. 6. Pleasant 1880–
      7. 7. Margaret (Catherine) Reams 1873–1941
      8. 8. Nancy (Wyatt) Swanner 1878–1951
      9. 9. Fredrick McCarty 1875–1929
      10. 10. Hiram (Jesse) McCarty 1877–1961
      11. 11. Martha (Mc) Carty 1868–
      12. 12. Luther (Mc) Carty 1869–
      13. 13. Mary (Mc) Carty 1871–
      14. 14. Mollie (Evelyn) Casey 1872–1950
    2. 2. William McCarty 1840–
    3. 3. James McCarty 1843–1927
    4. 4. Evan McCarty 1850–
    5. 5. Hetty McCarty 1858–1935
    6. 6. Luther McCarty 1852–1857
    7. 7. Lissa McCarty 1855–1857
  2. 2. David Cain 1807–1882
  3. 3. Mahaley Cain 1810–1859
  4. 4. Catherine Cain 1811–1870
  5. 5. Eli (D) Cain 1817–1850
  6. 6. John ((Jehu) Sherman) Cain 1826–1903
  7. 7. Susannah Cain 1802–1867
  8. 8. Martha (Ann "Patsy") Cain 1805–1859
  9. 9. Dicy (Dorton Dunn) Cain 1813–1889
  10. 10. Nathaniel (Davis) Cain 1822–1905
  11. 11. Barbara Cain 1828–1879
  12. 12. Mary (Louisa Pernina) Cain 1819–1856

Jesse Cain's Timeline

2 Records

1781
19 Oct 1781
Birth of Jesse Cain in Washington County, Virginia, USA
Washington County, Virginia, USA
1863
19 May 1863
Age 82
Death of Jesse Cain in Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1781
    Event Place: Washington County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1863
    Event Place: Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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