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John C. CAIRNS 1853 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Sep 1853

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Death Date: 20 May 1926

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Father: Peter CAIRNS

Mother: Isabelle JOHNSTON

Spouse(s): Jessie COCHRAN, Agnes LEWIS, Elizabeth WALLEY

Children(s): Nicholas Cairns, Jessie Cairns, John Cairns, Nicholas CAIRNS, Agnes CAIRNS, Isabella Cairns, Margaret CAIRNS, Maybel CAIRNS

John C. CAIRNS was born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland., the child of Peter CAIRNS and Isabelle JOHNSTON. John C. CAIRNS married Jessie COCHRAN, Agnes Goldie Smillie LEWIS, Elizabeth Ann WALLEY, and had children including Nicholas Cairns, Jessie Cairns, John Cochron Cairns, Nicholas CAIRNS, Agnes Elizabeth CAIRNS, Isabella Johnstone Cairns, Margaret CAIRNS, Maybel CAIRNS. John C. CAIRNS passed away in 1926 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

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Biography

  • John C. CAIRNS was born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland., the child of Peter CAIRNS and Isabelle JOHNSTON.
  • John C. CAIRNS married Jessie COCHRAN, Agnes Goldie Smillie LEWIS, Elizabeth Ann WALLEY, and had children including Nicholas Cairns, Jessie Cairns, John Cochron Cairns, Nicholas CAIRNS, Agnes Elizabeth CAIRNS, Isabella Johnstone Cairns, Margaret CAIRNS, Maybel CAIRNS.
  • John C. CAIRNS passed away in 1926 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter CAIRNS
1818 – 1855
Birth Location: , Monaghan, Ireland
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Isabelle JOHNSTON
1814 – 1866
Birth Location: Penicuik, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jessie COCHRAN
Birth Location: –
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Agnes LEWIS
1859 – 1903
Birth Location: Bogside, Kil, Ayr, Scotland
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Elizabeth WALLEY
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Nicholas Cairns
Birth Location: –
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Jessie Cairns
Birth Location: –
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John Cairns
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas CAIRNS
1886 – 1888
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
NC
Agnes CAIRNS
1888 – 1961
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrowshire, Scotland
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Isabella Cairns
1891 – 1892
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrowshire, Scotland
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Margaret CAIRNS
1894 – 1967
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber Co., Ut
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Maybel CAIRNS
1903 – 1936
Birth Location: Arimo Bannock C. Idaho
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John CAIRNS's Ancestors

Self
John CAIRNS
1853 – 1926
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Parents
Peter CAIRNS
1818 – 1855
, Monaghan, Ireland
Isabelle JOHNSTON
1814 – 1866
Penicuik, Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John CAIRNS's Descendants

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John (C.) CAIRNS (05 Sep 1853 – 20 May 1926) m. Jessie COCHRAN m. Agnes (Goldie Smillie) LEWIS (17 May 1859 – 15 Feb 1903) m. Elizabeth (Ann) WALLEY
  1. 1. Nicholas Cairns
  2. 2. Jessie Cairns
  3. 3. John (Cochron) Cairns
  4. 4. Nicholas CAIRNS (12 Apr 1886 – 01 Feb 1888)
  5. 5. Agnes (Elizabeth) CAIRNS (12 Jan 1888 – 31 Oct 1961) m. Walter (Daniel) Perry (1885 – ) m. Howard MADDON m. Hemsley
    1. 1. Kathryn (Edith) Perry (1909 – 15 Jun 1955) m. David Leebert m. Guy (R.) Gordon (1883 – ) m. Delmas (D.) Fox m. Luther Cates
      1. 1. Delma (Louise) Fox (1945 – ) m. Marion (William) Wallmark (1929 – ) m. Jerome Borck
      2. 2. Deanna (Florence) Fox (23 Apr 1945 – 17 Feb 1997) m. Arthur Stone
      3. 3. Donna (Francis) Fox
    2. 2. John (Robert) Perry m. Edith (Luceal) Vest
      1. 1. John (Delbert) Perry
      2. 2. Daniel (Verniel) Perry
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Perry m. Rodriguez
  6. 6. Isabella (Johnstone) Cairns (30 Jul 1891 – 04 Sep 1892)
  7. 7. Margaret CAIRNS (18 Jul 1894 – 21 Jul 1967) m. Daniel (Price) Roderick
  8. 8. Maybel CAIRNS (10 Jan 1903 – 27 Mar 1936) m. Howard Owen

John CAIRNS's Timeline

2 Records

1853
05 Sep 1853
Birth of John C. CAIRNS in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
1926
20 May 1926
Age 73
Death of John C. CAIRNS in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1926
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
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