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Peter Elmer Kane 1870–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 March 1870

Birth Location: Oak Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 22 Dec 1953

Death Location: Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Kain

Mother: Elizabeth Cain

Spouse(s): Flora Kane, Elizabeth Comer

Children(s): John Kane, Mary Cane, Robert Cain, Edmund Cain, Flora Runkle, Annie Cane, Peter Cain, William Cane, Fred Cane, Walter Cane, Charles Cane

The story of Peter Elmer Kane began in 1870 in Oak Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. In 1910, Peter Elmer Kane resided in Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1915, Peter Elmer Kane established residence. Peter Elmer Kane married Elizabeth Lizzie Comer, Flora Louise Kane, and had children including Annie M Cane, Charles E Cane, Edmund Dale Cain, Flora Louise Runkle, Fred E Cane, John David Kane, Mary E Cane, Peter Daniel Cain, Robert Russell Cain, Walter R Cane, William N Cane. Peter Elmer Kane passed away in 1953 in Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Elmer Kane began in 1870 in Oak Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • In 1910, Peter Elmer Kane resided in Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1915, Peter Elmer Kane established residence.
  • Peter Elmer Kane married Elizabeth Lizzie Comer, Flora Louise Kane, and had children including Annie M Cane, Charles E Cane, Edmund Dale Cain, Flora Louise Runkle, Fred E Cane, John David Kane, Mary E Cane, Peter Daniel Cain, Robert Russell Cain, Walter R Cane, William N Cane.
  • Peter Elmer Kane passed away in 1953 in Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Kain
1830–1905
Birth Location: Maryland
WK
Elizabeth Cain
1831–1923
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
EC

Spouses(s)

Flora Kane
1882–1965
Birth Location: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
FK
Elizabeth Comer
1871–1891
Birth Location: Centre Co., Pa. USA
EC

Children(s)

John Kane
1915–1978
Birth Location: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
JK
Mary Cane
1900–1985
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
MC
Robert Cain
1916–1952
Birth Location: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
RC
Edmund Cain
1915–1996
Birth Location: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
EC
Flora Runkle
1919–2000
Birth Location: Spring Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
FR
Annie Cane
1909–1992
Birth Location: Spring, Center, Pennsylvania, USA
AC
Peter Cain
1911–1982
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
PC
William Cane
1902–1965
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
WC
Fred Cane
1906–1991
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Centre Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
FC
Walter Cane
1904–1941
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
WC
Charles Cane
1891–1941
Birth Location: Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
CC

Peter Kane's Ancestors

Self
Peter Kane
1870–1953
Birth Place: Oak Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
William H Kain
1830–1905
Maryland
Elizabeth (Ellen) Cain
1831–1923
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John (Kean Kane Kaine) Cain
1805–1871
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine (Ann Cain) (Orris)
1811–1888
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elder Cain
1782–
Kaine
1784–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Kane's Descendants

1.
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Peter (Elmer) Kane (12 March 1870–22 Dec 1953) m. Flora (Louise) Kane (15 Jun 1882–25 Nov 1965) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Comer (about 1871–1891-1899)
  1. 1. John (David) Kane 1915–1978 m. Nancy (K) Wellars 1919–2016
    1. 1. John (David Cain) Jr 1941–1966 m. Wanda (Jean Cain) (Emery) 1943–2004
    2. 2. William (Daniel) Cain 1943–1971
    3. 3. Baby (Boy) Cain 1946–1946
  2. 2. Mary (E) Cane 1900–1985
  3. 3. Robert (Russell) Cain 1916–1952 m. Evelyn (Cain) (Irwin) 1919–
    1. 1. Beverly (M. Caprio) (Cain) 1941–2014 m. Frank (L Caprio) Jr –2011
  4. 4. Edmund (Dale) Cain 1915–1996 m. Ruth (E) Wellar 1921–2008
    1. 1. Richard (Gordon) Cain 1938–2023
  5. 5. Flora (Louise) Runkle 1919–2000 m. Hugh (Johnson Runkle) Jr 1920–2015
    1. 1. Philip (H) Runkle 1944–2008
  6. 6. Annie (M) Cane 1909–1992 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Sheetz 1907–
    1. 1. Ronald (L) Sheetz 1941–2025
  7. 7. Peter (Daniel) Cain 1911–1982 m. Dorothy (Helen) Sager 1917–
    1. 1. Barbara (Kay) Cain 1937–1997
  8. 8. William (N) Cane 1902–1965
  9. 9. Fred (E) Cane 1906–1991 m. Pearl (Elizabeth) Rutherford 1909–
    1. 1. Fred (Cain) Jr 1926–
  10. 10. Walter (R) Cane 1904–1941
  11. 11. Charles (E) Cane 1891–1941 m. Mabel (Bessie) Smith 1891–1956
    1. 1. Betty (Catherine) Cain 1926–2012
    2. 2. Joseph ("Joe" Henry) Cain 1923–2010
    3. 3. Virginia ("Gin" Mae) Cain 1920–
    4. 4. Mary (E) Cain 1919–
    5. 5. Robert (Lee) Cain 1918–
    6. 6. George (Washington) Cain 1915–1980
    7. 7. Edward (Leroy) Cain 1912–1972
    8. 8. Russell (Charles) Cain 1921–1970
    9. 9. Elmer (F) Cane 1925–

Peter Kane's Timeline

9 Records

1870
12 March 1870
Birth of Peter Elmer Kane in Oak Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Oak Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 40
Peter Elmer Kane resided here in Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1915
abt 1915
Age 45
Peter Elmer Kane resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 50
Peter Elmer Kane resided here in Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
Peter Elmer Kane resided here in Spring, Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring, Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 65
Peter Elmer Kane resided here in Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 70
Peter Elmer Kane resided here in Spring Township, Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring Township, Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 80
Peter Elmer Kane resided here in Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1953
22 Dec 1953
Age 83
Death of Peter Elmer Kane in Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 March 1870
    Event Place: Oak Hall, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03463; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 14-42
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 105001-107700
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1549; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 40
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341750
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1326; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1375339
    [6] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1917, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Birth Certificates; Box Number: 13; Certificate Number Range: 091801-091950
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5392; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 14-55
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1326; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1375339

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1915
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1917, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Birth Certificates; Box Number: 13; Certificate Number Range: 091801-091950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1549; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 40

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Spring, Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341750

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03463; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 14-42

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Spring Township, Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03463; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 14-42

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5392; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 14-55

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1953
    Event Place: Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 105001-107700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Centre Daily Times; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1953; Publication Place: State College, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.6610329,0.7391683,0.6977483&xid=3355
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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