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Rufus Copher Cain 1842–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1842

Birth Location: Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 29 Oct 1926

Death Location: Ellenton, Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Father: Major Cain

Mother: Emma Caton

Spouse(s): Martha Howell

Children(s): Annie Cain, Laura Cain, Minnie Cain, Robert Cain, Henry Cain, Mattie Cain, Rufus Cain, Eunice Cain, Emma Cain, Mary Cain, Alto Cain, Majorie Cain, Bertie Cain

Rufus Copher Cain was born in 1842 in Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA, the child of Major John Milton Cain And Emma M Caton. In 1900, Rufus Copher Cain resided in Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA. Rufus Copher Cain married Martha Lucinda Mattie Howell, and had children including Alto Vlee Cain, Annie Carrie Cain, Bertie Mae Cain, Emma Cain, Eunice Cain, Henry Stanley Bud Cain, Laura Cain, Majorie O Cain, Mary L Mollie Cain, Mattie Cain, Minnie L Cain, Robert Lee Cain, Rufus F Cain. Rufus Copher Cain passed away in 1926 in Ellenton, Colquitt, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Rufus Copher Cain was born in 1842 in Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA, the child of Major John Milton Cain And Emma M Caton.
  • In 1900, Rufus Copher Cain resided in Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA.
  • Rufus Copher Cain married Martha Lucinda Mattie Howell, and had children including Alto Vlee Cain, Annie Carrie Cain, Bertie Mae Cain, Emma Cain, Eunice Cain, Henry Stanley Bud Cain, Laura Cain, Majorie O Cain, Mary L Mollie Cain, Mattie Cain, Minnie L Cain, Robert Lee Cain, Rufus F Cain.
  • Rufus Copher Cain passed away in 1926 in Ellenton, Colquitt, Georgia, United States.

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Rufus Cain's Ancestors

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Rufus Cain
1842–1926
Birth Place: Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA
Parents
Major John Milton Cain
1816–1880
Wilkes Co., Ga., USA
Emma (M) Caton
1822–1880
South Carolina
Grandparents
Jacob Cain
1760–1822
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Lamar) Coates
1784–1824
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Cain's Descendants

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Rufus (Copher) Cain (8 Mar 1842–29 Oct 1926) m. Martha (Lucinda Mattie) Howell (1 Feb 1843–8 Dec 1910)
  1. 1. Annie (Carrie) Cain 1884–1955 m. William (Ham) Smith 1882–1961
    1. 1. John (David) Smith 1920–2011 m. Vidella Smith 1922–2000
    2. 2. Louie Smith 1902–
    3. 3. Roy Smith 1905–1994
    4. 4. Julia Smith 1907–
    5. 5. Charles Smith 1910–
    6. 6. Clinton Smith 1910–
    7. 7. Hoyt Smith 1912–1976
    8. 8. Willie (T) Smith 1918–1974
    9. 9. Milton Smith 1925–1993
    10. 10. Dub Smith 1925–
    11. 11. J (P) Smith 1916–
    12. 12. Allee (Elizabeth) Smith 1924–2004
    13. 13. Lonnie Smith 1902–
  2. 2. Laura Cain 1886–1904
  3. 3. Minnie (L) Cain 1869–1949
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Cain 1866–1951
  5. 5. Henry (Stanley 'Bud') Cain 1870–1943
  6. 6. Mattie Cain 1873–
  7. 7. Rufus (F.) Cain 1877–1954
  8. 8. Eunice Cain 1878–1961
  9. 9. Emma Cain 1880–1900
  10. 10. Mary (L. 'Mollie") Cain 1872–1939
  11. 11. Alto (Vlee) Cain 1885–1956
  12. 12. Majorie (O) Cain 1879–1944
  13. 13. Bertie (Mae) Cain 1883–

Rufus Cain's Timeline

4 Records

1842
8 Mar 1842
Birth of Rufus Copher Cain in Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA
Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA
1866
1866
Age 24
Rufus Copher Cain was married
None
1900
1900
Age 58
Rufus Copher Cain resided here in Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA
Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA
1926
29 Oct 1926
Age 84
Death of Rufus Copher Cain in Ellenton, Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Ellenton, Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1842
    Event Place: Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meigs, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: 224; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1866
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meigs, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: 224; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meigs, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: 224; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Ellenton, Colquitt, Georgia, United States

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