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Thomas Giles Cain 1886–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1886

Birth Location: Tulare County, California, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1960

Death Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: James Jr.

Mother: Sarah Woods

Spouse(s): Sarah Beene, Grace Tarter, Margaret Hercus

Children(s): Harold Sr., Olif Cain, Evelyn Cain, Theodore Cain, Donna Cain, John Cain

Thomas Giles Cain was born in 1886 in Tulare County, California, USA, the child of James Alexander Cain Jr And Sarah Sally J Woods. In 1910, Thomas Giles Cain resided in Township 5, Madera, California, USA. In 1920, Thomas Giles Cain resided in Township 16, Kern, California, USA. Thomas Giles Cain married Grace G Tarter, Margaret Margie Jean Hercus, Sarah Olive Beene, and had children including Donna Kay Cain, Evelyn Mary Cain, Harold Thomas Cain Sr, John Thomas Cain, Olif Edward Uncle Bud Cain, Theodore Irvin Cain. Thomas Giles Cain passed away in 1960 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Giles Cain was born in 1886 in Tulare County, California, USA, the child of James Alexander Cain Jr And Sarah Sally J Woods.
  • In 1910, Thomas Giles Cain resided in Township 5, Madera, California, USA.
  • In 1920, Thomas Giles Cain resided in Township 16, Kern, California, USA.
  • Thomas Giles Cain married Grace G Tarter, Margaret Margie Jean Hercus, Sarah Olive Beene, and had children including Donna Kay Cain, Evelyn Mary Cain, Harold Thomas Cain Sr, John Thomas Cain, Olif Edward Uncle Bud Cain, Theodore Irvin Cain.
  • Thomas Giles Cain passed away in 1960 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jr.
1856–1899
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Sarah Woods
1862–1920
Birth Location: Kentucky
SW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Beene
1886–1962
Birth Location: Jennings Township, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
SB
Grace Tarter
1908–1974
Birth Location: Belgrade, Gallatin, Montana, USA
GT
Margaret Hercus
1904–1978
Birth Location: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
MH

Children(s)

Harold Sr.
1905–1958
Birth Location: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
HS
Olif Cain
1909–1973
Birth Location: Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA
OC
Evelyn Cain
1911–1986
Birth Location: California
EC
Theodore Cain
1907–1988
Birth Location: Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA
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Donna Cain
1938–1984
Birth Location: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
DC
John Cain
1933–1986
Birth Location: Junction, Lane, Oregon, USA
JC

Thomas Cain's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cain
1886–1960
Birth Place: Tulare County, California, USA
Parents
James Alexander Cain Jr.
1856–1899
Arkansas
Sarah ("Sally" J.) Woods
1862–1920
Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Alexander Cain) Sr.
1826–1887
Kentucky
Mary (Jane "Polly") Williams
1826–1912
Howard County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Giles Williams
1794–1865
Mary Burch
1790–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Britian Williams
1766–1842
Elizabeth Bolling
1767–1819

Thomas Cain's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Giles) Cain (25 Dec 1886–6 Jan 1960) m. Sarah (Olive) Beene (9 Aug 1886–19 Jul 1962) m. Grace (G) Tarter (14 Jul 1908–23 Sep 1974) m. Margaret ("Margie" Jean) Hercus (13 Apr 1904–18 Jun 1978)
  1. 1. Harold (Thomas Cain) Sr. 1905–1958 m. Sylvia (Gertrude) Camp 1907–1990 m. Faminic (L) Cain 1922– m. Eileen (Rose) Montgomery 1917–1945
    1. 1. William ("Billy" Harold) Cain 1930–2016
    2. 2. Thomas (Raymond) Cain 1925–2008
    3. 3. Dolores Cain 1924–2002
    4. 4. Harold (Thomas Cain) Jr. 1944–2015
  2. 2. Olif (Edward "Uncle Bud") Cain 1909–1973
  3. 3. Evelyn (Mary) Cain 1911–1986
  4. 4. Theodore (Irvin) Cain 1907–1988
  5. 5. Donna (Kay) Cain 1938–1984
  6. 6. John (Thomas) Cain 1933–1986

Thomas Cain's Timeline

8 Records

1886
25 Dec 1886
Birth of Thomas Giles Cain in Tulare County, California, USA
Tulare County, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Thomas Giles Cain resided here in Township 5, Madera, California, USA
Township 5, Madera, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Thomas Giles Cain resided here in Township 16, Kern, California, USA
Township 16, Kern, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Thomas Giles Cain resided here in Signal Hill, Signal Hill, Los Angeles, California, USA
Signal Hill, Signal Hill, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Thomas Giles Cain resided here in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
1940
1940
Age 54
Thomas Giles Cain resided here in A D 71, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
A D 71, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Thomas Giles Cain resided here in Gardena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Gardena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1960
6 Jan 1960
Age 74
Death of Thomas Giles Cain in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Tulare County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00373; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 59-114
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 16, Kern, California; Roll: T625_100; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 112
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Signal Hill, Los Angeles, California; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1508; FHL microfilm: 2339910
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 5, Madera, California; Roll: T624_87; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1374100
    [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: Gardena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 787; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 19-982

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 5, Madera, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 5, Madera, California; Roll: T624_87; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1374100

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Township 16, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 16, Kern, California; Roll: T625_100; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 112

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Signal Hill, Signal Hill, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Signal Hill, Los Angeles, California; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1508; FHL microfilm: 2339910

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bakersfield, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00373; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 59-114

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: A D 71, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00373; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 59-114

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gardena, Los Angeles, California, 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: Gardena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 787; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 19-982

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Long Beach, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1960
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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