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William Thomas Cain 1853 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1853

Birth Location: Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1940

Death Location: Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA

Father: William Cain

Mother: Rachel Mobley

Spouse(s): Sarah Jones

Children(s): Daisy Cain, John Cain, Henry Cain, Myrtle Cain, Vallie Cain, Lancie Cain, Maiklan Cain

In 1853, William Thomas Cain entered the world in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA, born to William Henry Cain and Rachel Drucilla Mobley. William Thomas Cain married Sarah Elizabeth Jones, and had children including Daisy Theo Cain, John William Cain, Henry Clifford Cain, Myrtle Cain, Vallie Beatrice Cain, Lancie Lott Cain, Maiklan Cain. William Thomas Cain passed away in 1940 in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, William Thomas Cain entered the world in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA, born to William Henry Cain and Rachel Drucilla Mobley.
  • William Thomas Cain married Sarah Elizabeth Jones, and had children including Daisy Theo Cain, John William Cain, Henry Clifford Cain, Myrtle Cain, Vallie Beatrice Cain, Lancie Lott Cain, Maiklan Cain.
  • William Thomas Cain passed away in 1940 in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cain
1827 – 1898
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Rachel Mobley
1832 – 1920
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Jones
1863 – 1946
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Daisy Cain
1880 – 1979
Birth Location: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA
DC
John Cain
1883 – 1929
Birth Location: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA
JC
Henry Cain
1887 – 1955
Birth Location: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA
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Myrtle Cain
1890 – 1976
Birth Location: Burneyville, Love, Oklahoma, USA
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Vallie Cain
1893 – 1981
Birth Location: Earl, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
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Lancie Cain
1904 – 1986
Birth Location: Earl, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
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Maiklan Cain
1909 – 1996
Birth Location: Earl, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
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William Cain's Ancestors

Self
William Cain
1853 – 1940
Birth Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Henry Cain
1827 – 1898
Georgia, USA
Rachel (Drucilla) Mobley
1832 – 1920
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Mobley
1803 – 1863
Jones, Georgia, USA
Nancy (M) Segrest
1804 – 1870
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Segrest
1777 – 1850
Rachel Munger
1778 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cain's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Cain (31 Mar 1853 – 14 Jan 1940) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Jones (8 Oct 1863 – 15 Oct 1946)
  1. 1. Daisy (Theo) Cain (29 Nov 1880 – 23 Feb 1979) m. George (Louis) Dyer (3 Apr 1878 – 25 May 1956)
    1. 1. Grace Dyer (2 Jan 1903 – 28 Aug 1998) m. Okla (Dene) Larner (27 May 1902 – 11 Jul 1970)
      1. 1. Daughter Larner m. Jerry (Aloysius) Eagan (6 Sep 1925 – 9 Nov 1991)
      2. 2. Marilyn (Sue) Larner m. Edward (Brown Jr) Miller (26 Oct 1929 – )
        1. 1. Marci (Ann) Miller (24 Dec 1960 – ) m. Douglas (A) Hall
        2. 2. Brian (Dean) Miller (20 Jan 1967 – )
        3. 3. Cheryl (Sue) Miller (1 Apr 1968 – )
  2. 2. John (William) Cain (6 Mar 1883 – 6 May 1929) m. Gladys (Martha) Patten (24 Oct 1903 – 30 Nov 1969)
    1. 1. Gladys (Margaret) Cain (15 Aug 1920 – 9 Feb 1998) m. Clarence (Burton) Kilgore (4 Dec 1909 – 6 May 1999)
      1. 1. Clarence (Edward) Kilgore (31 Aug 1947 – 2 Apr 2011) m. Darlene (Ruth) Baker (24 Jun 1947 – )
        1. 1. Michael Kilgore
        2. 2. David (Lee) Kilgore (30 Apr 1968 – ) m. Trisha (Rene) Kirby (9 Feb 1968 – )
        3. 3. Patrick (Glenn) Kilgore (1 Sep 1969 – )
        4. 4. Brian (Dale) Kilgore (31 Mar 1971 – )
      2. 2. Diana (Dee) Kilgore (10 Aug 1948 – ) m. Ronald (Thomas) Melton (4 Jan 1951 – ) m. Michael (Joseph) Perfetto (4 Apr 1947 – )
        1. 1. Jeremy (Thomas) Melton (11 Feb 1982 – ) m. Diana (Bethany) Anderson (7 Feb 1981 – )
        2. 2. Michael (Joseph Jr) Perfetto (5 Mar 1972 – ) m. Kari (Ann) Wunsch (11 May 1972 – ) m. Toni (Ann) Borden (18 Jun 1969 – )
        3. 3. Chad (Casey) Perfetto (6 Nov 1975 – )
      3. 3. Johnny (Burton) Kilgore (28 Mar 1950 – ) m. Dinah (Lynn) Sweeney (14 Oct 1952 – )
        1. 1. Lalena (Windy) Kilgore (17 Nov 1976 – )
        2. 2. Zachery (Benjamin) Kilgore (19 Feb 1984 – )
    2. 2. Emma (Daisy) Cain (22 Apr 1922 – 11 Feb 1989) m. Frank (Wyman) Comfort (16 May 1922 – 21 May 1994)
      1. 1. George (William) Comfort (3 Nov 1941 – )
      2. 2. Margaret (Lucy) Comfort (5 Feb 1944 – )
    3. 3. John (William Jr) Cain (23 Apr 1928 – ) m. Billie (Irene) Cate (11 Dec 1931 – )
      1. 1. John (William Jr) Cain (8 Sep 1956 – )
      2. 2. Candace (Jeannine) Cain (20 Apr 1961 – )
    4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cain (14 May 1929 – )
  3. 3. Henry (Clifford) Cain (7 Aug 1887 – 16 Jul 1955) m. Kiamishie Calloway (18 Feb 1889 – 10 Mar 1977)
  4. 4. Myrtle Cain (13 Jul 1890 – 25 Feb 1976) m. James (Oliver) Sharp (12 Dec 1883 – Dec 1971)
  5. 5. Vallie (Beatrice) Cain (19 Mar 1893 – 17 Jun 1981) m. George (Walton) Tucker (12 Dec 1891 – Mar 1964)
  6. 6. Lancie (Lott) Cain (11 Feb 1904 – 17 Aug 1986) m. Wilma Bell (6 Mar 1908 – 8 Aug 1995)
  7. 7. Maiklan Cain (17 Jan 1909 – 4 Nov 1996) m. Mary (Evelyn) Butler (17 Sep 1918 – 11 May 2005)

William Cain's Timeline

2 Records

1853
31 Mar 1853
Birth of William Thomas Cain in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA
Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA
1940
14 Jan 1940
Age 87
Death of William Thomas Cain in Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
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