I am happy to share what I have - though it isn't very much. I have hit a dead-end on who the parents of my gg-grandfather, James Alexander Cain werre. He was born in KY (county unknown) in 1823. Married 28 Jun 1846 in Morgan, MO, and died 17 Feb 1887 in Tulare,Tulare Co., CA. Buried Tulare cemetery. He married Mary Jane Williams, born 1 Jun 1826 and died 28 Feb 1912 in Sanger, Fresno County, CA. On Ancestry.com I found that his father's name was Alexander Cain - but I have not been able to verify this with any documentation. James and Mary Jane's children's name were: Henry S. (1846) MO; Jiles Lee (1849) MO (my g-grandfather); John Dixon (1851) ARK; James Alexander (1856) ARK; Joseph (1858) ARK; Samuel R. (1859-60) CO; Mary Jane (1862) CO; Martha E. (1864) CO; and Nancy Ellen (1866) MT. They were in Tulare County, CA when the 1870 census was enumerated. 1880 Tulare County census states both parents were born in SC. I would appreciate any documented information regarding who the parents of James Alexander Cain were. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:32 AM Subject: [CAIN] Re: cain family/North Carolina > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOH.2ACIB/429.1203.1235.1238.1295.1 296.1298.1308.1310.1313.1378.1381.1530.1532.1535 > > Message Board Post: > > Many searching the hills and valleys of North Carolina for Cain ancestors. Ours was John Cain, born 1773, around Surry Co. North Carolina. Mother was Celia Steelman Cain and Father given as Thomas Cain. Several Cain families around in Rowan Co. N.C. ROWAN CO. was quite large at one time. 26 Counties, and a portion of Tennessee, were carved from it. Sometimes the people didn't move the boundries changed. Please post your info. There are a lot of gaps to be filled, and someone somewhere may have the rest of your group and be very glad to share. There were several wills in N.C. at early dates. Anxious to see what you are willing to share! > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >