Dempsey Cain Family
Lousiana,
Mississippi & Arkansas
Dempsey Benton Cain
b. 31 Mar 1813 Miss d. 15 Nov 1885#
1m.
Sara McCall
b.
d. before 1835
(no children as far as we can tell)
2m.
Rebecca Hollaway c 27 May 1835 Franklin Co., Miss.*
b. 22 Jan 1816 LA d. 1 Oct 1852
her father: Robert
Hollaway, Louisiana
her mother: Rebecca Wells
3m.
Mrs. Seals of Pike
4m.
Tempy Dillon
5m.
Mary White Meridith
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown
| Children of Rebecca Hollaway |
|
Elizabeth Cain |
b. c1837 |
d. |
m. Thomas Ryan* |
|
James Isiah Cain |
b. 26 Oct. 1837 |
d. 30 Mar 1883# killed by a black employee |
1m. Sarah Franklin Herrington 12/19/1859*# b12/14.1841
d10/5/1879(nine children)
2m. Adaline V. Godbold 30 June 1880 d.1906* |
|
Mary A. Cain |
b. c1839 |
d. |
m. James Imes (?Innes) 4 Apr 1854*# |
| Hardy H. Cain |
b. c1841 CSA |
died in Ala from war accident, buried at Cold Creek. Co A,
7th Miss Regt. |
m. Anne Parsons 19 Feb. 1863* their dau. Elix m. Thomas Ryan
4/10/1866# |
|
Virginia Cain |
b. c1838 |
d. |
m. Charles Gamble 4 Jan 1866*# |
*Marriages of Franklin
co., Miss. Book I and II
#Franklin Co. Cem. Records
1816- Rebecca is born to
Robert Hollaway and Rebecca Wells whose parents were early settlers of
this region and probably came from North Carolina/Virginia in the late
1700's.
1835- 27 May - Rebecca
marries Dempsey Benton Cain. ( his 1m to Sarah McCall 25 Dec 1832 - no
children).
1836 - Dempsey P. Cain,
a probable uncle to Dempsey B. Cain, is elected to Sheriff of Franklin
Co., Miss. He is also a gunsmith and master carpenter also operated a
tanning mill near the race track. [Hadshy, ]
1850 - D. B. and Rebecca
are still in Franklin Co., Miss. He is listed as a blacksmith. They
apparently are doing rather well but besides the above listed children
they also have two other Hollaways living with them. The two Hollaway
boys were probably orphaned of Rebecca' s brother George who in died
Dec.1845. [U.S. census, Franklin Co.]
Virgil Hollaway (12m) b.
c1838 Miss
Justin Hollaway (8m) b. c1842 Miss
as well as the apparent widow of Redden Byrd m. 3 Sept 1835
Elizabeth (Cain) Byrd (32 Miss)
James Byrd (14 Miss)
George Byrd (12 Miss)
Charles Byrd (8 Miss)
Wilson Byrd (4 Miss)
Phredonia Byrd (10/12 Tex)
[US census, Franklin Co., 020]
1859- 19 Dec -the oldest
son, James Isaiah Cain m. Sarah Franklin Herrington (b. 14 Dec 1841 d 5
Oct 1879) they have nine children together.
Hiram Calvin
b.12/30/1860 d 3/3/1940
James Isaiah Cain Jr. b. 1/2/1862
Hezekiah Hinds Cain b. 5/25/1867
Dempsey Benton Cain Jr. b. 7/6/1889
Sarah Delia Cain b. 12/12/1871
Elizabeth Christin Cain b. 8/19/1874
Anna Florence Cain b. 3/2/1877
Minnie Minerva Cain b. 10/5/1883
[Cemetery Rec. of Franklin Co., Miss]
1863- 19 Feb. - D. B. Cain
writes a letter to Judge James M. Jones about the marriage of his son
Hardy Cain to Ann E. Parson.
" My son Hardy wishes to
get marriage license for hismself and Miss Elizer Parson, her paerents
lives in Pike County. you will issue the same I will vouce that
________ is right Pleas not metion his gettin the license as I do not
want it know till after the marriage - which will thursday next with
due respet. Yours truly D. B. Cain" [Franklin Co, Miss Marriages,. Book
4, p. 44]
1866 - 4 Jan - Virginia
Cain marries Charles H. Gamble. (son of Benjamin Gamble)
[Franklin Co., Miss Marriages, Book 4, p. 398]
1866 - 10 Apr - Eliza
Cain marries Thomas Ryan
[Franklin Co., Miss Marriages, Book 4, p. 421]
1880- - 30 June - James
Isaiah Cain marries Adaline V. Godblod witnessed by A. Q. porter and
Jos. Buckels [Franklin Co., Miss Marriages, Book 7, p. 77]
Sources:
Cemetery Records of Franklin Co., Miss
Hadshy, John William. A
History of Franklin Co., Miss. to 1861, c1992, The Guise Family
Asso., 105 Campbell Swamp Rd., Vicksburg, MS 39180,
US Census records
Ezell, Mildred.
Franklin Co., Miss Marriages. 60m St. Salt Lake, UT 84103
Marriages Records ,
Franklin Co., Miss.
Morgan Jr., J. Paul.
Franklin Co. Cemetary Records. 1982, Osyka, MS 39657
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