Dempsey
Cain
Family
Louisiana,
Mississippi & Arkansas
Dempsey
Benton
Cain
b. 31 Mar 1813 Miss
d. 15 Nov 1885#
1m. Sara McCall
b.
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
| 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]
1860 - US Census,
Mississippi, Franklin Co., Meadville, PO. page 285.
D. B.
Cain
48
m
blacksmith
5000
/ $16500 Miss
Tempa
"
42
f
domestic
Miss
Hardy
"
19
m
farm
laborer
Miss
Virginia
17
f
Miss
Virgil
Hollaway 22
m
blacksmith
Miss
A. M.
Donald
23
m
wagonmaker
Miss
Charles C
Cevis 30 m
farm
laborer
Miss
Sutton
Byrd
57
m
SC
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 himself and Miss Elizer Parson, her
paerents
lives in Pike County. you will issue the same I will vouce
that
________ is right Pleas not mention 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. Cemetery Records. 1982, Osyka,
MS 39657
Hollaway Index
Elroy's
Family Index
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