Cain.J.C.1865.BIO

J.C. Cain b. 1865 Biographies
From:  History of Harrison and Mercer Counties, MO, 1888, Goodspeed, p. 503

     J.C. Cain was born November 2, 1865, and is a son of Peter and Missouri
A. Cain, natives of Kentucky.  The father came to Missouri when there were
but two or three houses in Princeton, and once owned the land where Princeton
is now built.  He donated the property for the depot there, and assisted in
organizing Mercer County.  He served twice as sheriff and once as judge of
the county, and was one of the most influential citizens of the locality.  To
himself and wife eleven children were born, seven of whom are living:  Mary,
Rebecca, Sarah, Jonathan, J.C., David and Rose.  Mr. Peter Cain was a
Democrate in politics, and one of the enterprising and public men of his
county.  His death occurred in 1874, and his wealth at this time was
estimated at between $150,000 and $200,000.  J.C. was reared upon his
father's farm, and after attending the district schools in the neighborhood
attended Wheaton College, near Chicago, Ill., and upon graduating from the
preparatory department of same studied the higher branches another year.  He
has now been engaged in the grocery business under the firm name of C.B.
Woodward & Co., for over a year, and is also the owner of a fine farm in
Harrison County, containing over 800 acres of well-stocked and improved land.

[NOTE:  Peter Cain was son of Daniel Cain and Temperance Vannoy Cain of Knox
County, KY.  Missouri A. Mullins Cain was NOT a native of Kentucky.  Her
father, David, and grandfather, Abner Mullins, migrated to Missouri from
Buncombe County, NC in 1817.]


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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1997