John was born to Rachel & William Cain, Sr.
He married Martha Johnson ca. 1788. They had eight known children: Sarah; Jane who married Moses Seale; Elizabeth who married Meredith Bonds; William; Andrew who married Eunicy Day and Mary Ann McGehee; Margaret who married Rowland Wilkinson; Elijah Cain who married Mary Knox; and Nancy who married Wright Seale.
John and family moved to Hancock Co, GA and then to Amite Co, MS near Zion Hill in 1807. They settled on the west prong of the Amite River, about 6 miles north of Liberty near where the Gloster Rd intersects the Liberty-Natchez Rd.
Below provided by contributor Joan Wicker (47075899):
"...I direct that my body be as curtly interred in the burying ground or graveyard of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in the county aforesaid and my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life...." Will of John Cain written on 22 Jul 1851 in Amite County, MS.
Cited
Will Book, 1818-1922; Author: Amite County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Amite, Mississippi
He married Martha Johnson ca. 1788. They had eight known children: Sarah; Jane who married Moses Seale; Elizabeth who married Meredith Bonds; William; Andrew who married Eunicy Day and Mary Ann McGehee; Margaret who married Rowland Wilkinson; Elijah Cain who married Mary Knox; and Nancy who married Wright Seale.
John and family moved to Hancock Co, GA and then to Amite Co, MS near Zion Hill in 1807. They settled on the west prong of the Amite River, about 6 miles north of Liberty near where the Gloster Rd intersects the Liberty-Natchez Rd.
Below provided by contributor Joan Wicker (47075899):
"...I direct that my body be as curtly interred in the burying ground or graveyard of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in the county aforesaid and my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life...." Will of John Cain written on 22 Jul 1851 in Amite County, MS.
Cited
Will Book, 1818-1922; Author: Amite County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Amite, Mississippi
John was born to Rachel & William Cain, Sr.
He married Martha Johnson ca. 1788. They had eight known children: Sarah; Jane who married Moses Seale; Elizabeth who married Meredith Bonds; William; Andrew who married Eunicy Day and Mary Ann McGehee; Margaret who married Rowland Wilkinson; Elijah Cain who married Mary Knox; and Nancy who married Wright Seale.
John and family moved to Hancock Co, GA and then to Amite Co, MS near Zion Hill in 1807. They settled on the west prong of the Amite River, about 6 miles north of Liberty near where the Gloster Rd intersects the Liberty-Natchez Rd.
Below provided by contributor Joan Wicker (47075899):
"...I direct that my body be as curtly interred in the burying ground or graveyard of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in the county aforesaid and my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life...." Will of John Cain written on 22 Jul 1851 in Amite County, MS.
Cited
Will Book, 1818-1922; Author: Amite County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Amite, Mississippi
He married Martha Johnson ca. 1788. They had eight known children: Sarah; Jane who married Moses Seale; Elizabeth who married Meredith Bonds; William; Andrew who married Eunicy Day and Mary Ann McGehee; Margaret who married Rowland Wilkinson; Elijah Cain who married Mary Knox; and Nancy who married Wright Seale.
John and family moved to Hancock Co, GA and then to Amite Co, MS near Zion Hill in 1807. They settled on the west prong of the Amite River, about 6 miles north of Liberty near where the Gloster Rd intersects the Liberty-Natchez Rd.
Below provided by contributor Joan Wicker (47075899):
"...I direct that my body be as curtly interred in the burying ground or graveyard of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in the county aforesaid and my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life...." Will of John Cain written on 22 Jul 1851 in Amite County, MS.
Cited
Will Book, 1818-1922; Author: Amite County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Amite, Mississippi
Gravesite Details
In Sep 2010, a FAG volunteer searched the cemetery and couldn't find his grave.
