Joel was a son of William Cain Sr. and Mary "Polly" Mason of Oconee County, SC. He was a Private in Company K of the 22nd South Carolina Volunteers for the CSA. He and his older brother Aaron were both killed at the Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, VA.
Since Joel's body was never recovered, he is not actually buried at Center Methodist Church Cemetery. A military headstone was placed for him by descendants of his brother Aaron over 100 years later. However, Joel was not a member of Center Methodist Church. He was actually a member of New Bethel Baptist in Oconee County. His name appears in the mid-1800's handwritten minutes of New Bethel Church (currently known as Bethel Baptist Church, 160 Bethel Baptist Church Rd., Westminster 29693). Joel's mother is interred at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
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This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
Since Joel's body was never recovered, he is not actually buried at Center Methodist Church Cemetery. A military headstone was placed for him by descendants of his brother Aaron over 100 years later. However, Joel was not a member of Center Methodist Church. He was actually a member of New Bethel Baptist in Oconee County. His name appears in the mid-1800's handwritten minutes of New Bethel Church (currently known as Bethel Baptist Church, 160 Bethel Baptist Church Rd., Westminster 29693). Joel's mother is interred at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
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This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
Joel was a son of William Cain Sr. and Mary "Polly" Mason of Oconee County, SC. He was a Private in Company K of the 22nd South Carolina Volunteers for the CSA. He and his older brother Aaron were both killed at the Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, VA.
Since Joel's body was never recovered, he is not actually buried at Center Methodist Church Cemetery. A military headstone was placed for him by descendants of his brother Aaron over 100 years later. However, Joel was not a member of Center Methodist Church. He was actually a member of New Bethel Baptist in Oconee County. His name appears in the mid-1800's handwritten minutes of New Bethel Church (currently known as Bethel Baptist Church, 160 Bethel Baptist Church Rd., Westminster 29693). Joel's mother is interred at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
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This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
Since Joel's body was never recovered, he is not actually buried at Center Methodist Church Cemetery. A military headstone was placed for him by descendants of his brother Aaron over 100 years later. However, Joel was not a member of Center Methodist Church. He was actually a member of New Bethel Baptist in Oconee County. His name appears in the mid-1800's handwritten minutes of New Bethel Church (currently known as Bethel Baptist Church, 160 Bethel Baptist Church Rd., Westminster 29693). Joel's mother is interred at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
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This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
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