LEVI M MCCAIN, 3RD GREAT GRANDFATHER
As one of my New-Years Resolutions, I am going to (try) writing about 2 ancestors per week. I am just going to climb my pedigree chart, working my way through my tree, even if I don't know that much about an ancestor (some branches of my tree are more complete than others).
So, let's start the year with my 3rd great grandfather, Levi M McCain.
(Me->My Father->My Grandfather->Luther McCane->William McCane->Levi M McCain)
Levi M. McCain, son of Jacob T. & Arminty Elizabeth (Kitts) McCain, was born on April 11, 1852 in Scott County, Missouri. He was the oldest of four children, the other three being: John F., Francis Alfonzo, and Malinda M. McCain.
He grew up in Scott County, Missouri, and sometime around 1870 it seems that both of his parents died. Levi is living with his uncle, John Kitts, in Commerce township, Scott County, in 1870. He is working as a farm laborer - probably on his uncle's farm. The other children are living with their grandmother, Matilda (Midyett) Kitts, in Graves County, Kentucky. Levi was 18 years old.
Sometime around 1873, Levi had a relationship with a woman that produced a child; James H. McCain. We do not know yet what the name of this woman is, only that she and Levi had a child on February 15, 1873. At this point in time, I am not sure if they were ever married or not. It's possible that they were and she died while James was young; possibly dying as a result of childbearing.
In Charleston, Mississippi county, Missouri, on June 24, 1882, Levi was united in marriage with 15-year-old Miss Eliza Jane Knight, native of Kentucky and a daughter of James and Nancy Jane (Rail) Knight. Through their years of marriage, they produced five children: William Henry, Julie Frances, Cora Elizabeth, John Wesley, and Pearl M. McCain.
The couple raised their children in the Mississippi county area, and by 1920 Eliza and Levi are living in Elk township, Stoddard county, Missouri.
On April 4, 1923, in Elk township, Levi died. He was aged 70 years, 11 months, and 24 days old. He left a wife and five children. His daughter, Cora, died two months later in California, aged 35. Levi was buried on the fifth of April, at Bernie Cemetery; Bernie, Stoddard, Missouri.
Interesting Links:
Levi & Eliza's Find-A-Grave Memorial
Published: January 2, 2015
My E-Mail: tylerjamesmccane@gmail.com
Next Week: Eliza Jane (Knight) McCain, 3rd Great Grandmother
As one of my New-Years Resolutions, I am going to (try) writing about 2 ancestors per week. I am just going to climb my pedigree chart, working my way through my tree, even if I don't know that much about an ancestor (some branches of my tree are more complete than others).
So, let's start the year with my 3rd great grandfather, Levi M McCain.
(Me->My Father->My Grandfather->Luther McCane->William McCane->Levi M McCain)
Levi M. McCain, son of Jacob T. & Arminty Elizabeth (Kitts) McCain, was born on April 11, 1852 in Scott County, Missouri. He was the oldest of four children, the other three being: John F., Francis Alfonzo, and Malinda M. McCain.
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| Levi & Eliza McCain SOURCE: Ancestry.com Member Submitted Photo |
Sometime around 1873, Levi had a relationship with a woman that produced a child; James H. McCain. We do not know yet what the name of this woman is, only that she and Levi had a child on February 15, 1873. At this point in time, I am not sure if they were ever married or not. It's possible that they were and she died while James was young; possibly dying as a result of childbearing.
In Charleston, Mississippi county, Missouri, on June 24, 1882, Levi was united in marriage with 15-year-old Miss Eliza Jane Knight, native of Kentucky and a daughter of James and Nancy Jane (Rail) Knight. Through their years of marriage, they produced five children: William Henry, Julie Frances, Cora Elizabeth, John Wesley, and Pearl M. McCain.
The couple raised their children in the Mississippi county area, and by 1920 Eliza and Levi are living in Elk township, Stoddard county, Missouri.
On April 4, 1923, in Elk township, Levi died. He was aged 70 years, 11 months, and 24 days old. He left a wife and five children. His daughter, Cora, died two months later in California, aged 35. Levi was buried on the fifth of April, at Bernie Cemetery; Bernie, Stoddard, Missouri.
Interesting Links:
Levi & Eliza's Find-A-Grave Memorial
Published: January 2, 2015
My E-Mail: tylerjamesmccane@gmail.com
Next Week: Eliza Jane (Knight) McCain, 3rd Great Grandmother
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