John Franklin Cain

1837 - 1898  (60 years)

• Name	John Franklin Cain  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	5 Nov 1837	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Age: 19; Son of William Cain (stepson of Nancy)
  Census	1860	Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Nancy and John Cain
  Military Service	1 Feb 1862	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 6]
  	Confederate Army - War Between the States; Baxter's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery
  Death	12 Oct 1898	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Burial	Miller Cemetery, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Nancy and John Cain buried together
  Person ID	I23178	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William M Cain,   b. 15 Sep 1798, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Feb 1879, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Kesiah A Townsend,   b. 25 Oct 1802, Limestone County, Alabama, USA d. 27 Mar 1846, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1820	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F11761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Elizabeth Kincaid,   b. 10 Feb 1834, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Jan 1896 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1853	Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 8]
  Family ID	F9241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Nov 1837 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 19; Son of William Cain (stepson of Nancy) - 1850 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 3 Nov 1853 - Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA Census - Nancy and John Cain - 1860 - Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War Between the States; Baxter's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery - 1 Feb 1862 - Tennessee, USA Death - 12 Oct 1898 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, CAIN John F 1837-1898 (Veteran). John Franklin Cain was son of William, Sr. and Charlotte Alley Cain. He married Nancy Elizabeth Kincaid https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6565396/john-franklin-cain [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: 872; Page: 317a. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: 872; Page: 317a [S330] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;). [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Claiborne, Tennessee; Page: 254. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Subdivision 2, Claiborne, Tennessee; Page: 254 [S1119] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). [S11220] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): TOWNSEND Keisha Cain, (Name: SmithLC.com;), TOWNSEND Kesiah A Cain 1802-1846. Kesiah and William Cain married in 1820 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7145039/kesiah_a_cain [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, KINCAID Nancy 1834-1896. Nancy was wife of John Franklin Cain and daughter of William Harrison and Susan Wilson Kincaid. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6565400/nancy_elizabeth_cain