William M Cain b. 15 Sep 1798 Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Feb 1879 Campbell County, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

William M Cain

1798 - 1879 (80 years)

Name	William M Cain [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	15 Sep 1798	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1830	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [5]
Census	1840	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [6]
Census	1850	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [1]
Census	1860	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [2]
Census	Nancy and William Cain
Census	1870	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [4]
Census	Nancy and William Cain
Death	25 Feb 1879	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [3]
Death	(Powell Valley)
Burial	Miller Cemetery, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA [3]
Person ID	I26701	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	David Cain, b. 19 Mar 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 1835, Union County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Martha Custer, b. Feb 1755, Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, USA d. 10 Sep 1845, Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA (Age 90 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1772 [9, 10]
Family ID	F8887	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Kesiah A Townsend, b. 25 Oct 1802, Limestone County, Alabama, USA d. 27 Mar 1846, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 43 years)

Marriage 1820 Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [11]

Children

	1. (daughter) Cain, b. 1835, Tennessee, USA d. Bef 1850 (Age < 14 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Minerva Cain, b. 1821, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. Abt 1850, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 29 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Hester Ann Cain, b. 13 Dec 1832, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Apr 1906, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Martha Cain, b. 1822, Tennessee, USA d. 1880, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Mary Elizabeth Alice Cain, b. 1834, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 1860 (Age 26 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Anne Cain, b. 24 Mar 1825, Tennessee, USA d. Dec 1844, Tennessee, USA (Age 19 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Ayers M Cain, b. 1840, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 1880 (Age 40 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Isabella 'Issa' Cain, b. 1824, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 1880, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Frances E Cain, b. 1826, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. Bef 1870 (Age < 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Nancy Y Cain, b. 1836, Tennessee, USA d. 1870, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Lucinda Cain, b. 1826, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	12. John Franklin Cain, b. 5 Nov 1837, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Oct 1898, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	13. William Cain, b. Abt 1838, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11761 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Nancy Young Smith, b. 6 Sep 1822, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Nov 1907, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA (Age 85 years)

Marriage 3 Jun 1848 Campbell County, Tennessee, USA [7, 12]

Children

	1. Sarah Lee 'Sallie' Cain, b. 18 Mar 1849, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Dec 1923, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Mary Ann Cain, b. 14 Jun 1850, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Jan 1891, Coyville, Wilson, Kansas, USA (Age 40 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Horace Maynard Cain, b. Abt 1854, Powell Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA d. Abt 1889, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Russell Miller Cain, b. 14 Sep 1856, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA d. Jun 1938, Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. James M Cain, b. 22 Mar 1852, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Apr 1925, Knoxville General Hospital, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11762 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 15 Sep 1798 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 1820 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - 1830 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - 1840 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 3 Jun 1848 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - 1850 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Nancy and William Cain - 1860 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Nancy and William Cain - 1870 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 25 Feb 1879 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA

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Ancestors

~l Mayes-M
Mayes Male Ancestor

Sources

[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
[S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Campbell, Tennessee; Page: 465.

1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Campbell, Tennessee; Page: 465
[S11221] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): CAIN William, (Name: SmithLC.com;), CAIN William M 1798-1878.
William Cain married (1) Kesiah Townsend in 1820 and (2) Nancy Smith in 1848
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6566095/william-m-cain
[S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1516; Page: 57A.

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1516; Page: 57A
[S191] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Campbell, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 178; Page: 225; Family History Library Film: 0024536.

1830 United States Federal Census
Year: 1830; Census Place: Campbell, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 178; Page: 225; Family History Library Film: 0024536
[S257] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 313; Family History Library Film: 0024542.

1840 United States Federal Census
Year: 1840; Census Place: Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 313; Family History Library Film: 0024542
[S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 183.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 183
[S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 233.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LAC.
[S11433] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): CUSTER Martha Cain, (Name: SmithLC.com;), CUSTER Martha Cain 1755-1845.
Martha Custer Cain and David Cain, buried together
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44340226/martha_cain
[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
[S11222] Find a Grave: SMITH Nancy CAIN 1822-1907, Nancy Young Smith Cain.
Nancy and William Cain married in 1848
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6566090/nancy_young_cain

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