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Below is a family biography included in The History of Madison County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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James Cain is a native of this county, was born five miles east of Huntsville, and is a son of James and Mary (Dickey) Cain. The father was born in Georgia; when young went to Kentucky, there married, and in 1838 came to Madison County, where he farmed until his death, in 1880. The mother was born east of the Mississippi, and died about 1874. Of their family of ten, seven are now living: Hiram; Sarah, wife of James Hawkins; John; Mary, wife of Thomas Boren; Ellen, wife of Arnold Sikes; Melinda, wife of Pleasant Hargis, and James. The latter was reared in the section of the county, and even after his marriage continued to live with his parents and work the home farm, which he bought at his father’s death. He is now a prosperous farmer of 800 acres, a large portion of which is valley land, and is the owner of a nice dwelling. His birth occurred November 16, 1845, and at the age of twenty-two Matilda Hawkins, daughter of James M. Hawkins [see sketch], became his wife. To them the following children have been born: Emma, Thomas, James M. (deceased), William, Mollie, John, Jason, Felix, infant (deceased) and Lydia. In politics Mr. Cain is a Democrat, and in religion himself and wife belong to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Cain is a Master Mason, and one of the influential men of the county. During the war he served as a private in Harrel’s battalion for three years.
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