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William McCain[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Male 1845 - 1901

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  • Birth  1845  , , Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender  Male 
    Military Service  8 Jan 1862  Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Civil War, Corporal, Union, Co F, 2nd Calvary Reg. WI, to 15 Nov 1865 
    Census  1870  Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Willam McCain, head, age 24, farmer, b. IL (abt 1846) 
    Census  1880  Akan, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    William McCain, head, age 35, farmer, b. IL (abt 1845), parents b. NC, IL 
    Residence  7 Feb 1889  Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    farmer 
    Census  1900  Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William McCain, head, age 55, farmer, b. IL, Jan 1845, parents b. NC, TN 
    Died  4 Mar 1901  [10] 
    Buried  Guss Cemetery, Guss, Taylor, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11] 
    McCain, William and Amanda Delia Pearce, Headstone    		 McCain, William and Amanda Delia Pearce, Headstone
    Status: Located. Amanda Delia Pearce was the daughter of Levi and Cassandra Jane (Ashmore) Pearce, of Richland County, Wisconsin.
    Person ID  I1069  Pearce
    Last Modified  30 Aug 2009 
     
    Family  Delia Amanda Pearce,   b. 10 Sep 1846, , Clark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1901, Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1866  , , Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Frank LeRoy McCain,   b. Abt Dec 1870, , , Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1953, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James P McCain,   b. 25 Oct 1870, , , Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1952, Ventura, Ventura, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Jay William McCain,   b. 24 Apr 1875, Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1947, Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Eva Florence McCain,   b. 1888, Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Daughter McCain
    Last Modified  30 Aug 2009 
    Family ID  F407  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Civil War, Corporal, Union, Co F, 2nd Calvary Reg. WI, to 15 Nov 1865 - 8 Jan 1862 - Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Willam McCain, head, age 24, farmer, b. IL (abt 1846) - 1870 - Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - William McCain, head, age 35, farmer, b. IL (abt 1845), parents b. NC, IL - 1880 - Akan, Richland, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - farmer - 7 Feb 1889 - Holstein, Ida, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - William McCain, head, age 55, farmer, b. IL, Jan 1845, parents b. NC, TN - 1900 - Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Guss Cemetery, Guss, Taylor, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Census Images
    Census - US - 1870 - Pearce, Levi and family, Richland, Richland County, WI    		Census - US - 1870 - Pearce, Levi and family, Richland, Richland County, WI
    Census Place: Richland, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1734; Page: 694; Image: 289. (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 667kb)
     
  • Notes 
    • 1880 Federal census: this family lives next door to Levi and Cassandra Pearce.
      Also found in household:
      Arminda Marble, age 8, b. NY

      1900 Federal census: father b. NC, mother b. TN
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S192] Military - American Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers., (Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA).
      William McCain, Residence: Richland City, Wisconsinn Enlistment Date: 8 Jan 1862, Side Served: Union, State Served: Wisconsin, Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 8 January 1862; Enlisted in Company F, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 8Jan 1862. Mustered Out Company F, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 15 Nov 1865 at Austin, TX.

    2. [S264] Newspaper Clip - Pearce, Delia, Mrs. William McCain, (The Republican Observer, Richland County WI, 7 Feb 1889, page 8 Col. 1).

    3. [S53] Census - 1870 US Federal Census.
      Richland, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1734; Page: 694; Image: 289.

    4. [S20] Census - 1880 US Federal Census; Rep. A.
      Akan, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1445; Family History Film: 1255445; Page: 7.2000; Enumeration District: 229.

    5. [S21] Census - 1900 US Federal Census; Rep. A.
      Nodaway, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T623 415; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 7.

    6. [S658] Adams County Free Press, Iowa. Corning., "Obituaries - J. W. McCain," 25 Dec 1947, p. 16, col. 3; digital images, Adams County, Iowa Newspaper Archive  (http://adamscountyia.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 20 Jul 2009)., 20 Jul 2009.
      Jay William McCain, son of Amanda and William McCain.
      Article transcribed in notes, Jay William McCain.

    7. [S663] WPA records., WPA, transcribed by IAGenWeb Volunteers, (Copyright 2009 - IAGenWeb), (http://iowawpagraves.org : accessed 20 Jul 2009), McCain, William, Taylor County., 20 Jul 2009.
      MCCAIN, William, Born: 1845, Died: 4 MAR 1901, Cemetery: GUSS, Location: GUSS, County: TAYLOR CO. - IOWA, Record Notes: WIFE AMANDA D. 1846 TO 16 APR 1901

    8. [S192] Military - American Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers., (Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA).
      William McCain , Residence: Richland City, Wisconsin

    9. [S20] Census - 1880 US Federal Census; Rep. A.
      dwelling next to Levi and Cassandra Pearce

    10. [S658] Adams County Free Press, Iowa. Corning., "Death of Mrs. Wm. McCain," Saturday, April 27, 1901, p. 7, col. 6; digital images, Adams County, Iowa Newspaper Archive  (http://adamscountyia.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 17 Jul 2009)., 17 Jul 2009.
      Her husband died March 4th, 1901.
      See Notes - Delia Amanda McCain for transcription of article.

    11. [S702] Find A Grave, digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), accessed 29 Sep 2007<, William McCain, photo contributed by CMD.
      Text of headstone:
      FATHER AND MOTHER; WM. McCAIN; DIED MAR. 4, 1901; AGED 56 Y. 1M. 5D.; AMANDA D. McCAIN; DIED APR. 16, 1901; AGED 54 Y.7M.6D.
      CMD privately emailed a larger version of headstone photo.

    12. [S658] Adams County Free Press, Iowa. Corning., "Death of Mrs. Wm. McCain," Saturday, April 27, 1901, p. 7, col. 6; digital images, Adams County, Iowa Newspaper Archive  (http://adamscountyia.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 17 Jul 2009)., 17 Jul 2009.
      m. in Wisconsin, 1866
      See Notes - Delia Amanda McCain for transcription of article.

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