Crawford Co., AR - Biographies - John W. Cain

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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John W. Cain is the only son of a family of five children born to Leonard C. and 
Minerva (Ross) Cain, natives of Whitely County, Ky., born in 1826 and 1829, 
respectively. The Cain family went from Virginia to Kentucky, and in the latter 
State the parents of our subject were married and engaged in farming. Mr. Cain 
was a Whig, and his death occurred in 1864. The mother belonged to the 
Missionary Baptist Church. She lived with her son John until her death, October 
17, 1888. John W. Cain was born in Whitely County, Ky., June 25, 1848, and was 
reared upon a farm, receiving a common-school education. He lived with his 
parents until his marriage, September 3, 1871, to Olive K. Meadors, who was born 
in Crawford County, Ark., May 15, 1854. This marriage was blessed with seven 
children: Anna V., Crittie A. M., Pricie A. E., William L., James M., John M. 
and Lucinda E., who died September 28, 1888. Mr. Cain is a member of the 
Missionary Baptist Church, and his wife was a member of the same denomination. 
Her death occurred March 19, 1888. Four years after his arrival in this county 
Mr. Cain located on his present farm, which contains 320 acres of land, 150 
being well cultivated. His property has been the natural result of about 
eighteen years of industrious work in this county. In politics Mr. Cain is a 
Republican.