Lawrence County KyArchives Deaths.....Cain Sr, William Thomas  February 15, 1936
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Name:                Cain Sr, William Thomas 
Date Of Death:       February 15, 1936 Time: 
Place Of Death:      Lawrence County, Ky
Residence:           Lawrence, Kentucky
Gender:              Male
Race:                W
Age:                 76
Marital Status:      Married
Spouse:              , Mary
Date Of Birth:       January 7, 1860
Place Of Birth:      Virginia
Mother's Name:       McCathy, Alice
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Name:       Cain, Matthew
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Cause Of Death:      Essential Malignant Hypertension, Cerebral Hemorrhage 
Hospital:            Unavailable
SS Number:           Unavailable
Occupation:          Attorney  At Law
Funeral Home:        H. H. Cutright
Doctor:              J W McNabb
Coroner:             Unavailable
Informant:           W. T. Cain Jr
Date Of Burial:      February 18, 1936
Place Of Burial:     Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa, Ky
Date Recorded:       February 25, 1936
Source Of Record:    Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Certificate No.:     5357

CAIN, William T., Sr.,

William T. Cain, Sr., 76, prominent Louisa attorney, died at his home here last 
Saturday midnight following a stroke a week previously. He became ill on Feb 7 
and was stricken the following night. Born at Norfolk, VA, a son of Mathew and 
Alice McCarthy Cain, he came to Lawrence County at the age of 15. A few years 
later he married Miss Sarah Copley, of Clifford and settled at the mouth of 
Rockcastle, where he taught school for 8 years, then moved to Inez, Martin 
County. He served 2 terms as county school superintendent of Martin County, 
studied law and then was elected county attorney of Martin County for 2 
consecutive terms. He also served as state representative from the Martin-
Johnson district. He moved to Louisa in 1906 and had practiced law since. For 
the past 25 years he had been a partner with T. S. Thompson. He practiced law in 
the Big Sandy Valley for 40 years. Mr. Cain was a member of the Louisa M. E. 
Church and had served as teacher of the Men’s Bible class for many years. Also 
he was a member of the Marion Hale Masonic lodge of Inez and the I.O.O.F> lodge 
of Inez. Elected 2 years ago, he was a member of the Lawrence County board of 
education a the time of his death. Funeral was conducted Tuesday afternoon from 
the M. E. church here with the pastor, Rev. J. W. Worthington, officiating, 
assisted by Rev. H. B. Hewlette. The six sons served as pallbearers. Following 
the death of his first wife in 1929, Mr. Cain later was married to Mrs. Mary L. 
Hartman of Louisa, who survives him. Alos surviving are 6 sons, James M. Cain, 
Huntington, W. T. Cain, Jr., Walter L. Cain, A. Russell Cain and Arlie V. Cain, 
all of Louisa, and Fred F. Cain of Ashville, NC. Big Sandy news, Friday, Feb 21, 
1936

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