Richard Harvey Cain (1825 - 1887)

Born 12 Apr 1825 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Died 18 Jan 1887 at age 61 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Richard Cain is Notable.

Richard H. Cain was a minister and politician who served in the United States Congress as a representative from South Carolina.

His adopted daughter, Ann (Cook) Edwards (1856-), was interviewed in 1937 in Texas. She described some incidents in their home life reflecting on the violence sometimes directed against their family.

Interview: Ann J. Edwards was interviewed in Fort Worth, Texas as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Ann J. Edwards - Vol. 16, Part 2, Texas, pages 10-14, images 15-19 of 300.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CC-P4D : 19 February 2021), Richard H Cain, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 81, sheet 269A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,124.

• "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV37-2NC3 : accessed 9 March 2021), Richard H. Cain, 18 Jan 1887, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID 54958, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,135,789.

• Wikipedia: Richard H. Cain
• Wikidata: Item Q2149666, en:Wikipedia

See also:

• Richard Harvey Cain: https://cfh.iaamuseum.org/richard-harvey-cain-1825-1887-served-in-south-carolina-senate-in-1868/