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Elvira Cain- 1768 - 1870

Elvira Cain- was born on March 7, 1768 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina United States, and died at age 102 years old on March 11, 1870 at west elkton preble county ohio in west elkton, preble county, Ohio us. Elvira Cain- was buried in March 1870 at friends cemetery in west elkton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elvira Cain-.
Elvira Cain-
March 7, 1768
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States
March 11, 1870
west elkton preble county ohio in west elkton, preble county, Ohio, us
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  • 03/7
    1768

    Birthday

    March 7, 1768
    Birthdate
    Edgecombe County, North Carolina United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Caucasian
  • Nationality & Locations

    USA
  • Religious Beliefs

    Quaker
  • 03/11
    1870

    Death

    March 11, 1870
    Death date
    Paralysis, secondary to old age
    Cause of death
    west elkton preble county ohio in west elkton, preble county, Ohio us
    Death location
  • 03/dd
    1870

    Gravesite & Burial

    March 1870
    Funeral date
    friends cemetery in west elkton, Ohio 45070, us
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    TOWNSEND, Mrs, Elvira died March 11, 1870 of paralysis at the home of her son-in-law in West Elkton, age 102 years 4 days. Born in North Carolina, March 7, 1768 and moved to South Carolina when about 8 or 10. At the close of the Revolution she formed acquantiance with and married John Townsend,a soldier, May 6, 1783. Joined Friends. In 1803 moved to Warren County, Ohio near where Waynesville now is and stayed a few years, moving to Wayne County, Indiana. staying until August 25, 1853 when her husband died. She then came to live with her son-in-law, Elisha and Elizabeth Stubbs in West Elkton. She retained her mental and physical faculties quite well until some 18 months ago when she had a light attack of paralysis She raised 12 children, all dead but 2. In the fall of 1815 or 1816, in company with others she rode horseback from Wayne County,Indiana to Mt. Pleasant Jefferson County 0hio., a distance of over 200 miles to attend Friends Yearly Meeting.
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Elvira Cain Townsend, Spouse of John Townsend Jr. 1768-1870
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