Benjamin S. Cain^[1]

1856 - 1935  (78 years)

• Name	Benjamin S. Cain
  Born	21 Nov 1856	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272355326
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1877	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Residence	1877	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Butcher
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-294987
  Died	2 May 1935	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States   [5]
  Buried	Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I294987	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Cain,   b. 1818, , New York Or Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Feb 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Eva Margaret "Margaret" Schaefer,   b. 1820, Ehnenga, Baden, Germany ,   d. 16 Nov 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1848	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F34083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Fredericka "Fredericka" Kramp,   b. 1 Feb 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1920  (Age 62 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1877	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Children	1. Simon W. Cain,   b. 6 Jan 1878, Clifford Village, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 18 Dec 1923, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 45 years)   2. Clara Elizabeth Cain,   b. 2 Jul 1881, Clifford Village, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 May 1941, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 59 years)   3. Jacob Cain,   b. 28 Feb 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Laura Cain,   b. 15 Oct 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F24236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin S. Cain The Rev. Howard A. Field, of Westlawn Methodist Church, will conduct services for Benjamin S. Cain, of 6344 Belfast Ave., in the John J. Heelon Funeral Mansion, 1540 W. Grand Blvd., at 2 p. m. Monday. Burial will be in Grand Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Cain, a retired building contractor, died at his home Thursday after a long illness. He was born in Elmira, Ont., 79 years ago and had lived here 36 years. Surviving are his widow Jennie; a son, Walter J., of Los Angeles; two daughters, Mrs. Cora Maule and Mrs. Laura Stoddard, of Detroit, and five grandchildren, Ralph Maule, Mrs. Daisy Barber, Wilfred Cain, Mrs. Evelyn Wilkinson and Virginia Cain. Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan Sun, May 5, 1935 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Apr 1877. 17 Apr 1877 By Pastor Sagehorn in Berlin, Benjamin Cain of Waterloo Township was married to Friederike Kranz of Schantz Station. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 13. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 76. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 11. [S3065] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952. NameBenjamin S Cain GenderMale RaceWhite Marital StatusMarried Death Age79y, 5m, 18d Birth Date1856 Birth PlaceElmira Canada Death Date2 May 1935 Death PlaceDetroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Father James Cain - b. Ireland Buried Grand Lawn [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. James Kane, 25, labourer of Waterloo married 17 Sep 1848 at Greenbush by banns to Margareth Schaefer, 27, of Waterloo, witnesses: Henry Schaefer farmer of Wellesley & Frederick schaeffer labourer of Waterloo. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Benjamin Cain Sex: Male Age: 20 years (20 years) Birth Year (Estimated): 1857 Canada Occ: farmer - Waterloo Father's Name: James Cain Mother's Name: Margaret Cain Spouse's Name: Fredericka Krampf Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 20 years (20 years) Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1857 Canada Res: Waterloo Spouse's Father's Name: Jacob Krampf Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Krampf Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 17 April 1877 Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Witnesses: Henry Cain - Woolwich, and Maria Kramp Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Nov 1856 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1877 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1877 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Apr 1877 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 May 1935 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Buried - - Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth