Shelby  County  Indiana
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McCain / McCane


The  Shelby  Democrat
 Thursday,  Mary 13, 1926
Page 3, column 1
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          Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCain,  of near Bengal, are caring for a baby boy which arrived at their home Thursday.  Dr. W. H. Cohee  was the attending physician.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Democrat
 January 18, 1916
Page 8   column 1
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DEMON  OF  BAD  LUCK
AFTER  BIG  BUICK  CAR
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John McCain's Automobile
Damaged $300 By Fire
Sunday Night.
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(From Monday's Daily.)
          A very demon of bad luck seems to be following  John F. McCain's  new seven-passenger Buick car.  Once last summer it came near going to the junk pile, being damaged $250 in an accident, and again last night it all but escaped destruction by fire, being damaged $300 or more.
          Mr. McCain and his family had driven to Bengal from their home four miles northeast of there to attend the services at the Christian church.  He left the car standing at the side of the church and the blaze was said by the men who discovered it to have been started because the carburetor had been covered up.  Ezra Facemire,  who was in church at the time, called attention to the blaze, and the excitement that followed broke up the meeting.
          It took hard fighting to conquer the blaze because of the zero weather and because water had to be carried from a distance and for a time it looked like the care was doomed.  The front part of the car was charred, but luckily, the gasoline tank was not fired.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Tuesday, November 3, 1914
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SCHOOL  TEACHER  HURT
WHILE  CHOPPING  WOOD
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          Mrs. Charles McCain,  a school teacher at the Marietta school, suffered a painful accident early Monday morning.  Mrs. Mcain[sic] was chopping wood to build a fire when a stick of wood flew up and struck her in the forehead, cutting a gash to the bone.  Dr. Cohee  was called and took two stitches to close the wound.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Tuesday, March 7, 1911
Page 3
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         John McCain,  of Waldron, generally known as "Daddy Mack," celebrated his eighty-first birthday Friday at his home there, with a dinner to his children and grandchildren.  He was born in Decatur county in 1830, and has lived at Waldron more than fifty-five years.  He has been twice married and has three sons -- Joseph C McCain, of Ben Davis;  William F. McCain, of Indianapolis, and  Arthur McCain, of Waldron.  He also has a step-son, Perry Armstrong.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
 Thursday, February 22, 1906
Page 1
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Union  Missionary  Meeting.
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          Dr. T. J. McCain, of Waldron, is considering plans for the park which he contemplates building on his farm, which is near the Greensburg and Shelbyville extension of the traction line.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Daily  Democrat
 Thursday June 29, 1905
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          Dr. T. J. McCain, of Waldron, has been granted a divorce from h is wife  Anna F. McCain.
 Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Daily  Democrat
 Monday June 26, 1905
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COURT  NEWS
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          Thomas J. McCain has filed suit for divorce from his wife,  Mrs. Anna F. McCain.  It will be remembered that some time ago, Mrs. McCain filed suit against her husband for support.  What he alleges in his complaint is not known as the instrument is in the hands of the attorneys.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
 Friday, September 22, 1899
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          Ditch viewers  G. W. Burry,  Thad L. Major  and  John McCain  were to have viewed the Wingate-Hedley ditch in Union township to-day, but were unable to do so owing to sickness in his family preventing Mr. McCain from meeting with the viewers.  Mr. McCain's wife and daughter being very sick with typhoid fever.  The matter will likely be taken up on October 7th.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Republican
 Tuesday, February 14, 1899
Page 2, column 6
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          Mr. George W. McCain arrived in this city this morning from Indianapolis, and in company with Mr. L. C. Powell, sought  County Clerk Glessner of whom he secured a license to marry Mrs. E. L. Stroup, of Waldron, the wedding being dated for Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock, in Waldron.  Mr. McCain is sixty-three years of age and his bride is fifty-seven.  About thirty years ago Mr. McCain left Shelby county going to Indianapolis where for eighteen years he was on the police force.  At this time he is deputy marshal of Woodruff Place and a member of the Merchants police force, he holding the respect of hundreds of the people of that city.  There is a little romance connected to this marriage.  In his early days Mr. McCain was a school teacher in and near Waldron, Mr. L. C. Powell being one of his pupils.  Another of his pupils was the woman he is now going to marry, she having lost her husband by death and Mr. McCain his wife.  They first knew each other more than forty years ago, the wish of their friends being that they may be as happy on earth as the angels in Heaven.
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SHELBY  COUNTY  MARRIAGES
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General W. McCain & Emeline L. Stroup
Book 16 page 10
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Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Daily  Evening  Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana
Thursday, September 1, 1881
L O C A L       N E W S.
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          Cassius McCain,  a five-year-old son of  Dr. McCain,  of Waldron, had a narrow escape from death yesterday.  He fell off from the foot-bridge just west of that place and struck on his head, receiving serious injuries.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Republican
Thursday, February 7, 1878
Page 3
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PROBATE.
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          Estate of  William McCane,  petition to sell real estate, sale reported and approved.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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