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Mae O'Cain

Mae O'Cain

Posted: 15 Jan 2003 11:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
I'm trying to find information about the family of my great-grandmother, Mae O'Cain. She was born 8/23/1857 in Sheboyan, WI, married Benjamin Donald Williams 11/5/1873, and died 11/14/1930 in Nepinin, Sasc., Canada.

Re: Mae O'Cain

Max O'Cain (View posts)
Posted: 16 Jan 2003 11:27PM GMT
Classification: Query
I've done a fair amount of research on the O'Cains. They seem to have lived mostly in South Carolina and Connecticut. I have seen a reference to some in Canada on the intenet, which I assume is your line. I don't have anything on that line myself. If you find any more out, I'd love to hear about it. Good luck in your search.

Re: Mae O'Cain

Posted: 16 May 2003 8:56PM GMT
Classification: Query
Carol -

We're related. I'm an Ocain descended from Nicholas Ocain who died in NY in 1836. Family all moved to Sheboygan, WI area by mid-1840s. His son Isaac was father to George W. (my line) and Mae (your line). I have an extensive PDF file of the family and would love to include your branche(s).

I visited our Ocain relatives in the White Earth, ND area in 1996. Interesting, since they didn't know I existed. I knew of them, and quite frankly was surprised to find living relatives.

E-mail me at ocain_ent@att.net and I'll send along what I have.

Bill in San Antonio
Posted: 22 Oct 2013 2:45AM GMT
Classification: Query
Bill, Mae Ocain is my maternal greatgrandmother, her son Donald Ocain Williams, my grandfather. I would love to learn more about her.

Re: Mae O'Cain

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 6:50AM GMT
Classification: Query
Wow,
White earth still exists! I am surprised. I thought it was a ghost town. I am delighted to find another relative here. Mae was my g g g grandmother. My mom was named lucy may in honor of her two grandmothers - Lucy Hobson and Mae Ocain. any information on the ocains would be greatly appreciated. Your email came up with errors so here is my email. Jeangreen62@gmail.com. I am getting good information and have lots of fun stories about the family members.

Jean in Grand Prairie, TX

Re: Mae O'Cain

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 3:09AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ocain
Jean -

Mae was my 2nd Great Aunt, daughter of Isaac Ocain, my 2nd great grandfather. l was in White Earth in 1996, and it was for all practical purposes a ghost town, although a couple of buildings seemed to be occupied. Spent time in Williston researching at the library & met a cousin living in town. Also met Ocains living in Stanley a few miles down the highway, most of whom have since passed. Also got to see where the Ocain ranch was, although didn't get to walk the grounds. I am sharing my Ocain Family Tree on Ancestry, so you should be able to see what I have on the Ocains. We spell the name w/out the apostrophe, but I know some of the North Dakota clan changed it to O'C to quit fighting folks who insisted it should have an apostrophe. Would love to see what you have and, with your permission, include your line in my tree. Thanks for writing

Bill Ocain in San Antonio, TX

Re: Mae O'Cain

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 8:00AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you so much for inviting me to view your tree. Please tell me how to issue an invitation to view trees so I can invite you to mine. You are much more the expert here and I would love any advice you may have. I would like to put in any stories I remember from childhood about ancestors. My family tree is public. I am certain it is filled with errors since I added whatever I found when I started. I began to notice that some mothers were born after their children - EEK. I need to do a major cleanup. any advice is welcome. Thank you again for sharing.

Jean Sudduth

Re: Mae O'Cain

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 3:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
Okay, Jean, here goes on Sharing:
On Ancestry main page after you log in, the 2nd Tab at the top is Family Trees. Hover over it to get a list of trees you have (mine is extensive, since I track several lines in different trees & my wife also uses my account). Near the bottom of the list should be an item "More..."; click it. It shows a list of all trees you can access (yours & any you have been invited to). Look for your tree of interest and click the "Manage Tree" item under that tree name. On the Tree Settings page, select the Sharing tab, then click the "Invite People" button. Here you can use either an Email address or their Ancestry User Name. Select One (my email is weocain@att.net; my user name is Wm3Ocain). You also choose the role a person can have with your tree. Guest is view only; Contributor can add material; and Editor has the same rights you do, so be careful w/ that one (can add, change, delete). Hope that gets it.

I've found several areas in a couple of my trees where dates are bogus, especially when you get back into early colonial America or earlier in Europe. I've got a line back to Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland on my Mother's side, but some of the "documented" births along the line seem a bit off, especially when children come along and the parents are barely 10 or 11 years old. Possible, I guess, but... Anyway, would be glad to help any way I can. I started in the late '50s as a fact gatherer, but have tried hard to document where I've found things the last few years. Still not easy to do, and that doesn't mean you don't run into conflicts any more (ever looked at several US census to "confirm" a birth year??). Will be doing a genealogy trip to New England later this year to try to nail down some of my Ocain line, so hopefully I'll break down a brick wall or two.

Bill
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