Cain Church - Saline Creek Pioneer Village - Harrisburg, IL
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YoSam.
N 37° 43.116 W 088° 33.134
16S E 363194 N 4175727
This was not a "church" but a meeting house for the Society of Friends (Quakers).
Waymark Code: WMK9Z8
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2014
Views: 2
County of church: Saline County
Location of church: 1600 Feazel St., Saline Creek Pioneer Village, Harrisburg
Marker erected by: Saline County Historical Society & Saline County Tourism Bureau
Marker Text:
CAIN CHURCH
Society of Friends (Quakers) built the Cain Church in 1871 as their meetinghouse and has since been used by several denominations. It was originally located southwest of Harrisburg in section 20.
"I am a descendent of Thomas J. Cain and John Cain, and though I know that the meeting was in the Cain community, I am trying to understand when they came to Quakerism and if that might help me understand where John Cain came from before Illinois. As far as I can tell, the meeting in Cain was called the Saline meeting, but it was not recognized until 1871, after the Cains had been in the area for a quite a while already." Ryan on roots web
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