Hall Cemetery, north of Lincoln, Talladega Co, AL, small stone just inside the entrance states Infant Daughter of BH and BE McCain March 22, 1899 to April 7, 1899
1900 newly married to Bulah Lee and living in Blue Eye Community, Talladega Co, AL next door to Beulah's father, EU 84, sheet 5. Census said Beulah had one birth and zero living children.
1910 Census Jefferson County, AL, Birmingham, p 179, lists only BH and Lois where are Clarence and Otis?, perhaps in Shelby county with their Lee grandparents
1917 Birmingham City Directory, p 963 list McCain, Buren H (Lois) car repr h 616 s 26th
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This letter was written to Lois' sister, Alma Cate, Rt 3, Box 24, Anniston, Alabama about three weeks after Lois' death. In January 2005 it was in the possession of Lynn Livesey, Alma's granddaughter. Apparently Alma was keeping BH's children Otis would have been 17, Clarence 12, Ruby 7 and James 5. So Alma probably was keeping at least Clarence, Ruby and James. By 1917 Alma would have had two children Nellie and William Dalton of her own.
Mrs. Lesley was keeping the baby Margaret in Birmingham. Lynn Livesey remembers that her grandmother Alma wanted to keep the baby for her own. This clarifies the reference in the letter where BH says he has to study on whether or not she can keep the baby.
Bham Ala
12-5-1917
Dear Almer & Sweet Babies,
I will try tonight to ans your kind letter that I received yesterday. Was truly glad to hear from you all and to no that the children was well and doing well. I study about you all day and night when you all and every body else is a sleep. I am laying on my lonely bed study about you all. Almer, I never will forget you as you have been so good and kind to me and the
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dear children. I tell you the truth, I think as much of you as I do the only sis I have. This is saying a lot about another mans wife, but I don't think OC will get mad at me as I think he is a real nice man and good to you. I wrote Addie and Allie both a long letter the other day and tried to explain dear Lois sickness and death the best I could, but I was so torn up
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and bothered I don't know where the dear girls could read it or not. Well, Almer, we done about got straightened up at last and I went to work yesterday. Brought the baby home last night as Mrs. Lisley was right puney and didn't feel like tending to her and Mrs. Juell was afraid to keep her up in her room so I went and got her. She don't seem to be very well satisfied here yet and she goes a little cold and is cutting four more teeth, has two more just about through, so that makes her a little fretful and they have sorter spoilt her handling her so much. But I guess that she soon will get over that. Well, Almer, I will tell you what Sis and me have decided and if it will suit you and you can do it and it is
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This for you to come down Sunday and bring the children and Sis wants you to stay as much as 3 or 4 days if not longer to help her fix up the children close as my cousin can't sew any as she never learned how and has her thumb off on her right hand so that makes it hard on her trying to sew. Now, Almer, in regards to you having the baby. I can't say just yet. I know she will be in good hands with you but it will be too hard on you to wait on her and your own child to and all the rest that you have to wait on. But I will study it over by the time you come that is if you can and OC is willing for you to come. You come Sunday and I will meet you at the train and help you off with all the little ones and if you can't come write me so I can get it by Saturday and if you can't come I will come up there Sunday as I am getting real anxious to see the babies. Now, Almer, I haven't got that check yet so I will have to ask you to pay your fare down here and I will give it to you as soon as you get here. As it will be here before then. Well, Almer, I don't know where you can read this or not as I can't hardly see to write as there is something the matter with one of my eyes. It hurts me so I can't hardly see at all. So kiss the children for me and tell OC to kiss you for me. So write soon to your lonely and heart broken brother,
B H Mc
2821 Ave F
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World War I draft registration card filed out September 12, 1918 (he states on his card that he will move October 1, 1918 to 508 S 25th St.): Buren Hermace McCain, 41 years, medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair, car repairer, ALA SAACo, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, Alabama
1919 Birmingham City Directory, p 1088, McCain, Buren H car repr h 508 s 25th
1920-21 Birmingham City Directory, p 1128 McCain, Buren H (Jennie) car repr 508 s 25th
1920 Census, Birmingham City, Jefferson County, Alabama ED# 29, Sheet 29A
McCane, Burian 43yr
Janie 42
Chlarence 14
Ruby 9
James 5
BH had another wife, according to Jeannene Patterson, for a very short time between Minnie Lois and Jennie. This wife she thinks died of food poisoning from eating canned corn.
1930 Birmingham City Directory McCain, Buren H (Jennie) h 1604 16th Av N
1930 Census, Birmingham City, Jefferson County, Alabama, Precinct 37, Block # 28, Sheet #17A
17th Street
McCain, Buron H 51 Laborer Steam Railroad
Jennie 51
James 16
Drake, Ruby 17
James 19 Carpenter School Bldg
Janeen 5 months
Lola Tucker 46 Boarder Practical Nurse
Virgil Snelling 43 Boarder Real Estate Collector
Norman Durakin 37 Boarder Painter Steam Railroad
According to his death certificate 375037, Jefferson County, Alabama he died on 9-30, 1932 at 2:30pm in Hillman Hospital of unknown natural causes and not from violence. He was living at 1605 No 17 Street, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. He was a welder. He was buried October 2, 1932 at Elmwood Cemetery. Otis M McCain same address gave the information for the death certificate.
