| Name |
Abel Caudill |
| Birth |
4 Feb 1843, Letcher Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
1 Jul 1925, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Burial |
Caudill Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky |
| Father |
Samuel ("Sammie") Caudill (1804-1883) |
| Mother |
Sarah Maggard (1809-1898) |
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| Marriage |
15 Nov 1866, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| Spouse |
Mary Ann Hall, GG Aunt |
| Birth |
30 Mar 1849, Morgan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
28 Nov 1927, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Burial |
Caudill Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky |
| Father |
George Martin Hall (1827-1900) |
| Mother |
Susannah Downing (1832-1900) |
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| Children |
| 1 M |
James Caudill (Died as Child), 1C2R |
| Birth |
abt 1866, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
1870/1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 2 M |
John T. Caudill (Twin), 1C2R |
| Birth |
14 Nov 1867, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
1920, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 3 M |
Robert E. Lee Caudill (Twin), 1C2R |
| Birth |
14 Nov 1867, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
5 Jul 1930, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 5 M |
Samuel McKee Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
29 Dec 1870, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
3 Jan 1949, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 6 F |
Sarah A. Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
29 Dec 1870, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
4 Jan 1949, Lewisburg, Mason Co., Kentucky |
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| 7 F |
Emma Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
16 Aug 1873, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
18 Feb 1922, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 10 M |
William C. Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
15 Jun 1878, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
17 Jul 1941, St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| 11 M |
Daniel Boone Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
2 Oct 1879, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
8 Apr 1967, Fayette Co., Kentucky |
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| 12 M |
Joseph E. Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
29 Apr 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
2 May 1967, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida |
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| 13 M |
David Crockett Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
28 Apr 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
6 Jul 1961, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 14 M |
Cornelius P. Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
14 Jan 1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
7 Dec 1968, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 15 F |
Hannah Mae Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
5 Jul 1886, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
9 May 1981, Franklin Co., Kentucky |
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| 16 M |
Watson H. Caudill, 1C2R |
| Birth |
7 Apr 1889, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
1 May 1961, Winter Park, Florida |
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| Notes for Abel Caudill |
There is an article on the Caudill family in the 1956 Centennial Edition of the Rowan Co. News6 . It reads, in part:
"Samuel Caudill, grandfather of many of the present-day generation of Caudill's in Rowan Co., was born in Wise Co., Va. in 1804. His wife, Sarah Maggard Caudill was born there in 1809. The Samuel Caudill family moved to Troublesome Creek in Letcher Co. and then to Rowan Co. shortly after the Civil War.
Abel Caudill, their son, was a member of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He had been born Feb. 4, 1843 in Letcher Co.
Abel was married to Mary Ann Hall on Nov. 15, 1866. They were the parents of 15 children: Robert E. and John T. Caudill (twins); Amanda Susan Caudill; Samuel M. and Sarah Caudill (twins); Emma Caudill; Lydia J. Caudill; George W. Caudill; William C. Caudill; Daniel B. Caudill; Joseph E. Caudill; David C. Caudill; Cornelius P. Caudill; Hannah M. Caudill and Watson H. Caudill.
Abel Caudill spent his entire married life in Rowan County. He raised his family on a farm at Wagoner, where he also successfully owned and operated a general store and was postmaster. He raised, bought and sold livestock, owned and operated a grist mill, flour mill and saw mill, and was one of the leaders in Rowan County's commercial life.
Abel Caudill founded the People's Bank of Morehead in 1906 and began its operation on Jan. 1, 1907. Another of his business enterprises was the Caudill-Blair Grocery Company which he organized in 1910 and which was operated until 1932.
Caudill Cemetery at the west corporation limits of Morehead, was laid out by Abel Caudill after he moved in 1910 to Clearfield. It was originally intended for a family cemetery, and a family lot for each of his children was provided by him.
He left the farm at Clearfield and moved to Morehead in his declining years, and lived here until his death on July 1, 1925.
Living members of the Abel Caudill family are: Judge Daniel B. Caudill, David C. Caudill and Cornelius P. Caudill, all bankers, and Mrs. Hannah Caudill Blair, all of Morehead; George W. Caudill, Lexington; Joseph E. Caudill, West Palm Beach, Fla.; and Watson H. Caudill, Winter Park, Fla."
The Kentucky Death Index lists Abel Caudill, age 82, died 2 July 1925 in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 41, #20441. Note the discrepancy between the date of death in the death index, and that in the newspaper article. His gravestone also contains the July 1, 1925 date. So I will go for 2 out of 3 and enter the July 1st date. |
| Census |
1870 census of Rowan Co., KY, p. 99, Christy Creek precinct, lists family of:
Abel Caudill, 28; Mary, 24; John 4; James, 2; Bob Lee, 2 (twins); Amanda: 10 mo., b. July. (Mary's age is incorrect. The names and ages of the first two sons do not match the 1880 census, see below, nor later accounts of the Abel Caudill family, which list the twins as Robert E. and John T. and do not mention any James. Probably the oldest son died young, and he was really named James, with this census being in error, but possibly the census is correct and the name John was deemed more important to preserve and the twin James was renamed when the eldest son died.)
1880 census of Rowan Co., KY, Pine Grove precinct, family #383:
Abel Caudill, 36, farmer; Mary A., 30, wife; Robert E., 12, son; John T., 12, son; Amandy S., 11, dau; Samuel M., 9, son; Sarah A., 9, dau; Emona, 6, dau; Lydia J., 5, dau; George W., 3, son; Lillian, 1, dau; Daniel B., 1/12, son. (The date of birth for Daniel B. is inconsistent with the 1900 census, but the 1900 census of Rowan Co is rife with errors. "Lillian" is almost certainly really William.)
1900 census of Rowan Co., KY, Hoggstown, family #234:
Abel Caudill, b. 2-43, age 57; Mary A., b. 3-49, age 51; William, b. 6-78, age 21; Dan, b. 10-79, age 20; Joseph E., b. 4-81, age 19; David C., b. 4-83, age 17; Cornelius P., b. 1-85, age 15; Hanah M., b. 7-86, age 13; Watson H., b. 4-89, age 11.
1910 census of Rowan Co., KY, Cristy Creek prec, page 7B, dated 23 Apr, lists family #123:
Caudill, Abel, 67; (w) Mary A., 61; married 44 yrs, 15 children, 15 living; (ward) Cox, Charlie, 11; (niece) Kidd, Sarah, 58, married 38 yrs, 9 children, 4 living. |
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