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William CAUDILL

Male Abt 1803 - Abt 1895  (~ 92 years)


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  • Name William CAUDILL  [1
    Birth Abt 1803  Wilkes Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1895  Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I169  Rootballs
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 

    Father Jeremiah CAUDILL,   b. Abt 1779, Wilkes Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef May 1829, Wilkes Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Sarah Jane ADAMS,   b. 24 Dec 1780   d. 05 Feb 1858, Wilkes Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage Bef 1800 
    Family ID F106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane WHEELER,   b. Abt 1805, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1851 (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jan 1823  Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jerimiah CORDLE,   b. 03 May 1824, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1894, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Natural]
     2. James Boon CORDLE,   b. Abt 1825, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     3. Eleanor CORDLE,   b. Abt 1827, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1881 (Age ~ 54 years)  [Natural]
     4. John Michael CORDLE,   b. 03 Jun 1829, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1913, Johnson Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Natural]
     5. Amos CORDLE,   b. 06 Jan 1831, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     6. Phoebe CORDLE,   b. Abt 1834, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850 (Age ~ 17 years)  [Natural]
     7. William CORDLE,   b. 10 Nov 1837, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850 (Age > 14 years)  [Natural]
     8. Jesse CORDLE,   b. Oct 1839, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1904 (Age ~ 65 years)  [Natural]
     9. Jane Elizabeth CORDLE,   b. 04 Feb 1842, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     10. Ralph CORDLE,   b. 21 May 1843, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1920, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Natural]
     11. Holly CORDLE,   b. 01 Dec 1845, Lawrence Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1863 (Age 17 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 

    Family 2 Clarinda FITZPATRICK,   b. Abt 1838 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1855  Lawrence Co., Ky. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry David CAUDILL,   b. Abt 1856  [Natural]
     2. Fleming CAUDILL,   b. May 1857  [Natural]
     3. Greenville CAUDILL,   b. 1859  [Natural]
     4. John Michael CAUDILL,   b. Abt 1860  [Natural]
    Family ID F169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 

    Family 3 Rachel HENSLEY,   b. Apr 1822 
    Marriage 01 Apr 1862  Lawrence Co., Ky. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha Belle CAUDILL  [Natural]
     2. John Michael CAUDILL,   b. Abt 1863  [Natural]
     3. Ralph CAUDILL,   b. Abt 1865  [Natural]
    Family ID F170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2015 

  • Notes 
    • 1.There are two family traditions of how "Grandpa Billy" came to Lawrence Co., Kentucky. One is he helped drive cattle to be sold on the Big Sandy River and stopped for a night at the Wheeler's where he met Jane and started "sparkin" her. Another is he had fallen-out with his father and said he was going North, change his name and start his own family. It is difficult to determine the correct surname of each family member of William's lineage due to the interchange of the surnames Cordle, Cordial and Caudill in various records, newspaper accounts, and actual usage of the surnames among members of the immediate family. All these surnames, plus Cordill, were used in court records for William's son, Rev. Jeremiah. Often you find all these different spellings on the same marriage record page for Rev. Jeremiah. Also I have found many obituaries which list one surname for the first spouse who died and then later when the other died a different one was used. Sometimes Cordle or Caudill and vice versa. Several of the Lawrence Co., Ky. family moved up river to Johnson Co., Ky. and thereafter most records on these reflect the usage of the Caudill surname. This interchange in records, conflicting family lineage data furnished to me, family usage, etc., make one feel that the surname that may have been used is correct only by accident. That is a most ungenealogical statement, but the uncertainty of what is the correct surname for each person in this lineage makes it a corret statement for William's lineage in this compilation. So when you verify or proof your line you may find a better source than this compiler found in his research and thus a more correct surname usage in your line.
      From the book Appalachia Crossroads-The Caudill Family
      By Clayton R. Cox Vols. 2-3-4
      305 Albana Rd.
      Lexington, Ky 40503-2625
      or
      10201 U. S. Hwy #27 Box 50
      Clermont, Fl 34711-9700

      Found at the State Archives Dept.
      Frankford, Ky

      Known as William Cordle and William Cordial in Lawrence Co., Ky.

      More About WILLIAM CAUDILL:
      Burial Place: Raccoon Branch of Hoods Fork of Blaine Cr.
      Census 1: 1820, Floyd Co., Kentucky
      Census 2: 1850, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
      Census 3: 1860, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
      Census 4: 1880, Lawrence Co., Kentucky

  • Sources 
    1. [S295] Whitney, Beverly.