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 1827 - 1908 (81 years)
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| Name |
William J. CAUDILL [1] |
| Birth |
05 Jul 1827 |
Letcher Co., KY  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
26 Nov 1908 [1] |
| Burial |
William J. Caudill Cemetery, Blackey, Letcher Co., KY |
| Person ID |
I5699 |
Rootballs |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2015 |
| Father |
William C. CAUDILL, b. Abt 1782, Wilkes Co., NC d. 27 Jul 1880, Letcher Co., KY (Age ~ 98 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Nancy CRAFT, b. Abt 1787, Harris Creek, Wilkes Co., NC d. 27 Jul 1877, Letcher Co., KY (Age ~ 90 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Marriage |
Abt 1800 |
Letcher Co., KY [1] |
| Family ID |
F1179 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Nancy DICKSON, b. 19 Apr 1830, Letcher Co., KY d. 31 Dec 1899 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
07 Feb 1847 |
Letcher Co., KY [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. James William CAUDILL, b. 19 Oct 1846, Blackey, Letcher Co., KY d. 14 Aug 1911, Letcher Co., KY (Age 64 years) [Natural] |
| | 2. Thomas D. CAUDILL, b. 26 Dec 1848, Letcher Co., KY d. Abt 1943 (Age 94 years) [Natural] |
| | 3. William J. CAUDILL, b. 27 May 1850, Letcher Co., KY d. 11 Dec 1924 (Age 74 years) [Natural] |
| | 4. John B. CAUDILL, b. Abt 1851 d. Abt 1851 (Age ~ 0 years) [Natural] |
| | 5. Susannah CAUDILL, b. 20 Feb 1852, Letcher Co., KY d. 23 Nov 1941, Perry Co., KY (Age 89 years) [Natural] |
| | 6. Hiram W. CAUDILL, b. 22 Dec 1853 d. 20 Dec 1913 (Age 59 years) [Natural] |
| | 7. Sarah Ann CAUDILL, b. 22 Jan 1855 d. 02 Mar 1930 (Age 75 years) [Natural] |
| | 8. Nancy Jane CAUDILL, b. 05 Oct 1856 d. 06 Jan 1929 (Age 72 years) [Natural] |
| | 9. Isaac D. CAUDILL, b. 17 Feb 1859 d. 19 Feb 1945, Tolson, KY (Age 86 years) [Natural] |
| | 10. Elizabeth CAUDILL, b. Abt 1860 d. Abt 1927, Cornett Cemetery, aka Robert Bustard Cornett Cemetery, Perry Co. KY (Age ~ 67 years) [Natural] |
| | 11. Jeremiah P. CAUDILL, b. 23 Nov 1861 d. 25 Feb 1922 (Age 60 years) [Natural] |
| | 12. George W. CAUDILL, b. 05 Oct 1863 d. 02 Feb 1945 (Age 81 years) [Natural] |
| | 13. Margaret CAUDILL, b. 25 Aug 1865 d. 21 Sep 1939 (Age 74 years) [Natural] |
| | 14. Henry Clay CAUDILL, b. 08 Dec 1866, Blackey, Letcher Co., KY d. 06 Sep 1938, Red Star, KY (Age 71 years) [Natural] |
| | 15. Martha CAUDILL, b. 10 May 1868, Caudill Branch, Letcher Co., KY d. 03 May 1943, Diablock, Perry Co., KY (Age 74 years) [Natural] |
| | 16. John Breckinridge CAUDILL, b. 11 Mar 1870, Letcher Co., KY d. 24 Feb 1947, Stroud, Lincoln Co., OK (Age 76 years) [Natural] |
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| Family ID |
F2381 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2015 |
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| Notes |
- 1.Stiller Bill was a farmer, and an excellent hunter, before the Civil War broke out in 1861. At that time he enlisted in the Southern Cause and served in some of its hottest battlefields until its end. Not only disappointed at the losing cause, he came home to find his farm overgrown with briars and bushes, and to find his family almost in poverty as were his neighbors. Seeking a quick solution to cope with his critical situation, he set-up for production of corn whiskey and apple and peach brandy. His proficiency paid off. He was regarded for years as one of the finest makers of these products and thus achieved the title which made him well-known as Stiller Bill.
In 1888 the manufacture and sale of intoxicants were outlawed and he was soon apprehended by John Back and other officers at the time. The trek to the courthouse for trial had not gone far when Stiller Bill gave his word to the arresting officers that he would quit the business completely if released. Knowing Bill, the officers accepted his offer and returned home. True to his mountain integrity, he never produced another drop. He returned to farming and also entered bee raising. He soon had hundreds of stands for an abundant production of honey. Both Bill and Nancy are buried in the William J. Caudill Cemetery on lower Caudill Branch, two miles north of Blackey, in Letcher Co., KY.
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