Family Group Sheet
NameRobert E. Lee Caudill, 1C2R
Birth14 Nov 1867, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Jul 1930, St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida
BurialCaudill Cemetery, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherAbel Caudill (1843-1925)
MotherMary Ann Hall (1849-1927)
Marriage3 Mar 1887, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMahalah Wells
Birth13 Dec 1866, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death1932, St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida
BurialCaudill Cemetery, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam J. Wells (1826-1896)
MotherCalah Davis (1828-1898)
Children
1 MSamuel Jefferson Caudill, 2C1R
Birth5 Jul 1889, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death14 Oct 1935, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseMaymie Starling Boulware
2 MBert Chalmer Caudill, 2C1R
Birth1 Jan 1901, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Jan 1988, Clemmons, Forsyth Co., North Carolina
SpouseMary Ann Middleton
3 MElmer Davis Caudill, 2C1R
Birth12 Apr 1905, Morgan Co. or Shelby Co., Kentucky
Death19 Sep 1979, San Diego, San Diego Co., California
SpouseAnn Jergens Somermeier
Notes for Robert E. Lee Caudill
The Florida death index lists Robert E. Caudill, died 1930 in Pinellas Co., certificate Vol. 470, #11501. (No other details are indexed.)
Notes for Mahalah Wells
The Florida death index lists Mrs. Mahalah Wells Caudill, died 1932 in Pinellas Co., certificate Vol. 532, #2968. (No other details are indexed.)
Her gravestone, a double one with Robert, says Mahalah W. Caudill, 1866-1932. (The W probably stands for Wells.)
Her gravestone, a double one with Robert, says Mahalah W. Caudill, 1866-1932. (The W probably stands for Wells.)
Census Notes for Robert E. Lee & Mahalah (Family)
Robert and Mahalah and John and Calah were not only married on the same day, they apparently lived in the same household or next door to each other their entire married lives.
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, River precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 13B as family #193/207:
Caudill, John T., 32, b. Nov 1867, farmer; Calah, wife, 33, b. Dec 1866, married 13 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Willie A., son, 11, b. May 1889; Sanford F., son, 9, b. Feb 1891; Elma B., dau, 10/12, b. July 1899; Robert E., bro, 32, b. Nov 1867; merchant; Mahala, sister-in-law, 33, b. Dec 1866, married 13 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Samuel J., nephew, 9, b. July 1890. Willson, James, servant, 19, b. Apr 1881, servant, day laborer; Helton, Laura, servant, 15, b. Mch 1885, cook. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Caney precinct, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 3B as family #64/66:
Caudill, Robert E., 41, farmer; Mahalah, wife, 41, first marriage for both, married 23 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Samuel J., son, 19; Bert C., son, 9; Elmer, son, 5. Caudill, Carrie, servant, 19, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Hatzel, son of servant, 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The following household is that of John and Calah.
1920 census of Shelby Co., Ky, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #144/141, on Adair Ave, Shelbyville:
Caudill, Robert E., 52, farming & oil industry; Mahalah, wife, 53; Chalmer, son, 19; Elmer, son, 14. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The following household is that of John and Calah.
1930 census of Pinellas Co., Florida, St. Petersburg precinct 7, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 20B as family #708/858, at 516 S. Ninth St:
Cordell, Robert E., 62, age at first marriage 19, ticket agent for tourist bus co.; Mahalah, wife, 63, age at first marriage 20; Calah, sister-in-law, age at first marriage 63, widowed. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, River precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 13B as family #193/207:
Caudill, John T., 32, b. Nov 1867, farmer; Calah, wife, 33, b. Dec 1866, married 13 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Willie A., son, 11, b. May 1889; Sanford F., son, 9, b. Feb 1891; Elma B., dau, 10/12, b. July 1899; Robert E., bro, 32, b. Nov 1867; merchant; Mahala, sister-in-law, 33, b. Dec 1866, married 13 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Samuel J., nephew, 9, b. July 1890. Willson, James, servant, 19, b. Apr 1881, servant, day laborer; Helton, Laura, servant, 15, b. Mch 1885, cook. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Caney precinct, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 3B as family #64/66:
Caudill, Robert E., 41, farmer; Mahalah, wife, 41, first marriage for both, married 23 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Samuel J., son, 19; Bert C., son, 9; Elmer, son, 5. Caudill, Carrie, servant, 19, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Hatzel, son of servant, 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The following household is that of John and Calah.
1920 census of Shelby Co., Ky, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #144/141, on Adair Ave, Shelbyville:
Caudill, Robert E., 52, farming & oil industry; Mahalah, wife, 53; Chalmer, son, 19; Elmer, son, 14. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The following household is that of John and Calah.
1930 census of Pinellas Co., Florida, St. Petersburg precinct 7, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 20B as family #708/858, at 516 S. Ninth St:
Cordell, Robert E., 62, age at first marriage 19, ticket agent for tourist bus co.; Mahalah, wife, 63, age at first marriage 20; Calah, sister-in-law, age at first marriage 63, widowed. All born Ky Ky Ky.
