Family Group Sheet
NameJames Wilson Caudill, 4C2R
Birth30 Jun 1896, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death8 Aug 1944, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialJ. M. Caudill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherBenjamin E. Caudill (1851-1908)
MotherAbigail Cox (1861-1917)
SpouseMaggie Brown
Birth16 Jun 1900, Elliott Co., Kentucky
DeathMay 1977, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialJ. M. Caudill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Notes for James Wilson Caudill
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 Aug 1918, records James Wilson Caudill, age 22, residence Sideway, Ky, born 30 June 1896 in Sideway, Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, self-employed, nearest relative Maggie Caudill, wife, Sideway, Ky.
His death certificate records James W. Caudill, age 48 years 1 month 8 days, born 30 June 1891 in Rowan Co., died 8 Aug 1944 in Ordinary, Rowan Co., Ky, residence same, married, husband of Maggie Caudill, age 45, farmer, father Ben Caudill, mother’s maiden name Abbie Gill Coxs, cause of death erysipelles ambulans, due to lake (lack) of cleanliness, informant Maggie Caudill, Ordinary, Ky, burial at home.
The reported birthdate and age at death are inconsistent. The age would imply a birthdate of 30 June 1896, which is consistent with both his WW I draft card and the 1900 census.
His gravestone, a double one with Maggie, says James W. Caudill, 1897 - 1944.
His death certificate records James W. Caudill, age 48 years 1 month 8 days, born 30 June 1891 in Rowan Co., died 8 Aug 1944 in Ordinary, Rowan Co., Ky, residence same, married, husband of Maggie Caudill, age 45, farmer, father Ben Caudill, mother’s maiden name Abbie Gill Coxs, cause of death erysipelles ambulans, due to lake (lack) of cleanliness, informant Maggie Caudill, Ordinary, Ky, burial at home.
The reported birthdate and age at death are inconsistent. The age would imply a birthdate of 30 June 1896, which is consistent with both his WW I draft card and the 1900 census.
His gravestone, a double one with Maggie, says James W. Caudill, 1897 - 1944.
