Family Group Sheet
NameJesse P. Caudill, 2C2R
Birth15 Sep 1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Aug 1958, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa
BurialRock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois
FatherJames M. Caudill (1850-1895)
MotherRebecca McClain (1852-1901)
Other spousesLeah Sutter
Marriage1 Mar 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Divorceabt 1935
SpouseCynthia Claudia Jones, 1C3R
Birth10 Feb 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death6 Jan 1980, Harris Co., Texas
BurialGrand View Memorial Park, Pasadena, Texas
FatherJames Boyd Jones (1847-1914)
MotherNancy Riddle (1848-1927)
Other spousesFrank Kirby French
Children
SpouseFrances
2 MJack Leon Caudill, 2C2R
Birth6 Sep 1915, Elma, Howard Co., Iowa
Death6 Jun 1988, Pasadena, Harris Co., Texas
SpouseLucille M.
3 FGeraldine Loraine Caudill, 2C2R
Birth4 Feb 1926, Chickasaw Co., Iowa
Death9 Jul 2000, Houston, Harris Co., Texas
SpouseEverett Lee Simmons
Notes for Jesse P. Caudill
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Jesse P. Caudill, age 33, residence R.4, Elma, Howard Co., Iowa, born 15 Sep 1885, occupation farming, self employed, nearest relative Mrs. Jesse P. Caudill, same address.
The database of U. S. Veterans Gravesites records Jesse P. Caudill, Pvt U.S. Army, born 15 Sep 1885, died 17 Aug 1958, service start date 29 June 1905, buried at Section G, Site 103, Rock Island National Cemetery.
The database of U. S. Veterans Gravesites records Jesse P. Caudill, Pvt U.S. Army, born 15 Sep 1885, died 17 Aug 1958, service start date 29 June 1905, buried at Section G, Site 103, Rock Island National Cemetery.
Notes for Cynthia Claudia Jones
It is uncertain whether she was given the name Cynthia Claudia at birth, or just chose to change her first name as an adult. I have seen no records with both names together or even a middle initial.
Paul French, son of Cynthia’s stepson xxx, wrote in an email of 25 Feb “My grandfather's second marriage was to a woman known to our family as Claudia Caudill. It was her second marriage as well.
Claudia's previous husband was Jesse P. Caudill, and it appears that throughout the first half of her life, she went by the name Cynthia. Cynthia/Claudia and Jesse P. Caudill were divorced in Iowa sometime between 1930 when they appear in the U.S. Census and about 1938 when she married my grandfather, Frank K. French.
She died 6 Jan 1980 in Harris Co., TX, and burial is in Grand View Memorial Park, 8501 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, Texas, 281-479-6076, Garden of the Good Shepherd, Lot 149, Space 4 (Frank is in space 3). Spaces were purchased in 1968 by Geraldine Simmons, the youngest of three children she had with Jesse P. Caudill.”
The Texas death index lists Claudia French, died 6 Jan 1980 in Harris Co.
The SSDI lists Claudia French, born 10 Feb 1890, died Jan 1980, last residence Shepherd, San Jacinto Co., Texas.
Paul French, son of Cynthia’s stepson xxx, wrote in an email of 25 Feb “My grandfather's second marriage was to a woman known to our family as Claudia Caudill. It was her second marriage as well.
Claudia's previous husband was Jesse P. Caudill, and it appears that throughout the first half of her life, she went by the name Cynthia. Cynthia/Claudia and Jesse P. Caudill were divorced in Iowa sometime between 1930 when they appear in the U.S. Census and about 1938 when she married my grandfather, Frank K. French.
She died 6 Jan 1980 in Harris Co., TX, and burial is in Grand View Memorial Park, 8501 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, Texas, 281-479-6076, Garden of the Good Shepherd, Lot 149, Space 4 (Frank is in space 3). Spaces were purchased in 1968 by Geraldine Simmons, the youngest of three children she had with Jesse P. Caudill.”
The Texas death index lists Claudia French, died 6 Jan 1980 in Harris Co.
The SSDI lists Claudia French, born 10 Feb 1890, died Jan 1980, last residence Shepherd, San Jacinto Co., Texas.
Notes for Jesse P. & Cynthia Claudia (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 7, p. 337, contains marriage license for Jesse P. Caudill, 25, s/o James M. & Rebecca Caudill, and Cynthia Jones, 22, d/o James B. & Nancy Jones. The application states that the marriage is to be performed at Morehead on 1 Mar 1911, but there is no return. D. B. Caudill provided surety on the bond.
Census
1915 Iowa state census, Howard Co., town of Elma, records on cards #478-#479:
Jessie Caudill, age 28, farmer, born Ky Ky Ky; Senthia Caudill, age 23, born Ky Ky Ky; Ang-- (looks like Anglo to me; Ancestry has transcribed it as Anges) Earl Caudill, b. N. Dak. Ky Ky.
1920 census of Howard Co., Iowa, Paris township, enumerated 19 Jan, lists on p. 6A as family #113/116:
Caudill, Jess P., 34, b. Ky Ky Ky, farm hand; Cynthia, wife, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky; Earl A., son, b. North Dakota Ky Ky; Leo J., son, 4 3/12, b. Iowa Ky Ky.
1925 Iowa state census records in Chickasaw Co., New Hampton, on lines 10- 13:
Caudill, J. P., 39, b. Ky, son of James Caudill & Rebecca McKann, both born in Ky, married in Morehead, Ky; Cynthia, wife, 32, b. Ky, father J. W. Jones, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name couldn’t say, married in Ky; Earl, son, 12, b. Iowa; Jack, son, 8, b. Iowa.
1930 census of Chickasaw Co., Iowa, enumated 6 May, lists on p. 8A as family #225/232, at 109 E. Prospect St, New Hampton:
Caudill, J. P., 34, age at first marriage 24, b. Morehead Ky Ky Ky, produce dealer; Zynthia, wife, 38, age at first marriage 19; Earl, son, 16, b. North Dakota Ky Ky; L. Jack, son, 14, b. Iowa Ky Ky; Geraldine, dau, 4 1/12, b. Iowa Ky Ky.
Jessie Caudill, age 28, farmer, born Ky Ky Ky; Senthia Caudill, age 23, born Ky Ky Ky; Ang-- (looks like Anglo to me; Ancestry has transcribed it as Anges) Earl Caudill, b. N. Dak. Ky Ky.
1920 census of Howard Co., Iowa, Paris township, enumerated 19 Jan, lists on p. 6A as family #113/116:
Caudill, Jess P., 34, b. Ky Ky Ky, farm hand; Cynthia, wife, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky; Earl A., son, b. North Dakota Ky Ky; Leo J., son, 4 3/12, b. Iowa Ky Ky.
1925 Iowa state census records in Chickasaw Co., New Hampton, on lines 10- 13:
Caudill, J. P., 39, b. Ky, son of James Caudill & Rebecca McKann, both born in Ky, married in Morehead, Ky; Cynthia, wife, 32, b. Ky, father J. W. Jones, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name couldn’t say, married in Ky; Earl, son, 12, b. Iowa; Jack, son, 8, b. Iowa.
1930 census of Chickasaw Co., Iowa, enumated 6 May, lists on p. 8A as family #225/232, at 109 E. Prospect St, New Hampton:
Caudill, J. P., 34, age at first marriage 24, b. Morehead Ky Ky Ky, produce dealer; Zynthia, wife, 38, age at first marriage 19; Earl, son, 16, b. North Dakota Ky Ky; L. Jack, son, 14, b. Iowa Ky Ky; Geraldine, dau, 4 1/12, b. Iowa Ky Ky.
