His death certificate (Vol. 64, #31687) states Elijah Caudill, age 78 years 7 mos 7 days, died 22 Feb 1915 in Rowan Co., cause of death burned to death, informant Robert Manning. The parent fields say “don’t know”.

Be careful not to confuse him with Elijah Green Dehart born 3 Dec 1844, son of Electious Dehart and Sarah Madden.

Her death certificate states Nancy Jane Caudill, age 78 years 2 mos 13 days, died 22 Feb 1915 in Rowan Co., cause of death burned to death, informant Robert Manning. Name of father “Harper”, name of mother unknown.

There is no Harper Johnson in the Kentucky censuses of the right generation, nor any Johnson in the 1850 census with an initial H and a daughter Nancy or Jane. Since the informant Robert Manning did not know the names of Nancy’s mother nor either of Elijah’s parents, it is probable that he intended Harper as the surname of Nancy’s father, not as his given name, and that he was mistaken.

There are too many possible Nancy Johnsons age 12 or 13 in the 1850 census of Kentucky to be able to trace them all forward and see which one married Elijah.

Elijah and Nancy died together in a house fire, and are buried in a joint coffin.

1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 40:
E. G. Caudill, 23, farmer; Nancy J., 32; Sarah E., 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, lists as family #5:
Elijah Caudill, 33, farmer; Nancy, 22; Sarah, 10; Mary, 8; Greenberry, 6; Benjamin, 4; Rebecca, 1. All born in Kentucky.

1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, lists as family #426:
Elijah Caudill, 43, farmer, Ky Ga Ga; Nancy, 43, wife, Ky Ky Ky; Sarah E., 20, dau; Green, 16, son; Ben F., 14, son; Emaline, 12, dau; Isaac N., 8, son; Martha A., dau, 6. All children born in Ky.

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 10B as family #172/174:
Caudill, Elijah, 63, b. Dec 1836, farmer; Nancy, wife, 63, b. Oct 1836, married 41 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living. Both born Ky Ky Ky.

Curiously, the months of birth in this census are reversed from those on their gravestones.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 3A as family #39/40:
Caudill, Elijah, 73, b. Ky Georgia Tenn, farmer; Nancy J., wife, 73, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 51 years, mother of 7 children, 5 living; Harvey, grandson, 20, single, farm laborer.

Harvey is the son of their son Benjamin.