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Willard Benton Caudill 1892–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAY 1892

Birth Location: Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 22 MAY 1980

Death Location: Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Caudill

Mother: Margaret Adams

Spouse(s): Carrie Dabney

Children(s): Sylvester Caudill, Marvin Sr, Worthy Caudill, Garnett Caudill, Grover Caudill, Orville Caudill, Pvt Caudill, Marguerett Caudill, Jewell Caudill, Dallas Caudill, John Caudill

Willard Benton Caudill was born in 1892 in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Henry Caudill And Margaret Jane Adams. In 1917, Willard Benton Caudill resided in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. In 1920, Willard Benton Caudill was recorded in the census in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. Willard Benton Caudill married Carrie Ellen Dabney, and had children including Dallas Lee Caudill, Garnett Beatrice Caudill, Grover Russell Caudill, Jewell Caudill, John Henry Caudill, Marguerett Elaine Caudill, Marvin Dale Caudill Sr, Orville Lee Caudill, Pvt Harry Dabney Caudill, Sylvester Caudill, Wilma June Caudill, Worthy Sylvester Caudill. Willard Benton Caudill passed away in 1980 in Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Willard Benton Caudill was born in 1892 in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Henry Caudill And Margaret Jane Adams.
  • In 1917, Willard Benton Caudill resided in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1920, Willard Benton Caudill was recorded in the census in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.
  • Willard Benton Caudill married Carrie Ellen Dabney, and had children including Dallas Lee Caudill, Garnett Beatrice Caudill, Grover Russell Caudill, Jewell Caudill, John Henry Caudill, Marguerett Elaine Caudill, Marvin Dale Caudill Sr, Orville Lee Caudill, Pvt Harry Dabney Caudill, Sylvester Caudill, Wilma June Caudill, Worthy Sylvester Caudill.
  • Willard Benton Caudill passed away in 1980 in Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willard Caudill's Ancestors

Self
Willard Caudill
1892–1980
Birth Place: Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Henry Caudill
1872–1964
Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States
Margaret (Jane) Adams
1872–1966
Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, Unites States
Grandparents
Samuel (Roscoe) Caudill
1848–1923
Letcher, Perry County, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Jane) Whitt
1847–1926
Johns Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, United States
Benjamin (Abbott) Adams
1847–1925
Letcher County, Kentucky, Unites States
Jane Adams
1847–1932
Letcher County, Kentucky, Unites States
Great-Grandparents
Able Sr.
1817–1898
Mary Crace
1826–1911
William Whitt
1814–1881
Matilda Dickenson
1818–1885
Jesse Adams
1821–1886
Margaret Jenkins
1826–1882
William Jr
1820–1862
Mary Webb
1818–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Cordell
1774–1837
Sarah Webb
1778–1860
Peter Crase
1792–1867
Annie Adams
1798–1845
John Whitt
1783–1850
Mary Pleasant
1782–1860
Edmund Dickenson
1783–1875
Mary Honaker
1805–1884
Benjamin Adams
1794–1855
Nancy Holbrook
1799–1870
William Jenkins
1783–1848
Elizabeth Williams
1785–1850
William Sr
1789–1870
Mary Adams
1788–1845
Benjamin Sr.
1775–1867
Sarah Webb
1789–1863

Willard Caudill's Descendants

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Willard (Benton) Caudill (4 MAY 1892–22 MAY 1980) m. Carrie (Ellen) Dabney (10 OCT 1891–1988)
  1. 1. Sylvester Caudill 1910–1910
  2. 2. Marvin (Dale Caudill) Sr 1911–2001
  3. 3. Worthy (Sylvester) Caudill 1912–1912
  4. 4. Garnett (Beatrice) Caudill 1913–2011
  5. 5. Grover (Russell) Caudill 1915–1982
  6. 6. Orville (Lee) Caudill 1917–1983
  7. 7. Pvt (Harry Dabney) Caudill 1917–1944
  8. 8. Marguerett (Elaine) Caudill 1921–2001 m. Harry Kinnaird 1918–1980
  9. 9. Jewell Caudill 1922–2012
  10. 10. Dallas (Lee) Caudill 1923–2013
  11. 11. John (Henry) Caudill 1924–2011 m. A (Jeanne) Austion 1927–2016

Willard Caudill's Timeline

7 Records

1892
4 MAY 1892
Birth of Willard Benton Caudill in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States
Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States
1917
1917
Age 25
Willard Benton Caudill resided here in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States
1920
1920
Age 28
Willard Benton Caudill appeared in census in Mason County, West Virginia, United States
Mason County, West Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 38
Willard Benton Caudill appeared in census in Cumberland, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States
Cumberland, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States
1940
1940
Age 48
Willard Benton Caudill appeared in census in Letcher County, Kentucky, Unites States
Letcher County, Kentucky, Unites States
1980
19 MAY 1980
Age 88
Death of Willard Benton Caudill in Marion County, Ohio, United States
Marion County, Ohio, United States
1980
22 MAY 1980
Age 88
Burial of Willard Benton Caudill in Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States
Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1892
    Event Place: Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mason County, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cumberland, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, Unites States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 MAY 1980
    Event Place: Marion County, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1980
    Event Place: Apple Grove, Mason County, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Fact

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