My Great Grandfather- Chester Caudill

 My great grandfather, Chester Caudill, was born March 18, 1894 in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky. His parents were Benjamin Lewis "Little Lewis" Caudill and Susan Emaline Lemaster.  He died Feb. 16, 1975 in Wakefield, Ohio.

As you can see by his obituary his name isn't correct, but several of the other things are correct. 

***Received from the "Garnet A. Wilson, Public Library of Pike County, 207 North Market Street, Waverly, Ohio 45690-1189"****


Note:  Obituary Notice has Charles Caudill, not Chester Caudill.

Obit notice as follows:

   Charles Caudill, 80 year-old retired farmer of Rt. 3, Lucasville, died at 2:45pm Sunday in the Pike County Hospital, where he had been a patient for eight days.  He had been in failing health recently.
   A native of Kentucky, he was born on Mar. 18, 1894 in Salyersville, a son of Lewis and Sue (LeMaster) Caudill.
   On Oct. 5, 1912 he married the former Abbie LeMaster, who died on Dec. 22, 1968.
   Surviving are three sons, Henry Caudill of Rt. 1, Piketon, and Victor J. Caudill and Charles E. Caudill, both of Marysville, O.; five daughters, Mrs. Una Mae Clark, Mrs. Roselee Trusty, Mrs. Mavis Gauer, and Mrs. Aileen Sims all of Brooksville, Fla.; 20 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren; one brother Charles Caudill of Portsmouth; and one sister, Mrs. Ruby Powers of Salyersville, Ky.
   Mr. Caudill was predeceased by his parents, his wife, one daughter and one son.
   Funeral services are scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Howe Co. Funeral Home in Piketon, with Rev. R. G. Humble, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Bailey Chapel Cemetery, near Wakefield. Friends called at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesday.

My Mother "Donna Lorraine Trusty"

 My mother was born in 1945 in a small town in Ohio.  She was raised with 6 other siblings.  She met my father in Brooksville, Florida.

Her parents were Rosy Lee Caudill and Lundy Morris Trusty.  Rosy was born in 1920 in Salyersville, Kentucky.  Rosy's parents were Chester Caudill and Abigail Lemaster.  Lundy was born in 1913 in Madison County, Ohio.  Lundy's parents were William Thomas Trusty and Sarah Pauline (Lina) Boggs.

I found Rosy in the 1930 census for Pike County, Ohio. This image is from Ancestry. 

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Name

Rosie L Caudill

Birth Year

1921

Gender

Female

Race

White

Age in 1930

9

Birthplace

Kentucky

Marital Status

Single

Relation to Head of House

Daughter

Home in 1930

Scioto, Pike, Ohio, USA

Map of Home

Scioto,Pike,Ohio

House Number

April 14

Family Number

99

Attended School

Yes

Father's Birthplace

Kentucky

Mother's Birthplace

Kentucky

Neighbors

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Household members

Name

Chester Caudill

Age

36

Name

Addile Caudill

Age

34

Name

Victor Caudill

Age

16

Name

Flara Caudill

Age

15

Name

Henry Caudill

Age

12

Name

Unie M Caudill

Age

11

Name

Rosie L Caudill

Age

9

Name

Mavis Caudill

Age

7

Name

Ilean Caudill

Age

6

Name

Loretta Caudill

Age

2

 

 

 

 

 

As you can tell some of these names are incorrect.  Always something when doing research isn't there.  

 

 

And here is Lundy in the 1930 census....

 

 

Name

Lundy Tousty

Birth Year

1915

Gender

Male

Race

White

Age in 1930

15

Birthplace

Ohio

Marital Status

Single

Relation to Head of House

Son

Home in 1930

Scioto, Pike, Ohio, USA

Map of Home

Scioto,Pike,Ohio

House Number

April 10

Family Number

75

Attended School

Yes

Able to Read and Write

Yes

Father's Birthplace

Kentucky

Mother's Birthplace

Kentucky

Able to Speak English

Yes

Neighbors

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Household members

Name

Thomas Tousty

Age

69

Name

Lina Tousty

Age

58

Name

Homer Tousty

Age

17

Name

Lundy Tousty

Age

15

Name

Virgil Tousty

Age

14

 

 

 

Who Am I?

 My name is Cathy Pierce.  I started doing research on my family about 30 years ago, right about the time the internet started becoming an "in" thing.  Since starting my research several websites have been created, they are Ancestry . com and Family Search . Org.  to name just 2.  I have found a lot of information on both.  I first started on Ancestry . com, but found that it wasn't suitable to what I wanted to achieve.  However, it is great for finding information on.  Family Search is also great for finding actual documents, but you need to know where to look for them first.  

When I started I went to the local Library and pulled up census records on microfilm, if that tells you anything....LOL!!  

I have gotten back on my mother's lines to approximately 1760's and my father's lines to about the same era.  My father's lines are a little easier than my mother's lines but still it has been an interesting journey.  

One of mother's lines is Captain Henry Connelley, Connelly, or Connely, or Conley....depends on who you are talking about.  Captain Henry was in the Revolutionary War.  Some also use the short version of his name when talking about him as CHC..or the Captain!  

Loretta Lynn, Chrystal Gayle and a few others also come from this line of Connelly's.  I personally found this extremely interesting since my grandmother always told me that we were related to Loretta Lynn, but she couldn't remember exactly how.

One of my mother's other lines is Valentine Collins, who through Y-DNA we have found out was the son of a Bunch male.  Valentine married at some point before 1804 Dicey Gibson.  Which makes me have a "Mulengeon" background.  This has been a focus for about the last 10 years.  Trying to figure out exactly who Valentine's father is.  We have yet no proof.  

My father's lines are McMullen and Belcher from around Largo, Florida.  Very prominent people in the area.  7 McMullen brother's all settled in the Largo, Clearwater area of Pineallas County.  At one time these 7 brothers owned all of the property from Tarpon Springs to Clearwater on the Gulf of Mexico.  Very interesting to say the least.  I am a descendant of Daniel McMullen whose home is in a place called "Heritage Village" in Largo....and his wife Margaret Ann Campbell.