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Caudill, Col. Benjamin Everage

Caudill, Col. Benjamin Everage

Male 1830 - 1899  (69 years)

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  • Name Caudill, Benjamin Everage 
    Prefix Col. 
    Birth 11 Feb 1830  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Between 1861 and 1865 
    as Colonel, 10th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, CSA 
    • He was captured by Union forces at the Battle of Gladeville (Wise), VA in July 1863.

      The Schoff Civil War Collections (Wm. Clements Library, University of Michigan) Index to Prisoner Letters for Point Lookout (MD) Prison Camp Records indicates that he wrote correspondence from there on 30 Mar 1864.
    Caudill, Col. Benjamin Everage    		 Caudill, Col. Benjamin Everage
    Colonel, 10th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, CSA
    Religion Aft 1865 
    a Baptist preacher 
    Death 11 Feb 1899  Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7531  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2021 

    Father Caudill, Elder John Adams,   b. 1798, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1873, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Cornett, Rachel,   b. 10 Feb 1807, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1887, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1824  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Asbury, Martha Lucinda,   b. 11 Jul 1828, Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1900, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 16 Feb 1848  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Caudill, William   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Caudill, John Asbury Sr.,   b. 26 Feb 1849, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1912, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     3. Caudill, Samuel Houston,   b. 29 Mar 1853, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1928 (Age 74 years)
    +4. Caudill, Margaret E.,   b. 4 Dec 1857, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1937, Lovington, Lea, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Caudill, Rev Benjamin Franklin,   b. 3 May 1867, Alleghany, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1952, Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F3245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Feb 1830 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Feb 1848 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Feb 1899 - Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Laurel, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • In the Civil War, he was a Colonel in the Confederate Army.

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p. 27.