Jesse Caudill b 10 Nov 1818 d 1904 Letcher Co KY; s/o Stephen Caudill and Sarah Adams. Jesse Caudill m. 4 Apr 1844 Letcher Co KY to Mary Polly Back b 3 Feb 1827 d 1888 Letcher Co KY; d/o Henry Back and Susannah Maggard. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Jesse Caudill and Mary Polly Back;

1. Watson Caudill b about 1845 Letcher Co KY; m. (1) to Rachel Hampton b 23 Mar 1852 d 25 Dec 1881 in childbirth will daughter, Siller Caudill Brown; buried Watty Caudill Cemetery, Dry Fork, Letcher Co KY; d/o Wilburn Hampton and Phoebe Caudill. Children of Watson Caudill and Rachel Hampton;

I. Jesse Wilburn Caudill; m. (1) to Rachel Tyree b about 1878 d 14 Jul 1899; buried Watty Caudill Cemetery, Dry Fork, Letcher Co KY. Jesse Wilburn Caudill m. (2) to Mary Miller.

II. Siller Caudill b 1881; m. Male Brown.

2. Benjamin "Paw Paw" Caudill b about 1846 Letcher Co KY; m. (1) to Terry Hampton b 1846 d 6 Mar 1877; buried Watty Caudill Cemetery, Dry Fork, Letcher Co KY; s/o Wilburn Hampton and Phoebe Caudill. Benjamin "Paw Paw" Caudill m. Sallie Brashears

3. Sarah Caudill b about 1848 Letcher Co KY; m. Sam Brashears

4. Susannah Sue Caudill b 1850 Letcher Co KY d 27 Feb 1920; buried Watty Caudill Cemetery, Dry Fork, Letcher Co KY; m. Stephen Roberts; s/o Preston Roberts and Rebecca Caudill.

5. Nancy Caudill b 9 Dec 1853 d 6 Jan 1914; m. Dixon Caudill b 13 Dec 1854 d 4 May 1938; s/o Benjamin Caudill and Polly Bolling.

6. Henry Caudill b 15 Nov 1856 d 7 Mar 1899; buried Caudill Family Cemetery, no location given; m. (1) to Barilla Jones b 22 May 1877 d 29 Jan 1899; buried Caudill Family Cemetery, no location given. Children of Henry Caudill and Barilla Jones;

I. William M "Big Bill" Caudill b 27 Apr 1896 d 12 Jul 1966; buried Caudill Family Cemetery, no location given; m. 3 Jul 1917 to (1) to Rebecca "Becky" Adams b ? d 15 Oct 1918 (2 weeks after the birth of her only child in the influenza epidemic of 1918). Child of William M "Big Bill" Caudill and Rebecca "Becky" Adams; i. William "Little Bill" Caudill b 11 Oct 1918 d 6 Nov 1938 (killed by knife by Lester Amburgey

The following article is from The Mountain Eagle newspaper dated 11/10/38, page 4, column 6:

"Young Man Slashed To Death By Knife"

A sensation was created in the County Seat Saturday night when a young man, Billie Caudill, 22, of Dry Fork, seriously cut and slashed on the head, face and throat and apparently nearly bled to death was brought to Dr. Collier's office here and after slight surgical attention was rushed to Fleming hospital. The badly butchered young man died from his wounds Sunday morning without gaining conciousness.
The cutting took place on Little Colly about dark Saturday night. It is said that Billie Caudill and Dana Smith, daughter of the late Hocker Smith were walking down the road when Lester Amburgey, 18, son of Monroe Amburgey, residing in the neighborhood walked up and began using a knife on young Caudill. In the fray Miss Smith was cut in the arm. Jealousy on the part of young Amburgey is said to have prompted the tragedy. William Caudill, Jr., was a son of William Caudill, a grandson of Mrs. Bettie Adams of Dry Fork and a nephew of Dock and Alvin Adams, well-known citizens of near the County Seat. He was a graduate of the Whitesburg High School, class of 1936, and regarded as a very excellent young man. Soon after the cutting, young Amburgey fled from the scene. Officers have been on the lookout for him but so far he has not been arrested. A reward of $100 has been poster for his arrest. He has a great number of relatives and friends in the county.
LATER: Officers succeeded in arresting young Amburgey and placing him in jail here. An examining trial will be held this week.

The following article is from The Mountain Eagle newspaper dated 01/5/39, page 1, column 1:

"Grand Jury Reports Three Indictments"

The Grand Jury made its first report on Tuesday and returned three indictments one of which charged young Lester Amburgey with the murder of William Caudill, a young man who lost his life When severely shot on Little Colly a few months ago. Young Amburgey was brought into court and his trial set for Thursday, Jan. 12th.

On the same page of that issue, in column 7, the members of the Grand Jury are listed as follows: Lawrence Webb, James Fields, Dawson Dixon, Sherman Baker, Delzie Collins, Troy Stamper, Frank Mullins, Elihu Blair, Beckham Bates, John H. Campbell, John H. Craft, and Sam Blair - forman.

The following article is from The Mountain Eagle newspaper dated 01/19/39, page 1, column 1:

"Young Man Gets Life Sentence"

Lester Amburgey, edging around 18, charged with the murder of William Caudill another young man on Little Colly about two months ago confessed to the charge in Circuit Court a few days ago and was given a life sentence in the state penitentiary. Young Amburgey heard the verdict of the jury without flinching glad to escape a worse penalty - and was soon after sentenced by the Court. He belongs to one of our best families, one of the leading ones of the mountains and one of the first settlers.

William M Caudill m. 24 Dec 1921 to (2) to Etta Bea Dixon b 10 Sept 1899 d 8 Sept 1938; buried Caudill Family Cemetery, no location given; d/o James C Dixon and Evelyn "Eva" Back. Child of William M Caudill and Etta B Dixon; i. Helen Madge Caudill b 23 Aug 1935 d 9 Sept 1935; buried Caudill Family Cemetery, no location given. ii. Virgil Caudill b ? d 1995 iii. Ruth Caudill iv. Lillian Caudill v. Harold Caudill

II. Jesse Caudill b 21 Jul 1898

Henry Caudill m.

Betsy Caudill b 1856 m. Jesse Boggs b 1856.

Jesse Caudill
and Mary Cornett

Jesse Caudill b 1818 KY d 1904 Letcher Co KY s/o Stephen Caudill and Sarah Adams. Jesse Caudill m. 4 Apr 1844 to Mary Cornett b 1827 KY. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Jesse Caudill and Mary Cornett;

1. Watson Caudill b 1845 KY

2. Benjamin Caudill b 1847 KY

3. Sarah Caudill b 1848 KY

4. Susannah Caudill b 1851 KY

5. John Caudill b about 1853 KY

6. Nancy Caudill b about 1854 KY

7. Henry Caudill b about 1856 KY

8. Elizabeth Caudill b about 1858 KY

9. Ester Caudill b about 1860 KY

1860 Letcher Co KY Census
1 387 387 Caudill Jesse 42 M . Farm Laborer 700 500 KY . .
2 387 387 Caudill Mary 33 F . . . . KY . . . . .
3 387 387 Caudill Watson 15 M . . . . KY X X . . .
4 387 387 Caudill Benjamin 13 M . . . . KY X X . . .
5 387 387 Caudill Sarah 12 F . . . . KY . X . . .
6 387 387 Caudill Susanah 9 F . . . . KY . X . . .
7 387 387 Caudill John 7 M . . . . KY X X . . .
8 387 387 Caudill Nancy 6 F . . . . KY . . . . .
9 387 387 Caudill Henry 4 M . . . . KY . . . . .
10 387 387 Caudill Elizabeth 2 F . . . . KY . . . . .
11 387 387 Caudill Ester 5/12 F . . . . KY . . . . .
12 387 387 Ingram Archable 19 M . Farm Laborer . 150 KY X