Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....McCauley, James S 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

James S. McCauley, farmer on section 5, Hopkins Township, has been a resident 
of Whiteside County since 1853, and has been identified with its agricultural 
development and progress for more than 30 years. He was born Nov. 11, 1821, in 
West Virginia. Cornelius McCauley, his father, was born in Scotland, whence he 
emigrated and came to Maryland, where he was married to Mary Butler, after 
which they settled in Virginia. James was an infant when his parents went to 
Ross Co., Ohio, after which they moved to Pickaway County in the same State. 
The father died there March 13, 1837. The death of the mother occurred in Ross 
County, July 7, 1851. Their children were 11 in number and were named as 
follows: William, Anna, Sarah, Susan, Elizabeth, Mary, John, Rebecca, 
Margaret, Catherine and James S. Mr. McCauley was 16 years of age when his 
father died; and until that event he remained at home engaged in obtaining his 
education at the common schools. Until the age of 23 years he operated as a 
farm assistant, and in 1848 rented a farm, which he continued to manage five 
successive years. In the fall of 1853 he came to Whiteside County, and 
purchased 80 acres on section 8, in Hopkins Township. It was wholly 
unimproved, and he rented a farm in the same township, which he conducted four 
years. He then purchased 120 acres where he has since lived, and the buildings 
he has since erected are located on the home place on that section. He is now 
the owner of 408 acres of land, most of which is in Hopkins Township, and 
which is practically all under cultivation. He supports the principles of the 
Republican party, and has officiated in several local offices. Mr. McCauley 
was married Jan. 7, 1847, in Ross Co., Ohio, to Hester A., daughter of Henry 
and Mary (Caughey) Hanawalt. They were born in Pennsylvania and located in 
Ohio after their marriage. The father died July 28, 1831, and the mother 
survived him until July 17, 1846. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. McCauley 
were named Christopher, Samuel, Jane, George and John. She is the youngest of 
all, and was born Jan. 10, 1822, in Ross Co., Ohio. Only two of eight children 
of which she has been the mother are living. Mary C. and Clara still survive. 
Marcellus, John W., Ida R., Alice A, Willie and an infant child unnamed are 
deceased.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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