Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Caudle, James December 14, 1802 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Cortez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00020.html#0004939 April 18, 2009, 1:32 pm Author: Chapman Brothers JAMES CAUDLE, farmer, sec. 24, Big Rapids Tp., was born Dec. 14, 1802, in Hailes, Glouchester, Eng., (Hailes is the supposed site of Troy.) The parents of Mr. Caudle, William and Mary (Wallis) Caudle, were married Nov. 18, 1784, in Hailes, Eng., and never removed from England. The father was born in Hailes, Nov. 16, 1759, and died March 8, 1855. The mother was born July 25, 1762, and died in the fall of 1846. Mr. Caudle was married Dec. 12, 1831, to Julia Pauline (Francis) Gubeau, born in Kirckerville, Normany, France, Feb. 15, 1805, and died Dec. 27, 1872, in Walker Tp., Kent Co., Mich. They left England March 3, 1832, and landed at the post of New York, May 1, 1832. They located first at Rochester, Monroe Co., N.Y., where they resided 32 years. They started thence to Michigan April 11, 1864, and came to Kent County, where they lived in Walker about 12 years. They came to Big Rapids, Nov. 29, 1876, where they established a permanent home. Mr. and Mrs. Caudle had 12 children. Eight of these have been removed by death. Wm. L. Caudle, only surviving son, died July 27, 1865, of disease contracted while a soldier of the Union army. Julia (Caudle Newcomb was born Sept. 3, 1834, and lives at Bay City; Mary (Caudle) Nordon, born April 26, 1836, lives in Walker, Kent Co., Mich.; Ann (Caudle) Waring, born July 26, 1837, is a widow and keeps her father's house. Sarah F. (Caudle) Martin was born April 19, 1841, and lives in Summit, Mason Co., Mich. Mr. Caudle is a Democrat in politics and a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Additional Comments: 1883 Portrait & Bio Album of Mecosta Co. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/mecosta/bios/caudle603nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb