Ora (Sturgill) Caudill
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Ardelia (Sturgill) Caudill (abt. 1833 - 1880)

Ardelia (Ora) [uncertain] "Anna, Arra, Arrah" Caudill formerly Sturgill
Born about in Harlan, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , [half], , , and
Wife of — married 18 Dec 1845 in Letcher County, Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 47 in Wise, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Ora (Sturgill) Caudill was an Appalachian.

Ardelia Sturgill, often seen in records as Ora, Orra, Arra, Arrah and once as Anna, was born about 1833. She married Alfred Caudill . They had nine known children. Lived mostly in Letcher County, Kentucky and or Harlan proper. She passed away in 1880 in Wise County, Virginia

Ora Stirgette [should be Sturgill] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 Name: Alford Cordelle Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Dec 1845 • Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, United States • Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Ora Stirgette Spouse's Sex: Female [1]

1870 Census Name: Arrah Caudill Age in 1870: 39 Birth Year: abt 1831 Birthplace: Virginia Dwelling Number: 110 Home in 1870: Precinct 1, Letcher, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Whitesburg Occupation: Keeping House Cannot Write: Y Personal Estate Value: 250 Real Estate Value: 200 Inferred Children: Isam Caudill Frank Caudill William Caudill Rebecca Caudill Household Members: Name Age Arrah Caudill 39 Isam Caudill 17 Frank Caudill 14 William Caudill 12 Rebecca Caudill 5 Elizabeth Caudill 10 Nancy Caudill 3[2]

Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Name William Caudill Sex Male Birth Date 18 Oct 1857 Birthplace Letcher, Kentucky, United States Father's Name Alfred Caudill Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Arra Sturgil Mother's Sex Female[3]

'Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911 Name: Anna Sturgill Gender: Female Spouse: Alfred Caudill Child: Elizabeth Caudill [4]

A. Caudill Mentioned in the Vital Record of Isom C. Caudill (A. Caudill's Son) Vital • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940[5]

Orra Caudill Mentioned in the Vital Record of William R. Caudill (Orra Caudill's Son) Vital • Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 [6]

Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 Name: Ardelia Sturgill Gender: Female Spouse: Alfred Caudill Child: Frank M Caudill [7]


Sources

  1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DH-2BWD : 22 July 2021), Alford Cordelle and Ora Stirgette, 18 Dec 1845; citing Marriage, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,336. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DH-2BWD
  2. ↑ Detail Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 355B; Image: 111; Family History Library Film: 545980 Source Information Title 1870 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record
  3. ↑ "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJH-KHR : 4 March 2021), Arra Sturgil in entry for William Caudill, 1857. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJH-KHR
  4. ↑ Citation Information Source Information Title Kentucky, Birth Records, 1852-1910 Author Ancestry.com
  5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YJ-QJR : 29 January 2020), A. Caudill in entry for Isom C. Caudill, 1877. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YJ-QJR
  6. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3K-Y52 : 29 January 2020), Orra Caudill in entry for William R. Caudill, 1892. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3K-Y52
  7. ↑ Citation Information Detail Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014 Source Information Title Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 Author Ancestry.com


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Alfred Caudill & Ora Sturgill Marriage Record
Alfred Caudill & Ora Sturgill Marriage Record


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