Sylvester James McCauley (1915 - 1977)

Born 20 Aug 1915 in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Nov 1977 at age 62 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Sylvester McCauley is a part of US Black heritage.

Sylvester James Sr McCauley was born on August 20, 1915, in Tuskegee, Alabama, his father, James, was 29 and his mother, Leona, was 28. Sylvester had five sons and eight daughters with Daisy. Daisy Elizabeth Gallmon. He died on November 27, 1977, in Detroit, Michigan, at the age of 62.

He is the son of James McCauley and Leona Edwards.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDH-53Q : accessed 22 December 2016), Rosa Mccauley in household of Sylvester Edwards, Pine Level, Montgomery, Alabama, United States; citing ED 120, sheet 4A, line 2, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 36; FHL microfilm 1,820,036.
• 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Sylvester Mccauley [Sylvester Mc Cauley] Age: 4 Birth Year: abt 1916 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1920: Pine Level, Montgomery, Alabama Residence Date: 1920 Race: Mulatto Gender: Male

• Relation to Head of House: Grandson

Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Occupation: None Neighbors: View others on page

• Household Members:

Name Age Sylvester Edwards 62 Rosie Edwards 58 Leona Mccauley 27 James Percival 90 Rosa Mccauley 6 Sylvester Mccauley 4

• U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: Sylvester J McCauley Birth Year: 1915 Race: Negro, citizen (Black) Nativity State or Country: Alabama State of Residence: Alabama County or City: Montgomery

• Enlistment Date: 28 Feb 1942

Enlistment State: Georgia Enlistment City: Fort Benning Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life

• Education: 4 years of high school

Marital Status: Single, with dependents Height: 71 Weight: 178

• Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996

Name: Sylvester J McCauley Birth Date: 20 Aug 1915 Death Date: 25 Nov 1977 Gender: Male Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Place of Death: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23484807