Samuel J. Caughron

Brief Life History of Samuel J.

When Samuel J. Caughron was born on 12 June 1871, in Sevier, Tennessee, United States, his father, Isaac Decatur Caughron, was 44 and his mother, Mary A. Hicks, was 37. He married Ellen Melissa Catlett on 17 November 1894, in Sevier, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Civil District 14, Knox, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 February 1935, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel J. Caughron
1871–1935
Ellen Melissa Catlett
1879–1949
Marriage: 17 November 1894
Flora Hockett
1892–1946
Florence Mary Coughron
1896–1983
Roy George Caughron
1899–1977
Marthia A Caughron
1903–
Zula C Caughran
1906–
Alma P Caughran
1908–
Samual E Caughran
1912–

Sources (16)

  • Samul J Cangron, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Samuel J. Caughron - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 12 June 1871; Sevier, Tennessee, United States
  • S J Caughron, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Scottish Cochran .

Shortened and altered form of Irish McCaghren .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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