William Spencer Caudle

Brief Life History of William Spencer

When William Spencer Caudle was born on 18 May 1865, in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States, his father, George Annual Caudle, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Frances Head, was 34. He married Anna Mae Howard in 1909. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Creek, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Bristow Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He died on 17 July 1946, in San Joaquin, Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Paden, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Spencer Caudle
1865–1946
Anna Mae Howard
1875–1936
Marriage: 1909
Arthur Delton Caudle
1912–1979
Cordelia "Della" Caudle
1915–1981
Clarence Spencer Caudle
1917–1998
Otis Harting Caudle Sr
1921–1990

Sources (17)

  • W S Candle, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Spencer Caudle, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • William S Caudle, "Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1877 · Last Troops Leave

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

1889

The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire): variant of Caudill .

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

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