John A Caudill (same as John A Caudill) b 1 Jan 1798 Ashe Co NC d 10 May 1873  Letcher Co KY; buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; s/o Stephen Caudill and Sarah Adams. John A Caudill m. 11 Jun 1824  Perry Co KY to Rachel Cornett b 10 Feb 1807 Floyd Co KY d 15 Apr 1887 Letcher Co KY; buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; d/o William Jesse Cornett and Mary Everage. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of John A Caudill and Rachel Cornett;

1. William A Caudill b Feb 1825 d 11 Jan 1899; m. Oct 1844 to Margaret Asbury b Feb 1825 VA.

2. Stephen Jacob Caudill b 13 Nov 1826 d 26 Jul 1906 buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; m. 12 Dec 1845  Lee Co VA to Elizabeth Adams b 18 Jun 1826  Lee Co VA; d/o William Adams and Elizabeth Sims.

3, Mary A Caudill b 4 Aug 1828 d 21 Dec 1839 at age 11.

4. Benjamin Everage Caudill b 11 Feb 1830 d 11 Feb 1899 Claiborne Co TN; buried Laurel Co KY; military service, Confederate Colonel, 13th KY Cavalry, Civil War; m. 16 Feb 1848 to Martha L Asbury b 11 Jul 1828 Tazewell Co VA; d/o Wyatt Asbury.

5. Samuel C Caudill b 29 Dec 1831 d 29 Oct 1907 of TB; military service, Lt, Confederate Calvary Co A & Co G 13th KY Cav CSA. Samuel C Caudill m. 1854 to (1) Mary Anne Greer b 1837  Scott Co VA d about 1862. Samuel C Caudill m. (2) to Letitia Meade b  1845  VA d about 1884 by suicide. Samuel C Caudill m. 1885 to (3) Sarah Jane Hart b Mar 1866 Letcher Co KY; d/o John Hugh Hart and Jane "Jennie" Adams.

6. Sarah L Caudill b 23 Oct 1834 d 17 May 1914  Letcher Co KY m.  1849 to Joseph Sirah Fairchild b 25 Aug 1826  Russell Co VA, s/o Benjamin Fairchild and Barbara Ellen Litz.

7. John Dixon Caudill b 6 Oct 1836 d 17 Jun 1917 Sandlick KY; military service, Lt Col Confederate Army Co B 13th Kentucky Cav; m. 12 Jan 1859 to Mary A Green b 25 Nov 1838 VA d 23 Jun 1920 buried  Sandlick, Letcher Co KY.

8. David Jesse Caudill b 9 Mar 1839 d 9 Apr 1907 Carter Co KY; military service, Lt Col Confederate Army; m. 4 Oct 1867  Wise Co VA to Margaret Frizell b  1847 Carter Co KY.

9. Nancy Jane Caudill b 5 Nov 1840 d 12 Nov 1922  Laurel Co KY; m. 11 Oct 1855  Letcher Co KY to John Henderson Craft; s/o Joseph Craft and Martha Irby Bates.

10. Elizabeth Caudill b 22 Aug 1842 d OK; m. (1) to Thomas Dotson; military service, 13th Kentucky Cav, Co A, captured at Gladesville, VA 7 Jul 1863 died at Camp Douglas IL Prisoner of War Camp. Thomas "D. J." Dotson was just recovering from typhoid fever when ordered to stand out to ascertain facts about an escape, and thus probably caused typhoid pneumonia and ultimately his death. Elizabeth Caudill m. (2) to William M Green Jr b 1848  Wythe Co VA d OK.

11. Joseph Caudill (twin) b about 1844 d  848 at about age 4.

12. Nathaniel Caudill (twin) b about 1844 d  1848 at about age 4.

13. Polly Ann Caudill b 15 Apr 1845 d 11 Feb 1936  Millstone, KY  m. 2 May 1867  Letcher Co KY to Enoch A "Chunk" Craft b 29 Dec 1842 d 16 Feb 1937; s/o Archelous Craft and Letishia Lettie Webb.

14. Watson Garrard Caudill b 17 Jun 1849 d 5 Aug 1930; m. 20 Jan 1870 to Sabrina Combs b 17 Jan 1849 Letcher Co KY d 5 Aug 1930 Letcher Co KY; d/o Jeremiah Lorenzo Combs Jr and Sarah Sally Kelly.