James Franklin ("Uncle Jim")Caughey was born in Pennsylvania and his parents moved to Jackson County, Ohio, while he was a boy at home. His father, William, served in the Civil War at Jackson County, Ohio. Then they moved to Crawford County, Illinois,in time to be listed in the 1870 Census (James is 21). James first married Anna Isabel Folck ("Bella)who was born in 1854. They were married on March 11, 1874 in Crawford County, Illinois. They had two children John Henry Caughey (b. in 1876) and Rosa B. Caughey (b. in 1878). Then he married Mary Jane Powden (1858-1903) on Nov. 18, 1880. They were the parents of Georgia,Eve,Lester Elsworth and Charles Edward). James was a carpenter by trade and quite ingenious as a wood carver (acc. to John Young--my grand-father) and the manufacturer of models. James died in Sullivan, Indiana, in 1920 where he had lived over a year according to a newspaper obituary. His body was brought back to the home of Mrs. Rosa Walters and funeral services were in the Holiness Church with Rev. Huddelson officiating. He was buried in the Old Robinson Cemetery.
James Franklin ("Uncle Jim")Caughey was born in Pennsylvania and his parents moved to Jackson County, Ohio, while he was a boy at home. His father, William, served in the Civil War at Jackson County, Ohio. Then they moved to Crawford County, Illinois,in time to be listed in the 1870 Census (James is 21). James first married Anna Isabel Folck ("Bella)who was born in 1854. They were married on March 11, 1874 in Crawford County, Illinois. They had two children John Henry Caughey (b. in 1876) and Rosa B. Caughey (b. in 1878). Then he married Mary Jane Powden (1858-1903) on Nov. 18, 1880. They were the parents of Georgia,Eve,Lester Elsworth and Charles Edward). James was a carpenter by trade and quite ingenious as a wood carver (acc. to John Young--my grand-father) and the manufacturer of models. James died in Sullivan, Indiana, in 1920 where he had lived over a year according to a newspaper obituary. His body was brought back to the home of Mrs. Rosa Walters and funeral services were in the Holiness Church with Rev. Huddelson officiating. He was buried in the Old Robinson Cemetery.
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