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  1. Samuel Cohorn household, 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 130. He is listed as aged 36 (born 1813 or 1814), birthplace Kentucky.
  2. Samuel Corrin household, 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 231. He is listed as aged 50 (born 1819 or 1820), birthplace Kentucky.
  3. Samuel Caughron household, 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 266A, household 7, family 7; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 214. He is listed as aged 59 (born 1820 or 1821), birthplace Kentucky.
  4. Samuel Caughron, death certificate (1901), Iroquois County Genealogical Society Archive, Watseka, Illinois. Record gives birth date as 23 Jun 1820 (died 25 Oct 1901 ae 81y 4m 2d) in Kentucky.
  5. Ibid., Record says he had been a resident of Illinois for 69 years (abt 1832).
  6. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109.
  7. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131.
  8. 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 266A, household 7, family 7.
  9. Samuel Caughron, Watseka, Illinois death certificate. Record gives death date as 25 Oct 1901 in Milford, Illinois.
  10. Samuel Caughron obituary, Iroquois County Times-Democrat, Watseka, Illinois, undated clipping in Iroquois County Genealogical Society Archive,.
  11. Samuel Caughron, Watseka, Illinois death certificate.
  12. Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, compiler, Marriage License Abstracts, Vermilion Co., Illinois, 1826-1852 (Danville, Illinois: Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1984). His name is given as Samuel J. Caughron and her name is given as Sarah Hendrix. Lindsay Hendrix is named as Sarah's brother.
  13. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. Sarah is listed in the household of Samuel Corrin.
  14. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. Sarah is listed in the household of Samuel Cohorn.
  15. 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 266A, household 7, family 7. Sarah is shown as wife of Samuel Caughron.
  16. James V. Gill, ed, Illiana Research Report: 2 (Danville, Illinois: Illiana Genealogical Publishing, [n.d.]), page 4. Daughter Lamira C. Caughron's headstone identifies her mother as Sarah L. Caughron.
  17. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. She is listed as aged 34 (born 1815 or 1816), birthplace Kentucky.
  18. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. She is listed as aged 52 (born 1817 or 1818), birthplace Kentucky.
  19. 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 266A, household 7, family 7. She is listed as aged 61 (born 1818 or 1819), birthplace Kentucky.
  20. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. She is listed in the household of Samuel Cohorn and Saraj.
  21. Ibid., She is listed as aged 5 (born 1844 or 1845), birthplace Illinois.
  22. Illiana Research Report: 2, page 4. Cemetery stone gives birth date as 25 Jul 1844 (died 18 Jun 1858 ae 13y 10m 24d).
  23. Ibid., page 4. Cemetery stone gives death date as 18 Jun 1858.
  24. Ibid., page 4.
  25. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. She is listed in the household of Samuel Cohorn and Sarah.
  26. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. She is listed in the household of Samuel Currin and Sarah.
  27. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. She is listed as aged 3 (born 1846 or 1847), birthplace Illinois.
  28. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. She is listed as aged 22 (born 1847 or 1848), birthplace Illinois.
  29. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. He is listed in the household of Samuel Cohorn and Sarah.
  30. Illiana Research Report: 2, page 4. Cemetery stone gives parents names as S. & S. Caughron.
  31. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. He is listed as aged 1 (born 1848 or 1849), birthplace Illinois.
  32. Illiana Research Report: 2, page 4. Cemetery stone gives birth date as 1 Dec 1850 (died 1 Oct 1852 aged 1y 10m).
  33. Ibid., page 4. Cemetery stone gives death date as 1 Oct 1852.
  34. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. She is listed as aged 18 (born 1851 or 1852), birthplace Illinois.
  35. Illiana Research Report: 2, page 4. Cemetery stone gives parents names as S. & S. L. Caughron.
  36. Ibid., page 4. Cemetery stone gives birth date as 21 Jan 1855 (died 25 Aug 1857 ae 2y 7m 4d).
  37. Ibid., page 4. Cemetery stone gives death date as 25 Aug 1857.
  38. Ibid., page 4. Cemetery stone gives parents names as S. & S.L. Caughron.
  39. Ibid., page 4. Cemetery stone gives birth date as 1 Jan 1857 (died 4 Aug 1860 ae 3y 7m 3d).
  40. Ibid., page 4. Cemetery stone gives death date as 4 Aug 1860.
  41. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. She is listed as aged 9 (born 1860 or 1861), birthplace Illinois.
  42. Iroquois County Cemetery Project: Lovejoy Twp. Cemeteries (Watseka, Illinois: Iroquois County Genealogical Society, 1994). Cemetery stone gives birth date as 16 Sep 1861 (died 29 Oct 1870 ae 9y 1m 13d).
  43. Ibid., Cemetery stone gives death date as 29 Oct 1870.
  44. Ibid.
  45. Susannah Caughron obituary, clipping at Iroquois County Genealogical Society Archives [newspaper and publication date unknown].
  46. Ibid., Record gives birth date as 2 June 1821 in Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania.
  47. Ibid., Record gives death date as Feb 1902.
  48. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. He is listed as aged 9 (born 1840 or 1841), birthplace Illinois.
  49. William W. Caughron household, 1880 U.S. census, Pigeon Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 140, page 337B, household 99, family 99; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 214. He is listed as aged 37 (born 1842 or 1843), birthplace Illinois.
  50. Ibid.
  51. Ibid., Lena M. is shown as wife of William W. Caughron.
  52. Index of Iroquois County Marriage Records 1851-1878 (Watseka, Illinois: Iroquois County Genealogical Society, [n.d.]). Record gives marriage date as 3 Mar 1877.
  53. 1880 U.S. census, Pigeon Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 140, page 337B, household 99, family 99. She is listed as aged 24 (born 1855 or 1856), birthplace Illinois.
  54. Ibid., She is identified as daughter of William W. Caughron. Her mother may be Lena M., identified as wife of William.
  55. Ibid., She is listed as aged 2 (born 1877 or 1878), birthplace Illinois.
  56. Ibid., She is listed as aged 9/12 (born Aug 1879), birthplace Illinois.
  57. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. He is listed in the household of Samuel Currin and Sarah.
  58. 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 370, household 109. He is listed as aged 4 (born 1845 or 1846), birthplace Illinois.
  59. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. He is listed as aged 24 (born 1845 or 1846), birthplace Illinois.
  60. John Coughron and Julia Snyder, Marriage certificate (1876), Iroquois County Genealogical Society Archive, Watseka, Illinois. Record gives birth date as abt 1847 (ae 29 in 1876).
  61. Iroquois County Cemetery Project: Lovejoy Twp. Cemeteries. Headstone gives birth date as 8 Sep 1846.
  62. John Caughron household, 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 271C, household 110, family 120; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 214. He is listed as aged 33 (born 1846 or 1847), birthplace Illinois.
  63. Ibid.
  64. Iroquois County Cemetery Project: Lovejoy Twp. Cemeteries. Cemetery stone gives death date as 11 May 1887.
  65. John Coughron and Julia Snyder, Watseka, Illinois Marriage certificate (1876). Record gives marriage date as 13 Apr 1876 in Watseka, Illinois.
  66. Index of Iroquois County Marriage Records 1851-1878. Record gives marriage date as 13 Apr 1876 in Iroquois Co., Illinois.
  67. 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 271C, household 110, family 120. Sarah is shown as wife of John Caughron.
  68. Unknown compiler, "John W. Caughron-Julia Ann Snyder family group sheet," [n.d.]. From Caughron file at Iroquois County Genealogical Society Archives. Record gives parents names as Michael Snider and Catherine Nicholas.
  69. John Coughron and Julia Snyder, Watseka, Illinois Marriage certificate (1876). Record gives birth date as abt 1850 (ae 26 in 1876).
  70. Iroquois County Cemetery Project: Lovejoy Twp. Cemeteries. Cemetery stone gives birth date as 8 Apr 1850.
  71. 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 271C, household 110, family 120. She is listed as aged 30 (born 1849 or 1850), birthplace Illinois.
  72. Iroquois County Cemetery Project: Lovejoy Twp. Cemeteries. Cemetery stone gives death date as 1 Sep 1890.
  73. 1870 U.S. census, Ash Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, P.O. Ash Grove, page 222, household 134, family 131. He is listed as aged 11 (born 1858 or 1859), birthplace Illinois.
  74. Charles D. Caughron household, 1900 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 21, page 13B, household 244, family 244; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 307. He is listed as aged 40 (born June 1859), birthplace Illinois.
  75. Ibid.
  76. Ibid., Charles and Mary report they have been married 13 years (about 1887). Mary is shown as wife of Charles.
  77. Iroquois County Marriages Book B (Watseka, Illinois: Iroquois County Genealogical Society Archives, [n.d.]). Record gives marriage date as 5 Dec 1886 in Iroquois Co., Illinois.
  78. Saml Bowers household, 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 269C, household 73, family 78; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 214. She is identified as step daughter of Saml Bowers. Her mother may be Elizabeth, identified as wife of Saml.
  79. 1900 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 21, page 13B, household 244, family 244. She is listed as aged 46 (born Jan 1854), birthplace Indiana.
  80. 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 269C, household 73, family 78.
  81. 1900 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 21, page 13B, household 244, family 244. She is identified as daughter of Charles Caughron. Her mother may be Mary, identified as wife of Charles.
  82. 1880 U.S. census, Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 271C, household 110, family 120. He is listed as son of John Caughron. His mother may be Sarah, identified as wife of John.
  83. Ibid., He is listed as aged 7/12 (born Oct 1879), birthplace Illinois.
  84. "John W. Caughron-Julia Ann Snyder family group sheet," From Caughron file at Iroquois County Genealogical Society Archives. Record gives birth date as 11 Oct 1879 in Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois.
  85. Ibid., Record gives death date as 27 Oct 1946 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.
  86. Ibid., Record gives marriage date as 26 Aug 1912 in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
  87. Ibid., Record gives birth date as 20 Jul 1881 in Milford, Illinois.
  88. Ibid., Record gives death date as 9 Jul 1960 in Danville, Illinois.
  89. Ibid., Record gives birth date as 8 Jun 1883 in Cissna Park, Illinois.
  90. Ibid., Record gives death date as Nov 1970 in Danville, Illinois.