George Dauer McCaige (1840-1929)

George Dauer McCaige was born on June 9, 1840, probably in Perry County, Tennessee.  He was the son of John Welsey McCaige and Sarah “Sallie” Sutter.  The McCaige family moved from Tennessee to a farm in Washington Township, Conway County, Arkansas before 1860.

George enlisted for service during the Civil War around 1861 in Arkansas.  He was a part of 1^st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Company B.  He was about 21 years old at that time. 

At the age of 31, George married Janey Hurst around 1871 in Arkansas.  By 1879, George and Janey had moved to a farm in Los Angeles County, California.  They had three children:

            Alice Lee                     born November 7, 1870

            Edward Oliver             born January 21, 1873

            Minnie May                 born July 3, 1877

Janey Hurst McCaige died in 1882 in Los Nietos, California. In 1900, George, now a widower, was living in Rowland, Los Angeles County, California.  In his household were his widowed mother, Sallie; his son, Edward; his daughter, Minnie; his sister, Tabitha; and his niece and nephew, Jennie and Frank Randol.

George remained in Los Angeles County, living with his children, Edward and Minnie, until his death.  George Dauer McCaige died on March 5, 1929 in Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California.  He was 88 years old at his death.

Notes for George Dauer McCaige

Birth, Occupation & Residence in 1900:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Rowland, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T623_92; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 121.

Civil War Information:  National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.  Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online , acquired 2007.

Residence in 1879:  California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll No.: 19; FHL Roll No.: 976928

Death:  Ancestry.com Family Tree for George Dauer McCaige

Notes for Janey Hurst

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com Family Tree for George Dauer McCaige

John Welsey McCaige (1822-bef 1900)

John Wesley McCaige was born about 1822, probably in Perry County, Tennessee.  He was the son of Samuel McCaige and Elizabeth Leslie.

John married Sarah “Sallie” Sutter around 1840 in Tennessee, both were about 18 years old.  Sarah was born in November 1821 in Tennessee.  John and Sallie had nine children, however I could only find record of six:

            George Dauer          born June 9, 1840

            Mary Jane

            Samuel R.

            Susan C.                   born January 8, 1848

            Frances

            Tabitha

By 1860, the family had moved to a farm in Washington Township in Conway County, Arkansas. 

In 1900, Sallie was living in Rowland, Los Angeles County, California with her son, George.  John had died by this time, as Sallie was listed as a widow in that census.

Sarah Sutter McCaige died on September 5, 1908 in Los Angeles County, California.  She was just two months shy of her 87^th birthday.

Notes for John Wesley McCaige

Birth, Residence, Marriage, Occupation in 1860:  Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: M653_39; Page: 579; Image: 581; Family History Library Film: 803039.

Death:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Rowland, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T623_92; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 121.

Notes for Sarah Sutter

Birth & Children:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Rowland, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T623_92; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 121.

Death:  Ancestry.com Family Tree for John Wesley McCaige

William A. Evans (1847-1900)

William A. Evans was born in September 1846 in Welborn, Conway County, Arkansas.  He was the son of LeRoy P. and Margaret Evans.  He was raised on the family farm in Welborn. 

William married Susan C. McCaige on March 24, 1870 in Conway County, Arkansas.  He was 23 years old and she was 22 years.  Susan was born on January 8, 1848 in Tennessee, the daughter of John Wesley McCaige and Sarah "Sallie" Sutter. 

After their marriage, the couple settled on a farm in Welborn, near the home of William’s parents.  William and Susan had three children:

            Lonnie Lee                 born January 13, 1874

            Azora George             born December 8, 1875

            Benjamin                    born May 18, 1878

Susan C. McCaige Evans died in 1897 in Conway County, Arkansas.   She was 51 years old at her death. 

In 1900, William was living with his son, Azora George, and his wife, Antie, in their home in Plumerville, Conway County, Arkansas.  William died later that year in the same place.  He was 53 years old at his death.

Notes for William A. Evans

Birth, Occupation & Residence in 1880:  Year: 1880; Census Place:Welborn, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 41; Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 281C; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 0306.

Marriage:  Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Residence in 1900:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Plummerville, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240055.  Source Information:  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Death:  Ancestry.com OneWorldTree

Notes for Susan C. McCaige

Birth: Year: 1880; Census Place: Welborn, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 41; Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 281C; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 0306.

Death:  Ancestry.com OneWorldTree