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Monday, September 26, 2011

Minnie May McCaige (1877-1957)

Minnie May McCaige was born on July 3, 1877 in Los Angeles County, California. She was the last of three children born to George Dauer McCaige and Janey Hurst. She was raised on a farm in Los Angeles County, California.

When Minnie was about five years old, her mother died, leaving her father to care the three children. Minnie never married, and lived with her father until his death in 1929. Minnie never worked outside the home, but kept house for her father.

Minnie May McCaige died on December 10, 1957 in Los Angeles County, California. She was 80 years old at her death.

Notes for Minnie May McCaige

Birth & Death: Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Place: Los Angeles; Date: 10 Dec 1957; Social Security: 549325423.

Edward Oliver McCaige (1873-1948)

Edward Oliver McCaige was born on January 21, 1873 in Los Angeles County, California. He was the second of three children born to George Dauer McCaige and Janey Hurst. He was raised on a farm in Los Angeles County, California.

When Edward was about nine years old, his mother died, leaving his father to care for the three children. Edward lived with his father in Los Angeles County until his marriage in 1914. In 1910, Edward was a merchant for a lumber yard, which he owned in Puente, Los Angeles County.

Edward married Halla Marion Willits on January 1, 1914 in Redondo, Los Angeles County, California. He was 38 years old and she was 25 years. Halla was born on May 14, 1888 in Compton, Los Angeles County, California, the daughter of John Loren Willits and Joanna Benson Stockton.

On September 12, 1918 Edward registered for the draft for the First World War. At that time, he and Halla were living in Puente, Los Angeles County, California. Edward was a merchant for a lumber yard, which he owned. He was described as tall with a medium build, having blue eyes and gray hair.

In 1930, the couple was living in a home on San Jose Street in Rowland, Los Angeles County. Edward was employed as a salesman at a grocery store. Edward and Halla had one child:

John Edward born June 5, 1926

Edward Oliver McCaige died on January 28, 1948 in Los Angeles County, California, just one week after his 75^th birthday. Halla went on to live another three decades after the death of her husband.

Halla Marion Willits McCaige died on December 29, 1977 in Grant County, Oregon. She was 89 years old at her death.

Notes for Edward Oliver McCaige

Military, Residence & Occupation in 1918: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Registration Location: Los Angeles County, California; Roll: 1531192; Draft Board: 2.

Marriage: Ancestry.com Family Tree for Edward Oliver McCaige

Residence & Occupation in 1930: Year: 1930; Census Place: Rowland, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 170; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1305; Image: 281.0.

Notes for Halla Marion Willits

Birth & Death: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

Alice Lee McCaige (1870-1964)

Alice Lee McCaige was born on November 7, 1870 in Los Angeles County, California. She was the first of three children born to George Dauer McCaige and Janey Hurst. She was raised on a farm in Los Angeles County, California. When Alice was about twelve years old, her mother died, leaving her father to care the three children.

Alice married William E. Shugg on November 2, 1892 in Los Angeles County, California. She was 22 years old and he was 28 years. William was born on November 26, 1863 in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, the son of James Shugg and Esther Caroline Graham.

After their marriage, the couple settled on a farm in El Monte, Los Angeles County, California. They had two children:

Mable born 1893

William Emery born 1895

William E. Shugg died on November 3, 1929 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, California. He was just a few weeks shy of his 66^th birthday. Alice Lee McCaige Shugg died nearly three decades later on March 6, 1964 in the same place. She was 93 years old at her death.

Notes for Alice Lee McCaige

Marriage: Ancestry.com Family Tree for Alice Lee McCaige

Notes for William E. Shugg

Birth, Residence & Occupation in 1900: Year: 1900; Census Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T623_91; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 107.

Death: Ancestry.com Family Tree for Alice Lee McCaige

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