Earl and List,
I find all Cagle researchers to be very helpful and have enjoyed being a part of this list
for the past few years. I certainly appreciate the hard work of Earl, especially, and
others. I would like to wish everyone a very happy holiday season.
My Cagle family, descendents of Johan Theobald "David" Cagle, b. 1728, have
been living in Hardin County Tennessee for just over 180 years. It appears that
descendents of two of David's sons, Henry Cagle Sr and Valentine, live in the county
today.
Best wishes,
David
Hardin County Tennessee Cagles
1. Charles Cagle
The first Cagle of record in Hardin Co. TN was one Charles Cagle who, along with others,
as shown in Record Book A, January Court of 1823, was appointed to lay out an maintain a
road from Brown's Ferry on the Tennessee River to Able Oxford's place. The Ferry
site was located just south of what would become the Shiloh Battlefield. Able
Oxford's, today, is located in McNairy County.
On September 23, 1834, George Cagle, brother of Charles (?), sold 100 acres in Hardin Co.
TN. Charles Cagle was witness to the transaction. In 1837 and 1838, Charles Cagle bought
and sold 87 acres in McNairy Co., then disappears form the record.
2. George Cagle ca 1780's-1840
George left Cabarrus Co., NC for Hardin County TN in the early 1820's. On May 31,
1826, George Cagle entered 100 acres of land in Hardin County. When George sold this land
in 1834, Charles Cagle, above, was witness to the transaction. George was married to
Elizabeth Freeman and had a large family. Their children were:
John S. Cagle, b. ca 1827
Charles, b. ca 1830
Rhoda, b. 1830
Nancy C. b. 1834
Mary L. "Polly," b. 1838
Deborah Tabitha, b. 1840
George and his family moved to New Madrid Co., MO in 1838 where George was killed by a
falling tree in 1840. His wife and children moved back to Hardin County.
3. Henry Cagle, Jr. 1780-1857
Henry Cagle, Jr. sold his property in Cabarrus Co. NC in 1828. By 1830, he is enumerated
in the 1830 census of Hardin County. He first obtained land in Hardin Co. in 1837 near
other tracts that were obtained by his brother George and his father, Henry Cagle, Sr.
Henry Jr's frist wife is unknown. His children were:
John Cagle, 1813-1879
Debba Cagle Smith, 1821-1872
George Cagle, 1827-after 1880
Sarah Cagle Hulin, ca 1830-?
Eliza Cagle Bishop, 1833-?
Susan Cagle, b. ca 1835-?
Henry Cagle, Jr. also moved with most of his family to New Madrid Co., MO in 1838. His
first wife died somewhere along the line and Henry married a second time to Rebecca
_______?
4. Henry Cagle, Sr. ca 1760-ca 1838
Henry Sr. moved from Montgomery Co., NC to Hardin Co TN after the 1830 census and before
1833. In that year, he appears on the Tax List of Hardin County. Henry was married to
Elizabeth(?) Wagoner. It is not know when she died. Henry does not appear in New Madrid
Co. MO records with his sons. It is assumed he died ca 1838 in Hardin County.
5. Henry Cagle, b. 11 July 1793
Two other Cagles arrived in Hardin County about the same time as Henry Sr., above. These
Cagles were Henry and his son James who both appear on the 1833 Tax list of Hardin County.
Henry and James do not remain long in Hardin Co. and move to DeKalb Co., AL where Henry
appears in the Census there. Henry and James both appear in the 1850 census of Hancock
Co., AL, then in Winston Co. Henry is a son of Valentine Cagle who died in Warren Co., TN
ca 1815.
6. Valentine Cagle, b. 1853 AL
Valentine Cagle and a large family moved into the northwest corner of Hardin County
between 1900 and 1910. Before moving to Hardin County, this family had lived for several
years in adjacent Wayne Co., TN, and apparently spent one year in OK Indian Territory.
They originated in Winston County AL.