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Surnames: Cawood, Caywood, Berry
Classification: Query
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I am looking for the ancestors of my great-grandfather, Charles Allen Caywood. He was born
September 26, 1864 near Arenzville, Illinois, and died March 27, 1933 in Illinois. He
was the son of Stephen Berry Cawood, born November 1834 in Illinois; died September 21,
1911, in Cass County, Illinois, and Sarah Ann Thompson.
Stephen's parents were Jeremiah Caywood, born ca. 1795 in Tennessee; died ca. 1850 in
Morgan County, IL, and Sarah Davis, born ca.1796. Jeremiah was a veteran of the War of
1812 and the Black Hawk Wars, and one of the first settlers in Morgan County. He purchased
land there in 1833. His parents may be John Cawood and Agatha Dulaney, but I'm not
sure of this.
Jeremiah appears in the 1830 Federal Census in Warren County, KY. I suspect that he may
have some connection with Stepen Cawood and Esther Berry because the name Berry is
frequently used as a middle name among his descendants.
Has anyone ever heard of Jeremiah?