Miles Cauble, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Elco, is a grandson of Jacob Cauble, who was a native of North Carolina, as was also his son, Peter Cauble, the father of subject. The grandfather came to Union County when the father was about twenty-one, but remained there only a short time and then moved to Alexander County, where he settled near Mill Creek. Peter married a Miss Catherine Cauble, a cousin of his. She was the mother of nine children, and of that number subject was the oldest, and was born October 4, 1842. He attended the subscription schools of his county until he was about seventeen, and then bought a farm of forty acres about one-half a mile from Elco, near his present location. This piece has now been increased to a farm of 367 acres, located in Sections 12, 13 and 18; also 107 acres in Section 1. Has about 300 acres in cultivation, and about fifteen acres in orchard. Also follows the raising of cattle and hogs, for market, quite extensively. Subject was married, December 4, 1859 to Frances Hazlewood, born October 12, 1843. She is the daughter of Joshua and Harriet Hazlewood, and is the mother of nine children, seven of whom are living--Ezekial, born December 8, 1860; Evelena, April 3, 1863; Robert, September 8, 1868; Benjamin, December 25, 1870; Fredoline, December 6, 1873; Harriet "Hattie", March 16, 1878; Della "Dellie", June 25, 1882. Mr. Cauble enlisted in the Sixtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Col. Owens, Company E, Capt. Foggarty, in August 1862, remaining out three years, and was honorably discharged in July, 1865. Is a member of the Elco Methodist Church. Also of Elco Lodge, No. 643, I.O.O.F. In politics, he is a Republican.

Source: History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Edited by William Henry Perrin, ©1883 Chicago: O. L. Baskin and Company, Historical Publisher, Part V, Elco Precinct, pg. 219-220.

Transcribed by CL Hileman/Ghost Writer

(additional information: Ezekial aka Israel b. 1860 (not 1861), Fredoline aka Fred L. Cauble , Joshua M. Cauble (not mentioned in Bio) b. 1884 d. 1969 and sister Hariet VanSandt are burried together at St. John's Cemetery, Dongola. Peter F. Cauble b. 1876 d. 1877 (is not mentioned in Bio)