Obituary:Source:http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.macon/323/mb.ashx
The Macon County Citizen - Oglethorpe, Ga. Mar. 1, 1912
THE FUNERAL OF DR. ALEXANDER B. MC CASKILL was held in the Marshallville Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, February 23, just after the arrival of the train from Albany, at which place his death occured on Wednesday afternoon, at his home, after a brief illness.He is survived by his widow, Harriet A. (LeSpur) and six sons, Donald McCaskill, Thomas McCaskill, Bruce McCaskill, Bernard McCaskill, Malcolm McCaskill and William McCaskill, who live in different sections of the state. [Note:He was a son of the late Murdock McCaskill and his wife, Eliza Ann (Nixon) Mc Caskill who are buried in Marshallville Cemetery in unmarked graves in a lot directly behind the Methodist Church. There are 9 unmarked McCaskill Family graves in this lot]. Marshallville was the home of his boyhood and young manhood and it seemed fit that when life's work was ended, he should be laid to rest with his father, mother,brothers and sister,[Cornelia McCaskill, William Nixon Mc-Caskill, Donald Cameron McCaskill, Mary Elizabeth McCaskill, Fanny McCaskill and John P. McCaskill] The last of a family well known throughout this section, for warm hearted hospitality and charm of character, which made many strong friends.Dr. McCaskill was a Confederate Veteran and greatly interested in Confederate affairs, a familiar figure at every re-union. As an appreciation of this spirit the UDC Chapter here placed a Confederate flag encircled with a laurel wreath tied the Confederate colors on the casket, among the many floral tributes from sorrowing friends in Albany and Marshallville. An escort of Veterans came from Albany with the family and the remains, the burial service was read by the episcopal Rector, Rev. T. C. Wright of Albany and they sounded Taps." Dr. McCaskill was highly esteemed wherever he had lived, and in every relation of life he will be greatly missed, and his death universally mourned.
Obituary from the Confederate Veteran Magazine
Vol.21-Page 132:
Dr.A.B.McCaskill died at his home in Albany, Ga., on Feb.21,1912. He was of scotch ancestry, born in Macon Co., Ga., on Oct.6,1846. He attended school in Marshallville and Macon, and when only 15 years of age ran away to join an older brother and other relatives in Virginia, serving with the 12th Georgia Regiment. Owing to his age, he could not enlist, but was allowed to stay with the regiment, and he participated in some of the hardest fighting of the war. After much hard service in Virginia he returned to Georgia to accept a lieutenancy in the 5th Georgia Reserves, with which command he served until the surrender. He was justly proud of his record in the Confederate Army and always took an active interest in the affairs of the Confederate veterans. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Camp William Slaughter, No.971, U.C.V. of Albany, and was liberal in aiding his needy comrades. He read medicine after the war and graduated from the Augusta Medical School. He became a most skilled and successful physician, and he attended and treated all veterans free. He leaves a wife and six sons to mourn his going and to honor the name that they bear. He was returned to Marshallville for burial. Sketch by B.F.Brimberry.
Marriage:Oct.14,1868 to Harriet Le Speir, at Macon, Georgia
Spouse:Harriet b.May 1846 North Carolina
1870 Census:Macon, Marshallville, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander B McCaskill M 24y Georgia
Harriet A McCaskill F 24y North Car.-Wife
Donald L McCaskill M 1y Georgia-Son
Servants:
Mary Nixon F 26y Virginia
Chloe Mccaskill F 64y South Carolina
Per 1900 Census:Sea Islands, St.Simons, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alexander McCaskill M 54 Georgia
wife Harriett McCaskill F 54 North Car. *6 kids all living
son Malcolm McCaskill M 21 Georgia
son William McCaskill M 15 Georgia
Per 1910 Census:Albany, Dougherty, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alexander McCaskill M 64y Georgia
wife Harriet McCaskill F 63y North Car.
son Thomas L McCaskill M 39y Georgia
son Malcolm McCaskill M 30y Georgia
Death of Son:1-Donald Cameron McCaskill
b.Aug.12,1870 d.Jun.18,1929-
Spouse:Annabell Taylor McCaskill
Death of Son:2-Glenn Thomas LasPeyre McCaskill
b.1874 Marshallville, Ga. d.Apr.6,1924 Athens, Clarke, Georgia-Spouse:Isabella Ward McCaskill
Per:http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glynn1&id=I41450
Other Son:3-Malcolm McCaskill
b.May 23,1881 d.Jan.7,1964 St.Simons Island, Georgia
Spouse:Edna Gertrude Taylor
Other Son:4-William A.McCaskill per 1900 census
b.Aug.1885 d.Jul.2,1963 Chatham, Ga.
Note:had been son in law in Chatham, Ga. on 1930 Census
Two other sons:
One possible
5-A.Bruce McCaskill
b.1874 d.1923
6-Bernard per obituary
Father 1880 Census:
ame : Murdock Mc Caskill
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Marshallville, Macon, Georgia, United States
gender: Male
age: 70
marital status : Married
occupation : Farmer
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : South Carolina, United States
birthdate : 1810
spouse's name : Eliza A. Mc Caskill
spouse's birthplace : South Carolina, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Scotland
mother's name : Priscilla Nixon
mother's birthplace : Scotland
page : 566
page character : C
entry number : 2474
nara film number : T9-0156
gs film number : 1254156
digital folder number: 004240149
image number: 00679
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Murdock Mc Caskill M 70 South Car.
wife Eliza A. Mc Caskill F 60 South Car.
brother John B. Mc Caskill M 74 North Car.
mother Priscilla Nixon F 83 North Car
niece Lilian Nixon F 14 Georgia
The Macon County Citizen - Oglethorpe, Ga. Mar. 1, 1912
THE FUNERAL OF DR. ALEXANDER B. MC CASKILL was held in the Marshallville Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, February 23, just after the arrival of the train from Albany, at which place his death occured on Wednesday afternoon, at his home, after a brief illness.He is survived by his widow, Harriet A. (LeSpur) and six sons, Donald McCaskill, Thomas McCaskill, Bruce McCaskill, Bernard McCaskill, Malcolm McCaskill and William McCaskill, who live in different sections of the state. [Note:He was a son of the late Murdock McCaskill and his wife, Eliza Ann (Nixon) Mc Caskill who are buried in Marshallville Cemetery in unmarked graves in a lot directly behind the Methodist Church. There are 9 unmarked McCaskill Family graves in this lot]. Marshallville was the home of his boyhood and young manhood and it seemed fit that when life's work was ended, he should be laid to rest with his father, mother,brothers and sister,[Cornelia McCaskill, William Nixon Mc-Caskill, Donald Cameron McCaskill, Mary Elizabeth McCaskill, Fanny McCaskill and John P. McCaskill] The last of a family well known throughout this section, for warm hearted hospitality and charm of character, which made many strong friends.Dr. McCaskill was a Confederate Veteran and greatly interested in Confederate affairs, a familiar figure at every re-union. As an appreciation of this spirit the UDC Chapter here placed a Confederate flag encircled with a laurel wreath tied the Confederate colors on the casket, among the many floral tributes from sorrowing friends in Albany and Marshallville. An escort of Veterans came from Albany with the family and the remains, the burial service was read by the episcopal Rector, Rev. T. C. Wright of Albany and they sounded Taps." Dr. McCaskill was highly esteemed wherever he had lived, and in every relation of life he will be greatly missed, and his death universally mourned.
Obituary from the Confederate Veteran Magazine
Vol.21-Page 132:
Dr.A.B.McCaskill died at his home in Albany, Ga., on Feb.21,1912. He was of scotch ancestry, born in Macon Co., Ga., on Oct.6,1846. He attended school in Marshallville and Macon, and when only 15 years of age ran away to join an older brother and other relatives in Virginia, serving with the 12th Georgia Regiment. Owing to his age, he could not enlist, but was allowed to stay with the regiment, and he participated in some of the hardest fighting of the war. After much hard service in Virginia he returned to Georgia to accept a lieutenancy in the 5th Georgia Reserves, with which command he served until the surrender. He was justly proud of his record in the Confederate Army and always took an active interest in the affairs of the Confederate veterans. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Camp William Slaughter, No.971, U.C.V. of Albany, and was liberal in aiding his needy comrades. He read medicine after the war and graduated from the Augusta Medical School. He became a most skilled and successful physician, and he attended and treated all veterans free. He leaves a wife and six sons to mourn his going and to honor the name that they bear. He was returned to Marshallville for burial. Sketch by B.F.Brimberry.
Marriage:Oct.14,1868 to Harriet Le Speir, at Macon, Georgia
Spouse:Harriet b.May 1846 North Carolina
1870 Census:Macon, Marshallville, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander B McCaskill M 24y Georgia
Harriet A McCaskill F 24y North Car.-Wife
Donald L McCaskill M 1y Georgia-Son
Servants:
Mary Nixon F 26y Virginia
Chloe Mccaskill F 64y South Carolina
Per 1900 Census:Sea Islands, St.Simons, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alexander McCaskill M 54 Georgia
wife Harriett McCaskill F 54 North Car. *6 kids all living
son Malcolm McCaskill M 21 Georgia
son William McCaskill M 15 Georgia
Per 1910 Census:Albany, Dougherty, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alexander McCaskill M 64y Georgia
wife Harriet McCaskill F 63y North Car.
son Thomas L McCaskill M 39y Georgia
son Malcolm McCaskill M 30y Georgia
Death of Son:1-Donald Cameron McCaskill
b.Aug.12,1870 d.Jun.18,1929-
Spouse:Annabell Taylor McCaskill
Death of Son:2-Glenn Thomas LasPeyre McCaskill
b.1874 Marshallville, Ga. d.Apr.6,1924 Athens, Clarke, Georgia-Spouse:Isabella Ward McCaskill
Per:http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glynn1&id=I41450
Other Son:3-Malcolm McCaskill
b.May 23,1881 d.Jan.7,1964 St.Simons Island, Georgia
Spouse:Edna Gertrude Taylor
Other Son:4-William A.McCaskill per 1900 census
b.Aug.1885 d.Jul.2,1963 Chatham, Ga.
Note:had been son in law in Chatham, Ga. on 1930 Census
Two other sons:
One possible
5-A.Bruce McCaskill
b.1874 d.1923
6-Bernard per obituary
Father 1880 Census:
ame : Murdock Mc Caskill
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Marshallville, Macon, Georgia, United States
gender: Male
age: 70
marital status : Married
occupation : Farmer
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : South Carolina, United States
birthdate : 1810
spouse's name : Eliza A. Mc Caskill
spouse's birthplace : South Carolina, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Scotland
mother's name : Priscilla Nixon
mother's birthplace : Scotland
page : 566
page character : C
entry number : 2474
nara film number : T9-0156
gs film number : 1254156
digital folder number: 004240149
image number: 00679
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Murdock Mc Caskill M 70 South Car.
wife Eliza A. Mc Caskill F 60 South Car.
brother John B. Mc Caskill M 74 North Car.
mother Priscilla Nixon F 83 North Car
niece Lilian Nixon F 14 Georgia
Obituary:Source:http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.macon/323/mb.ashx
The Macon County Citizen - Oglethorpe, Ga. Mar. 1, 1912
THE FUNERAL OF DR. ALEXANDER B. MC CASKILL was held in the Marshallville Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, February 23, just after the arrival of the train from Albany, at which place his death occured on Wednesday afternoon, at his home, after a brief illness.He is survived by his widow, Harriet A. (LeSpur) and six sons, Donald McCaskill, Thomas McCaskill, Bruce McCaskill, Bernard McCaskill, Malcolm McCaskill and William McCaskill, who live in different sections of the state. [Note:He was a son of the late Murdock McCaskill and his wife, Eliza Ann (Nixon) Mc Caskill who are buried in Marshallville Cemetery in unmarked graves in a lot directly behind the Methodist Church. There are 9 unmarked McCaskill Family graves in this lot]. Marshallville was the home of his boyhood and young manhood and it seemed fit that when life's work was ended, he should be laid to rest with his father, mother,brothers and sister,[Cornelia McCaskill, William Nixon Mc-Caskill, Donald Cameron McCaskill, Mary Elizabeth McCaskill, Fanny McCaskill and John P. McCaskill] The last of a family well known throughout this section, for warm hearted hospitality and charm of character, which made many strong friends.Dr. McCaskill was a Confederate Veteran and greatly interested in Confederate affairs, a familiar figure at every re-union. As an appreciation of this spirit the UDC Chapter here placed a Confederate flag encircled with a laurel wreath tied the Confederate colors on the casket, among the many floral tributes from sorrowing friends in Albany and Marshallville. An escort of Veterans came from Albany with the family and the remains, the burial service was read by the episcopal Rector, Rev. T. C. Wright of Albany and they sounded Taps." Dr. McCaskill was highly esteemed wherever he had lived, and in every relation of life he will be greatly missed, and his death universally mourned.
Obituary from the Confederate Veteran Magazine
Vol.21-Page 132:
Dr.A.B.McCaskill died at his home in Albany, Ga., on Feb.21,1912. He was of scotch ancestry, born in Macon Co., Ga., on Oct.6,1846. He attended school in Marshallville and Macon, and when only 15 years of age ran away to join an older brother and other relatives in Virginia, serving with the 12th Georgia Regiment. Owing to his age, he could not enlist, but was allowed to stay with the regiment, and he participated in some of the hardest fighting of the war. After much hard service in Virginia he returned to Georgia to accept a lieutenancy in the 5th Georgia Reserves, with which command he served until the surrender. He was justly proud of his record in the Confederate Army and always took an active interest in the affairs of the Confederate veterans. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Camp William Slaughter, No.971, U.C.V. of Albany, and was liberal in aiding his needy comrades. He read medicine after the war and graduated from the Augusta Medical School. He became a most skilled and successful physician, and he attended and treated all veterans free. He leaves a wife and six sons to mourn his going and to honor the name that they bear. He was returned to Marshallville for burial. Sketch by B.F.Brimberry.
Marriage:Oct.14,1868 to Harriet Le Speir, at Macon, Georgia
Spouse:Harriet b.May 1846 North Carolina
1870 Census:Macon, Marshallville, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander B McCaskill M 24y Georgia
Harriet A McCaskill F 24y North Car.-Wife
Donald L McCaskill M 1y Georgia-Son
Servants:
Mary Nixon F 26y Virginia
Chloe Mccaskill F 64y South Carolina
Per 1900 Census:Sea Islands, St.Simons, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alexander McCaskill M 54 Georgia
wife Harriett McCaskill F 54 North Car. *6 kids all living
son Malcolm McCaskill M 21 Georgia
son William McCaskill M 15 Georgia
Per 1910 Census:Albany, Dougherty, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alexander McCaskill M 64y Georgia
wife Harriet McCaskill F 63y North Car.
son Thomas L McCaskill M 39y Georgia
son Malcolm McCaskill M 30y Georgia
Death of Son:1-Donald Cameron McCaskill
b.Aug.12,1870 d.Jun.18,1929-
Spouse:Annabell Taylor McCaskill
Death of Son:2-Glenn Thomas LasPeyre McCaskill
b.1874 Marshallville, Ga. d.Apr.6,1924 Athens, Clarke, Georgia-Spouse:Isabella Ward McCaskill
Per:http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glynn1&id=I41450
Other Son:3-Malcolm McCaskill
b.May 23,1881 d.Jan.7,1964 St.Simons Island, Georgia
Spouse:Edna Gertrude Taylor
Other Son:4-William A.McCaskill per 1900 census
b.Aug.1885 d.Jul.2,1963 Chatham, Ga.
Note:had been son in law in Chatham, Ga. on 1930 Census
Two other sons:
One possible
5-A.Bruce McCaskill
b.1874 d.1923
6-Bernard per obituary
Father 1880 Census:
ame : Murdock Mc Caskill
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Marshallville, Macon, Georgia, United States
gender: Male
age: 70
marital status : Married
occupation : Farmer
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : South Carolina, United States
birthdate : 1810
spouse's name : Eliza A. Mc Caskill
spouse's birthplace : South Carolina, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Scotland
mother's name : Priscilla Nixon
mother's birthplace : Scotland
page : 566
page character : C
entry number : 2474
nara film number : T9-0156
gs film number : 1254156
digital folder number: 004240149
image number: 00679
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Murdock Mc Caskill M 70 South Car.
wife Eliza A. Mc Caskill F 60 South Car.
brother John B. Mc Caskill M 74 North Car.
mother Priscilla Nixon F 83 North Car
niece Lilian Nixon F 14 Georgia
The Macon County Citizen - Oglethorpe, Ga. Mar. 1, 1912
THE FUNERAL OF DR. ALEXANDER B. MC CASKILL was held in the Marshallville Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, February 23, just after the arrival of the train from Albany, at which place his death occured on Wednesday afternoon, at his home, after a brief illness.He is survived by his widow, Harriet A. (LeSpur) and six sons, Donald McCaskill, Thomas McCaskill, Bruce McCaskill, Bernard McCaskill, Malcolm McCaskill and William McCaskill, who live in different sections of the state. [Note:He was a son of the late Murdock McCaskill and his wife, Eliza Ann (Nixon) Mc Caskill who are buried in Marshallville Cemetery in unmarked graves in a lot directly behind the Methodist Church. There are 9 unmarked McCaskill Family graves in this lot]. Marshallville was the home of his boyhood and young manhood and it seemed fit that when life's work was ended, he should be laid to rest with his father, mother,brothers and sister,[Cornelia McCaskill, William Nixon Mc-Caskill, Donald Cameron McCaskill, Mary Elizabeth McCaskill, Fanny McCaskill and John P. McCaskill] The last of a family well known throughout this section, for warm hearted hospitality and charm of character, which made many strong friends.Dr. McCaskill was a Confederate Veteran and greatly interested in Confederate affairs, a familiar figure at every re-union. As an appreciation of this spirit the UDC Chapter here placed a Confederate flag encircled with a laurel wreath tied the Confederate colors on the casket, among the many floral tributes from sorrowing friends in Albany and Marshallville. An escort of Veterans came from Albany with the family and the remains, the burial service was read by the episcopal Rector, Rev. T. C. Wright of Albany and they sounded Taps." Dr. McCaskill was highly esteemed wherever he had lived, and in every relation of life he will be greatly missed, and his death universally mourned.
Obituary from the Confederate Veteran Magazine
Vol.21-Page 132:
Dr.A.B.McCaskill died at his home in Albany, Ga., on Feb.21,1912. He was of scotch ancestry, born in Macon Co., Ga., on Oct.6,1846. He attended school in Marshallville and Macon, and when only 15 years of age ran away to join an older brother and other relatives in Virginia, serving with the 12th Georgia Regiment. Owing to his age, he could not enlist, but was allowed to stay with the regiment, and he participated in some of the hardest fighting of the war. After much hard service in Virginia he returned to Georgia to accept a lieutenancy in the 5th Georgia Reserves, with which command he served until the surrender. He was justly proud of his record in the Confederate Army and always took an active interest in the affairs of the Confederate veterans. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Camp William Slaughter, No.971, U.C.V. of Albany, and was liberal in aiding his needy comrades. He read medicine after the war and graduated from the Augusta Medical School. He became a most skilled and successful physician, and he attended and treated all veterans free. He leaves a wife and six sons to mourn his going and to honor the name that they bear. He was returned to Marshallville for burial. Sketch by B.F.Brimberry.
Marriage:Oct.14,1868 to Harriet Le Speir, at Macon, Georgia
Spouse:Harriet b.May 1846 North Carolina
1870 Census:Macon, Marshallville, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander B McCaskill M 24y Georgia
Harriet A McCaskill F 24y North Car.-Wife
Donald L McCaskill M 1y Georgia-Son
Servants:
Mary Nixon F 26y Virginia
Chloe Mccaskill F 64y South Carolina
Per 1900 Census:Sea Islands, St.Simons, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alexander McCaskill M 54 Georgia
wife Harriett McCaskill F 54 North Car. *6 kids all living
son Malcolm McCaskill M 21 Georgia
son William McCaskill M 15 Georgia
Per 1910 Census:Albany, Dougherty, Georgia
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alexander McCaskill M 64y Georgia
wife Harriet McCaskill F 63y North Car.
son Thomas L McCaskill M 39y Georgia
son Malcolm McCaskill M 30y Georgia
Death of Son:1-Donald Cameron McCaskill
b.Aug.12,1870 d.Jun.18,1929-
Spouse:Annabell Taylor McCaskill
Death of Son:2-Glenn Thomas LasPeyre McCaskill
b.1874 Marshallville, Ga. d.Apr.6,1924 Athens, Clarke, Georgia-Spouse:Isabella Ward McCaskill
Per:http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glynn1&id=I41450
Other Son:3-Malcolm McCaskill
b.May 23,1881 d.Jan.7,1964 St.Simons Island, Georgia
Spouse:Edna Gertrude Taylor
Other Son:4-William A.McCaskill per 1900 census
b.Aug.1885 d.Jul.2,1963 Chatham, Ga.
Note:had been son in law in Chatham, Ga. on 1930 Census
Two other sons:
One possible
5-A.Bruce McCaskill
b.1874 d.1923
6-Bernard per obituary
Father 1880 Census:
ame : Murdock Mc Caskill
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Marshallville, Macon, Georgia, United States
gender: Male
age: 70
marital status : Married
occupation : Farmer
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : South Carolina, United States
birthdate : 1810
spouse's name : Eliza A. Mc Caskill
spouse's birthplace : South Carolina, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Scotland
mother's name : Priscilla Nixon
mother's birthplace : Scotland
page : 566
page character : C
entry number : 2474
nara film number : T9-0156
gs film number : 1254156
digital folder number: 004240149
image number: 00679
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Murdock Mc Caskill M 70 South Car.
wife Eliza A. Mc Caskill F 60 South Car.
brother John B. Mc Caskill M 74 North Car.
mother Priscilla Nixon F 83 North Car
niece Lilian Nixon F 14 Georgia
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