The Caudills: An Etymological, Ethnological, and Genealogical Study

Amazon Review, Five Stars: "This is an excellent book!!! So many Caudill's out there, I can't believe that he hasn't sold thousands! [Publisher's note: It has!] Great reading as well as Caudill trees. More than I expected with lots of info. on other resources. Must have!!! Don't let this one pass you by. Thanks so much Lochlainn for taking the time to do all this work and then share it with others. Worth every penny. You have made a fan out of me!!!" - SHIRLEY FARMER

AUTHOR: Lochlainn Seabrook
FOREWORD: Delmerene Caudill (of Letcher County, Kentucky)

CONTENT: adult nonfiction
SUBJECTS: family history, Caudill family, etymology, genealogy, onomastics, European history, American history
ILLUSTRATED: yes (b/w)
SIZE: 5.5” x 8.5”
LENGTH: 300 pages
COVER: paperback/perfect bound/matte finish; hardcover/case laminate/matte finish
PUBLISHER: Sea Raven Press
ISBN: 978-0-9821899-9-3 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-943737-23-9 (hardcover)

The Caudills are one of America’s largest and most historically interesting families. Originating in the South in the early 1700s, they have today spread out across nearly all fifty states, playing a vital role in the settling of America, from Appalachia to the Pacific Ocean. The author, Lochlainn Seabrook - a Caudill descendant himself - has penned a thoroughly captivating work, one that focuses on the etymology of the Caudill surname, the ethnology of the Caudills, and the genealogy of their ancestral line, dating back to 16th-Century Europe.

Throughout The Caudills well researched 300-pages, one will find a treasure-trove of information, including a detailed discussion of the origins of the name and family, an extensive Caudill family tree, the Caudill family Coat of Arms, a list of Caudill researchers, useful Websites, and maps to Cawdor Castle in Scotland, with extra material on surname spelling variations and Caudill place-names. The Foreword is by Delmerene Caudill of Letcher County, Kentucky.

This is an important and unique book that everyone with an interest in the Caudills will be proud to have in their library. With its wealth of helpful research data on not only this intriguing European-American family, but on allied families as well, The Caudills is a must-have for all family members, friends, and researchers.