Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Caufield, Thomas Hynes April 24, 1829 - ????
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Source: History of Fayette County, L H Everts and Company 1882, page 739
Author: Franklin Ellis

    Thomas Caufield is of Irish stock.  His father, Timothy Caufield, was
born in County Galway, Ireland, in 1784 and migrated to America in 1810,
locating in Belmont county, Ohio.  He married Nancy Hynes of that county
in 1826.  Mrs Caufield died in 1831, leaving three children: John
Caufield, Thomas Caufield and Daniel Caufield.  John Caufield resides in
Clarke county, Iowa.  Daniel Caufield was merchandising in Kansas during
the struggle for supremacy there between the Northern and Southern
political forces, and has not since been heard of by his friends in
Pennsylvania.
    Timothy Caufield moved from Belmont county, Ohio, into Fayette county,
Penna, in 1834.  He was a contractor on the National Pike and spent much
of his life in operating upon public works, building roads, etc.  He was
married second time in 1836.  The maiden name of his second wife was
Elizabeth Detson who died in 1872.  Mr Caufield died December 30, 1873.
    Thomas Hynes Caufield was born April 24, 1829, in Belmont county, Ohio,
and removed with his father to Fayette county, Penna, in 1834.  He was
educated in the common schools and has spent nearly all of his life upon
the farm where he now resides.
    He was married July 15, 1874, to Maggie L Lynn of Millsboro, Washington
county, Penna.  Her great grandfather, William Lynn, was one of the
pioneers of Fayette county, settling in Redstone township on a farm
adjoining her husband's about the time the county was organized.  The farm
remained in the name for three generations.  Mr and Mrs Caufield have had
four children, three of whom are living: John Gibson Caufield; Carrie
Lynn Caufield; and Mary Edna Caufield.  
    Mr Thomas Caufield has never held or sought political office.  He is a
well informed gentleman, having read much, particularly of history,
remembering well what he reads and applying the results of his study to
practical purposes much more than it is customary for farmers to do.  His
neighbors esteem him for his honesty and fair dealing.

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