Date Issues

There were several other John Cavenders in this area at the time, and some of their dates may be confused. Alternate birth dates: 1756 (obviously too early), 9/14/1770. The Kanawha County Family Tree Project gives 9/14/1765 as his birthdate and says he died before 1830.

A John Cavender is listed as the head of a family in the first U.S. census (1790). (Possibly his father who died 1788 c. but is more likely the son. Need to look into that.)

Kanawha County gives 1789 as marriage date. Where does the 1794 date come from? Another researcher says it was 1798 (transposition error?).

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• Military 1786, 1788 - Private In Capt. Clendenin's Co. at Mouth of Elk
• Moved to Kanawha County, West Virginia (then Virginia) after 1788
• Tax payer in Kanawha Co., VA/WV in 1792

Children of John Cavender and Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Cavender (Casdorph)

1. John Cavender, Jr (1795-1812) b. in Kanawha Co., WV
2. Andrew Allen Cavender (1798 c. - 1859) b. in Guthrie, Kanawha Co., WV
3. Sally Cavender b: 1798
4. Elizabeth Cavender (11/24/1802-11/7/1864) in Kanawha Co., WV m. Henson Guthrie (1801-) b. in Kanawha Co., WV. Married in 1825 in Kanawha Co., WV
5. Charles Cavender b: 1804 in Kanawha Two Mile, Kanawha Co., WV
6. Minerva Cavender b: 1805 in Kanawha Co., WV
7. Mary Margaret Cavender b: 1806 in Kanawha Co., WV

References

• Census, 1810 - Kanawha Co, VA #3-18
• Census, 1820 - Kanawha Co, VA #4-24
• Census, 1830 - Kanawha Co, VA #185-16
• 1820 Kanawha Co, VA census: 1 male 18-26; 1 female 16-26; 1 male 0-10; and 0 slaves.
• 1830 Kanawha Co, VA census: 1 male 30-40; 1 female 30-40; 1 male 10-15;1 female 5-10; 1 male 0-5; 2 females 0-5; and 0 slaves.
• 1840 Kanawha Co, VA census: 1 male 40-50; 1 female 40-50; 1 male 20-30; 2 females 15-20; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 5-10; 1 female 5-10; 2 males 0-5; and 0 slaves.