1910 United States Census
Name: Rettie A Caffey
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Justice Precinct 5, Eastland, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Family Number: 450
Page Number: 23
Household Gender Age
Spouse John L Caffey M 46y
Rettie A Caffey F 39y
Child John E Caffey M 14y
Child Annie I Caffey F 11y
Child James T Caffey M 9y
Child Artie M Caffey F 7y
Child Jesse O Caffey M 5y
Child Robert O Caffey M 3y 1m
Child Vita G Caffey F y 6m
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Name: Rettie Caffey
Death Date: 09 Jun 1949
Death Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 78 years 1 month 8 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 01 May 1871
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: James Bates
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Mccullock
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Housekeeper
Place of Residence: Stamford, Jones, Texas
Cemetery: Pleasant Valley
Burial Place: Stamford, Texas
Burial Date: 10 Jun 1949
taken from Family Search records - March, 2011
(Birthdate date on marker and birthdate on information taken from Family Search records are different. I do not know which is correct.)
by Carla

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daughter of James Bates - Miss McCulloch

Services for Rettie Anne Caffey, 78, were held at Swenson Ave. Baptist church officiated by Rev. R.L. Denton of Abilene and Rev. H.S. Hinson, pastor.

Mrs. Caffey was born 1 May 1871 at Milam County, Texas. She passed away on 9 June 1949 at Abilene, Texas.

Rettie Ann Bates married John L. Caffey in 1886. The couple moved to Carbon in 1904 and then to Stamford in 1914.

Survived by six daughters - Mrs. R.C. Hargy, Eva Westbrook, Mrs. J.C. Swince, Mrs. Vita Paris; five sons - Ervin, Jim, P.W., Morton and Oral Caffey; two sisters - Mrs. Ardill Hill and Mrs. Lila Stone; five brothers - Joe, C.W., Ira, Jess and D.G. Bates; 44 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

Kinney Funeral Home
Book 1949-1952, page 40
contributed by Dorman Holub - May, 2014