The Crittenden Press, Marion, KY 6 Apr 1928. Used with permission. JESSE M. McCASLIN, a Civil War veteran, was born near Princeton August 31, 1841 and has lived in Crittenden and Caldwell county all of his life. Mr. McCaslin moved to Marion ten years ago from Crayne and still makes his home here. Five of Mr. McCaslin's eleven children are living, they are Jim McCaslin and Rich McCaslin, borh ot Washington; Miss Nannie McCaslin, of Evansville; Hughey McCaslin, of Marion; Mrs. Lee Scott, of Crayne; Mary, Addner, Grace, Berry, Josephine and Lynn are the children who are dead. He has twenty-four grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Following are the names of Mrs. McCaslin's grandchildren, who are still living: Mrs. J.J. Griffin, Herb, Bird and Hobart McCaslin, Mrs. Rex Wiley, Mrs. Monte Clark, Tom and Isabelle McCaslin, Mrs. Ralph Wise, Agnes, Marjory and Gertrude McCaslin, Mrs. P.O. Elkins, Byron, Roberta and James Marion Scott, Christine McCaslin, Claud Stephens, Mrs. Ethel Barnett, Mrs. Jody Hunt, Elsie McCaslin and Orgie Stephens. Mr. McCaslin's first wife, and the mother of his children, was Miss Jane Deboe, a sister of Joe, Jesse, Wash, Philip, John, Will, Abe and Berry Deboe. Several of her brothers fought in the Civil War. For fourteen months Mr. McCasline served in the 15th Kentucky regiment and rode in the cavalry for eight months without missing a day. He served under Captain Edd Maxwell, Lieutenants John Akerstrong and Al Gates. The Princeton Union Ladies gave Mr. McCaslin's company a thirty foot flag. Mr. McCaslin often rode in advance carrying this flag. A Bible, which Mr. McCaslin still has in his possession, was one of a number purchased by the Princeton Union Ladies and presented to the soldiers by John Gates. One of the battles in which Mr. McCaslin fought was the battle of Spring Creek, Tenn. He remembers going for twenty-four hours without eating. Mr. McCaslin's second wife, who now lives with him, was formerly Mrs. C.B. Faidly. McCaslin Scott Wiley Clark Wise Elkins Stephens Barnett Hunt Deboe Maxwell Akerstrong Gates Faidly = Caldwell-KY WA Evansville-Vanderburgh-IN TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/crittenden/mccaslin.jm.txt