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ELDER SILAS FLEMING CAYCE, M. D., was born October 15, 1850, in Fulton County, Ky., and was reared in Fulton and Hickman Counties. His father, James H. Cayce, was born in Graves County, Ky., in 1830, removed with his parents about 1845 to Columbus, engaged in the business of general merchant and trader at Cayce, Clinton, Moscow and Columbus, and died in 1881. He was the son of Elder Fleming Cayce, who died in 1848, aged about sixty years. Fleming was a pioneer of West Kentucky, a prominent minister and leader in the primitive Baptist Church in southwestern Kentucky and Tennessee. James H. was thrice married—first to Sarah E., daughter of John and Martha (Johns) Little, of Fulton County, and to them were born subject and John H. By his second marriage were born Ida C. (Bowers), Ben Hardie (a noted telegrapher, who died of yellow fever at his post at Holly Springs), Walter E., Cynthia (Vaughn), and Maud. By his third marriage Augustus M. and William E. In youth subject procured a good English education and has continued to improve by extensive reading. He was married January 11, 1870, to Miss Flora M., daughter of Elisha and Almeda (Penny) Beazley, of Hickman County, Ky., and to them have been born Claudius H., Eliza A., Hardie B. (deceased), Kittie E. (deceased), Lettie (deceased), and Osman F. Dr. Cayce was licensed to preach (1873) in the Primitive Baptist Church, and ordained to the full work of the ministry in 1878, at Rock Springs Church, Bethel Association, and now has pastoral care over the congregations at Mud Creek and Union City, Tenn. He commenced the study of medicine in 1869, and while a student was for four years engaged in the drug business. In 1874-75 he attended lectures at Nashville and practiced at this place two years, two years in Hickman County, two years in Graves County, and in 1881 returned to Crutchfield, where he now enjoys an extensive and lucrative practice. His situation is a pleasant one.