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Author: RufusCaldwell
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I am not sure if I have info on the family you are looking for but it is close. Some of
the 1870 and 1880 census for this part of Union County MS are very hard to read. Anyway
here is a brief rundown on what I have and if it something you are interested in I will
send you info on how to access my website.
John Menande Ross ( John Bully) Caldwell 1816SC - 1888MS
Elizabeth Betty Spence 1816 SC - 1850 SC ( first Wife)
1.Rose Anna 1845
2.William W. 1847
3.Agnes Elizabeth 1849
Nancy Caldwell 1821 SC - 1902 MS (2nd wife & first cousin)
1.James W. 1854
2.Margaret 1855
3.Joseph S. 1861
In the 1880 census you will find John B. and Nancy Caldwell living in Union County MS with
children Elizabeth, Margaret, and Joseph. Elizabeth is a child of the first marriage and
Margaret and Joseph are from the 2nd marriage. The DOB birth for these children that you
have in message match what Ancestry has on the census record but due to readability some
are off a little bit.
The one thing that throws some doubt on my info being what you are looking for is the John
Thomas Caldwell born 1850. It is very possible that I missed a child of the first marriage
and since John B.'s first wife died in 1850 in Newberry South Carolina. She could have
died just after the birth of a child ( maybe your John Thomas)
Nancy Caldwell was first married to a Walker Dyer and they had three children. They
apparently divorced and he was later killed at Shiloh.
If this is of interest to you please contact me at
Lpcrudyc(a)comcast.net
Rudy Caldwell
Tupelo, MS
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