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Author: RufusCaldwell
Surnames: Caldwell
Classification: queries
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I have just recently obtained the family bible of William Caldwell 8 Dec 1786 Newberry
County SC - 25 May 1861 Pontotoc County MS and Martha Spence 2 Nov 1794 Newberry - 8 Mar
1854 Pontotoc. The family bible was printed in 1817. The family history pages lists DOB
for William and Martha plus the names and DOB for their 13 children. The DOD for some of
the family is also listed. Both William and Martha and some of their children are buried
at the Hopewell ARP Church Cemetery in Union County MS. The Hopewell Church was formed 24
May 1851 in the home of William and Martha Caldwell. of the 22 charter members of the
Hopewell Church, 19 were Caldwell family members. This family group were members of the
Shiloh ARP Church in Anderson County and moved to Pontotoc county MS in about 1850. The
area where the church is located was in Pontotoc County MS until 1870 when Union County
was formed and that area became part of Union County.
The Hopewell ARP Church is still an active church located at the same site as the original
church. The Bible has been given to the Hopewell Church and placed on display there.
Attached are the family history pages copied from the bible.
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