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Author: pandjhan
Surnames: Caldwell, Shepherd, Rath, Coogle
Classification: queries
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I am the granddaughter of Archibald Johnston Caldwell. I was told that my grandfather was
born in Lanarkshire, Scotland and came to Pennsylvania as a boy. I never knew my
grandfather. He studied to be a Presbyterian minister as a young man. My grandmother,
Anna Mae Shepherd was born in Indiana, PA. They married in 1904 and for some reason moved
to Colorado Springs, CO. My mother told me that they had four children: Emery-B.1906,
Sara-B.1909, Archie-B.1912 and Jean-B.1916 (my mother). My mother was married to Charles
Coogle in Colorado Springs in 1938. I was their only child and was born in Colorado
Springs in 1942. I never met Emery (Emery and Sara were estranged from their mother)but
did see Sara once when I was 3. She was married to Bruno Rath and had one son, David,
born in 1941? They lived in Bend, Oregon. I knew my uncle Archie who also lived in
Colorado Springs. I did not know his children, Archie IV and Carol. He was divorced from
their mother and I don'!
t believe he had contact with them until his son visited him as an adult. My grandfather
died in 1944 from cancer. My grandmother died in 1963 also from cancer. Archie died in
1975 from cirhossis and Jean died in 1996. Archie and Jean were both alcoholics. My
mother was also estranged from Emery and Sara. I believe Archie kept in contact with
Sara. It was very strange growing up in a family with so many secrets and never knowing
any of my cousins.
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