Philly,
The following is one of my files on my web site.
http://users.erols.com/patch10/gscal020.html I left most of the info
intack because it might provide clues. There is a Charles mentioned in
the 6th paragraph. He wouldn't be your Charles, but he has the right
last name and is in the right part of Kentucky. Generally names were
used over and over in a family. Hope this helps.
Lloyd
There are a lot of Caldwells in Kentucky. They share first names.
Information will be carefully sifted and credited. Any clarification
would be greatly appreciated.
David Caldwell was buried in the Mills Pioneer Cemetery with his wife
Catherine. His stone reads " March 15, 1782 - April 2, 1862".
Catherine's more simply reads "1785 - 1865". The 1850 census states that
he was born in Kentucky. A Caldwell Family History states his parents
are David Varna Caldwell and Phoebe Mann.
The Mills Pioneer Cemetery can be found about one mile south of Salem,
Livingston County Kentucky on the road to Pinkneyville. It is on the
left side in a stand of trees. It is unkempt and overgrown. Trees have
fallen on the lovely stones and there is a lot of poison ivy as of the
summer of 1999. The Livingston County Historical Society plans to
renovate the cemetery by 2000. That is great news. Some years before the
tombstones were read and record made, which can be found at the
Historical Society in Smithland.
The book Livingston County, Kentucky marriage Records Vol. I Oct 1799 to
July 1839 states that Catharine Davidson and David Caldwell of
Livingston County, wed on June 25, 1807. The bondsman for the couple was
Francis M. Caldwell. Also listed was the note that Francis M. had
married Nancy Davidson Feb. 7, 1801. His bondsman was John Caldwell.
However, we don't know which John.
We have a copy of the bond that was signed for David's marriage to
Catherine Davidson. Both David and Frances M. signed their own name.
This fits with the family history of the Caldwells being an educated
family.
There is a document that can be found in the Caldwell county library
that is entitled Family History, Caldwell. I also found it in Christian
County. We do not have the whole piece, but the opening gives the story
of John Caldwell and his wife Margaret Phillips and their seven
children: William, Thomas, David, Margaret, John, Robert, and Rev.
James. It went on to state that David, one of their seven children,
married Mary and had children: David Varna Caldwell (1753 to 1840) who
married Phoebe Mann and John Caldwell who married Dicey Mann, probably
the sister of Phoebe. The other children of David and Mary were Mary,
Robert, Thomas, Jane, Jenne, Margaret, Sarah, William and James. Jane
and Jenne are possible one person.
The Family History Caldwell goes on to list the 14 children of David
Varna and Phoebe:
1. Josiah Jackson born 1774
2. Thomas born 1776
3. Frances Mann born 1778
4. Sally born 1780
5. David born 1782
then James, Dicey, William, Phoebe, John, Cary Allen, Betsey, Jackson
Mann, and Samuel.
Click on David Varna to see the details of this family.
There is a different family history found in the Logan County Library.
This one was simply titled Caldwell and is hand written. Again the John
Caldwell and Margaret Phillips story is told but without their son John
this time. It goes on to note David, their son, wed Mary and had
children but only John, who married Dicey Mann, CHARLES, and "youngest
son James" are mentioned. Further, when David died in Virginia, Mary
took her children to settle near Danville Kentucky . There is no mention
of David Varna Caldwell.
Still we can connect our David with Frances and Frances M with both the
Mann and Dicey names. We know that Frances M. Caldwell had a daughter
named Dicey. She was named in his will.
Known children of Catherine and David are:
1. Evelina IGS says born in 1810
2. Zerelda born 1816
3. Robert born 1825 re 1850 census.
David Caldwell died April 2, 1862 in Livingston County.
Philly Duke wrote:
Thanks to the fellow who sent me this info that it was problably Dycusberg and
not Dyersburg, KY where my grandfather was born abt 1881. I have his death
certificate showing his death to be 25 Nov 1950 in Henderson, KY. No parents or
anything else is listed on the death certificate. Nothing in the census
either. Anybody working on Caldwells that might have a Charles who ended up in
Kentucky or Missouri? I need to find his parents and so far haven't been able
to find anything! Thanks!
Philly (huckandme(a)earthlink.net)
"J. Warren" wrote:
> I have seen alot of activity on the Caldwell line. I am researching a James
> S.Caldwell. His DOB is 1898. I have conflicting info on the state born in.
> It is either New York Or Pennsylvania. His father is Samuel B. Caldwell born
> in 1871..same thing New York or Pennsylvania.
> James mother was Martinna???(Caldwell). According to the census they lived
> in Brooklyn in 1900. James lived in Orange, New Jersey in 1920.
> Anyone researching this line. I am at a block wall at this point.
> Janice
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