I think that my husband's relative, Jane Cardwell b. ca.1819 and
married to Enoch Cummings, is the daughter of Nelson Cardwell
and Nancy Hughes married in 1816 in Sumner Co. TN.
I suspected that Nelson was living in Simpson Co. KY over the
border from Sumner Co. for the 1840 census. However, I only
found someone named Nelson Caldwell. I think that the census -
taker made a mistake on the last name and I think I have some
proof to back this up.
I borrowed the tax lists from Simpson Co. KY and found that a
Nelson Cardwell is listed in the 1837, 1839 and 1840 tax list. He
may be listed in more but some were very difficult to read. There is
no Nelson Caldwell. There is also a Dudley Cardwell listed in 1843
that is probably his son.
It looks to me like Nelson remarried in 1835 after being listed as a
Widower in his church membership records. There was also a
widow listed named Polly Bennett. There is a marriage record for
a Nelson Cardwell and Polly Bennett in 1835 in Sumner Co.TN.
After remarrying he probably moved to Simpson Co. KY.
In the 1860 Simpson Co. Ky census there is a Perrian Cardwell
listed as a son of what would most likely be one of Nelson
Cardwell's sons. I will look into this further.
If anyone has anything to add or delete to this info, please let me
know.
Maureen Watson