Dave,
He's one of mine.
A. M. Caswell was Alphonso M. Caswell.
He was the son of my Great Grandfather's older brother.
This family is descended from Thomas Caswell and Mary ? of Taunton in this
way:
Thomas Caswell and Mary ?
thier son:
William b. 1660
and Mercy Lincoln
their son:
Jotham Casweell b. abt 1696
and
Mary Reynolds
their son:
Joshua Caswell Sr. b. March 22, 1748/49
and
Alice Reynolds
their son:
Jothan Caswell born between 1775 and 1780
and
Mary Worden
their son
Lorenzo D. Caswell b. 1811
and
Eliza H. Holt
their son:
Alphonso M. Caswell
b. August 25, 1834
married
Lovenia C. Barker
They had one daughter:
Carrie M. Caswell , b. 1862
and adopted the son of Lorenzo's sister:
Almeron Alphonso FOLLETTE Caswell
There was also another son of Joshua Caswell Sr. (b. in 1748) that settled
in Indiana. This would be the ones that settled in Warrick County,
Indiana.
Another branch of this family ( Corbin Caswell, the son of Jotham Caswell b.
1775 - 1780 and Mary Worden) settled in Wood County, Ohio.
I have lots on these family lines if anyone connects.
Kathy Caswell Rinke
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Lee" <davidhilary(a)pinehurst.net>
To: <CASWELL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: [CASWELL list] Caswell in Indiana
Hi List,
I found this on Indiana Biographies. Is he one of your Caswell or do
you know
where he came from?
Dave
A. M. Caswell
Source: History of Steuben County, IN 1885 p.559
A. M. Caswell, proprietor of the Hilton House, Fremont, Ind., is one of
the
pioneers of Steuben County. He was born in Geauga County, Ohio, Aug.
25,
1834, a son of Lorenzo D. and Eliza (Holt) Caswell, natives of
Massachusetts, and early settlers of Geauga County. In 1836 his parents
moved to Steuben County, Ind., and settled on the State line, on section
15,
Fremont Township. They settled on a wild tract of land, and were
obliged
to
live in a tent till a cabin could be built. Being late in the spring
they
cleared a small patch and put in a crop of corn for the next year's bread.
Their meat was procured from the forests, deer, wolves, wild turkeys,
bears
and hogs being abundant. Their light was made by dipping a piece of
cotton
cloth into a saucer of coon's oil, and igniting it. To them were
born
five
children - A. M.; Fatima, wife of M. Follett, died in Fremont;
Oliver,
died
in 1867; Henry, of Quincy, Mich.; Julia. Mrs. Caswell died in 1848.
Mr.
Caswell is living in Quincy, Mich., aged seventy-four years. They were
life-long members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. A. M. Caswell was
reared and educated in the pioneer times of Steuben County. When nine
years
of age, he began to help his father in the field. In 1856 he
embarked in
the hotel business and in 1863 went to Quincy, Mich., and for two years
was
in the grocery business. In 1865 he returned to Fremont and bought
the
American House, which he exchanged three years later for a house in
Waterloo, known as the Long House. He carried on this house six months
and
then sold out and returned to Fremont, and the following fall was
employed
as traveling salesman. A year later he bought a mill which he ran but a
short time when he bought a farm on which he lived six years. Feb. 22,
1883, he again moved to Fremont and rented the Hilton House. He keeps one
of the best hotels in Northeastern Indiana. It is furnished in good style
and the table is always supplied with the best the market affords. In
connection with his hotel he has a fine livery stable where will be found
both single and double teams, for either gentlemen or ladies. Mr. Caswell
was married March 17, 1859, to Leonia C. Barker, daughter of Samuel
Barker.
They have two children - Alice A., and Carrie, wife of J. B.
Langworthy.
In
politics Mr. Caswell is a Republican.
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