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James M Caldwell 1790 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Craig, Virginia

Death Date: 29 May 1869

Death Location: Craig, Virginia, United States

Father: HUGH CALDWELL

Mother: RUTHA"Ruth" Caldwell

Spouse(s): Jane Caldwell, Matilda Caldwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Caldwell, Harriet Caldwell, Jane Caldwell, Alexander Caldwell, Martha Caldwell, William Caldwell, Verlinda Drummond, Hugh Caldwell, Mary Caldwell, James Caldwell, Fleming Caldwell, Lawanda Caldwell, Mary Caldwell, James Caldwell, Miles Caldwell, Fleming Caldwell, Newton Caldwell

In 1790, James M Caldwell entered the world in Craig, Virginia, born to HUGH NICHOLAS (REV WAR) CALDWELL and RUTHA"Ruth" HOLSTEIN - Caldwell. In 1830, James M Caldwell resided in Botetourt, Virginia, USA. James M Caldwell married Jane Caldwell, Matilda Celia Damewood Caldwell, and had children including Elizabeth T Caldwell, Harriet Caldwell, Jane Matilda Caldwell, Alexander Gibson Caldwell, Martha Ann Caldwell, William Harvey Caldwell, Verlinda "Malinda" Caldwell Wright Drummond, Hugh Nicholas Caldwell, Mary C Caldwell, James Hilary Caldwell, Fleming Boyer (Civil War Soldier) Caldwell, Lawanda Caldwell, Mary E Caldwell, James Hilary Caldwell, Miles Thomas (Civil War Casualty CSA) Caldwell, Fleming Boyer (Civil War Soldier) Caldwell, Newton A Caldwell. James M Caldwell passed away in 1869 in Craig, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1790, James M Caldwell entered the world in Craig, Virginia, born to HUGH NICHOLAS (REV WAR) CALDWELL and RUTHA"Ruth" HOLSTEIN - Caldwell.
  • In 1830, James M Caldwell resided in Botetourt, Virginia, USA.
  • James M Caldwell married Jane Caldwell, Matilda Celia Damewood Caldwell, and had children including Elizabeth T Caldwell, Harriet Caldwell, Jane Matilda Caldwell, Alexander Gibson Caldwell, Martha Ann Caldwell, William Harvey Caldwell, Verlinda "Malinda" Caldwell Wright Drummond, Hugh Nicholas Caldwell, Mary C Caldwell, James Hilary Caldwell, Fleming Boyer (Civil War Soldier) Caldwell, Lawanda Caldwell, Mary E Caldwell, James Hilary Caldwell, Miles Thomas (Civil War Casualty CSA) Caldwell, Fleming Boyer (Civil War Soldier) Caldwell, Newton A Caldwell.
  • James M Caldwell passed away in 1869 in Craig, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

HUGH CALDWELL
1752 – 1838
Birth Location: Castle Caldwell, County Fermanagh, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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RUTHA"Ruth" Caldwell
1750 – 1837
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Colonial Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Jane Caldwell
1800 – 1850
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
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Matilda Caldwell
1808 – 1848
Birth Location: New Castle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Caldwell
1813 – 1900
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Harriet Caldwell
1819 – 1886
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia USA
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Jane Caldwell
1820 – 1890
Birth Location: Botetourt Co. Virginia, USA
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Alexander Caldwell
1820 – 1900
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Caldwell
1824 – 1913
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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William Caldwell
1826 – 1863
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
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Verlinda Drummond
1830 – 1916
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia USA
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Hugh Caldwell
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia USA
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Mary Caldwell
1841 – 1902
Birth Location: Botetourt Co, Virginia, USA
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James Caldwell
1847 – 1926
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Fleming Caldwell
1848 – 1919
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia USA
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Lawanda Caldwell
Birth Location: –
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Mary Caldwell
1846 – 1931
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia USA
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James Caldwell
1847 – 1926
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Miles Caldwell
1847 – 1865
Birth Location: Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia
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Fleming Caldwell
1848 – 1919
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia USA
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Newton Caldwell
1848 – 1920
Birth Location: Craig Co., Virginia USA
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James Caldwell's Ancestors

Self
James Caldwell
1790 – 1869
Birth Place: Craig, Virginia
Parents
HUGH NICHOLAS (REV WAR) CALDWELL
1752 – 1838
Castle Caldwell, County Fermanagh, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
RUTHA"Ruth" (HOLSTEIN -) Caldwell
1750 – 1837
Botetourt County, Colonial Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Caldwell's Descendants

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James (M) Caldwell (1790 – 29 May 1869) m. Jane Caldwell (1800 – Bef. 1850) m. Matilda (Celia Damewood) Caldwell (1808 – 1848)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (T) Caldwell (1813 – 1900) m. Thomas (W.) Wears (Abt. 1813 – abt. 1860)
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Wears (13 Nov 1837 – 22 Mar 1930) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Raney (16 Jan 1845 – 7 Mar 1919)
      1. 1. Elieud (Thomas @@) Wears (02 Mar 1864 – 16 Oct 1942) m. Mary (Elizabeth@@) Snyder (May 1865 – 8 February 1954)
        1. 1. Estus (Reed) Wears (25 Aug 1889 – 31 March 1973) m. Nora (Lee) Buckles (7 Jul 1890 – 16 Apr 1975)
        2. 2. Ada (F.) Wears (27 Dec 1890 – 11 Apr 1912) m. John (Harrison) Wimmer (16 Feb 1890 – 16 May 1960)
        3. 3. Myrtle (Mae) Wears (29 Aug 1893 – Mar 1977) m. Perry (E) Cannon
        4. 4. Uel (Thomas) Wears (20 Jan 1897 – 27 Jul 1970) m. Ethel Wears
        5. 5. Ellis (Taff *) Wears (24 Apr 1907 – 10 May 1998)
      2. 2. John (Henry) Wears (16 Oct 1864 – 3 May 1958)
      3. 3. Thaddeus (Sheridan) Wears (18 February 1866 – 30 December 1948) m. Clara (J.) Martin (5 October 1872 – 11 July 1916) m. Effie (Mae) Hillegas (3 August 1874 – 20 December 1955)
        1. 1. Pearl (O) Wears (Sep 1891 – )
        2. 2. Essie (B.) Wears (Nov 1892 – )
        3. 3. Lola (A.) Wears (Apr 1895 – )
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Wears (Nov 1897 – )
        5. 5. Chester (H.) Wears (5 Mar 1900 – before 1910)
        6. 6. Goldie (Pauline nee Wears) Barreca (15 Oct 1902 – 16 Mar 1992)
      4. 4. Minerva (Minnie Belle) Wears (12 Oct 1868 – 4 Mar 1946) m. Perry (Homer) Barber (abt 1869 – 20 May 1925)
        1. 1. Perry (Weir) Barber (2 September 1891 – 21 January 1958) m. Alice (Mae) Rosebaugh (6 March 1893 – 31 August 1981)
        2. 2. Thomas (Forest) Barber (14 Oct 1892 – Jan 1983) m. Anna Longmire (11 October 1884 – 27 May 1958) m. Anna Stamper (abt 1896 – )
        3. 3. Raymond (Pingry) Barber (9 Dec 1893 – 2 Jun 1981) m. Mabel (Addie) McDonald (1898-09-11 – 24 April 1983)
        4. 4. John (Roy) Barber (2 Jun 1898 – 28 May 1959) m. Helen (B) Ralston (abt 1900 – 24 Dec 1965) m. Olive (May "Baby") Johnson (27 Jul 1905 – 12 Nov 2001)
        5. 5. Chauncey (Lemoine) Barber (13 AUG 1899 – 15 JAN 1995) m. Alice (Hazel) Harding (19 MAR 1900 – 09 APR 1989)
        6. 6. Aubrey (Garnet) Barber (15 Dec 1901 – 13 Jul 1959) m. Jindriska (Henriette) Dymacek (1 Oct 1904 – 12 May 1970) m. Christina Patterson (17 FEB 1913 – 14 Nov 1996)
      5. 5. Matilda (Mattie Amelia) Wears (5 Aug 1870 – 11 Nov 1952) m. Henry (Fredrick) Mersch (6 October 1865 – 13 January 1940)
        1. 1. Charles (Clayton) Mersch (18 January 1891 – 15 Feb 1891)
        2. 2. Loie (Mattie Lou) Mersch (2 Apr. 1892 – 9 Dec. 1975)
        3. 3. Ralph (Edgar) Mersch (12 Oct 1893 – 26 Feb 1976)
        4. 4. Grace (Hazel) Mersch (13 Jan 1896 – 20 Feb 1979)
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth Henrietta “Etta”) Mersch (30 Dec 1897 – 9 May 1995)
        6. 6. Tressie (Chloe) Mersch (29 Sep 1899 – 13 Sep 1918)
        7. 7. Irene (Solome (MN Newson)) Mersch (14 August 1907 – 13 February 2000)
        8. 8. PAULINE (NAMONE) MERSCH (14 August 1907 – 7 November 1995)
        9. 9. Ada (Genivieve) Mersch (24 Jul 1909 – 3 Aug 1989)
        10. 10. Edna Mersch (6 May 1908 – )
      6. 6. Roy (Jackson) Wears (19 Oct 1875 – 15 Sep 1940) m. Mayme (Della) Fields (17 Feb 1891 – Sep 1971)
      7. 7. Susan (Illa "Illa") Wears (1 April 1879 – 18 Feb 1969) m. William (Henry) Bagley (29 Mar 1880 – 1 August 1959)
        1. 1. Comer (W) Bagley (24 Apr 1905 – )
        2. 2. Jean Cole (abt 1906 – ) m. Lloyd Cole
        3. 3. Dale Cole (abt 1911 – )
        4. 4. Mildred (M) Bagley (19 Jun 1911 – 2 Feb 1994) m. Lloyd (Herbert) Coale (10 MAR 1913 – 22 MAR 1995)
      8. 8. James ("Jim" Garfield) Wears (26 Mar 1881 – 4 Aug 1950) m. Willie (Estella) Beard (October 1896 – 9 Jan 1969)
        1. 1. Claude (Dale) Wears (28 February 1914 – 1 April 1980)
        2. 2. Cloris (Jim) Wears (12 December 1915 – 14 July 1989)
        3. 3. Edith (M) Wears (abt 1920 – )
      9. 9. George (Walter) Wears (3 Apr 1883 – 6 October 1948) m. Maud Wears (abt 1884 – )
      10. 10. Frederick (William) Wears (4 May 1887 – 28 Jun 1957) m. Mary (Jane Effie) Carver (16 Sep 1887 – 24 April 1969)
        1. 1. Doris (Marietta) Wears (11 Jan 1917 – 13 Mar 2011) m. Luster (Earl) Colley (10/07/1917 – 06/30/2009)
        2. 2. Leo (Glenn) Wears (30 Jun 1918 – 2 Jan 2012) m. Irma (Louise) Brady (7 Dec 1918 – 29 Nov 2012)
        3. 3. Helen (Louise) Wears (8 Oct 1924 – 17 Dec 2002)
        4. 4. John (Edward) Wears (27 Jul 1926 – 26 Apr 2009) m. Shirley (Yvonne) Gooding (12 Jun 1930 – 14 Sep 2007)
        5. 5. Harold (G) Weans (abt 1929 – )
    2. 2. Sarah Wears (abt 1852 – )
  2. 2. Harriet Caldwell (1819 – 8 August 1886)
  3. 3. Jane (Matilda) Caldwell (1820 – 1890) m. Henry Reynolds (1819 – 05 Sep 1898)
    1. 1. Mary (J) Reynolds (23 Nov 1849 – 8 Jun 1928)
    2. 2. Joseph (B) Reynolds (abt 1852 – )
    3. 3. Ruthe (A) Reynolds (abt 1854 – )
    4. 4. Amanda (F) Reynolds (abt 1856 – )
    5. 5. Hugh (N) Reynolds (abt 1859 – )
    6. 6. Laura (Clemetine) Reynolds (25 May 1867 – Bef. 1894)
      1. 1. Addie (Craig Carter) Basham (10 Dec 1885 – 7 Aug 1952) m. James (David) Basham (03 Oct 1874 – )
        1. 1. James (Otmer) Basham (4 August 1911 – 28 February 2011) m. Lola (Ann "Ann") Ballengee (02 Mar 1921 – 12 Dec 2017)
        2. 2. Francis (Decator) Basham (23 Aug 1920 – )
  4. 4. Alexander (Gibson) Caldwell (1 Apr 1820 – 21 Aug 1900)
    1. 1. Margie (Odell) Ruble (25 February 1866 – 4 November 1941)
      1. 1. Clara (E) Cronk (abt 1888 – 26 November 1964)
        1. 1. Howard (Brown) Cronk (18 February 1909 – 4 November 1978)
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Caldwell (24 Sep 1824 – 1913)
  6. 6. William (Harvey) Caldwell (1826 – 18 May 1863)
  7. 7. Verlinda ("Malinda" Caldwell Wright) Drummond (20 Jul 1830 – 8 Sep 1916)
    1. 1. Josephine WRIGHT (abt 1863 – 4 Oct 1895)
      1. 1. Roy (Tatum) Scott (03 JUL 1894 – 8 January 1969) m. Eva (May) Scott (3 August 1903 – 14 December 1958)
        1. 1. Dorothy (M) Scott (abt 1925 – 24 January 1994) m. James (Willard) Sweeney (21 Jul 1924 – 22 May 1993)
  8. 8. Hugh (Nicholas) Caldwell (July 1833 – 21 February 1910)
  9. 9. Mary (C) Caldwell (1841 – 1902)
  10. 10. James (Hilary) Caldwell (1847 – 24 Mar 1926) m. Miranda (J) Smiley (2 September 1846 – 26 March 1926)
  11. 11. Fleming (Boyer (Civil War Soldier)) Caldwell (20 October 1848 – 8 May 1919)
  12. 12. Lawanda Caldwell
  13. 13. Mary (E) Caldwell (May 1846 – 24 January 1931)
  14. 14. Miles (Thomas (Civil War Casualty CSA)) Caldwell (abt 1847 – 20 May 1865)
  15. 15. Newton (A) Caldwell (28 Dec 1848 – 10 Oct 1920)

James Caldwell's Timeline

6 Records

1790
1790
Birth of James M Caldwell in Craig, Virginia
Craig, Virginia
1795
1795
Age 5
Birth of James M Caldwell in Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia
Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia
1830
1830
Age 40
James M Caldwell resided here in Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 70
James M Caldwell resided here in Valley of Craigs Creek, New Castle, Craig, Virginia, USA
Valley of Craigs Creek, New Castle, Craig, Virginia, USA
1869
29 May 1869
Age 79
Death of James M Caldwell in Craig, Virginia, USA
Craig, Virginia, USA
1869
29 May 1869
Age 79
Death of James M Caldwell in Craig, Virginia, United States
Craig, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Craig, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Craig County, Virginia Deaths, 1853-1896
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Valley of Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia; Roll: M653_1341; Page: 698; Family Histo

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Botetourt, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 189; Page: 272; Family History Library Film: 0029668

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Valley of Craigs Creek, New Castle, Craig, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Valley of Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia; Roll: M653_1341; Page: 698; Family Histo

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1869
    Event Place: Craig, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1869
    Event Place: Craig, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Craig County, Virginia Deaths, 1853-1896

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Craig County, Virginia, United States of America
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