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Margaret Jane Caldwell 1850–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1850

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, USA

Father: James Caldwell

Mother: Catharine Straight

Spouse(s): Birney Gaddis

Children(s): Almeda Gaddis, Clifford Gaddis, Mary Gaddis, Merrill Gaddis

The story of Margaret Jane Caldwell began in 1850 in Pennsylvania. In 1905, Margaret Jane Caldwell resided in Page, Iowa, United States. In 1924, Margaret Jane Caldwell resided in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Margaret Jane Caldwell married Birney Gaddis, and had children including Almeda Birnette Gaddis, Clifford Wesley Gaddis, Mary C Gaddis, Merrill Elmer Gaddis. Margaret Jane Caldwell passed away in 1925 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Jane Caldwell began in 1850 in Pennsylvania.
  • In 1905, Margaret Jane Caldwell resided in Page, Iowa, United States.
  • In 1924, Margaret Jane Caldwell resided in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
  • Margaret Jane Caldwell married Birney Gaddis, and had children including Almeda Birnette Gaddis, Clifford Wesley Gaddis, Mary C Gaddis, Merrill Elmer Gaddis.
  • Margaret Jane Caldwell passed away in 1925 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Caldwell's Ancestors

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Margaret Caldwell
1850–1925
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
James H. Caldwell
1819–1880
Spring City, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Catharine (Chloe) Straight
1815–1880
Sandy Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Leonard) Straight
1779–1847
Somerset, New Jersey
Chloe Dodd
1778–1816
Washington, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Stright
1751–1813
Margaret Roy
1757–1817
Daniel Dodd
1742–1824
Charity Freeman
1747–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Strait
1720–1780
Catherine Reiner
1730–1759
John Roy
1711–1780
Margaret Insley
1715–1782
Stephen Dodd
1703–1764
Deborah Brown
1705–1748
Daniel Freeman
1715–1788

Margaret Caldwell's Descendants

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Margaret (Jane) Caldwell (JAN 1850–1925) m. Birney Gaddis (3 MAR 1845–22 JUN 1920)
  1. 1. Almeda (Birnette) Gaddis 1874–1938 m. Clarence (Theodore) Whipple 1875–1965
    1. 1. Ivan (Clair) Whipple 1897–1974 m. Catherine (Benoni) Foster 1898–1983 m. Alyce (Marion) Caldwell 1905–1967
      1. 1. Winston (Foster) Whipple 1922–1987 m. Beth (Carolyn) Kimberly 1925–2018
      2. 2. Jean (Avis) Whipple 1924–2016 m. Lester (Alexander) Hockney 1922–1991 m. Robert (Edward) Tyndall 1925–1995 m. John (William Conwell) III 1923–2011
      3. 3. Ivan (Keith) Whipple 1926–2000 m. Barbara (Lee) Guynn 1940–2016
      4. 4. Cathleen Whipple 1928–2018 m. Clarence (Elden Smith) Jr. 1927–2017
    2. 2. Virgil (Gaddis) Whipple 1906–1984 m. Eula (Mae) Jenkins 1907–1947 m. Evelyn Higman 1907–
  2. 2. Clifford (Wesley) Gaddis 1879–1946 m. Grace Rice 1888–1977
  3. 3. Mary (C.) Gaddis 1887–1978
  4. 4. Merrill (Elmer) Gaddis 1891–1958

Margaret Caldwell's Timeline

4 Records

1850
JAN 1850
Birth of Margaret Jane Caldwell in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1905
1905
Age 55
Margaret Jane Caldwell resided here in Page, Iowa, United States
Page, Iowa, United States
1924
1924
Age 74
Margaret Jane Caldwell resided here in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
1925
1925
Age 75
Death of Margaret Jane Caldwell in Olathe, KS
Olathe, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1850
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Olathe, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: T625_535; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 827
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Colfax, Page, Iowa; Roll: 359; Family History Film: 1254359; Page: 523C; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0226
    [5] Iowa, State Census
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Amity, Page, Iowa; Roll: 451; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1240451
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Olathe, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: T624_443; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374456
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Spring, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_770; Page: 2B; Image: 11
    [9] Iowa, Select Marriages
    [10] Iowa State Census
    [11] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Page, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Olathe, KS
    Record Source: Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011

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