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Minerva Caldwell 1820–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 02 Jun 1862

Death Location: Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Cauldwell

Mother: Isabelle Linn

Spouse(s): William Spencer, Catherine Caldwell

Children(s): Susan Spencer, Julia Spencer, M. Spencer, Evander Spencer, Francis Spencer, Rufus Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Martha Spencer, Miriam Spencer, Annie Caldwell, Clarence Spencer, Abraham Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Elias Spencer, Mary Caldwell, John Caldwell, William Caldwell, Silas Caldwell, Evaline Caldwell, Charlie Caldwell

In 1820, Minerva Caldwell entered the world in Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Cauldwell And Isabelle Linn. In 1850, Minerva Caldwell resided in Western District, Nicholas, Virginia. Minerva Caldwell married Catherine Caldwell, William Hamilton Lee Spencer, and had children including Abraham Harris Spencer, Annie Caldwell, Charlie Caldwell, Clarence L Spencer, Elias Crawford Croft Spencer, Elizabeth Susan Spencer, Evaline Caldwell, Evander Francis Spencer, Francis M Spencer, John Caldwell, Julia Ann Matilda Spencer, M R Spencer, Martha Hester Spencer, Mary Catherine Caldwell, Miriam Margaret Spencer, Rufus H Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Silas Caldwell, Susan Virginia Spencer, William Caldwell. Minerva Caldwell passed away in 1862 in Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Minerva Caldwell entered the world in Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Cauldwell And Isabelle Linn.
  • In 1850, Minerva Caldwell resided in Western District, Nicholas, Virginia.
  • Minerva Caldwell married Catherine Caldwell, William Hamilton Lee Spencer, and had children including Abraham Harris Spencer, Annie Caldwell, Charlie Caldwell, Clarence L Spencer, Elias Crawford Croft Spencer, Elizabeth Susan Spencer, Evaline Caldwell, Evander Francis Spencer, Francis M Spencer, John Caldwell, Julia Ann Matilda Spencer, M R Spencer, Martha Hester Spencer, Mary Catherine Caldwell, Miriam Margaret Spencer, Rufus H Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Silas Caldwell, Susan Virginia Spencer, William Caldwell.
  • Minerva Caldwell passed away in 1862 in Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Cauldwell
1791–1859
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
JC
Isabelle Linn
1798–1825
Birth Location: Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
IL

Spouses(s)

William Spencer
1813–1890
Birth Location: Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
WS
Catherine Caldwell
1835–1918
Birth Location: Union, Ohio, USA
CC

Children(s)

Susan Spencer
1854–1911
Birth Location: Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
SS
Julia Spencer
1841–1855
Birth Location: Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
JS
M. Spencer
1879–
Birth Location: Missouri
MS
Evander Spencer
1839–1925
Birth Location: Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
ES
Francis Spencer
1871–
Birth Location: Missouri
FS
Rufus Spencer
1846–1882
Birth Location: Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
RS
Samuel Spencer
1864–
Birth Location: Illinois
SS
Martha Spencer
1848–1919
Birth Location: Anstead, Fayette, Virginia, USA
MS
Miriam Spencer
1857–1925
Birth Location: Stroud, Webster, West Virginia, USA
MS
Annie Caldwell
1859–1869
Birth Location: –
AC
Clarence Spencer
1877–
Birth Location: Missouri
CS
Abraham Spencer
1851–1934
Birth Location: Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
AS
Elizabeth Spencer
1843–1891
Birth Location: Colorado, USA
ES
Elias Spencer
1828–1865
Birth Location: Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
ES
Mary Caldwell
1863–1935
Birth Location: Washington, Iowa, USA
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John Caldwell
1874–1964
Birth Location: –
JC
William Caldwell
1872–1966
Birth Location: Washington, Iowa, USA
WC
Silas Caldwell
1861–1939
Birth Location: Washington, Washington, Iowa, USA
SC
Evaline Caldwell
1868–1961
Birth Location: –
EC
Charlie Caldwell
1866–1941
Birth Location: Washington, Iowa, USA
CC

Minerva Caldwell's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Caldwell
1820–1862
Birth Place: Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Cauldwell
1791–1859
New Jersey, USA
Isabelle Linn
1798–1825
Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Cauldwell
1768–1852
Passaic River, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Rutan
1778–1826
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
James (H) Linn
1771–1846
Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Ella Skiles
1778–1821
Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minerva Caldwell's Descendants

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Minerva Caldwell (17 Mar 1820–02 Jun 1862) m. William (Hamilton Lee) Spencer (04 May 1813–20 Jun 1890) m. Catherine Caldwell (21 Feb 1835–06 May 1918)
  1. 1. Susan (Virginia) Spencer 1854–1911
  2. 2. Julia (Ann Matilda) Spencer 1841–1855
  3. 3. M. (R.) Spencer 1879–
  4. 4. Evander (Francis) Spencer 1839–1925 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Cutlip 1851–1887 m. Mary (Polly) Mullens 1875–1920
    1. 1. Dewey Spencer 1898–1992
    2. 2. Delphia Spencer 1903–
    3. 3. Maxima Spencer 1896–1961
    4. 4. Ewell Spencer 1894–1977
    5. 5. Shelly Spencer 1902–
    6. 6. Minerva Spencer 1892–1977
    7. 7. Theodore (Francis) Spencer 1881–1969
    8. 8. Henry (L. D.) Spencer 1877–1963
    9. 9. William (Hamilton) Spencer 1871–1957
    10. 10. Wallace (Irvine) Spencer 1873–1959
    11. 11. Walace (L.) Spencer 1874–
    12. 12. Theodosia Spencer 1879–1965 m. Edmund Wolfe 1875–1951 m. John (Wesley) Hamrick 1881–1918
      1. 1. Leona (Margaret) Wolfe 1907–
      2. 2. Ezra (Victor) Wolfe 1911–1943
      3. 3. Garnet (Lanore) Hamrick 1912–2005 m. Clyde (Hull) Blankenship 1910–1991
      4. 4. Wallace (Irvin) Wolfe 1903–
      5. 5. Amel (Grady) Hamrick 1916–1924
      6. 6. Mary (Magdeline) Hamrick 1918–
      7. 7. Mamie (Edith) Hamrick 1914–1992
      8. 8. Karl (Mark) Hamrick 1906–1922
      9. 9. Virgil (Edmund) Wolfe 1913–1918
      10. 10. Sylvia (D) Wolfe 1901–1976
      11. 11. Elmer (Wesley) Hamrick 1910–1955
      12. 12. Arthur (Mallory) Wolfe 1910–
      13. 13. Garner (Taft) Hamrick 1908–1982 m. Ruth Wheaton 1913– m. Germaine (Madeline) Cummings 1921–1991
        1. 1. Arnold (Wesley) Hamrick 1943–1948
  5. 5. Francis (M.) Spencer 1871–
  6. 6. Rufus (H) Spencer 1846–1882
  7. 7. Samuel Spencer 1864–
  8. 8. Martha (Hester) Spencer 1848–1919
  9. 9. Miriam (Margaret) Spencer 1857–1925
  10. 10. Annie Caldwell 1859–1869
  11. 11. Clarence (L.) Spencer 1877–
  12. 12. Abraham (Harris) Spencer 1851–1934
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Susan) Spencer 1843–1891
  14. 14. Elias (Crawford Croft) Spencer 1828–1865
  15. 15. Mary (Catherine) Caldwell 1863–1935
  16. 16. John Caldwell 1874–1964
  17. 17. William Caldwell 1872–1966
  18. 18. Silas Caldwell 1861–1939
  19. 19. Evaline Caldwell 1868–1961
  20. 20. Charlie Caldwell 1866–1941 m. Emma Caldwell 1870–1903
    1. 1. Earl (T) Caldwell 1890–
    2. 2. Raymond (H) Caldwell 1900–1988 m. Eldred (Jewell) Bussell 1906–1984
      1. 1. Charles Caldwell 1924–
      2. 2. Margie (R) Caldwell 1926–
    3. 3. Bernice (R) Caldwell 1908–
    4. 4. Lyle (L) Caldwell 1910–1981 m. Vera Rugeseggar 1911–
    5. 5. Guy (M) Caldwell 1906–
    6. 6. Earl (F) Caldwell 1891–
    7. 7. Earl (Tarlton) Caldwell 1890–1891
    8. 8. Ralph (McCauley) Caldwell 1894–1895

Minerva Caldwell's Timeline

6 Records

1820
17 Mar 1820
Birth of Minerva Caldwell in Keister, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
Keister, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
1820
17 Mar 1820
Birth of Minerva Caldwell in Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
Minerva Caldwell resided here in Western District, Nicholas, Virginia
Western District, Nicholas, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 40
Minerva Caldwell resided here in District De Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia
District De Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia
1862
02 Jun 1862
Age 42
Death of Minerva Caldwell in Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
Minerva Caldwell resided here in Wilson, Adair, Missouri, United States
Wilson, Adair, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Keister, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M432_963; Page: 375; Image: 309.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District of Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M653_1365; Page: 959; Image: 488.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Adair, Missouri; Roll: T9_671; Family History Film: 1254671; Page: 8.2000; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 0019.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Keister, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 20, Washington, Iowa; Roll: M432_189; Page: 538; Image: 590.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lewisburg South Ward, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1188; Page: 866; Image: 188.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Nicholas, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M432_963; Page: 375; Image: 309.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District De Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District of Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M653_1365; Page: 959; Image: 488.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wilson, Adair, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Adair, Missouri; Roll: T9_671; Family History Film: 1254671; Page: 8.2000; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 0019.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 20, Washington, Iowa; Roll: M432_189; Page: 538; Image: 590.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lewisburg South Ward, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1188; Page: 866; Image: 188.
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