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John Harrison Caldwell
Male 1846 - 1935

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  • Birth  22 Sep 1846  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  29 Mar 1935  Mansfield, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  31 Mar 1935  Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I755  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  21 Aug 2005 
     
    Father  Robert Allen Caldwell,   b. 10 Jun 1814, , Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1888, , Sebastian, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Rennick Holman,   b. 31 Dec 1820, , Woodford, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1900, Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  25 Jul 1838  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F216  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Alma Ann Jones,   b. 27 Jan 1855, Weakley, Giles, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943, , Sebastian, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  12 May 1875  1-1/2 Miles South Of, Salem City, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • From Marriage Records of Sebastion Co., AR in the Sebastian County website.
      Jas C. Kennedy Officiant
    Last Modified  21 Aug 2005 
    Family ID  F219  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census Place: Salem, Sebastian, Arkansas
      Source: FHL Film 1254057 National Archives Film T9-0057 Page 655B
      Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
      John CALDWELL Self M M W 32 MO Occ: Silversmith Fa: MO Mo: MO
      Alma CALDWELL Wife F M W 25 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: KY Mo: TN
      John CALDWELL Son M S W 4M AR Fa: MO Mo: TN
      Emalou HEITH MotherL F W W 49 TN Fa: VA Mo: GA [Alma's mother. Should be Heath, name of second husband]

      1900 Census Arkansas, Scott Co., Lewis Twp., 21 June 1900, Page 271
      209/209 Caldwell, John H. Head Sept 1846 53 M1 Mo Ky Ky occupation illegible
      Alma Wife W F Jan 1855 45 M1 5 born 4 living Tn Ky Tn
      Latta Son W M Jan? 1882 ? S Ark Mo Tenn
      Annie Daughter W M Oct 1889 10 S Ark Mo Tenn
      Fred Son W M Jan 1898 2 Ark Mo Tenn

      1910 Census Arkansas, Scott Co., Lewis Twp. 16 Apr. 1910 Page 137
      32/34 Caldwell, John H. Head M W 64 M1 32years MO KY MO Undertaker
      Alma A. Wife F W 54 M1 32years 5children 4living TN KY TN
      Anna C. Daughter F W 19 S AR MO TN Saleslady Dry Goods Store
      Fred S. Son M W 12 S AR MO TN
      33/35 Caldwell, Robert L. Head M W 24 M1 3 years AR MO AR Manager Gas Co.
      Reba M. Wife F W 24 M1 3 years 1born 1living
      Glenn G. Son M W 10/12 S AR AR AR

      John H. Caldwell's granddaughter Mary Ann, daughter of Fred, recalls his middle name being Harrison. She also recalls John and Alma retiring to their rocking chairs looking into the yard after dinner. John would let the "girls" feel the lump of lead still imbedded in his chest from his wound at the "Battle of Pea Ridge". I am not sure he fought at this battle. He loved to let the girls comb his hair. His granddaughter Harriette recalled that the leather pouch that partially stopped the bullet hung on a wall of the house for years. Fred Seaman Caldwell (my Granddaddy Fred) wrote his father's name as John Henry Caldwell on the back of the family photo of the "First Car in Mansfield, Arkansas". Name Henry highly unlikely, seeing as how John's older brother was Henry Thomas Caldwell. Margaret Corbin Lutz's research agrees with Harrison. Family bible only says John H. Caldwell. MCL says he died March 29, 1935. Newspaper clipping from March 31, 1935 says the funeral will be on Sunday and that he died on Friday. Based on 1935 calender, this would be March 29. MCL wrote that he was an "undertaker, jeweler at Mansfield, Ark. He made the cane given to John Boyd Caldwell for a 92nd birthday present." The cane was in the possesion of Margaret Lutz when she wrote those words. Mary Ann said he also owned the Mansfield Hardware Store and the Swift Hotel in Mansfield. I remember going to the hardware store when I was young, but don't know who owned it then. When Fred moved back to the USA from Panama, he painted 'Mansfield Hardware Co.' on the shipping boxes. I have two of them. "Uncle Latt", John's son, once showed me a marble headstone designed for Civil War Veterans which was shaped like an open bible. It was a pinkish marble. The rights to the patent were left to Latt in John's will, which I have a copy of. Supposedly, he is recorded in a book about the Early Potters of Arkansas which can be purchased from the University of Arkansas. I have a Niloak pottery vase that supposedly came from his pottery, although I believe it was made before the Niloak name was made popular in Saline county, Arkansas. Tradition has it he also had a furniture factory in Jenny Lind, Ark. I believe my aunt Hattie, daughter of Fred, has a piece of furniture made there. Another tradition is that he was the first licensed mortician in the state of Arkansas. Maybe Uncle Latt told me that. There is much truth in much of this, and perhaps a little Caldwell myth. Granddaddy Fred and Uncle Latt would pull your leg as far as you let them........Tom M.Short II

      Newspaper Article, March 31, 1935
      FUNERAL PLAN FOR AGED MAN IS ANNOUNCED
      Hundreds Are Expected To Attend Caldwell Service At Mansfield. Long Life Devoted to Public
      When the whole countryside assembles Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Mansfield for the funeral of John H. Caldwell, tribute will be paid to a man who had done much for the promotion of every phase of civic progress for the district and state.
      His death Friday at his home in Mansfield, marked the passing of one of the oldest members of the Masonic Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star in the state. Identified with every movement for putting forward the education, religious and fraternal life of Mansfield and Sebastion county, he was for practically the whole of his 88 years, a "builder".
      John H. Caldwell, known to his friends as "Uncle John" was born in Callaway county, Missouri Sept. 22, 1846. His religious life started with his conversion when 12 years old. Denominationally he was versatile. He became a member of the Presbyterian church at Belmont, Mo., in 1858. After moving to Arkansas he joined the Presbyterian church in Ft. Smith, later uniting with the Methodist Episcopal church, South, at Mansfield, where he was for 40 years a leading member. As an official of the church board he was instrumental in the building of the church where Sunday his funeral is to be held. Mr. Caldwell was married to Miss Alma Ann Jones of Witcherville, Sebastion county, in 1875. Mrs. Caldwell and two of their five children survive. His business career included activities in many commercial enterprises. At one time he operated a pottery at Jenny Lind, afterwards he engaged in the hardware business at Witcherville and Mansfield. For the last 30 years of his life he had been a mortician and jeweler, retiring following a fall at his home in which he was injured. Before his retirement he engaged for a few years in the manufacture of his invention of markers for graves.
      A veteran of three "wars", Mr. Caldwell was a charter member of the Robert E. Lee camp, Confederate Veterans, in which he held the title of captain from the time of the camp's founding. With the death of Mr. Caldwell only one member of the camp survives, John Ellis, of Abbott.
      His war record began in 1862 when he engaged in an expedition against the Pin Indians. He then was only 16 years old. In 1864, he enlisted in the Confederate army.
      He was wounded after serving 20 days. In 1874 he enlisted in the Brooks-Baxter political war, aligning with the Baxter adherents. During this expedition he and his brother, the late Charles Caldwell with another man, by strategy captured 17 of Brook's adherents.
      His war relics included a saber taken from a United States officer whose horse Mr. Caldwell shot from under him. The officer's life was not taken. He also had two army pistols in his collection. These were taken from Brooks' men.
      The record of Mr. Caldwell in Lodge work matches that of his influence in religious, educational and political affairs. He served seven years as Master of Pullium Masonic lodge No. 133 at Witcherville and for 10 years held the same position in Reed Lodge No. 163 at Mansfield. He had represented both lodges in the grand lodge.
      While a member of the board of education, Mr. Caldwell was largely responsible for the election of the first brick high school building in Mansfield.

      Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

      1. John Harrison CALDWELL (Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1) was born 22 SEP 1846 in Callaway Co. Missouri, and died 29 MAR 1935 in Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He was buried 31 MAR 1935 in Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He married Alma Ann JONES 12 MAY 1875 in 1-1/2 miles south of Salem City, Arkansas, daughter of Henry JONES and Emily Ann (Mammy Heath) Hoggard. She was born 27 JAN 1855 in Weakly Co.Tennesee, and died 1943 in Sebastian Co., Arkansas. She was buried in Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.



      Children of John Harrison CALDWELL and Alma Ann JONES are:
      2 i. Henry Alvy Caldwell was born 18 FEB 1876 in Salem City, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, and died 13 OCT 1877.
      + 3 ii. Charles (Charlie) Jones Caldwell was born 1 MAR 1880 in Salem City, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, and died 2 MAR 1916 in Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.
      + 4 iii. Robert Lattie (Latt) Caldwell was born 27 MAR 1882 in Salem City, Sebastian Co .Arkansas, and died 19 DEC 1978 in Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.
      5 iv. Annie (Anna) Corneal Caldwell was born 9 OCT 1889 in Salem City, Sebastian Co .Arkansas, and died 14 AUG 1933.
      + 6 v. Fred Seaman CALDWELL was born 26 JAN 1898 in Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, and died 9 MAR 1983 in Sequin, Quadalupe Co., Texas.

      Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

      3. Charles (Charlie) Jones Caldwell (John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1) was born 1 MAR 1880 in Salem City, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, and died 2 MAR 1916 in Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He was buried in Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He married Clara Belle Bettis 15 DEC 1901 in Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, daughter of Oliver Bettis and Mary R. Unknown. She was born FEB 1883 in Texas.



      Children of Charles (Charlie) Jones Caldwell and Clara Belle Bettis are:
      7 i. Living Caldwell.
      8 ii. Living Caldwell.
      9 iii. Charles Foster Caldwell was born 7 OCT 1907, and died 26 APR 1912.
      10 iv. John Oliver Caldwell was born 3 AUG 1910 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, and died DEC 1965 in Pasco, Florida.

      4. Robert Lattie (Latt) Caldwell (John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1) was born 27 MAR 1882 in Salem City, Sebastian Co .Arkansas, and died 19 DEC 1978 in Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He was buried in Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He married Mary Rebecca (Reba) Gallaway 10 APR 1908 in Huntington, Arkansas, daughter of John C. Gallaway and Henrietta Proctor. She was born FEB 1883 in Arkansas.



      Children of Robert Lattie (Latt) Caldwell and Mary Rebecca (Reba) Gallaway are:
      + 11 i. Living Caldwell.
      12 ii. Living Caldwell.

      6. Fred Seaman CALDWELL (John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1) was born 26 JAN 1898 in Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, and died 9 MAR 1983 in Sequin, Quadalupe Co., Texas. He was buried in Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He married Mary Bond SHULTZ 25 AUG 1921 in Mansfield, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, daughter of Walter Cason SHULTZ , Sr. and Hattie Maud DEMENT. She was born 25 JAN 1902 in Paris, Texas, and died 10 DEC 1975 in Seminole, Seminole Co., Oklahoma. She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Seminole, Seminole Co., Oklahoma.



      Children of Fred Seaman CALDWELL and Mary Bond SHULTZ are:
      + 13 i. Living CALDWELL.
      + 14 ii. Harriette Fredna (Hattie) Caldwell was born 22 JAN 1924 in Ft. Smith, Sebastion Co., Arkansas, and died 3 OCT 2003 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Oklahoma.
      + 15 iii. Living Caldwell.
      16 iv. Living Caldwell.

      Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

      11. Living Caldwell (Robert Lattie (Latt) Caldwell7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). He married Alice Stanford. She was born 25 JUN 1908, and died 1 MAY 1995. She was buried in Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Sebastion Co., Arkansas.



      Children of Living Caldwell and Alice Stanford are:
      17 i. John Robert (Bob) Caldwell died 29 SEP 2002 in Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.
      + 18 ii. Living Caldwell.

      13. Living CALDWELL (Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). She married Thomas McVey (Tom) SHORT, son of Robert Rogers (Bob) SHORT and Ottoline (Ottie) May McVEY. He was born 18 APR 1915 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and died 20 APR 1997 in Woodcreek, Wimberly, Hays Co., Texas. He was buried 28 DEC 2001 in Oklmulgee Cemetery, Oklmulgee, Oklahoma.



      Children of Living CALDWELL and Thomas McVey (Tom) SHORT are:
      + 19 i. Living SHORT.
      + 20 ii. Living Short.
      + 21 iii. Living Short.

      14. Harriette Fredna (Hattie) Caldwell (Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1) was born 22 JAN 1924 in Ft. Smith, Sebastion Co., Arkansas, and died 3 OCT 2003 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Oklahoma. She was buried 7 OCT 2003 in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. She married Living Henderson, son of George Mitchell Henderson.



      Child of Harriette Fredna (Hattie) Caldwell and Living Henderson is:
      + 22 i. Living Henderson.

      15. Living Caldwell (Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). She married Living Sims.



      Children of Living Caldwell and Living Sims are:
      23 i. Living Sims.
      24 ii. Living Sims.
      25 iii. Living Sims. She married Living Scharton.
      26 iv. Living Sims.

      Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

      18. Living Caldwell (Living Caldwell8, Robert Lattie (Latt) Caldwell7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). She married Living James. She married Living Unknown.



      Child of Living Caldwell and Living Unknown is:
      27 i. Living Unknown.

      19. Living SHORT (Living CALDWELL8, Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). He married Living Soules, daughter of William (Bill) Soules and Joy Evelyn (Bealie) GARNER.



      Children of Living SHORT and Living Soules are:
      28 i. Living Short.
      29 ii. Living Short. She married Living Francis.

      20. Living Short (Living CALDWELL8, Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). She married Living Haliburton.



      Children of Living Short and Living Haliburton are:
      30 i. Living Haliburton.
      31 ii. Living Haliburton.
      32 iii. Living Haliburton.

      21. Living Short (Living CALDWELL8, Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). She married Living Monaghan. She married Living Harris.



      Child of Living Short and Living Monaghan is:
      33 i. Living Monaghan.

      Child of Living Short and Living Harris is:
      34 i. Living Harris.

      22. Living Henderson (Harriette Fredna (Hattie) Caldwell8, Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). She married Living Flammia.



      Child of Living Henderson and Living Flammia is:
      + 35 i. Living Flammia.

      Descendant Register, Generation No. 5

      35. Living Flammia (Living Henderson9, Harriette Fredna (Hattie) Caldwell8, Fred Seaman CALDWELL7, John Harrison CALDWELL6, Robert Allen CALDWELL5, Thomas CALDWELL4, Robert CALDWELL3, Alexander CALDWELL2, Oliver CALDWELL1). He married Living Shows.



      Child of Living Flammia and Living Shows is:
      36 i. Living Flammia.
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Sep 1846 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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