Biography
Partner w/ brother Edward (EB) in Mechanical Constructors, Moline, IL.

James turned 91 years in 2002.

Obit;

James Caldwell

James L. Caldwell, 91, of 2112 3rd St., Moline, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island.

Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Wendt Funeral Home, Moline. Burial is in Roselawn Memorial Estates. Visitation is 1 p.m. to service time.

He was born Feb. 10, 1911, in Humestown, Iowa, the son of James and Mary Berry Caldwell. He married Fay Bladel Aug. 28, 1937, in Davenport. She died Jan. 20, 1999.

He was a partner in Mechanical-Constructors, Moline, retiring in 1969. He was a member of Short Hills Country Club for many years and was a member of Gyro International for 53 years. He enjoyed golf, dancing and gin rummy.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, James L. Jr. and Joanne Caldwell, Las Vegas, Nev.; a stepson, Roderick L. Bladel, New York City, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Facts
  • 10 Feb 1911 - Birth - ; Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
  • 1 Mar 2002 - Burial - ; Roselawn Memorial Estates, Moline, Illinios
  • 28 Feb 2002 - Death - ; Moline, Illinios
Ancestors
   
James Caldwell
28 Jan 1829 - 19 Jan 1887
 
 
James Lennon Caldwell
6 Jun 1869 - 6 Mar 1951
  
  
  
 
James Lennon Jr. Caldwell
10 Feb 1911 - 28 Feb 2002
  
 
  
 
 
Mary Matilda "Molly" Berry
9 Aug 1878 - 1 Oct 1943
  
  
  
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) James Lennon Caldwell
Birth6 Jun 1869Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death6 Mar 1951 Moline, IL
Marriage12 Dec 1888to Hattie Francis Surbaugh at Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Marriage31 Oct 1898to Mary Matilda "Molly" Berry
FatherJames Caldwell
MotherMerriam Elizabeth Downs
PARENT (F) Mary Matilda "Molly" Berry
Birth9 Aug 1878Humeston, IA
Death1 Oct 1943 Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Marriage31 Oct 1898to James Lennon Caldwell
FatherJames L. Berry
MotherLaura M.
CHILDREN
MEdward Berry Caldwell
Birth23 Feb 1900Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death17 Dec 1966Moline, IL
Marriage1 Jan 1925to Luella Adeline Anderson at Ogden, IA
MClive Eugene Caldwell
Birth13 Mar 1902Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death2 May 1918Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
MJames Lennon Jr. Caldwell
Birth10 Feb 1911Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death28 Feb 2002Moline, Illinios
Marriage28 Aug 1937to Fay E. Bladel at Davenport, IA
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) James Lennon Jr. Caldwell
Birth10 Feb 1911Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death28 Feb 2002 Moline, Illinios
Marriage28 Aug 1937to Fay E. Bladel at Davenport, IA
FatherJames Lennon Caldwell
MotherMary Matilda "Molly" Berry
PARENT (F) Fay E. Bladel
Birth12 Jul 1909Baldwin, IA
Death20 Jan 1999 Moline, Illinios
Marriage28 Aug 1937to James Lennon Jr. Caldwell at Davenport, IA
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MLIVING
Birth
Death
Marriageto LIVING
Marriageto LIVING
Descendancy Chart
James Lennon Jr. Caldwell b: 10 Feb 1911 d: 28 Feb 2002
Fay E. Bladel b: 12 Jul 1909 d: 20 Jan 1999