Biography
After his marriage, he and his wife went to Kansas in a covered wagon, about the year 1860, and spent the remainder of their lives in the vicinity of Norwich and Mulvane, Kansas. (This information given to me by his sister Barbara (Caldwell) Alexander, in a letter dated March 23, 1936.) [LLC]
Facts
  • 14 Jul 1856 - Birth - ; Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
  • 15 Sep 1930 - Burial - ; Mulvene Cemetery, Kansas
  • 13 Sep 1930 - Death - ; Witchita, Kansas
Ancestors
   
John Caldwell
16 Jan 1801 - 15 Mar 1870
 
 
James Caldwell
28 Jan 1829 - 19 Jan 1887
  
  
  
Barbry Simons
12 Jan 1801 - 3 Jan 1873
 
Willard Wilson Caldwell
14 Jul 1856 - 13 Sep 1930
  
 
  
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) James Caldwell
Birth28 Jan 1829Edinburg, Portage County, OH
Death19 Jan 1887 Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Marriage4 Jul 1851to Merriam Elizabeth Downs at Lima, Stark County, OH
FatherJohn Caldwell
MotherBarbry Simons
PARENT (F) Merriam Elizabeth Downs
Birth12 Dec 1833Stark County, OH
Death Leon, IA
Marriage4 Jul 1851to James Caldwell at Lima, Stark County, OH
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MGilmon Clinton Caldwell
Birth9 Jul 1852Berrien County, MI
Death6 May 1921Denver, CO
Marriage24 Dec 1872to Martha Ellen Cherrington
FLillian Elnora Caldwell
Birth11 Jun 1854Berrien County, MI
Death4 Aug 1919
Marriage3 May 1871to Ambrose S. Vanderbeek
MWillard Wilson Caldwell
Birth14 Jul 1856Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death13 Sep 1930Witchita, Kansas
Marriage1878to Jemina Jane McKinney at Linville, Iowa
FBarbara Leora Caldwell
Birth28 Aug 1858Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death21 Jan 1938Leon, Iowa
Marriage25 Oct 1882to Edward Harlan Alexander at Lewisburg, Iowa
UClara Belle Caldwell
Birth27 Nov 1860Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
DeathMar 1887Lewisburg, Iowa
FEvaline Merriam Caldwell
Birth7 Jan 1866Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death28 Apr 1951Garden Grove, iowa
Marriage29 May 1886to Carleton Monroe McGuire at Lewisburg, Iowa
MJames Lennon Caldwell
Birth6 Jun 1869Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death6 Mar 1951Moline, IL
Marriage12 Dec 1888to Hattie Francis Surbaugh at Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Marriage31 Oct 1898to Mary Matilda "Molly" Berry
FCora Etta Caldwell
Birth31 May 1872Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death8 Jul 1943Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Marriage16 Jul 1889to Lewis James Gwinn at Lewisburg, Iowa
UJoseph Nicholas Caldwell
Birth16 Aug 1874Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death4 Apr 1876Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Willard Wilson Caldwell
Birth14 Jul 1856Lewisburg, Wayne County, IA
Death13 Sep 1930 Witchita, Kansas
Marriage1878to Jemina Jane McKinney at Linville, Iowa
FatherJames Caldwell
MotherMerriam Elizabeth Downs
PARENT (F) Jemina Jane McKinney
Birth
DeathApr 1920
Marriage1878to Willard Wilson Caldwell at Linville, Iowa
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
Descendancy Chart
Willard Wilson Caldwell b: 14 Jul 1856 d: 13 Sep 1930
Jemina Jane McKinney d: Apr 1920