Colonel Thomas Caldwell (1895 - 1985)

Born 3 Jan 1895 in Dekalb County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Leona Rackley — married 22 Sep 1914 in Dekalb, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1985 at age 90 in White, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Colonel Caldwell was born on January 03, 1895 in Dekalb County, Tennessee.

His parents were Franklin Caldwell and Nettie Bates.

He married Leona Rackley on September 22, 1914 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States^[1]

Together they had 8 children:

1. Isaac Caldwell
2. Jim Henry Caldwell
3. Robert Caldwell
4. Clifton Caldwell
5. Nonnie Caldwell
6. Naomi Caldwell
7. Ammon Caldwell
8. Hassie Caldwell

In 1900, he is living in Dekalb county, Tennessee, USA with parents, Franklin, Nettie, siblings, Nancy Jane, Willie Mae,^[2]

In 1910, he is living in Dekalb county, Tennessee, USA with father, Franklin, step mother, Sarah, siblings, Nancy Jane, Robert, Flora, he is listed as a Farm Laborer in the 1910 census^[3]

In 1920, he is living in Dekalb county, Tennessee, USA with wife, Leona, children, Isaac, Jim Henry, Leona's father, Harvey, Leona's siblings, Isaac, Harley, Carmon, Bertha, Flora, Nadine, he is listed as a Farm Laborer in the 1920 census^[4]

In 1930, he is living in Dekalb county, Tennessee, USA with wife, Leona, children, Isaac, Jim Henry, Hassie, Robert, Clifton, Nonnie, aunts, Flora, Delma, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1930 census^[5]

In 1940, he is living in Dekalb county, Tennessee, USA with wife, Leona, children, Robert, Clifton, Nonnie, Naomi, Ammon, Donald, Morrell, Hassie, Hassie's husband, Ulas, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1940 census^[6]

He died on August 29, 1985 in White, Tennessee, United States

Sources

Colonel's Find a Grave Memorial

1. ↑ Citation "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNHN-HGH : 4 December 2014), Colonel Culwell and Leona Rackley, 22 Sep 1914; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 490, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8Z-2RJ : 10 March 2022), Colnel T Caldwell in entry for Henry Caldwell, 1900.
3. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFM-3GM : accessed 13 May 2022), Colonel T Culwell in household of Henry Culwell, Civil District 7, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 6A, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1497; FHL microfilm 1,375,510.
4. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPL-LDR : 3 February 2021), Colonel Caldwell in entry for Horace S Rackley, 1920.
5. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPWL-4CC : accessed 13 May 2022), Conerl Culwell, District 09, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 7A, line 25, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2244; FHL microfilm 2,341,978.
6. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44G-QWX : 11 January 2021), Colonel T Caldwell, Civil District 14, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-17, sheet 8A, line 38, family 122, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3887.