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Felt Caldwell (1845 - 1929)

Felt Caldwell aka Colwell, Culwell,Coldwell
Born in DeKalb, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 31 Dec 1865 in Dekalb, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1904 in Tennessee, United Statesmap
Died at age 83 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Felt Caldwell was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Felt Caldwell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Fourth Mounted Infantry


Felt Caldwell was born on December 19, 1845 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.

His parents were William Caldwell and Mary Cooksey.

He married Margaret Bennett on December 31, 1865 in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States[1]

He married Margaret Smith about 1904 in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States

Children:

Charles Denton Colwell (1905–1996)

Little Bubba Colwell (1907–1908)

Mary Inez Colwell (1909–2002)

Ervin Colwell (1915–1967)

In 1850, he is living in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States with parents, William, Mary, siblings, Martha, Mary, Lucinda, Charity, Elizabeth,[2]

In 1860, he is living in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States with parents, William, Mary, sister, Elizabeth,[3]

Felty Culwell Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865[4]

In 1870, he is living in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States with wife, Margaret, he is listed as a Peddler in the 1870 census[5]

In 1880, he is living in Warren County, Tennessee, United States with wife, Margaret, he is listed as a Blacksmith in the 1880 census[6]

Felty Culwell United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934[7]

In 1900, he is living in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States with wife, Margaret, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1900 census[8]

In 1910, he is living in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States with wife, Margaret, stepchildren, Altia, Aubrey, children, Charles, Mary, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1910 census[9]

In 1920, he is living in Dekalb County, Tennessee, United States with wife, Margaret, children, Charles, Mary, Ervin,[10]

He died on November 16, 1929 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States[11][12]

Sources

  1. Citation "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3Y-MJ5 : 16 March 2020), Felty Colwell, 1865.
  2. Citation "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDZ-L25 : 23 December 2020), Fetey Culwell in household of William Culwell, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. Citation "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-61W : 18 February 2021), Felta Culwell in entry for William Culwell, 1860.
  4. Citation "Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWT7-GZ3 : 4 December 2014), Felty Culwell, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : 2010); citing military unit Fourth Mounted Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M395 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1963), roll 150.
  5. Citation "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD85-DC8 : 29 May 2021), Lelty Culwell, 1870.
  6. Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWJ-NC2 : 15 January 2022), Felty Culwell, District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  7. Citation "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD54-X5K : 20 February 2021), Felty Culwell, 1890.
  8. Citation "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS88-ZHC : 11 March 2022), Felt Coldwell, 1900.
  9. Citation "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFM-T84 : accessed 18 October 2022), Felt Colwell, Civil District 9, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 3B, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1497; FHL microfilm 1,375,510.
  10. Citation "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPL-HB7 : 3 February 2021), Feet Culwell, 1920.
  11. Citation "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFZ-Z3X : 1 March 2021), Felt Colwell, 16 Nov 1929; Death, Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  12. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113248823/felty-culwell: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for Felty Culwell (19 Dec 1845–16 Nov 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #113248823, citing Bright Hill Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by minpar (contributor 47548440) .




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Janine,

The only source you show for Felty's death appears to be his FindAGrave memorial, but it shows his death as occurring on the 16th, not the 15th. Do you have a source for the 15th, or is it a typo? Vic

posted by Vic Watt