Martha Caldwell1

b. 20 October 1816, d. 27 March 1892
Birth20 Oct 1816 Martha Caldwell was born on 20 Oct 1816 in Virginia.2,3 
2 Sep 1850  Martha may have been the daughter of the Robert Caldwell [Caldwell] in whose household she appears to have been enumerated in 1850 at age 35.4 
Marriage29 Dec 1853 She married John S. Caldwell, son of James Caldwell and Elizabeth Steele, on 29 Dec 1853 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
  John was a widower with 10 children.  
Cens-186028 Jul 1860  John and Martha added 3 children to the family in the 6 years between their marriage and the 1860 census. In the summer of 1860 John (53) and Martha (44) were recorded with John, 25, Jane, 23, Elizabeth, 21, Robert, 20, Samuel, 17, Thomas, 5, Sarah, 3 and Charles, 1. In addition, 84 year old Elizabeth Calwell [John's mother] made her home with the couple.5 
Cens-188028 Jun 1880  John died prior to the enumeration of the 1880 census. Martha was recorded that year living in the Holston District of Washington County. She was 63 years old. Living with her were her son Charles, daughter Sarah and daughter Mary [incorrectly recorded as a 19 year old son named "Marion"]. Also present were 41 year old Elizabeth L. and 42 year old Jane S. Edmondson (and Jane's two children). Both women were Martha's step-daughters.3 
Death27 Mar 1892 Martha died on 27 Mar 1892 at age 75.2 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia, with John and his first wife Margaret.2 
Martha's side of the John S. Caldwell family monument
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery

Family

John S. Caldwell b. 16 Dec 1805, d. 20 Dec 1867
Children
Last Edited21 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 46. Entry abstracted as: John S. Caldwell and Martha Caldwell, 29 Dec. 1853 by John E. Harris. [no further info provided]
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. A monument for John S. Cauldwell includes inscriptions for both of his wives, including the following for Martha: Martha Cauldwell, 20 Oct. 1818-27 Mar 1892.
  3. [S163] Martha Caldwell household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, p. 50B (original script), dwelling 430, family 430. Sept. 2009. Household includes: Martha Caldwell, 63, wid; Charles C., 21, son, farm laborer; Sarah M., 23, dau; Marion, 19, son, farm laborer; Elizabeth L., 41, dau; Jane S. Edmondson, 42, dau-in-law, wid; Margaret E. Edmondson, 16, dau; Wm B. Edmondson, 13, son, farm laborer; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  4. [S367] Robert Calwell household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., District 67, p. 125 (stamped), dwelling 430, family 430, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2009. Household includes: Robert Calwell, 72, farmer, b. NC; Mary A., 37, b. VA; Martha, 35, b. VA; Dorcas, 29, b. VA.
  5. [S234] John S. Caldwell household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western district, p. 144 (original script), dwelling 1071, family 1028, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2009. Household includes: John S. Caldwell, 53, farmer, owns land valued at $4,500 and personal property worth $2,500; Martha, 44; John, 25, owns pers. prop of $250; Jane, 23, spinster; Elizabeth, 21, spinster; Robert, 20, farmer; Samuel, 17; Thomas, 5; Sarah, 3; Charles, 1; Elizabeth Calwell [sic], 84; all b. VA.
  6. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 18. Thos F. Caldwell, b. 26 Mar 1855 to John S. and Martha Caldwell.