Margaret Laura Caldwell1,2,3

b. 5 January 1856, d. 5 September 1930
FatherJohn Lowrey Caldwell4,3 b. 29 Feb 1804, d. 13 Sep 1883
MotherEliza Elizabeth Maiden4,5 b. 29 Feb 1820, d. 12 Feb 1904
Birth5 Jan 1856 Margaret Laura Caldwell was born on 5 Jan 1856 in Washington County, Virginia.6,7 
Marriage16 Nov 1882 She married Charles Edwin Maiden, son of John M. Maiden and Charlotte Ann Ritchie, on 16 Nov 1882 in Washington County, Virginia. They were married by H[enry] A. Maiden [their uncle].3 
  Margaret and Charles were first cousins. 
Cens-Sum  Margaret and Charles appear to have lived near the land on Maiden Creek settled in the late 1840s by their mutual grandparents, John and Susanna Maiden. However, following the path established by his father and older brother, Charles was not a farmer. Instead, he found employment as a miller.

Charles and Margaret were the parents of 4 children, one of whom died young. They also provided a home for Margaret's mother and later for Margaret's unmarried half-sister Sarah Butt.2,8 
Death5 Sep 1930 Margaret died on 5 Sep 1930 at age 74.9,7,6 
Burial She was buried at Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.6 

Family

Charles Edwin Maiden b. 3 Aug 1851, d. 2 Sep 1935
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Maiden and Susanna Landis
Last Edited24 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S234] John S. Calwell [sic] household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 66 (original script), dwelling 460, family 449, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 68 of 361. Household includes: John S. Calwell [sic], 55, Supt of Poor House, owns prop val at $3,000 and pers. prop of $1,000; Elizabeth, 40; Laura, 4; Robert, 3; Jane Butt, 17; Sarah Butt, 16; Fletcher Butt, 14; all b. VA.
  2. [S634] Charles E. Maiden household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 122, sheet 6A (p. 296 stamped), dwelling 63, family 63, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 11 of 53. Household includes: Charles E. Maiden, 48, b. Aug. 1851, marr 17 yrs, employed at "job work"; Maggie L., wife, 44, b. Jan. 1856, marr 17 yrs mother of 4 children, 3 are living; Oscar L., son, 1_, b. Feb. 1885, day laborer; Emma V., dau, 10, b. Jan. 1890; Bessie L., dau, 4, b. Mch 1896; Elli_ E. Caldwell, M in law, 80, wid. b. Feb. 1820, mother of 9 children, 6 living; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  3. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p.14, 68. Record abstracted as Margaret L. Caldwell, 26, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John L. & Eliza E. Caldwell AND Charles E. Maiden, 31, sgl, b. Botetourt Co., VA, resid WCV, miller, s/o John M. and Charlotte Maiden; 16 Nov. 1882.
  4. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 637-645. Mrs. Rollins cites Dr. Joanna (Maiden) Owens for her information on the descendants of Eliza (Maiden) Butt Caldwell (with the exception of son Addison).
  5. [S163] John Caldwell household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 99, p. 34B, dwelling 306, family 313. Oct. 2007, image 34 of 63. Household includes: John Caldwell, 77, farmer; Eliza, 60, wife; Sarah S. Butts, 36, dau; Maggie Caldwell, 24, dau; cont. next page: Robert F. Caldwell, 23, son, farm laborer; James M., 18, son, farm laborer; Mary B., granddau, 6; all b. VA.
  6. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 127. Stone reported to read: L. Margaret Maiden, 1856-1930.
  7. [S1616] Joanna Owens, "Civil War Maidens," e-mail to Diana Powell, 12 Oct. 2007.
  8. [S237] Charles E. Maiden household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 115, sheet 3A (p. 214 stamped), dwelling 38, family 38, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 5 of 37. Household includes: Charles E. Maiden, 58, Marr #1, marr 28 yrs, employed as miller at corn mill; Margaret L., wife, 54, marr #1, marr 28 yrs, mother of 5 children, 4 are living; Oscar L., son, 25; Bessie L. dau, 14; Sarah S. Butt, sister-in-law, 66, sgl; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  9. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County, Virginia death register entry for Mrs. Laura Margaret Maiden: white female, wife of C. E. Maiden, age 74y 8m, d. 05 Sep 1930, b. WCV, d/o John L. CaldwellL, WCV & Eliza Maiden, Botetot Co. VA; O. L. Maiden, Meadowview, VA, inf.; bur. Greenfield, VA.
  10. [S1768] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1853-1885" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, Charles Maiden data: d. 2 Oct. 1889 of croup at 6 mos; son of Charles and Maggie Maiden; b. Smyth Co.
  11. [S85] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Births 1889-1896" online database from original data, <www.Ancestry.com>. Emma Maiden data.