Margaret Catron1

b. circa 1814, d. 1877
FatherChristopher Catron1
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. abt 1795
BirthCircacirca 1814 Margaret Catron was born circa 1814.2 
Name Other  Following the German naming traditions, both she and her sister Elizabeth appear to have been given the name Mary followed by a second, more commonly used name.1 
Marriage She married Jesse Harvey Caldwell. 
Cens-18502 Sep 1850  Jesse and Margaret lived in Washington County, Virginia, where they were enumerated in the early fall of 1850 with |their children] Levina (8), Mary E. (5), Feliz [Felix, 5] and Ann E. (1).2 
Sep 1854  Tragedy struck in the fall of Sept., 1854 when the couple's 7 year old son Felix and 3 year old daughter Frances died of dysentery within a day of each other. 
Cens-186024 Jul 1860  The 1860 census provided the additional information that Jesse's farm was valued at $1,500 and he owned personal property worth $400. The family was enumerated that year adjacent to Samuel and Ann Wright.3 [Margaret's sister] 
Death1877 Margaret died in 1877.4 
Burial She was buried at Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 
  A few years later Jesse and the couple's 4 surviving children moved to Bureau County, Illinois.6 

Family

Jesse Harvey Caldwell b. abt 1819, d. 20 Mar 1902
Children
Last Edited4 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S3184] Connie Miller research, e-mail address, provided by Miller to D. Powell 8 May 2013.
  2. [S367] Jesse H. Calwell household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 69th District, p. 125 (stamped), dwelling 869, family 869, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr. 2010. Jessee H. Calwell, 31, farmer; cont. next page: Margaret 36; Levina 8; Mary E. 5; Feliz C. 3; Ann E. 1; all b. VA.
  3. [S234] J.H. Caldwell household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 131 (original script), dwelling 963, family 924, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: J.H. Caldwell, 41, farmer, owns land worth $1,500 and pers. prop. of $400; Margaret, 47; Lavenia, 17, Tea. conc. school; Mary, 15; Ann, 13; James, 5; Laura, 2; all b. VA.
  4. [S3184] Connie Miller research, e-mail address, provided by Miller to D. Powell 8 May 2013. Mrs. Miller notes that Margaret's year of death is confirmed by the "community news" article written about Jesse Harvey Caldwell after he died in Illinois on 20 March 1902, giving family information and specifically listing Margaret's year of death as 1877.
  5. [S3184] Connie Miller research, e-mail address, provided by Miller to D. Powell 8 May 2013. Mrs. Miller notes that Margaret's burial at Zion is verified by a letter her daughter, Lavinia, who had removed to Illinois with her father and siblings after Margaret's death, wrote to a cousin in Washington County, thanking her for sending Lavinia a twig from a bush on her mother's grave at Zion.
  6. [S2431] James Caldwell household, 1900 U.S. cens., Bureau Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Milo township, ED 19, sheet 7B, dwelling 138, family 140, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2013. Household includes: James Caldwell, 45, b. May 1855, farmer; Jesse H., father, 81, b. Jan. 1819; Lavania, sister, 43, b. Mar 1857, weaver, carpet; Mary E., sister, 55, b. Aug. 1844, housekeeper; Elizabeth, sister, 51, b. Mar 1849, weaver, carpet; John Burch, servant, 19, b. May 1881, farm laborer.
  7. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 173. Felix Caldwell, 7, d. 12 Sept 1854 of dysentery, s/o Jesse H. and Mary Caldwell.
  8. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 173. Frances Isabella Caldwell, 3, d. 11 Sept 1854 of dysentery, s/o Jesse H. and Mary Caldwell.
  9. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 17. James W. Caldwell, b. 11 May 1855 to Jesse H. and Margaret Caldwell.
  10. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 17. Laura Caldwell, b. 17 Jul 1858 to J.H. and Margaret Caldwell.