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Note: Pronounced Kuh' well and almost as one syllable, it's not surprising that our CALDWELL name is found without the D in many records.
A.L. CALWELL, Book 1 (1833-1842), p.226; ABRAHAM L. CALDWELL, Book 5 (1853-1858), p.330; A.L. CALDWELL, Book 7 (1869-1875), p.312. Index to Greene County Stray Records 1833-1913. These are records of stray livestock. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Missouri statutes provided specific guidelines for individuals finding and harboring lost cattle, horses, mules and other livestock. Before a person could take possession of the stray, he was required to post a notice of intent for at least thirty days and pay a bond to ensure that the animal would not be disposed of in that time. After notices had been posted in public places for thirty days, the finder was required to file a notice with a justice of the peace, who determined if the proper procedure was followed and collected a bond equal to the appraised value of the animal. After one year, if the animal remained unclaimed, half of the bond was returned to the finder. The justice of the peace submitted lists which were provided to the county clerk, who posted the information in the stray books. http://198.209.8.166/sheproom/Records/strtoc.htm
1843 Greene Co., MO, tax list, ABSOLEM L. CALDWELL, 2 horses $60; 5 cattle $25; 1 poll. (Springfield, MO: Ozarks Genealogical Society, 1988), p.94. (note that Absalom owned no land)
184[6] Nov. 23, Springfield Mo / Col Charles C. Haden / Sir I have this day examined ABSLUM COLWELL in relation to some indisposion I find in the first place that the thum of one hand is cripled in adition to that there is a Ruptu__ I am of the opinion he is not able to perform military duty / G.T. Shackelford / Sirgon of the / 43rd Regiment --photocopy of original document, Caldwell family papers, courtesy Marvin E. Tong, Jr. (Congress declared war on Mexico, May 13, 1846)
1847 Feb. 5 ~ 1850 Jan. 1 ~ ABSOLEM CALDWELL of Greene Co., MO, patented 82.37 acres, E2, Lots 6 & 7, NW fractional 4, Section 1, Twp. 29N, Range 20W, Greene Co., MO.
The family cemetery is located in Section 1, Twp. 29, Range 20, Jackson Twp., Greene Co., MO.
1850 Nov. 5 ~ 1852 July 1 ~ ABSALOM L. CALDWELL of Green Co., MO, patented 89.62 acres, lot #8, and W2 lot #7, NE4, Section 1, Twp. 29N, Range 20W, Greene Co., MO.
1850 Greene Co., MO, census, p.382B, Jackson Twp., Dec. 28, 1850, Wm. G. Roberts: 2032/2032, ROBERT CALDWELL, 66 M, farmer, TN; SARAH, 65 F, NC; ABSOLEM L., 40 M, farmer, $500 real, NC; Mary MALONE, 27 F, NC; Sarah MALONE, 10 F, IL. (note that ABSALOM owned land, but ROBERT did not)
1851 March 8 ~ 1852 July 1 ~ ABSALOM L. CALDWELL of Green Co., MO, patented 40 acres, SE4 NE4, Section 24, Twp. 29N, Range 20W, Greene Co., MO. The 1904 Plat Book for Greene Co., MO, shows the land in Section 24 in the name of A.B. CALDWELL, possibly Alice Belle, dau. of James Andrew. The land in Section 1 was in Ruth CALDWELL's name. Does this perhaps indicate that Absalom acknowledged Ruth as his daughter? Note, too, that Ruth's name was always CALDWELL while her mother, Sarah MALONE, was known variously as MALONE and as CALDWELL, and the very fact of Ruth's name could indicate that Absalom acknowledged that he was indeed Ruth's father. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogreene/c1904.htm
1851 April 26 ~ 1852 July 1 ~ ABSALOM L. CALDWELL of Green Co., MO, patented 40 acres, SE4 SW4, Section 1, Twp. 29N, Range 20W, Greene Co., MO.
1855, September Term, Greene Co., MO, Circuit Court Cases, Book D, p.283. Now at this day comes the Grand Jury empannelled on the first day of this Court and returns into Court the following Indictments [including] State of Missouri vs A.L. CALDWELL Sabbath Breaking. http://198.209.8.166/records/sep1855a.htm (Abstract of Circuit Court Record Books 1853-1856, p.103)
1856, March Term, Greene Co., MO, Circuit Court Cases, Book D, p.349. State of Missouri Plaintiff vs A.L. CALDWELL Defendant, Sabbath Breaking. Now at this day comes the Circuit Attorney who prosecutes in this behalf for the State of Missouri and says he will not further prosecute her said suit but will suffer the same to be dismissed. It is therefore considered by the Court that the State of Missouri take nothing by her said suit and that the Defendant be hereof discharged and go hence without delay. http://198.209.8.166/records/mar1856.htm (Abstract of Circuit Court Record Books 1853-1856, p.130)
1856 Greene Co., MO, tax list, A.L. COLWELL, 1 horse $100; 3 cattle $40; 82 acres, Section 1, Twp. 29, Range 20, $500; 1 poll. (Springfield, MO: Ozarks Genealogical Society, 1988), p.152.
1860 Greene Co., MO, census, p.64, Jackson Twp., P.O. Crabtree, June 26, 1860, W.B. Roper: 429/455, LUNE CALDWELL, 50 M, farmer, $3000 real, $1500 personal, TN; Sarah CALDWELL [his mother; husband Robert not found in Greene Co. or Webster Co.; his land was in Webster Co.], 68 F, NC; Sarah [MALONE, his niece], 19 F, IL; Martha [MALONE, his niece], 8 F, MO; James CALDWELL [his nephew], 4 M, MO.
1861 Aug 10th / Greene County, Missouri / Received of A.L. CALDWELL five dollars and eighty-cents worth of bacon for the use of Co. D of 2nd Regiment of Webster County Home Guards / G.L. CHILDRESS / Assistant Qr. Master --photocopy of original document, Caldwell family papers, courtesy Marvin E. Tong, Jr. [see George L. CHILDRESS elsewhere in this file] Webster County Home Guard Infantry Regiment organized July 1861; duty at Springfield, MO; mustered out Aug. 18, 1861. --Fredrick H. Dyer, Dyer's Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Cedar Rapids, IA: Torch Press, 1908; reprint Broadfoot Publishing, Morningside Press, 1994). http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mruddy/dyer.htm
1861 Sept. 15. No 28 Cannerey 7th Division Mo State Gordes [Guards] pay to ABSLAY COLWELL Seven dollars 25/100 for Bacon and corn Received by me fore the use of calvry company 1st Ridgmt this the 15 day of Septnr 1861 / Champ Smith / 1 co ___essirt cevery / 1 MO ___ Redgnt / Mo ___ tet gord --photocopy of original document, Caldwell family papers, courtesy Marvin E. Tong, Jr.
1862 Nov. 26. Engineer Department. Certificate of Exemption. Chief Engineer's Office, Springfield } This certifies that A.L. COLWELL is exempted from labor on fortifications at, or near Springfield, Mo., until further orders. / Residence, 13 miles E. of Springfield / Age, 55 years / Occupation, Farmer / Cause of exemption, Has worked 12 days / [signed] C.F. Eichacker, Lt. and Chief Engineer, S. W. Div. Mo. --photocopy of original document, Caldwell family papers, courtesy Marvin E. Tong, Jr.
LOON did not marry but was said to be the father of Ruth CALDWELL (ca. 1864-1949), dau. of his niece, Sarah MALONE (ca. 1841-1919).
1865 Webster Co., MO, tax list, p.25, A.L. CALDWELL, 120 acres, S2 NW4, NW4 NE4, Section 16, Twp. 30N, Range 19W, tax value $600. (this was formerly JAMES CALDWELL's land)
1870 Greene Co., MO, census, p.207A, Jackson Twp., P.O. Springfield, August 29, 1870, W.D. Hubbard: 2164/2142, ABSALOM CALDWELL, 61 M W, farming, $1500 real, $700 personal, TN; Sarah CALDWELL [his widowed mother], 80 F W, NC; Sarah [MALONE, his niece] 30 F W, IL; James CALDWELL [his nephew], 12 M W, MO; Ruth CALDWELL [dau. of Loon's niece, Sarah MALONE], 5 F W, MO. Absalom cannot read/write; Sarah (80) cannot write; Sarah (30) cannot read/write; James & Ruth attend school.
1880 Greene Co., MO, census, p.64A, Jackson Twp., June 8, 1880: 37/36, A.L. COLWELL, W M 68, widowed [sic], [occupation not stated], TN TN NC; Sarah MALONE, W F 31, gr-dau [sic], single, housekeeping, deaf & dumb [sic], IL TN NC; Martha [sic; Ruth] COLWELL, W F 14, gr-dau [sic], housekeeping, MO not known IL. Absalom, Sarah cannot read/write; Ruth cannot write.
1879-1884. Webster County. Marshfield. Banks.---On May 5, 1879, E. W. Barnes and R. S. Callaway opened a banking house in Marshfield, which was conducted for some time. It was known as the Webster County Bank. This institution closed August 22, 1884, its failure producing serious depression in this vicinity. . . . Among other heavy losers were L. CALDWELL, who resides on the edge of Greene County. --History of Webster Co. (1889), 262.
1891 Jan. 15 [sic]: Mr. A. L. CALDWELL, brother of Mrs. Nicholas RHODES, living in Grant Twp., this county, died at his home in Greene Co. on Saturday, Jan. 10, 1891 - age 80 yrs. 8 mo. 2 da. --Nettie W. Gorman, Obituaries from the Marshfield Chronicle, Marshfield, Missouri, 1877-1900 (Marshfield: ca. 1989), 11.
1891 Jan. 16, Friday Evening, The Springfield Daily Leader: A. L. CALDWELL, nearly 81, died last week in the country. --William K. Hall, Abstracts of Items of Genealogical Interest from the Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, Newspapers for the Year 1891 (St. Louis, MO: 1994), 10.
1891 Feb. 16, Monday Evening, The Springfield Daily Leader: Estates in probate [include] A. L. GALBRAITH [sic; CALDWELL], deceased--Nicholas RHODES, Henry and James CALDWELL are heirs of the deceased. --Abstracts (1994), 27.
1897 July 5, Application for Administration. State of Missouri, County of Greene. } ss. Wm. O. Mead being duly sworn, upon his oath, says that A.L. COLWELL late of Greene County, died intestate, and the following are the names and places of residence of the heirs of the deceased, to the best of his knowledge and belief: RUTH COLWELL of South Jackson Township in Said County. Petitioner requests that she be cited to administer upon the estate of Said A.L. COLWELL and in default that the Public Admr of said County be ordered to take of the Same. [signed] Wm O Mead. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5 day of July 1897. [signed] Jas. A. Frank, Judge of Probate. 1897 August 5, Citation to Next of Kin. State of Missouri, County of Greene } ss. In the matter of the Estate of A.L. COLWELL Deceased. } To RUTH COLWELL. On the motion of Wm O. Mead, a creditor, a person interested in said estate, you are hereby cited to appear before me and qualify as Administrator of said estate within 10 days after the service of this citation, or on failure to do so, letters thereon will be granted to such person as may be deemed most suitable by said Court, or the Clerk thereof in vacation. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this 5th day of August 1897. [signed] Jas. A. Frank, Judge and Ex officio Clerk of said Probate Court. [these are the only 2 extant papers in Absalom's estate file; the Greene Co. Archives explained that the public administrators didn't always return the paperwork to the county when a case was completed]
Loon is buried in the family cemetery near Strafford; he never married, and died at age 80y 8m 2d.
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