CALDWELL, Alfred Hampton 'Timber Alf' 1843 - 1924

CALDWELL, RUSSELL, HAMPTON, HUDSON, HOWARD, BLIZZARD

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 6/21/2011 at 21:23:24

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, December 16, 1924
Page 1, Column 6

Alfred CALDWELL, Civil War veteran, died at 4 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. O. RUSSELL, 406 E. Lowe St. ... Interment will be at Abingdon. The following biographical sketch was written by Mr. CALDWELL at Abingdon in July, 1914, and found among his effects today: Alfred CALDWELL was born in Wayne County, Indiana, Feb. 27, 1843. His parents (John Griffen CALDWELL 1819-1890, son of John, and Rachel E. HAMPTON who died 18 Feb. 1891, dau. of Jacob and Sarah HAMPTON) moved to Lee County, Iowa, in April the same year, and settled close to Pilot Grove, where he grew to manhood...... Enlisted in the 45th Iowa Infantry and served out his term of service. His parents moved to Denmark, Iowa, where he attended school two terms, after which he worked on farms in Lee County for a year or two. Then he came to Jefferson County, Iowa, where he got acquainted with his wife, Mary A. HUDSON. They were married in Jefferson County, Iowa, Oct. 31, 1867, at her father's, Joseph HUDSON, by James C. Couger (sic - Cowger), minister of the M.E. church. To this union were born five children, of which four are still living, the oldest, a girl, died when fifteen years and six months old.... Mr. CALDWELL lived five years in Missouri after he was married and then moved back to Jefferson County, Iowa, where he has since lived. He united with the Congregational church of Denmark, Iowa, in 1862 and was a member of that church twelve years, after which he joined the M.E. church at Brookville, Iowa..... His wife died eight years ago and since that time he has been making his home with his daughter. The following children survive: Ota M. CALDWELL and Milton E. CALDWELL of Mina, So. Dak.; Royal CALDWELL of Stillwater, Okla.; Mrs. S. O. RUSSELL, Fairfield. The following are his brothers and sisters: Andrew M. CALDWELL of Custer, S.D., who is here for the funeral; William CALDWELL of Lexington, Nebr.; Mrs. Ida HOWARD, of Wyaconda, Mo.; and Mrs. Angeline BLIZZARD, of Connellsville, Missouri.

Note: Rachel (GOBBLE) HUDSON, b. 9 Oct. 1815 Washington County, Virginia; d. 12 June 1882, bur. Abingdon, Iowa, was daughter of Isaac GOBBLE, son of Capt. George GOBBLE, who served with Maryland troops in the American Revolution.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.