Thomas P. Cardwell, Sr.. - Died December 27, 1915
at 9:27 a. m., last Monday morning, the spirit of Major T. P. Cardwell passed through the "Great Divide," and entered into the silent land, "that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns;" where it joined the spirits of just men made perfect and where before many years, maybe days or hours, it will be joined by all who read this; and by all who tread the earth if we have been just men and at any rate we will all reach the undiscovered country.
Major Cardwell, "Uncle Tom" as he was familiarly and lovingly called by those where he had lived, very quietly; in fact, while he aged and had been confined to his room for some weeks when the last moment came he fell back upon his pillow and, without a struggle of any kind, he passed.
It is a matter of more than a passing moment to the people of the town and county, to all people in this entire section, and to many throughout the state. He was quiet and unassuming to a marked degree, but at the same time was a strong and forceful character whose judgement on men and measures was about as unfailing as that of any which has come under our observation; and we are told by those who engaged him in conversation, at times when he felt like talking or wanted to talk, he was a fine conversationalist, who knew about all that was to be known of local men, conditions, and history.
Major Cardwell was born in Harlan County, on the 12th day of July 1829, and while a small boy came to what is now Breathitt County, being then Estill; along with his father and Thomas Sewell, the first merchant of the town; and along with these and John S. Hargis and Simon Bohannon; John Sewell; the Patricks; and Jerry South. They made one of the strongest groups of all those giants who carved the hill country from the wilderness.
Major Cardwell, in 1852, married Ellen South, a strong minded woman, only recently preceding her husband to the grave, and to them were born ten children; five girls and three boys, two girls died in infancy. Of those who lived to be married, only two remain: Mrs. A. H. Short, of Berea; and Mrs. Sam Cole, of Lexington, both of whom were here at the funeral. The others who died after being married were the wives of Jacob Terry, N. B. Combs, and Dr. B. D. Cox. Of the boys, the eldest, Charley, was a lawyer and at one time judge of Breathitt County, afterwards a farmer and merchant of Wolfe County and leaving there went to Oklahoma and engaged in the practice of law and in farming; dying a year or two ago. Jerry, at home called "Bud" is at the old home, as is his brother, Thomas P. Cardwell, Jr., and both are single and quiet men of strong qualities.
Major Cardwell was twice a member of the lower body of the legislature and twice a member of the senate; and in all his public service, he acquitted himself without a blot on his record. He was census supervisor and under Judge Burnam, he held a position in the revenue service. As a man and an official, he held the respect and confidence of many men of prominence, among them being Curtis F. Burnam, Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Treasury; Judge John M. Harlan; William O. Bradley; knew him, and others.
Mr. Cardwell was a member of the Methodist Church and was buried in the Marcum Graveyard in Jackson. Rev. W. S. Irvin, of the Christian Church, conducted the services and those at the interment of the body. He was a good man, and his works do follow him.
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Thomas Cardwell was shot on the corner of Main and Court Streets in Jackson, Kentucky on Dec. 27, 1915. Thomas Perrin Cardwell married and remained in Breathitt County. His wife, Ellen South, daughter of Jeremiah Weldon South, bore ten children, six of these children were involved in theHargis/Callahan/Marcum/Cockrell feud. At his father's death, T. P. bought his father's farm on Panbowl and raised his family there. T. P also served as Postmaster of Jackson from December of 1857 until March of 1866. He served Breathitt County in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1864-1865 and in the Kentucky State Senate from 1865-1869. T. P Cardwell was a well known enemy of the Hargis family. Of T. P's four sons, all four of them were either killed or wounded during the Breathitt County feuds, and Dr. B. D.. Cox, T. P.'s son-in-law was also allegedly killed by the Hargis family.
at 9:27 a. m., last Monday morning, the spirit of Major T. P. Cardwell passed through the "Great Divide," and entered into the silent land, "that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns;" where it joined the spirits of just men made perfect and where before many years, maybe days or hours, it will be joined by all who read this; and by all who tread the earth if we have been just men and at any rate we will all reach the undiscovered country.
Major Cardwell, "Uncle Tom" as he was familiarly and lovingly called by those where he had lived, very quietly; in fact, while he aged and had been confined to his room for some weeks when the last moment came he fell back upon his pillow and, without a struggle of any kind, he passed.
It is a matter of more than a passing moment to the people of the town and county, to all people in this entire section, and to many throughout the state. He was quiet and unassuming to a marked degree, but at the same time was a strong and forceful character whose judgement on men and measures was about as unfailing as that of any which has come under our observation; and we are told by those who engaged him in conversation, at times when he felt like talking or wanted to talk, he was a fine conversationalist, who knew about all that was to be known of local men, conditions, and history.
Major Cardwell was born in Harlan County, on the 12th day of July 1829, and while a small boy came to what is now Breathitt County, being then Estill; along with his father and Thomas Sewell, the first merchant of the town; and along with these and John S. Hargis and Simon Bohannon; John Sewell; the Patricks; and Jerry South. They made one of the strongest groups of all those giants who carved the hill country from the wilderness.
Major Cardwell, in 1852, married Ellen South, a strong minded woman, only recently preceding her husband to the grave, and to them were born ten children; five girls and three boys, two girls died in infancy. Of those who lived to be married, only two remain: Mrs. A. H. Short, of Berea; and Mrs. Sam Cole, of Lexington, both of whom were here at the funeral. The others who died after being married were the wives of Jacob Terry, N. B. Combs, and Dr. B. D. Cox. Of the boys, the eldest, Charley, was a lawyer and at one time judge of Breathitt County, afterwards a farmer and merchant of Wolfe County and leaving there went to Oklahoma and engaged in the practice of law and in farming; dying a year or two ago. Jerry, at home called "Bud" is at the old home, as is his brother, Thomas P. Cardwell, Jr., and both are single and quiet men of strong qualities.
Major Cardwell was twice a member of the lower body of the legislature and twice a member of the senate; and in all his public service, he acquitted himself without a blot on his record. He was census supervisor and under Judge Burnam, he held a position in the revenue service. As a man and an official, he held the respect and confidence of many men of prominence, among them being Curtis F. Burnam, Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Treasury; Judge John M. Harlan; William O. Bradley; knew him, and others.
Mr. Cardwell was a member of the Methodist Church and was buried in the Marcum Graveyard in Jackson. Rev. W. S. Irvin, of the Christian Church, conducted the services and those at the interment of the body. He was a good man, and his works do follow him.
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Thomas Cardwell was shot on the corner of Main and Court Streets in Jackson, Kentucky on Dec. 27, 1915. Thomas Perrin Cardwell married and remained in Breathitt County. His wife, Ellen South, daughter of Jeremiah Weldon South, bore ten children, six of these children were involved in theHargis/Callahan/Marcum/Cockrell feud. At his father's death, T. P. bought his father's farm on Panbowl and raised his family there. T. P also served as Postmaster of Jackson from December of 1857 until March of 1866. He served Breathitt County in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1864-1865 and in the Kentucky State Senate from 1865-1869. T. P Cardwell was a well known enemy of the Hargis family. Of T. P's four sons, all four of them were either killed or wounded during the Breathitt County feuds, and Dr. B. D.. Cox, T. P.'s son-in-law was also allegedly killed by the Hargis family.
Thomas P. Cardwell, Sr.. - Died December 27, 1915
at 9:27 a. m., last Monday morning, the spirit of Major T. P. Cardwell passed through the "Great Divide," and entered into the silent land, "that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns;" where it joined the spirits of just men made perfect and where before many years, maybe days or hours, it will be joined by all who read this; and by all who tread the earth if we have been just men and at any rate we will all reach the undiscovered country.
Major Cardwell, "Uncle Tom" as he was familiarly and lovingly called by those where he had lived, very quietly; in fact, while he aged and had been confined to his room for some weeks when the last moment came he fell back upon his pillow and, without a struggle of any kind, he passed.
It is a matter of more than a passing moment to the people of the town and county, to all people in this entire section, and to many throughout the state. He was quiet and unassuming to a marked degree, but at the same time was a strong and forceful character whose judgement on men and measures was about as unfailing as that of any which has come under our observation; and we are told by those who engaged him in conversation, at times when he felt like talking or wanted to talk, he was a fine conversationalist, who knew about all that was to be known of local men, conditions, and history.
Major Cardwell was born in Harlan County, on the 12th day of July 1829, and while a small boy came to what is now Breathitt County, being then Estill; along with his father and Thomas Sewell, the first merchant of the town; and along with these and John S. Hargis and Simon Bohannon; John Sewell; the Patricks; and Jerry South. They made one of the strongest groups of all those giants who carved the hill country from the wilderness.
Major Cardwell, in 1852, married Ellen South, a strong minded woman, only recently preceding her husband to the grave, and to them were born ten children; five girls and three boys, two girls died in infancy. Of those who lived to be married, only two remain: Mrs. A. H. Short, of Berea; and Mrs. Sam Cole, of Lexington, both of whom were here at the funeral. The others who died after being married were the wives of Jacob Terry, N. B. Combs, and Dr. B. D. Cox. Of the boys, the eldest, Charley, was a lawyer and at one time judge of Breathitt County, afterwards a farmer and merchant of Wolfe County and leaving there went to Oklahoma and engaged in the practice of law and in farming; dying a year or two ago. Jerry, at home called "Bud" is at the old home, as is his brother, Thomas P. Cardwell, Jr., and both are single and quiet men of strong qualities.
Major Cardwell was twice a member of the lower body of the legislature and twice a member of the senate; and in all his public service, he acquitted himself without a blot on his record. He was census supervisor and under Judge Burnam, he held a position in the revenue service. As a man and an official, he held the respect and confidence of many men of prominence, among them being Curtis F. Burnam, Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Treasury; Judge John M. Harlan; William O. Bradley; knew him, and others.
Mr. Cardwell was a member of the Methodist Church and was buried in the Marcum Graveyard in Jackson. Rev. W. S. Irvin, of the Christian Church, conducted the services and those at the interment of the body. He was a good man, and his works do follow him.
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Thomas Cardwell was shot on the corner of Main and Court Streets in Jackson, Kentucky on Dec. 27, 1915. Thomas Perrin Cardwell married and remained in Breathitt County. His wife, Ellen South, daughter of Jeremiah Weldon South, bore ten children, six of these children were involved in theHargis/Callahan/Marcum/Cockrell feud. At his father's death, T. P. bought his father's farm on Panbowl and raised his family there. T. P also served as Postmaster of Jackson from December of 1857 until March of 1866. He served Breathitt County in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1864-1865 and in the Kentucky State Senate from 1865-1869. T. P Cardwell was a well known enemy of the Hargis family. Of T. P's four sons, all four of them were either killed or wounded during the Breathitt County feuds, and Dr. B. D.. Cox, T. P.'s son-in-law was also allegedly killed by the Hargis family.
at 9:27 a. m., last Monday morning, the spirit of Major T. P. Cardwell passed through the "Great Divide," and entered into the silent land, "that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns;" where it joined the spirits of just men made perfect and where before many years, maybe days or hours, it will be joined by all who read this; and by all who tread the earth if we have been just men and at any rate we will all reach the undiscovered country.
Major Cardwell, "Uncle Tom" as he was familiarly and lovingly called by those where he had lived, very quietly; in fact, while he aged and had been confined to his room for some weeks when the last moment came he fell back upon his pillow and, without a struggle of any kind, he passed.
It is a matter of more than a passing moment to the people of the town and county, to all people in this entire section, and to many throughout the state. He was quiet and unassuming to a marked degree, but at the same time was a strong and forceful character whose judgement on men and measures was about as unfailing as that of any which has come under our observation; and we are told by those who engaged him in conversation, at times when he felt like talking or wanted to talk, he was a fine conversationalist, who knew about all that was to be known of local men, conditions, and history.
Major Cardwell was born in Harlan County, on the 12th day of July 1829, and while a small boy came to what is now Breathitt County, being then Estill; along with his father and Thomas Sewell, the first merchant of the town; and along with these and John S. Hargis and Simon Bohannon; John Sewell; the Patricks; and Jerry South. They made one of the strongest groups of all those giants who carved the hill country from the wilderness.
Major Cardwell, in 1852, married Ellen South, a strong minded woman, only recently preceding her husband to the grave, and to them were born ten children; five girls and three boys, two girls died in infancy. Of those who lived to be married, only two remain: Mrs. A. H. Short, of Berea; and Mrs. Sam Cole, of Lexington, both of whom were here at the funeral. The others who died after being married were the wives of Jacob Terry, N. B. Combs, and Dr. B. D. Cox. Of the boys, the eldest, Charley, was a lawyer and at one time judge of Breathitt County, afterwards a farmer and merchant of Wolfe County and leaving there went to Oklahoma and engaged in the practice of law and in farming; dying a year or two ago. Jerry, at home called "Bud" is at the old home, as is his brother, Thomas P. Cardwell, Jr., and both are single and quiet men of strong qualities.
Major Cardwell was twice a member of the lower body of the legislature and twice a member of the senate; and in all his public service, he acquitted himself without a blot on his record. He was census supervisor and under Judge Burnam, he held a position in the revenue service. As a man and an official, he held the respect and confidence of many men of prominence, among them being Curtis F. Burnam, Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Treasury; Judge John M. Harlan; William O. Bradley; knew him, and others.
Mr. Cardwell was a member of the Methodist Church and was buried in the Marcum Graveyard in Jackson. Rev. W. S. Irvin, of the Christian Church, conducted the services and those at the interment of the body. He was a good man, and his works do follow him.
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Thomas Cardwell was shot on the corner of Main and Court Streets in Jackson, Kentucky on Dec. 27, 1915. Thomas Perrin Cardwell married and remained in Breathitt County. His wife, Ellen South, daughter of Jeremiah Weldon South, bore ten children, six of these children were involved in theHargis/Callahan/Marcum/Cockrell feud. At his father's death, T. P. bought his father's farm on Panbowl and raised his family there. T. P also served as Postmaster of Jackson from December of 1857 until March of 1866. He served Breathitt County in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1864-1865 and in the Kentucky State Senate from 1865-1869. T. P Cardwell was a well known enemy of the Hargis family. Of T. P's four sons, all four of them were either killed or wounded during the Breathitt County feuds, and Dr. B. D.. Cox, T. P.'s son-in-law was also allegedly killed by the Hargis family.
