"Died while on his way as a missionary to the Indians." Rev. Caldwell was married to Miss Malinda Caldwell of New Orleans. She is not buried at Oakland with him. Many thanks to Eric J. Brock, historian, for sharing that information and the photograph of Rev. Tillman Aiken Caldwell.
From findagrave contributor and great great grandson, Roland Jary:
The family lived in Bonham, Tx but were on way to the Choctaw Indian Nation as a missionary and teacher when he caught scarlet fever. He died on a steamer in the
Mississippi traveling up from NO. His wife made contact w/the local Presby Church, a Rev. Helme, and was buried in the pastor's lot in Oakland Cemetery, Lot 11, Sect 4.
His parents were William Caldwell and Cindrella Blackburn from Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tn. Harriet Malinda Caldwell returned to Bonham to raise her 5 children, died 24 Apr 1893 and buried in Willow Wild Cemetery.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Digest : A Compend of the Organic Law of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Together With the Organic Law of Its General Agencies, and the Judicial Deliverances of Its Supreme Judicatory. Pages 477-8:
The Lebanon Board, in 1868, reported as follows:
Last Fall the Board furnished Rev. T. A. Caldwell, former missionary and teacher in the Nation, the means of transporting himself and family to the Nation; but. when near his field of labor, he was taken sick and died, leaving his family in a dependent condition. The Choc-
taw Nation presents to the enterprising minister a most inviting field for usefulness.—1868, p. 53.∼Married on Jul 29, 1857 in Jefferson, Tn.
"Died while on his way as a missionary to the Indians." Rev. Caldwell was married to Miss Malinda Caldwell of New Orleans. She is not buried at Oakland with him. Many thanks to Eric J. Brock, historian, for sharing that information and the photograph of Rev. Tillman Aiken Caldwell.
From findagrave contributor and great great grandson, Roland Jary:
The family lived in Bonham, Tx but were on way to the Choctaw Indian Nation as a missionary and teacher when he caught scarlet fever. He died on a steamer in the
Mississippi traveling up from NO. His wife made contact w/the local Presby Church, a Rev. Helme, and was buried in the pastor's lot in Oakland Cemetery, Lot 11, Sect 4.
His parents were William Caldwell and Cindrella Blackburn from Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tn. Harriet Malinda Caldwell returned to Bonham to raise her 5 children, died 24 Apr 1893 and buried in Willow Wild Cemetery.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Digest : A Compend of the Organic Law of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Together With the Organic Law of Its General Agencies, and the Judicial Deliverances of Its Supreme Judicatory. Pages 477-8:
The Lebanon Board, in 1868, reported as follows:
Last Fall the Board furnished Rev. T. A. Caldwell, former missionary and teacher in the Nation, the means of transporting himself and family to the Nation; but. when near his field of labor, he was taken sick and died, leaving his family in a dependent condition. The Choc-
taw Nation presents to the enterprising minister a most inviting field for usefulness.—1868, p. 53.∼Married on Jul 29, 1857 in Jefferson, Tn.
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