Veteran: Civil War (USA)
h/o 1st Julia Amelia Wurzbach, 2nd Helen McCuen, 3rd widow, Jennie (Moore) Drake.
Birth: 2nd of four known children in Lima, Livingston county, New York.
Census: 1860, age 15 Providence, Providence county, Rhode Island with parents & three siblings, father a physician.
At age 18, 27 May 1862, served Company D, Ohio 86th Infantry Regiment for a short period during Civil war.
Census: 1870, age 25 Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio with parents & two siblings, he a tailor.
City Directory:
1873, father boarding with him at 12 Arnold park, Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
1879, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with W R, still at 12 Arnold park.
Census: 1880, age 36 Rochester, Monroe county, New York with 1st wife, three children & parents, he a salesman.
City Directory:
1888, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with Wm R noted as removed to Boston, Massachusetts.
Living at 1004 Cedar avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio around three years after first wife's demise, the year following second marriage, his father died April 1895 in his home, then with 2nd wife, his mother, and family removed to Jasper county, Missouri before 1900.
Census: 1900, age 55 Joplin, Jasper county, Missouri with 2nd wife, a mine operator.
City Directory:
Years 1902, 1903 and 1904 he was vice president Caulkins Minning company (president, G Worthington), located at 24 Snyder building, residence at Cassil Place, Carthage, Missouri (third west from Parsons), with at least his mother, also vice-president and manager for Underwriters Land company.
His youngest brother, an accomplished and well known Buffalo, New York architect Frank Wellington Caulkins and family, removed his architectural services to Webb City, Missouri, reportedly being the architect & builder of The Yellow Dog Mine, the architect for Jane Chinn hospital of Webb City, and no doubt other area structures such as brother's first Carthage house, before removing his family to Texas in 1911.
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From Mornin' Mail:
1902
Good Rifle Scores at Picnic Party.
A jolly picnic party visited Lakeside [park] yesterday evening and a delicious supper was served there. The shooting gallery was visited, where Miss Ethel Baker made the rare record of five bull's eyes in succession and Miss Deborah Morrison made a good score. The glass blower was jollied awhile and the lung tester tried. Then the theater was visited and, when the band arrived dancing was indulged in.
Those present were the Misses Jennie Robinson, Ethel Baker, Bessie Baker, Ethel Wickersham, Leta Gray, Deborah Morrison, Mayme Wright, Nira Wright, Kitty Herrin, Eva Staley and Mrs. S. K. Ortt; Messrs. W. R. Caulkins, Phil Lehnard, John O'Keefe, Frank McMillan, Lawrence McMillan, Ed Hall, Newell Holbrook, Curtis Wright, Harry Putnam, Henry Cowgill, Due Baker, Rollin Church, and Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan.
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During the year 1906, Grand Commandry, Knights Templar of Missouri held their annual encampment in Joplin, Missouri, which was one of the most successful of memory with its exciting parades, drill exhibitions, capped off with Col W R Caulkins, entertaining the evenings ball at an unusual and different place than a normal ballroom, the Yellow Dog Mine (view at right), the largest and most productive zinc mine in the world. The unusual part was its location and the fact he had his most experienced men working that night for guests to view at south end of the building which otherwise was decorated and arranged for the orchestra and dancing the night away. (Joel Livingston's description from his book the History of Jasper County)
NOTE: In 1908, Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., had the largest zinc mine in operation in the world. The Yellow Dog Mine was producing 1,000 tons of zinc per day.
SOURCE: The OZARKS MOUNTAINEER • SEPT./OCT. 2008, page 32
Sold his 1908 built home at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard (likely designed by brother Frank), within George Brown Wood's et al, Bellaire Estates, of Carthage (view at right) in 1917 to Dr Everett Powers, living on west Macon street in 1920, then living with step-son at 713 south Main, former home of 3rd wife's in-law's, across from the then Carthage High School, where the Colonel crossed over that river of death. Col William R Caulkins was living next door to Col William K. Caffee's home. In fact, Caffee was staying with Col. Caulkins when he passed away and Caulkins was in charge of his burial arrangements and settlement of his estate. They were very close friends.
Civil War Pension applied for 11 MAR 1910 as an invalid for service in Company D, 86th Ohio Infantry.
Census: 1910, age 64 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri widowed and divorced, has mother, Jane, daughter and her hubby in house at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard, a mine operator as is son-in-law.
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CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 4, 1916
Home From Chautauqua Lake
Mr. and Mrs.* A. M. Drake, Col. and [3rd] Mrs. W. R. Caulkins, Col. W. K. Caffee and Master Billy Drake have returned from Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., where they have been for more than a month. Mrs. Arthur Caffee and children, of Washington, D. C., were also at Chautauqua Lake at the same time and have also returned to their home.
Upon reaching Chautauqua Lake little Billy Drake was taken down with measles and the two children of Mrs. Arthur Caffee also contracted the disease.
The day before the party left Chautauqua Lake, Billy Drake caught a 19 inch bass that weighed four and a half pounds.
Fishing in the lake was unusually good this year.
*NOTE: Mrs Drake was mother of Col Caffee and paternal grandmother to Billy Drake, step-son of Col Caulkins.
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Census: 1920, age 74 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with 3rd wife & one step-son 300 west Macon street (Curtis Wright's home).
Census: 1930, age 84 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in with 3rd wife in her son's household with his wife at 713 south Main street.
Death: from chronic myocarditis, and chronic nephritis at the age of 85 years, 8 months & 15 days old in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri. Informant: son, [Le] Roy Caulkins.
Joplin Globe
January 30, 1931
RITES TODAY FOR FUNERAL FOR RETIRED MINE OPERATOR TO BE HELD
Funeral services for Col. W. R. Caulkins, 84 years wealthy retired pioneer Jasper county mine operator and a republican nominee for congress in 1906, who died at 4 o'clock this morning at his step-son's, 713 South Main, will be held at 4:30 Saturday afternoon by the, The Rev. John J. H. rector of Oracle Episcopal
8:40 - - the railroad to city for ashes will be placed In Oak Crest Abbey In Park Cemetery. Colonel Caulkins died after a protracted illness. He had been in ill health for years and had been bedfast for about three and a half Mr. a native of New York came to Carthage in 1908 from OH. As organizer of the Underwriters Land he developed the old Yellow properly named the located north of Webb City The mine was the largest lead and zinc mine ever operated in the southwest Missouri and was one of the greatest producers in the history of southwest The covering thirty produced high grade ore. Colonel Caulkins interested also in other mining properties in the district He retired from active business about fifteen years. In the primary of 1906 Colonel Caulkins was nominated by the republican party for representative in congress from the Fifteenth district. He was defeated In the election by Thomas Hackney of Kansas then a Carthage attorney by a margin of 276 votes. Made trips before his health broke. Colonel Caulkins was an extensive traveler and about twenty years ago made a world wide trip. He was a charter member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Conn. He served in the during the Civil War. He was active In civic and social life of Jasper county before his health broke. Colonel Is survived by his wife Mrs. Jennie Moore, and a Mrs. Spencer K. Ortt, of a Albert LeRoy, of a William A. Drake, of five grandchildren.
It has been determined that neither his parents, his first wife nor first son have markers where buried at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio.
Father: Dr Russell R Caulkins b: about 1810 New York. (buried without a marker)
Mother: Jane Helen Whitbech b: 16 APR 1814 New York. (buried without a marker)
Brother: John Fonda Caulkins b: 1 APR 1841 New York.
Marriage 1: Julia Amelia Wurzbach b: about 1850 Tennessee.(buried without a marker)
Married: 13 FEB 1871 Charlestown, Suffolk county, Massachusetts.
Known Children
William Rutson Caulkins b: about 1873 Rochester, Monroe county, New York. (buried without a marker)
Nathalie Caulkins b: 1876 likely, Rochester, Monroe counnty, New York.
Albert Le Roy Caulkins b: 20 APR 1878 Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
Marriage 2: Helen McCuen b: FEB 1871 Pennsylvania.
Married: 7 NOV 1894 Venango county, Pennsylvania, ended with a messy divorce.
No known issues.
Marriage 3: Jennie (Moore) Drake b: about 1882 Bourbon county, Kansas (widow of Sherwood A Drake, half-brother to Col William King Caffee), burial likely in birth state, Kansas.
Married: 22 JAN 1914 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
No known issues.
Most of bio prepared by Bill Boggess, with information from Genalyn44.
h/o 1st Julia Amelia Wurzbach, 2nd Helen McCuen, 3rd widow, Jennie (Moore) Drake.
Birth: 2nd of four known children in Lima, Livingston county, New York.
Census: 1860, age 15 Providence, Providence county, Rhode Island with parents & three siblings, father a physician.
At age 18, 27 May 1862, served Company D, Ohio 86th Infantry Regiment for a short period during Civil war.
Census: 1870, age 25 Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio with parents & two siblings, he a tailor.
City Directory:
1873, father boarding with him at 12 Arnold park, Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
1879, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with W R, still at 12 Arnold park.
Census: 1880, age 36 Rochester, Monroe county, New York with 1st wife, three children & parents, he a salesman.
City Directory:
1888, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with Wm R noted as removed to Boston, Massachusetts.
Living at 1004 Cedar avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio around three years after first wife's demise, the year following second marriage, his father died April 1895 in his home, then with 2nd wife, his mother, and family removed to Jasper county, Missouri before 1900.
Census: 1900, age 55 Joplin, Jasper county, Missouri with 2nd wife, a mine operator.
City Directory:
Years 1902, 1903 and 1904 he was vice president Caulkins Minning company (president, G Worthington), located at 24 Snyder building, residence at Cassil Place, Carthage, Missouri (third west from Parsons), with at least his mother, also vice-president and manager for Underwriters Land company.
His youngest brother, an accomplished and well known Buffalo, New York architect Frank Wellington Caulkins and family, removed his architectural services to Webb City, Missouri, reportedly being the architect & builder of The Yellow Dog Mine, the architect for Jane Chinn hospital of Webb City, and no doubt other area structures such as brother's first Carthage house, before removing his family to Texas in 1911.
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From Mornin' Mail:
1902
Good Rifle Scores at Picnic Party.
A jolly picnic party visited Lakeside [park] yesterday evening and a delicious supper was served there. The shooting gallery was visited, where Miss Ethel Baker made the rare record of five bull's eyes in succession and Miss Deborah Morrison made a good score. The glass blower was jollied awhile and the lung tester tried. Then the theater was visited and, when the band arrived dancing was indulged in.
Those present were the Misses Jennie Robinson, Ethel Baker, Bessie Baker, Ethel Wickersham, Leta Gray, Deborah Morrison, Mayme Wright, Nira Wright, Kitty Herrin, Eva Staley and Mrs. S. K. Ortt; Messrs. W. R. Caulkins, Phil Lehnard, John O'Keefe, Frank McMillan, Lawrence McMillan, Ed Hall, Newell Holbrook, Curtis Wright, Harry Putnam, Henry Cowgill, Due Baker, Rollin Church, and Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan.
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During the year 1906, Grand Commandry, Knights Templar of Missouri held their annual encampment in Joplin, Missouri, which was one of the most successful of memory with its exciting parades, drill exhibitions, capped off with Col W R Caulkins, entertaining the evenings ball at an unusual and different place than a normal ballroom, the Yellow Dog Mine (view at right), the largest and most productive zinc mine in the world. The unusual part was its location and the fact he had his most experienced men working that night for guests to view at south end of the building which otherwise was decorated and arranged for the orchestra and dancing the night away. (Joel Livingston's description from his book the History of Jasper County)
NOTE: In 1908, Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., had the largest zinc mine in operation in the world. The Yellow Dog Mine was producing 1,000 tons of zinc per day.
SOURCE: The OZARKS MOUNTAINEER • SEPT./OCT. 2008, page 32
Sold his 1908 built home at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard (likely designed by brother Frank), within George Brown Wood's et al, Bellaire Estates, of Carthage (view at right) in 1917 to Dr Everett Powers, living on west Macon street in 1920, then living with step-son at 713 south Main, former home of 3rd wife's in-law's, across from the then Carthage High School, where the Colonel crossed over that river of death. Col William R Caulkins was living next door to Col William K. Caffee's home. In fact, Caffee was staying with Col. Caulkins when he passed away and Caulkins was in charge of his burial arrangements and settlement of his estate. They were very close friends.
Civil War Pension applied for 11 MAR 1910 as an invalid for service in Company D, 86th Ohio Infantry.
Census: 1910, age 64 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri widowed and divorced, has mother, Jane, daughter and her hubby in house at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard, a mine operator as is son-in-law.
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CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 4, 1916
Home From Chautauqua Lake
Mr. and Mrs.* A. M. Drake, Col. and [3rd] Mrs. W. R. Caulkins, Col. W. K. Caffee and Master Billy Drake have returned from Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., where they have been for more than a month. Mrs. Arthur Caffee and children, of Washington, D. C., were also at Chautauqua Lake at the same time and have also returned to their home.
Upon reaching Chautauqua Lake little Billy Drake was taken down with measles and the two children of Mrs. Arthur Caffee also contracted the disease.
The day before the party left Chautauqua Lake, Billy Drake caught a 19 inch bass that weighed four and a half pounds.
Fishing in the lake was unusually good this year.
*NOTE: Mrs Drake was mother of Col Caffee and paternal grandmother to Billy Drake, step-son of Col Caulkins.
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Census: 1920, age 74 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with 3rd wife & one step-son 300 west Macon street (Curtis Wright's home).
Census: 1930, age 84 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in with 3rd wife in her son's household with his wife at 713 south Main street.
Death: from chronic myocarditis, and chronic nephritis at the age of 85 years, 8 months & 15 days old in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri. Informant: son, [Le] Roy Caulkins.
Joplin Globe
January 30, 1931
RITES TODAY FOR FUNERAL FOR RETIRED MINE OPERATOR TO BE HELD
Funeral services for Col. W. R. Caulkins, 84 years wealthy retired pioneer Jasper county mine operator and a republican nominee for congress in 1906, who died at 4 o'clock this morning at his step-son's, 713 South Main, will be held at 4:30 Saturday afternoon by the, The Rev. John J. H. rector of Oracle Episcopal
8:40 - - the railroad to city for ashes will be placed In Oak Crest Abbey In Park Cemetery. Colonel Caulkins died after a protracted illness. He had been in ill health for years and had been bedfast for about three and a half Mr. a native of New York came to Carthage in 1908 from OH. As organizer of the Underwriters Land he developed the old Yellow properly named the located north of Webb City The mine was the largest lead and zinc mine ever operated in the southwest Missouri and was one of the greatest producers in the history of southwest The covering thirty produced high grade ore. Colonel Caulkins interested also in other mining properties in the district He retired from active business about fifteen years. In the primary of 1906 Colonel Caulkins was nominated by the republican party for representative in congress from the Fifteenth district. He was defeated In the election by Thomas Hackney of Kansas then a Carthage attorney by a margin of 276 votes. Made trips before his health broke. Colonel Caulkins was an extensive traveler and about twenty years ago made a world wide trip. He was a charter member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Conn. He served in the during the Civil War. He was active In civic and social life of Jasper county before his health broke. Colonel Is survived by his wife Mrs. Jennie Moore, and a Mrs. Spencer K. Ortt, of a Albert LeRoy, of a William A. Drake, of five grandchildren.
It has been determined that neither his parents, his first wife nor first son have markers where buried at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio.
Father: Dr Russell R Caulkins b: about 1810 New York. (buried without a marker)
Mother: Jane Helen Whitbech b: 16 APR 1814 New York. (buried without a marker)
Brother: John Fonda Caulkins b: 1 APR 1841 New York.
Marriage 1: Julia Amelia Wurzbach b: about 1850 Tennessee.(buried without a marker)
Married: 13 FEB 1871 Charlestown, Suffolk county, Massachusetts.
Known Children
William Rutson Caulkins b: about 1873 Rochester, Monroe county, New York. (buried without a marker)
Nathalie Caulkins b: 1876 likely, Rochester, Monroe counnty, New York.
Albert Le Roy Caulkins b: 20 APR 1878 Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
Marriage 2: Helen McCuen b: FEB 1871 Pennsylvania.
Married: 7 NOV 1894 Venango county, Pennsylvania, ended with a messy divorce.
No known issues.
Marriage 3: Jennie (Moore) Drake b: about 1882 Bourbon county, Kansas (widow of Sherwood A Drake, half-brother to Col William King Caffee), burial likely in birth state, Kansas.
Married: 22 JAN 1914 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
No known issues.
Most of bio prepared by Bill Boggess, with information from Genalyn44.
Veteran: Civil War (USA)
h/o 1st Julia Amelia Wurzbach, 2nd Helen McCuen, 3rd widow, Jennie (Moore) Drake.
Birth: 2nd of four known children in Lima, Livingston county, New York.
Census: 1860, age 15 Providence, Providence county, Rhode Island with parents & three siblings, father a physician.
At age 18, 27 May 1862, served Company D, Ohio 86th Infantry Regiment for a short period during Civil war.
Census: 1870, age 25 Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio with parents & two siblings, he a tailor.
City Directory:
1873, father boarding with him at 12 Arnold park, Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
1879, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with W R, still at 12 Arnold park.
Census: 1880, age 36 Rochester, Monroe county, New York with 1st wife, three children & parents, he a salesman.
City Directory:
1888, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with Wm R noted as removed to Boston, Massachusetts.
Living at 1004 Cedar avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio around three years after first wife's demise, the year following second marriage, his father died April 1895 in his home, then with 2nd wife, his mother, and family removed to Jasper county, Missouri before 1900.
Census: 1900, age 55 Joplin, Jasper county, Missouri with 2nd wife, a mine operator.
City Directory:
Years 1902, 1903 and 1904 he was vice president Caulkins Minning company (president, G Worthington), located at 24 Snyder building, residence at Cassil Place, Carthage, Missouri (third west from Parsons), with at least his mother, also vice-president and manager for Underwriters Land company.
His youngest brother, an accomplished and well known Buffalo, New York architect Frank Wellington Caulkins and family, removed his architectural services to Webb City, Missouri, reportedly being the architect & builder of The Yellow Dog Mine, the architect for Jane Chinn hospital of Webb City, and no doubt other area structures such as brother's first Carthage house, before removing his family to Texas in 1911.
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From Mornin' Mail:
1902
Good Rifle Scores at Picnic Party.
A jolly picnic party visited Lakeside [park] yesterday evening and a delicious supper was served there. The shooting gallery was visited, where Miss Ethel Baker made the rare record of five bull's eyes in succession and Miss Deborah Morrison made a good score. The glass blower was jollied awhile and the lung tester tried. Then the theater was visited and, when the band arrived dancing was indulged in.
Those present were the Misses Jennie Robinson, Ethel Baker, Bessie Baker, Ethel Wickersham, Leta Gray, Deborah Morrison, Mayme Wright, Nira Wright, Kitty Herrin, Eva Staley and Mrs. S. K. Ortt; Messrs. W. R. Caulkins, Phil Lehnard, John O'Keefe, Frank McMillan, Lawrence McMillan, Ed Hall, Newell Holbrook, Curtis Wright, Harry Putnam, Henry Cowgill, Due Baker, Rollin Church, and Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan.
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During the year 1906, Grand Commandry, Knights Templar of Missouri held their annual encampment in Joplin, Missouri, which was one of the most successful of memory with its exciting parades, drill exhibitions, capped off with Col W R Caulkins, entertaining the evenings ball at an unusual and different place than a normal ballroom, the Yellow Dog Mine (view at right), the largest and most productive zinc mine in the world. The unusual part was its location and the fact he had his most experienced men working that night for guests to view at south end of the building which otherwise was decorated and arranged for the orchestra and dancing the night away. (Joel Livingston's description from his book the History of Jasper County)
NOTE: In 1908, Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., had the largest zinc mine in operation in the world. The Yellow Dog Mine was producing 1,000 tons of zinc per day.
SOURCE: The OZARKS MOUNTAINEER • SEPT./OCT. 2008, page 32
Sold his 1908 built home at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard (likely designed by brother Frank), within George Brown Wood's et al, Bellaire Estates, of Carthage (view at right) in 1917 to Dr Everett Powers, living on west Macon street in 1920, then living with step-son at 713 south Main, former home of 3rd wife's in-law's, across from the then Carthage High School, where the Colonel crossed over that river of death. Col William R Caulkins was living next door to Col William K. Caffee's home. In fact, Caffee was staying with Col. Caulkins when he passed away and Caulkins was in charge of his burial arrangements and settlement of his estate. They were very close friends.
Civil War Pension applied for 11 MAR 1910 as an invalid for service in Company D, 86th Ohio Infantry.
Census: 1910, age 64 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri widowed and divorced, has mother, Jane, daughter and her hubby in house at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard, a mine operator as is son-in-law.
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CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 4, 1916
Home From Chautauqua Lake
Mr. and Mrs.* A. M. Drake, Col. and [3rd] Mrs. W. R. Caulkins, Col. W. K. Caffee and Master Billy Drake have returned from Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., where they have been for more than a month. Mrs. Arthur Caffee and children, of Washington, D. C., were also at Chautauqua Lake at the same time and have also returned to their home.
Upon reaching Chautauqua Lake little Billy Drake was taken down with measles and the two children of Mrs. Arthur Caffee also contracted the disease.
The day before the party left Chautauqua Lake, Billy Drake caught a 19 inch bass that weighed four and a half pounds.
Fishing in the lake was unusually good this year.
*NOTE: Mrs Drake was mother of Col Caffee and paternal grandmother to Billy Drake, step-son of Col Caulkins.
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Census: 1920, age 74 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with 3rd wife & one step-son 300 west Macon street (Curtis Wright's home).
Census: 1930, age 84 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in with 3rd wife in her son's household with his wife at 713 south Main street.
Death: from chronic myocarditis, and chronic nephritis at the age of 85 years, 8 months & 15 days old in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri. Informant: son, [Le] Roy Caulkins.
Joplin Globe
January 30, 1931
RITES TODAY FOR FUNERAL FOR RETIRED MINE OPERATOR TO BE HELD
Funeral services for Col. W. R. Caulkins, 84 years wealthy retired pioneer Jasper county mine operator and a republican nominee for congress in 1906, who died at 4 o'clock this morning at his step-son's, 713 South Main, will be held at 4:30 Saturday afternoon by the, The Rev. John J. H. rector of Oracle Episcopal
8:40 - - the railroad to city for ashes will be placed In Oak Crest Abbey In Park Cemetery. Colonel Caulkins died after a protracted illness. He had been in ill health for years and had been bedfast for about three and a half Mr. a native of New York came to Carthage in 1908 from OH. As organizer of the Underwriters Land he developed the old Yellow properly named the located north of Webb City The mine was the largest lead and zinc mine ever operated in the southwest Missouri and was one of the greatest producers in the history of southwest The covering thirty produced high grade ore. Colonel Caulkins interested also in other mining properties in the district He retired from active business about fifteen years. In the primary of 1906 Colonel Caulkins was nominated by the republican party for representative in congress from the Fifteenth district. He was defeated In the election by Thomas Hackney of Kansas then a Carthage attorney by a margin of 276 votes. Made trips before his health broke. Colonel Caulkins was an extensive traveler and about twenty years ago made a world wide trip. He was a charter member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Conn. He served in the during the Civil War. He was active In civic and social life of Jasper county before his health broke. Colonel Is survived by his wife Mrs. Jennie Moore, and a Mrs. Spencer K. Ortt, of a Albert LeRoy, of a William A. Drake, of five grandchildren.
It has been determined that neither his parents, his first wife nor first son have markers where buried at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio.
Father: Dr Russell R Caulkins b: about 1810 New York. (buried without a marker)
Mother: Jane Helen Whitbech b: 16 APR 1814 New York. (buried without a marker)
Brother: John Fonda Caulkins b: 1 APR 1841 New York.
Marriage 1: Julia Amelia Wurzbach b: about 1850 Tennessee.(buried without a marker)
Married: 13 FEB 1871 Charlestown, Suffolk county, Massachusetts.
Known Children
William Rutson Caulkins b: about 1873 Rochester, Monroe county, New York. (buried without a marker)
Nathalie Caulkins b: 1876 likely, Rochester, Monroe counnty, New York.
Albert Le Roy Caulkins b: 20 APR 1878 Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
Marriage 2: Helen McCuen b: FEB 1871 Pennsylvania.
Married: 7 NOV 1894 Venango county, Pennsylvania, ended with a messy divorce.
No known issues.
Marriage 3: Jennie (Moore) Drake b: about 1882 Bourbon county, Kansas (widow of Sherwood A Drake, half-brother to Col William King Caffee), burial likely in birth state, Kansas.
Married: 22 JAN 1914 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
No known issues.
Most of bio prepared by Bill Boggess, with information from Genalyn44.
h/o 1st Julia Amelia Wurzbach, 2nd Helen McCuen, 3rd widow, Jennie (Moore) Drake.
Birth: 2nd of four known children in Lima, Livingston county, New York.
Census: 1860, age 15 Providence, Providence county, Rhode Island with parents & three siblings, father a physician.
At age 18, 27 May 1862, served Company D, Ohio 86th Infantry Regiment for a short period during Civil war.
Census: 1870, age 25 Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio with parents & two siblings, he a tailor.
City Directory:
1873, father boarding with him at 12 Arnold park, Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
1879, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with W R, still at 12 Arnold park.
Census: 1880, age 36 Rochester, Monroe county, New York with 1st wife, three children & parents, he a salesman.
City Directory:
1888, father and brother Russell Linnaeus at 87 Monroe, Rochester, Monroe county, New York with Wm R noted as removed to Boston, Massachusetts.
Living at 1004 Cedar avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio around three years after first wife's demise, the year following second marriage, his father died April 1895 in his home, then with 2nd wife, his mother, and family removed to Jasper county, Missouri before 1900.
Census: 1900, age 55 Joplin, Jasper county, Missouri with 2nd wife, a mine operator.
City Directory:
Years 1902, 1903 and 1904 he was vice president Caulkins Minning company (president, G Worthington), located at 24 Snyder building, residence at Cassil Place, Carthage, Missouri (third west from Parsons), with at least his mother, also vice-president and manager for Underwriters Land company.
His youngest brother, an accomplished and well known Buffalo, New York architect Frank Wellington Caulkins and family, removed his architectural services to Webb City, Missouri, reportedly being the architect & builder of The Yellow Dog Mine, the architect for Jane Chinn hospital of Webb City, and no doubt other area structures such as brother's first Carthage house, before removing his family to Texas in 1911.
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From Mornin' Mail:
1902
Good Rifle Scores at Picnic Party.
A jolly picnic party visited Lakeside [park] yesterday evening and a delicious supper was served there. The shooting gallery was visited, where Miss Ethel Baker made the rare record of five bull's eyes in succession and Miss Deborah Morrison made a good score. The glass blower was jollied awhile and the lung tester tried. Then the theater was visited and, when the band arrived dancing was indulged in.
Those present were the Misses Jennie Robinson, Ethel Baker, Bessie Baker, Ethel Wickersham, Leta Gray, Deborah Morrison, Mayme Wright, Nira Wright, Kitty Herrin, Eva Staley and Mrs. S. K. Ortt; Messrs. W. R. Caulkins, Phil Lehnard, John O'Keefe, Frank McMillan, Lawrence McMillan, Ed Hall, Newell Holbrook, Curtis Wright, Harry Putnam, Henry Cowgill, Due Baker, Rollin Church, and Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan.
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During the year 1906, Grand Commandry, Knights Templar of Missouri held their annual encampment in Joplin, Missouri, which was one of the most successful of memory with its exciting parades, drill exhibitions, capped off with Col W R Caulkins, entertaining the evenings ball at an unusual and different place than a normal ballroom, the Yellow Dog Mine (view at right), the largest and most productive zinc mine in the world. The unusual part was its location and the fact he had his most experienced men working that night for guests to view at south end of the building which otherwise was decorated and arranged for the orchestra and dancing the night away. (Joel Livingston's description from his book the History of Jasper County)
NOTE: In 1908, Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., had the largest zinc mine in operation in the world. The Yellow Dog Mine was producing 1,000 tons of zinc per day.
SOURCE: The OZARKS MOUNTAINEER • SEPT./OCT. 2008, page 32
Sold his 1908 built home at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard (likely designed by brother Frank), within George Brown Wood's et al, Bellaire Estates, of Carthage (view at right) in 1917 to Dr Everett Powers, living on west Macon street in 1920, then living with step-son at 713 south Main, former home of 3rd wife's in-law's, across from the then Carthage High School, where the Colonel crossed over that river of death. Col William R Caulkins was living next door to Col William K. Caffee's home. In fact, Caffee was staying with Col. Caulkins when he passed away and Caulkins was in charge of his burial arrangements and settlement of his estate. They were very close friends.
Civil War Pension applied for 11 MAR 1910 as an invalid for service in Company D, 86th Ohio Infantry.
Census: 1910, age 64 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri widowed and divorced, has mother, Jane, daughter and her hubby in house at 7, now 314 Euclid Boulevard, a mine operator as is son-in-law.
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CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
SEPTEMBER 4, 1916
Home From Chautauqua Lake
Mr. and Mrs.* A. M. Drake, Col. and [3rd] Mrs. W. R. Caulkins, Col. W. K. Caffee and Master Billy Drake have returned from Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., where they have been for more than a month. Mrs. Arthur Caffee and children, of Washington, D. C., were also at Chautauqua Lake at the same time and have also returned to their home.
Upon reaching Chautauqua Lake little Billy Drake was taken down with measles and the two children of Mrs. Arthur Caffee also contracted the disease.
The day before the party left Chautauqua Lake, Billy Drake caught a 19 inch bass that weighed four and a half pounds.
Fishing in the lake was unusually good this year.
*NOTE: Mrs Drake was mother of Col Caffee and paternal grandmother to Billy Drake, step-son of Col Caulkins.
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Census: 1920, age 74 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with 3rd wife & one step-son 300 west Macon street (Curtis Wright's home).
Census: 1930, age 84 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in with 3rd wife in her son's household with his wife at 713 south Main street.
Death: from chronic myocarditis, and chronic nephritis at the age of 85 years, 8 months & 15 days old in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri. Informant: son, [Le] Roy Caulkins.
Joplin Globe
January 30, 1931
RITES TODAY FOR FUNERAL FOR RETIRED MINE OPERATOR TO BE HELD
Funeral services for Col. W. R. Caulkins, 84 years wealthy retired pioneer Jasper county mine operator and a republican nominee for congress in 1906, who died at 4 o'clock this morning at his step-son's, 713 South Main, will be held at 4:30 Saturday afternoon by the, The Rev. John J. H. rector of Oracle Episcopal
8:40 - - the railroad to city for ashes will be placed In Oak Crest Abbey In Park Cemetery. Colonel Caulkins died after a protracted illness. He had been in ill health for years and had been bedfast for about three and a half Mr. a native of New York came to Carthage in 1908 from OH. As organizer of the Underwriters Land he developed the old Yellow properly named the located north of Webb City The mine was the largest lead and zinc mine ever operated in the southwest Missouri and was one of the greatest producers in the history of southwest The covering thirty produced high grade ore. Colonel Caulkins interested also in other mining properties in the district He retired from active business about fifteen years. In the primary of 1906 Colonel Caulkins was nominated by the republican party for representative in congress from the Fifteenth district. He was defeated In the election by Thomas Hackney of Kansas then a Carthage attorney by a margin of 276 votes. Made trips before his health broke. Colonel Caulkins was an extensive traveler and about twenty years ago made a world wide trip. He was a charter member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Conn. He served in the during the Civil War. He was active In civic and social life of Jasper county before his health broke. Colonel Is survived by his wife Mrs. Jennie Moore, and a Mrs. Spencer K. Ortt, of a Albert LeRoy, of a William A. Drake, of five grandchildren.
It has been determined that neither his parents, his first wife nor first son have markers where buried at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio.
Father: Dr Russell R Caulkins b: about 1810 New York. (buried without a marker)
Mother: Jane Helen Whitbech b: 16 APR 1814 New York. (buried without a marker)
Brother: John Fonda Caulkins b: 1 APR 1841 New York.
Marriage 1: Julia Amelia Wurzbach b: about 1850 Tennessee.(buried without a marker)
Married: 13 FEB 1871 Charlestown, Suffolk county, Massachusetts.
Known Children
William Rutson Caulkins b: about 1873 Rochester, Monroe county, New York. (buried without a marker)
Nathalie Caulkins b: 1876 likely, Rochester, Monroe counnty, New York.
Albert Le Roy Caulkins b: 20 APR 1878 Rochester, Monroe county, New York.
Marriage 2: Helen McCuen b: FEB 1871 Pennsylvania.
Married: 7 NOV 1894 Venango county, Pennsylvania, ended with a messy divorce.
No known issues.
Marriage 3: Jennie (Moore) Drake b: about 1882 Bourbon county, Kansas (widow of Sherwood A Drake, half-brother to Col William King Caffee), burial likely in birth state, Kansas.
Married: 22 JAN 1914 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
No known issues.
Most of bio prepared by Bill Boggess, with information from Genalyn44.
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