Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Oliver Perry Caldwell and Marilla Stright




Husband Oliver Perry Caldwell 1

           Born: 1818 - Crawford Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1883 - ? Mercer Co, PA 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Charles Caldwell (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 1839 3



Wife Marilla Stright 2

            AKA: Merilla Stright 3
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jun 1886 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Amzi L. Stright (1789/1799-1861/1862) 4 5
         Mother: Mary Dodd (      -1866) 5 6




Children
1 M Oliver Caldwell 7

           Born: 1 Jan 1840 - Deer Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Dec 1898 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary E. Linn (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1861 8


2 M Norman Caldwell 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1888
         Buried: 



3 M Hudson D. Caldwell 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1909
         Buried: 



4 F Mary J. "Jennie" Caldwell 10

           Born: 1844 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1873 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert James McClure (1831-1899) 12 13
           Marr: 1872 12


5 M George H. Caldwell 2

            AKA: George P. Caldwell 12
           Born: 9 Dec 1845 - Deer Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mina Cubbison (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 18 Oct 1877 2


6 F Eva Caldwell 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1888
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Vaughn (      -      ) 2


7 F Ella Caldwell 12

            AKA: Ellen Caldwell 8
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1888
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert James McClure (1831-1899) 12 13


8 M Lewis A. Caldwell 7

           Born: 25 Apr 1857 - Deer Creek Twp, Mercer Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Matilda Mook (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1881 8


9 F Lilly Clarissa Caldwell 9 14

           Born: 2 Aug 1860 9
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Francis "Frank" Moyer (1856-      ) 14 15
           Marr: 2 Dec 1880 9


10 F Dora Caldwell 16

            AKA: Dorie Caldwell 8
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 
         Spouse: J. Deitsch (      -      ) 9



General Notes: Husband - Oliver Perry Caldwell


He moved to Mercer County, PA, in about 1835 or 1838.
He died in 1882. [HMC 1888, 1104]
They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he was once a director of the poor, and was a stanch Republican.
Eight years of his life were spent in absolute helplessness from asthma, and the main responsibilities of the large family were carried by his faithful son, Oliver, from his fifteenth to his twenty-second year.


General Notes: Wife - Marilla Stright


She died in 1885. [HMC 1888, 1104]

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 977, 1104.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 977.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1104.

4 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 989.

5 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 14.

6 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 977, 1107.

7 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 977, 1105.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1105.

9 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1056.

10 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 977, 1060.

11 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 841.

12 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1060.

13 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 840.

14 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 977, 1100.

15 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1053.

16 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1156.


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