Caldwell Family Bible
Scope and Contents
Most of the family Bible records are in the same handwriting. The Bible include Caldwell, Cooper, Scott, and Darnell families from Dover, Lafayette, Missouri. Record of births, marriages, and deaths are written on the family record pages of the Bible. Also included on the record sheets are a handwritten epitaph and a handwritten obituary.
Dates
- Creation: 1840 - 1935
Creator
- Caldwell Family (Family)
Biographical / Historical
James William Caldwell, born Jan 7, 1840 in Kentucky, married Maria Jane Cooper, born March 9, 1848 in Missouri. Maria was the daughter of Washington Cooper and Maria Slusher. The Caldwell came from Campbell County, Kentucky and settled in Dover, Missouri in the 1850s. The Cooper family was living in Lafayette County in the 1840s when Washington and Maria were married. Both families farmed land around Dover.
Full Extent
0.417 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Topical
- Title
- Caldwell Family Bible
- Subtitle
- A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Author
- Jolene Clark
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository