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Caldwell and Watson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-39

Dates

  • 1848 - 1918

Biographical Note

Charles Washington Caldwell, slaveowner and cotton farmer, was born in 1816 in Virginia and later moved to Columbus, MS. According to the 1860 census, he owned 59 slaves. He married Harriet L. Prowell Watson in 1852, and together they had children James, Rufus and Carolee; according to the 1860 census their household also included Harriet’s children from her first marriage. The family later moved to Paris, Texas, where Caldwell died in 1892.

Source: 1860 census, land records, Find-a-Grave

Thomas Wheeler Watson, son of Harriet Powell Watson and John Watson, was born in 1845 in Columbus, MS, and later moved to Paris, Texas with his mother and her second husband, Charles W. Caldwell. He died in Texas in 1880.

Extent

.33 Cubic Feet (1 reel of microfilm and some originals on long term loan)

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Donated by J. Allison Hardy.

Title
Caldwell and Watson Family Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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