Hi.. As I remember, there were several Caldwell families around Franklin when I was in high school there in the late 40's. I am pretty sure one of them was named Grover. It seems that he had a son, A.B. Caldwell. At least 2 of them were farmers/truckers in the area. I just looked in my 1995 phone book and see that there are about a dozen in Franklin/Jacksonville. Since it has been 50 years since I knew them and they were adults then, most of the ones I knew are probably dead by now. Perhaps Shirley would know if any of the ones now there are into genealogy. If you are so inclined, you could write the existing ones with a SASE. I think the majority of folks in that area would answer. Norm At 12:52 PM 5/15/00 EDT, you wrote: >Lynne & Carol - > >I am in kind of hot pursuit of the CALDWELLs in >that there may be a chance that a BROWN bible or >other records may have trickled down from the >THOMAS CARLTON BROWN and ELIZABETH WILSON marriage. > >ANNA LAMBERT married a CALDWELL after the death of >her husband CHARLES BROWN. Of their two (blood) >sons, CHARLES outlived the older THOMAS, JR. So, >the "family-bible-trickle-down" theory holds that >either the family of GEORGE EDWARD BROWN or his half-brother, GROVER CALDWELL might still be in possession >of the key to my brick wall...I'd sure hate to >think that Bible / collection of paper is being >dusted twice a year at some flea market in South >Dakota! I do know that the BROWN brothers families >ended up mostly in Idaho...with one in Ohio. > >By the way, Carol, the given names you mentioned >in your last message all track with my WILSON line >surnames (THOMAS, CHARLES, etc.). I also have >the surname PROCTOR in my files. Also, it could >be that this CATHERERINE BROWN is related to >THOMAS CARLTON BROWN...he was one of 10 children. >The "warm clue" I am working on as to "where in >Yorkshire" is the Township of Skipton, in West >Riding, Yorkshire. There were dozens of immigrants >from Yorkshire settling in Morgan County about this >time...I'm betting they all came from close to the >same place (following relatives, following rumors, >following land deals, etc.) > >More later. > >- Tom > > >==== ILMORGAN Mailing List ==== >Come search our Morgan County ILGenWeb Pages! We have a >Search Engine to help you find your ancestor! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmorgan/morgan.htm > > >