found the obit for this George Washington Caldwell-- he was indeed 16 at time of death-- and was son of Alonzo and Mary B Caldwell-- not mine to my knowledge-- although I am still missing a George Washington CALDWELL b. 1861 in Allegheny Co, PA-- his father's civil war file indicates the young GW did marry, but I can't find him after 1870 census- annie On Dec 22, 2010, at 7:43 AM, annie wrote: > Helen-- > > Could the Geo W CALDWELL date really by 1861 instead of 1891? Twould be grand if it was--- as I have lost my 1861 George Washington Caldwell..... > > > annie > > On Dec 22, 2010, at 7:32 AM, annie wrote: > >> by jove, I think we've almost proved it!! Maybe we can find her obit---- I have Uncle Frank's already. >> >> annie >> >> On Dec 21, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Beverly Morris wrote: >> >>> Thanks from me, too... >>> I really think Margaret CALDWELL (nee NEU) is daughter of Gottlieb NEU & >>> Salome NEU (nee FALK). >>> I have Margaret's birth as Feb 12, 1871. On the 1900 census with her husband >>> listed as Frank CALDWELL and she as Maggie, it gives her date of birth as >>> Feb 1871. >>> ~Christmas blessings to all, >>> Bev >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <roger@fyi.net> >>> To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:53 PM >>> Subject: Re: [ALL] NEU obituary; interesting story about coming to America >>> >>> >>>> Annie, I presume you have Margaret's headstone information but in case you >>>> do know here are the Caldwells of First St. Paul German Evangelical Church >>>> Cemetery, Penn Ave Mt Oliver Pa 15210 >>>> Helen >>>> CALDWELL, NORMAN M 5/15/1915-11/27/1918 Circle Rim A H64 >>>> CALDWELL, ????? 1906-10/2/1906 SECF/G R13 H11 GUESSWORK >>>> CALDWELL, ALONZO 1853-1923 SECF/G R13 H12 >>>> CALDWELL, BENJAMIN C 1887-1956 SEC F/G R21 H4 >>>> CALDWELL, F M 1868-1934 Circle Rim A H62 MD >>>> CALDWELL, GEO W 3/14/1891-3/29/1907 SECF/G R13 H10 16 YEARS 15 DAYS >>>> GUESSWORK >>>> CALDWELL, MARGARET 1871-1957 Circle Rim A H63 >>>> CALDWELL, MARGARET C 1889-1978 SEC F/G R21 H4 >>>> CALDWELL, MARY B 1867-1936 SECF/G R13 H12 >>>> CALDWELL? UNREADABLE Circle Rim A H65 ON CALDWELL LOT >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Margaret NEU CALDWELL lived in Brentwood-- her husband was buried in what >>>>> appears to be her family's favorite cemetery- the old St Paul's >>>>> Lutheran - >>>>> Cemetery. Two of her sons in law are buried there as well- Her son is >>>>> buried in Yuba, CA. One son in law is buried at Mt Lebanon. >>>>> She and Uncle Frank married abt 1894 in Allegheny Co. Interesting to >>>>> note >>>>> his family was in the Birmingham area at the same time the other NEU >>>>> family is there-- feel there is a connection- her parents are listed as >>>>> being born in Germany in a census, but she is listed as being born in PA- >>>>> >>>>> as far as I can tell, she should have a great granddaughter, married and >>>>> living in Bethel Park (per a 2009 obit) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> there is a Margaret Caldwell buried at St Paul's who died after 1947 >>>>> (which is when I have last known location for her)- >>>>> >>>>> annie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 21, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Beverly Morris wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Annie, >>>>>> At first glance I don't see her in my tree. You can look on my website: >>>>>> http://osman.tribalpages.com and see if you can come up with something. >>>>>> Also, visit the website of Mark Dickson >>>>>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mdickson101/ . The surname NEU >>>>>> is >>>>>> under his maternal lines. >>>>>> Please to email me privately. Together we may be able to find the >>>>>> connection. I'm going to try and find her on census records and see if I >>>>>> can >>>>>> find out anything that way. >>>>>> If anyone else is interested, please feel free to jump in. >>>>>> ~Bev >>>>>> bevart(at)frontiernet(dot)net >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "annie" <1anniesquest4me@bellsouth.net> >>>>>> To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:51 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [ALL] NEU obituary; interesting story about coming to >>>>>> America >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> very interesting-- especially since I have an unknown NEU from >>>>>>> Pittsburgh >>>>>>> in my family-- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could Margaret NEU b. abt 1871 in PA and died after 1947 be related to >>>>>>> this group? Her parents are listed as being born in Germany in 1930 >>>>>>> census >>>>>>> for her >>>>>>> >>>>>>> She married Dr. Francis McClain CALDWELL abt 1894 in Allegheny Co, PA. >>>>>>> They resided on Brentwood Ave in Allegheny Co. PA. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> She resided at the Concordia Old Folks Home in Cabot, PA in 1947 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Her husband was my great grandma's brother- and he is buried in the St >>>>>>> Paul's Cemetery as well- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> hoping for documented connection here! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> annie >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 21, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Beverly Morris wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I found an obituary for my 2nd great-granduncle, George Jacob NEU, who >>>>>>>> arrived from Germany. He's the son of Valentine NEU who died in 1871 >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> is buried in Pittsburgh. I just thought this obit was very >>>>>>>> interesting >>>>>>>> about the coming to America. I hope you'll enjoy this little piece of >>>>>>>> history in the fist paragraph. (His sister, Katharine Margaretha NEU >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>> my ancestor. She married Mattew AUGENSTEIN. They lived and died in >>>>>>>> Pittsburgh.) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Washington County Register, Washington, Kansas, April, 1925: >>>>>>>> George Jacob Neu was born in Prussia, Germany, about ten miles from >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> Rhine River, December 24, 1839 [should be 1838]. In 1846, his parents, >>>>>>>> four brothers, and two sisters left Germany and journeyed overland in >>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>> covered wagon through Belgium and France to Havre, where they waited >>>>>>>> two >>>>>>>> weeks for a three-master to take them to America. Forty-four days were >>>>>>>> spent on the water. Arriving in New York the family had a short ride >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> one of the crude trains of the forties, and then proceeded by boat to >>>>>>>> Chambersburg, PA., and from there the journey was by stage, eight days >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> Pittsburg. >>>>>>>> There young Jacob learned the shoemaker`s trade. He enlisted in the >>>>>>>> Army >>>>>>>> in 1864 and served until July, 1865, when he was mustered out. He was >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> last of the G.A.R. veterans to survive in Logan Township, and at the >>>>>>>> time >>>>>>>> of his death, Tuesday morning, April 14, at about 6:30, he was 86 >>>>>>>> years, >>>>>>>> 3 months, and 20 days old. It was on this day just forty-six years ago >>>>>>>> that he moved to the home where he raised his family and spent his >>>>>>>> declining years. In 1859, on Christmas Eve, his twenty-first birthday, >>>>>>>> Grandfather Neu was united in marriage to Miss Anna Katherine Bishoff >>>>>>>> [sic] at Pittsburg, Pa. To them were born twelve children, ten of whom >>>>>>>> survive, together with their mother, to mourn the loss of a loving and >>>>>>>> devoted father. Two daughters, Anna and Katherine, passed away in >>>>>>>> infancy. With his wife and surviving children, he left Pittsburg at >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> time following the panic of `73 with what he managed to save out of >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> catastrophe, started to Kansas, arriving in Washington County! >>>>>>> i! >>>>>>>> n 1879, where he labored with his devoted wife to raise their ten >>>>>>>> children. >>>>>>>> He is survived by his widow, Katherine Bishoff Neu, now in her >>>>>>>> eighty-second year, who lovingly ministered to him until the very >>>>>>>> last, >>>>>>>> and by four daughters, Miss Elizabeth Neu who lives at the old home; >>>>>>>> Mrs. >>>>>>>> Margaret Smith of Roca, Nebr.; Mrs. Emma Rossman of Pittsburg, Pa.; >>>>>>>> Mrs. >>>>>>>> Bertha Munch of Kansas City, K.; also six sons, Charles, William, and >>>>>>>> Jacob, Jr. (sic), the youngest child, all of Washington County; >>>>>>>> Benjamin >>>>>>>> and Harry of Butler, Okla.; and George of Overton, Nebraska. There >>>>>>>> were >>>>>>>> thirty grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Until 3 >>>>>>>> years >>>>>>>> ago he had enjoyed good health, but has suffered much at times since. >>>>>>>> October of last year he was stricken with what proved to be his last >>>>>>>> illness, but until two weeks ago, he was up and about the house every >>>>>>>> day. He suffered much, but all pain left him about fifteen minutes >>>>>>>> before >>>>>>>> his passing away and he went as he had prayed many times, with a smile >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> his face. He prayed many times that the Lord would take him;! >>>>>>> h! >>>>>>>> e was ready to go. June of last year he wrote down many of the facts >>>>>>>> here >>>>>>>> given, and closed with these words, referring to his training at >>>>>>>> Pittsburg: "I was trained in the Lutheran faith, and I will stick to >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> till the last." So passed one of the well known and loved pioneers of >>>>>>>> this country. Among his last words were "Lift me higher." The funeral >>>>>>>> service will be held at the home at 2 P.M. Friday April 17th, followed >>>>>>>> by >>>>>>>> services at St. Paul`s Ev. Lutheran Church at 3 P.M. >>>>>>>> Interment to be in St. Paul`s Cemetery. Rev. C. 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