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James Richard Caldwell

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James Richard Caldwell

Birth
Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
26 Nov 1963 (aged 72)
Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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JAMES RICHARD CALDWELL was the son of Lafayette Caldwell Sr. and Mrs. Fannie (Gilliam) Caldwell of Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I {Service Number 273-60-51}.

Obituary
"Sunday Rites --- Funeral services for JAMES RICHARD CALDWELL are to be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church, in Rodessa, Louisiana. The body is to lie in state at Rambo Funeral Home, in Marshall, Texas, from 4 p.m. Saturday until service time on Sunday. Burial is to be in Antioch Cemeter at Rodessa.

A native of Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, he was a farmer. He was the son of Lafayette Caldwell and Mrs. Fannie Caldwell. He attended public schools in Texas in Marion County and Cass County. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He died Tuesday at Wadley Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Luvera Caldwell; three daughters, Mrs. Clearmont Reid, of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Gladys Godfrey, of Marshall, and Mrs. Ruth Caldwell, of Texarkana; three sons, Clinton P. Caldwell, of Texarkana, Newell W. Caldwell, of Marshall, and Eleazer M. Caldwell, of Longview; three sisters, Mrs. Ellen Crocker and Mrs. Marie Harris, both of Rodessa, Louisiana, and Mrs. Blanch Eskridge, of Marshall; four brothers, Isaac Caldwell and Laurene Caldwell, both of Rodessa, Louisiana, Lafayette Caldwell Jr., of Marshall, and George Caldwell, of Mira, Louisiana; 27 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren."

Sources ~ Texas Death Certificate 74570; U.S. Navy, Louisiana World War I Service Records; Obituary Published in the 'Negro Deaths' Section in the Friday, November 29, 1963 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [Texas Newspaper]; Texas County Marriage Ledger & Index; the 1930-1940 census records of Harrison County, Texas; and the 1880-1920 census records of Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Respectfully, transcription of the obituary and the extensive family research supporting the biography is submitted with care courtesy of FindingOurLott, Contributor #48513572.

Sincere appreciation to Carolyn Mackey-Byrum, Contributor #47126238, for cataloging this memorial.
JAMES RICHARD CALDWELL was the son of Lafayette Caldwell Sr. and Mrs. Fannie (Gilliam) Caldwell of Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I {Service Number 273-60-51}.

Obituary
"Sunday Rites --- Funeral services for JAMES RICHARD CALDWELL are to be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church, in Rodessa, Louisiana. The body is to lie in state at Rambo Funeral Home, in Marshall, Texas, from 4 p.m. Saturday until service time on Sunday. Burial is to be in Antioch Cemeter at Rodessa.

A native of Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, he was a farmer. He was the son of Lafayette Caldwell and Mrs. Fannie Caldwell. He attended public schools in Texas in Marion County and Cass County. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He died Tuesday at Wadley Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Luvera Caldwell; three daughters, Mrs. Clearmont Reid, of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Gladys Godfrey, of Marshall, and Mrs. Ruth Caldwell, of Texarkana; three sons, Clinton P. Caldwell, of Texarkana, Newell W. Caldwell, of Marshall, and Eleazer M. Caldwell, of Longview; three sisters, Mrs. Ellen Crocker and Mrs. Marie Harris, both of Rodessa, Louisiana, and Mrs. Blanch Eskridge, of Marshall; four brothers, Isaac Caldwell and Laurene Caldwell, both of Rodessa, Louisiana, Lafayette Caldwell Jr., of Marshall, and George Caldwell, of Mira, Louisiana; 27 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren."

Sources ~ Texas Death Certificate 74570; U.S. Navy, Louisiana World War I Service Records; Obituary Published in the 'Negro Deaths' Section in the Friday, November 29, 1963 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [Texas Newspaper]; Texas County Marriage Ledger & Index; the 1930-1940 census records of Harrison County, Texas; and the 1880-1920 census records of Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Respectfully, transcription of the obituary and the extensive family research supporting the biography is submitted with care courtesy of FindingOurLott, Contributor #48513572.

Sincere appreciation to Carolyn Mackey-Byrum, Contributor #47126238, for cataloging this memorial.


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