Charles Henry Caldwell of Bainbridge, founder of the Flint River Lumber Company
and prominent in railroad and real estate operations, may aptly be termed a man
of affairs. He was born at Greenville Butler county Ala Nov 26 1864 a son of
Henry Martyn and Elizabeth Milner Caldwell.
Charles's father born at Greenville Ala
Sept 5 1836 and his mother at Barnesville Ga Nov 14 1841.
Henry Martyn Caldwell:
was a physician of considerable eminence prior to the Civil war. When the war
broke out he entered the Confederate service as a soldier in the line but the
Confederate government appreciating the high order of his medical information
and his established reputation as a physician lost no time in promoting him to
the rank of surgeon. He built and for a time had charge of the Confederate
hospital at Greenville thus showing his zeal for the southern cause and the
philanthropy of a noble hearted man At the time of his death he was one of the
wealthiest men in the State of Alabama his estate consisting chiefly of valuable
property in the city of Birmingham and the extensive saw mills at Greenville For
twenty years he was president of the Elyton Land Company which originally
platted the town that is now the city of Birmingham.
Charles H Caldwell was
educated in the common schools of his native town and began his business career
in early life He has inherited his worthy father's talent for dealing with large
undertakings and his success has been steady and cumulative In 1895 he located
at Bainbridge Ga where he inaugurated the Flint River Lumber Company and erected
the magnificent mills that have ever since been in successful operation He is
also interested in the operations of the Caldwell Real Estate and Improvement
Company of Birmingham Ala of which he is president and is a director of the
Georgia Florida & Alabama railway Mr Caldwell is generally recognized as being
one of the most enterprising and public spirited citizens of Bainbridge and it
is no disparagement to other citizens of that thriving town to say that he is
one of the chief mainstays of its prosperity In his personal associations he is
popular with all classes of his fellow citizens because while working for his
own interests he has not been unmindful of the rights and welfare of others and
it is the general concensus of opinion in Bainbridge that he is a sincere
Christian a faithful friend and a chivalrous gentleman as well as a thorough
going business man Mr Caldwell is a member of the Presbyterian church in which
he is popular with the membership and a generous contributor to its good works.
He was married on Oct 19 1887 to Miss Ida Lee Treadwell, daughter of Bertie
DeKalb and Marcia Elbertina Holmes Treadwell of Memphis Tenn. No children were
born to this union and Mrs Caldwell passed to her home beyond on June 17 1905.
and prominent in railroad and real estate operations, may aptly be termed a man
of affairs. He was born at Greenville Butler county Ala Nov 26 1864 a son of
Henry Martyn and Elizabeth Milner Caldwell.
Charles's father born at Greenville Ala
Sept 5 1836 and his mother at Barnesville Ga Nov 14 1841.
Henry Martyn Caldwell:
was a physician of considerable eminence prior to the Civil war. When the war
broke out he entered the Confederate service as a soldier in the line but the
Confederate government appreciating the high order of his medical information
and his established reputation as a physician lost no time in promoting him to
the rank of surgeon. He built and for a time had charge of the Confederate
hospital at Greenville thus showing his zeal for the southern cause and the
philanthropy of a noble hearted man At the time of his death he was one of the
wealthiest men in the State of Alabama his estate consisting chiefly of valuable
property in the city of Birmingham and the extensive saw mills at Greenville For
twenty years he was president of the Elyton Land Company which originally
platted the town that is now the city of Birmingham.
Charles H Caldwell was
educated in the common schools of his native town and began his business career
in early life He has inherited his worthy father's talent for dealing with large
undertakings and his success has been steady and cumulative In 1895 he located
at Bainbridge Ga where he inaugurated the Flint River Lumber Company and erected
the magnificent mills that have ever since been in successful operation He is
also interested in the operations of the Caldwell Real Estate and Improvement
Company of Birmingham Ala of which he is president and is a director of the
Georgia Florida & Alabama railway Mr Caldwell is generally recognized as being
one of the most enterprising and public spirited citizens of Bainbridge and it
is no disparagement to other citizens of that thriving town to say that he is
one of the chief mainstays of its prosperity In his personal associations he is
popular with all classes of his fellow citizens because while working for his
own interests he has not been unmindful of the rights and welfare of others and
it is the general concensus of opinion in Bainbridge that he is a sincere
Christian a faithful friend and a chivalrous gentleman as well as a thorough
going business man Mr Caldwell is a member of the Presbyterian church in which
he is popular with the membership and a generous contributor to its good works.
He was married on Oct 19 1887 to Miss Ida Lee Treadwell, daughter of Bertie
DeKalb and Marcia Elbertina Holmes Treadwell of Memphis Tenn. No children were
born to this union and Mrs Caldwell passed to her home beyond on June 17 1905.
Charles Henry Caldwell of Bainbridge, founder of the Flint River Lumber Company
and prominent in railroad and real estate operations, may aptly be termed a man
of affairs. He was born at Greenville Butler county Ala Nov 26 1864 a son of
Henry Martyn and Elizabeth Milner Caldwell.
Charles's father born at Greenville Ala
Sept 5 1836 and his mother at Barnesville Ga Nov 14 1841.
Henry Martyn Caldwell:
was a physician of considerable eminence prior to the Civil war. When the war
broke out he entered the Confederate service as a soldier in the line but the
Confederate government appreciating the high order of his medical information
and his established reputation as a physician lost no time in promoting him to
the rank of surgeon. He built and for a time had charge of the Confederate
hospital at Greenville thus showing his zeal for the southern cause and the
philanthropy of a noble hearted man At the time of his death he was one of the
wealthiest men in the State of Alabama his estate consisting chiefly of valuable
property in the city of Birmingham and the extensive saw mills at Greenville For
twenty years he was president of the Elyton Land Company which originally
platted the town that is now the city of Birmingham.
Charles H Caldwell was
educated in the common schools of his native town and began his business career
in early life He has inherited his worthy father's talent for dealing with large
undertakings and his success has been steady and cumulative In 1895 he located
at Bainbridge Ga where he inaugurated the Flint River Lumber Company and erected
the magnificent mills that have ever since been in successful operation He is
also interested in the operations of the Caldwell Real Estate and Improvement
Company of Birmingham Ala of which he is president and is a director of the
Georgia Florida & Alabama railway Mr Caldwell is generally recognized as being
one of the most enterprising and public spirited citizens of Bainbridge and it
is no disparagement to other citizens of that thriving town to say that he is
one of the chief mainstays of its prosperity In his personal associations he is
popular with all classes of his fellow citizens because while working for his
own interests he has not been unmindful of the rights and welfare of others and
it is the general concensus of opinion in Bainbridge that he is a sincere
Christian a faithful friend and a chivalrous gentleman as well as a thorough
going business man Mr Caldwell is a member of the Presbyterian church in which
he is popular with the membership and a generous contributor to its good works.
He was married on Oct 19 1887 to Miss Ida Lee Treadwell, daughter of Bertie
DeKalb and Marcia Elbertina Holmes Treadwell of Memphis Tenn. No children were
born to this union and Mrs Caldwell passed to her home beyond on June 17 1905.
and prominent in railroad and real estate operations, may aptly be termed a man
of affairs. He was born at Greenville Butler county Ala Nov 26 1864 a son of
Henry Martyn and Elizabeth Milner Caldwell.
Charles's father born at Greenville Ala
Sept 5 1836 and his mother at Barnesville Ga Nov 14 1841.
Henry Martyn Caldwell:
was a physician of considerable eminence prior to the Civil war. When the war
broke out he entered the Confederate service as a soldier in the line but the
Confederate government appreciating the high order of his medical information
and his established reputation as a physician lost no time in promoting him to
the rank of surgeon. He built and for a time had charge of the Confederate
hospital at Greenville thus showing his zeal for the southern cause and the
philanthropy of a noble hearted man At the time of his death he was one of the
wealthiest men in the State of Alabama his estate consisting chiefly of valuable
property in the city of Birmingham and the extensive saw mills at Greenville For
twenty years he was president of the Elyton Land Company which originally
platted the town that is now the city of Birmingham.
Charles H Caldwell was
educated in the common schools of his native town and began his business career
in early life He has inherited his worthy father's talent for dealing with large
undertakings and his success has been steady and cumulative In 1895 he located
at Bainbridge Ga where he inaugurated the Flint River Lumber Company and erected
the magnificent mills that have ever since been in successful operation He is
also interested in the operations of the Caldwell Real Estate and Improvement
Company of Birmingham Ala of which he is president and is a director of the
Georgia Florida & Alabama railway Mr Caldwell is generally recognized as being
one of the most enterprising and public spirited citizens of Bainbridge and it
is no disparagement to other citizens of that thriving town to say that he is
one of the chief mainstays of its prosperity In his personal associations he is
popular with all classes of his fellow citizens because while working for his
own interests he has not been unmindful of the rights and welfare of others and
it is the general concensus of opinion in Bainbridge that he is a sincere
Christian a faithful friend and a chivalrous gentleman as well as a thorough
going business man Mr Caldwell is a member of the Presbyterian church in which
he is popular with the membership and a generous contributor to its good works.
He was married on Oct 19 1887 to Miss Ida Lee Treadwell, daughter of Bertie
DeKalb and Marcia Elbertina Holmes Treadwell of Memphis Tenn. No children were
born to this union and Mrs Caldwell passed to her home beyond on June 17 1905.
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49 years old Burial: 9/22/1914 Lot owner: Caldwell
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