John Robert Caldwell was the youngest child of Dr. Washington Jackson Caldwell and Mary Thomas "Mamie" Parker.
John had a keen intellect and from an early age displayed his prowess in mathematics, so much so that he often earned extra money completing mathematics and engineering homework assignments for the University of Alabama students renting rooms from his widowed mother. As a young man, John joined Southern States Engineering in Birmingham, Alabama becoming Project Developer and Chief Engineer. His many patented inventions are mentioned in the publication Alabama Inventors 1821-1974.
John married Lillian Louise Huddleston (1911-1939) at Walker Memorial Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on May 25, 1934. They had one daughter. Lillian died in 1939 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama with other Huddleston family members. In 1943, John and his widowed mother and young daughter moved to Hampton, Henry County, Georgia when Southern States moved operations there. John met Southern States secretary Margaret Eloise Ham (1921-1992) and they married on January 15, 1944. They had two sons John Robert Caldwell Jr. (1946-2001) and Washington Jackson Caldwell III (1949-1949).
In 1947, John accepted a position as Chief Engineer and Production Manager for Meadows Manufacturing. He also was a member of the Board of Directors. He traveled across the globe overseeing the development of new manufacturing facilities. In 1962, John returned to Southern States as Chief Production Tooling Engineer. He was a board member of the Hampton Public Works Department, member of the Hampton City Council, a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, president of the Hampton Methodist Men's Club and president of the Kiwanis Club.
John had a keen intellect and from an early age displayed his prowess in mathematics, so much so that he often earned extra money completing mathematics and engineering homework assignments for the University of Alabama students renting rooms from his widowed mother. As a young man, John joined Southern States Engineering in Birmingham, Alabama becoming Project Developer and Chief Engineer. His many patented inventions are mentioned in the publication Alabama Inventors 1821-1974.
John married Lillian Louise Huddleston (1911-1939) at Walker Memorial Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on May 25, 1934. They had one daughter. Lillian died in 1939 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama with other Huddleston family members. In 1943, John and his widowed mother and young daughter moved to Hampton, Henry County, Georgia when Southern States moved operations there. John met Southern States secretary Margaret Eloise Ham (1921-1992) and they married on January 15, 1944. They had two sons John Robert Caldwell Jr. (1946-2001) and Washington Jackson Caldwell III (1949-1949).
In 1947, John accepted a position as Chief Engineer and Production Manager for Meadows Manufacturing. He also was a member of the Board of Directors. He traveled across the globe overseeing the development of new manufacturing facilities. In 1962, John returned to Southern States as Chief Production Tooling Engineer. He was a board member of the Hampton Public Works Department, member of the Hampton City Council, a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, president of the Hampton Methodist Men's Club and president of the Kiwanis Club.
John Robert Caldwell was the youngest child of Dr. Washington Jackson Caldwell and Mary Thomas "Mamie" Parker.
John had a keen intellect and from an early age displayed his prowess in mathematics, so much so that he often earned extra money completing mathematics and engineering homework assignments for the University of Alabama students renting rooms from his widowed mother. As a young man, John joined Southern States Engineering in Birmingham, Alabama becoming Project Developer and Chief Engineer. His many patented inventions are mentioned in the publication Alabama Inventors 1821-1974.
John married Lillian Louise Huddleston (1911-1939) at Walker Memorial Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on May 25, 1934. They had one daughter. Lillian died in 1939 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama with other Huddleston family members. In 1943, John and his widowed mother and young daughter moved to Hampton, Henry County, Georgia when Southern States moved operations there. John met Southern States secretary Margaret Eloise Ham (1921-1992) and they married on January 15, 1944. They had two sons John Robert Caldwell Jr. (1946-2001) and Washington Jackson Caldwell III (1949-1949).
In 1947, John accepted a position as Chief Engineer and Production Manager for Meadows Manufacturing. He also was a member of the Board of Directors. He traveled across the globe overseeing the development of new manufacturing facilities. In 1962, John returned to Southern States as Chief Production Tooling Engineer. He was a board member of the Hampton Public Works Department, member of the Hampton City Council, a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, president of the Hampton Methodist Men's Club and president of the Kiwanis Club.
John had a keen intellect and from an early age displayed his prowess in mathematics, so much so that he often earned extra money completing mathematics and engineering homework assignments for the University of Alabama students renting rooms from his widowed mother. As a young man, John joined Southern States Engineering in Birmingham, Alabama becoming Project Developer and Chief Engineer. His many patented inventions are mentioned in the publication Alabama Inventors 1821-1974.
John married Lillian Louise Huddleston (1911-1939) at Walker Memorial Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on May 25, 1934. They had one daughter. Lillian died in 1939 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama with other Huddleston family members. In 1943, John and his widowed mother and young daughter moved to Hampton, Henry County, Georgia when Southern States moved operations there. John met Southern States secretary Margaret Eloise Ham (1921-1992) and they married on January 15, 1944. They had two sons John Robert Caldwell Jr. (1946-2001) and Washington Jackson Caldwell III (1949-1949).
In 1947, John accepted a position as Chief Engineer and Production Manager for Meadows Manufacturing. He also was a member of the Board of Directors. He traveled across the globe overseeing the development of new manufacturing facilities. In 1962, John returned to Southern States as Chief Production Tooling Engineer. He was a board member of the Hampton Public Works Department, member of the Hampton City Council, a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, president of the Hampton Methodist Men's Club and president of the Kiwanis Club.
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