Born Jan. 14, 1884, she was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death on June 3, 1933, by her husband, J. E. Caldwell.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Wylie Funeral Home Chapel with Lon Jones, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial will be in Dennis Cemetery at Moran.
Surviving are one stepdaughter, Mrs. W. E. Crouch (Carrie R Caldwell 1886-1966) of Batesville, Miss.; two nieces of Memphis, Tenn. (One niece was Carrie's daughter, Eddie Kate Crouch 1907-1994 and the other may have been a daughter of Carrie's sister Jessie).
Pallbearers will be Carl Lamb, Sutton Crosis, Harold Davies, Dr. C. M. Cleveland, J. W. Slaughter and Floyd Rains."
Martha was called "Matie" pronounced "M" + short "a" + "tea" according to her great nephew, Roy Steen.
Martha was born in Acton, Tennessee to Martha A. Suggs and Samuel Madison Castleberry.
1900 US census - Civil District 9, McNairy, Tennessee: Samual Castleberry 54 TN GA TN widowed head (farmer), Tennessee Castleberry 58 TN GA TN single sister, Alice Castleberry 54 TN GA TN single sister, Leonia Castleberry 22 TN TN AL single daughter, Salas Castleberry 18 TN TN AL single son, Mattie Castleberry 16 TN TN AL single daughter
1910 US census - Civil District 9, McNairy, Tennessee: Samuel Castleberry 64 TN GA NC widowed head (general farm), Matye Castleberry 26 TN TN AL single daughter, Tennessee Castleberry 68 TN GA NC single sister, Alice Castleberry 51 TN GA NC single sister
1920 US census - Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas: James E Caldwell 58 MS NC MS married head of house (farmer), Mattie T Caldwell 36 TN TN TN wife of head
1930 US census - Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas: James E Caldwell 68 MS NC AL head (no occupation) (age 24 at first marriage), Matye Caldwell 46 TN TN TN wife (age 33 at first marriage), Jennie D Edwards roomer.
Her age at her first marriage would put it in 1917. James Elias Caldwell's first wife, Ida Kate (nee) Black Caldwell, died 4 Aug 1916.
1940 US census - Cisco, Eastland, Texas: Matye Caldwell 56 TN widowed roomer in the home of Eugene S Martin.
Martha's residence was 1503 Hickory, Cisco when she died.
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Born Jan. 14, 1884, she was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death on June 3, 1933, by her husband, J. E. Caldwell.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Wylie Funeral Home Chapel with Lon Jones, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial will be in Dennis Cemetery at Moran.
Surviving are one stepdaughter, Mrs. W. E. Crouch (Carrie R Caldwell 1886-1966) of Batesville, Miss.; two nieces of Memphis, Tenn. (One niece was Carrie's daughter, Eddie Kate Crouch 1907-1994 and the other may have been a daughter of Carrie's sister Jessie).
Pallbearers will be Carl Lamb, Sutton Crosis, Harold Davies, Dr. C. M. Cleveland, J. W. Slaughter and Floyd Rains."
Martha was called "Matie" pronounced "M" + short "a" + "tea" according to her great nephew, Roy Steen.
Martha was born in Acton, Tennessee to Martha A. Suggs and Samuel Madison Castleberry.
1900 US census - Civil District 9, McNairy, Tennessee: Samual Castleberry 54 TN GA TN widowed head (farmer), Tennessee Castleberry 58 TN GA TN single sister, Alice Castleberry 54 TN GA TN single sister, Leonia Castleberry 22 TN TN AL single daughter, Salas Castleberry 18 TN TN AL single son, Mattie Castleberry 16 TN TN AL single daughter
1910 US census - Civil District 9, McNairy, Tennessee: Samuel Castleberry 64 TN GA NC widowed head (general farm), Matye Castleberry 26 TN TN AL single daughter, Tennessee Castleberry 68 TN GA NC single sister, Alice Castleberry 51 TN GA NC single sister
1920 US census - Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas: James E Caldwell 58 MS NC MS married head of house (farmer), Mattie T Caldwell 36 TN TN TN wife of head
1930 US census - Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas: James E Caldwell 68 MS NC AL head (no occupation) (age 24 at first marriage), Matye Caldwell 46 TN TN TN wife (age 33 at first marriage), Jennie D Edwards roomer.
Her age at her first marriage would put it in 1917. James Elias Caldwell's first wife, Ida Kate (nee) Black Caldwell, died 4 Aug 1916.
1940 US census - Cisco, Eastland, Texas: Matye Caldwell 56 TN widowed roomer in the home of Eugene S Martin.
Martha's residence was 1503 Hickory, Cisco when she died.
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