Wallingford/Jarlov Family Trees

Caldwell, Ferd E.
MEMORIAL

CALDWELL -- F. E. Caldwell. more commonly known as "Uncle Ferd," was born in Charlotte, South Carolina, October 23, 1823; died in Colorado county, Texas, October 23, 1903, it being the 80th anniversary day.

When young his people moved to Haywood county, Tennessee. The deceased came to Texas in 1854, and settled on the place on which he lived forty-nine years, till his death.

When a young man he was converted, and united with the Harmony Baptist church in Haywood county, Tennessee. He lived a christian life, and died happy in the christian faith.

The deceased was never married. By economy and attention to business he accumulated a good estate, which he used judiciously in life, and before departure generously disposed of.

The deceased served in the Confederate army, a member of Green's brigade.

A host of friends and relatives attended the interment in the beautiful cemetery at Osage, with religious services conducted by Rev. T. E. Muse, after which the Masonic fraternity laid the remains in their last resting place.

"Life's labor done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load the spirit flies.
While heaven and earth continue to say,
'How blest the righteous when he dies.'"
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Committee Room, Weimar Lodge No.
423, A. F. & A. M.
Weimar, Texas, Oct. 28, 1903
To the Worshipful Master and Brethren:

We are called upon to chronicle the death of another of our honored members, one whose life has been clean and exemplary; one who has lived in this county for very near fifty years in the same neighborhood, and one who had lived out his "four score years and ten" in peace and love with this fellows. His love for the Masonic fraternity was pure, unselfish, general and fervent, and his remains were buried at the Osage cemetery, the place of his choice, on Sunday, the 25th day of October, A. D. 1903, with all the honors this lodge was capable of conferring upon its honored dead. We shall mourn his loss; let us emulate his example as a citizen and Mason.

Therefore be it resolved that this lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days; that a page be set apart in the minute book of this lodge upon which to record this token of respect, and that a copy thereof be furnished the relatives of our departed brother, F. E. Caldwell, and that it be ordered published in the Weimar Mercury, and the Brenham Banner be requested to copy.

Fraternally submitted
J. C. Kindred,
T. A. Hill,
W. C. Crebbs,
Committee.

Weimar Mercury, 31 October 1903
From the files of Dorothy Albrecht

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His obituary refers to him being born in Charlotte, South Carolina. I'm assuming this means he was born just south of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is not far from the North/South Carolina border, but strictly the town of Charlotte is in North Carolina.