THIRD GENERATION

36. William Rutledge Caldwell was born in 1811 in Maury County, Tennessee. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.⁽¹⁷⁶⁾ He appeared on the census on 28 Sep 1850 in District #13, Panola County, Mississippi.⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ He appeared on the census on 21 Sep 1860 in Panola County, Mississippi. ⁽¹⁷⁸⁾ He appeared on the census on 21 Jun 1870 in District #4, Panola County, Mississippi.⁽¹⁷⁹⁾ He appeared on the census on 15 Jun 1880 in Eureka & Williamson School District, Panola County, Mississippi.⁽¹⁸⁰⁾ He died on 1 May 1889 in Panola County, Mississippi. He was buried in Concord Cemetery, Panola County, Mississippi.

He was married to Cynthia Eliza Davidson (daughter of John Davidson and Francis Bateman) on 4 Jul 1833 in Maury County, Tennessee. Cynthia Eliza Davidson was born on 16 Mar 1793 in Burke County, North Carolina. She appeared on the census in 1830 in Maury County, Tennessee. ⁽¹⁸¹⁾ She died in 1862 in Panola County, Mississippi. She was buried in Black Jack Cemetery, Panola County, Mississippi. William Rutledge Caldwell and Cynthia Eliza Davidson had the following children:

229 i. Martha E. Caldwell was born on 4 Apr 1834 in Maury County, Tennessee. He died on 30 Apr 1835 in Maury County, Tennessee. He was buried in Reeces Chapel Cemetery, Maury County, Tennessee.
+230 ii. Charlotte M. Tennessee Caldwell.
+231 iii. Dr. John Hiram Caldwell.
232 iv. William E. Caldwell was born on 11 Mar 1839 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He died on 10 Nov 1861 in Camp Esau, Pensacola, Florida.
+233 v. Madison Matthew Caldwell.
+234 vi. Susan Almira Caldwell.
235 vii. Albert A. Caldwell was born in 1845 in Mississippi.
+236 viii. Ephraim Oscar Caldwell.

Frances Blann was born in 1826 in Alabama. She died before 1880. William Rutledge Caldwell and Frances Blann had the following children:

237 i. William Caldwell was born in 1866 in Panola County, Mississippi.
+238 ii. Pinckney Bland Caldwell.
239 iii. Richard Lee Caldwell was born in 1870 in Panola County, Mississippi.