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From: ron stone <>
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] re: Pine Bluff - 1880 -1890
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:38:43 -0800


I have had good luck with the Pine Bluff Public Iibrary. They are on line.
I think the
fellow there was named David. As I recall it involved a very small donation.
ron


At 08:18 PM 1/29/02 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 1/29/02 7:00:05 PM Central Standard Time,
> writes:
>
>
>> The 1890 census burned.
>>
>> How long did he live in Pine Bluff? Did he go to school at all in that
>> area? Was he living with his grandparents because his parents were dead?
>> If so, check for an obituary in the Pine Bluff area.
>>
>> Rebecca
>
>Hi Rebecca
>
> Martie W. Caves, son of Meritt H. Cave b 1852 and Jennie Swisher; wrote
>on his marriage license in 1915, that he was born in Pine Bluff Arkansas. He
>also wrote that he was 22 years of age. However, in the 1900 Census of Adams
>County Illinois, he was living with his grandparents A. S. Swisher, and his
>grandfather provided a date of birth for Martie W. Caves as March 1888.
>Martie W. Caves told his daughter, my mom, that he was born April 18, 1890.
>That makes three different ages, and I have heard he gave others birthdates,
>but always stating he was born in Pine Bluff.
>
> He is a real mystery, as are his parents and grandparents. I'm hoping
>somebody in the Pine Bluff Arkansas area might help me solve this mystery. My
>mother, now 83 years of age would very much like to know.
>
> Here is what I know about his parents:
>
> This is my great grandfather, Merit Cave,
>
>1860 Census
>
>CAVE, Josephine; Age: 13; Born: Missouri
>CAVE Merit; Age: 8; Born: Missouri; <A
HREF="http://www.cavescove.com/census/1880/mo1880f.htm#38">1880</A>;
Location: St. Clair Co., Speedwell
>Twn.; Pg. 974/104; Line: 17;
>Note: Enumerated with Charles F. Ashworth (age 22, b. VA)
>
> Below, we find my great grandparents starting their family. Jenny is Jennie
>Swisher. It is believed Charles A. Cave was named after Charles Ashworth
>(who raised Meritt) and he was probably born at the Absolom S. Swisher farm
>in Adams County near Kellerville Illinois. However, none of this has yet been
>proven.
>
>1880 Census
>CAVE, Meritt; Age: 25; Born: Missouri; Color: white; Relationship: head; <A
HREF="http://www.cavescove.com/census/1860/mo1860f.htm#20">1860</A>;
>CAVE , Jenny ; Age: 22 ; Born: Virginia ; Color: white ; Relationship: wife
>CAVE , Charles A. ; Age: 2 ; Born: Illinois ; Color: white ; Relationship:
>son Location: Butler Co., Black River; Volume: 4; E.D.: 4; Page: 5; Line: 20;
>
> So, the family was moving around. So by 1888 or 1890, Martie W. Caves
>could have been born in Pine Bluff Arkansas like he stated. I know that by
>the 1890 time frame, I loose all track of the family. And after three years
>of traveling and online effort, I still can't get to what I need to find
>Martie W. Caves.
>
> Note that Meritt H. Cave gave his children the added "s" to their names.
>This also comes from family stories passed down. Merritt H. Cave may have
>died in a forrest fire in the Mark Twain National Forrest sometime between
>1890 and 1900.
>
>Thomas W. Rogers
>P. O. Box 85
>Deer Creek, Illinois 61733
>
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