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From: "Flo in Texas" <>
Subject: Re: [CALDWELL-L] Anna McKinney Caldwell
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:38:01 -0600
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Charles - these stories are why I love genealogy research!!! Do you have
any more information on Lewis Nance. Is Lucille Blair still with us??? Do
you have a contact address??/

Thanks, this one made my evening. Flo in Texas


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles E. Baker" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 9:04 PM
Subject: [CALDWELL-L] Anna McKinney Caldwell


> Jane and Flo:
>
> I'll 'throw a few more coals on the fire' with this :
>
> "Anna (Anney) Caldwell was married first to a gambler named Hayes. Hayes
> left her by herself most of the time with her kids. He was finally killed
in
> some kind of a fight one night.
>
> One of the Caldwell boys was sent down to see about her and they loaded up
> her stuff in a wagon and moved her. Some of her stuff was at a Dunn man's
> house. They got it while he wasn't there, but he caught them before they
got
> away. The Caldwell boy had a pistol. He threatened to shoot Dunn and they
> got away anyhow.
>
> They found a place for her to live and one of them would go see about her
> from time to time. One night Lewis Nance told the Caldwell boys 'Never
mind
> about tonight, I will go and see about her.' That night they got married."
>
> This was recorded from a Conversation with Lucille Blair, Shreveport,
> Louisiana, August, 1970. She was descended from Anna.
>
> Anna McKinney Caldwell was married to Lewis Nance June 20, 1830 in
Hempstead
> County, Arkansas Territory, by B. M. Pierson, JP.
>
> Anney was my GGGGG-Grandmother.
>
> Charles Baker
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> ------------
>
> Flo: I need Anna's husband's name, birth, death, etc.
>
> I have her as Anna McKinney Caldwell born April 19, 1800 in Maury Co.,
> Dickson, TN. Died February 1868 in Hempstead Co., AR. Buried Forest Hill
> Cemetery, Nevada, AR. Is this correct?
>
> I have 3 children for her: James born 1827, William born 1828 and Jane W.
> born 1829. Is this correct? Can you ad to this list of children?
>
> Any other info you need, please let me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jane Foley
>
>
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