Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 36-39.  McCracken Co.  [Portrait,
page 37]

RICHARD GARNETT CALDWELL

    Richard Garnett Caldwell, one of the extensive real estate dealers
at Paducah, Kentucky, was born near Glasgow, Barren county, Kentucky,
September 18, 1849, and is a son of James S. and America (Garnett)
Caldwell. Both the Caldwell and Garnett families are old and honorable
ones, the former of Virginia and the latter of Kentucky.  James S.
Caldwell was born in Green county, Kentucky, and was a son of Beverly
Caldwell, who belonged to the Virginia Caldwells, of Scotch descent.
The maternal grandfather of our subject was William Garnett, prominent
both in Virginia and Kentucky.  James Caldwell was an agriculturist.
He lived to the age of seventy years, but his wife died at the age of
fifty-five.  Both passed away in Barren county.  They were pillars of 
the Christian Church and most highly esteemed residents of their locality.
They reared to maturity two sons and five daughters, who survive them.
     R.G. Caldwell remained on his father's farm until he was
seventeen years old, and then entered upon a business career and soon
became interested in politics.  From 1867 to 1870 he served as deputy
sheriff of Barren county.  Going south, he then turned his attention to 
cotton-raising, and bought a plantation in Kemper county, eastern
Mississippi, and remained there from 1872 until 1880.  Upon his return
to Kentucky Mr. Caldwell became a commercial traveler and covered
Kentucky and southern Indiana in the interests of harvesters.  Later
he became traveling agent through Illinois for a building and trust
company, but soon after accepted the position of vice president and
general manager for the Paducah Building and Trust Company, remaining
with this organization for six years.  In 1899 the real estate firm of
R.G. Caldwell & Son was founded, which has met with such gratifying
success that it now covers one of the largest fields of activity in the 
line in this part of the state.
     On December 16, 1873, Mr. Caldwell was united in marriage with
Miss Fannie Davis, who was born at Glasgow, Kentucky.  Six children
has [sic] been born to this union, as follows:  Michael G., in a real
estate business at Mayfield, Kentucky; Louisa; James S., in business
with his father; Duke D.; William E., and Nellie.  Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell
belong to the Christian Church.  In politics, like his father, Mr. Caldwell
has been active in the Democratic party.  He is chairman of the city
committee and an influential member of its councils.  Fraternally he
belongs to the Order of Elks.

Caldwell Garnett Davis
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Barren-KY VA Green-KY Kemper-MS IN Graves-KY

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