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JOHN WILLIAM CAGE, born 10 April 1839 in
Tennessee married Clara Parks of Mississippi 16 April
1866 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and in 1881 came to
Mineola. In 1887, John W. Cage was appointed post-
master of Mineola and held this office until his death.
John W. and Clara Parks Cage had five children:
Mattie, born 1867 in Little Rock, Arkansas;
married W. R. Bremond
Marcus Tilman, born 1869; married Laura O.
Braddy; Marcus T. killed in a gunfight 17 Oc-
tober 1903 while trying to restore order as U.S.
Marshall
John W. II, born 1873 in Helena, Arkansas;
married Frances Almeda
James Courteney, born 1877; married (1) Lake
Erie Parker, (2) Audrey L. Chrietzberg
Betty, born 1880; married Walter L. Bogan
John William and Clara P. Cage were buried in the
Mineola City Cemetery.
Submitted by Mrs. Margaret Bray.
Source: Audrey Cage
Pegues
JULIUS P. CAIN, born 19 October 1826 in Hall
County, Georgia, settled in Wood County in 1884. He
married Elizabeth A. Smith in 1846. In 1908, Mr. Cain
claimed to be the oldest living Baptist in the county,
having joined a Missionary Baptist Church in 1842.
J. P. Cain was a Confederate veteran and a man of
great physical strength. He and Elizabeth Smith Cain
were parents of the following children: Robert A., An-
drew S., Owen, John, K. M., Aaron L., Emily J. and
another daughter who married a Gilbreath.
Julius Cain lived to be 93. He was buried with
Masonic Honors at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Source: 1908 Edition Wood County Democrat
JOHN FLOYD CALDWELL arrived in Wood
County with his family and the families of his two
married daughters about 1876. He was born 10 March
1816 in Jasper County, Georgia, and was married to
Martha Ann Thrash 4 December 1842. During the CivilWar, Mr. Caldwell served as a Confederate recruiter,
being too old for active service.The Caldwell family first lived in the Oak Grove
Community then moved to Wayside or between Con-
cord and Oak Grove. Eight children were born to John
Floyd and Martha Ann Caldwell. These were:
Martha A. E., married John Lawrence who had
founded Perryville
Mary M., married John H. William, postmaster
at Andrews in 1886
Julia Marian, married James C. Parker
Amanda Permelia, married Finamur D. Brewer
Robert Floyd, married Minnie Frances Jackson
James Madison, married (1) Wilmoth J. Harry;
(2) Nancy Martin Coleman
Sarah Jane, married David William Harry
William Franklin, died in childhood
Source: Imogene McCreight Fitzgerald
PATRICK M. CALHOUN, born 14 December
1791 in South Carolina, moved his family to Wood
County in 1852 and settled on the west side of Lake
Fork Creek a short distance below Chaney Crossing. He
was a farmer. His son, Patrick M. Calhoun, Jr., taught
school in the county for a number of years.
JAMES A. CALLAWAY, SR., born in Georgia in
1802, married Naomi (Nancy) Boise, born in Georgia in
1804, moved first to Alabama, then came to Wood
County between 1866 and 1868. The trip was made by
paddle boat from New Orleans to Jefferson, where they
were met by a former Georgia friend, Bob Caldwell.
They traveled on to the Oak Grove Community in
Wood County by wagon. A large group came with the
Callaways. These families included Callaways married
children and their families and also the J. W.
McAllisters, C. B. Malones and the C. C. Jordans. All
of these families continued to live in the Oak Grove
Community for many years, and most of them were
buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery.
The children of James A. and Naomi Callaway
were:
Sarah Hunter Callaway, married John Amason
William Bolen Callaway, married Rebecca C.
Wylie
Mary Ann Callaway, married William
Armstrong
Naomi Boise Callaway, married J. W.McAllister
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