Son of Van Caldwell and *Susan Moffet.

*Susan born in Penn, died Jan 4 1887 Ohio Co. West Virginia. Daughter of Jason and Susan Moffet

Name: Benjamin F. Caldwell

Spouse's Name: Dorcas F. Dolby

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 03 Mar 1853

Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia

Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Name: Ruella Caldwell

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1856

Birthplace: , , OHIO, WEST VIRGINIA

Father's Name: Benjamin F. Caldwell

Mother's Name: Dorcas

1870 West Virginia Census:

Susan Caldwell F 54 Pennsylvania

Franklin Caldwell M 39 Virginia

Darcus Caldwell F 33 Virginia

Frank Caldwell M 14 Virginia

Agnes Caldwell F 12 Virginia

Elen Caldwell F 13 Virginia

William Caldwell M 8 Virginia

Edward Stenson M 21 Virginia

1900 Union district (Precinct 2, Magisterial) Wheeling city, Ohio, West Virginia, United States

F A Keeler Head M 44 Ohio

Ella Keeler Wife F 41 West Virginia

Agnes Keeler Daughter F 10 West Virginia

B F Caldwell Father-in-law M 82 West Virginia

Info from wvgw.net

Marshall County, West Virginia - Biography of Benjamin F. Caldwell. BENJAMIN F. CALDWELL Benjamin F. Caldwell is a native of Marshalll county, and was born in 1828, being the oldest son of the late Van Caldwell, a popular farmer and millwright, also of the same county. Benjamin first inclined to a river life, about 1840, engaging as a cabin boy on the steamer Arcade, under Capt. Bennett. But it only took four years to satisfy him that a better fortune awaited him on terra firma. In 1844 he engaged with G. W. Johnson, of Main street, and learned the copper, tin and sheet iron business. He remained there five uears as an apprentice and four years as a journeyman, when he decided to go into business for himself. He thereupon associated himself with W. & J. Stewart, at what is now known as Bell's foundry, in the north end. In that enterprise he remained from 1853 to 1857, when he withdrew, and opened a store on his own account near the corner of Main and South streets. Here he continued till 1862, when he succeeded to his present address, where he has a fine premises 66 by 80 feet. In addition to tin, zonk, sheet iron and copper working, he has a large variety of stoves, grates, grate fronts, house furnishing goods, hardware, galvanized cornices, tin ware, &c, and is conducting quite an extensive business. He was married in 1853, to Dorcas, second daughter of the late Richard Dolbey, of this city, by whom he has a family of two daughters and two sons. From HISTORY OF THE PAN-HANDLE, West Virginia, 1879, by J. H. Newton, G. G. Nichols, and A. G. Sprankle. Page 270.