CALDWELL, HON. ISAAC, Lawyer, was born January 30, 1824, near Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky. His parents, William and Anne Caldwell, were Virginians, the fathers of both having served in the War of the Revolution. They were both persons of great breadth of character, possessing many intrinsic virtues, which they endeavored to impress upon their children. His mother’s maiden name was Trabue, of French-Huguenot descent. His father was of Scotch-Irish descent, and, after removing to Adair County, became Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts, continuing to hold the latter office for forty years, declining to run for the office under the new Constitution. He was a systematic, intelligent, and thorough business man ; and under him he received the greater part of his most valuable education. ...
