Person:Alexander Caldwell (9)

Working notes

• suffered from mental illness
• his sermons became so offensive that he was removed as pastor
• his wife returned to her parents' home (Rural Hill plantation) with their children

1. ↑ 54671432 , in Find A Grave
   includes headstone photo, last accessed Dec 2022.

   Inscription
   IN MEMORY
   OF
   REV. ALEXr. CALDWELL,
   Son of
   David & Rachel Caldwell.
   He was the esteemed
   well approved Pastor of
   [illegible]

2.   Alexander, J. B. Biographical sketches of the early settlers of the Hopewell section: and reminiscences of the pioneers and their descendants by families, with some historical facts and incidents of the times in which they lived. (Charlotte, N.C.: Observer Print. and Pub., 1897)
   26.

   ... Sally Davidson married Rev. Alexander Caldwell, a son of Rev. David Caldwell, D.D., of Guilford, N.C., who exercised a wonderful influence in behalf of the patriot cause, and also of religion and education in North Carolina. ...
   
   ... Rev. Alexander Caldwell was possessed of a mind of great brilliancy, a popular preacher, an earnest worker, he soon finished his course, and passed away while quite a young man. His wife was left a widow with three children to raise, viz: Patsy, John, and Alexander. Mrs. Caldwell and children returned to her father's where they were cared for and resided until her son Alexander built a home and took her to live with him, where she continued until her course was run. This family were remarkable people, born with that cast and mould of feature that belonged to an earlier and more rugged civilization, they were self-reliant, never shrank from responsibility. Their longevity was remarkable. ...