The Caldwell Family 

Many of the Caldwells of Haywood County are descended from Henry Caldwell (b. circa 1760 in PA). I know little of Henry Caldwell except where he was born and that he moved to what is now Madison County, NC.  I recently learned about him and his son, James Caldwell.  I knew more about James' son Levi and Levi's wife, Mary Ann. One family tradition is that Mary Ann was a Nailon and was one of the people in a cattle drive from Tennessee to South Carolina. She and Levi met in the Cataloochee section of Haywood County. Other information states that she was a Daughty from Madison County. This comes from the death certificate of one of her sons. The most recent information comes from a descendent of Patrick Naillon and this information states that Mary Ann is Patrick's fifth child from his first marriage.  

Levi was a soldier in the Confederacy. He was taken prisoner and as a result his health was affected. He managed to get back to Cataloochee but soon died.  Levi was my great-great grandfather.