Misc. Notes
Reuben Caldwell, a highly respected farmer of Knox Township, Clearfield County PA residing on his valuable farm of 300 acres, which was situated eight miles south of Curwensville, was born June 1, [????], in Pike township, Clearfield county, PA.
Reuben Caldwell learned his first lessons in an old round log schoolhouse but afterward attended what was known as the Arnold school about one mile from his home. The sessions were held but three months in the year but after he was old enough to go into the woods and to help materially on the farm, he had few opportunities for study. It was the object of young men in his early years to work hard and thus acquire land and to find pleasure and profit in developing it. Before he married, Mr. Caldwell had become the owner of a part of his present farm and afterward kept adding to it until he now owns 300 acres, land which is valuable both for farming, pasturing and also as coal land, a fine coal bank being on the home place. For some years Mr. Caldwell has lived retired from active labor but he keeps in close touch with all that goes on on the farm and gives advice of which he knows the value by experience. Formerly he also followed lumbering.
The Caldwell[s] are members of the Presbyterian church in Jordan Township. Duing his more active years he served his fellow citizens in many township offices, being a school director, tax collector and road supervisor. Both he and wife are widely known and they are held in much esteem.
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Reuben was one of twenty children and seventh in order of birth.
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