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Introduction
Biography
Scope & Content Note
Subject Terms
Processing Information
Ownership & Literary Rights
Restrictions on Access
Preferred Citation
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GUIDE to the
CALDWELL AND ENGLERT FAMILY PAPERS, 1888-1953
CALDWELL and ENGLERT FAMILIES. Papers, 1888-1953.
0.6 cubic feet (1 document box, 1 small box).
Location: 0108; 0190.

Introduction:

The collection consists of personal photographs, clippings, and papers related to the Mrs. Leo Caldwell, and the Englert family. The families are related by marriage. Other families prominently mentioned in the collection are Englert, Caldwell, Bone, Mayberry, Neighbors, and McNabb.

Biography:

Mrs. Leo Caldwell, born Miss Jennie May Neighbors, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Neighbors, and granddaughter of Mrs. Jennie Mayberry and Mr. W. A. Mayberry. She married Mr. Leo Caldwell whose parents were Molly and William Featherston Caldwell. Mr. And Mrs. Caldwell had five daughters, and five sons: Mrs. L.N. Bolden; Mrs. Leo Kirk of Armory, Mississippi; Mrs. Fred Clayton, Houston, Texas; Mrs. Aubrey Hargrove, Galveston, Texas; Mrs. Bun Bennett, Poteau, Oklahoma; Jerry Caldwell, Spiro, Oklahoma; Henry Caldwell, Poteau, Oklahoma; Jack Caldwell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Clyde Caldwell, Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and Joe Caldwell living at the Caldwell residence. Mrs. Leo Caldwell resided in Poteau, Oklahoma before moving to her last place of residence, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Mrs. Leo Caldwell's parents were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. (Bill) Neighbors of Fort Smith, Arkansas. There were ten children in the family, six girls and four boys. At the time of Mrs. Neighbor's death in 1949, the daughters were listed as Mrs. Jennie May Caldwell, Mrs. Inez Geneger, Mrs. Eva Englert, Mrs. Pearl Byrum, Mrs. Lela Reynolds, and Mrs. Beulah Landers. The four sons were William, Ernest, James and Ray.

Mr. Leo Caldwell's parents, Molly and William Featherston Caldwell, had seven children. At the time of William's death, seven children and his widow were living. His children were Ed (John Edward) and Robert Caldwell of Poteau; Leo Caldwell of Greenwood; Mrs. G. A. McNabb of Greenwood; Mrs. Matt Camp of Cameron, Oklahoma; Mrs. (Alice Caldwell) J. W. Bone, and Miss Margaret Caldwell of Poteau. John Edward Caldwell eventually married Fannie Emiline and had five sons and daughters. Robert (H.) Caldwell married and had five daughters and six sons.

[Genealogical information noted above was taken from obituaries and information found in Caldwell files]

Englert Family (1888-1949) contains clippings, small notebooks, and other familial materials related to the Englert family. Family photographs and death notices are located in folder 6. Box 2 contains four notebooks, Ida Strecker's [Stricker], wife of Joseph "Jo" Englert, German diary and genealogical record, and an address book with A.L. Englert's monogram.

Organization
The original order of the collection is unknown. The collection was the compilation of Caldwell and Englert family information. Series within the collection was imposed in order to offer structure to the diversity of Caldwell and Englert familial material.

Subject Terms:

Personal Names:
Bone, Mr. & Mrs.
Bone, Alice (Alice Caldwell)
Caldwell, Leo (Richard Leo)
Caldwell, Mrs. Leo (Jennie May Neighbors)
Englert, Andrew Joseph (Jo), 1869-1924
Englert, Eva (Eva Neighbors)
Englert, Ida (Ida C. Stricker), 1869-1937
Mayberry, Jennie
Mayberry, W. A., 1850-1937
Neighbors, J. B.
Neighbors, Rebecca (Rebecca Elizabeth Mayberry), 1871-1949

Processing Information:

Mrs. Leo Caldwell's collection was accessioned as H.97. In 2001, Pam Bell organized the collection into two series representing the natural division of familial holdings. Because the two families are related in marriage, the series are naturally interrelated.

Ownership & Literary Rights:

The Caldwell and Englert Family Papers is the property of the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Literary right, including copyright, belongs to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, with the exception of copyrighted images and published literary works, which are the property of the respective copyright holders. It is the responsibility of the researcher, and his/her publisher, to obtain publishing permission from individuals pictured, relevant copyright holders, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Restrictions on Access:

This collection is open for research. Researchers are advised to discuss their research with staff prior to visiting the Center.

Preferred Citation:

Caldwell and Englert Family Papers, Box ##, Folder ##, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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