Christopher Columbus "C.C." Caswell^{[1, 2]}

circa 1842 - 1883  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Christopher Columbus "C.C." Caswell
  Born	circa 1842	Georgia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Jun 28, 1870	Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [1]
  Census	Jun 07, 1880	Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [3]
  Died	Aug 06, 1883	Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Notes	He owned one of only three stores in early Beaumont (the other two owned by Mary and William Wiess and by John C. Craig).  He owned the Eagle Sawmill at Beaumont.  In 1879, he served on the board of trustees for the Beaumont Academy Company, formed to oversee operation of the Beaumont Academy.  He began a term as mayor of Beaumont, Texas on April 4, 1882 and served in that capacity until his death the next year. Note in Kate Rogers' scrapbook: "Died: Christopher C. Caswell, 40, mayor of Beaumont at time of death."
  Person ID	I79757	mykindred
  Last Modified	Mar 19, 2009

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth Kidd,   b. Dec 13, 1848, Natchitoches parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. May 20, 1939, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Nov 23, 1865	Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Notes	- 1870 census, Beaumont, Jefferson cty, TX, p. 22 June 28, 1870, HH 163/143 CASWELL, C.C., 28, M, W, B? merchant, $2,000, $3,000, GA CASWELL, Elizabeth, 19, F, W, keeping house, LA CASWELL, Mary E, 5, TX CASWELL, William R?, 3, TX CASWELL, Christopher, 5/12, TX KIDD, G.W., 22, R Clerk??, TN LASENBURG, B, 25, shingle maker, AL CASWELL , Charlotte, 25, cook, TX - 1880 census, TX, Jefferson, Beaumont, p 14, sd 1, ed 40, (T9-1313, p.175) June 7, 1880, HH 94/99 CASWELL, ?????, W, M, ??, merchant, ill with Dyspepsia, TX, ??, ?? CASWELL, Anna E, W, F, 36, wife, LA, LA, ?? CASWELL, Mary Emma, ?3, dau, TX, ??, LA CASWELL, Willie R, 12, son, TX CASWELL, Sada A, 7, dau, TX CASWELL, Geo W, 5, son, TX CASWELL, Anna E Jr, 2, dau, TX KIDD, Geo W, W, M, 32, boarder, clerk in store, TN, VA, ?? MEAD, Sarah, W, F, 19, ???, ???, TX, ??, ?? -
  Children	1. Mary Emma Caswell,   b. circa 1865, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Y   2. William R. Caswell,   b. Jan 29, 1868, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 17, 1902, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 34 years)   3. Christopher Caswell,   b. circa Jan 1870, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Y   4. Sadie A. Caswell,   b. Jun 07, 1872, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Nov 01, 1945, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 73 years)   5. George Washington Caswell,   b. Oct 01, 1874,   d. Jul 15, 1943, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 68 years)   6. Anna E. Caswell,   b. circa 1878, Texas, USA ,   d. Y
  Family ID	F26901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Older widows in 1927 saw much history Beaumont Enterprise, by W.T. Block

  
  

  Histories

  Beaumont, The Story of by Florence Stratton, 1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] 1870 US federal census, 1870 census, Beaumont, Jefferson cty, TX, p. 22. [S969] Kate Rogers Scrapbook (1882-1889 at Wiess' Bluff, Texas). [S135] 1880 US federal census, 1880 census, TX, Jefferson, Beaumont, p 14, sd 1, ed 40, (T9-1313, p.175).