Re: Jacob Caler/Cailor
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Re: Jacob Caler/Cailor
Thomas Reed 8/31/11
My reference in my 1999 posting to the Noah Miller diary came from a family sheet prepared by Miss Evelyn Caylor and mailed to me about 1975. I am not a relative.
Miss Evelyn Caylor was a daughter of George Franklin Caylor [1876 TX-1975],
who was son of George Newton Caler [1837 NC-1931 TX],
who was a son of George F. Cailor/Caylor [1796 NC-1881 TX],
son of Jacob Caler [born 1760/65 Germany; d. 1835-40 NC]
The following is a direct quotation from our correspondence:
George F. and Rebecca raised their family in
Macon County, North Carolina. He was a Baptist
preacher.A close friend, Noah Miller, also a
preacher, was born in Buncombe County, North
Carolina, moved to Macon Co., N.C. as a child,
He mentioned G.F. Caler at times in his journal
such as: "Elder George F. Caler taught me in school".
"Elder Caler married me and my first wife, Martha
Lindsay in January 1835. Martha Lindsay was an
orphaned niece of George F. and Rebecca Caler."
(Her brother George Lindsay married a sister of
Noah's, Olla Ann Miller on 9 November 1839).
"I united with the Missionary Baptist Church was
immersed into fellowship 24th day of March 1838
by George F. Caler, Administrator".
"My wife was immersed 21 April 1838 by Elder
G. G. Caler". etc. Both families planned to go to
Grayson County, Texas.They did not arrive together.
Noah Miller wrote "We left North Carolina 4th day of
November 1849.Landed in Texas the 11th day of
January 1850".The Caylor family stopped in
Georgia.
Miss Caylor died in 1996 in her late eighties. Sadly, at one point in our communications, she told me that none of her nieces and nephews seemed interested in the notes and papers she'd collected, and that she did not know what to do with them. Thus, I have no idea what happened to her research. I do not recall Miss Caylor ever telling me who had possession of the Noah Miller journal, nor do I remember asking her about it.
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Re: Jacob Caler/Cailor
Thomas Reed 11/26/11