Samuel Craighead Caldwell IV
1954–2009 (Age 54)
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
The Life of Samuel Craighead
When Samuel Craighead Caldwell IV was born on 5 December 1954, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States, his father, Samuel Craighead Caldwell III, was 35 and his mother, Barbara Ashcroft, was 25. He died on 24 August 2009, in his hometown, at the age of 54, and was buried in Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Samuel Craighead Caldwell III
1919–1983
Barbara Ashcroft
1929–2013
Samuel Craighead Caldwell IV
1954–2009
Parents & Siblings
1919–1983Male
1929–2013Female
siblings
(1)
1954–2009Male
World Events (8)
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
Age 1
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
1959 · Research Triangle Park Opens
Age 5
High-tech growth happened when in 1959 the research triangle park was opened. The park goes between Raleigh, Burham, and Chapel Hill.
1969
Age 15
"Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin landed on the lunar surface while Michael Collins orbited overhead in the Apollo command module. After checkout, Armstrong set foot on the surface, telling the millions of listeners that it was ""one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind""."
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: habitational name from any of several places in England and Scotland, variously spelled, that are named with Old English cald ‘cold’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’. Caldwell in North Yorkshire is one major source of the surname; Caldwell in Renfrewshire in Scotland another.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Samuel Craig Caldwell, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"- Samuel Craighead Caldwell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samuel Craig Caldwell, "BillionGraves Index"
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