Cadwell Family History & Genealogy

Horace CADWELL, farmer, Section 10, P.O. Jeddo, is a native of Oneida County, N. Y. and was born December 18,1815.d.December 12,1886 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan. Buried Jeddo Cemetery Lot #48 b.4 p.105 p.223 St.Clair Co.Records His parents were Daniel Cadwell b.1788 in Brattleborow, Windham County, Vermont MARRIED March 30,1812 in Wilbraham,Hampden County,Massachusetts Miss Olive Fuller b.April 30,1792 in Pawlet,Rutland County Vermont.d.July 15,1862 in Elba,Genesee County New York.In 1816, they removed to the town of Batavia, Genesee Co., and he grew up to manhood there. Upon reaching the age of twenty-one, he left home for Michigan, with only $3.50 in his pocket, and drove a team until he got fifteen miles west of Detroit, then came up the river on foot and reached this county February 27, 1836, and had not quite $1.00 of his money left. He came here in the employ of Dr. Woodward, who built the mills on the county line and went to work in the mills. He was Married September 7,1840, to Miss Margaret BURTCH b.October 22, 1824 in Westminister Township, Middlesex County ,Upper Canada now Ontario , d.January 24, 1910 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan. Buried Jeddo Cemetery Lot #48 b.4 p.105 p.223 St.Clair Co.Records. Her parents, Ethan Graves Burtch b.1795 in Wales England d.February 12, 1853 in Port Huron , St. Clair Co. Michigan.. and Elizabeth JONES BURTCH b.1801 in Canada.d.1877 in Port Huron , St. Clair Co. Michigan.,Horace came to this county in 1835, and settled in the town of Burtchville. Two days after they were married they moved on the place were they now live. He located the land from Government; it was all a dense woods; he cut two trees and swugn them around and made a log house, and began clearing his farm in summer, and lumbered during the winter. In the winter of 1840 and 1841, he was Collector for this town when it extended to Saginaw, he used to go to St Clair to mill, and to Port Huron, which was the nearest post office; has carried two bushels of wheat on his back four and a half miles; he has lived on this farm forty-three years, since 1840; they are among the oldest settler of this county or this section of the State; he owns 180 acres of land. He held the office of Constable and Assessor in early days. They had nothing when they began life, and their success is owing to their own efforts. They have five children-Sarah, now Mrs. LOOP; Isola, now Mrs. TURRELL, living in Clare County; Mary, now Mrs. DAVIS, living in Clare County; Orpha, now Mrs. BOTHWELL, of this town; Hannibal J. farms the home place. pg. 749 Grant Twp 1883 History of St Clair, Michigan.
Horace & Margaret had 7 CHILDREN:

1)Male Child Cadwell b.March 23,1842 Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan .d. March 23, 1842 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan .

2)Spencer Cadwell b.November 23, 1845 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan. d.March 31, 1866 in Kimbal Twp. St.Clair County,Michigan.

3)Sarah M. Cadwell b.April 16, 1848 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan. d.October 10, 1933 in Port Huron , St. Clair Co. Mi. b.7 p. 418 MARRIED;November 12,1874 in Sanilac County , Michigan;to Joseph Jr. Loop b. 1841 Michigan.d.1938 St. Clair Co. Mi. b.8 p. 134

4)Loisa Z. Isora Cadwell b.August 10, 1850 Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan. MARRIED,April 17, 1870 Grant,St.Clair Co.Mi.b.1 p.56 # 829 George M.Lyon Minister.To Truman Turrell b.July 1853 in Canada.

5)Mary E. Cadwell b.July 01, 1853 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan. MARRIED,April 04, 1881 in Sanilac County , Michigan. To William Davis b.1858 St. Clair County, Michigan. d.1891

6)Albina Orpha " Bina" Cadwell b.June 28, 1858 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan.d. 1910 Blaine, St.Clair , County ,Jeddo Cemetery Lot # 20 St.Clair Co. Mi. MARRIED, March 07, 1877 in Jeddo,Grant Township,St.Clair County,Michigan.To William Brothwell b.May 07, 1855 d.February 02, 1889 in Blaine , St.Clair County,Jeddo Cemetery Lot # 20 St.Clair Co. Mi.

7)Hannibal Jay Cadwell b.February 19,1862 in Harris Road,Jeddo,Grant,St.Clair County,Michigan. d.February 08,1923 in McIntyre Iowa, Lakeside Cemetery P.H. section D Lot#61 grave 5. MARRIED,March 28,1883 in Jeddo Methodist Church,Jeddo,Grant Twp.St.Clair County,Michigan. To Miss Melinda Jane Decker b.May 10, 1865 in Lexington, Sanilac County , Michigan .d.September 30, 1918 in Harris Road Jeddo, GrantTownship, St.Clair Co. Mi .Lakeside Sect.D.Lot#61-4