Minerva Ruffin Cain Caldwell
Minerva Ruffin Cain Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office March 22, 1871 – July 11, 1874 | |
| Governor | Tod Robinson Caldwell |
| Preceded by | Louisa Virginia Harrison Holden |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Minerva Ruffin Cain July 19, 1820 Hillsborough, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1890 Morganton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Tod Robinson Caldwell |
| Children | 3 |
Minerva Ruffin Cain Caldwell (July 19, 1820 – June 21, 1890) was an American political hostess who, as the wife of Governor Tod Robinson Caldwell, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1871 to 1874.
Biography
Caldwell was born Minerva Ruffin Cain in 1820.[1] She was the daughter of Mary Ruffin and William Cain of Hillsborough, North Carolina.[1] She was a niece of Judge Thomas Ruffin.[1]
She married Tod Robinson Caldwell on December 12, 1840.[2] They had at least four children: Mary Ruffin Caldwell, wife of Dr. Waighstill Collett; John "Jack" Caldwell, killed at Gettysburg; Martha R. Caldwell, wife of Edward W. Ward; and Hannah J. Caldwell, wife of Walter Brem.[3][4]
She served as first lady of North Carolina during the Reconstruction Period.[5][6]
Caldwell died of heart disease in Morganton, North Carolina in 1890.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Death of Mrs. Caldwell". The Hickory Press. Hickory, North Carolina. June 26, 1890. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Bible Records of Tod Robinson and Martha Ann Terry". The USGenWeb Archives Project. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ 1850 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 348A, Morganton, Family #214, lines 6–10;
- ^ 1860 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 441A, Morganton PO, Family #1130, lines 20–25
- ^ "Tod R. Caldwell (N-8)". North Carolina Department of Natural Cultural Resources. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Ham, Marie Sharpe; Blake, Debra A.; Morris, C. Edwards (2000). North Carolina's First Ladies 1891-2001, Who Have Resided in the Executive Mansion At 200 North Blount Street. Raleigh, North Carolina: The North Carolina Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee and the North Carolina Executive Mansion Fund, Inc. p. 102. ISBN 0-86526-294-2.
