Individual Details

Lebanon, Indiana Marriage Records
8 Oct 1910
Ashio Caldwell, age 19, b. Traders Point, IN to Hazel Smock. His parents were Albert Caldwell and Emma Harmon. Hazel was 17, b. Nov 1892 in Whitestown, IN. Her parents: Galer Smock and Mimi Neal

Indiana Birth Certificate #4587
Blanch Pearl Caldwell, born 23 Nov 1916, Perry Twp, Boone Co to Ashio Caldwell, age 25 and Hazel Smock, age 23. She was the 2nd child in the family.

1920 Census. Perry Twp, Boone, IN, Hh 154
Ashio Caldwell, 27, Farmer
Hazel, wife, 27
Bernice F., dau, 5
Blanche, P., dau, 3 years, 1 month

1930 Census. Pike Twp, Marion, IN, Hh 4
Lafayette Road Extension, Farm Labor, General Farm
Ashio F. Caldwell, 38, married at age 19
Hazel, wife, 37, married at 18
Bernice L., dau, 15
Pearl, dau, 13
Fred J. Cooper, nephew, 1 year, 4 months
Claud Coombs, Lodger, 50, Farm Labor, General Farm

Daughter Blanche Pearl Caldwell, b. 23 Nov 1916 in Boone County was married 24 Feb 1934, Boone Co, IN to Alfred Eugene Belt. She was 17 - her parents listed as Ashio Fremont Caldwell and Hazel Smock. Alfred was b. 24 Jul 1913, age 20. His parents, Andrew Eugene Belt and Dora Ann Dillon.


1940 Census. Perry Twp, Boone, IN, Hh 184
Same house in 1935
Ashio Caldwell, 48, Farmer
Hazel, wife, 47
Jacob Cooper, nephew, 12

The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, 15 Dec 1947, Monday, p.33
CALDWELL - Ashio F., 56, husband of Hazel Smock Caldwell, father of Mrs. Bernice Bown, Mrs. Pearl Belt, foster father of Jacob Cooper, brother of Mrs. Nellie Coombs and Mrs. Florence Bramblett, passed away Dec. 14. Funeral service Salem Church, southwest of Zionsville, 2:30 pm Tuesday. Friends may call at residence, two miles north of Royalton on U.S. 52.

Indiana Death Certificate for daughter Bernice - #3959
Bernice Fern Bowen died 1 Jan 1964, Witham Hopital, Lebanon, Boone Co, IN of cancer of the uterus. Her residence was Rt. 2, Lebanon. Married. Born 15 Jul 1914, Indiana to Ashio F. Caldwell, deceased, and Hazel Smock Caldwell, living. She was an employee of the Motor Vehicle Bureau. Tyner Bowen of Rt. 2, Lebanon, was the informant. Buried Salem Cemetery, Jan 4th.


Social Security Record for daughter:
Pearl Blance Caldwell, b. 23 Nov 1916, d. 1 Jun 2006. Father, Ashio F. Caldwell. Mother, Hazel Smock.

Birth	12 Apr 1891	Marion County, Indiana
Death	14 Dec 1947

Father	Albert Caldwell (1866 - 1930)
Mother	Emily Harmon (1867 - 1938)
Sibling	Sherman Edgar Caldwell (1886 - 1947)
Sibling	Nellie Elizabeth Caldwell (1893 - 1974)