Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Caldwell, Thomas, Feb 1921

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Taken from McDonald Pa Outlook 17 Feb 1921

On Tuesday afternoon, February 8, 1921 at 2:30 o'clock, Mr. 
Thomas CALDWELL passed away at his home on Clinton avenue, Oakdale. Mr. 
CALDWELL had been a sufferer for several years and for the past eight 
suffered greatly until death claimed him. His death was due to enlargement 
of spleen. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland, December 9, 18(6?)0 and 
at the age of 15 he entered service with a harness maker, as an apprentice, 
in the town of Bellamana and served six years. In February, 1880 he came to 
America and located in Pittsburgh remaining there until 1890 when he moved 
to Carnegie, working there for three years. In 1893 he came to Oakdale 
where he opened a harness and repair shop, starting on a small scale.
 
Mr. CALDWELL was very successful and by close application to 
business coupled with industry and energy, he established a business which 
was profitable to himself and creditable to the community. He was classed 
as one of the leading business men of the town. He was a member of the 
Presbyterian church. In 1900 he was married to Miss Anna DAIZELL of 
Pittsburgh, who died February 9th, 1905. He is survived by a sister in 
Ireland and a brother and several nephews of Pittsburgh.
 
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in 
the First Presbyterian church of Oakdale conducted by the Rev. W. D. LEWIS. 
Music was furnished by Messrs. WILT, WEAVER, Mrs. MOORE and Mrs. LASHER.
 
Interment was made in the CALDWELL lot in the Oakdale cemetery. 
Two beautiful floral emblems, one by the men who stood faithfully by him in 
his recent illness and the other from Mr. Ed. JENNINGS of Pittsburgh.