CALVIN WALDO (1808 – 1858)
From St. Clair County Democrat May 30, 1940:
Calvin Waldo
Calvin Waldo, one of the twelve children of Jedediah Waldo and Polly Porter was born June 3, 1808 in Harrison County, Virginia and died
February 18, 1858 in St. Clair County, Missouri.
It is said that the father was austere and eccentric and that his sons left home in early manhood and the daughters married as soon as possible to escape the parental roof. In any case, six of the Waldo brothers and many of their kin came west.
By 1834 or earlier, Calvin Waldo had settled in the forks of Sac River in this county. The elder brother took the west side of what became Roscoe Township and Calvin the east side in Osceola Township. The river bend by his place became known as Waldo Bend and here the first store in the county, outside of Osceola, was established and doing business
by 1836. A ferry across Sac River to the Waldo place was operated by a negro slave. Uncle Peter Waldo was quite a character in the community.
By act of organization of St. Clair County, February 15, 1841, Calvin Waldo, Joseph Montgomery and Thomas F. Wright were appointed commissioners to superintend and conduct an election by the people to decide on a suitable point for the county seat. The elder Waldos were dissatisfied with the choice of Osceola and together with the
Applegates and Beals, sold their land and went to Oregon.
Calvin Waldo remained and in 1850 was one of the Justices of the county court. From 1852 until his death, he was presiding Judge of the court. He became ill with typhoid/pneumonia and died February 18, 1858.
Calvin Waldo was buried beside his first wife and two young children in the little stone walled graveyard called Waldo/Pasley Ranch Cemetery.
Judge Waldo was married twice, first in January 1837 in Franklin Co, MO to Frances D. North (1812-1837) and secondly on August 25, 1838 to
Matilda Odeneal in Benton County (1806-1868). She died in Houston, Texas from Yellow Fever.
The children of Calvin and Matilda were Jedediah Odeneal Waldo (1839-1896), Mary (1843- ) who married a Mr. Perry and Milton (1845- ) who died in Houston, Texas during the Civil War.
International Genealogical Index:
Calvin Waldo – Frances D. North, married January 1837 Franklin Co., MO.
Batch A457278
Calvin Waldo – Frances J. North, married 12 January 1837 Franklin Co., MO. Batch M515101
1840 Rives Co., MO Census – Weaubleau:
Calvin Waldo
Males: 1 under 5; 1 age 5-10; 1 age 30-40
Females: 1 age 10-15; 1 age 40-50
1850 St. Clair Co., MO Census – District No. 79 Being:
26 November, Line 6
512/512 Calvin Waldo, age 45, male, farmer, $2000 real estate, born VA
Matilda, age 43, female, born VA
Jedediah, age 10, male, born MO
Mary, age 7, female, born MO
Milton, age 5 male, born MO
1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Town of Osceola:
Page 5, Line 17, 14 June, Osceola Post Office
Living in household of Jno. F. Pollard
30/30 Jeddiah Waldo, age 20, male, Law Student, $1500 real estate, born MO
1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Speedwell Township:
Page 127, Line 25, 1 September, Pleasant Site and Osceola Post Office
902/864 Nancy Huffman, age 45, female, farmer, $600 real estate, $600 personal estate, born VA, cannot read or write
John W., age 26, male, laborer, born VA
Anthony H., age 23, male, born MO
Sarah I., age 20, female, born MO
Elemuel L.B., age 17, male, born MO
Matilda Waldo, age 53, female, farmer, $2500 real estate, $2500 personal estate, born NC
Mary O. Waldo, age 23, female, born MO
Milton O. Waldo, age 15, male, born MO, attended school
