Fourth Generation

92. Caleb W. HERMAN was born on 19 April 1822 in near Conover, Lincoln (Catawba County, North Carolina.^{3,28,72,239,282,283,284} He appeared in the census in 1880 in Newton Township, Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁸⁵ 180/182 Herman, C.W., W, M, 58, Farmer; M.E.S., ,f, 48, wife; E.A., m, 12, son He died on 21 September 1909 at the age of 87 in Catawba County, North Carolina.^77,283,286 Caleb was buried in St. John's Lutheran Church (MO Synod) Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, NC. Caleb W Herman was administrator for Michael's appointment as guardian of her sons--his nephews, then aged 11, 9, and 6 years.

Caleb W. HERMAN and Margaret (Malinda) Elizabeth ROWE were married before 1850. Margaret (Malinda) Elizabeth ROWE, daughter of Joseph Hartman ROWE and Malinda A. SMYRE, was born on 6 November 1831. She was born on 6 November 1831 in Alexander or Iredell County, North Carolina.^{72,77,239,284,287,288} She died on 20 October 1915 at the age of 83 in Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁸⁹ Margaret died on 20 October 1915 at the age of 83 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was buried in St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, NC.²⁸³ She was buried in St. John's Lutheran Church (MO Synod) Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, NC.

Caleb W. HERMAN and Margaret (Malinda) Elizabeth ROWE had the following children:

+371	i.	Joseph Fidas HERMAN.
+372	ii.	Melinda Irene (Elizabeth) HERMAN.
373	iii.	Avery C. HERMAN was born on 31 March 1856 in Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁹⁰ He died on 10 August 1857 at the age of 1 in Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁹⁰ He was buried in St. John's Lutheran Church (MO Synod) Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, NC.
+374	iv.	Ada Victoria HERMAN.
+375	v.	Edgar Allison HERMAN.
376	vi.	Elizabeth HERMAN was born in 1870. She died on 14 October 1935 at the age of 65 in Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁹¹ If Elizabeth was Malinda's daughter, she was born on Malinda's extreme child-bearing years. She would have been on the other side of 48 when Elizabeth was born. The only other alternative is that Elizabeth was not a child of Margaret (Malinda) (Rowe) Herman.