{"id":300,"date":"2018-07-11T09:14:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=300"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:05:33","slug":"j-w-caradine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Wesley Caradine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-301\" src=\"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caradine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caradine.png 281w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caradine-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>J. Wesley Caradine (Clay County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1874-1875<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong>\u00a0February 16, 1846 in Mississippi<\/p>\n<p><em>The county was named Colfax at the time Caradine represented it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Caradine appears as Wesley Caradine on the 1870 census in Chickasaw County with wife Celia Sanders and her brother, Isaac.\u00a0 On the 1880 census of Clay County, Caradine is listed with Celia, two sons, Celia&#8217;s mother, and brother-in-law Isaac. He was a farmer.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/caradine-testimony\/\">testimony on the election of 1875<\/a>, Caradine described a fraught situation in which a mob of white people were threatening his life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4670\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4670\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caradine.png\" alt=\"Signature of J. Wesley Caradine\" width=\"499\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caradine.png 662w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caradine-300x57.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signature of J. Wesley Caradine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7298\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/clay-book-3-p390\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7298\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-3-p390-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Property deed, November 15, 1873\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-3-p390-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-3-p390-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deed of trust, November 15, 1873<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5968\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/shirley-2\/jan2474petition1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5968\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jan2474petition1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Petition of legislators, Jan 24, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jan2474petition1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jan2474petition1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petition of legislators, January 24, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4657\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/robert-gleed\/petition-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4657\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/petition-150x150.png\" alt=\"Petition signed by 8 legislators, Mar 21, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/petition-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/petition-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petition of legislators, March 21, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5850\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/a-peal\/the_weekly_mississippi_pilot_1875_03_13_page_6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5850\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_03_13_Page_6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Mississippi Pilot, March 13, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_03_13_Page_6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_03_13_Page_6-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, March 13, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7301\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/clay-book-5-p397\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7301\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7301\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-5-p397-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Deed of indenture, January 15, 1876\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-5-p397-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-5-p397-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deed of indenture, January 15, 1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4706\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/inge\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4706\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4706\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inge-150x150.png\" alt=\"Canton Mail, May 20, 1876\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inge-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canton Mail, May 20, 1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-874\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/caradine-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-874 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caradine-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caradine-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caradine-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, August 16, 1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7303\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/clay-book-8-p235\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7303\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7303\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-8-p235-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Deed of trust, November 30, 1876\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-8-p235-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-8-p235-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deed of trust, November 30, 1876\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7305\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/clay-book-10-p258\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7305\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7305\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-10-p258-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Deed of trust, December 1, 1879\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-10-p258-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clay-Book-10-p258-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deed of trust, December 1, 1879<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. Wesley Caradine (Clay County) State House:\u00a01874-1875 Born:\u00a0February 16, 1846 in Mississippi The county was named Colfax at the time Caradine represented it. Caradine appears as Wesley Caradine on the 1870 census in Chickasaw County with wife Celia Sanders and her brother, Isaac.\u00a0 On the 1880 census of Clay County, Caradine is listed with Celia, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-caradine\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;J. 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