Caldwell was born in what is now Marshall County , West Virginia , in 1835 , in what was then Indian territory .
Was largely self - educated , a circumstance credited with the cultivation of a homespun philosophy .
Caldwell was born in what is now Marshall County , West Virginia , in 1835 , in what was then Indian territory , and was largely self - educated , a circumstance credited with the cultivation of a homespun philosophy .