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             Husband: John W. Calhoun    
                Born: Jan-  -1848          in   1,2,3
                Died: 1927                 in   3
              Buried:                      in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV  4
          Occupation:                      blacksmith  1
             Resided: 1900                 in Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Father: Henry Calhoun 
              Mother: Mary J. ___ 


                Wife: Emily Laverna Stewart   5,6  
             Married: Oct- 8-1871          in Ritchie Co, WV  2,7
                Born: 1854                 in   3 (see note 1)
                Died: 1944                 in   3
              Buried:                      in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV  4
              Census: 1900                 in Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Father: George W. Stewart 
              Mother: Hannah Harris 

           F Child 1: Florence Virginia Calhoun      
                Born: Mar-13-1876          in Ritchie Co, WV  8,9,3,2
                Died: Jan-19-1958          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  8,3
           F Child 2: Alma S. Calhoun      
                Born:                      in   
                Died: Oct- 5-1881          in Doddridge Co, WV  10
           M Child 3: John W. Calhoun      
                Born:                      in   
                Died: Jan-10-1883          in Doddridge Co, WV  10
           F Child 4: Della D. Calhoun      
                Born: Mar-  -1884          in   1
                Died:                         
           M Child 5: Otto C. Calhoun   1   
       Also known as: Ott Calhoun 11
                Born: Nov-  -1886          in   
                Died:                         
           F Child 6: Vallie Gay Calhoun   12   
       Also known as: Gay Calhoun 13,14,11
                Born: Mar-16-1889          in   15,3
                Died: Apr-  -1981          in   15,3
           M Child 7: Willie Guile "Bill" Calhoun      
                Born: Sep-11-1891          in Ritchie Co, WV  16
                Died: Dec-28-1969          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  16
           M Child 8: Romeo M. Calhoun      
                Born: Jun-11-1896          in   15,1
                Died: Mar-  -1984          in   15

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 
(2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, 
Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(3) Headstone (year only) 
(4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, 
West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(5) Obituary of son. 
(6) Death record of daughter. 
(7) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 
(http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm). Participants 
identified as John W. Calhoon [sic] & Emily L. Stewart, married Oct 8 1871 in 
Ritchie Co WV. 
(8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). 
(10) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, 
Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(11) Obituary of brother. 
(12) Headstone. 
(13) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 
(14) Marriage record of son. 
(15) Social Security Death Index. 
(16) Obituary. 

Event Notes
Note (1) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District), gives birth date as Nov
1852, but headstone reads 1854.

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