Jan-23-2012                   

             Husband: John Wesley Calhoun    

                Born: Jan-16-1848          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  1,2,3,4
                Died: May-20-1927          in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  1,4
              Buried:                      in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV  5
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      blacksmith  2,1
              Father: Henry Calhoun 
              Mother: Mary J. Stephens 

                Wife: Emily Laverna Stewart   6,7  

                Born: 1854                  4 (see note 1)
                Died: 1944                  4
              Buried:                      in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV  8
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
              Father: George W. Stewart 
              Mother: Hannah Harris 

           F Child 1: Florence Virginia Calhoun      
                Born: Mar-13-1876          in Ritchie Co, WV  1,9,4,3
                Died: Jan-19-1958          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1,4

           F Child 2: Alma S. Calhoun      
                Born: ca Jun 1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  10
                Died: Oct- 5-1881          in Doddridge Co, WV  11

           M Child 3: John W. Calhoun      
                Born: ca Mar 1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  10
                Died: Jan-10-1883          in Doddridge Co, WV  12

           F Child 4: Della Daisy Calhoun      
                Born: Mar-15-1884          at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Aug- 4-1958          in Doddridge Co, WV  1

           M Child 5: Otto Clarence Calhoun   2   
       Also known as: Clarence Calhoun 13
                Born: Nov- 5-1886          in   13,2
                Died: Nov-  -1979          in   13

           F Child 6: Vallie Gay Calhoun   14   
       Also known as: Gay Calhoun 15,16,17
                Born: Mar-16-1889          in   13,4
                Died: Apr-  -1981          in   13,4

           M Child 7: Willie Guile "Bill" Calhoun      
                Born: Sep-11-1891          in Ritchie Co, WV  18
                Died: Dec-28-1969          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  18

           M Child 8: Romeo M. Calhoun      
                Born: Jun-11-1896          in   13,2
                Died: Mar-  -1984          in   13


Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(2) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 
(3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, 
Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(4) Headstone (year only) 
(5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, 
West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, 
Death record states burial location as Oxford, but "Ritchie County Cemeteries" 
shows a headstone for him at Wilson Cemetery in Beason (Pennsboro). 
(6) Obituary of son. 
(7) Death record of daughter. 
(8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, 
West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(10) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. 
(11) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, 
Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(13) Social Security Death Index. 
(14) Headstone. 
(15) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 
(16) Marriage record of son. 
(17) Obituary of brother. 
(18) 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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