Husband: Willie Guile "Bill" Calhoun
Born: Sep-11-1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
Died: Dec-28-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Resided: in Avondale (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1917 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Occupation: auto mechanic & car dealer 1
Father: John Wesley Calhoun (1848 - 1927)
Mother: Emily Laverna Stewart (1854 - 1944)
Wife: Rebecca Dorthy Schmidt
Also known as: Rebecca Smith 5
Married: Sep- 5-1917 at Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 4,6
Born: May- 7-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,4
Died: Dec-19-1971 7
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2
Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Father: Barket Smith (1856 - 1936)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Schulte (1857 - 1916)
Notes
F Child 1: Anita Belle Calhoun Also known as: Belle Calhoun Born: Jan- 5-1919 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Died: Mar- 5-2012 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 9 Resided: at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,10 Resided: 1963, 1969 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX 11,10 Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co HS (1936), Mountain State College (1939) 1,12 Occupation: 1941 bookkeeper at Central Mortgage Co in Fairmont 12 Husband: Paul Henry Brown b. Jan- 8-1917 d. Mar-25-1992 Married: Apr-10-1941 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 12
M Child 2: William Schmidt Calhoun Born: Oct-25-1920 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1,4 Died: Dec-14-2014 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,14,10 Resided: 1963 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Resided: 1951 in Little Creek, VA 15 Resided: 1944 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1937) 16 Military: Dec-10-1941 - 1945 PO2/c Gunners Mate, US Navy, World War II (USS Philadelphia) 1 Military: (3 years) PO2/c Gunners Mate, US Navy, Korea 1 Wife: Mary Margaret Ellifritt b. Oct-30-1924 d. Dec-27-1991 Married: Dec-14-1944 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4,14 Wife: Evelyn Pearl Gain b. Oct-15-1925 d. Jul- 2-1999 Married: Apr-18-1993 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,14
F Child 3: Bettie Lee Calhoun Census name: Betty Calhoun Born: Nov-27-1922 17 Resided: 2000 06 12 14 18 in Brunswick, Glynn Co, GA 10,18,19 Resided: 1969 in Crossett, Ashley Co, AR 11 Resided: 1963 in Maryland 10 Resided: 1951 in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Co, MD 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert W. Fox b. Apr- 3-1917 d. May-18-2005
M Child 4: Robert Thomas Calhoun Born: Oct-25-1925 at Avondale (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1,20 Died: Apr- 7-2000 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21 Buried: in at sea 22 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,1,10 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Ingersoll-Rand (retired) and manager of Bridge Chevrolet 1,23 Education: Doddridge County H.S. 23 Military: Nov-19-1942 - Dec-22-1946 SK2 Storekeeper, LST-221, US Navy, World War II (Purple Heart) 24,25,1 Wife: Helen Loraine Davis b. Apr- 8-1929 Married: Dec-23-1950 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26
M Child 5: Philip Blaire Calhoun Also known as: Blair Calhoun 15 Born: Nov-25-1927 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4,1,27,7 Died: Jul-15-1963 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27,1,14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,27,2 Cause of death: suicide (pistol) 27 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27,4 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: service manager at Bridge Chevrolet in West Union 27,1 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II (USS Core CVE-13 escort carrier) 28,27,1 Military: 1950 - 1956 BT3 Boiler Tender, US Navy, Korea (aircraft carrier USS Oriskany CV-34) 28,27,23,15,1 Wife: Jo Ann Underwood b. Oct-29-1933 d. Oct-24-1991 Also known as: JoAnn Underwood Married: Jun- 7-1958 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,14
M Child 6: Jackson Hayes "Jack" Calhoun Born: Feb-11-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,29 Resided: 1951 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: J & J Flowers & Outlet Shoppe, West Union 29 Occupation: formerly truck manager, Harry Green Chevrolet of Bridgeport (25 yrs) 30,29 Occupation: formerly Bridge Chevrolet of West Union 29 Military: (1948-1952) Medical Corpsman, US Navy, Korean War (stateside duty) 29 Wife: Betty Lou Gain b. Oct- 3-1931 d. Mar-23-2011 Married: Jan-19-1951 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4,31 Wife: Living
M Child 7: Samuel Edward Calhoun Born: Oct-27-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,1 Died: May- 6-2018 in New Jersey 1 Buried: in Brig Gen Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington Co, NJ 1 Resided: in Clinton, Hunterdon Co, NJ 1,10,32 Resided: 2011 in Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ 33 Resided: formerly in Kitzmiller, Garrett Co, MD 1 Resided: 2000 in Litchfield, Medina Co, OH 10 Resided: formerly in Gallipolis, Gallia Co, OH 1 Resided: 1969 in Washington, DC 11 Resided: 1963 in Cuba 10 Census: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: minister 10 (see note 2) Education: Doddridge Co H. S. (1956), Valley Forge Christian College (1977) 1 Military: 1954 - 1974 CPO/E7, Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy (retired) 1,22 (see note 3) Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (3) Newspaper wedding announcement of daughter. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Obituary of son. (6) Obituary of husband. (7) Headstone. (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (9) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Obituary of father. (12) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 5/22/1941. (13) Obituary - Nursing home. (14) Obituary of wife. (15) West Union Herald, 29 Nov 1951. (16) West Union Herald-Record, 7/24/2007. (17) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (18) West Union Herald-Record, 11/28/2006. (19) Obituary of sister. (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (22) Immediate family. (23) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 11 Jan 1951. (24) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (26) Newspaper wedding announcement. (27) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (28) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (29) West Union Herald-Record, 2/8/2011, p. 5 (birthday announcement) (30) Newspaper anniversary announcement. (31) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Herald Record, 1/18/2011. (32) Obituary of wife's brother. (33) Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 2/6/2011, p. A-3 (birthday announcement of brother) Event Notes Note (1) Name on headstone: W. G. Calhoun. Note (2) Rev. Calhoun was senior pastor of an Assembly of God in Gallipolis, OH for five years, an Assembly of God in Litchfield, OH for 18 years, and again in Kitzmiller, Maryland for four years. He then served as an assistant pastor for ten years at Freehold First Assembly in NJ, retiring in 2014 Note (3) Samuel E. Calhoun was a retired U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief, also serving with the Fleet Marine Force 2nd Battalion 6th Marines from 1958-1961, and again with the Marine Air Wing from 1970-1971 in Cherry Point, NC. He sailed on six different vessels and was ship's company on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1964