Descendants of George CAHOON

Descendants of George CAHOON

Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE¹ CAHOON was born Abt. 1725 in Purely speculative as John's Father or GF - but ..., and died in he was in the 1750 Perry County area -see MORE.

Notes for GEORGE CAHOON:

There is an interesting few pages 61-62 in the book, History of Perry County, Pennsylvania stating that on May 22nd 1750, several officials (one of whom was Matthew DILL) - they were "justices of the county of Cumberland, attended by the undersheriff, came to the Big Juniata, situated at the distance of 20 miles from the mouth therof, and about 10 miles north from the blue Hills, a place esteemed by the Indians for some of their best hunting ground - and found 5 cabins illegally erected in this area of Cumberland Co." (apparently later was part of Perry Co) - one of whom was possessed by George CAHOON. Later it says "3 of the men - one of whom included George CAHOON entered into a recognizance of 100 pounds, reciting that they were trespassers and had no manner of right and had delivered possession to me for the proprietaries".

I believe from reading this entire article that this land was granted to the Indians by Willam Penn and there was fear that the whites would stir more trouble by maintaining property there. In another part of that chapter it states this area was illegally occupied mostly by Irish men as early as 1740. It seems to me this man, George Cahoon, certainly is a likely candidate for a Father or Grandfather of John Calhoun, Sr. - and it further substantiates the spelling of CAHOON or CALHOON (as was also seen of John's name in several earlier census found for their family) as a more likely way the early Calhouns went by - it also makes me think if we search for Emigrations from Ireland we need to search more for the "Cahoon" spelling rather than the "Calhoun" spelling we now use. In my very incomplete Immigrations and migrations CD - there is really only one person listed that could fit this family if we assume they migrated over in the 1st half of the 1700s - that is Samuel CAHOONE who came to Virginia in 1728. It certainly is feasible he had a son George CAHOON who migrated to Pennsylvania by 1750, but that is stretching our imaginations and presumptions quite a bit. There are no George CAHOONs mentioned in Ship passenger lists that I've yet discovered.

The paragraph below was Emailed to me April 2001 - from Nancy Simmons:

Are you familiar with Phebe Calhoun who married David Williams and moved to Mecklenburg County, N.C.?

Her parents were George Calhoun and Elizabeth Wilson and I believe she was from Cumberland County, Pa.

She was my 4th great grandmother. We know where David was buried here in Charlotte but cannot find where she was buried....also don't know where David came from in Pa. - Thanks.Nancy W.Simmons

Phebe was born about 1752, do not know when she died. Her father and mother(George and Elizabeth are buried in Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Charlotte, N.C.

George died 6-8-1795(age 83 years). No dates for Elizabeth. David Williams died 12-3-1777(41 years of age). They "wagoned " 30 days from Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania and evidently the trip was too hard on him.

In his will he had sons George,David,Daniel,John, and Jonathan and daughters Elizabeth and Susannah.

Have tried to find where David came from but no luck yet. There is a record in Mecklenburg Co. N.C. land entries 1778-1795 that Phebe had land by that time(when David died he requested in his will

that she buy land).

Phebe had two brothers who also lived here, according to the will.....Charles and Samuel Calhoun.

Do not know of John Calhoun.

This information came via Email forwarded by Dorris Da Pra but originally from Daniel Stevens.

If your John Calhoon come from County Tyrone then it is possible to connect this way as the initial ancestor David

Calhoun came from Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland he was born in 1690 the son of William and Alice Cunningham Colhoon. He was suppose to have a brother named John that imigrated with him in 1714 and settled in PA.

Child of GEORGE CAHOON is:

2. i. JOHN *² CALHOON, SR., b. Abt. 1770, his ancestors maybe from County Tyrone, Ireland; d. Perry Co. PA; see NOTES- Father most likely George?.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN *² CALHOON, SR. (GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born Abt. 1770 in his ancestors maybe from County Tyrone, Ireland, and died in Perry Co. PA; see NOTES- Father most likely George?. He married JANE "JEAN" * DILL March 25, 1794 in Perry Co., PA, daughter of MATTHEW DILL and JANE BRACKEN. She was born Abt. 1772 in Henry Kiner claims her name was Peggy Ann DILL, and died in Perry Co. PA- probably after 1840, as was on 1840 cens.

Notes for JOHN * CALHOON, SR.:

There are 2 listings for John CALHOUN on the Pennsylvania 1800 census, both in Franklin Co, page 904. I'll need to check to see how Perry Co, relates to this, it may have split or merged? OR John may have moved to Perry County after 1800? One conflict to this is a mention in the History of Perry Co, PA book claims a pubic meeting took place July 12, 1774, that states a John CALHOON (spelling correct in the book and that there were 12 others) was on a committee appointed for that meeting. - I don't quite understand that since I don't think Perry County even existed then as I thought it was part of Cumberland Co, til sometime in the early 1800s. Interesting on that committee was a few names we've heard before: John Armstrong (our John named a son Armstrong Dill Calhoun) & Ephraim Blaine (name of the town they settled in). It should also be mentioned that John CALHOON is the spelling given on both the 1810 & 1820 census in Toboyne Twp. of Cumberland Co in 1810 & Perry county in 1820, but I suspect it was the same place and that Perry Co. was carved out of Cumberland between 1810 & 20.- see the photo of that 1820 census line which shows John Sr. as above 45 years old - implying born 1774 or earlier. He was shown in that 1820 census with Males: 1 between 10-16, 1 between 20-26 (presumably John Sr.) & Females: 1 under 10, 1 between 10-16 & one above 45. By 1850, his son's last census year he is spelled John CAHOON (without the L, such as in the George CAHOON of much Early Perry Co, area period of 1850 - see his info as this John's possible father ? Of course this is more the whim of the census taker and cannot be taken as definite but it appears there is literally NO census nor Document that shows any of their generation spelled CALHOUN until 1860 ! - prior to that all shows either CAHOON or CALHOON.

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Henry L. KINER claims in his biography at Henry Co, IL that John Calhoun's ancestors (doesn't say how far back or any other clue as to even decade) came from County Tyrone, Ireland.

Furthermore Henry makes two genealogical statements that contradict those handed down by Wm. F. CALHOUN -

1.) Jacob KINER's wife, rather than mentioning Margaret KLINE, he claims Jacob's wife was Jane DILL (who Wm.F. claims was John CALHOUN Sr's wife).

2.) Claims John CALHOUN Sr's wife was Peggy Ann DILL. One of them is wrong, unless he had two wives, both named DILL.

The below paragraph is an excerpt taken from a biography on Henry L KINER from a Geneseo, IL historical text (the entire bio can be found on Henry L's notes here):

Jacob Kiner, the grandfather of Henry L. Kiner, was a native of

Pennsylvania where, in early manhood, he followed the occupation of farming. He married Jane Dill, and they moved westward to Illinois in 1854, but the broad prairies, then

comparatively uninhabited, brought to this mountain-bred couple a feeling of loneliness and they returned to Pennsylvania, spending their last days in Perry County, near Harrisburg, where both died at an advanced age. Jacob Kiner was a famous rifle shot and served in the War of 1812 with the rank of captain.

William Kiner, one of a large family of children, who was reared in Pennsylvania, where he learned and followed the blacksmith's trade. After attaining his majority he married Margaret Calhoun, a daughter of John Calhoun, who was born in Pennsylvania and was of Irish descent, his ancestors coming to this country from County Tyrone, Ireland, at which time settlement was made in Perry County, Pennsylvania. John Calhoun was a carpenter by trade, being closely associated with building interests in the community in which he lived. He wedded Peggy Ann Dill, and they reared a good-sized family at their home in Schafer's Valley, where they passed away when well advanced in years.

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From the Carlisle Gazette, Cumberland Co, PA -

Reported in the May 14, 1794 Edition: Mr. Andrew Calhoun died June 24, 1795 Mrs. Calhoun w/o Andrew passed away.

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The information I am forwarding comes from the geneology of Laura Wilhide Johnston: "John Calhoun, Jr. and Margaret Ann Calhoun were the children of

John and Jane (Dill) Calhoun. John Calhoun, Sr. was a skilled and widely known carpenter and builder of his day. He was the builder of the Lebanon

Church at Loysville which was erected during the years immediately following 1794 or 1796. John, Jr. was, like his father, a carpenter. He married

Catharine Kiner in 1843 and they lived near Cisna Run, Madison Twp., Perry County. After his death in 1858 the family moved to Blain and in 1866

removed to Illinois where Mrs. Calhoun married Josiah B. Terpening, owner of a large stock farm near Genesco. Margaret Ann married William Kiner, son

of Jacob Kiner and Margaret (Kline) Kiner. William and Margaret Ann removed from Perry County to Illinois in 1852 and became prosperous farmers".

Notes for JANE "JEAN" * DILL:

Have not been able to find the DILL family that Jane came from. There is a John Calhoun on the 1840 census living at Madison Twp, Perry Co, PA - with a woman age between 20 & 30 (Catherine would have only been 15 then and still not married to John til 1844, so I don't think that is her) - I presume she is one of 3 sisters - and a much older woman age 60 to 70. I presume that woman is his mother, Jane. The siblings shown here were proposed by Ms. Joan Huston who sent me this information via the internet. She shows a Jane Dill d/o Col. Matthew, Jr. who was s/o Capt. Matthew, Sr, these men died at Adams Co. & York Cos, PA resp. If it were not for the will that shows giving land to his daughter, Jean and her husband John Calhoon - I would not be so convinced this is actually our Jane's family. There are 3 DILL men in Cumberland Co, PA in 1810 -none of them are Matthew. Of course Matthew, Jr. could have been dead by then, or as the persons data suggests he wasn't in Cumberland Co, but was in Adams Co, near Gettysburg. However I presume that the 3 men are most likely brothers or cousins, or even Uncles. These 3 men were all at individual households -youngest -between 16 & 26 y.o., Jacob, between age 26 & 45 & Michel, apparently >45, with another male between 26 & 45... don't know whether the alleged head of household is the elder - or if the younger one is just keeping his elder father in the house. The list of siblings that were listed as children of Col. Matthew DILL, Jr., did not include anyone with the names of Peter, Michel, or Jacob.

There is an LDS submission stating that Jane came from Alleghany County, PA

More About JANE "JEAN" * DILL:

Burial: may have died May 12, 1841?

Children of JOHN CALHOON and JANE DILL are:

i. CHAMBERS³ CALHOUN, b. September 1, 1795.

ii. SALLY CALHOUN, b. December 26, 1799.

iii. ARMSTRONG DILL CALHOUN, b. April 6, 1802.

iv. MARTHA CALHOUN, b. March 25, 1804, is this Martha BORING - died 1855 ?.

v. JANE CALHOUN, b. June 6, 1806.

3. vi. JOHN * CALHOON, JR., b. January 9, 1810, Lived on farm near Blain, PA (founded1778); d. June 6, 1858, Perry Co, PA of typhoid fever; 48 y.o.; census on wife's.

4. vii. MARGARET ANN CALHOUN, b. 1822, Perry Co. PA; paper says born 1811 (I doubt); d. December 17, 1900, Geneseo, IL; or MAY be Martha ?.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN *³ CALHOON, JR. (JOHN *², GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born January 9, 1810 in Lived on farm near Blain, PA (founded1778), and died June 6, 1858 in Perry Co, PA of typhoid fever; 48 y.o.; census on wife's. He married CATHERINE * KINER January 30, 1844 in Pennsylvania, daughter of JACOB KINER and MARGARET KLINE. She was born March 31, 1825 in Sherman's Valley, Perry Co. PA; moved to IL in 1865, and died January 1, 1904 in Geneseo, IL - Henry Co..

Notes for JOHN * CALHOON, JR.:

John is listed on the 1840 census, Madison Twp, Perry Co, PA - and is shown between age 30-40 (should have just turned 30), a younger woman age 20-30, whom I presume is a sister, and an older woman, age 60-70 - whom I presume to be his Mother, Jane Dill, daughter of Col. Matthew DILL. For the 1860 census see scrapbook for Catherine as John had just died two years before, and he is on the 1850 census, Sept. 30, 1850, census page 371 of Madison Twp, Perry Co.

In 1820 he is on the Toboyne Twp. census -see scrapbook for his Father, John Sr. - John Jr. is apparently the first male child on the Right - age 10 to 16.

Found these cemetery listings on the Perry County GenWeb - not sure what to make of them:

Liverpool Cemetery, Liverpool Twp, Perry County, PA:

CALHOON, Elizabeth w/o John M. - Born: 15 Apr 1832, Died: 13 Sep 1953

This wife of a John M. Calhoun would not fit either of the two generations of Johns we have. I assume this John M., if related at all to ours, must be a son of one of John Sr's older sons (John Jr's older Brothers) - either Chambers -b.1795 or Armstrong Dill CALHOUN -b. 1802 ??

Then this cemetery listing in Saville Twp, Perry Co.:

EMANUEL LUTHERAN AND REFORMED CHURCHYARD - Buffalo Mills, Saville Township,

CALHOUN, William H. G.A.R. 14 Aug 1837 16 Feb 1916

wf. Sarah Ellen 10 Dec 1842 22 Feb 1910

Again I assume this too to be another child of John Sr's sons, Chambers or Armstrong Dill.

More About JOHN * CALHOON, JR.:

Burial: On family farm near Blain, PA - Perry Co, PA

Event 1: see Pat's trip with her parents: pic of s

Event 2: his gravestone in PA

Notes for CATHERINE * KINER:

Catherine apparently came to Illinois about 8 years after her husband died in Pennsylvania. She at some point moved from LaSalle County to near the town of Geneseo - town of Munson (apparently all the children except Wm.F. lived in Geneseo), where some other Kiner relatives lived but whom I can only assume are cousins (Henry L.Kiner was the Mayor of Geneseo), but I have not yet proved at which point they branched off. Anna Stuckey Calhoun has written that the Kiners were originally Holland-Dutch (but that may be confusion over the Terpening line, as that defintely is Dutch) lineage. but I cannot get any of our known Kiner's to Europe. I met a living Terpening (of Catherine's 2nd husband) descendant in Geneseo (Josiah's 1st wife) and visited their graves on the South edge of Geneseo, IL. He verified the final whereabouts & family of Catherine.

Feb. 97; I finally discovered what attracted Catherine to bring her family to Lasalle Co, IL in 1866. Two of Catherine's brothers had migrated there by 1860 - allegedly by 1854/55. Both Jacob & William (with wife Margaret Calhoun! - John's sister) were on the 1860 census for the town of Bruce, IL in Lasalle Co. 653-196 Pg.612

1870, July 8 - Census, listed under Terpening, Josiah B. - he age 54, born in NY - census was in Henry Co, IL - town of Munson, Roll=240, Page 089 - listed with them were:

Catherine, age 44, born PA, John D., 20, born in PA, Martha 15, born PA, William 12, born in IL and Grace 2, born in IL. Now, I believe John D. & Martha are actually CALHOUNs, daughter of Catherine & John, and siblings of William - but William here age 12 is Josiah's own child by his 1st wife. Grace of course is He and Catherine's only child of both of them.

This note below via Email from Dorris Da Pra in September 1998 after she found materials going through a family bible:

What really is interesting is a bible (falling apart) and it was

published in l860. I thought at first it belonged to Jennie but now I am

pretty sure that it belonged to Catherine Terpening. There were about 4

blank pages in the middle where names and dates were listed. I'll try to

get them xeroxed if you're interested but will send you the information

and in her own words:

Grace Ella Marlatt was born Feb l3, l872 - Died Oct 9, l872

Allan Dill - Died at Evanston, Ind., July 24, l90l

Kitty Mabel was born Nov 28, l868

Allan Dill was born Mar 30, l875

Maud Amelia was born July 5, l878

Eunice Grace Weidlein was born Aug 30, l889

Vera Cleone Weidlein was born Feb 25, l894

Lysle Marlatt Weidlein was born Feb l9, l897

Jennie M. Calhoun was born June 27, l848

Nathan V. Chamberlain was born Dec 9, l85l (my records show l2-l-l850)

Nathan V. Chamberlain died Jan l9, l882

Jennie M. Chamberlain died Oct 27, l899 "Choosing rather to suffer

affliction with God's people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a

season" Hebrews 9:25

Kittie Mabel was married to W. Elmer Weidlein on l5th Feb l887 at the

home of her uncle W. F. Calhoun of Clinton, Ill.

Born to Elmer and Kittie Weidlein Apr 7, l888 Max Andrew

Died Jan l6, l889, age 9 mos and 9 days. "Of such is the Kingdom of

Heaven".

Baby Weidlein born Aug 30, l889

George Marlatt and Jennie Calhoun were married at Ottawa, Ill by Rev Col

A.B. Moore Apr 27, l867

Nathan V. Chamberlain and Jennie Marlatt were married in Cambridge, Ill

by Rev. Bailey Sept l4, l874

Maude Amelia was married to Oscar F. Glenn Oct 5, l899 at the home of her

sister Kittie at Morristown, Ill.

I also ran across the date that Grace Mabel (Terpening) Lambert died. It

was Dec l2, l954. (Pages 50 and 5l of Scheibly Family) folder.

More About CATHERINE * KINER:

Burial: Oakwood Cem., (South side of Geneseo)

Children of JOHN CALHOON and CATHERINE KINER are:

5. i. WILLIAM * F.⁴ CALHOUN, b. November 21, 1844, Perry Co., near Blain, PA; Madison Twp. (may be Dec 21.); d. June 10, 1929, Decatur, IL; see his letter 11-21-1925; see MORE.

6. ii. WINFIELD SCOTT CALHOUN, REV., b. July 16, 1846, Near Cisna Run, Perry County, PA;; d. 1905, Tuscola, IL; Buried @ Tuscola, IL.

7. iii. MARGARET JANE "JENNIE" CALHOUN, b. June 27, 1848, Perry Co, PA; maybe June 16 ? - went by "Jennie"; d. October 27, 1899, Henry Co, IL - married a 3rd time - briefly married.

8. iv. JOHN DILL CALHOUN, REV., b. November 17, 1850, Perry Co, PA - May have been December 17 ?; d. Lived in Washington (1920), IL & Wenona,IL1905-10.

9. v. MARTHA ELLEN CALHOUN, b. May 26, 1853, May have gone by Ella; and was Matilda on 1860 census; d. Aft. 1928, Probably Des Moines, IA where they resided.

4. MARGARET ANN³ CALHOUN (JOHN *² CALHOON, SR., GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born 1822 in Perry Co. PA; paper says born 1811 (I doubt), and died December 17, 1900 in Geneseo, IL; or MAY be Martha ?. She married WILLIAM KINER in Pennsylvania, son of JACOB KINER and MARGARET KLINE. He was born 1827 in Prob. Perry Co. PA (left for IL in 1852/54, and died March 6, 1865 in Grundy Co. IL (38 y.o.).

Notes for MARGARET ANN CALHOUN:

It would seem unlikely that this lady is really a daughter of Jane DILL - presuming Jane was born in the 1770s, and presuming she was born when we believe Jane DILL would have been too old. See notes also on her alleged Father John Sr. & brother, John Jr.

Notes for WILLIAM KINER:

William migrated to Lasalle Co, by 1860 on the census there page 612, but supposedly he died in Grundy Co. 5 yrs. later 1865. Grundy is directly East, adjacent to Lasalle Co. That 1860 census shows: William 33, Margaret 38, Henry L. 10, Samuel 7., all born in PA. Wm. was living close to his brother Jacob P. & family. This is the source for Margaret's being born 1822.... but other sources says 1811, which would make her much older than William's age - there may be a discrepancy in the reporting of generations here - Margaret's place as a daughter of John Sr. is much in doubt.

Children of MARGARET CALHOUN and WILLIAM KINER are:

10. i. HENRY LIGHTNER⁴ KINER, b. February 1, 1851, Base of Mt. Nemo, Shafer's Valley, Perry Co, PA; d. March 11, 1920, His Obit states he was Mayor of Geneseo.

11. ii. SAMUEL ROSS KINER, b. 1854; d. died in Washington, DC.

Generation No. 4

5. WILLIAM * F.⁴ CALHOUN (JOHN *³ CALHOON, JR., JOHN *², GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born November 21, 1844 in Perry Co., near Blain, PA; Madison Twp. (may be Dec 21.), and died June 10, 1929 in Decatur, IL; see his letter 11-21-1925; see MORE. He married BLANCHE BARBARA * DERTHICK August 18, 1869 in Near Dwight, IL - IN LaSalle Co- Vol. D, Lic #2251, daughter of RODOLPHUS DERTHICK and NANCY HOWER. She was born February 16, 1852 in Town Line, Ohio, Medina County - went by Blanche, and died July 28, 1918 in Decatur, IL - May have been Mary Barbara Blanche.

Notes for WILLIAM * F. CALHOUN:

He joined the Army @ age 17, enlisting in Company H, 133rd Pennsylvania Infantry in Aug.13, 1862 from Saville Twp. and mustered out May 25, 1863. He was in the Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, South Mountain, Fredricksburg & Chancellorsville. In 1864 he rejoined in the 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry, & was made orderly Sergeant of Company K & finished the Civil War in that postion in battles @ Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, Tom Brook, Waynesboro, Five Forks, Sailors Creek & Appomattox (much of his 2nd time was under General Sheridan's command). He was mustered out at Philadelphia, PA. He left PA after the war, coming to IL in October 1865, 1st settling in LaSalle Co. He studied dentistry & practiced in Seneca where he first practiced dentistry in 1867, & later Farmers City & Clinton, IL. He retired from dentistry in 1889 when he came to Decatur and went into the newspaper business starting the Decatur Dispatch which later merged with the Herald. In 1897 he was appointed Postmaster of Decatur. Aunt Sue Morris insists that she has always heard that his actual middle name is Edward but when he went into the Civil War they mistakenly put the initial F. instead of E. & he did not argue with them (possibly in order to maintain his pension status?) At any rate I could not verify this. Another source, claimed his middle name is Francis, which fits the middle initial we've always known. That seemed fine until a descendant of Wm's brother Winfield Scott (Carrie Calhoun Bird) has done research that showed his baptismal records reads his middle name as KINER (for his Mother) ! This certainly could make sense since he was the first born son - She always said that his initial was given as "K" in early census records - sure enough both the 1850 & 1860 census records show him as Wm. K. - I can't find him on the 1870 census of IL, but will keep looking. My best guess is that his middle name was Kiner and that when he followed his two Uncle Kiner's here to LaSalle Co, IL, that there was some family feud or some disgruntlement over what an Uncle did, and he no longer wanted to use the Kiner name - just a hypothesis that will be hard to prove. Only thing wrong with that theory is that his Civil War records show him as middle initial "F" - so, he must have changed his middle name between 1860 & 62. There still may have been some bit of long distance battle between the Kiners living in Illinois and Catherine & her children. Maybe she went to Illinois to settle some difference with them - such as her father's will - Jacob Kiner died Nov. 1861 - just before William enlisted.

There is a book titled History of Dewitt Co that states Wm F. came to Illinois in 1865, initially to Ottawa, IL then it claims he married Blanche near Dwight, IL. Then went came to Champaign County, IL for a brief time but in less than a year moved West to Dewitt Co, IL, specifically to Farmers City in 1870 as a Dentist. He was also the Mayor of Farmer City for a period around 1873. By 1880 he was in the city of Clinton, IL .

CENSUS:

1840 - Father shown in Perry Co.

1844 - born Nov. 21st

1850 - 6 years old on the Sept. 1830 census, page 371, Madison Twp. name shown as William K. and shows all his family born in Perry Co.

1858 - Father dies, June 6th.

1860: 15 years old, living with widowed mother & 4 younger siblings on census page 50, Perry Co. - Jackson Twp. - name then shown as William K. - image is in the scrapbook here under their mother, Catherine as is 1850 census.

1861-65 - in Civil War with two enlistments.

1865/6 - believed moved to Illinois with widowed mother and siblings

1867 - alleges practiced dentistry by then- I suspect it means he began studies then.

1869 - married Blanche, August 18th - allegedly near Dwight, IL - I don't have a copy of application or license.

1870 -??- need to look in Seneca, Dwight & Ottawa - he is not yet in Farmer's City by my searching the microfilm - it is likely he might be living with a dentist he was apprenticing with in 1870?

1873/4 - he was Mayor of Farmer City- this is documented in town records.

1880- 36 y.o.- Dewitt Co, Town of Clinton, page 126B - living with Blanche, age 28, Maud 10, & Nellie 7 - name then shown as W.F. Calhoun - listed as a dentist then.

1897 - Appointed Postmaster General of Decatur, IL

1904 - Mother, Catherine Terpening died

1918 - Wife, Blanche Dies.

1929 - He dies in Decatur, IL

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In 2001, Dorris Da Pra, Great-Grandaughter of Jennie Calhoun (Margaret Jane -younger sister of WFC), sent me some letters that WmFC sent to his Mother and to sister Jennie - In April 2002 Dorris has transcribed them and sent via Email - they read:

Letter From William F. Calhoun to his Mother

Staunton, Virginia

Jany (?) 1864

_____ Mother

It has been a long time since you last heard from me and no doubt you have long since become uneasy about my whereabouts. When I last wrote home we lay at Cedar Creek near Middletown, VA under marching orders but scarcely got my letter mailed until the order for a forward movement came and as soon as possible we were all in the saddles and on the march to Woodstock, VA (:?) (unable to decifer one line as paper was creased and taped)---not to be there. We then forwarded towards Mt. (?) Jackson when we thought we certainly would meet their army but to our surprise they had fallen back from that place. We then halted there a day or two during which time our Comp. _iz (?) Co. "K" was sent as a patrol from Mt. (?) Jackson to Edinburg but before we got to the latter place we met about 200 Rebel Cavalry but owing to their superior number after charging them a couple of times we had to fall back to Camp. One of our men was taken prisoner which covered our loss. The rest of the time we spent in securing for ourselves something to eat which we had to get from the people in the country. When any persons refused to give us what we asked for we would politely step in the house and search it from the garret to the cellar and take anything that was fit to eat or drink. I had a squad of ten men out one day and all pretty hungry too. We went to a large brick house which overlooked a splendid farm and asked for a dinner which they refused to get us on the plea that they had nothing for us so we did not contend long about it but bolted into the house and got preserves, jellies, bread, molassas (sic), honey, ham, milk and then to the barn and got corn for our horses and then went to camp loaded.

I tell you what the woman pitched into us on cecession (sic). One of the girls said to me - You Yankees have got your (paper creased and taped - unable to read two lines) will (tape/crease) dare to advance on our army this time you will be so badly handled as never more to recover. I told her that last July the star of the Confederacy shown bright. When Gen. See (?) was wending his way through Penna. Destroying evrything (sic) in his reach

But alas, to him his anihilated (sic) army came back to the hot beds of cecession (sic) faster than it left. Then I further told her that I considered that their time and their only time and that the army of West Virginia under the supervision of Gen. Hunter (Gen. David Hunter) was advancing down the Shanandoah (sic) to not alibi for the deeds done in Pennsylvania and that we were Pennsylvanians and had not forgotten it. The next day

We again started on the march and about 4 (?) o'clock I drove Gen. Imboden through Harrisonburg in a hurry. We then lay there 2 days and then again started to meet them. Our Cavalry force went toward Port Republic which we reached about noon where we found the rebel wagon train which our regiment captured and burned. Their main army was entrenched about 10 miles above us and opposite the pike awaitin (sic) our acvance but Gen. Hunter played sharp on them. He took part of his army and made afaint (sic) on the enemys works and as soon as he thought their army was all together he brought his men all down to Port Republic where we all stayed that night and prepared for fight on the break of day. Our whole army was in motion advancing in three columns and about half past (line difficult to read due to crease and tape) o'clock, bling bling went the rifles of our skirmishers which was the signal that the ball had opened. A brisk skirmish of about three quarters of an hour ensued which resulted in the utter rout of the rebel skirmishers and the capture of Capt. (?) Imboden, a Maj. And several of their men while the field was strewn with their dead and wounded but it was not yet ended. They were stubborn they fell back to their main Army and awaited our approach. Our Regiment was then ordered to the front and slowly and cautiously did we advance an (sic) hurrah the rebel batry opened out on us and the shells began to burst all around and soon our batteries opened on them and fought them until about 3 o'clock without any sign of either party retiring when Gen. Hunter tired waiting for the result ordered our regiment to charge them as soon as the command was given evry (sic) man of us was firm in his saddle with revolver in his hand. We then moved on their flank and charged through a wheat field on a full gallop cheering as we advanced and the lead an (sic) the hail flying around us thick and fast. Every now and then one of our cavalrymen was capsized either horse or himself shot. I had one of the best horses in the company and thought as much of him as anybody could think of an animal, but when we got within about 50 yards of the rebels the bullets came thicker and thicker and down went my gallant horse on top of me as dead as could be. He never kicked he was shot between the eyes the ball coming out in the middle of the top of his neck but happened somehow or other not to hit me. I tell you I had a gay old time ________ from under him but after about 10 minutes pushing (?) and pulling I succeeded re_____ (?) myself free. I hurt my leg a little in pulling it from under him. When I got loose I stood up to see where the rest of the boys (or Cavy) were when I ______ _______ that it had got too hot for them and they had all left and I saw nothing but rebels. I grabbed a loose horse mounted him and got out of the unhealthy place to the regt. We then formed again for another charge on their other flank. Our infantry was massed and we all went in together and tore them up nasty (?). Our squadron __iz, Comp's "E" & "K" took 1200 prisoners ourselves. I tell you what that pleased Gen. Stahl he thinks now that there is no companies like our two.

In all we took about 1800 prisoners among them were many officers of field rank and killed two of the Generals, ______ _______ was a close fight and what remained of them flew in every direction leaving dead and all the wounded in our possession. The field was strewn for one half a mile with their dead which we have now buried. The next day after the fight we advanced and took Staunton without firing a shot which they thought we could not take they call it the record.

(The last page of this letter was particularly difficult to read as it was taped and creased in places. On the last page he wrote crosswise over the first writing to complete his letter.)

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Letter #2 - From William F. Calhoun to his sister, Jennie

Camp 20th Penna Vol. Cavy.

Near Lovettsville, VA

January 17, 1864

Dear Sister Jennie

It has been a long time since I last communicated to you through only but silent medium of the pen hence the following. We have been remounted since you heard from me and on a raid out to Gordonsville. Gordonsville is a strong rebel hold, about 10-15 miles S.E. of Chancellorsville.

On the morning of a cold December day we started on this excurtion (sic) and about the 18th of December we met McCauselands (sic) Brigade. (they burnt Chamburg (Chambersburg) at Madison Court House VA.) Gen Meritt Comdg our Division of Cavry immediately dispatched our regiment to charge them. They were 4,000 and us about 700. But away went our regiment and in a few hours we drove them from the field capturing from them 2 cannons, and killed a great many of them and took quite a number of prisoners one we lost 8 or 10 men killed one poor little fellow from our Company was shot through the bowels but not instantly killed. He was left at a private house, and whether dead or alive I cannot say. Some of the boys killed the rebs after surrendering. I tell you it is poor play for one of McCauselands (sic) men to let himself be taken. The weather was awfull (sic) cold while on the raid many of the boys had their feet frozen one in particular I will mention. Douglass of our Company had his large toe so much frosted that it got white. He is a simpleton and the boys had their fun with him about his toe they told him he was trying to sell it to a citizen for an egg. He then got so vexed that he called them d-d liars.

A melancholy accident happened one of our Majors last night he was fooling with his horse and the horse threw him on a stone and smashed his skull he died in a few minutes he was a fine man and in him we feel that we have lost a good officer and gentleman but so runs this life.

Well sister Jennie how do you get along in the valley teaching. I suppose some of your large boy schollars (sic) escort you home sometimes and feed you on Johneys Kako, you must not marry any of them until I get home.

If I live to get home and this war over you and I will take a long journey out west down south and farther to see the country. And before I get home I hope Mother will move from that secluded region Blain. I want to move to Lancaster City among union people and not among a den of Copperheads like Jackson presents why I detest going to that place. I candidly believe that if a soldier was to go there bleeding from wounds minus two or three limbs they would not deign to help him from his crutch.

But that will all be amended to their sorrow. Not many years war will pass an (sic) there will be soldiers there to escort those drafted cowards to the army I want to see this done soon and I should like to be one of them.

I may perhaps come home again next spring if the Company all get furlougs (sic). Before that I might come now but I want all the boys of our Company to go before I go. I would not for a great deal delay the chance of a comrade. I am Orderly Sergeant of Company "K" now. Josh is Acting Regtal Q.M. at present. I wrote to mother last night but a short letter. I must close by hoping to hear from you soon.

I am

Your Bro.

W. F. Calhoun

Orderly-Segt. Co. "K" 20th Pa Cavy

Harpers Ferry, VA

Last night the Rebs attacked our camp and killed 8 or ten men.

(Also written on letter: 5 lbs currents, 4 lbs brown sugar, 1 pt. Vinegar, 1 tablespoon cloves, 2 or cinnamon. Boil 2 hours)

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Letter #3 (part of) from William F. Calhoun to his Mother, Brothers and Sisters

Camp at Cedar Creek, VA

May 1864 (?)

I have now received all your letters and this is the only minute I have left to write to you owing to the long ___________ of duty we have been doing since I got them. Gen. Sigel has had a fight with the Johnies and got a little worsted (sic) and has since been relieved and succeeded by Gen. Hunter. He has (sic) arrived about two hours ago. The 20th Cav or part of it was in the fight and done nobly making three successive charges and each time driving the rebels before them like chaff before the wind. We was not mounted at the time or else we would have been shavers (sharers) in the conflict.

I most forgot fifteen of our Company was mounted and was in the fight and none of them got hurt. But 2 0r 3 of their horses were shot. Night before last by mistake three hundred of our regiment in which our company was fought the 13th (or 15th) WV (?) Cavalry one hour and a half. I happened not to be in the fight. The reason was this. 4 days ago Companies "K" "B" and "W" (?) were sent out to front. Royal ___iles from here and across the Shanandoah (sic) river to make a dash on a rebel camp there but when we came to the river it was too high to cross and so we encamped about 2 miles this side and posted our pickets and evry (sic) night we had to mount and were drawn in line of battle on account of pickets firing. While we lay there the rebel Guerillas under Moseby got between us and our camp and our rations became exhausted and cause __e_tly became necessary that some one must bring in a despatch (sic) the the Gen'l. (Stahl) regardless of Rebels and I was chosen as the sergeant to make the attempt with another man named Jeramiah Obits (?) Cavalry and they were almost shooting us thinking us rebels in the dark but soon got them to understand who I was and where I was bound for and they told me they were going to relieve our boys at Front (?) Royal. I described the road to them and which way to go to get to our boys but the dumb rascals took the wrong road and got in rear of our boys and they thought they were rebs and fired on them and give (sic) them a blamed good whipping.

(The remainder of this letter is missing)

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Letter #4 from William F. Calhoun to his Sister Jennie

Camp of 20th Penna Cav

Cumberland, Md

Sept 21, 1864

Dear Sister

We were paid off last Sunday and today I had a pass to Cumberland City where I bought you a pretty album as I promised. I placed in the hands of the Adams Express Co for to be forwarded to New Post from hence Bill Rice will bring it to Blain. Enclosed I send you the receipt which will be of no use to you unless it is lost in transportation then you can make them pay you for it.

I am afraid it will be somewhat abused on the way. This note leaves me well and I hope you are in the fortune. Send you in my next letter a shot.

W.F. Calhoun

I have not rec'd an answer to my last letter to you.

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Letter #5 from William F. Calhoun to his Sister Jennie

Camp 20th Penna Cavry.

Duffield Station VA

February 18, 1865

Your message of a former date was duly received and its contents noted and I shall now strive to the best of my ability to reply.

You perceive by the heading of this letter that we have changed our abode. When I last wrote to you we were all snugly ensconced in quarters as we supposed for the winter but it turned out contrary. Some overseer seen a camp ground on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and ordered us thence. However since our arrival we have erected for ourselves much warmer and better quarters. The reason why they are better is the following. When a man commences to learn a trade he at first is very awkward but finally becomes perfect. Such is the case with us and now we can put up quarters most beautifully homely.

While we were moveing (sic) it was very cold so cold that we almost froze in fact one of the men did freeze almost to death. He is not well yet.

I was glad to hear that you get along so well with your school and can but wish you success to the end of the term. I should like to be at the place you board if there are any ladies there that like to have fun for that is my style. Give those ladies my regards and tell the little one not to forget me and when I come home I shall come to see her. I suppose you pass some great times in that lonesome valley tell Mrs. Sheffer (sp) that the Pickets of the 47th join us and I often see some of the company he was in. Enclosed I send you a picture of a Sergeant of our Comp. married Kiutz he is a splendid boy. The best friend I have and very good looking and good scholar. One day when I had a letter addressed to you he stole your address and declared he was bound to write to you.

He thinks because I am good looking you are too. "Strange how queer things are." If he should write to you you must not answer it until you send it (the letter) to me first to read and I will write a good one send it to you to mail to him.

We have plenty of such fun one day I sat down and wrote a letter to a lady whom I never seen. I addressed it thus, "To the young lady next door to and north of the Toll Keeper's" and behold you in a few days I got a splendid ans. Thus it is with girls they do love the boys but for this time I close hoping to hear from you soon a very (sic) letter. I am your Eft Bro.

WFC

Harpers Ferry

Address

WFCalhoun

O.S. Co. K 20th Pa.Cav

Harpers Ferry, VA

(On back of letter he wrote "I never refuse stamps. WFC)

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Letter #6 from William F. Calhoun to his Sister Jennie

W.F.Calhoun

O.S. Co K 20th PA Cav

Harpers Ferry, VA

Washington City, D.C.

March 15 (or 18) (no year)

Dear Sister. Having just arrived from a long journey I hasten to reply to your letters which (sic) I just now lifted the one date Feb 22 and the other March 9th.

I am well hoping you are the same. On February 21st we started for Hilton Head South Carolina with the horses there was a steamboat toed (sic) us to the Atlantic and then we went by sail. It took us 11 days to go down. And then we lay at Hilton Head 8 days before we got transportation and then we got transportation to New York City on a steamboat. It took us 4 days to go there. From there we went to Jersey City from there to Philadelphia from there to Baltimore from there to Washington. We arrived here today. Our pay went on the same as if we were in the Corrall (sic). I can draw my pay that is coming to me in feb. being about $18.00 I will send what I can home we owe an old woman 3 or 4 dollars for boarding and lodging before we got work.

We were very much surprised to hear of the changes in Blain and of Will going to the army. Let me hear from him when you write.

Tell all the boys and girls to write no more at present but I still remain

Your Brother W. F. Calhoun

To Miss Calhoun

(On back of letter: Send me a few postage stamps. Tell mother and them other boys of the town and them other to write as soon as you get this.)

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the following was also transribed by Dorris Da Pra and mailed to me May 2002

The following biographies of William F. Calhoun, John Dill Calhoun and W. Scott Calhoun are taken from "History of Perry County, Pennsylvania" by H. H. Hain. The book was published by Hain-Moore Company, Publishers, Harrisburg, PA in 1922

WILLIAM F. CALHOUN

Of the Calhoun boys of Madison Township, who migrated to Illinois and became noted and successful men, William F. was the one who trod the political or public service path, while his brothers gained distinction in the theological field. Their biographies appear elsewhere in this book. So well did this young Perry Countian succeed that he not only became a member of the General Assembly of Illinois for three terms - always being nominated by acclamation by the Thirtieth District - but became speaker of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly of that state. He established a daily newspaper which today is a power in central Illinois, and became Commander of the Illinois Department of the Grand Army of the republic.

William F. Calhoun was born near Cisna's Run, November 21, 1844, being a son of John and Catharine (Kiner) Calhoun. His father was a carpenter and builder, and he worked upon the farm and attended the winter sessions of the local schools, later teaching. After the death of his father, in 1858, the family removed to Blain. In 1862 he enlisted in the Union Army, being then eighteen, and was there until the war's finish, being present at the surrender of Lee's army of Northern Virginia. He first belonged to the 133d Penna. Volunteer Infantry, in which was incorporated his unit, Capt. D. L. Tressler's Company H of Perry County boys, where he served for a time as captain's clerk. At the expiration of their term of service he re-enlisted for three years with the Twentieth Penna. Volunteer Cavalry, under command of Gen. Sheridan. In October, 1865, he located in La Salle County, Illinois, where he studied and practiced dentistry until 1869. He then removed to Champaign County and practiced until 1879, when he located in Dewitt County, continuing to practice. His first nomination to the Illinois Assembly was in 1881. He served three consecutive terms, 1882-1884-1886, being speaker of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly. From his first entry into that body he was noted as one of the influential figures. During the Thirty-fourth session he was a leader in the movement which finally landed General John A. Logan in the United States Senate. At the previous term it was proposed to erect a monument in Chicago to Col. James A. Mulligan, which was largely opposed because he only ranked as a colonel. Its defeat seemed certain, when Dr. Calhoun addressed the house, stating that he saw that intrepid officer fall when he received a mortal wound on July 24, 1864, in the action at Kernstown, Virginia; that several brave men attempting to keep the flag on the line of battle were shot down and that Col. Mulligan said to those about to assist him, "Lay me down and save the flag." The result was that not a single vote was cast against the bill.

On the expiration of his third term he removed to Decatur, Illinois, where he established the Daily Dispatch. Later he bought the Decatur Herald and consolidated the papers as the Herald-Dispatch. He is not only the owner and publisher, but as the editor-in-chief is still at the helm. His plant is one of the finest and his paper one of the most influential in central Illinois. Early during the administration of President McKinley he was appointed postmaster at Decatur and held the office under the Roosevelt and Taft administrations, a total of sixteen years. In May, 1918, he was elected as Department Commander of the State of Illinois by the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization to which he had belonged almost from its inception. He was married in 1868 to Miss Blanche Dedrick, of Seneca, Illinois, five children being born to the family. Mrs. Calhoun died in the fall of 1918. A large class of men in the First Methodist Church of Decatur is taught by Dr. Calhoun, and his pastor states that he is the best teacher of men among his acquaintances.

More About WILLIAM * F. CALHOUN:

Burial: Fairlawn Cem., Decatur

Comment 1: supported their mother

Comment 2: He originated the Decatur Herald & Review

Comment 3: newspaper. He was also the Speaker of the

Comment 4: House in Illinois.

Ethnicity/Relig.: after father died in 1858, the brothers

Event 1: 1870, moved from Seneca to Farmer City, IL

Event 2: 1879, Moved to Clinton, IL

Event 3: 1889, Decatur

Occupation: Dentist, Newspaper owner, Politician

Residence: Born in Perry Co.;Moved to town of Blain

Notes for BLANCHE BARBARA * DERTHICK:

I found a note in Patricia Calhoun's marriage book listing Blanche's full name as Mary Barbara Blanche Derthick. I'd heard the name Barbara before, but never Mary - and don't know if this really was her full name and whether the names were in that order.

More About BLANCHE BARBARA * DERTHICK:

Burial: Fairlawn Cem, Decatur, IL

Event 1: March 1860, Moved to Illinois with her parents

Children of WILLIAM CALHOUN and BLANCHE DERTHICK are:

i. MAUDE LOUISE⁵ CALHOUN, b. August 1, 1870, Farmer City, IL; d. August 3, 1947, LaGrange,(or7-8) IL; also lived in Clinton; m. ELMER KELSO TOWLE, REV., December 27, 1894, Decatur, IL; b. September 11, 1871, Argenta, IL; d. February 16, 1935, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; died at home age 67.

ii. NELLIE BLANCHE CALHOUN, b. May 9, 1873, Farmer City, IL; other says B:Sept 9,1873; d. August 11, 1966, Florida, age 93; grew up in Farmer City; m. FRANK S. (1) DODD, January 23, 1896; b. May 17, 1871, Decatur; d. March 23, 1952, Ft Lauderdale, Florida; was an Osteopath.

iii. KATHRYN "KATE" L. CALHOUN, b. July 22, 1880, Clinton, IL - see her photo on Dick's scrapbook; d. December 18, 1961, California, age 81; Fairlawn Cem.Decatur; m. (1) HAROLD HOLLAND; b. Abt. 1880; m. (2) VICTOR R. LOCKHEED, August 16, 1902, Sunbury, Pennsylvania; b. Abt. 1878, New York; originally LOUGHEED; m. (3) ROBERT B. BELL, June 22, 1917; b. Abt. 1880, Decatur; d. August 30, 1918, Arizona ? Died before Child Barbara born.

iv. JOHN COLLIER CALHOUN, D.O., b. January 6, 1884, Clinton, IL; d. August 6, 1947, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; m. JULIA ISABELLE JACKSON, December 29, 1915; b. 1886, Denver, Colorado (related to Andrew!); d. October 9, 1965, Decatur, IL; also married a Siebacher.

More About JOHN COLLIER CALHOUN, D.O.:

Event 1: An Osteopathic Physician, 1st practiced in

Event 2: Decatur, IL then Ft. Lauderdale

v. RICHARD * BUTLER CALHOUN, b. June 29, 1893, Decatur, IL; see Notes; d. June 18, 1963, Oak Park, IL; Fairlawn Cem.-Decatur, IL; m. JULIA * ANN STUCKEY, November 9, 1913, Decatur, IL; b. July 28, 1893, Monticello, IL; went by Ann; see photos of her parents; d. November 15, 1987, Decatur, IL @ home # 10 Central Dr..

Notes for RICHARD * BUTLER CALHOUN:

Dick worked as an advertising manager for the Bloomington Pantagraph & the Decatur Herald and later the superintendent of the service dept. of the Decatur Review (his daughter Patricia does not believe the latter...about the Review to be true). In 1919 he owned the Calhoun Music Shop. In 1937 he became the the head of the farm replacement for the Illinois State Employment Service of the Illinois Dept. of Labor. He continued this work until his death June 19, 1963.

His hobby was carving and fashioning miniature furniture. He married Julia Ann Stuckey in 1913. She was always a lovely homemaker, wife and mother. She gave her loveable attractive self to her family...their two daughters Suzanne & Patricia. Ann also did church work and Red Cross work. See Notes on her also.

1893 Born in Decatur, IL

1913 Married Julia Ann Stuckey, was in Bloomington shortly after married

1963 died of Leukemia

Notes for JULIA * ANN STUCKEY:

I remember Julia, my Wife Ann Skinner's Maternal Grandmother very well, as we had been married 10 years when Julia died at age 94. Her 2nd husband Ben had died just 15 months before she died. I knew Ben well, but I never met her 1st husband, Richard Calhoun, as my wife Ann was only

14 when her maternal GrandFather died of Leukemia. Julia was a very intelligent, consientious & sweet old lady. She had a very good sense of humor, played piano and loved to laugh. In her last few years as her 2nd husband was weakening from Metastatic prostate cancer, she became despondent and remained depressed in my opinion for the rest of her life. - MAG

6. WINFIELD SCOTT⁴ CALHOUN, REV. (JOHN *³ CALHOON, JR., JOHN *², GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born July 16, 1846 in Near Cisna Run, Perry County, PA;, and died 1905 in Tuscola, IL; Buried @ Tuscola, IL. He married ANNA BROWN 1878 in All 3 children grad. from IL Wesleyan U.. She was born Abt. 1848 in New Richmond, OH, and died Aft. 1905 in She lived @ Long Beach, CA after W.S' death.

Notes for WINFIELD SCOTT CALHOUN, REV.:

There is a man shown in the 1870 Census index as initials U.S. Calhoun - but on the actual microfilm, page 46, Champaign Co, Post Office of Champaign, you can see clearly enough that the first initial is W. - not U. - I discovered this while searching for his brother William who seems to have been missed on the 1870 census. I assume it is Winfield. He is listed as occupation "Clerking" - and is living in a small boarding home situation, the head of the household is a Dry cleaner merchant and his wife.

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The following biographies are transcribed and Emailed to me in May 2002 by Dorris Da Pra - of William F. Calhoun, John Dill Calhoun and W. Scott Calhoun are taken from "History of Perry County, Pennsylvania" by H. H. Hain. The book was published by Hain-Moore Company, Publishers, Harrisburg, PA in 1922

W. SCOTT CALHOUN

Rev. W. Scott Calhoun was born July 16, 1846, near Cisna's Run, Madison Township, the son of John and Catharine (Kiner) Calhoun, one of a family which has become distinguished in the annals of Illinois, being a brother of Rev. J. D. Calhoun and Wm. F. Calhoun, once speaker of the Illinois Assembly, brief biographies of whom appear elsewhere. After the death of his father in 1858 the family removed to Blain, and in 1866 migrated to Illinois, locating in LaSalle County. Being refused enlistment of account of his youth he served in a civil capacity at Washington for a period during the war. Upon his return for a time he attended Sherman's Valley Institute at Andersonburg. He taught for several terms in Perry County and for a time in Illinois. Learning photography he followed that occupation for several years.

He was converted in 1875, and the following September was ordained to preach by the M. E. Conference of Illinois. He served the pastorates of such towns as Newcomb, Marshall, Couth Champaign, Newman, Perry, Pittsfield, Barry, Alanta, Beardstown, Tuscola, Monticello, Saybrook and Potomac, Illinois. While at Tuscola a new edifice costing $19,000 was built. While he was pastor at Perry (1883-84) a member of his church was Miss Mame Baird. In 1884 she was united in marriage to William Jennings Bryan, then a struggling young lawyer. Rev. and Mrs. Calhoun attended the wedding and heard the new wife express her ambition "that Will might go to Congress," little dreaming that he should lead his party three times as a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. It was the opinion of Rev. Calhoun that never were two more honest men than Wm. McKinley and Wm. J. Bryan opponents in a political contest.

Children of WINFIELD CALHOUN and ANNA BROWN are:

i. GRANVILLE M.⁵ CALHOUN, REV., b. Abt. 1880, IL; d. He was the Pastor of a Steven's Pt.,WI Ch..

ii. JESSICA C. CALHOUN, b. Abt. 1883, IL; d. June 24, 1962, Lived & buried in Tuscola, IL; m. H. VERNE SCHWARTZ; b. Abt. 1880; d. He was an attorney in Chicago; 1st initial may be "J".

iii. WAYNE WALKER CALHOUN, b. Abt. 1886, IL; lived in Hamilton, OH; VP Proctor CO.; d. Cincinatti, OH; suicide -poisoning.

7. MARGARET JANE "JENNIE"⁴ CALHOUN (JOHN *³ CALHOON, JR., JOHN *², GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born June 27, 1848 in Perry Co, PA; maybe June 16 ? - went by "Jennie", and died October 27, 1899 in Henry Co, IL - married a 3rd time - briefly married. She married (1) GEORGE H. MARLATT April 27, 1867 in Ottawa, IL - LaSalle Co.. He was born Abt. 1846. She married (2) NATHAN VOLNEY CHAMBERLAIN September 13, 1874 in Cambridge, IL - Henry Co.. He was born December 9, 1851 in Logan Co, IL;or middle name Valentine ? - or 12-1-1850 ?, and died January 19, 1882 in They lived in Geneseo, IL - was a teacher. She married (3) MR. HAPGOOD Aft. 1882. He was born Abt. 1848.

Notes for MARGARET JANE "JENNIE" CALHOUN:

This letter via Email, April 2002 - from Doris Da Pra in California:

Talked to my Aunt Doris a few minutes ago.

She didn't know anything about John Calhoun, father of Jennie. She did

talk about Jennie and her family though. Said Jennie had gone "out

west" to marry Mr. Marlatt, who was a nice man. He was the father of

Kittie Mabel (dob 11-28-1868) and Grace Ellen (dob 1870 died age 8

months). No one seemed to know why but she divorced him even though he

was "nice". Maybe she was homesick. Apparently she returned to Illinois

and married Nathan Valentine Chamberlain on 13 Sep 1874 in Henry County,

Ill. I have the marriage certificate along with lots of old letters, etc.

After Nathan died Jennie went to Kansas to marry a rich man, Mr.

Hapgood. His wife had died and he apparently became addicted to her

drugs (morphine ??). . Doris said he was mean to Allie (Allen Dill

Chamberlain) and she returned to Illinois, took back the name of

Chamberlain. This story is getting interesting isn't it? I'm trying to

find the date of Nathan's death - and the cause. It said in the

Scheibley book that Allie died of typhoid fever. No doubt about that

but I understand he was very ill and jumped or fell from the hospital

window. I believe the hospital was in Indiana.

Children of MARGARET CALHOUN and GEORGE MARLATT are:

i. KITTIE MABEL⁵ MARLATT, b. November 28, 1868; d. 1940; m. W. ELMER WEIDLEIN, February 15, 1887, Clinton, IL -at home of Uncle W. F. Calhoun; b. February 27, 1865.

More About KITTIE MABEL MARLATT:

Burial: Morristown Cem., Morristown, IL

More About W. ELMER WEIDLEIN:

Burial: Morristown Cem., Morristown, IL

ii. GRACE ELLEN MARLATT, b. 1870; d. 1871, died at 8 months old.

Children of MARGARET CALHOUN and NATHAN CHAMBERLAIN are:

iii. ALLEN DILL⁵ CHAMBERLAIN, b. May 30, 1875; d. July 24, 1901.

iv. MAUDE AMELIA CHAMBERLAIN, b. July 5, 1878, She is Dorris Da Pra's GM; d. January 22, 1962, Fresno, CA; m. OSCAR FRANK GLENN, October 5, 1899, Morristown, IL - at home of her sister, Kittie; b. January 1, 1874, Missouri; d. October 18, 1960, Santa Maria, CA - at age 86.

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Burial: Santa Maria, CA

8. JOHN DILL⁴ CALHOUN, REV. (JOHN *³ CALHOON, JR., JOHN *², GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born November 17, 1850 in Perry Co, PA - May have been December 17 ?, and died in Lived in Washington (1920), IL & Wenona,IL1905-10. He married MELVINA J. ROBINSON March 25, 1873 in Henry Co, IL; vol B, pg. 78. She was born November 5, 1852.

Notes for JOHN DILL CALHOUN, REV.:

The following biographies were transcribed and Emailed to me by Dorris Da Pra - of William F. Calhoun, John Dill Calhoun and W. Scott Calhoun are taken from "History of Perry County, Pennsylvania" by H. H. Hain. The book was published by Hain-Moore Company, Publishers, Harrisburg, PA in 1922

JOHN DILL CALHOUN

Among the theologians who have gone forth from Perry County e name of Rev. John Dill Calhoun stands in the forefront. One of three brothers who became noted - the others being Rev. W. Scott Calhoun and Dr. William F. Calhoun, once speaker of the Illinois Assembly - it is interesting to note their rise. Born sons of John and Catharine (Kiner)

Calhoun, near Cisna's Run, Madison Township, the all attained success in that great State of Illinois. Rev. John Dill Calhoun's birth occurred November 17, 1850. In 1858 the father died, leaving the mother and five children. Selling the home place they moved to Blain, where they resided for eight years. The eldest, William F., was in the Union Army, and the next older brother was in the civil service of the government, part of the time plying the coast in a transport. The eight years spent at Blain included the entire period of the Sectional War, and the Kittatinny Mountain, a few miles south, was the barrier which held back Lee's army - for again had Perry County become a borderland, just as it had been for decades in Indian affairs. There, as a boy, he heard the sound of cannonry, from the Gettysburg Battlefield, less than forty miles away, as it echoed through the mountains.

The family removed to Illinois in 1866. The mother married a second time, in 1868, her husband being Josiah B. Terpening, owner and proprietor of a large stock farm at Geneseo, Illinois. After finishing in the country schools John Dill Calhoun attended the

Cambridge High School and Farm Ridge Seminary. He then taught for several years in Henry County, beginning 1871. On March 25, 18873, he was united in marriage to Miss Bina J. Robinson, also a teacher who had been educated at the State Normal School. Having been an active member of the church for several years, he joined the Central Illinois Conference in September, 1873. Unlike many other denominations the Methodist Episcopal Church had a time limit for the service of its pastors, no matter how successful. Notwithstanding this the record of Rev. Calhoun is one of which any minister could be proud. An official announcement of the Central Illinois Conference in 1919 was that he held the highest record for length of term of service. When the limitation of the pastoral term was three years, he served four charges the full term. Then, when by the action of conference the limit was fixed at five years, he served Pekin, a city of 12,000, five years, and Cambridge, the county seat of Henry County, where he had been both a school boy and teacher, five years. He was then appointed to Knoxville, and while there the time limit was removed, and he remained there six years. Following this he served five years at Wenona, and the succeeding five at Lacon, the county sear of Marshall County. He served six years at Washington, Illinois, and in now at Metamora, in the first year of his pastorate, serving a federated church (Lutheran-Methodist-Presbyterian-Congregationalist-Baptist). Three beautiful churches and two fine parsonages have been erected as a result of his labors. Evangelistic in his methods, Rev. Calhoun has added hundreds to the rolls of several of his churches and many to each of them, and his courteous demeanor and kindly disposition have had a marked effect upon many nonattendants in these Illinois communities. He is a clear, logical thinker, and as a public speaker has had few equals in his state, being constantly called upon to deliver addresses at public functions. In 1911, with James A. Beaver, a former governor of Pennsylvania, he appeared upon the platform and delivered an address at the Old Home Week of his boyhood home at Blain, Pennsylvania, a never-to-be-forgotten occasion. Both were native Perry Countians and had brought credit upon it.

Several decades ago Rev. Calhoun wrote for the People's Advocate and Press of New Bloomfield, a series of articles on Perry; Countians in the West, which contained much of historical value and to which we are indebted for many suggestions. He has also been called to his native state on other occasions. He has been secretary of his conference for more than twenty years, and is president of the ministerial association of his town, a city with seven churches, the pride of the community. Personally, the writer believes that Rev. Calhoun's success in the ministry is largely the result of his keeping in touch with the rising generation, in which he has done in both school and church work, and even in the great every-day-world, where he has found time to say a kind word in passing or to write a cheering letter to a lonesome soul.

The Illinois General Assembly, at its sessions of 1920-21, selected Rev. Calhoun as one of its chaplains. Unlike many states, Illinois has adopted the plan of having a chaplain from each senatorial district, each serving for a stated period. Rev. Calhoun was chosen from the Thirtieth District, representing five counties of central Illinois.

While at work on this book, the author had the pleasure of getting personally acquainted with Rev. Calhoun, and found that, true to form, the succeeding generation are educationally inclined, and while not born Perry Countians, a word of them. Six children have been born to the family, and like their parents, all were teachers in the public schools. The are all married. William S. has taught for ten years in Knox and Henry Counties; John Paul is superintendent of schools at Morton, and Glenn H. is superintendent of schools at Lexington - they having completed their education at Hedding College. Harold Verne, a State Normal graduate, is superintendent of schools at Mackinaw. The daughters, Katherine Nellie (wife of Dr. L. M. Magill, of Lexington, Ill.), and Florence Grace (wife of B. Orin Ball, cashier of the First National Bank of Kewanee, Ill.), both graduated from St. Mary's Ladies' College, an Episcopal institution at Knoxville, Illinois. To his wife Rev. Calhoun is inclined to give much credit for his success, she being a efficient and capable religious worker, a power in missionary work among his people.

Rev. Calhoun has a characteristic that is quite common to those born among the charming scenery of Perry County, save that with him it amounts almost to a passion, and while his life has been largely spent in religious work in the State of Illinois - the value of which can never even be estimated - his heart has roamed the hills and valleys of his native county during all the years and he has made many pilgrimages back to the haunts of childhood.

Since the three sons of this Perry County family have achieved distinction, a word of the daughters, Margaret Jennie, who married Nathan V. Chamberlain at Geneseo, a well-known teacher and business man, died in 1903. Martha Ella married E. L. Hill, of Geneseo, who taught many years in Henry County, Illinois. They now reside in Des Moines, Iowa, where Mrs. Hill is president of the Eighth Congressional District in W. C. T. U. work. She is also vice-president of the state organization. A daughter, Grace, was born on the second marriage, and is now the wife of Walter Lambert, proprietor of a leading department store of Geneseo, Illinois.

Children of JOHN CALHOUN and MELVINA ROBINSON are:

i. WILLIAM SCOTT⁵ CALHOUN, b. February 27, 1874; m. HARRIETT GLISSON; b. Abt. 1875; d. 1919.

ii. KATHERINE "NELL" ELLA CALHOUN, b. September 14, 1876; m. LEWIS MALCOLM MAGILL, DR., June 8, 1910; b. November 26, 1871; d. he was a dentist, lived in Lexington, IL.

iii. FLORENCE GRACE CALHOUN, b. October 21, 1878; m. BARNEY ORAN BALL, June 25, 1903; b. August 26, 1878.

iv. JOHN PAUL CALHOUN, b. August 25, 1886; d. he was superintendant of schools in Morton, IL; m. MAYE REIL; b. Abt. 1886.

v. GLENN H. CALHOUN, b. September 12, 1889, lived in California as of 1975; d. He was principal of a school in Lexington, IL; m. GAIL HANNUM; b. Abt. 1890.

vi. HENRY VERNE CALHOUN, b. July 7, 1891, Pekin, IL - (I once had him listed as Harold); d. September 23, 1975, Principal of Mackinaw HS since 1917; m. GERTRUDE JUDD; b. Abt. 1892; d. 1973.

Notes for HENRY VERNE CALHOUN:

He was probably Henry and was also Mayor of Belleville, IL and superintendent of Schools at Belleville.

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Burial: Cumberland Cem, Wenona, IL

9. MARTHA ELLEN⁴ CALHOUN (JOHN *³ CALHOON, JR., JOHN *², GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born May 26, 1853 in May have gone by Ella; and was Matilda on 1860 census, and died Aft. 1928 in Probably Des Moines, IA where they resided. She married EDWARD L. HILL December 30, 1871 in Henry County, IL - may be 12-28. He was born Abt. 1850, and died in lived in Henry Co,IL - moved to Des Moines,IA.

Children of MARTHA CALHOUN and EDWARD HILL are:

i. FREDERICK L.⁵ HILL, b. May 12, 1873.

ii. MABEL ESTELLA HILL, b. September 28, 1874; m. MR. DOUGLAS; b. Abt. 1874.

iii. MADGE ELLA HILL, b. January 6, 1878; m. CLAUDE OREBAUGH; b. Abt. 1878.

iv. WILLIAM CALHOUN HILL, b. December 1, 1880.

v. EVERETT SPENCER HILL, b. October 14, 1893.

10. HENRY LIGHTNER⁴ KINER (MARGARET ANN³ CALHOUN, JOHN *² CALHOON, SR., GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born February 1, 1851 in Base of Mt. Nemo, Shafer's Valley, Perry Co, PA, and died March 11, 1920 in His Obit states he was Mayor of Geneseo. He married JUNE HOWARD June 7, 1882 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of ABEL HOWARD and MARY HOPPLE. She was born Abt. 1854, and died Aft. 1920.

Notes for HENRY LIGHTNER KINER:

This biography below is the source of confusion on the Calhoun line from John's wifes and

Geneseo and Henry County know Henry L. Kiner as a representative citizen who, through forty years of his connection with the city, has displayed marked devotion to the general

welfare as a public-spirited citizen. Throughout the county he is known as a journalist and writer who has won more than passing notice as a contributor to leading magazines. Mr. Kiner has reached the fifty-eighth milestone on life's journey, his birth having occurred on the 1st of February, 1851, at the foot of Mount Nemo in Schafer's Valley, Perry County,

Pennsylvania. His parents, William and Margaret (Calhoun) Kiner, were also natives of the Keystone state.

The founder of the Kiner family in America settled on the James River in Virginia in 1625 and a large monument was there erected to his memory which may be seen to this day. He came to the new world from Germany and in later generations branches of the family took root in other states. Jacob Kiner, the grandfather of Henry L. Kiner, was a native of Pennsylvania where, in early manhood, he followed the occupation of farming. He married Jane Dill, and they moved westward to Illinois in 1854, but the broad prairies, then

Some time subsequent to their marriage, Mr. And Mrs. William Kiner removed westward with their family, taking up their abode in Ottawa, Lasalle County, Illinois, on the present site of the Clifton Hotel, on the bank of the Fox River in 1854. Subsequently they took up their abode in Otter Creek Township in that county, where Mr. Kiner engaged in farming and continued to work at his trade. In 1864, he removed to Grundy County, Illinois, where died in 1865 at the age of thirty-eight years. His widow long survived him, passing away in Geneseo in 10--. At the advanced age of eighty-nine years both were members of the Methodist Church, and were consistent Christian people who enjoyed the respect of all with whom they came in contact. They were parents of two sons, the younger being Samuel R. Kiner, who died in Washington, D. C., where he had been in the employ of the government for a quarter of a century.

Henry L. Kiner, the older brother, was but three years of age when his parents removed to Lasalle County, where he was reared until 1864, after which he resided in Grundy County for five years, or until 18659, when he came to Geneseo, where he has since made his home. While spending his youthful days on his father's farm he attended the district school and later benefited by academical instruction in Farm Ridge Seminary in Lasalle County, Illinois. He made his initial step in the business world as an apprentice in the drug store of J. B. Moderwell in Geneseo in 1869, and continued in the drug trade until 1874. In January of that year he formed a partnership with John Christian and established the Henry County News, the business association continuing for four years, when Mr. Kiner purchased Mr. Christian's interest in the plant and changed the name of the paper to the Geneseo News, which he continued to edit and publish for twenty-four years longer. Mr. Kiner established an enviable reputation by his editorial pen, his writings being widely quoted throughout the United States. They are characterized by a whimsical and humorous style which, nevertheless, enforces the truth of fact which he intends to convey. For a number of years he has also been a contributor to several of the popular and leading magazines of the country, and is today one of the best known men in Henry County, his mental activity constituting a far-reaching influence.

Aside from the field of journalism, Mr. Kiner has done effective work in the City of Geneseo, his last term expiring in April 1909, when he retired from office as he had entered it with the confidence and good will of the great majority, having given to the city during four terms a businesslike administration characterized by needed reform and substantial progress.

On the 7th of June 1881, Mr. Kiner was married in St. Louis to Miss June Howard, a daughter of Abel and Mary Ella (Hopple) Howard. They have two children: Henry Clyde, a student in the civil engineering department of the University of Illinois, and Howard Dickens, attending the Geneseo High School. Mrs. Kiner holds membership in the Congregational Church, and his political allegiance has been given to the Republican Party. Because of his business activity, his official service, his social qualities and his unfaltering devotion to the general good, he has become widely known, while in Geneseo and Henry County those who do not call him friend would scarcely figure in the census.

Source: "History of Henry County Illinois" by Henry L. Kiner, Volume II, Chicago: The Pioneer Publishing Company 1910

Contributed by: Alice Gless

Children of HENRY KINER and JUNE HOWARD are:

i. HENRY CLYDE⁵ KINER, b. Abt. 1883.

ii. HOWARD DICKENS KINER, b. Abt. 1894; d. was a lawyer in Chicago, IL.

11. SAMUEL ROSS⁴ KINER (MARGARET ANN³ CALHOUN, JOHN *² CALHOON, SR., GEORGE¹ CAHOON) was born 1854, and died in died in Washington, DC. He married MARY E. SMITH. She was born May 5, 1857.

Children of SAMUEL KINER and MARY SMITH are:

i. ROSS REGINALD⁵ KINER, b. September 5, 1875.

ii. BESSIE LENORE KINER, b. June 22, 1881; m. ELMER F. MEYER, September 16, 1897; b. Abt. 1880.