Guess I have lurked long enough... This is all I know about my CALHOUNS. If
anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it and will be happy to share
what I have on connecting families. I also have pictures of my Mathew and
his family.
Martha
MATHEW FRANKLIN CALHOUN was born March 01, 1836 in Macon, Georgia, and died
March 11, 1900. He married SUSAN FRANCIS NOEL December 29, 1859 in San
Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas, daughter of JAMES NOEL and SARAH
JOHNSON. She was born August 10, 1841 in Jackson, Mississippi?, and died
1926 in Texas.
Children of MATHEW CALHOUN and SUSAN NOEL are:
MARY ELIZABETH CALHOUN, b. October 30, 1861, San Augustine, San Augustine
County, Texas; d. June 26, 1901, Wimberly, Hays County, Texas; m. ZACHARY
TAYLOR WIMBERLY, SR., January 13, 1876, Wimberly, Hays County, Texas; b.
October 23, 1853, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas; d. March 03, 1913,
Wimberley, Hays County, Texas.
FANNIE FRANCES CALHOUN, b. July 11, 1868, San Augustine, San Augustine
County, Texas.
SARAH ANN CALHOUN, b. October 18, 1871, Trinity, Texas; d. Georgia.
JAMES CALHOUN, b. Bet. 1872 - 1876; m. LOUISE ?.
MARTHA EMMA CALHOUN, b. October 02, 1877, Texas; d. December 06, 1960,
Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; m. JAMES LEE GRANT HENRY, May 05, 1898; b.
January 21, 1877, San Augustine County, Texas; d. November 21, 1952,
Woodville, Tyler County, Texas. (my great-greatgrandparents)
There is a story that Mathew Calhoun was a POW in the civil war and killed 2
yankees to escape and he killed another man at an election place. He changed
his name to Mathew Calhoun Franklin and fled with his family to a state up
North; From the book, "Wimberley, Historic Belle of the Blanco" by Dorothy
Wimberly Kerbow.
On Martha Emma's death certificate her parents are listed as Mathew Calhoun
and Susan Noel. On daughter, Martha Emma Henry Peavy's Form SS-5 she named
her parents as James Lee Henry and Martha Emma Franklin.
James Calhoun was a policeman in Detroit, Michigan.