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Subject: Re: Mathew Calhoun- Macon, GA/Susan Noel
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:44:49 -0700
From: CALHOUN-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
To: ruffles(a)pnx.com
From CALHOUN-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
Okay, I'm grasping at straws here, but I'm at a stone wall
and
really =
need some help. My g-g- grandfather was Mathew CALHOUN FRANKLIN.
Story =
goes that he changed his last name from CALHOUN to FRANKLIN and
fled to =
avoid being prosecuted for murder. Below is the info that I have
on him, =
keeping in mind that if he did not legally change his name the
surname =
would actually be Calhoun. If anyone can shed any light on this I
would =
certainly appreciate your help!!
Thanks,
Martha
Descendants of Mathew Calhoun Franklin
Generation No. 1
1. MATHEW CALHOUN1 FRANKLIN was born March 01, 1831 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,
Missouri or =
Virginia, and died 1926 in Texas.
Notes for MATHEW CALHOUN FRANKLIN:
Born: March 3 1836, per Pam Kelley Johnson's records. (Which one
is =
correct?)
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. Per Pam Kelley
Johnson's =
research, the dates that Ms. Kerbow's states about when and where
Mathew =
and his family were, do not match with census records. (My Dad
says =
Mathew left his family behind and remarried when he got to Texas,
he =
says Mathew's family found him and moved into a house that used
to
be =
next to my grandmother's house)
Listed in census of 1860, San Augustine Couty, Texas, p. 347 San =
Augustine District / 30yoa, living with wife's family / M.C.
Franklin.
Listed in census of 1870, Bell County, Texas, p. 053 Belton Beat /
44 =
yoa / M.C. Franklin.
?? Listed in census of 1880, Shelby County, Texas, p. 053 Ed 89 /
41 yoa =
/ M.E. Franklin. ??
Occupation: Farmer
Notes for SUSAN FRANCIS NOEL:
Listed in 1850 census, San Augustine County, Texas / 6 yoa.
Listed in 1860 census, San Augustine County, Texas / 19 yoa.
Listed in 1870 census, Bell County, Texas / 29 yoa.
Listed in 1880 census, Shelby County, Texas / 41 yoa.
Listed in 1900 census, San Augustine County, Texas / 58 yoa.
Listed in 1910 census, San augustine County, Texas / 69 yoa.
Listed in 1920 census, Shelby County, Texas / 79 yoa.
Children of MATHEW FRANKLIN and SUSAN NOEL are:
2. i. MARY ELIZABETH2 FRANKLIN, b. October 30, 1861, San
Augustine, San =
Augustine County, Texas; d. June 26, 1901, Wimberly, Hays County,
Texas.
ii. FANNIE FRANCES FRANKLIN, b. July 11, 1868, Texas.
iii. SARAH ANN FRANKLIN, b. October 18, 1871, Texas; d. Georgia.
iv. JAMES FRANKLIN, b. Bet. 1872 - 1876; m. LOUISE ?.
3. v. MARTHA EMMA FRANKLIN, b. October 02, 1877, Texas; d.
December 06, =
1960, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas.
Generation No. 2
2. MARY ELIZABETH2 FRANKLIN (MATHEW CALHOUN1) was born October 30,
1861 =
in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas, and died June 26,
1901 in =
Wimberly, Hays County, Texas. She married ZACHARY TAYLOR WIMBERLY
=
January 13, 1876 in Wimberly, Hays County, Texas, son of PLEASANT
=
WIMBERLY and AMANDA JACKSON.=20
Children of MARY FRANKLIN and ZACHARY WIMBERLY are:
i. ALBERT ANDREW3 WIMBERLY, b. October 08, 1877, Wimberly, Hays
County, =
Texas; d. 1976.
ii. NELLIE ANN WIMBERLY, b. July 02, 1880; d. 1981; m. SIDNEY
PYLAND.
iii. CALVIN HICKMAN WIMBERLY, b. April 21, 1882; d. 1970; m. MABEL
=
SAUNDERS.
iv. INFANT SON WIMBERLY, b. January 22, 1885; d. January 25, 1885.
v. SUSIE ELLA WIMBERLY, b. April 15, 1886; d. 1964; m. JOHN WILL
PYLAND.
vi. CHARLES RUFUS WIMBERLY, b. November 26, 1888; d. 1969.
vii. AMANDA MINTA WIMBERLY, b. January 30, 1891; d. 1964.
viii. JAMES MARSHALL WIMBERLY, b. December 23, 1892; d. 1968; m.
CARRIE =
ETHEL ROBERTS.
ix. VELMA VERNA WIMBERLY, b. January 24, 1895; d. 1964.
x. HOMER WAYNE WIMBERLY, b. October 15, 1896; d. 1944; m. ELLA
SIMON.
xi. DAVID CROCKETT WIMBERLY, b. October 11, 1898.
3. MARTHA EMMA2 FRANKLIN (MATHEW CALHOUN1) was born October 02,
1877 in =
Texas, and died December 06, 1960 in Woodville, Tyler County,
Texas. She =
married JAMES LEE GRANT HENRY May 05, 1898, son of WILLIAM HENRY
and =
JULIA MCBROOM. He was born January 21, 1877 in San Augustine
County, =
Texas, and died November 21, 1952 in Woodville, Tyler County,
Texas.
Notes for MARTHA EMMA FRANKLIN:
Listed in 1880 census, Shelby County, Texas/ 2 yoa.
Listed in 1900 census, San Augustine County, Texas / 23 yoa.
Listed in 1910 census, San Augustine County, Texas / 32 yoa.
Listed in 1920 census, Shelby County, Texas / 42 yoa.
Parents listed as Mathew Calhoun and Susan Noel on death
Certificate.
Corinth Cemetery listed as burial place in San Augustine County =
Cemeteries 1836-1964.
More About MARTHA EMMA FRANKLIN:
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorage
Interred: Corinth Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Notes for JAMES LEE GRANT HENRY:
Listed in 1880 census, Shelby County, Texas / 2 yoa.
Listed in 1900 census, San Augustine County, Texas / 23 yoa.
Listed in 1910 census, San Augustine County, Texas / 32 yoa.
Listed in 1920 census, Shelby County, Texas / 42 yoa.
Whiterock Cemetery listed as burial place in San Augustine County
=
Cemeteries 1836-1964 book.=20
Corinth Cemetery: There are 2 unmarked graves between Wille Henry
and =
John Oscar Henry. Could they be James Lee Grant Henry and Martha
Emma =
Franklin Henry?
More About JAMES LEE GRANT HENRY:
Cause of Death: Aplasia of bone tumor
Interred: Corinth Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
Medical Information: Died at home 10:05 am
Occupation: Farmer
Children of MARTHA FRANKLIN and JAMES HENRY are:
4. i. JAMES WILLIAM3 HENRY, b. February 11, 1899; d. December 25,
1989.
ii. JOHN OLIVER HENRY, b. January 26, 1900.
Notes for JOHN OLIVER HENRY:
There is a tombstone in Corinth Cemetery, San Augustine County,
Texas =
that reads: John Oscar Henry, b. Jan. 27, 1901, d. Feb. 14, 1972.
(Could =
this be the same person?)
More About JOHN OLIVER HENRY:
Interred: Whiterock Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
5. iii. LAURIE CALHOUN HENRY, b. July 26, 1904; d. May 22, 1979, =
Lewisville, Denton County, Texas.
6. iv. SUSIE LUCILLE HENRY, b. November 13, 1906, Whiterock
Community, =
San Augustine County, Texas.; d. May 1998.
7. v. MARTHA EMMA HENRY, b. September 08, 1908, Shelby County,
Texas; d. =
January 04, 1997, Carthage, Panola County, Texas.
8. vi. LEWIS MELVIN HENRY, b. August 13, 1912, Shelby County,
Texas; d. =
December 02, Houston, Harris County, Texas.