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Author: lwwhittington
Surnames: Calhoun, Colhoun, Whittington
Classification: queries
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I located my g-grandmother, Mahaley Jane WHITTINGTON, in the 1880 census for Taylor
County, GA (along with her three sons, including my grandfather, Rufus Whittington).
However, I've been unable for years to find my g-grandfather. Whittington was my
g-grandmother's maiden name, and so I thought she may have married a Whittington
cousin. I was never able to find her in the 1870 census.
Now, my Y-DNA testing shows a 67 marker exact match with a CALHOUN and multiple near
matches with other Calhoun cousins. When I went back and searched the Taylor County 1870
census for Calhoun, I found a James Calhoun, Sr. and James Calhoun (possibly his son) that
lived a few houses apart, and with a Mary Whitington (misspelled) that lived in between
them. The census also listed an A.L. Calhoun, an A.M. Calhoun, and David Calhoun as other
adult males living with their families in Taylor County.
This Mary was the right age for my g-grandmother, and according to the census, had a
3-year old son named George. Looking at the actual image, it isn't clear her name was
Mary. It was M something. I couldn't find this Mary and George in the 1870 census. So,
maybe this was my Mahaley Jane Whittington and her 3-year old son Gordon. And, maybe one
of these Taylor County Calhouns was the father of grandfather Rufus that was born in
1875.
The Y-DNA database says the probability that the Calhoun (with the 67 marker exact match)
and I have a common ancestor is 90% back 4 generations and 99% back 8 generations. The
matching Calhoun has an ancestor, Rev. Alexander Colhoun, back 8 generations that lived in
Ireland and is likely also my ancestor.
Any of you that can share information about the Calhouns living in Taylor County, GA in
1865-1875, I would very much like to hear from you. Please post at this board, or contact
me directly at larry(a)whittingtonassociates.com. Thank you.
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