Thanks George.
For Donald & Hoyce Kelley... At the bottom is a note for
access to the O'Gorman book. I don't know where
you live. But, there are a few of the books in
libraries now. If you live near or are planning
to visit the Greene Co. Indiana area where Robert W
and families lived you can check out the book at the
Bloomfield Public Library in Bloomfield; Indiana.
My line from Robert W is from his son John Oscar...
note he also has a brother John Oscar. Confusing :-)
Good luck.
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From: cybercat(a)peoplepc.com [mailto:cybercat@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 10:08 PM
To: CALVERT-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [CALVERT] Kentucky Calverts
Donald & Joyce Kelley
On Dec. 12th, Joyce Fleming-Kelley wrote:
I am just starting on the Calvert family. I am
looking for the ancestry of a Robert W. Calvert,
born 25 Dec 1811 in KY; he died 23 Jan 1857 in
Greene Co., IN. He married Celia Russell and
their known children are:
Constantine Calvert, b. about 1836; John O. b,
about 1838; William O., b.
18 Jun 1844; Mary J. b. about 1846; Sarah E.,
b. 9 Oct 1848; Margaret A.
b. about 1852; and Robert L. b, 12 Feb 1853.
Any information regarding
this family and the ancestors of Robert W. would
be appreciated. Everyone
have a wonderful holiday.
Joyce,
Robert W. Calvert, born 25 Dec 1811 in
Culpeper County, Virginia.He was the eldest
child of Jesse Calvert and his wife Levicy Rea.
Jesse Calvert married Levicy Rea in Culpeper
County, Oct. 5, 1810. They were in Fayette
County, Ky. by 1823, when Jesse wrote a letter
(dated March 3, 1823) to his brother John
Calvert in Culpeper Co.
There is a lot of information about this line of the
Calverts. Robert W. Calvert is #1108 in Ella Foy
O'Gorman's "Descendants of Virginia Calverts".
Robert is in the 10th generation since George
Calvert, the 1st Lord Baltimore. His line of
descendant is -Robert W.(10th), Jesse (9th),
George (8th), George(7th), George(6th),
John(5th), George(4th), William (3rd), Leonard
(2nd), George(1st).
Written proof that George(4th) was truly the son
of William (3rd) is lacking. The connection back
to Lord Baltimore is by tradition and custom; not
by documented written evidence. The remainder
of the family from George (4th) to Robert W.
(and beyond) is well established.
George(5th) and his son George(6th) were both
Captains in the Rev. War. George(5th) was
known as George Calvert, Jr. When Benedict
Arnold invaded Virginia in 1781, George
Calvert, Jr. was called to the colors and
commissioned a Captain of the Culpeper Co.
Militia on May 19, 1781 by Thomas Jefferson,
Gov. of Virginia. He was past 70 years of age at
the time of his commission.
This is not my line of the Calvert clan, however
there are others in the group who descend from
George Calvert, Jr. George is clearly the name
of choice for the Calverts, and I am almost
embarrassed to sign this.
George Calvert
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From posting 7/17/2000 *******
Several years ago I visited the Allen County library in Ft. Wayne IN.
While I was researching my family name Calvert, I found the book
"Descendants of Virginia Calverts" by Ella Foy O'Gorman 1947
(Mrs. Michael Martin O'Gorman).
At that time the book was a photo-copy on single sided paper bound
up into two volumes. The photo-copy quality was poor but contained
the genealogical information I was looking for.
My father Owen Calvert is listed as #4560 in this book.
I have since found the Higginson Book Company who republished this
book and I have bought one for my self and some for placement in a
few libraries so other researchers might find us.
I do not know how the libraries loan books to other libraries.
I have never tried to get any books that were not available locally.
So, I am posting this information to allow anyone assisting others to
be able to direct them to places where the O'Gorman book has been placed.
I have donated the O'Gorman book to the following libraries:
The Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne Indiana.
(Second largest genealogy collection)
The Kokomo - Howard County Public Library in Kokomo, Indiana.
(Close to me - I live in Kokomo)
The Bloomfield Public Library in Bloomfield; Indiana.
(Close to Calvertville, Indiana where 3 generations before
my father are resting and many relatives now live)
Gary Lee Calvert ASM Troop 568 Kokomo
P.O.Box 6353
Kokomo, Indiana 46904-6353
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