Anita Calvert Bourgoise: Who was she? How does she fit in the puzzle? Of what descent was
she? Was she part of the Calvert Association? This is important because her name was
attached to genealogies that was found at Old Greene County PA courthouse.
Found this in a old email in 2000 from Ken Gilke.*****
Some time ago a mention was of a lawsuit made by Calvert heirs.
While going through some old papers I ran across an old news clipping,
(Hopkins Co., Ky. Newspaper, that I thought might be of interest.
Sorry, there was no date.
(Headline) Heirs to High Estate in Hopkins
About 400 living in Hopkins and Caldwell Counties (Ky) are in line for
slice of $400,000,000 BaltimoreCalvert Estate.
Mrs Bourgeoise, Lawyer of St. Louis, confers with heirs at Princeton
(Ky)last week.
Sanguine of Success
Mrs A. Calvert Bourgeoise, who is a practicing attorney of St. Louis, was
in the city yesterday by previous appointment to meet the heirs from
Caldwell and Hopkins Counties who are interested in the Baltimore Calvert
estate. A large number were present from the two counties and a conference
was held in the Mayes storeroom.
Mrs Bourgeoise addressed the gathering stating the plans adopted in the
efforts that are being made to regain possession of the vast estate for the
heirs, which is valued at about $400,000,000. Mrs Bourgeoise is very
sanguine of ultimate success and says the best legal talent available is
retained in the case. It is said that there are about 400 heirs in
Caldwell and Hopkins Counties, some of our best known families being
included in the number......end article...
Note:
Jewel Maude Calvert b. Oct 8, 1879 in St. Louis Mo....d. Mar. 18, 1940
Los Angeles, Ca. Dau. Of William Preston Calvert and Zella Jones,
she married Adolph Bourgeoise June 19, 1908 in St. Louis, Mo.
ie: Mrs A. Calvert Bourgeoise
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Email from Elizabeth Calvert a news paper clipping among her grandmothers
notes.
Newspaper clipping: "Kansas City, Mo., Jan 5, 1913 - The Western Calvert
Heirs' Association met here today and resolved to take up the fight of
possession of the lands in and around the city of Baltimore that were
granted in the 17th century to Lord Baltimore by King James I of England.
The estate, for which the association assert they will soon open a legal
contest, has an estimated value of $600,000,000."
Here are some other email that may be interested in joining our search.
They chatted were on the Calvert email last year when the subject on the
Calvert Heirs came up. Greg Nelson said that the lawsuit was actually filed
in Baltimore, and that the family lost their claim. If you want to look for
the suit, I would expect to find it filed in the late 20s or early 30s, and
to be title Calvert Heirs v. City of Baltimore. They were still trying to
raise money when Cora Hiatt published her Chenaweth history which was Greg
Nelson's line.
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I found my Anita Calvert Bourgeoise BOOK, "The Calvert Family of
Maryland and Virginia"
There is a stamped date in the book "St. Louis, MO. Public Library, Oct 4,
1919". The book was copywriter in 1916. So the book is at least 83 years
old.
Thanks to Debbie Wodickers of High Ridge, MO who was kind enough to go to
the library and make me a copy as the library would not lend it our on
library loan. I had located two books one in St. Louis, MO and the other
Fort Wayne, Allen CO., Ind.