Calvin Choate
by Tom and Donna Schopper
Jeanne, Calvin was the son of Thomas Choate and Susan Pace.
Siblings were Thomas, John D, Elizabeth, and Riley. Is your
William related through one of Calvin's siblings?
I've been trying to find out more about Calvin's children.
I found them in Franklin Co AR in 1880 but most of the
children were listed by initial only. There was an Emeline
listed and I'd never heard of her before. My
great-great-aunt Carrie Fay Choate was one of Calvin's
youngest children (maybe the youngest) b. 1888. She gave me
a list of her siblings many years ago which included Selmer,
Lou, Maude, Susan, Tom, John, Cynthia, Jessie, and Joseph.
No Emeline. And I've never found a reference to Tom at all.
The names I have don't exactly fit the initials on the
census records either. By the way, I have found other
Calvins so some women weren't as strong willed as your
grandmother. Donna