Forwarded to the list by Valorie Calhoun Queries A new message, "Newton Thompson Calhoun," was posted by John Jaris on Mon, 25 Oct 1999 It is a response to "Newton Thompson CALHOUN," posted by Penny Everett on Thu, 01 Apr 1999 Surname: *{Ed note: I will go in and add some surnames here. Otherwise, this query would not show up in searches! Add the surnames is an important step towards getting your query read!} --- NAME: John Jaris EMAIL: johnjaris@earthlink.com DATE: Oct 25 1999 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: Maybe I can give you a helpful suggestion or a false lead, I am not sure. My great grandfather was John Newton Calhoun b. 1809. He was named according to family legend for a well know teacher/preacher of that time. His brother, Warren Walker Calhoun, named two of his sons Augustus Newton Calhoun b. 1825 and Henry Newton Calhoun b. 1865. Sorry, I do not know all the history on their childen. My great grandfather's son, Henry Newton Calhoun, died at age nineteen. My grandfather's daughter, Mary Jane Calhoun, married a T. B. Thompson. The family has a habit of naming children after relatives so this may be how your Newton Thompson Calhoun got his name. This branch of the Tennessee Calhouns settled around Glenmora, La. in Rapadies Parish.. To respond to this query, read other queries, or post your own Calhoun query, visit: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/cal/Calhoun>