MICHAEL, Thank you for posting that information. This is the most info I have received, so come on listers, help us out here. There have to be a lot of CALHOUNS lurking out there. As you have read recently, discouragement is high for the list, so LIST ADMINISTRATOR., maybe you could help us out by A roll call or something, please ? A most wanted? Earliest ancestor? HELP! Mary -----Original Message----- From: Michael_Libenson@monitor.com <Michael_Libenson@monitor.com> To: CALHOUN-L@rootsweb.com <CALHOUN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [CALHOUN] James Calhoun family >My Calhouns (and Calhoons) are from Pennsylvania, though I am not sure if >we have a connection. I actually have a lot more information on siblings, >etc. in a family genealogy book; the problem is that I have lent that book >to a Calhoun friend (coincidentally enough). I hope to get it back soon. >Here is my information which I posted to the COLQUHOUN list some time ago. > > >I have two separate sets of COLQUHOUNs in my lineage, one spelled CALHOUN >and one spelled CALHOON. > >My lineage goes: > >Michael David LIBENSON b. 17 July 1968 in Pittsburgh, PA (me) >Barbara Taylor LIBENSON b. 27 April 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA (mother) >Robert Stevenson TAYLOR b. 10 October 1914 in Pittsburgh, PA (grandfather) >Mary Elise Calhoon TAYLOR b. 30 April 1876 in Georgetown, Beaver County, PA >(great-grandmother) >Thomas Stevenson CALHOON b. 15 August 1834 in Green Township, Beaver >County, PA (great-great-grandfather) >Harriet Amanda Calhoun CALHOON b. 5 February 1834 in Burgettstown, >Washington County, PA (great-great-grandmother) > >Before that the line splits into two sets of COLQUHOUNs. Here is the >information I have Harriet Amanda's father and grandfather (and >grandmother): > >Charles CALHOUN b. 26 March 1802 in York, PA >Andrew CALHOUN b. approx 1760?? married to Anna Maria FORD b. 1770 in York, >PA >* Andrew was a private in the Revolutionary and Indian Wars; Anna Maria, >known as Mary, was the daughter of Peter FORD, also of York, PA > >At the moment, I don't have more information on Thomas Stevenson CALHOON's >lineage. I do know that he was a reasonably well known riverboat Captain >in western Pennsylvania, that he was orphaned at a young age, and was >raised by his uncle, Richard CALHOON. > >Thanks a lot. > >Michael Libenson > >MLibenson@mba1996.hbs.edu or >Michael_Libenson@Monitor.com > > > > > >"tony" <elams@nemonet.com> on 11/10/99 07:59:42 PM > >Please respond to CALHOUN-L@rootsweb.com > >To: CALHOUN-L@rootsweb.com >cc: (bcc: Michael Libenson/CAM/Monitor) >Subject: [CALHOUN] James Calhoun family > > > > >Just joined the List. We are just about to give up, but the Calhoun Motto >is "If I can" so here is one more try. > >James Calhoun and his wife Nancy were m. in PA. Their first child Frances >F. Calhoun was b. in PA (she m. Robert Lester) and the rest of the family >was b. in Daviess Co., IN. I am a descendant of Robert C. B. Calhoun who >was b. in Sept. 1822 in Daviess Co., IN and Eliza Goodman, they married, >had children and lived in Vigo Co., IN. > >We read in the Orval Calhoun Vol. III, that he was the son of John Calhoun >and Ann Finton and this family was from Allegheny Co., PA. Is there anyone >out there working on this family. WE have more information that we would >love to exchange. >Zabette (Calhoun) Elam > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > > > > >============================== >RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! >Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >