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Samuel Daniel Calhoun
August 17, 1834 - September 13, 1919
Born August 17, 1834.
Resided at DeWitt County, TX in 1860.
Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Captured at McMinnville,TN on October 4, 1863.
Forwarded to Camp Morton, IN.
Forwarded to City Point, VA in March 1865.
Exchanged at City Point, VA in March 1865.
Married Elizabeth Sumners and had nine children.
Died September 13, 1919.
Pension # 27261 DeWitt County Claimant: Samuel Daniel Calhoun
Pension # 36281 DeWitt County Claimant: Nancy E. Calhoun (Wife of SD Calhun)
Pension # 26151 DeWitt County Claimant: John Richard Calhoun
Pension # 29289 DeWitt County Claimant: Annie Deliah Calhoun (Wife of JR Calhoun)
John D. Barnhill in Company A, 6 MS Cavalry.
Additional information on Elizabeth Barnhill may be found in Bennie Lou Hook
Altom's essay, "Elizabeth Barnhill and the Texian Wolf Hunters,"
based on Pierce and Latham's books, and winner of the 1997 Daughters of the
Republic of Texas Mamie Wynne Cox Historical Essay Award. The essay is available
at the DRT Library in Austin, Texas; Maury County, Tennessee Library, Dallas
Public Library, and the Library of Congress. Another source of information
is "The History of DeWitt County, Texas," by Cynthia Salm, DeWitt
County Historical Commission, Curtis Media, Dallas, TX, 1991.
The arrival in TX is described in F.S. Latham's writings 'Travels in the Republic of Texas - 1842," edited and published by Gerald Pierce through Encino Press, Austin, Texas in 1971.
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| 1850 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Clinton, Page 123, Dwelling 126, Family 126, (image) | |||||||||
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| John D. Barnhill | 40 | M | Farmer | 500 | SC | ||||
| Elizabeth H. Barnhill | 36 | F | TN | ||||||
| Samuel D. Calhoun | 15 | M | TN | ||||||
| William Calhoun | 13 | M | Farmer | TN | |||||
| John Calhoun | 11 | M | TN | ||||||
| Elizabeth Calhoun | 10 | F | TN | ||||||
| Martha J. Barnhill | 1 | F | TX | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Page 466, Dwelling 149, Family 149, (image) | ||||||||||
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| S. D. Calhoun | 27 | M | Farmer | 2600 | 1900 | Tennessee | ||||
| John R. Calhoun | 21 | M | Tennessee | |||||||
| Elizabeth Calhoun | 17 | F | Tennessee | |||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Town, page 212B, Dwelling 13, Family 13, (image 2/35) | |||||||||||
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| Calhoun Saml D | 35 | M | W | Farmer | 300 | 100 | Tenn | ||||
| Calhoun Nancy E | 18 | F | W | Keeps house | Texas | ||||||
| Calhoun James C | 6/12 | M | W | at home | Texas | ||||||
| 1880 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Precinct 1, Page 394A, Dwelling 405, Family 412, (image) | ||||||||||||
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| James C. Calhoun | W | M | 10 | Son | At School | TX | TN | MO | ||||
| William R. Calhoun | W | M | 8 | Son | TX | TN | MO | |||||
| Lem S. Calhoun | W | M | 6 | Son | TX | TN | MO | |||||
| Samuel D. Calhoun | W | M | 2 | Son | TX | TN | MO | |||||
| Susan Sumners | W | F | 36 | Other | TX | SC | TN | |||||
| Charles Sumners | W | M | 14 | Other | TX | KY | TX | |||||
| Murphey Delony | W | M | 12 | Other | At School | TX | AL | TN | ||||
| James Wilson | B | M | 14 | Other | Servant | TX | - | - | ||||
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| 1910 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Cuero City, Precinct 1, ED. 34, Page 4A, Dwelling 318, Family 63, (7/37) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sam D. Calhoun | Head | W | M | 75 | M (41 years) | TN | VA | TN | Own Home | |||||
| Elizabeth Calhoun | Wife | W | F | 58 | M (41 yrs) | 9 (7 living) | TX | MO | US | |||||
| Annie Brightwell | Dau. | W | F | 33 | M (1 yr.) | 0 | TX | TN | TX | |||||
| Walter Brightwell | Son in Law | W | M | 35 | M (1 yr) | TX | VA | TX | Railroad Filing Clerk | |||||
| 1920 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Cuero, ED 34, Page 21A, Dwelling 60, Family 65, (41/42) | |||||||||||||
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| Nancy E. Calhoun | Head | Own | F | W | 67 | W | 67 | Literate | TX | TN | TX | None | |
| Annie Brightwell | Dau. | F | W | 27 | W | 27 | Literate | TX | TN | TX | None | ||
| Wm. Woodson | Boarder | M | W | 22 | W | 23 | Literate | MO | MO | MO | High School Teacher | ||
| Related Links: | ||
| S. D. Calhoun Letter,
dated March 5, 1859 R. F. Bunting Letter, dated October 20, 1863 Confederate Pension Applications: S. D. Calhoun (#27261) Confederate Pension Applications: J. R. Calhoun (#26151), excerpt only Confederate Pension Applications: Nancy E . Calhoun (#36281) (offsite) Elizabeth Barnhill, 1814 TN - 1864 TX (offsite) James Norman Smith of Richmond County, NC (offsite) Maury County, TN Biographies - "Elizabeth Hungerford Smith Calhoun Barnhill" |
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—. History of DeWitt County Texas, DeWitt County Historical Commission, Curtis Media Corporation, Dallas, Texas, 1991. —. Marriage Records, DeWitt, McLennan, and Dallas Counties, Texas. —. "Obituary of Lydia Barnhill (Hook) Nelson", Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, December, 12, 1928. Barnhill, Arthur Virgil, Jr. Robert Barnhill , I. Arviba Publishing, Knoxville Tennessee, 1999. Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.
Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.
Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. Smith, James Norman. History of His Early Life. 1870. Original handwritten memoirs in Barker Library, Center for American History, University of Texas Library, Austin, Texas. Typed copies at Maury County Tennessee Public Library, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Dallas Public Library, and Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington, D.C. |
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