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William Boyd Calhoun 1818 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1818

Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1891

Death Location: Arkansas, USA

Father: Nathan Calhoun

Mother: Martha Puckett

Spouse(s): Maria Beasley

Children(s): Nathan Calhoun

The story of William Boyd Calhoun began in 1818 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA. William Boyd Calhoun married Maria Lavinia Beasley, and had children including Nathan Calhoun. William Boyd Calhoun passed away in 1891 in Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Boyd Calhoun began in 1818 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Boyd Calhoun married Maria Lavinia Beasley, and had children including Nathan Calhoun.
  • William Boyd Calhoun passed away in 1891 in Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Calhoun
1790 – 1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Martha Puckett
1802 – 1826
Birth Location: Abbeville,South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maria Beasley
1817 – 1849
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Nathan Calhoun
1839 – 1909
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
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William Calhoun's Ancestors

Self
William Calhoun
1818 – 1891
Birth Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Nathan Calhoun
1790 – 1870
South Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsey) Puckett
1802 – 1826
Abbeville,South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Calhoun
1751 – 1833
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Loraine (Loraney) Sims
1760 – 1823
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Dabney Puckett
1764 – 1845
Granville, North Carolina
Mary (Margaret Houston ages) (54)
1758 – 1817
Rockbridge, Virginia, U.S.A.
Great-Grandparents
James Puckett
1731 – 1800
Martha Dabney
1742 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Dabney
1722 – 1778
Elizabeth (Dabney)

William Calhoun's Descendants

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William (Boyd) Calhoun (10 March 1818 – 2 Jan 1891) m. Maria (Lavinia) Beasley (1817 – 1849)
  1. 1. Nathan Calhoun (30 Jul 1839 – 9 Mar 1909) m. Martha Preston (4 Mar 1852 – 13 May 1913)
    1. 1. Jessie (Beasly) Calhoun (21 Jun 1876 – 27 Mar 1927) m. Ellie (N) Wilson (12 August 1887 – 19 Apr 1929)
      1. 1. Roy (Miller) Calhoun (8 Mar 1907 – 27 Jul 1942) m. Rena Spinks (15 May 1905 – 11 Sep 1976)
        1. 1. Ellie (Vivian) Blount (13 September 1930 – 17 January 2016) m. Harry (Freman) Blount (abt 1926 – 4 Mar 2014)

William Calhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1818
10 March 1818
Birth of William Boyd Calhoun in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
1891
2 Jan 1891
Age 73
Death of William Boyd Calhoun in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1818
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
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