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Martha Rhodes Calhoun, Farm Mother and Wife

Posted on June 8, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Martha Rhodes Calhoun was born July 24, 1831 and died in 1873. Martha Rhodes Calhoun was the mother of Arsula Calhoun Amos and grandmother of Bessie Lura Amos. She was born in Williamson, Tennessee; she married William C. Calhoun on … Continue reading →

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William Calhoun, Illinois and Arkansas Farmer and Carpenter (1826-1900)

Posted on June 7, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

William Calhoun was born in May, 1826, in Williamson, Tennessee, to Jacob (Jack) Julian Calhoun (1802-1856) and Rebecca McCall (1797-1869). William and Martha Rhodes, who was also from Tennessee, were married Oct 17, 1850 in Tennessee; he was 24, she … Continue reading →

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Lucenda Beach Largent, Illinois Farm Woman of the 19th Century

Posted on May 5, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Lucenda Beach Largent lived from July 12, 1808 to Nov. 26, 1875. Lucenda A. Beach married Archibald Largent (Thomas Largent’s father, George Washington Largent’s grandfather, Claude Christopher Largent’s great-grandfather) in North Carolina in April, 1825, when she was 17. Before … Continue reading →

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