The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-17
THE FAMILY OF CALHOUN.
A Statement of the Number, Names and Con
ditions of John C. Calhoun's DESCENDANTS.

A Statement of the Number, Names and Con-
ditions of John C.. Calhoun's Descendants.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
My attention has just been directed by a
friend to the following paragraph in the news
items of a late number of your paper, and |
must request the privilege Of correcting the in
accuracies contained therein:
There is at present no living child of John C..
Calhoun. although he left a household of five
sons and two daughters. A singular want of
stamina and vitality seemed a part of the
family constitution, and each descendant also
inherited a special pulmonary weakness. The
elder daughter, Martha Calhoun, married
Thomas Il. Clemson. at one time our Belgian
minister; the younger. Martha. died unwedded;
the sons, Patrick, John c., James Edward and
William L., either did not marry, or. in the
event of their becoming heads of families, left
only a single Son or daughter to preserve the
family name to-day"
/ feel it a duty to the dead as well as to the
living net to permit such gross Measurements
to go before the public uncontradicted. 1t is
not true that each descendant OF John c.. Cal
houn inherited a special pulmonary weakness. +"
Neither is it true that the sons, Patrick, John
c., James Edward and William L., teither did
not marry, or in the event of their becoming
heads of families, left only a single son or
daughter to preserve the family name to-day"
Nor did Martha marry Thomas G. Clemson. as
stated. Phe author of the above paragraph has
either willfully or ignorantly omitted to mention
Andrew Pickens. eldest son of John G. Calhoun,
which is inexcusable in either case, and proves
the writer unreliable as regards any statement
made about the family of John c. Calhoun
Andrew F., the eldest and most prominent
son, was a man of commanding appearance, with
strongly marked features. stout frame and en-
joyed good health to the day of his death, which
occurred about the close of the late war. some
where near the ~ffty-frst year of his age. The
cause of his death was apoplexy. His widow and
only daughter, Margie, are now residing near
Atlanta, Ga. The younger son, Patrick, is a
prominent young lawyer of Atlanta. and the
elder SON, John c., is a planter on the Mississippi.
All three of these descendants of John G. Cal
houn are in the enjoyment of good health,
free from any pulmonary weakness"
The second child, Anna, and not Martha, as
stated. married Colonel Clemson, at one time
United States minister to Belgium, and died
% few years after the war, of apoplexy,
leaving two children-a son, Calhoun, and
daughter, Fioride. The son was killed in a
railroad accident about two years after the war,
having attained the age of manhood. and in the
enjoyment OF excellent health and a bright
future. The daughter, Floride, married a Mr..
Lee, of New York, and died about fifteen
months after marriage. leaving an infant daugh-
ter. who is still living. Patrick, the second son,
was captain Of dragons, United States army,
when l last saw him in 1857 or 1888, and at the
time appeared to be in good health, but / cannot
say of what disease he ultimately died. He did
not marry. John c., the third son. died with
consumption, leaving two sons-John &. and
benjamin i. Inc former is located some
where in the West. the latter Is a very
promising young lawyer in Palatka, Fla.
Cornelia, and not Martha, as stated in the
above paragraph, died unmarried in 1857 or
1888, of what disease | know not. James
Edward went to California about the year 1853.
practiced law in San Francisco and engaged in
land speculations. He died unmarried in Cali
fornia before the war. of what disease l am not
informed. William Lowndes, the youngest son,
resided near me, In the western section of this
county, died about one year before the war, and
l have been informed by his family physician
that his death did not result from any pulmonary
son. who died sometime during the last eighteen
months. So. instead of a single son or daughter.
there are four grandsons, one granddaughter
and one Observation-Disclosures of John G. Calhoun
now living. all in the enjoyment of good healths
Respectfully, JOHN +. CALHOUN.
DUE West, June /, 1885.