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serving as ensign III CapI' Jdiies
: McCalla's expedition into the
Cherokee country.
Another daughter of William Cal
houn, Mary, born November l.,
1757, was carried off by the In
| dians at the time of Long Cane
massacre and proably died in their
hands. Ezekiel Calhoun, son of Will
liam 1st and brother of John G.
Calhoun. was my grandfather. He
commsssiep-Representatives of
married Frances Hamilton, daugh-
ter of Maj. Andrew Hamilton of
Revolutionary fame. From this
union there were seven children.
William and Joseph were unmar-
ried. Harriet married to Thomas
Davis, Jane to DR.. Simonds, DIR.
Ephraim to Charlotte Moseley, and
daughter of John Montague of
Revolutionary famer Catherine to
DR.. j. w. Parker, Andrew father OF
the late distinguished oculist of
Atlanta, married Susan Wellborn
of Georgia.
Joe Calhoun son of William 1st at
tanned the rank of captain in the
United States army, was severely
wounded in the battle of Lundy
Lane, received wound in the arm
| in a duel while in the army. His
home was Calhoun mill, which he
owned. He had several children, of
whom only two are living, Mrs.
Frances Marshall, of Abbeville and
John Joseph of Gainesville, Ga.
She is no doubt the oldest female
representative of the Calhoun FAM
lily living, while the writer is the
oldest male member, our combined
ages being ITO years. Many years
ago here sister, Miss Eliza Calhoun,
compiled a history of the Calhoun
family. Patrick Calhoun, one of the
four brothers who came to South
Carolina was twice married. The
first to Miss Craighead, no issue.
He next married Martha Caldwell,
of what is now Newberry county.
Of this marriage there was James,
Catherine (who married the Rev.
Moses WaddelD, William, John C.
Calhoun and Patrick. John C. Cal
houn was quite a noted statesman
in his day. He was prepared for
college by his brother-in-law, DR..
Moses Waddell. He entered the
junior class of Yale in 1902. He
studied and practiced law in Char
lesion and Abbeville. He was elect
ed to the legislature and was aide to
Governor Drayton. He was elected
to congress, serving seven years,
when he became secretary Ct war
in President Monroe's cabinet, in
which he served eight years. lie was
then inauguarated vice president of
the United States/ lie resigned
soon after he was elected United
| States senator to succeed Senator
Robert Y. Hayne. He was reelected
but resigned in 1912. He was a
! candidate for the presidency in
1914, but withdrew. He was secre-
| tary Of state under President Ty-
ler. He was again reelected United
States senator to succeed Judge
Elliott Huger. He died in Washing
ton, D. c., March 81, 1850. His re-
mains were brought by boat to Char
lesion and buried in the Episcopal
graveyard with great honors. A
SDSSiol HoSoii was PlSp1iCO, u1oHii
by three pairs of horses of the same
shade and color, with the drivers of
each pair walking by their side,
holding to bits of each pair. My
wife's guardian, Robert Adger of
Charleston, furnished one pair of
horses and driver for the grand pa
geantry. John C. Calhoun married
his cousin, Floride, daughter of
John Ewing who different from the
rest, spelled his name Colhoun.
This writer has received many let
ters from parties in distant states
asking about the Calhoun family,
signing their names Colhoun. John
C. had seven children, John C. had
seven children, Floride, Andrew P.