Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Robert Calhoun and Nancy Sloan Cochran




Husband James Robert Calhoun 1 2

            AKA: James Roberts Calhoun,3 Robert R. Calhoun 4
           Born: 25 Mar 1817 - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Feb 1904 - Dayton, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 5
         Buried: 


         Father: Judge John Calhoun (1784-1874) 3 4 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Anthony (      -1827/1828) 3 6


       Marriage: 8 Apr 1841 - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 5



Wife Nancy Sloan Cochran 1 4 8

           Born: 20 Dec 1816 - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1906 5
         Buried: 


         Father: William Cochran (      -1876) 4 9
         Mother: Mary Marshall (1794-1878) 9 10 11




Children
1 M Ephraim A. Calhoun 4 12

           Born: 5 Jul 1843 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 May 1864 - the Wilderness, VA 5
         Buried: 



2 F Elmira A. Calhoun 4 5 13

           Born: 6 Jan 1845 5 13
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1913
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert Clever (      -Bef 1913) 4


3 F Clara Lavina Calhoun 4 15

            AKA: Clara Calahan 14
           Born: 26 Sep 1846 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Feb 1920 14
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Harvey Mateer (1846-1925) 4 14 16
           Marr: 30 Jan 1873 2


4 M Jefferson C. Calhoun 5 13 17 18 19

           Born: 29 May 1849 - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 4 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catherine Rosanna "Kate" Steele (      -      ) 13 17 18 20
           Marr: 21 Sep or 27 Sep 1876 17 21


5 M Leander S. Calhoun 5

            AKA: Lee S. Calhoun 4
           Born: 25 Oct 1850 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lina Ambrose (      -      ) 4 13
           Marr: 1 Sep 1881 13



General Notes: Husband - James Robert Calhoun


He was a farmer in Wayne township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and afterward moved to Dayton, where he became a prominent citizen, serving as burgess.

He was one of the most progressive farmers of his day, and took particular pride in his valuable live stock. He was one of the managers of the Dayton A. M. Association. He was a prominent supporter of the Democratic party in his section of the county, served as tax collector, school director (twelve years), road supervisor (four years), one term as councilman of Dayton and several terms as burgess. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church for over fifty years.

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Sources


1 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 64.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 429.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 567.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 733.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 430.

6 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 177.

7 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 599.

8 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 430, 538.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 436, 538.

10 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 62.

11 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 434.

12 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 430, 567.

13 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 65.

14 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 402.

15 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 397, 430.

16 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 428, 795.

17 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 381.

18 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 474.

19 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 651, 733.

20 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 651, 734.

21 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 734.


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