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John C. Calfee

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John C. Calfee

Birth
Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Death
8 Jan 1888 (aged 73)
Burial
Green Valley, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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John was a son of William Calfee (1784-1853) and Nancy Davis (1778-1845). They lived at Reed Island Creek. The "C." as his middle initial could stand for "Crockett" (his grandmother's maiden name.)

John was deeded land in Wythe (Pulaski) Co., VA on March 5, 1835 when he was 20. A second deed of land came to him on April 21, 1837. He married Virginia Anna "Jennie" Miller on September 3, 1846 in Pulaski Co., VA. Jennie was a daughter of J. and H. Miller. In addition to the children listed below, they were parents of Jane Calfee, b. 1859/60 and d. 29 October, 1891. She was a "housekeeper."

In the 1880 census, McDowell Co., WV, there is listed a John Calfee, "gospel preacher," born about 1815 in Virginia, living with William Bruster or Brewster family in big Creek District. His brother, Wilson Davis Calfee, and his sister, Esther Calfee, were both buried in the Calfee Cemetery, Green Valley, Mercer Co., WV.
John was a son of William Calfee (1784-1853) and Nancy Davis (1778-1845). They lived at Reed Island Creek. The "C." as his middle initial could stand for "Crockett" (his grandmother's maiden name.)

John was deeded land in Wythe (Pulaski) Co., VA on March 5, 1835 when he was 20. A second deed of land came to him on April 21, 1837. He married Virginia Anna "Jennie" Miller on September 3, 1846 in Pulaski Co., VA. Jennie was a daughter of J. and H. Miller. In addition to the children listed below, they were parents of Jane Calfee, b. 1859/60 and d. 29 October, 1891. She was a "housekeeper."

In the 1880 census, McDowell Co., WV, there is listed a John Calfee, "gospel preacher," born about 1815 in Virginia, living with William Bruster or Brewster family in big Creek District. His brother, Wilson Davis Calfee, and his sister, Esther Calfee, were both buried in the Calfee Cemetery, Green Valley, Mercer Co., WV.


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  • Created by: Judy Llamas
  • Added: Jan 21, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17611208/john_c-calfee: accessed ), memorial page for John C. Calfee (21 Jun 1814–8 Jan 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17611208, citing Calfee Cemetery, Green Valley, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Judy Llamas (contributor 46854247).