Note: A family data sheet found at the Fairfield Public Library that was prepared by a Clifford J Calhoun in August 2003 presents the parents as being Newton Calhoun (d.1890) and Margaret/Ester Saunders.
In reading the biography profile for one of their children, Vurnum Calhoun, their children are named. Vurnum was a sibling of Newton L Calhoun. Anyway, the elder Newton and Ester Saunders Calhoun did have a child named Orange S, but evidently he died at the age of ten.
What may have caused confusion are the similar names, of course; what is most likely is that Newton L Calhoun married Margaret E Farrer as described in his biography profile, and they named their first son Orange Smith to honor the deceased son of Newton's parents.
Thus, this entry for Orange Smith Calhoun will use Newton L Calhoun and Margaret E Farrer Calhoun as his true biological parents. Any clarification would be appreciated if this is not correct.
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Married Ethel Nelson on January 20, 1892.
Four sons: Claude N, Dr. O.V., John Nelson, and Herbert Calhoun.
Son John Nelson was born December 2, 1903 and died on November 1, 1971 (that date conforms with his age at death and the day of the week indicated in his obituary); he is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, but an entry for him has not been made at this time.
Below is his obituary found on the IaGenweb listing for Van Buren County:
"John Calhoun dead at 67
John N. Calhoun, 67, Burlington attorney who was active in politics and government for 30 years, died at 8:40 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at Memorial hospital Mercy unit. Mr. Calhoun lived with his wife, the former Dorothea Rains, at 515 S. 10th.
He was state senator from 1932-1936 from Van Buren and Jefferson counties, and was later a 2-term county attorney in Des Moines county, and a unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate from Iowa and for the First District congressional post. He was a former alternative municipal judge here.
Survivors include two sons, John R., Long Beach, Calif., and Clifford J., Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Carol Calhoun, New York, N. Y.; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Calhoun was born Dec. 2, 1903, at Birmingham, the son of Orange and Ethel Nelson Calhoun. He married Dorothea Rains June 25, 1929 at Fairfield.
Former Teacher
A graduate of Birmingham high school and Parsons college, Fairfield, Mr. Calhoun received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1929, the year he was admitted to the bar. He taught high school at Lockridge in 1923-25.
Mr. Calhoun moved to Burlington where he practiced law until his extended illness.
He had enlisted in the National Guard in 1936, and was called to duty as a master sergeant in 1941. He served approximately 5 1/2 years active duty and was released in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel.
While on duty he served eight months in Turkey disposing of war surplus.
He served on numerous general courts martial in the Persian Gulf Command and was acting staff judge advocate at one time.
Mr. Calhoun returned to the National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1958 and named honorary colonel in 1963.
County Attorney Here
He was county attorney in Des Moines county from 1951-54, president of the Des Moines County Bar Assn. one term. and member of state and national bar groups.
Mr. Calhoun was defeated for the Republican nomination for the US Senate by George A. Wilson in 1948. He lost to E. C. Eicher in 1936 in a First District congressional race.
He was a member of First United Methodist church, Rotary, American Legion, VFW, and Elks.
body is at Prugh's Chapel.
Funeral: Thursday, 2 p.m., First United Methodist church, Rev. G. Dempster Yinger; Arlington National cemetery.
No newspaper source and date is given."
In reading the biography profile for one of their children, Vurnum Calhoun, their children are named. Vurnum was a sibling of Newton L Calhoun. Anyway, the elder Newton and Ester Saunders Calhoun did have a child named Orange S, but evidently he died at the age of ten.
What may have caused confusion are the similar names, of course; what is most likely is that Newton L Calhoun married Margaret E Farrer as described in his biography profile, and they named their first son Orange Smith to honor the deceased son of Newton's parents.
Thus, this entry for Orange Smith Calhoun will use Newton L Calhoun and Margaret E Farrer Calhoun as his true biological parents. Any clarification would be appreciated if this is not correct.
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Married Ethel Nelson on January 20, 1892.
Four sons: Claude N, Dr. O.V., John Nelson, and Herbert Calhoun.
Son John Nelson was born December 2, 1903 and died on November 1, 1971 (that date conforms with his age at death and the day of the week indicated in his obituary); he is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, but an entry for him has not been made at this time.
Below is his obituary found on the IaGenweb listing for Van Buren County:
"John Calhoun dead at 67
John N. Calhoun, 67, Burlington attorney who was active in politics and government for 30 years, died at 8:40 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at Memorial hospital Mercy unit. Mr. Calhoun lived with his wife, the former Dorothea Rains, at 515 S. 10th.
He was state senator from 1932-1936 from Van Buren and Jefferson counties, and was later a 2-term county attorney in Des Moines county, and a unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate from Iowa and for the First District congressional post. He was a former alternative municipal judge here.
Survivors include two sons, John R., Long Beach, Calif., and Clifford J., Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Carol Calhoun, New York, N. Y.; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Calhoun was born Dec. 2, 1903, at Birmingham, the son of Orange and Ethel Nelson Calhoun. He married Dorothea Rains June 25, 1929 at Fairfield.
Former Teacher
A graduate of Birmingham high school and Parsons college, Fairfield, Mr. Calhoun received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1929, the year he was admitted to the bar. He taught high school at Lockridge in 1923-25.
Mr. Calhoun moved to Burlington where he practiced law until his extended illness.
He had enlisted in the National Guard in 1936, and was called to duty as a master sergeant in 1941. He served approximately 5 1/2 years active duty and was released in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel.
While on duty he served eight months in Turkey disposing of war surplus.
He served on numerous general courts martial in the Persian Gulf Command and was acting staff judge advocate at one time.
Mr. Calhoun returned to the National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1958 and named honorary colonel in 1963.
County Attorney Here
He was county attorney in Des Moines county from 1951-54, president of the Des Moines County Bar Assn. one term. and member of state and national bar groups.
Mr. Calhoun was defeated for the Republican nomination for the US Senate by George A. Wilson in 1948. He lost to E. C. Eicher in 1936 in a First District congressional race.
He was a member of First United Methodist church, Rotary, American Legion, VFW, and Elks.
body is at Prugh's Chapel.
Funeral: Thursday, 2 p.m., First United Methodist church, Rev. G. Dempster Yinger; Arlington National cemetery.
No newspaper source and date is given."
Note: A family data sheet found at the Fairfield Public Library that was prepared by a Clifford J Calhoun in August 2003 presents the parents as being Newton Calhoun (d.1890) and Margaret/Ester Saunders.
In reading the biography profile for one of their children, Vurnum Calhoun, their children are named. Vurnum was a sibling of Newton L Calhoun. Anyway, the elder Newton and Ester Saunders Calhoun did have a child named Orange S, but evidently he died at the age of ten.
What may have caused confusion are the similar names, of course; what is most likely is that Newton L Calhoun married Margaret E Farrer as described in his biography profile, and they named their first son Orange Smith to honor the deceased son of Newton's parents.
Thus, this entry for Orange Smith Calhoun will use Newton L Calhoun and Margaret E Farrer Calhoun as his true biological parents. Any clarification would be appreciated if this is not correct.
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Married Ethel Nelson on January 20, 1892.
Four sons: Claude N, Dr. O.V., John Nelson, and Herbert Calhoun.
Son John Nelson was born December 2, 1903 and died on November 1, 1971 (that date conforms with his age at death and the day of the week indicated in his obituary); he is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, but an entry for him has not been made at this time.
Below is his obituary found on the IaGenweb listing for Van Buren County:
"John Calhoun dead at 67
John N. Calhoun, 67, Burlington attorney who was active in politics and government for 30 years, died at 8:40 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at Memorial hospital Mercy unit. Mr. Calhoun lived with his wife, the former Dorothea Rains, at 515 S. 10th.
He was state senator from 1932-1936 from Van Buren and Jefferson counties, and was later a 2-term county attorney in Des Moines county, and a unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate from Iowa and for the First District congressional post. He was a former alternative municipal judge here.
Survivors include two sons, John R., Long Beach, Calif., and Clifford J., Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Carol Calhoun, New York, N. Y.; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Calhoun was born Dec. 2, 1903, at Birmingham, the son of Orange and Ethel Nelson Calhoun. He married Dorothea Rains June 25, 1929 at Fairfield.
Former Teacher
A graduate of Birmingham high school and Parsons college, Fairfield, Mr. Calhoun received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1929, the year he was admitted to the bar. He taught high school at Lockridge in 1923-25.
Mr. Calhoun moved to Burlington where he practiced law until his extended illness.
He had enlisted in the National Guard in 1936, and was called to duty as a master sergeant in 1941. He served approximately 5 1/2 years active duty and was released in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel.
While on duty he served eight months in Turkey disposing of war surplus.
He served on numerous general courts martial in the Persian Gulf Command and was acting staff judge advocate at one time.
Mr. Calhoun returned to the National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1958 and named honorary colonel in 1963.
County Attorney Here
He was county attorney in Des Moines county from 1951-54, president of the Des Moines County Bar Assn. one term. and member of state and national bar groups.
Mr. Calhoun was defeated for the Republican nomination for the US Senate by George A. Wilson in 1948. He lost to E. C. Eicher in 1936 in a First District congressional race.
He was a member of First United Methodist church, Rotary, American Legion, VFW, and Elks.
body is at Prugh's Chapel.
Funeral: Thursday, 2 p.m., First United Methodist church, Rev. G. Dempster Yinger; Arlington National cemetery.
No newspaper source and date is given."
In reading the biography profile for one of their children, Vurnum Calhoun, their children are named. Vurnum was a sibling of Newton L Calhoun. Anyway, the elder Newton and Ester Saunders Calhoun did have a child named Orange S, but evidently he died at the age of ten.
What may have caused confusion are the similar names, of course; what is most likely is that Newton L Calhoun married Margaret E Farrer as described in his biography profile, and they named their first son Orange Smith to honor the deceased son of Newton's parents.
Thus, this entry for Orange Smith Calhoun will use Newton L Calhoun and Margaret E Farrer Calhoun as his true biological parents. Any clarification would be appreciated if this is not correct.
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Married Ethel Nelson on January 20, 1892.
Four sons: Claude N, Dr. O.V., John Nelson, and Herbert Calhoun.
Son John Nelson was born December 2, 1903 and died on November 1, 1971 (that date conforms with his age at death and the day of the week indicated in his obituary); he is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, but an entry for him has not been made at this time.
Below is his obituary found on the IaGenweb listing for Van Buren County:
"John Calhoun dead at 67
John N. Calhoun, 67, Burlington attorney who was active in politics and government for 30 years, died at 8:40 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at Memorial hospital Mercy unit. Mr. Calhoun lived with his wife, the former Dorothea Rains, at 515 S. 10th.
He was state senator from 1932-1936 from Van Buren and Jefferson counties, and was later a 2-term county attorney in Des Moines county, and a unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate from Iowa and for the First District congressional post. He was a former alternative municipal judge here.
Survivors include two sons, John R., Long Beach, Calif., and Clifford J., Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Carol Calhoun, New York, N. Y.; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Calhoun was born Dec. 2, 1903, at Birmingham, the son of Orange and Ethel Nelson Calhoun. He married Dorothea Rains June 25, 1929 at Fairfield.
Former Teacher
A graduate of Birmingham high school and Parsons college, Fairfield, Mr. Calhoun received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1929, the year he was admitted to the bar. He taught high school at Lockridge in 1923-25.
Mr. Calhoun moved to Burlington where he practiced law until his extended illness.
He had enlisted in the National Guard in 1936, and was called to duty as a master sergeant in 1941. He served approximately 5 1/2 years active duty and was released in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel.
While on duty he served eight months in Turkey disposing of war surplus.
He served on numerous general courts martial in the Persian Gulf Command and was acting staff judge advocate at one time.
Mr. Calhoun returned to the National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1958 and named honorary colonel in 1963.
County Attorney Here
He was county attorney in Des Moines county from 1951-54, president of the Des Moines County Bar Assn. one term. and member of state and national bar groups.
Mr. Calhoun was defeated for the Republican nomination for the US Senate by George A. Wilson in 1948. He lost to E. C. Eicher in 1936 in a First District congressional race.
He was a member of First United Methodist church, Rotary, American Legion, VFW, and Elks.
body is at Prugh's Chapel.
Funeral: Thursday, 2 p.m., First United Methodist church, Rev. G. Dempster Yinger; Arlington National cemetery.
No newspaper source and date is given."
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