CALVIT Family Bible Records of West Carroll Par. La. Archives Submitted by Kay MaMahan Noska Feb. 1999 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** CALVIT Family Bible Records This Bible was given to Mary Ann Mathews Calvit from her husband, Samuel Francis Calvit on their wedding day November 9, 1854 in Yazoo County Mississippi. The Bible is now in the possession of descendant, Carol Kay Walters, GG-Granddaughter of Samuel & Mary Ann Mathews Calvit. I will write the info from the Bible just as they were written. All the Births were written by Samuel Francis Calvit. He was a school teacher in Carroll Parish La. ~BIRTHS~ Francis Lydia, daughter of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit was borne Sept.3rd., one thousand eight hundred & fifty-five 1855 A.D. Ada W., Daughter of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit Was Borne March the 9th. one Thousand Eight hundred & fifty seven 1857 A.D. Thomas Wm., Son of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit was borne May the 2nd. one Thousand Eight hundred & fifty nine 1859 A.D. Little Jefferson, Son of Samuel F. and Mary A. Calvit was borne August 26th. one Thousand Eight hundred & sixty one 1861 A.D. Monroe Fleming, Son of Samuel F. and Mary A. Calvit was borne March the 21st. Eighteen hundred & sixty-six 1866 A.D. Sarah Cordil, daughter of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit was borne December the 17th. Eighteen hundred and sixty-nine 1869 A.D. Infant Son of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit was borne September the 2nd. one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two 1872 A.D. (named John) George W., Son of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit was borne A.D. eighteen hundred and seventy-five Sept.19th. 1875 Samuel F. Calvit was borne one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight 1828 A.D. Mary A. Calvit was borne September the 24th. in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-five 1835 A.D. ################################## ~DEATHS~ Francis Lydia, daughter of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit departed this life Sept. the 12th. one thousand eight hundred and sixty one, 1861 aged 6 years 9 days A.D. Thomas Wm., Son of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit departed this life August the 22nd. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two 1862 aged 3 years 3 months twenty days A.D. Little Jefferson, Son of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit departed this life August the 2nd. 1864 one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four aged 2 years 11 months and 8 days A.D. Infant son of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit departed this life Sept. the 14th. one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two 1872 A.D. Sweet little babe never was named, but his ma said his name should be John. All of the above was written in the Bible by Samuel Francis Calvit. The following below is written by Mary Ann Mathews Calvit, Samuel's wife. Samuel F. Calvit departed this life December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven 1877, aged 51 years. George Wade Calvit, son of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit departed this life October 21st. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine 1889 aged 14 years, one month and 2 days A.D. Ada W. Calvit, daughter of Samuel F. & Mary A. Calvit departed this life Feb. the 20th. one thousand eight hundred and ninty 1890 aged 32 years, 11 months and 11 days A.D. This next written by Sarah Cordil Calvit Jackson Mrs. Mary A. Calvit departed this life January 17, 1920 aged 84 years, 3 months, and 17 days A.D. These written by Ada Jackson McMahan (Sarah's Daughter) Sarah Cordil Calvit Jackson, wife of Robert L. Jackson died Dec. 29th. 1932, age 63 years and 12 days. Jesse Calvit Jackson son of Sarah Cordil Calvit Jackson and Robert L. Jackson died May 23rd. 1948. Age 51 years 4 months and 13 days. Robert L. Jackson died Dec. 1st. 1955. To the best of our knowledge daddy was 88 years old Oct. 9, 1955. Estelle Jackson LeFevre daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Jackson departed this life June the 20th. 1915. Little Tommy Jackson died August the 28th. 1905 aged 5 years. Son of Robert L. Jackson. ################################## ~MARRIAGES~ Samuel F. Calvit & Maty A. Mathews was married November the 9th. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four 1854 A.D. Robert Lee Jackson & Sarah "Sallie" C. Calvit was married January the 10th. One thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Nine 1889 A.D. Ada Ever Jackson, daughter of Robert Jackson and Sarah Calvit married James Walter McMahan May 3rd. 1913. A.D. Edward J. Clark and Mary Viginia Jackson was married January the 18th. 1920 A.D. Also written by Sarah Calvit Jackson: My darling boy Jesse left May the 10th. 1917. Long will I remember that sad day. His momma. (this in reference to when her son Jesse Calvit Jackson joined the Navy during WW 1 and was shipped overseas..he came back) Kay McMahan Noska-1999 (GG-Granddaughter of Samuel Francis Calvit & Mary Ann Mathews Calvit) ~KAY~"Louisiana~Next Best Thing To Being In HEAVEN !!" My Hobby is Genealogy....I collect Ancestors !! kayn@webtv.net