CALVERT BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== CALVERT, Samuel - b: 1831 Franklin Co, KY source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 732 residence: Davis Samuel Calvert was born in Franklin County, Kentucky, March 1, 1831, being the son of Isaac and Mildred (Chambers) Calvert, both natives of Virginia. One brother, Cyrus, is in Kentucky, and one sister, Nancy Mullin, is in White Oak Township, this county. Samuel was reared on a farm, and December 19, 1854, he was married to Miss Amanda E. Bodkin in Harrison County, Kentucky. March 31, 1868, she departed this life, and on April 27 of the following year he was married in Clarke County, Missouri, to Miss Mary S. Beckett, a native of that county. She died in January, 1875. March 22, 1876, he married Mrs. Harriet N. Sullivan, whose maiden name was Wisely. She has one daughter, now the wife of S. C. Armstrong. Mr. Calvert has four children by his first marriage: Isaac N. (in Washington Territory), Catherine Z. (wife of James Shipp), Wilham S. and Mollie Belle. His second wife left him two children, Woodford and Ellen, in Clarke County. Mr. Calvert came to Henry County in 1858 and bought 620 acres of land. His farm now contains 280 acres, and he has been handling stock more or less while living here, now having one car load feeding, with about fifty head of stock cattle. During the war he served under Colonel Marmaduke and was wounded at the fight of Lone Jack. He is a thorough business man and a most hospitable gentleman. ==================================================================== CALVERT, W. B. - b: 1871 Davis Twp, Henry Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 350 residence: Clinton, Clinton Twp Dr. W. B. Calvert, a prominent dentist of Clinton, is a native son of Henry County, and a descendant of one of the honored pioneer families of this section. He was born near where Delmar now stands in Davis township, August 20, 1871, a son of Samuel and Mary S. (Beckett) Calvert. The father was a native of Kentucky, born in Harrison County, March 1, 1831. He was a son of Isaac Calvert and Mildred (Chambers) Calvert. Isaac Calvert was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, October 18, 1783, and married Mildred Chambers in Harrison County, Kentucky, June 25, 1823. He died near Franklin, Harrison County, Kentucky, July 13, 1853. He was a son of Isaac and Katherine Calvert, the former a native of Prince Williams County, Virginia, born in 1743 and married in 1771. He died February 1, 1809. The Calvert family traced the founding of that family in this country to the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, Doctor Calvert of this review being a direct descendant from a Calvert who was a member of the Jamestown Colony. Mary S. Beckett, Doctor Calvert's mother, was born at Chambersburg, Clark County, Missouri, July 19, 1841, a daughter of Woodford and Duranda (Taylor) Beckett. Woodford Beckett was a native of Pendleton County, Kentucky, and an early pioneer of Missouri. He came to this State in 1837 and located near Hannibal, where he remained until 1839, when he went to Clark County and there spent the remainder of his life. He was a surveyor and prominent in Clark County. He was of English descent and traced his ancestors to the same family as that of Sir Thomas Beckett, well known in English history. Duranda Taylor Beckett, wife of Woodford Beckett, was a native of Kentucky, and was related to Zachariah Taylor. Doctor Calvert's parents were married April 18, 1869, and two children were born to this union, of whom the doctor is the eldest, and Ellen, born March 15, 1874, now the wife of William Kious, Kahoka, Missouri. Samuel Calvert came to Henry County in 1857 and settled in Davis township, where he engaged in farming, which was his life occupation. When the Civil War broke out his sympathies were with the South and he joined the Confederate army, serving under Gen. Sterling Price in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, participating in all the principal battles fought by General Price's army. He received a gunshot wound at the Battle of Lone Jack. He died November 6, 1896. His wife preceded him in death a number of years, having departed this life in January, 1874, when Doctor Calvert was a little over three years old. When his mother died Doctor Calvert went to live with his grandparents, Woodford Beckett and wife, who resided in Clark County, Missouri. His grandfather was a surveyor, and when Doctor Calvert was a boy he assisted his grandfather a great deal in that line of work and became quite proficient as a surveyor himself. He received his education in the public schools of Clark County and Kahoka College at Kahoka, Missouri. After receiving a good preparatory education he entered the Western Dental College at Kansas City, Missouri, and after studying there one year entered the Keokuk Dental College at Keokuk, Iowa, where he was graduated with a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1900. He then engaged in the practice of his profession at Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri, where he remained about six months, and in the spring of 1901 he came to Clinton, where he has since been engaged in the practice. Doctor Calvert is a skillful dentist and recognized as one of the capable professional men of western Missouri, who are schooled and skilled in the great science of dentistry. Doctor Calvert was united in marriage June 26, 1902, with Mrs. Lillian (Sawyer) Pugh, who was born near Indianapolis, Indiana, of North Carolina parentage. Mrs. Calvert has one son by a former marriage to John Pugh, Joel S. Pugh, who was engaged in the wholesale lumber business at Ardmore, Oklahoma. Doctor Calvert is a member of the Masonic Lodge and is a Democrat. He takes an active interest in local municipal affairs and for ten consecutive years has served in one capacity or another in connection with the city government of Clinton. He has been councilman for four years and was a member of the public works commission when the electric light plant was built by the city. He is a progressive citizen and a professional man of high standing. Doctor Calvert can always be safely relied upon to co-operate with any movement that has for its purpose the betterment or upbuilding of his city and county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================