Brief Life History of John Columbus
When John Columbus Calvin was born on 6 November 1794, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, his father, Luther Decker Calvin, was 23 and his mother, Susannah Samuels, was 21. He married Gilley Dorsey on 20 March 1820, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hardin, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He died on 27 January 1856, in Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- John Calvin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Calvin - Individual or family possessions: birth: about 1794; Nelson, Kentucky, United States
- John Calvin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1794–1856 Male
1808–1866 Female
Children (11)
1827–1865 Male
1829–1885 Male
1830– Male
1833–1903 Female
1835–1863 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1771–1846 Male
1773–1830 Female
Siblings (10)
1794–1856 Male
1795–1860 Male
1797–1855 Male
1800–1862 Male
1803–1836 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1812
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cumberland; of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’ + the diminutive suffix -in.
In some cases also French: variant of Cauvin , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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