Details for Samuel Calhoun Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5471008434
Data
| Marker Number | 8434 |
| Atlas Number | 5471008434 |
| Marker Title | Samuel Calhoun Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Calhoun, Samuel, Cemetery |
| Address | Lost Indian Camp Rd. |
| City | Huntsville |
| County | Walker |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 251038 |
| UTM Northing | 3421951 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery; pioneers; military topics; War of 1812; U.S.-Mexico War; Civil War; design and construction |
| Marker Year | 1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Samuel Calhoun Cemetery, off Lost Indian Camp Road on private property. |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | Access Restricted |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Established by Samuel Calhoun (1788-1871), native of Abbeville, S.C.; Captain of Cavalry, State of Georgia, during War of 1812. He came to Texas 1845. Bought land in Gordiana Badillo and Jose Ortega grants, in this area. Lived near Calhoun Ferry. Children by his first wife Elizabeth Finney (who died 1836): Martha Ann, Mary, Antonette, John H., Catherine, William. By second wife Catherine O'Brien: Ella and Louis. Had sons in Mexican War and Civil War. Generations of descendants are buried here. Calhoun's tomb was brought (1872) to Cincinnati by steamer "Wren". (1969) |