Vice President John Caldwell Calhoun, E- FTA41789 b. 18 Mar 1782 Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America d. 31 Mar 1850 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America: Our Family History

1782 - 1850 (68 years)

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Name	Vice President John Caldwell Calhoun [1, 2, 3]
Suffix	E- FTA41789
Birth	18 Mar 1782	Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Gender	Male
Birth	18 Mar 1782	Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA [3]
Burial	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America [3]
Residence	Apr 1844 [4]
	Signed the Treaty to annex Texas.
Death	31 Mar 1850	Washington D.C., USA [1, 3]
Name	John Caldwell Calhoun
Name	Mr. Calhoun
Death	31 Mar 1850	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Burial	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Person ID	I9771	Ancestrees
Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

Father	Patrick Calhoun, E- FTA41789, b. 27 Jun 1727, County Donegal, Ireland d. 15 Feb 1796, Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Martha Caldwell, b. 1750, Charlotte County, Virginia, United States of America d. 15 May 1802, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America (Age 52 years)
Relationship	natural
_MARRIED	N
Family ID	F2328	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Floride Colhoun, b. 15 Feb 1792, Of St James Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, USA d. 25 Jul 1866, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States (Age 74 years)

Marriage 1 Aug 1811 Bonneaus Ferry, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Children

	1. Andrew Pickens Calhoun, b. 15 Oct 1811, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States d. 16 Mar 1865, Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, United States (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Rebecca Floride Calhoun, b. 19 Dec 1814, Bath, Aiken, South Carolina, USA d. 6 Apr 1825, Bath, Aiken, South Carolina, USA (Age 10 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Jane Calhoun, b. 1816 d. 1816 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Martha Cornelia Calhoun, b. 22 Apr 1824, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States d. 5 Feb 1857, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA (Age 32 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Patrick Calhoun, b. 2 Sep 1821, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States d. 6 Jan 1858, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. John Caldwell Calhoun, Jr., b. 17 May 1823, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States d. 31 Jul 1855, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States (Age 32 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Anna Maria Calhoun, b. 13 Feb 1817, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States d. 22 Sep 1875, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Elizabeth Calhoun, b. 1819 d. 1820 (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. James Edward Calhoun, b. 4 Apr 1826, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States d. 29 Nov 1861, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. William Lowndes Calhoun, b. 13 Aug 1829, Anderson, South Carolina, USA d. 19 Sep 1858, Familys Plantation, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States (Age 29 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Nancy Isabella Calhoun, b. 1833, Pickens, South Carolina, USA d. 1891, Graham, North Carolina, USA (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	12. Talrick Calhoun, b. 1821 d. 1858 (Age 37 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	13. James Edward Calhoun, b. 1822 d. 1822 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F2483 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Mar 2026

Notes

He was elected a Congressman of the United States in 1811, the Secretary of War under Monroe in 1817, the Vice President under John Quincy Adams and General Jackson. His wife was a cousin.

Sources

[S2243] Charles Croslegh, Descent and alliances of Croslegh, or Crossle, or Crossley, of Scaitcliffe. Wikitree. (www.wikitree.com: 1904).
[S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0.
[S170] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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