Ralph Calhoun Jr.
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Signed 21 Jul 2017 | 1,129 contributions | 32 thank-yous | 553 connections
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Ralph V. Calhoun Jr.
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of Ralph Calhoun Sr.
and Lois (Oliver) Calhoun
Father of
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private daughter (1970s - unknown)] and [private son (1980s - unknown)]
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Biography
Ralph Calhoun was the only child of Ralph Sr. and Lois Calhoun. He spent his youth in and around Chattahoochee, Florida where he hunted and fished Lake Seminole and the Apalachicola River. Summers were spent with his Grandparents Arthur and Pearl Calhoun in Mayo, FL where he helped with the farm, working in sun tobacco. He accompanied his grandfather and uncle Taft fishing the local cypress ponds, trapping, and most exciting, gator hunting in the swamps of Lafayette County. He graduated Valedictorian of Chattahoochee High School and attended Chipola Junior College, the University of West Florida, and Florida State University where is was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics. He married Abigail McKeown and they had three children, Jennifer, Amy, and Jonathan. They were divorced in the late 1990's. Among his many careers, he taught physics and engineering at a number of colleges and universities, was principal in an engineering company started in the 1980's, served has a corporate VP for and Board member of a large engineering and construction company. He married Marsha Kliendienst in 2001 and they started a custom home construction company. He is both a licensed certified builder and electrician in the state of Florida. Currently they are retired, spending winters on their boat in the Keys and enjoying boating and traveling. [1] My most distant known Calhoun ancestor is Noah Calhoun born Abt 1765 in the Carolinas. Noah was in Capt. Cowles militia around 1800. He was later awarded a land grant for a section of land in Spanish West Florida, 1818, now Santa Rosa County, Fl. Although there is some data to suggest William Cahoon b. 1632 Scotland is the first Calhoun in our family to come to America. This needs to be sourced. The connection to Noah is well sourced and the FamilytreeDNA results provide solid evidence. William Leland Calhoun and I are 3rd half cousins. His great Grandfather was John Pinckney Calhoun, first son of John Calvin Calhoun and Pamelia. My Great Grandfather was Jefferson C., son of John Calvin Calhoun and second wife Sara Ann Elizabeth Hobbs. Our DNA is consistent with those relationships. John Calvin is thought to have had an illegitimate son with a Slade who was a neighbor in the Lafayette County 1860 census. Fred Slade, a descendant of that family is a close DNA match to William and myself. William, first family, and myself, second family have two other common connections: the Darleys, descendants of Penelope Darley and James I. Calhoun, both of Montgomery County who never married, and Robert W. Calhoun who is descended from Burrell (Burrill), who was James I. ‘s Father. FamilytreeDNA Y matches for myself has these results. Another strong connection is found in the well-documented Familial Tremor that affects members of both John C. families. Dr. Jankovic researched the Familial tremor affecting the Santa Rosa County Calhoun’s. [2] , [3]
Sources
- ↑ Autobiography written by Ralph Calhoun
- ↑ FamilytreeDNA for Ralph Calhoun, kit 718074, https://www.familytreedna.com/my/y-dna-matches
- ↑ Dr. Joseph Jankovic, M.D., Dr. Jankovic, board certified in psychiatry and neurology, specializes in movement disorders and Parkinson's disease, Baylor University ...
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Ralph or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Ralph or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ralph Calhoun: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #718074
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Ralph Calhoun:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XR7770778 [compare], Ancestry member Ralphandmarsha_calhoun
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #718074
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~0.78%
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A662335 [compare], Ancestry member deb4Web
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