Louis
Clark
Calkins
Born in Fowlers Mill, Munson Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Turner Benjamin Calkins
and Eliza (Fowler) Calkins
Brother of
Harry Harland Calkins and Alice Blanche (Calkins) MacDowell
Husband of
Effie F. (Haner) Calkins
— married
2 Mar 1908 in Sturgis, MI
Father of
Florence (Calkins) Harbach
Died
at age 80
in Dayton, Greene, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2015
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Biography
Louis was born in 1873. He was the son of Turner Calkins and Eliza Fowler. He passed away in 1953.
There is no Grant Calkins. It isn an inaccurate record for Louis Clark Calkins. His family registered him as Grant, but then changed the name to Louis. However, the original register page still exists.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91R-4DH : accessed 15 August 2017), Louis C Calkins in household of Eliza F Calkins, Marshall city Ward 3, Calhoun, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 15A, family 377, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,705.
- "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHX-2YB : 25 April 2016), Louis C. Calkins and Effie M. Haner, 02 Mar 1908, Sturgis, Calhoun, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID p311 rn64, various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,009,298.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPV-LLG : accessed 15 August 2017), Louis Calkins, Marshall Ward 2, Calhoun, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 9A, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 639; FHL microfilm 1,374,652.
- "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66G-2YH : 12 December 2014), Louis Clark Calkins, 1917-1918; citing Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,675,071.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ7T-XXN : accessed 15 August 2017), Louis C Calkins in household of Robert J Mcdowell, Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing ED 43, sheet 12B, line 82, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 802; FHL microfilm 1,820,802.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHM4-L2D : accessed 15 August 2017), Louis Calkins, Tract 902, Highland Park, Highland Park City, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-125, sheet 16A, line 15, family 279, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1831.
- "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6Y6-1L4 : 8 December 2014), Louis C Calkins, 26 Nov 1953; citing , reference Certificate; FHL microfilm 2,246,621.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-L8CX : 13 December 2015), Louis Clark Calkins, 1953; Burial, Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, United States of America, Oakridge Cemetery; citing record ID 77648459, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X692-SL4 : 22 December 2016), Grant Calkins, 02 Mar 1873; citing Birth, Munson, Geauga, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,460.
- "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXWY-XBD : 8 December 2014), Grant Calkins, 02 Mar 1873; citing Munson, Geauga, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,460.
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #1006196 - Joseph Tate :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R1b1a2a1a2a1b1a
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~12.50%
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Lynn (Rockwood) Crowder :
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Calkins-5323 and Calkins-5322 appear to represent the same person because: Appear to represent the same person.
Louis was originally registered as "Grant" at his birth, before the family settled on Louis as his name. This is from a first hand account from his sister, Alice Blanche Calkins MacDowell in a family history report
"Grant" was the registered name for Louis Clark Calkins, as the family had not yet decided on a name. This is from a firsthand report from his sister, Alice Blanche Calkins MacDowell.
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Louis was quick witted, a good speaker and popular in Marshall. He performed in local shows and during WWI spent time speaking at “Liberty Bond Assemblies”.
He was also an avid cyclist - participating in 100 mile rides (Provided by his niece, Alice Dorothy MacDowell Derum)