James
Wood
Calkins
Born in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Silverdale, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2017
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Biography
James Calkins was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
Private James Calkins served with the Iowa Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company A, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company A, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847
James Wood Calkins was a Private in Company A. He was a member of Captain Brown's Pueblo detachment.
- Fact: Emigration (24 May 1847)
- Fact: Immigration (29 Jul 1847) Deseret, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) Iowa, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Madison, Fremont, Iowa, United States
- Fact: Burial (1898) Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States of America
- Fact: In Mormon Battalion
Research Notes
FindAGrave shows in bio a spouse with 9 children. Three of the 9 children have a profile on findagrave. Also James joined company A with his two brothers and a first cousin, Edwin. Parents need to be added to connect the family profiles.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 October 2017, 04:07), entry for James Wood Calkins(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2WH-DQ7); contributed by various users.
- https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/42546/james-wood-calkins
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23224165/james-wood-calkins: accessed 15 April 2023), memorial page for Pvt James Wood Calkins (22 Nov 1827–24 Oct 1898), Find A Grave: Memorial #23224165, citing Parker Cemetery, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Schott Family (contributor 46932087).
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