Samuel Calhoun Cemetery

between Midway and Trinity on the river

GPS Coords: ≅ 30.904633, -95.604667
Lost Indian Camp Road

Texas State Historical Marker:
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.
Name Birth Death Notes/Inscriptions
Antionette Gordon Baldwin 14 Mar 1882 20 Aug 1882
Fannie Baldwin 11 Jan 1880 27 Jul 1888
James Anderson Baldwin 26 Jan 1877 20 Aug 1892
James Gordon Baldwin 6 Jul 1847 19 Jul 1900
Lola G. Baldwin 4 Mar 1875 27 Nov 1891
Lucie Antionette Cabiness Baldwin 23 Aug 1853 27 Jul 1885
Ruth Worthington Baldwin 21 Aug 1878 23 May 1880
John E. Bennett 4 Aug 1852 9 Jan 1871
Allie Cabiness 11 Dec 1879 20 Jan 1884
James Anderson Cabiness 11 Mar 1818 16 Mar 1877
Jeff "Little" Cabiness 1861 2 Sep 1866
Leila Cabiness 19 Oct 1875 21 Sep 1880
Martha A Calhoun Cabiness 1 Mar 1818 21 Jan 1888
John H. Calhoun unknown 29 Dec 1865
Samuel Calhoun 1788 9 Sep 1871
William Calhoun VVeteran 1822 9 Dec 1865
Margaret Calhoun Connable 1 Nov 1891 28 Sep 1977
John Willie Calhoun Connally 1860 18 Jul 1865
Sarah Louis McNay Crossland 18 Sep 1941 11 Nov 2013
Infant Jeffery 23 Sep 1896 23 Sep 1896
John Felix Kelly Sr. 31 Aug 1845 5 Nov 1888
John Felix Kelly Jr. 6 Oct 1875 1906
Kate Smith Kelly 29 Jan 1850 31 Oct 1900
Mary G. Kelly 17 Oct 1880 23 Oct 1880
Mary Kennard 7 Nov 1814 4 Jul 1874
Louise Marie Lemmon 1917 2006
Delories Connable McNay 31 May 1919 15 Dec 1985
James L. Rhodes 4 Jul 1816 31 Jul 1874
Catherine Calhoun Smith 1832 18 May 1854
Dr J. H. Smith 1814 11 Oct 1889
Jesse Smith 15 Apr 1855 14 Oct 1898
George Stephens 27 Jan 1842 11 Apr 1910
Gertrude Stephens 14 Apr 1901 23 Jul 1905
Jeffery Stephens 23 Sep 1896 23 Sep 1896
Sarah Elizabeth Rhodes Stephens 4 Oct 1850 17 Nov 1880
Infant Wright 28 Jan 1870 28 Jan 1870
Infant Wright 11 Dec 1871 11 Dec 1871
John M. Wright 13 Jun 1827 20 Aug 1890
Lucy Antoinette Calhoun Wright 15 Oct 1836 1 Jan 1872