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Post by Diane Merkel on Jan 22, 2006 13:02:18 GMT -6
I received the following question from a new LBHA member who lives in Germany. Please help him if you can. Do you know something about James Calhoun's ancestors? Is it possible that they came from Silesia?
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Post by elisabeth on Jan 28, 2006 9:11:40 GMT -6
I don't like to spread disappointment, especially without being able to quote sources ... but I came across a Scottish website some time ago which said Calhoun was of Scottish ancestry.
I'll see if I can find it again!
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Post by elisabeth on Jan 28, 2006 9:18:50 GMT -6
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Post by Diane Merkel on Jan 28, 2006 22:55:08 GMT -6
Elisabeth, I would be surprised if Calhoun's ancestors were from central Europe. I'll have to ask the questioner why he thinks there may be a connection to Silesia. I have a few Calhouns in my line, and they are Scots, South Carolina Scots. Diane
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Post by elisabeth on Jan 29, 2006 3:23:29 GMT -6
Lucky you -- nice name!
Could the questioner be thinking of Gustave Korn, by any chance? He was from Silesia ...
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Post by Diane Merkel on Jan 29, 2006 14:20:49 GMT -6
Interesting about Korn, but I think he means only Calhoun. I received an answer to my question above. Some of this gentleman's ancestors migrated from Silesia to Scotland, and Calhoun reportedly travelled through Europe. There is apparently a strong physical resemblance, so he is wondering if perhaps they are distantly related. Would anyone care to tackle Calhoun's genealogy?
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Post by elisabeth on Jan 30, 2006 10:01:21 GMT -6
That's fascinating! Sounds not impossible. These family likenesses can be incredibly long-lived. (Trivia: I have a third cousin who's married to a Stilwell, who was astonished to see that the scout Jack Stilwell -- of Beecher's Island fame -- was virtually the double of several current Stilwell relatives. His family tradition says that some of the family emigrated to the US in the 1830s or '40s, so who knows ...!)
Now you've set a challenge! I'll get Googling right away!
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