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     John C. Caldwell was born at Scotland. He married Williamina Grove, daughter of Martin Luther Grove and Margaritte Jane Harn, circa 1900 at Nome, Nome Co., Alaska; Ellen Dorcas Harn Manuscript.² John C. Caldwell died circa January 1918 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.^3,2

     Male Calhoon married Mary E. McCarthy, daughter of Joseph McCarthy and Anna Madden.

     Nancy Calhoun was born on 11 May 1797.¹ She married Joseph Hearne, son of Lowder Hearne and Lavinia Cannon. Nancy Calhoun died on 27 December 1834 at age 37.¹
     Her married name was Hearne.

     Mary Calkins was born on 21 June 1818 at Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York.¹ She married George W. Bronson in 1835.
     Her married name was Bronson.

     W.H. Calmes married Scytha Davis Hearne, daughter of Minos Hearne and Malinda Chinn.
     Ancestral File Number CGJL-W4. His Ancestral File Number is CGJL-W4.

     Clarissa Calvert married William Foxworthy.¹
      Clarissa Calvert also went by the name of Clary.¹

     Male Calvert married Clarisa Foxworthy, daughter of Samuel Foxworthy and Dorcas Davis.

     Marci Porter Camenisch and Eddie P. Trujillo Jr. were engaged.

     George Allan Cameron was born on 9 May 1937 at Illinois.¹ He married LouAnn Harn, daughter of Robert Henry Harn and Ruby Aileen Tomlinson. George Allan Cameron died on 13 December 2003 at Washington, Beauford Co., North Carolina, at age 66.¹
      George Allan Cameron also went by the name of Ladd. His Social Security Number was 348-30-8803, SSDI lists born 09May1937 and died 13Dec2003.

     Ira Malcolm Camp was buried at Camp Family Cemetery, Grimes Co., Texas.² He was born on 1 July 1811 at Hancock Co., Georgia.¹ He married Eliza Collins.¹ Ira Malcolm Camp died on 21 January 1895 at Navasota, Grimes Co., Georgia, at age 83.¹
     Foster-Weir House

Listed in National Register
E of Navasota on TX 90
The Foster - Wier House, built in 1859, is an example of vernacular Texas Greek Revival architecture. It faces
northwest on State Highway 90. The house is a detached, one and one-half story dwelling on piers with a cellar
and three native sandstone chimneys, two located on the north side and one on the south side of the house.
Originally there were four chimneys (accommodating the cellar and the first floor) on each side, but two were
removed at an indeterminable date. In the early 1900s, the back porch was enclosed, and the bath and the
originally detached kitchen were added to the rear. In 1971, the house was rehabilitated to its present condition.
A large porch runs across the front of the structure. It is supported by six simply designed white columns. The
front door, symmetrically centered on the porch, has triple lights on each side, with a decorative wood panel
approximately one foot off the porch floor. The door is flanked by two large double-hung, 6/6 windows, two
small windows upstairs and three larger windows downstairs, all with screens. The south, rear chimney originally
was located between the back window and the cellar steps. On the north side are four screened windows, three
6/6, double- hung windows which are part of the added kitchen. The front chimney on the north side has recently
been rebuilt. the back of the house has a door and six screened windows. Three windows are large 6/6, doublehung,
two are 3/3, double- hung, and one is 4/4, double-hung. Originally, a small porch was located to the rear,
but only the original ceiling remains. Three dormer windows across the front are symmetrically spaced and are
double-hung with 6/6 panes.
The floor plan, two rooms deep, with a wide central hallway, makes excellent use of the northwest winds. The
rooms on the west side have always been used as bedrooms. Each has a closet. On the east side are the front
parlor and the informal dining room. The second floor was used mainly for storage until it was completed in
1971. The cellar, only one-half underground, was used as the formal dining room with a food storage room
toward the rear. The underground cistern is located in this cellar storage room. The house is presently painted
white with brown shutters.
The remaining out buildings, which are considered contributing to the historical integrity of the structure, are the
ruins of a cotton gin and an underground cistern. The cistern, located approximately 200 feet from the house, was
part of the commissary building. Only the lower, stone portion of the cotton gin remains, approximately 500 feet
north-northeast of the house. Both exterior structures, and the house, occupy approximately 5 acres.
The Foster House is representative of a vernacular Texas nineteenth century Greek Revival structure. The mixture
of the climatically practical central hallway floor plan with the classically influenced exterior detailing create a
style of architecture which was needed in southeast Texas to cope with the warm, humid weather. Mr. Ira
Malcolm Camp, who moved to Texas from Georgia, built the house in 1859. It was Mr. Camp's familiarity with
this southern style of architecture which influenced the design of the Foster House. Mr. Birdsall P. Briscoe, while
recording for the Historic American Buildings Survey (1936), said of it, "I regard it as one of the best examples of
early residential work I have found in Texas that follow so closely similar work in Virginia and the other Atlantic
seaboard states."
The house was built by Mr. Camp for his daughter who married Sheriff Jeff Gibbs. Sheriff Gibbs is noted as
being the first sheriff elected in Grimes County on the Republican ticket, a major political accomplishment at the
time. In 1883, Mr. R. B. S. Foster purchased the house along with 200 acres of land. Mr. Foster was a successful
farmer and rancher who invested money in surrounding lands which eventually amounted to several thousand
acres. The Fosters, with their three children who were born in the home, resided there until Mr. Foster's death in
1899. In 1900 the Foster's ranch overseer moved into the home. In 1915 Robert F. foster, R. B. S. Foster's son,
became the occupant. In 1966, Robert F. Wier, namesake and kinsman of Mr. Foster, moved into the house and is
the present resident. Mr. Wier restores the cellar and the north front chimney in 1971.
The land which originally comprised the Foster House was a large complex that represented farm life in the
1800's. Located in the complex was a cotton gin, a creamery, a carriage house, a dippping vat for cattle, the
kitchen with an underground cistern, several slave houses (later used by tenant farmers), and a commissary with
an underground cistern also need during slavery times and later converted to tenant farmer use. Presently, the
underground cisterns (not clearly visible), the lower portion of the stone cotton gin, a newly constructed water
holding tank, and grazing land occupy the site.
The Foster - Wier Hose is located approximately two miles east of Navasota, Texas, ten miles south of Anderson,
Texas and eight miles east of Washington, Texas. Both Anderson and Navasota have structures noted for local,
state and national historical significance. Washington, once known as Washington-On-The-Brazos, served as the
capital of Texas from 1842 to 1843. Washington-On-The-Brazos State Park now contains the Star of the Republic
Museum and the Anson Jones House, 1844, a HABS, state and local historic landmark.
The Foster House was built just off the Navasota- Anderson Road which was heavily trafficked during the early
years of the Republic of Texas. The entire area from Anderson, Washington and Navasota has been recognized
for its history, but only a few of the structures are as old or denote architectural quality to the extent of the Foster -
Wier House.
FOOTNOTES
1 Birdsall P. Briscoe. Two letters to Mr. Foster dated 1936.¹


R. B. S. Foster Home
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Historical Marker 8579
Navasota, Texas
Erected 1968
From the intersection of SH 6 and SH 90 (East Navasota) take SH 90 approximately 1.5 miles. Early Texas plantation home in architectural style of the Atlantic states. Malcolm Camp, wealthy cotton planter,
built this structure in 1859, with lumber hauled from East Texas sawmills. High-ceilinged rooms are very large. Formal dining room in sandstone-lined cellar was unique. Had detached kitchen. Purchased 1883 by a leading local citizen, R.B.S. Foster (1848-1889), this was birthplace of his three children-- Georgia, Robert F. and Nettie Rose. So stable is this locality that home was continuously occupied until 1966 by Fosters or their agents.¹

     Josephine Camp married Dr. Allen Duval Harn, son of Levi Orendorf Harn and Zerua Ann Duval. Josephine Camp was born on 28 April 1849.¹ She was the daughter of Ira Malcolm Camp and Eliza Collins.¹ Josephine Camp died circa 1896 at Texas; Ellen Dorcas Harn Manuscript. She died on 13 January 1896 at San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas, at age 46.² She was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., Texas; Ellen Dorcas Harn Manuscript.
(sec 2, lot 423).¹
     Her married name was Harn. She appeared on the census of 3 June 1880 at Austin, Travis Co., Texas;

lists Allen Harn as 44 years old born in Maryland, Physician; wife Josephine 31 years old, born in Texas; son Camp 14 years old, born in Texas; son Allen 11 years old, born in Texas, daughter Estelle 8 years old, born in Texas; son Levy O. 3 years old, born in Texas; and daughter Blonde 3-months old, born in Texas.

     Martha C.R. Camp married Stephen Thomas Hearn, son of Stephen J. Hearn and Mary Glasson.
     Her married name was Hearn. Ancestral File Number B4DB-GM. Her Ancestral File Number is B4DB-GM.

     Clemencia Maria Campbell was born on 31 May 1913 at Cuba.² She married Robert George Carlson, son of George Emil Carlson and Nina Claire Perkins, on 2 May 1938 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.³ Clemencia Maria Campbell died on 22 February 2008 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, at age 94.²
     Her married name was Carlson. Birth Record of Patricia, listed mother as "Clemencia Maria Anna". In 1938, Clemencia listed as 24 years old when married.

     Helen Campbell married Benton Edwards.
     Her married name was Edwards.¹

     Robert Campbell married Evelyn Hanson.¹

     Nathaniel Canada married Lydia Rupel, daughter of Jacob Ruple and Leah Miller.

     Kesiah Cannon was born on 16 June 1770 at Delaware.² She married Clement Hearne, son of Ebenezer Hearne and Priscilla Fooks, on 16 May 1787.³ Kesiah Cannon died on 20 August 1843 at Bourbon Co., Kentucky, at age 73.⁴
     Her married name was Hearne. Hist & Genealogy of Hearne Family, by Wm T. Hearne, 1907, pg 176. Her Ancestral File Number is 3ZVP-DQ.

     Lavinia Cannon was born circa 1762.² She married Lowder Hearne, son of Ebenezer Hearne and Priscilla Fooks. Lavinia Cannon died circa 1822 at Laurel, Sussex Co., Delaware.² She was buried at Laurel, Sussex Co., Delaware.
     Her married name was Hearne.

     Lucrita Cannon was born on 2 May 1828 at West Virginia.^2,1 She married Richard Williams Harn, son of Thomas Sillingsby Harn and Priscilla Fleming, on 1 May 1843 at Beaver, Pennsylvania.¹
     Her married name was Harn. Lucretia listed as 32 years old in the 1860 census. Lucrita Cannon appeared on the census of 1860 at Bridgewater Boro., Rochester, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.

     Sally Cannon married Thomas Hearne, son of Ebenezer Hearne and Priscilla Fooks, circa 1792.¹
     Her married name was Hearne. Her Ancestral File Number is Ancestral File Number CGJT-59. Hist & Genealogy of Hearne Family, by Wm T. Hearne, 1907, pg 453. Her Ancestral File Number is CGJT-59. Sally Cannon was a Episcopal.

     Mary Ann Caplinger was born circa 1819.¹ She married William G. Harn, son of Lloyd Harn and Susannah H. Ish, on 23 February 1841 at Fulton Co., Illinois; FHL film 1621428, Sheet 94, Batch number 6002050. Mary Ann Caplinger died on 6 January 1898 at Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,2 She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Fulton Co., Illinois.¹
     Her married name was Harn. She appeared on the census of 14 August 1850 at Lewistown, Fulton Co., Illinois; listed as 29 years old, born in Virginia. She appeared on the census of 4 June 1860 at Lewistown Twsp., Fulton Co., Illinois; listed as 40 years old, born in Virginia. She appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 at Lewistown, Fulton Co., Illinois; listed as 59 years old, born in Virginia, father born in Germany and mother in Virginia.

     Deborah Carlson is the daughter of Lawrence Berton Carlson and Selma Theresa Louise Boldt.

     Esther Carlson is the daughter of Gustaf Carlson and Hannah (?).

     George Emil Carlson was born on 11 April 1883 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.^1,2 He was the son of Gustaf Carlson and Hannah (?). George Emil Carlson married Nina Claire Perkins, daughter of Marshall Timothy Perkins and Anna Rolfe Purdy, on 21 April 1910 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota. George Emil Carlson died on 8 September 1969 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, at age 86.³ He was buried on 10 September 1969 at Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.⁴
      George Emil Carlson was a Railroad Engineer. He lived in 1959 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota. The cause of death was Diabetes. In 1913 when Lawrence was born, George was a Fireman. Many references refer to him as "G. Emil Carlson". In Death Record, parents listed as Gust Carlson and Anna Bennett. In 1941, George was a pallbearber for Oscar Harn. His Social Security Number was 708-10-0868.

Following from The Red Wing Daily Republican Eagle 8Sep1969 (Monday) 5:3.
George E. Carlson, 86, of 1511 W. Third S., Red Wing, died this morning at St. John's Hospital where he was a patient since Wednesday. Born in Red Wing April 11, 1883, he was the son of Anna and Gust Carlson. He attended schools and lived in Red Wing his entire lifetime. He has been employed with Chicago Great Western railroad for 60 years, retiring in 11957 as a locomotive engineer. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and Red Wing Masonic Lodge 8, AF and AM. His marriage to Nina C. Perkins took place at LaCrosse.
Surviving are his wife, Nina, of Minneapolis; two sons, Robert G. Carlson of Austin and Bert Carlson of Yankton, S.D; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Selma Grimm and Mrs. Esther Higbee, both of Red Wing. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Bodelson Funeral Home with the Rev. Nor C. Schoenheider officiating. Internment will be at Oakwood cemetery.

     Gustaf Carlson married Hannah (?).
     SOURCE: Personal information from Bert Carlson on 18Aug1995.

     Lawrence Berton Carlson was born on 30 November 1913 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.² He was baptized abt Spring 1914, as Episcopal.³ He was the son of George Emil Carlson and Nina Claire Perkins. Lawrence Berton Carlson married Selma Theresa Louise Boldt, daughter of Frederich Boldt and Anna Bauer, on 21 August 1942 at Antioch, Contra Costa Co., California.³ Lawrence Berton Carlson died on 20 December 2000 at District One Hospital, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 87.⁴ He was buried on 23 December 2000 at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota.⁵
      Lawrence Berton Carlson was a Seed Buyer. Lawrence Berton Carlson was a Lutheran. Lawrence Berton Carlson also went by the name of Bert. He lived at 402 E. 9th St., Yankton, Yankton Co., South Dakota. He lived in August 1995 at 111 NW 4th Ave., NW, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota.
Lawrence "Bert" B. Carlson, 87, Faribault, Minn., died Wednesday (20 Dec 2000) at District One Hospital, Faribault. He was born Nov. 30, 1913, in Red Wing to George and Nina (Perkins) Carlson.⁴
Funeral for Lawrence "Bert" B. Carlson, 87, Faribault, Minn., will be at 2 p.m. today at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault, with the Rev. Robert E. Snyder officiating. Burial will be at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.⁵

     Margaret Lois Carlson was born on 25 February 1916 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.² She was the daughter of George Emil Carlson and Nina Claire Perkins. Margaret Lois Carlson died on 16 November 1940 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, at age 24.³ She was buried on 19 November 1940 at Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.³
      Margaret Lois Carlson was a Stenographer. She graduated in 1934 at Red Wing High School, Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota. The cause of death was being struck by a train.

Following obituary from Red Wing Daily Republican, 18Nov1940 (Monday), pg 8:3.
Miss Margaret Lois Carlson, 24, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Carlson, 1416 Third street, met a sudden death in the yards of the Milwaukee railroad here Saturday night under the wheels of a freight train. The tragedy was discovered by the police after they had been notified by the young woman's frantic parents that she was missing from her home.
Miss Carlson, who suffered a nervous breakdown about a year ago and had been in poor health since, left home in the family car some time between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Saturday, saying nothing to anyone as to where she was going. Her brother, Robert, the only other member of the family at home at the time noted her absence and decided she had gone with her mother for a visit at the Guy Thoen home.
When she was not found there the police were notified. The Carlson car was found parked near the plant of the Red Wing Motor company alongside the railroad yards and the search was continued in that neighborhood, resulting in the discovery of the body at about 9 O'clock. It is believed that Miss Carlson was run over by a local freight, which had been switching in the yards earlier in the evening. A. C. Larson of Zumbrota, deputy coroner, was called in the absence of Coroner Russell F. Edstrom from the city, and held that Miss Carlson's death was accidental. No Inquest will be held.
Miss Carlson was born In Red Wing on Feb. 27, 1916, and spent her entire life in this city. She attended the public schools and graduated from the Red Wing high school in 1934. She was very active in high school circles and was an honor student. She had been employed as stenographer at the office of the Red Wing Union Stoneware company since 1936. A young woman of many splendid traits of heart and mind, she was popular among a large circle of friends and her death will bring sorrow to many. She was a member of Christ church.
Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Carlson, a sister, Mrs. Vivian Thoen, Red Wing, and two brothers, Robert Carlson, Red Wing, and Burton Carlson, Huntington Park, Calif. The sympathy of the community, extended the bereaved family in the sudden tragedy, which has clouded their home. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Edstrom chapel and at 2 o'clock at Christ church with the Rev. Monroe Baille officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood cemetery. The services at the chapel will be private.

     Mary Carlson and James Leisey were divorced.² Mary Carlson is the daughter of Lawrence Berton Carlson and Selma Theresa Louise Boldt. Mary Carlson married Samuel S. Holmes in May 1970.² Mary Carlson and Samuel S. Holmes were divorced in 1982.² Mary Carlson married James Leisey after 1982.² Mary Carlson married Nick Addison Foster in 2003.^3,2

     Pamela Clare Carlson was born on 16 June 1940 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.² She was the daughter of Robert George Carlson and Clemencia Maria Campbell. Pamela Clare Carlson was born on 16 June 1941 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.³ She married Edward O. Nobbe Jr. on 29 December 1962 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota.² Pamela Clare Carlson and Edward O. Nobbe Jr. were divorced before 1973.² Pamela Clare Carlson married Gary W. Sherman on 6 April 1974 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota.² Pamela Clare Carlson died on 3 February 2003 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, at age 62.²
     The cause of death was cancer in 2003.²

     Patricia Marie Carlson is the daughter of Robert George Carlson and Clemencia Maria Campbell. Patricia Marie Carlson married Harvey William Hutchings, son of Carl Harvey Hutchings and Theora Ranfranz, on 8 February 1964 at Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.^1,2