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- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Thos Jefferson Calfee
City: Not Stated
County: Mercer
State: West Virginia
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1875
Race: White
Roll: 1992860
DraftBoard: 2
The 1900 Rock, Mercer County, WV Census enumerates Thomas J. Calfee (born April 1876), Mary E. (born March 1879), Viva M. (born October 1895), Freddy S. (born February 1898) and Pearl D. (born March 1900). All were born in West Virginia. He was a farmer. They had been married for 5 years, and each of their 3 children were living.
The 1910 Spanishburg, Mercer County, WV Census records Thomas J.Calfie (age 35), Josie (age 31), Viva M. (age 14), Fred S. (age 12), Pearl D. (age 10), Maggie L. (age 8), Lily M. (age 2) and Karley V. (age 0 months). All were born in West Virginia. He was a farmer. They had been married for 15 years, and 6 of their 7 children were living.
The 1920 Princeton, Mercer County, WV Census includes Thomas J. Calfee (age 43), Josie (age 40), Margaret (age 17), Lilly (age 11), Kelly (age 9), Willard (age 7), T. J. (age 5), Elmer (age 1 year, 11 months), Fred (age 22, son, married), Sadie (age 17, daughter-in-law), Frank Bailey (age 19, son-in-law) and Pearl Bailey (daughter, age 19). Also in the home was Elmer Shrewsbury, boarder (probably the son of his brother-in-law James Shrewsbury. All were born in West Virginia. He was the town constable, Fred was a brakeman for the railroad and Frank was a car inspector for the railroad. Elmer was a stenographer for a machine shop.
The 1930 Princeton, Mercer County, WV Census lists Thomas J. Calfee (age 54), Josie M. (age 51), Kelly V. (age 20), Wilford E. (age 18), Thomas J. Jr. (age 15) and Elmer B. (age 11). Also in the home were Viva M. Burns (age 34, daughter, widow, married at age 20), Woodrow T. (age 13, grandson), Francis M. (age 11, granddaughter) and Geraldine (age 7, granddaughter). All were born in West Virginia. He was a machinst's helper for the railroad, and Kelly was a machinist for the railroad. He was 20 and she was 15 when they married.
Source: Mark Walton, Rootsweb
Thomas Jackson Calfee Sr.
BIRTH 15 Apr 1875
Kegley, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH Nov 1959 (aged 84)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Oakwood Cemetery
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 21999765 ? View Source
Thomas was the son of Andrew Jackson Calfee and Margaret J. Thompson. He married Mary Elizabeth Josephine Hurst. (Read More)
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