Individual Details

Calvin Stearns

(28 Oct 1820 - )

According to Beckwith's History of Vermilion County: "Mr. Stearns owns one hundred and severnty-five acres of land, on which he has made the improvements. He was formerly a whig until the republican party was organized, when he joined its ranks, and his since been identified with that party."

Events

Birth28 Oct 1820Clinton, Ohio, United States
Moved1832with his parents - Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Marriage25 Feb 1844Priscilla Lee
Marriage31 Mar 1853Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Mary Helen Rogers
Census1860Vance Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Marriage20 Jun 1867Clarinda Cronkhite
Census1870Vance Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1880Vance Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseMary Helen Rogers (1836 - 1858)
ChildMary H. Stearns (1855 - )
SpousePriscilla Lee (1821 - 1850)
ChildEveline Stearns (1845 - )
SpouseClarinda Cronkhite (1848 - )
ChildWilliam Calvin Stearns (1867 - )
ChildLillie M. Stearns (1870 - )

Notes

Census

His occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $4,600 and his personal estate at $500.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $7,400 and his personal estate at $1,200.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer.

Endnotes

1. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 986.

2. Calvin Stearns household, 1860 U.S. census, Danville P.O., Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 691, household 994, family 994; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 233..

3. Calvin Stearns household, 1870 U.S. census, Fairmount P.O., Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 396, household 237, family 226; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

4. Calvin Stearns household, 1880 U.S. census, Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 223, page 623, household 76, family 76; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 255..

5. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 986.

6. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 986.

7. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 986.

8. Stearns-Rogers marriage, 31 Mar 1853, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Illinois State Archives, online . Original data: Vermilion County Clerk, Vol. A, pg 194..

9. Calvin Stearns household, 1860 U.S. census, Danville P.O., Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 691, household 994, family 994; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 233..

10. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 986.

11. Calvin Stearns household, 1870 U.S. census, Fairmount P.O., Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 396, household 237, family 226; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

12. Calvin Stearns household, 1880 U.S. census, Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 223, page 623, household 76, family 76; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 255..

13. Calvin Stearns household, 1870 U.S. census, Fairmount P.O., Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 396, household 237, family 226; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

14. Calvin Stearns household, 1880 U.S. census, Vance Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 223, page 623, household 76, family 76; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 255..