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Born 1856
From 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908), A Biographical Record of Clark County Ohio (1902)
REESE GARRETT CALVERT.
Reese Garrett Calvert well deserves representation in this volume, because he is one of the persistent, most energetic and wideawake merchants of Selma, where he is also filling the position of postmaster. He is now engaged in dealing in grain, coal, lumber and seeds and in this line has built up a business whose growth has resulted from his earnest purpose and honorable dealing. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert was born in Delaware county January 21, 1857, and is a son of Thomas L. and Elizabeth (Paist) Calvert. He is also a descendant of Cecil Calvert—Lord Baltimore—who was thefounder of the colony of Maryland.
He spent his early boyhood days upon a farm and when he was about ten years of age he accompanied his parents on their removal to Philadelphia, where he continued until he came to Ohio, as a youth of eleven years. He made his home with his uncle, Joshua Harrison, until 1876. He had attended both the public and select schools in Pennsylvania, and thus acquired a good practical English education. At the age of nineteen he began clerking in a general store, owned by the firm of Hollingsworth & Company, of Selma, and remained in their employ for four years, a fact which indicates that he gave excellent satisfaction by capable service. He afterward removed to West Liberty, Iowa, where he engaged in clerking until 1883. In that year he returned to Clark county and, entering into partnership, bought out a store of his former employer, the new firm being organized under the name of Calvert, Brother & Company. Our subject and his brother remained in this business until 1892, when Reese G. Calvert purchased his brother’s interest. In 1892 they established a private bank, which was conducted until 1894. In the latter year the firm divided its interest, Mr. Wildman continuing as proprietor of the mercantile department, while our subject took as his interest of the business, a grain, coal, lumber and seed department, and in this line of commercial activity he has since conducted a growing trade, yielding to him a good income. In the year 1883 he was appointed postmaster and served in that capacity until 1892, when he retired from the office as he had entered it—with the confidence and good will of all concerned. In 1898 he was reappointed to that office and has since been the incumbent. In the same year he had become ticket and freight agent in Selma for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Mr. Calvert was married at Richmond, Indiana, on the 28th of July, 1885, to Miss Ethel Kirk, of that city. She was born in the village of Eagletown, Hamilton county, Indiana, November 4, 1860, and is a daughter of Charles W. and Rachel (Hollingsworth) Kirk, who on leaving her native place removed to Darlington, Indiana, where the father entered upon the active practice of medicine, continuing there until Mrs. Calvert was about fourteen years of age. His health then gave way under his strenuous professional duties and he removed to Kokomo, Indiana, where he and his brother engaged in the practice of dentistry. In 1878 Dr. Kirk was appointed superintendent of an Indian boarding school on the Wyandot, Seneca and Shawnee reservation and Mrs. Calvert began teaching there when she was eighteen years of age. After two years, however, she returned to Indiana and entered Earlham College at Richmond, being there graduated in the class of 1885. In 1884 her father gave up the superintendency of the Indian school and returned to Richmond for a year’s rest. Mrs. Calvert frequently visited at her uncle’s home in Ohio and here had become acquainted with the subject of this review as early as 1876, About a month after her graduation she gave him her hand in marriage. The same year her parents returned to the Indian Territory in the interest of the Society of Friends and Dr. Kirk retained his former position until his death, passing away while engaged in active missionary work there. He died September 9, 1893, in Shawneetown, Oklahoma, and was laid to rest in the midst of the field where he had labored so earnestly and acceptably. His wife still carries on the missionary work among the Kickapoo Indians. Dr. Kirk was born in Richmond, Indiana, ¡April 7, 1836, and was a son of Israel and Sarah (Test) Kirk, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of New Jersey. The grandfather of Mrs. Calvert died when her father was about five years of age. He had been a miller and his mill was destroyed by fire a short time before his death, so that the family was left in somewhat straitened financial circumstances, but Dr. Kirk managed to obtain a good education through his own efforts and was thus qualified for the teacher's profession, which he followed in different schools in early life.
After his marriage he continued teaching.
for about two years, when he took up the study of medicine and was graduated in the Miami Medical College with the class of
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Calvert have been born three children: Cecil Kirk, who was born in Selma, Ohio, August 3, 1886; Edward Harrison, born January 21, 1889; and Rachel Grace, born November 2, 1890. The Calvert family is one of prominence in the community, widely known, and amid a large acquaintance’ our subject and his wife number many warm friends, who hold them in high regard.
As printed in A Biographical Record of Clark County Ohio (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
R. G. CALVERT, postmaster of Selma and proiirietor of the Selma Grain Elevator is one of the leading citizens and influential business men of the village and was born in Pennsylvania, in 1856, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Paist) Calvert, and a grandson of Reese and Deborah (Piatt) Calvert, life-long residents of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Calvert was one of a family of seven children. He was reared and educated in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, later engaging in farming which occupation he followed there until his death. He married Elizabeth Paist, a daughter of James Paist, also a resident of Pennsylvania, and to them were born eight children, six of whom are living.
R. G. Calvert, spent his early boyhood days on his father's farm in Montgomery County, and in 1868 came alone to Selma, Clark County, Ohio and here obtained his education in the district schools and also a private school, in the meanwhile living with his uncle until 1875. He then obtained a position as clerk for Hollingsworth & Comiiany with whom he remained until 1880, when he went west to Iowa for
Rl'SinrXCI. AND r, \RX tip ASA \V. IIODGK, MCKIRI-.I-IRLD TOWXSHIP a period of three years. Upon his return to Selma in 1883, he and his brother became associated with William Wildman, in operating a store, and a grain and coal business, under the firm name of Calvert Brothers & Company, until 1894, when they dissolved partnership, Mr. "VVildman taking charge of the store, and Mr. Calvert retaining the grain and coal business. With the exception of two years which he spent in California, on a pleasure t)-ip, Mr. Calvert has continued in the grain and coal line, establishing the business upon his return to the East in 1904. Mr. Calvert has served continuously as postmaster of Selma with the exception of three years, 1894 to 1897 inclusive, and is the present incumbent. Politically he is a Republican. His religious connection is with the Society of Friends.
Mr. Calvert was united in marriage with Ethel Kirk, a daughter of Charles and Eachel Kirk of Richmond, Indiana, and thev have three children.
As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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