Mary Melissa Calk

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 US Census
Name: Melissa Calk
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1850: Clarke, Alabama
Gender: Female
Family Number: 107
Household Members:
Moses Calk 38
Nancy Calk 31
Eliza Calk 9
Emenith Calk 8
Martin Calk 7
Melissa Calk 5
Caroline Calk 4
Henry Calk 2
Elizah Calk 0

1860 US Census
Name: Mary M Cork [Calk]
Age in 1860: 15
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1860: Western Division, Wilcox, Alabama
Gender: Female
Post Office: Prairie Bluff
Household Members:
Nancy E Calk 41
Elida J Calk 20
Emma A Calk 18
Martin L Calk 16
Mary M Calk 15
Cecilia C Calk 14
Henry J Calk 12
Sarah E Calk 8
Charles O Calk 7

1870 US Census
Name: Melissa Culk [Calk]
Age in 1870: 22
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Lower Peach Tree
Household Members:
Nancy E Calk 50
Emma Calk 26
Ervin Calk 21
Melissa Calk 22
Caroline Calk 20
Sarah Calk 18
Oliver Calk 15

1880 US Census
Name: Mellissia Cork [Calk]
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1880: 5th Ward, Union, Louisiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's name: Nancy Cork
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Henry Calk 37
Nancy Calk 58
Emma Calk 38
Mellissia Calk 36
Edmonia Hester 1 [niece]

1900 US Census
Name: Mary M Caulk
Age: 45
Birth Date: May 1855
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1900: Pollock, Grant, Louisiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
H W Caulk 51
Mary M Caulk 45
Sallae E Caulk 16 [niece]

1920 US Census
Name: Melissa M Calk
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1920: Pollock, Grant, Louisiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: House
Industry: Keeping
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Henry U Calk 71
Melissa M Calk 73

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30110379&ref=acom

Died:
Title: Louisiana Statewide Death Indeces 1900-1929
Name: Mary M. Calk
Death Date: 3 Sep 1921
Estimated birth year: 1845
Age: 76 years
Parish: Grant
Certificate Number: 8879
Volume: 17