W.B. CALVERT
Dr. W. B. Calvert, a prominent dentist of Clinton, is a native son of Henry County,
and a descendant of one of the honored pioneer families of this section. He was
born near where Delmar now stands in Davis township, August 20, 1871, a son of
Samuel and Mary S. (Beckett) Calvert. The father was a native of Kentucky, born in
Harrison County, March 1, 1831. He was a son of Isaac Calvert and Mildred
(Chambers) Calvert. Isaac Calvert was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, October
18, 1783, and married Mildred Chambers in Harrison County, Kentucky, June 25,
1823. He died near Franklin, Harrison County, Kentucky, July 13, 1853. He was a son
of Isaac and Katherine Calvert, the former a native of Prince Williams County,
Virginia, born in 1743 and married in 1771. He died February 1, 1809. The Calvert
family traced the founding of that family in this country to the first permanent
English settlement in America at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, Doctor Calvert of this
review being a direct descendant from a Calvert who was a member of the
Jamestown Colony. Mary S. Beckett, Doctor Calvert's mother, was born at
Chambersburg, Clark County, Missouri, July 19, 1841, a daughter of Woodford and
Duranda (Taylor) Beckett. Woodford Beckett was a native of Pendleton County,
Kentucky, and an early pioneer of Missouri. He came to this State in 1837 and
located near Hannibal, where he remained until 1839, when he went to Clark
County and there spent the remainder of his life. He was a surveyor and prominent
in Clark County. He was of English descent and traced his ancestors to the same
family as that of Sir Thomas Beckett, well known in English history. Duranda
Taylor Beckett, wife of Woodford Beckett, was a native of Kentucky, and was
related to Zachariah Taylor. Doctor Calvert's parents were married April 18, 1869,
and two children were born to this union, of whom the doctor is the eldest, and
Ellen, born March 15, 1874, now the wife of William Kious, Kahoka, Missouri. Samuel
Calvert came to Henry County in 1857 and settled in Davis township, where he
engaged in farming, which was his life occupation. When the Civil War broke out
his sympathies were with the South and he joined the Confederate army, serving
under Gen. Sterling Price in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, participating in all the
principal battles fought by General Price's army. He received a gunshot wound at
the Battle of Lone Jack. He died November 6, 1896. His wife preceded him in death a
number of years, having departed this life in January, 1874, when Doctor Calvert
was a little over three years old. When his mother died Doctor Calvert went to live
with his grandparents, Woodford Beckett and wife, who resided in Clark County,
Missouri. His grandfather was a surveyor, and when Doctor Calvert was a boy he
assisted his grandfather a great deal in that line of work and became quite
proficient as a surveyor himself. He received his education in the public schools of
Clark County and Kahoka College at Kahoka, Missouri. After receiving a good
preparatory education he entered the Western Dental College at Kansas City,
Missouri, and after studying there one year entered the Keokuk Dental College at
Keokuk, Iowa, where he was graduated with a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery
in 1900. He then engaged in the practice of his profession at Milan, Sullivan County,
Missouri, where he remained about six months, and in the spring of 1901 he came to
Clinton, where he has since been engaged in the practice. Doctor Calvert is a
skillful dentist and recognized as one of the capable professional men of western
Missouri, who are schooled and skilled in the great science of dentistry. Doctor
Calvert was united in marriage June 26, 1902, with Mrs. Lillian (Sawyer) Pugh, who
was born near Indianapolis, Indiana, of North Carolina parentage. Mrs. Calvert has
one son by a former marriage to John Pugh, Joel S. Pugh, who was engaged in the
wholesale lumber business at Ardmore, Oklahoma. Doctor Calvert is a member of
the Masonic Lodge and is a Democrat. He takes an active interest in local municipal
affairs and for ten consecutive years has served in one capacity or another in
connection with the city government of Clinton. He has been councilman for four
years and was a member of the public works commission when the electric light
plant was built by the city. He is a progressive citizen and a professional man of
high standing. Doctor Calvert can always be safely relied upon to co-operate with
any movement that has for its purpose the betterment or upbuilding of his city and
county.
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co, pg: 350
Dr. W. B. Calvert, a prominent dentist of Clinton, is a native son of Henry County,
and a descendant of one of the honored pioneer families of this section. He was
born near where Delmar now stands in Davis township, August 20, 1871, a son of
Samuel and Mary S. (Beckett) Calvert. The father was a native of Kentucky, born in
Harrison County, March 1, 1831. He was a son of Isaac Calvert and Mildred
(Chambers) Calvert. Isaac Calvert was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, October
18, 1783, and married Mildred Chambers in Harrison County, Kentucky, June 25,
1823. He died near Franklin, Harrison County, Kentucky, July 13, 1853. He was a son
of Isaac and Katherine Calvert, the former a native of Prince Williams County,
Virginia, born in 1743 and married in 1771. He died February 1, 1809. The Calvert
family traced the founding of that family in this country to the first permanent
English settlement in America at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, Doctor Calvert of this
review being a direct descendant from a Calvert who was a member of the
Jamestown Colony. Mary S. Beckett, Doctor Calvert's mother, was born at
Chambersburg, Clark County, Missouri, July 19, 1841, a daughter of Woodford and
Duranda (Taylor) Beckett. Woodford Beckett was a native of Pendleton County,
Kentucky, and an early pioneer of Missouri. He came to this State in 1837 and
located near Hannibal, where he remained until 1839, when he went to Clark
County and there spent the remainder of his life. He was a surveyor and prominent
in Clark County. He was of English descent and traced his ancestors to the same
family as that of Sir Thomas Beckett, well known in English history. Duranda
Taylor Beckett, wife of Woodford Beckett, was a native of Kentucky, and was
related to Zachariah Taylor. Doctor Calvert's parents were married April 18, 1869,
and two children were born to this union, of whom the doctor is the eldest, and
Ellen, born March 15, 1874, now the wife of William Kious, Kahoka, Missouri. Samuel
Calvert came to Henry County in 1857 and settled in Davis township, where he
engaged in farming, which was his life occupation. When the Civil War broke out
his sympathies were with the South and he joined the Confederate army, serving
under Gen. Sterling Price in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, participating in all the
principal battles fought by General Price's army. He received a gunshot wound at
the Battle of Lone Jack. He died November 6, 1896. His wife preceded him in death a
number of years, having departed this life in January, 1874, when Doctor Calvert
was a little over three years old. When his mother died Doctor Calvert went to live
with his grandparents, Woodford Beckett and wife, who resided in Clark County,
Missouri. His grandfather was a surveyor, and when Doctor Calvert was a boy he
assisted his grandfather a great deal in that line of work and became quite
proficient as a surveyor himself. He received his education in the public schools of
Clark County and Kahoka College at Kahoka, Missouri. After receiving a good
preparatory education he entered the Western Dental College at Kansas City,
Missouri, and after studying there one year entered the Keokuk Dental College at
Keokuk, Iowa, where he was graduated with a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery
in 1900. He then engaged in the practice of his profession at Milan, Sullivan County,
Missouri, where he remained about six months, and in the spring of 1901 he came to
Clinton, where he has since been engaged in the practice. Doctor Calvert is a
skillful dentist and recognized as one of the capable professional men of western
Missouri, who are schooled and skilled in the great science of dentistry. Doctor
Calvert was united in marriage June 26, 1902, with Mrs. Lillian (Sawyer) Pugh, who
was born near Indianapolis, Indiana, of North Carolina parentage. Mrs. Calvert has
one son by a former marriage to John Pugh, Joel S. Pugh, who was engaged in the
wholesale lumber business at Ardmore, Oklahoma. Doctor Calvert is a member of
the Masonic Lodge and is a Democrat. He takes an active interest in local municipal
affairs and for ten consecutive years has served in one capacity or another in
connection with the city government of Clinton. He has been councilman for four
years and was a member of the public works commission when the electric light
plant was built by the city. He is a progressive citizen and a professional man of
high standing. Doctor Calvert can always be safely relied upon to co-operate with
any movement that has for its purpose the betterment or upbuilding of his city and
county.
1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co, pg: 350
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