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NANCY L. CALFEE (nee Leighton) - Cleveland, Ohio

Contribution — 2013-03-01 21:50:03Z

Nancy Leighton Calfee, age 93 of Cleveland, Ohio passed away peacefully Monday January 28, 2013.

Nancy was the second daughter born to Thomas Edward and Edith Rowley Leighton on April 26, 1919, in Cleveland, Ohio. Nancy's older brother Robert and sister Jane (Nellis) predeceased her.

Nancy was a graduate of Hathaway Brown School and Smith College, Class of 1941, where she was class president for her Freshman and Senior Years.

Nancy and John (Jack) B Calfee were married on February 8, 1944 and she followed him around US Army bases from Fort Sill, OK to Camp Gordon, GA before he left for Europe in WWII.

Nancy and Jack were married for almost 60 years before his passing in the fall of 2003 at age 90, and during that time they had visited numerous countries in six of the seven continents.

Surviving Nancy are four sons: John and his wife Andrea of Murfreesboro, TN, David and his wife Mimi of Lake Forest, IL, Peter and his wife Jan of South Russell, OHIO and Mark and his wife Debbie of Lakewood, OHIO and 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Nancy as a child always preferred the outdoors to the indoors, a passion she continued in her life as a 40+ year member and past president of the Shaker Lakes Garden Club, a lifelong member and volunteer at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History where she received the Lifetime Volunteer Award, a member of and volunteer at the Possum Long Nature Center in Martin County Florida and a Pied Piper for her grandchildren through the woods on Clubside Road and at the Holden Arboretum.

Nancy loved the summer home at Put-in-bay, Ohio where she could be seen volunteering and working outdoors in a pair of Jack's army pants, shirt and one of her famous chapeaux and teaching her children to fish, water ski, and appreciate the beauty of Lake Erie and its islands.
She was also a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Put-in-Bay Yacht Club.
Her love of the outdoors also carried over to sports where she was an excellent golfer, shooting her first hole in one at Mayfield Country Club at age 85.

A Memorial Service is planned in St Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio at 4pm Friday April 26, 2013, with graveside services in Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, Virginia on Saturday April 27th, 2013.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of donations to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Natural Areas c/o Jim Bissell, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 and to the Shaker Lakes Garden Club ("SLGC Centennial Celebration Project") 615 Battles Road Gates Mills, Ohio 44040.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio on Apr. 26, 1919
Departed on Jan. 28, 2013 and resided in Cleveland, OH.

Cuyahoga

Re: William Calfee and Nancy Davis, Rev. James Calfee

rulol2 — 2011-10-03 19:38:43Z

You can contact me at < rulol@aol.com >

Re: William Calfee and Nancy Davis, Rev. James Calfee

JLWilliamsjbc46 — 2011-10-03 19:20:53Z

I agree with mekal349154 in a posting of 11 Jul 2005 that there is no credible evidence that Rev. James Calfee's middle name was Madison. I would like to correspond with you.

Re: William Calfee ... Wythe Co., VA (probate 1801)

MelindaCollinsLarson — 2011-08-03 12:25:48Z

I am trying to prove the marriage of Martha CALFEE to Jacob HARRELL. I feel certain that they were indeed married but I can't find the elusive proof! I think that Jacob and "Marthy" his wife (from deeds in Frederick Co., VA) were the parents of my 4g grandfather, Reuben HARRELL b. 1750. Through DNA we have proven that Reuben had a brother, William HARRELL who d. 1822 Wythe Co., VA. William CALFEE brother of Martha, Judith HURST and Elizabeth PADGET, also d. Wythe Co. as did the widow Sarah of his brother John. I would be happy to work with you and share whatever I have -- you can contact me either through this list or at MLarson101@aol.com. Thanks! Melinda Larson

Re: William Calfee ... Wythe Co., VA (probate 1801)

Elcamino1 — 2011-07-28 20:11:07Z

Jerry - I don't know if this email will reach you as I am using your 2005 address. I am looking for any info on Martha Calfee who was the sister of William Calfee d. 1801 whose brother John who married Sarah Reagan. This Martha Calfee married Jacob Harrell who first came to the Shenandoah Valley of VA in about 1741. Martha had siblings William, John, Elizabeth Calfee Padgett, Judeth Calfee Hurst, and Frances Calfee Gibson. Specifically I need the birth year of Martha Calfee and, more importantly any children she might have had.

Wiliam B Carlton or Calfee b. 1866 in NC?

Charlene_Swankie — 2011-06-19 20:18:57Z

He is my great grandfather. Family tradition says he changed his name from Calfee to Carlton, thou not everyone believes this... but two of his daughters told me this in person. His middle name is also in dispute... either Boring or Branch... or ??? I believe he was born in Buncombe Co., NC but his if Calfee is his family they came from Cocke and Jefferson counties in TN in mid 1850s and returned there in mid 1880s? Reason for changing his name... some problem with the law. If any of this rings a bell, please write me at charlene.swankie@gmail.com .

LOOKING FOR PIC OF LULU CAFFEE m. JOHN CARR DANE, MO.

karl_lord — 2011-03-31 07:24:39Z

LOOKING FOR PICTURE OF LULU A. CAFFEE WHO MARRIED JOHN CARR DANE IN BELGRADE, MO. ANY PICS OF THIS FAMILY LINE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I AM THE SON OF KEN LORD WHO DID ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS TREE BEFORE HIS DEATH.

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

dwbly12 — 2011-03-12 04:40:58Z

Great- I am glad you found it. Sorry I type Fanny instead of Fannie- but you found it anyway

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

RickyNJ58 — 2011-03-12 04:19:02Z

is this M E Lowe
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1400668&Typ...

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

RickyNJ58 — 2011-03-12 04:13:07Z

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1429723&Typ...

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

dwbly12 — 2011-03-12 03:27:45Z

It is under Fanny Lowe

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

RickyNJ58 — 2011-03-11 20:55:15Z

no record found for Fanny

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

dwbly12 — 2011-03-11 12:52:00Z

You can find WV death certificates online at the WV archives. Just google "West Virginia Death Records" You can print out copies of the actual document.

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

stevenkrs — 2011-03-11 06:44:24Z

dwbly12,

Could you please send me a copy of the death certificate Jerry Bailey and Fannie Snapp were my grt grt grandparents
do you know were they got married in the 1900 census all the children were listed as being born in Ohio do you know were in Ohio they married.My email is akerssteven@rocketmail.com

Thanks,Steven

CALFEE Jack W honor our hero who died in Vietnam - Wall section 62W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2010-09-11 12:15:51Z

CALFEE Jack W honor our hero who died in Vietnam - Wall section 62W

Honor our Vets. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 216,521 photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Jerry Lee Calfee (1937-2010), Whittier, CA

rulol2 — 2010-05-03 18:24:34Z

Jerry was an early Calfee contributor, always ready and willing to help family historians. We are all very much indebted to him and his research. Jerry was a descendant of Evan Adair Calfee and Elizabeth "Betsy" Woods of Alabama.

Below is his obituary, published in the "Whittier Daily News," Whittier, CA, April 18, 2010:

CALFEE, Jerry L. Calfee, died April 6, 2010 at home in Whittier, California, following a long respiratory illness. Jerry was born October 1, 1937, in Valliant, Oklahoma to Evin and Marie Prince Calfee. Jerry graduated from Whittier High School in 1955, attended Fullerton Junior College, and joined the Navy for two years. He worked for a few years at Dunn & Bradstreet and then returned to college to graduate with a degree from Cal State, Los Angeles. He married Laurel Hanchen in 1962, and they developed a great love for the outdoors, camping, fishing, and hiking in most of the western states. In later years, Jerry worked intently on genealogy, meeting on the Internet many long lost relatives with whom he developed many close relationships. Jerry will be greatly missed by his wife Laurel, son Todd, daughter Susan Poyser and grandchildren Trent, Cole, and Sydney. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister Patricia. A memorial service will be held at the Community Presbyterian Church of La Mirada on May 22, at 11:00 A.M.

Re: Looking for some family to chat with on the net

mahatable — 2010-02-24 15:14:20Z

Jeane,

I would love to chat with you. I am descended from Evan Adair Calfee through his daughter Sarah Calfee Burt Coffman. Sarah and her second husband, David Crockett Coffman, were my gg grandparents.

Sarah was living with my grandmother's family in OK when she died. My grandmother and her siblings talked a lot about Grandma and Grandpa Coffman.

You may contact me directly at: mahatable@yahoo.com

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Sherry Atwood
Nashville, TN

Do you know these Calfee Familes? Mercer Co., WV

RickyWeinberg — 2009-07-12 23:27:31Z

1900 Census, Beaver Pond District, Mercer Co., WV:

James C. Calfee, b. May 1852, md. 22 years, WV, VA, VA, farmer.
Nannie E., Mar 1855, 7 children, 6 living, VA, WV, VA
Bessie L., Sep 1880, WV, WV, VA (all children)
Eva M., Aug 1882
Gertrude C., Oct 1884
Minnie A., Nov 1887
Bertha C., Mar 1890
William B., Apr 1892

1900 Census, Beaver Pond District, Mercer Co., WV

Thomas (M.?) Calfee, May 1841, md. 33 years, WV, WV, WV
Sarah A., Jul 1848, 8 children, 4 living
Samuel H., Aug 1870
Robert W., Mar 1874
Hester B., Jan 1879
Mary J., Jan 1882

Re: Calfee married to a Kesiah??

rulol2 — 2009-05-26 09:22:41Z

Thank you for responding. I am interested in the Calfee line. Could you E-mail me at rulol@aol.com ? Judy

Re: Calfee married to a Kesiah??

grandyandpops — 2009-05-25 12:12:42Z

Yes, John Calfee married Kesiah Ross, they had severial children with the name Ross incorperated into their names. My great geandfather was Ross Randolph named after his grandfather Randolph Ross. If you need any help with the Calfee's and to a lesser degree the Ross family please let me know.
Sterling

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

cbb2241 — 2009-04-20 03:41:06Z

thanks for all that.. I updated
Still looking for unknown Calfee.

Re: mystery Bluefield WV

dwbly12 — 2009-04-20 03:26:38Z

I have been doing research on the Snapp family of Monroe and Mercer County- John Snapp (b. 1800) moved there from Shenandoah County, VA. His son, John William O. Snapp m. Matilda Bailey(daughter of Micajah Bailey and sister of William Bailey and had three children born in Mercer County-James P. b. 21 Oct. 1856, Daniel M. b. 28 Apr. 1858 and Elija J.b. 16 Dec. 1859. During the Civil War John W. O and his brother, Joseph moved to Ross County, Ohio, where Matilda died in 1865. John W. O. then moved after the war to eastern Tennessee- where his father had also gone earlier and there remarried. I am fairly certain that Fannie Snapp was born in 1864, child of John W.O. and Matilda and that she married her cousin Jeremiah Bailey.
Fannie's death certificate, lists her name as Fannie Lowe, wife of M. E. Lowe. She died at Bluefield, 16 Dec. 1942, age 78- the death certificate lists her father as Dan Snapp and mother as a Bailey, but I suspect the informant was confused- Dan Bailey was her brother and it is impossible that he could be her father as Dan Bailey was only 6 years older than Fanny. She must have married Calfee after Jeremiah Bailey died and then married a third time to M. E. Lowe.

mystery Bluefield WV

RickyNJ58 — 2009-01-11 17:56:03Z

looking for Fannie Snapp Bailey Calfee
married Jerry (Jeremiah)Bailey s/o William M. Bailey and Matilda J. Shufflebarger.

After Jerry's death she remarried a Calfee.

In 1920 census (Bluefield WV) there are two children but they are Bailey not Calfee.
Cecil 1893 and Myrtil 1902. Up a few buildings are Garnett Bailey (1889) and Pearl M. (1896)[no family association made].
Cecil does not appear with Fanny and Jerry in 1900 Census.
who are they?
Who is the Calfee she married?

Re: Charity Calfee married to Henry Fritts

sdspears — 2008-12-18 21:24:38Z

I have no proof of anything yet either.

Re: Charity Calfee married to Henry Fritts

bettystapletonOK — 2008-12-08 21:14:59Z

I've been trying to research Henry Fritts 1794 and keep coming up with the name Charity Calfey ( Coffee ) and now Calfee. I'm not sure exactly how the spelling is and not getting anywhere with it. But I have seen the marriage date as the same as you mentioned. No records to prove this yet.. but I'm still hoping and looking.
Betty

Re: Passing of Wirt Lee Calfee Jr

rulolaolcom — 2008-11-22 21:11:13Z

Hi, Ged,
Would you be willing to E-mail to me any Calfee photos that you may have in your possession? I am a second cousin, twice removed, to Wirt Lee Calfee, Sr., and I collect all things Calfee. My E-mail address: rulol@aol.com. The one of the group on the lake in Idaho sounds especially intriguing. Lula Violette Hampton and I are 1st cousins, twice removed through a different line. Anything would be appreciated.
Judy Llamas

Re: Calfee married to a Kesiah??

rulolaolcom — 2008-09-13 09:41:50Z

There is a Kizzia Ross (1781-1830) who married John Calfee (1775-1816). Kizzia also married George Grubb.

Calfee married to a Kesiah??

sdspears — 2008-09-04 20:27:05Z

Anyone know a Mr Calfee married to a Kesiah, last name unknown.

Charity Calfee married to Henry Fritts

sdspears — 2008-09-04 20:19:01Z

Anyone know this Calfee famiy? Born around 1810 in Indiana. Married 15 Aug 1837. Died abt 1850 in Arkansas.

Newspaper clipping on death of Wirt Lee Calfee Jr

RickyNJ58 — 2008-08-24 16:57:25Z

Web Posted: 08/12/2008 12:00 CDT Calfee, 85, was ‘the picture man' to scores of schoolchildrenREADcomments
Lee Calfee

Born: Sept. 18, 1922, in St. John, Wash.
Died: Aug. 6, 2008, in San Antonio
Survived by: Wife Josie Calfee of San Antonio; daughters Sandra Grist and husband Gary and Jo Ann Calfee and husband David Wolff of Seattle, Wash.; stepdaughter Patsy Koenig and husband Shirl of San Angelo; and stepson Cecil Robbins and wife Jan of Junction.
Services: 10 a.m. today at Porter Loring Chapel, 1101 McCullough

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Recommend 0 Nancy Martinez - Express-News He was the guy in a tie armed with a mobile photo studio who handed children a plastic comb, cracked a joke and waited to capture a treasured memento of their school years. Lee Calfee, known to thousands of South Texas children as “the picture man,” died of pneumonia Wednesday. He was 85.

His job as a school portrait photographer for the national company that now is called Lifetouch spanned more than 35 years and took him to schools all over South Texas. He would travel the South Texas roads to large and small schools in a big station wagon filled with oversized cameras, umbrellas and other equipment, and loads of plastic combs.

Calfee's daughter Jo Ann Calfee said he was friendly and lighthearted, but those who knew him knew that he took his job seriously.

“When he started doing this, you couldn't run down to Kmart to get a picture taken. This was the only option that most folks had to get a nice portrait done,” she said.

Calfee retired when he was about 60, outlasting many in the school photography business, said Bill Crenshaw, a family friend who took a job with Calfee in 1983 and now is the South Texas territory manager.

“He knew practically every principal in South Texas,” Crenshaw said.

No doubt, Calfee's work has been mailed to faraway relatives, displayed in photo frames and saved behind plastic sheets in photo albums across South Texas. It's something in which he took pride.

“He would wait as long as it took to get the expression that was just right,” Crenshaw said. “He was very good at what he did.”

Calfee was friendly and patient with the children because he liked them — even the older rebels who tried to shoot the finger just as he shot the photo. Part of his skill came with experience. Often, Crenshaw took photos of children whose parents he had photographed as children.

Calfee's pet peeve? “Calling the students ‘kids,'” Crenshaw said. “He just thought it was unprofessional. He called them children.”

Calfee took time to enjoy life, snapping photos of his own family along the way.

Jo Ann Calfee said the family spent their summers enjoying the outdoors. Camping, fishing and hunting were her father's hobbies, and being able to set his own schedule and having summers off provided ample time.

“I was in junior school before I realized that other children's parents were only off work for two weeks, not the entire summer,” Calfee said.

Passing of Wirt Lee Calfee Jr

gedr1 — 2008-08-09 13:37:34Z

Wirt Lee Calfee Jr, s/o Wirt Lee Calfee Sr of Bluefield,WV, passed away in San Antonio,TX in the AM of 6 Aug 2008.

Re: William Calfee

rulolaolcom — 2008-07-09 09:25:56Z

Do you still need that picture of William H. Calfee? If so, contact me at< rulol.@aol.com >. Judy

Re: Kate Alson (Calfee)

gedr1 — 2008-06-01 17:42:15Z

Thank you for your information. I went to look up Kate on historical records and came up with Lelia C Calfee living at Union, Whitman co.,WA. So I'm betting the she took the name Kate from her middle name which probably was Catherine.

I'd still (no pun intended) would like to know more about John Olson and if he was connected to bootlegging. Over the years I have heard (gossip) that my Grandpa Calfee, Wirt Lee Calfee,Sr, would run(a small steamboat) with shine from the headwaters of the Little Priest Lake to some place on the main Priest Lake, where a pack train would be waiting to take the hooch into Spokane, WA.

Thanks again for the info.

Ged W Randall

Re: Kate Alson (Calfee)

ronaldcaffee — 2008-06-01 02:18:33Z

James Luther Calfee had a daughter named Lelia Kate Calfee born 23 April 1892 who was married to a John Olson.

Regards, Ron

Re: William Calfee

anitaandrobbie — 2008-04-07 21:27:08Z

I am trying to locate a photograph of artist William H. Calfee for a book I am doing on the Great Depression. Does anyone have such a photo that I could use?

Re: William Calfee ... Wythe Co., VA (probate 1801)

bdshirks1 — 2008-03-23 21:26:17Z

Thanks anyway, i knew it was a long shot. I will try Prince William County though.
Barbara

Re: William Calfee ... Wythe Co., VA (probate 1801)

kharbury1 — 2008-03-23 06:23:52Z

I wish I could be of help to you regarding the Wilsons, but I do not know anything but it might be helpful to search the Prince William Co. records concerning the Wilson family and other earlier records. I think the Calfees were also there or in that part of Virginia as well? Perhaps that is a place to start?

Re: William Calfee ... Wythe Co., VA (probate 1801)

bdshirks1 — 2008-03-23 05:04:53Z

My 5th. GGrandmother was Martha Wilson born ca 1765 at Wythe County, Va. She married Thomas Beard born ca 1757 at Wythe County, Va. Their daughter was Nancy Elizabeth Beard, who married Frederick Cullop. Just wondering if maybe this Mary Wilson could be her sibling. And if so maybe you have data on who Martha's parets are.
I would appreciate an answer, if you have anything about that. bdshirks@core.com
Thank you.
Barbara Shirks

obit- Price Calfee

RickyNJ58 — 2008-03-02 05:03:45Z

Obituaries - Sunday, March 2, 2008
The Register Herald

Price H. Calfee Jr.

Price H. Calfee Jr., 89, of Beckley, entered into a new life Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness.

Born Nov. 7, 1918, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Price H. and Helen Tompkins Calfee. He was a third-generation funeral director, owning and operating Calfee Funeral Home, a firm his grandfather started in 1900. He graduated from Palm Beach High School in 1935, Beckley College in 1937 and the Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1938. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Price was a member of the Beni Kedem Temple of Charleston, was past president of the Beckley Lions Club, Black Knight Country Club, Beckley Shrine Club and the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce. He was also past president of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association, which honored him last year with the Charles E. Dodd-Funeral Director of the Year Award.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Eloise Ritenour Calfee; stepmother, Avis N. Calfee; a brother, Danny Calfee; and an infant grandson, Connor Anthony Calfee.

Survivors include daughter, Connie Martiny and husband, Lloyd, of Metairie, La.; son, Price H. Calfee III and wife, Sharon, of Beckley; son, Dan Calfee and wife, Tina, of Beckley; grandchildren, Cheryl Quinlan and husband, Tim, of St. Albans, Dr. David Calfee of New York, N.Y., Jonathan Calfee and wife, Symantha, of Beckley, Jason Calfee and wife, Sara, of Pikeville, N.C., Alison Delimont and husband, Nathan, of Fairbanks, Alaska, Steven Calfee of Grand Forks, N.D., and Logan and Sarah Calfee of Beckley; great-grandchildren, Michael and Alyssa Quinlan, Hayden Calfee, Dan-iel and Denton Delimont; and sister, Dorothy Davis of Richmond, Va.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 3, at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with Dr. Bob Stoddard and the Rev. Vondie Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.

Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Dr. David Calfee, Jonathan Calfee, Jason Calfee, Tim Quinlan, Nathan Delimont and Lloyd Martiny.

An online guest book is available at www.calfeefh.com.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Eloise R. and Price H. Calfee Jr. Memorial Fund with the Beckley Area Foundation, 129 Main St., Suite 203, Beckley, WV 25801, or Bowers Hospice House, 454 Cranberry Drive, Beckley, WV 25801.

Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.

Re: Calfee Reunion

widemans1 — 2007-04-30 14:06:07Z

There is a Calfee Reunion in Clanton, Alabama on June 17, 2007. It will be held at the Pumpkin Patch.

Re: Attention all CALFEE researchers:

Mortmeer — 2007-04-17 15:07:56Z

Can you send me an invitation to the web site that includes pictures of the Calfee Family

Many Thanks

Marvin Cole
marvincole@msn.com

Re: vardaman/calfee

jabrennan1 — 2007-01-20 08:24:33Z

RootsWebWorldConnect Project (under Dillman and Jones Families of Henry County, Ky.)shows that Rhoda Jane Calfee, a daughter of John Calfee and Letitia Vardeman, married Andrew M. Ramsey. One of their children, Sarah Ellen Ramsey, b. 6 Dec. 1814, married Asa Smith, b. about 1810. I have found census verification for Sarah and Asa, my 3rd great grandparents. I have no documentation for Letitia and John.
Another of John and Letitia's children was, according to this same source, John Vardeman Ramsey, born about 1811, who married Frances "Fannie" Inman. The source shows children and grandchildren from this marriage.

Re: vardaman/calfee

jabrennan1 — 2007-01-20 08:24:31Z

Re: vardaman/calfee

jabrennan1 — 2007-01-20 08:09:15Z

I found Letitia Vardeman and John Calfee on the "RootsWebWorldConnect Project:Dillman and Jones Families from Henry County, Ky." I have no idea about the reliability of the information, although the researcher seems concerned about verification. My ancestor was Rhoda Jane Calfee who married Andrew Ramsey.
I would appreciate any information about sources, dates, places, and parentage for Letitia and John.
Jackie B.

Photocopies of Calfee of Mercer Co., WV