Biography - EDWARD W. CALVIN
Edward
W. Calvin, the leading druggist and owner of both livery stables of Newman,
was born in Wayne county, Illinois, December 21, 1860. He is a son of Dr. J.
W. Calvin, who was born in Kentucky in 1829, and he the son of Hiram Calvin,
who was a native of Virginia. His father was a graduate of Rush Medical
College. He married Sarah Brown, of New Buffalo, Michigan, whose death
occurred some twenty years ago. He has practiced at various places, was at
Newman one year and is at present in active and successful practice at
Toledo, Ohio.
E. W. Calvin has for several years extensively engaged in buying and selling
horses and has been remarkably successful in all business enterprises in
which he has been interested. In June, 1897, he opened out in the drug
business and keeps on hands one of the most complete assortments of drugs
found in a first-class drug store.
In 1889 he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Smith, of Vermilion county.
They have one child, Okal McCrea. Mrs. Calvin is a daughter of Michael
Smith, who was born in Vermilion county, Illinois. Her mother was Mary Ann
Snapp. She was a daughter of George Snapp, a native of Richmond, Virginia.
He was a carriage maker by trade and after working some time at his trade in
Richmond he removed to Georgetown, Vermilion county. He was in the war of
1812. Mrs. Calvin's grandfather, Joseph Smith, was a native of Nashville,
Tennessee, and later removed to Vermilion county, where he resided until his
death. In about 1890 Mrs. Calvin started her present millinery store in
Newman and carries a stock as large and varied as can be found in many towns
of from ten thousand to fifteen thousand people. Edward W. Calvin has made a
success of every business venture he has ever undertaken. He takes an active
interest in political and social affairs and is public spirited and
interests himself in everything that helps Newman and Douglas county.
Extracted 22 Jul 2019 by Norma Hass from the Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, published in 1900, pages 228-229.
