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Richard Calvin McCalla Sr.

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Richard Calvin McCalla Sr.

Birth
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Death
18 Feb 1899 (aged 72)
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Richard Calvin McCall, a son of William and Sarah Nance McCalla, was born in the bounds of Chester District, South Carolina on the 15th of March 1826. Being a bright and intelligent young man, he taught school during his late teens and early twenties. In 1847, Richard took a job with the Charlotte (NC) and South Carolina Railroad, as a rodman surveying. Five years later he was assistant to chief engineer. From 1853 to 1861, Richard served a chief engineer on numerous railroad projects in the Carolinas and east Tennessee.

On March 9, 1853, Richard married Margaret Elizabeth Lewis; with whom he had the following know children:
James Gaston (1854 - 1855)
Infant Daughter (1856 - 1856)
Samuel Lewis (1857 - 1911)
Walter Brown (1859 - 1863)
Sarah Carolina {m. Speake}(1860 - 1942)
Richard Calvin, Jr. (1864 - 1904)
William Augustus (1866 - 1934)
Frederick (1868 - 1892)
Cornelia {m. Pride}(1872 - 1938)

During the Civil War, Richard served as a Captain with the CSA Engineer Troops building bridges. After, he settled in Tuscaloosa. The town of McCalla, Alabama is named after him.

Richard C. McCalla was appointed Postmaster of Tuscaloosa, Alabama by President Grover Cleveland during his second term in office, 1893-1897.
Richard Calvin McCall, a son of William and Sarah Nance McCalla, was born in the bounds of Chester District, South Carolina on the 15th of March 1826. Being a bright and intelligent young man, he taught school during his late teens and early twenties. In 1847, Richard took a job with the Charlotte (NC) and South Carolina Railroad, as a rodman surveying. Five years later he was assistant to chief engineer. From 1853 to 1861, Richard served a chief engineer on numerous railroad projects in the Carolinas and east Tennessee.

On March 9, 1853, Richard married Margaret Elizabeth Lewis; with whom he had the following know children:
James Gaston (1854 - 1855)
Infant Daughter (1856 - 1856)
Samuel Lewis (1857 - 1911)
Walter Brown (1859 - 1863)
Sarah Carolina {m. Speake}(1860 - 1942)
Richard Calvin, Jr. (1864 - 1904)
William Augustus (1866 - 1934)
Frederick (1868 - 1892)
Cornelia {m. Pride}(1872 - 1938)

During the Civil War, Richard served as a Captain with the CSA Engineer Troops building bridges. After, he settled in Tuscaloosa. The town of McCalla, Alabama is named after him.

Richard C. McCalla was appointed Postmaster of Tuscaloosa, Alabama by President Grover Cleveland during his second term in office, 1893-1897.

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  • Maintained by: GMG
  • Originally Created by: Aggie
  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68711552/richard_calvin-mccalla: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Calvin McCalla Sr. (15 Mar 1826–18 Feb 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68711552, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by GMG (contributor 47391530).