Born in Allegheny County, Mrs. McCalmont's parents, Evan Reese and Valeria (Collins) Evans,
belonged to the sturdy and worthy stock of people who came from beyond the Alleghenies and developed that part of Western Pennsylvania in the vicinity of old Fort Pitt, transforming the wilds into thrifty settlements and giving tone and stability to the region. She was left an orphan while yet a child, her father being one of that renowned band who sacrificed their lives in defending the Alamo from the merciless assaults of Santa Ana in Texas. Sarah was reared to womanhood in the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Collins, near Pittsburgh, and passed a portion of her time with her aunt, Mrs. Judge McClure, of that city. After her marriage, she resided for a time in Harrisburg, and afterwards in Washington. In 1861 her husband took up his residence in Franklin and resumed the practice of law. The daily life of Mrs. McCalmont during the 35 years of her residence in Franklin is an open record, gratefully remembered. A few weeks prior to her death she longed to be in her cottage by the seaside. By her insistence she was taken there; and it was there that, in the silence of the receding world, she "heard the great waves breaking on a farther shore."
FROM
The News-Herald
Franklin, Pennsylvania
16 Aug 1898, Tue • Page 4
belonged to the sturdy and worthy stock of people who came from beyond the Alleghenies and developed that part of Western Pennsylvania in the vicinity of old Fort Pitt, transforming the wilds into thrifty settlements and giving tone and stability to the region. She was left an orphan while yet a child, her father being one of that renowned band who sacrificed their lives in defending the Alamo from the merciless assaults of Santa Ana in Texas. Sarah was reared to womanhood in the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Collins, near Pittsburgh, and passed a portion of her time with her aunt, Mrs. Judge McClure, of that city. After her marriage, she resided for a time in Harrisburg, and afterwards in Washington. In 1861 her husband took up his residence in Franklin and resumed the practice of law. The daily life of Mrs. McCalmont during the 35 years of her residence in Franklin is an open record, gratefully remembered. A few weeks prior to her death she longed to be in her cottage by the seaside. By her insistence she was taken there; and it was there that, in the silence of the receding world, she "heard the great waves breaking on a farther shore."
FROM
The News-Herald
Franklin, Pennsylvania
16 Aug 1898, Tue • Page 4
Born in Allegheny County, Mrs. McCalmont's parents, Evan Reese and Valeria (Collins) Evans,
belonged to the sturdy and worthy stock of people who came from beyond the Alleghenies and developed that part of Western Pennsylvania in the vicinity of old Fort Pitt, transforming the wilds into thrifty settlements and giving tone and stability to the region. She was left an orphan while yet a child, her father being one of that renowned band who sacrificed their lives in defending the Alamo from the merciless assaults of Santa Ana in Texas. Sarah was reared to womanhood in the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Collins, near Pittsburgh, and passed a portion of her time with her aunt, Mrs. Judge McClure, of that city. After her marriage, she resided for a time in Harrisburg, and afterwards in Washington. In 1861 her husband took up his residence in Franklin and resumed the practice of law. The daily life of Mrs. McCalmont during the 35 years of her residence in Franklin is an open record, gratefully remembered. A few weeks prior to her death she longed to be in her cottage by the seaside. By her insistence she was taken there; and it was there that, in the silence of the receding world, she "heard the great waves breaking on a farther shore."
FROM
The News-Herald
Franklin, Pennsylvania
16 Aug 1898, Tue • Page 4
belonged to the sturdy and worthy stock of people who came from beyond the Alleghenies and developed that part of Western Pennsylvania in the vicinity of old Fort Pitt, transforming the wilds into thrifty settlements and giving tone and stability to the region. She was left an orphan while yet a child, her father being one of that renowned band who sacrificed their lives in defending the Alamo from the merciless assaults of Santa Ana in Texas. Sarah was reared to womanhood in the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Collins, near Pittsburgh, and passed a portion of her time with her aunt, Mrs. Judge McClure, of that city. After her marriage, she resided for a time in Harrisburg, and afterwards in Washington. In 1861 her husband took up his residence in Franklin and resumed the practice of law. The daily life of Mrs. McCalmont during the 35 years of her residence in Franklin is an open record, gratefully remembered. A few weeks prior to her death she longed to be in her cottage by the seaside. By her insistence she was taken there; and it was there that, in the silence of the receding world, she "heard the great waves breaking on a farther shore."
FROM
The News-Herald
Franklin, Pennsylvania
16 Aug 1898, Tue • Page 4
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