KEOUN
CALVERT KEOUN was born on 1
August 1922 (1) in Marshall, Texas.
She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she was
a Kappa Kappa Gamma. On 24 December 1941, in Sacramento,
California, she married Carr P. Collins, Jr. (see Collins),
who was then a Lieutenant in the Air Force. After World War II,
they settled in Dallas, Texas.
She has made and is making an
outstanding record as a civic leader.(2-3) Calvert's
election, in 1957, to the City Council of Dallas was in
recognition of devotion to her community, her family, and her
friends. This was the first time a woman had been selected for
this honor and she has received much praise for her work and
ability in this responsible position.
Calvert was appointed Secretary of the
Linz Award Selection Committee and was the first lady Director
appointed for the Dallas Legal Aid Society. She is also a Director
of the Junior League of Dallas. Calvert has always been an active
worker in the Community Chest, Red Cross, Cancer Crusade, and the
many other worthy charities.
Her capabilities are unlimited and she
was asked and produced two movie shorts used nationally for
educational and charity work. The first film was used in
recruiting teachers and the second movie was designed to inform
the public on the problem of mentally retarded children.
Calvert has been a wonderful and
devoted mother. She has always been active in activities of her
children and has served as President of the P.T.A., a life member
of the Texas Council of Parents and Teachers; as a Sunday School
teacher, choir member, and guild chairman in church work; and an
active participant in Cub Scouting and Bluebird work with her
children.
The children of Calvert and Carr are:
Carr P. Collins, III, "Kit," born on 23 July 1943 in
Austin, Texas; Richard Howell Collins, "Dick," born 1
June 1947 in Dallas, Texas; and Christy Calvert Collins, born 10
April 1950 in Dallas, Texas. Calvert is the daughter of
THOMAS HOWELL KEOUN,
"Ike" or "Bud," born on 14 May at Red Land,
Louisiana. On 31 December 1917,(4) at Dallas, Texas, he married Lorita
Moore, daughter of Richard F. Moore (see Moore).
T. H. graduated in Pharmacy from Tulane University, number one
student in his class, and became a partner in a drug store in
Marshall, Texas. He later left the drug business to set up his own
music and furniture store. He has served many years as an Elder in
the Presbyterian Church in Marshall.
They are the parents of two daughters:
Calvert (see above), born 1 August 1922 and married Carr P.
Collins, Jr.; and Kay Keoun,(5) born 9 January 1932 in Marshall,
Texas,(1) and married Kenneth Merritt on 6 March
1954 at Marshall, Texas. Kay and Kenneth live in Dallas and are
the parents of two sons: Randall Charles, born 10 December 1954
and Thomas Keoun born 20 March 1956.
T. H. is the son of
JAMES BRYANT KEOUN, born on 19
August 1858 at Montgomery, Alabama, and died on 11
January 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana.(6) On 17 October 1883 at Spring Hill,
Louisiana, he married Tommie Elizabeth Howell (see Howell)
who was born on 24 April 1866 in Webster Parish, Louisiana, and
died on 18 May 1930 at Plain Dealing, Louisiana. They are both
buried in the Salem Cemetery, Red Land, Louisiana.
James came to Louisiana with his
parents in 1865 and was raised in the Spring Hill,
Louisiana-Welcome, Arkansas area. James and family moved to Red
Land on 4 December 1903,(1) and later moved to Plain Dealing,
Louisiana.(7) He was a farmer and lived in Northwest
Louisiana all of his life.
James and Elizabeth were the parents
of: Robert, born 15 July and married Grace Christian; Emily Lou
who died in infancy; Thomas Howell (see above), born 14 May and
married Lorita Moore; James Bryant, born 20 August 1889, died 2
February 1941, and married Helen Snodgrass Hargrove; Larkin Craig
(Dick), born 4 December and married Grace Calhoun; Eunice Vashti
married Ardis James Gamble; Eugene Field, born 8 December 1895 and
died on 18 November 1911; Willie Ada, born 26 November and married
James Clyde Allums; Evadne Hildredth, "Eva," born 14
December and married Hartwell Marion Doty; Winnie Mae, born 28
January and married Luther Edgar Allums; Ena Allerne, born 12 July
and married John Lund; Dwight Leon, born 19 March and married
Willo Mullenix; and Alta Christine, born 29 April and married
Emory Clinton Browne.
James was the son of
THOMAS KEOUN, born 21 May 1831
in Abbeville, South Carolina, and died on 16 January
1911(9) at Spring Hill, Louisiana. He married
in Ft. Deposit, Alabama, Mary Jane Johnson Who was born 26 October
1836 and died 28 October 1889,(9) at Spring Hill, Louisiana. They are
both buried at Spring Hill Branch Cemetery in Spring Hill. Mary
Jane was the daughter 0f Nehemiah Johnson who was born in 1799 and
died in Spring Hill in 1875 and his wife who was a
"Martin." Mary Jane had a brother named William Johnson.
Thomas and Mary lived in Ft. Deposit,
Alabama, where he worked for the railroad. He served in the Civil,
War with the Alabama troops.
All of the Keouns decided to move to
Texas after the war and Thomas and Mary Jane decided to visit her
parents, who earlier had moved to the Louisiana-Arkansas area.
They liked the area and decided to stay in Spring Hill, Louisiana.
The trip was made by going to New Orleans and on up to Shreveport
by boat. From there they went overland to Spring Hill.
Thomas Keoun had a good blacksmith shop
and a small farm. He continued his blacksmith work from the time
of his apprenticeship in Alabama until a few years before his
death. He was deaf from the time of early manhood. A man of large
stature, about 6' 1" in height and at times weighed about 200
pounds. Thomas was a devout member 0f the Methodist Church and a
consistent student of the Bible.
The children of Thomas and Mary were:
James Bryant (see above), born 19 August 1858, died on 11 January
1945, and married Tommie Elizabeth Howell; Loula; Robert A.; Dr.
Thomas Nehemiah, born 7 February 1868; and Julia. Thomas was the
son of
THOMAS KEOUN married Nancy Beaty
(see Beaty), in 1822, in Armagh County,
Ireland, near
a market place called Newry. They sailed for America in 1825 from
Belfast, Ireland, and settled in Abbeville, South Carolina. The
name was originally McKeoun but the Mac was dropped when they
settled in America. Thomas is thought to have died in Alabama
about 1863.
Some time after their children were
born, Thomas and Nancy moved from South Carolina to Alabama and
settled near the present town of Ft. Deposit.
After the Civil War, the Keouns all
sold out at public auction in Alabama and moved to Texas, settling
in Smith County, near the present town of Winona. Nancy is said to
have died at Starville (Winona), Texas, about 1875.(1)
The Keouns were very clannish and after
her husband died, she served as the head of the family. As the
story goes, Thomas Keoun was the handsome son of the lodgekeeper
on the Beaty estate. He and Nancy fell in love and married against
her parents' wishes. Because of this friction in the family, they
decided to emigrate to America.(10)
The children of Thomas and Nancy were:
Robert, born in Ireland in 1824 and married Mary Jane Sheleto;
James, married Fannie Clark; Ann, married Biley Reese; Thomas (see
above), born in South Carolina 21 May 1831, died 16 January 1911,
and married Mary Jane Johnson; Mary Elizabeth, born 14 February
1835, died 20 March 1879, and married Bennett Wesley Rogers in
1855; San1Iny, died in infancy; Isabel, died in infancy; Amanda,
married John Reid; Nancy, married Eldridge Argenbright; and
Margaret Lou, married John Byrd in 1870.
Thomas was the son of
THOMAS KEOUN married a Mary.
Their children were Thomas (see above), married Nancy
Beaty in 1822 in Ireland; James; Robert; and Mary.
Ref:
1. Bureau of
Vital Statistics, Austin. Texas.
2. Newspaper Articles. Dallas Morning
News. Dallas. Texas. 18 April 1957 and 2 May 1957.
3. Newspaper Articles. Dallas Times
Herald. Dallas. Texas. 13 December 1956. 17 February 1957, and 17
April 1957.
4. Marriage License. Harrison County.
Texas.
5. Newspaper Articles. Society
Sections. Dallas. Texas. October. November. December 1953.
6. Caddo-Shreveport Health Unit.
Shreveport, Louisiana.
7. Letters-Mrs. E. C. Browne.
Shreveport, Louisiana.
8. Salem Cemetery. Red Land (near
Spring Hill), Louisiana.
9. Spring Branch Cemetery. Spring Hill.
Louisiana.
10. Letter-Alma Thompson Dickson.
Dallas. Texas.
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