Lycurgus Calvert was born August 25, 1846 at St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri to parents James Madison Calvert and Mary Hughes Bagley. Married March 26, 1876 to Viola Lydia Davidson. He died June 13, 1915 Los Angeles County, California, USA.
He owned a large cattle ranch and a general store in Baggs, Wyoming.
From the book: "Descendants of Virginia Calverts" - Book 1, Part II:
Lycurgus Calvert was the first child of James Madison Calvert (1814-1896) and his first wife, Mary Hughes Bagley (December 20, 1820/25 Campbell, Kentucky - May 23, 1858/60 Ft Leavenworth, Kansas). Parents were married December 20, 1843/44 Kentucky. His mother died when he was thirteen, and his father, with his family of young children, (the youngest being a little more than a year old), married soon a distant cousin, Marian Herndon Calvert. Lycrugus of Kentucky (married abt Jan. 1860) grew up to be first a farmer, then a stockman and merchant. As a stockman, he owned and loved fine horses. At one time, he took the first prize for roping cattle.
He worked for his country and state, a fearless man who never belonged to lawless gangs or associations which at one time overran Wyoming where he had settled. He died at the age of 68, leaving his family well provided for "but", as a daughter wrote, "we had to see what it was all made for, so we are now all poor and growing old."
Lycurgus Calvert was a true pioneer, being the seventh man to arrive in that part of Wyoming through which the Union Pacific Railroad passed. He went through with the Railroad Surveyors. Was in Salt Lake City, when Brigham Young was monarch and helped Brigham's men ferry the stock, taken from people killed in a massacre, across Salt Lake and put the stock on an island.
He took food and supplies from Rawlins, Wyoming to Meeker, Colorado and made regular 180 mile trips between the two points. He unloaded some of these supplies the night before Meeker, the Indian agent, was killed. The Ute Indians had gone mad and caused trouble with plenty of folk being killed.
Lycurgus Calvert was the Deputy that captured Big Nose George, a train robber and bad man generally and secured a reward of $5,000 in cash and a Pass from the Union Pacific Rail Road, as long as Mr Dickerson, their head manager, lived.
Mr Calvert married Viola A Davidson, a beautiful young woman, a native of San Bernadino, California. Sometime after her husband's death, she married a second, Joseph Brown of San Bernadino, a childhood friend. She was a widow, he was a widower. What more suitable than in the eventide of life, they two should traverse together the end of the path that leads to the glowing summer - to which we all, one day, must come?
Children of Lycurgus and Viola:
1. Ada (Edna) Calvert born December 2, 1877, married Charles B Boyce, married Fred W Teter, married Fayette Piper.
2. Lycurgus Calvert Jr, born November 24, 1879, married Agnes M Jebens
3. Lydia Calvert born December 17, 1881 Wyoming, married Joseph Keeler, married Lee McKeal, died 1918 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried at Baggs Cemetery.
4. Walter Calvert born March 12, 1884 WY, died June 5, 1900 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
5. Mary Calvert born July 22, 1887 WY, married Elsa (William Ellsworth) Lay who was a (reformed) member of Butch Cassidy's gang.
6. Charles Frederick born October 2 (or 3), 1889 Baggs, Carbon, WY, died June 27, 1903 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
7. Roscoe C Calvert born July 29, 1893 Colorado, died March 26, 1908 Baggs, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
8. Lloyd Calvert born June 14, 1896 WY, married Margaret Esther Mills.
Found in the 1850 census at Fort Osage, Jackson, Missouri: Charlotte Bagby 43, John H Bagby 16, George T Bagby 14, Augustus Bagby 9, James M Calvert 34, Mary H Calvert 22, Lycurgus Calvert 4, Emma Calvert 2, Jos B Bayley 19.
Found in the 1860 census at Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas: James M Calvert 40, James Calvert 10, Lycurgus Calvert 14, James Calvert 21.
Found in the 1880 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 33, Viola Calvert 21, Edna Calvert 2, Kirk Calvert 6m, Emma Jensen 12, Ferguson Trotter 44.
Found in the 1900 census at Election District # 15, Carbon, Wyoming: Lyconeus Calvert 53 (born August 1846 in Missouri), Viola D Calvert 40 (born July 1859 California), Kirk Calvert 20 (born November 1879 WY, range rider), Lydia O'Keeler 17 (daughter, born December 1881 WY with 1 child that is 1 year old), Walter Calvert 16 (son born March 1884 at WY, at school), Mary Calvert 11 (daughter born July 1888 at WY, at school), Charles F Calvert 10 (born October 1889 in Wyoming, at school), Roscoe C Calvert 6 (born July 1893 at Colorado), Lloyd Calvert 3 (born June 1896 at WY), Frank L Keeler 1 (born March 1899 Utah, grandson, Lydia's son), Charles B Boyce 30 (son-in-law, born September 1869 California, married 4 years, farmer), Ada Boyce 22 (daughter born December 1877 WY), Joseph S Clarke 30 (employee, mechanical engineer, born August 1869 Ohio).
Says Lycurgus' parents from Kentucky. Working as a general merchant. Viola listed as born in California July 1859, her father born in Ohio and mother born in Missouri.
Found in the 1910 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 64, Viola T Calvert 50, Lloyd Calvert 13.
Bio courtesy of this contributor.
He owned a large cattle ranch and a general store in Baggs, Wyoming.
From the book: "Descendants of Virginia Calverts" - Book 1, Part II:
Lycurgus Calvert was the first child of James Madison Calvert (1814-1896) and his first wife, Mary Hughes Bagley (December 20, 1820/25 Campbell, Kentucky - May 23, 1858/60 Ft Leavenworth, Kansas). Parents were married December 20, 1843/44 Kentucky. His mother died when he was thirteen, and his father, with his family of young children, (the youngest being a little more than a year old), married soon a distant cousin, Marian Herndon Calvert. Lycrugus of Kentucky (married abt Jan. 1860) grew up to be first a farmer, then a stockman and merchant. As a stockman, he owned and loved fine horses. At one time, he took the first prize for roping cattle.
He worked for his country and state, a fearless man who never belonged to lawless gangs or associations which at one time overran Wyoming where he had settled. He died at the age of 68, leaving his family well provided for "but", as a daughter wrote, "we had to see what it was all made for, so we are now all poor and growing old."
Lycurgus Calvert was a true pioneer, being the seventh man to arrive in that part of Wyoming through which the Union Pacific Railroad passed. He went through with the Railroad Surveyors. Was in Salt Lake City, when Brigham Young was monarch and helped Brigham's men ferry the stock, taken from people killed in a massacre, across Salt Lake and put the stock on an island.
He took food and supplies from Rawlins, Wyoming to Meeker, Colorado and made regular 180 mile trips between the two points. He unloaded some of these supplies the night before Meeker, the Indian agent, was killed. The Ute Indians had gone mad and caused trouble with plenty of folk being killed.
Lycurgus Calvert was the Deputy that captured Big Nose George, a train robber and bad man generally and secured a reward of $5,000 in cash and a Pass from the Union Pacific Rail Road, as long as Mr Dickerson, their head manager, lived.
Mr Calvert married Viola A Davidson, a beautiful young woman, a native of San Bernadino, California. Sometime after her husband's death, she married a second, Joseph Brown of San Bernadino, a childhood friend. She was a widow, he was a widower. What more suitable than in the eventide of life, they two should traverse together the end of the path that leads to the glowing summer - to which we all, one day, must come?
Children of Lycurgus and Viola:
1. Ada (Edna) Calvert born December 2, 1877, married Charles B Boyce, married Fred W Teter, married Fayette Piper.
2. Lycurgus Calvert Jr, born November 24, 1879, married Agnes M Jebens
3. Lydia Calvert born December 17, 1881 Wyoming, married Joseph Keeler, married Lee McKeal, died 1918 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried at Baggs Cemetery.
4. Walter Calvert born March 12, 1884 WY, died June 5, 1900 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
5. Mary Calvert born July 22, 1887 WY, married Elsa (William Ellsworth) Lay who was a (reformed) member of Butch Cassidy's gang.
6. Charles Frederick born October 2 (or 3), 1889 Baggs, Carbon, WY, died June 27, 1903 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
7. Roscoe C Calvert born July 29, 1893 Colorado, died March 26, 1908 Baggs, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
8. Lloyd Calvert born June 14, 1896 WY, married Margaret Esther Mills.
Found in the 1850 census at Fort Osage, Jackson, Missouri: Charlotte Bagby 43, John H Bagby 16, George T Bagby 14, Augustus Bagby 9, James M Calvert 34, Mary H Calvert 22, Lycurgus Calvert 4, Emma Calvert 2, Jos B Bayley 19.
Found in the 1860 census at Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas: James M Calvert 40, James Calvert 10, Lycurgus Calvert 14, James Calvert 21.
Found in the 1880 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 33, Viola Calvert 21, Edna Calvert 2, Kirk Calvert 6m, Emma Jensen 12, Ferguson Trotter 44.
Found in the 1900 census at Election District # 15, Carbon, Wyoming: Lyconeus Calvert 53 (born August 1846 in Missouri), Viola D Calvert 40 (born July 1859 California), Kirk Calvert 20 (born November 1879 WY, range rider), Lydia O'Keeler 17 (daughter, born December 1881 WY with 1 child that is 1 year old), Walter Calvert 16 (son born March 1884 at WY, at school), Mary Calvert 11 (daughter born July 1888 at WY, at school), Charles F Calvert 10 (born October 1889 in Wyoming, at school), Roscoe C Calvert 6 (born July 1893 at Colorado), Lloyd Calvert 3 (born June 1896 at WY), Frank L Keeler 1 (born March 1899 Utah, grandson, Lydia's son), Charles B Boyce 30 (son-in-law, born September 1869 California, married 4 years, farmer), Ada Boyce 22 (daughter born December 1877 WY), Joseph S Clarke 30 (employee, mechanical engineer, born August 1869 Ohio).
Says Lycurgus' parents from Kentucky. Working as a general merchant. Viola listed as born in California July 1859, her father born in Ohio and mother born in Missouri.
Found in the 1910 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 64, Viola T Calvert 50, Lloyd Calvert 13.
Bio courtesy of this contributor.
Lycurgus Calvert was born August 25, 1846 at St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri to parents James Madison Calvert and Mary Hughes Bagley. Married March 26, 1876 to Viola Lydia Davidson. He died June 13, 1915 Los Angeles County, California, USA.
He owned a large cattle ranch and a general store in Baggs, Wyoming.
From the book: "Descendants of Virginia Calverts" - Book 1, Part II:
Lycurgus Calvert was the first child of James Madison Calvert (1814-1896) and his first wife, Mary Hughes Bagley (December 20, 1820/25 Campbell, Kentucky - May 23, 1858/60 Ft Leavenworth, Kansas). Parents were married December 20, 1843/44 Kentucky. His mother died when he was thirteen, and his father, with his family of young children, (the youngest being a little more than a year old), married soon a distant cousin, Marian Herndon Calvert. Lycrugus of Kentucky (married abt Jan. 1860) grew up to be first a farmer, then a stockman and merchant. As a stockman, he owned and loved fine horses. At one time, he took the first prize for roping cattle.
He worked for his country and state, a fearless man who never belonged to lawless gangs or associations which at one time overran Wyoming where he had settled. He died at the age of 68, leaving his family well provided for "but", as a daughter wrote, "we had to see what it was all made for, so we are now all poor and growing old."
Lycurgus Calvert was a true pioneer, being the seventh man to arrive in that part of Wyoming through which the Union Pacific Railroad passed. He went through with the Railroad Surveyors. Was in Salt Lake City, when Brigham Young was monarch and helped Brigham's men ferry the stock, taken from people killed in a massacre, across Salt Lake and put the stock on an island.
He took food and supplies from Rawlins, Wyoming to Meeker, Colorado and made regular 180 mile trips between the two points. He unloaded some of these supplies the night before Meeker, the Indian agent, was killed. The Ute Indians had gone mad and caused trouble with plenty of folk being killed.
Lycurgus Calvert was the Deputy that captured Big Nose George, a train robber and bad man generally and secured a reward of $5,000 in cash and a Pass from the Union Pacific Rail Road, as long as Mr Dickerson, their head manager, lived.
Mr Calvert married Viola A Davidson, a beautiful young woman, a native of San Bernadino, California. Sometime after her husband's death, she married a second, Joseph Brown of San Bernadino, a childhood friend. She was a widow, he was a widower. What more suitable than in the eventide of life, they two should traverse together the end of the path that leads to the glowing summer - to which we all, one day, must come?
Children of Lycurgus and Viola:
1. Ada (Edna) Calvert born December 2, 1877, married Charles B Boyce, married Fred W Teter, married Fayette Piper.
2. Lycurgus Calvert Jr, born November 24, 1879, married Agnes M Jebens
3. Lydia Calvert born December 17, 1881 Wyoming, married Joseph Keeler, married Lee McKeal, died 1918 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried at Baggs Cemetery.
4. Walter Calvert born March 12, 1884 WY, died June 5, 1900 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
5. Mary Calvert born July 22, 1887 WY, married Elsa (William Ellsworth) Lay who was a (reformed) member of Butch Cassidy's gang.
6. Charles Frederick born October 2 (or 3), 1889 Baggs, Carbon, WY, died June 27, 1903 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
7. Roscoe C Calvert born July 29, 1893 Colorado, died March 26, 1908 Baggs, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
8. Lloyd Calvert born June 14, 1896 WY, married Margaret Esther Mills.
Found in the 1850 census at Fort Osage, Jackson, Missouri: Charlotte Bagby 43, John H Bagby 16, George T Bagby 14, Augustus Bagby 9, James M Calvert 34, Mary H Calvert 22, Lycurgus Calvert 4, Emma Calvert 2, Jos B Bayley 19.
Found in the 1860 census at Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas: James M Calvert 40, James Calvert 10, Lycurgus Calvert 14, James Calvert 21.
Found in the 1880 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 33, Viola Calvert 21, Edna Calvert 2, Kirk Calvert 6m, Emma Jensen 12, Ferguson Trotter 44.
Found in the 1900 census at Election District # 15, Carbon, Wyoming: Lyconeus Calvert 53 (born August 1846 in Missouri), Viola D Calvert 40 (born July 1859 California), Kirk Calvert 20 (born November 1879 WY, range rider), Lydia O'Keeler 17 (daughter, born December 1881 WY with 1 child that is 1 year old), Walter Calvert 16 (son born March 1884 at WY, at school), Mary Calvert 11 (daughter born July 1888 at WY, at school), Charles F Calvert 10 (born October 1889 in Wyoming, at school), Roscoe C Calvert 6 (born July 1893 at Colorado), Lloyd Calvert 3 (born June 1896 at WY), Frank L Keeler 1 (born March 1899 Utah, grandson, Lydia's son), Charles B Boyce 30 (son-in-law, born September 1869 California, married 4 years, farmer), Ada Boyce 22 (daughter born December 1877 WY), Joseph S Clarke 30 (employee, mechanical engineer, born August 1869 Ohio).
Says Lycurgus' parents from Kentucky. Working as a general merchant. Viola listed as born in California July 1859, her father born in Ohio and mother born in Missouri.
Found in the 1910 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 64, Viola T Calvert 50, Lloyd Calvert 13.
Bio courtesy of this contributor.
He owned a large cattle ranch and a general store in Baggs, Wyoming.
From the book: "Descendants of Virginia Calverts" - Book 1, Part II:
Lycurgus Calvert was the first child of James Madison Calvert (1814-1896) and his first wife, Mary Hughes Bagley (December 20, 1820/25 Campbell, Kentucky - May 23, 1858/60 Ft Leavenworth, Kansas). Parents were married December 20, 1843/44 Kentucky. His mother died when he was thirteen, and his father, with his family of young children, (the youngest being a little more than a year old), married soon a distant cousin, Marian Herndon Calvert. Lycrugus of Kentucky (married abt Jan. 1860) grew up to be first a farmer, then a stockman and merchant. As a stockman, he owned and loved fine horses. At one time, he took the first prize for roping cattle.
He worked for his country and state, a fearless man who never belonged to lawless gangs or associations which at one time overran Wyoming where he had settled. He died at the age of 68, leaving his family well provided for "but", as a daughter wrote, "we had to see what it was all made for, so we are now all poor and growing old."
Lycurgus Calvert was a true pioneer, being the seventh man to arrive in that part of Wyoming through which the Union Pacific Railroad passed. He went through with the Railroad Surveyors. Was in Salt Lake City, when Brigham Young was monarch and helped Brigham's men ferry the stock, taken from people killed in a massacre, across Salt Lake and put the stock on an island.
He took food and supplies from Rawlins, Wyoming to Meeker, Colorado and made regular 180 mile trips between the two points. He unloaded some of these supplies the night before Meeker, the Indian agent, was killed. The Ute Indians had gone mad and caused trouble with plenty of folk being killed.
Lycurgus Calvert was the Deputy that captured Big Nose George, a train robber and bad man generally and secured a reward of $5,000 in cash and a Pass from the Union Pacific Rail Road, as long as Mr Dickerson, their head manager, lived.
Mr Calvert married Viola A Davidson, a beautiful young woman, a native of San Bernadino, California. Sometime after her husband's death, she married a second, Joseph Brown of San Bernadino, a childhood friend. She was a widow, he was a widower. What more suitable than in the eventide of life, they two should traverse together the end of the path that leads to the glowing summer - to which we all, one day, must come?
Children of Lycurgus and Viola:
1. Ada (Edna) Calvert born December 2, 1877, married Charles B Boyce, married Fred W Teter, married Fayette Piper.
2. Lycurgus Calvert Jr, born November 24, 1879, married Agnes M Jebens
3. Lydia Calvert born December 17, 1881 Wyoming, married Joseph Keeler, married Lee McKeal, died 1918 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried at Baggs Cemetery.
4. Walter Calvert born March 12, 1884 WY, died June 5, 1900 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
5. Mary Calvert born July 22, 1887 WY, married Elsa (William Ellsworth) Lay who was a (reformed) member of Butch Cassidy's gang.
6. Charles Frederick born October 2 (or 3), 1889 Baggs, Carbon, WY, died June 27, 1903 Baggs, Carbon, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
7. Roscoe C Calvert born July 29, 1893 Colorado, died March 26, 1908 Baggs, WY, buried Baggs Cemetery.
8. Lloyd Calvert born June 14, 1896 WY, married Margaret Esther Mills.
Found in the 1850 census at Fort Osage, Jackson, Missouri: Charlotte Bagby 43, John H Bagby 16, George T Bagby 14, Augustus Bagby 9, James M Calvert 34, Mary H Calvert 22, Lycurgus Calvert 4, Emma Calvert 2, Jos B Bayley 19.
Found in the 1860 census at Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas: James M Calvert 40, James Calvert 10, Lycurgus Calvert 14, James Calvert 21.
Found in the 1880 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 33, Viola Calvert 21, Edna Calvert 2, Kirk Calvert 6m, Emma Jensen 12, Ferguson Trotter 44.
Found in the 1900 census at Election District # 15, Carbon, Wyoming: Lyconeus Calvert 53 (born August 1846 in Missouri), Viola D Calvert 40 (born July 1859 California), Kirk Calvert 20 (born November 1879 WY, range rider), Lydia O'Keeler 17 (daughter, born December 1881 WY with 1 child that is 1 year old), Walter Calvert 16 (son born March 1884 at WY, at school), Mary Calvert 11 (daughter born July 1888 at WY, at school), Charles F Calvert 10 (born October 1889 in Wyoming, at school), Roscoe C Calvert 6 (born July 1893 at Colorado), Lloyd Calvert 3 (born June 1896 at WY), Frank L Keeler 1 (born March 1899 Utah, grandson, Lydia's son), Charles B Boyce 30 (son-in-law, born September 1869 California, married 4 years, farmer), Ada Boyce 22 (daughter born December 1877 WY), Joseph S Clarke 30 (employee, mechanical engineer, born August 1869 Ohio).
Says Lycurgus' parents from Kentucky. Working as a general merchant. Viola listed as born in California July 1859, her father born in Ohio and mother born in Missouri.
Found in the 1910 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 64, Viola T Calvert 50, Lloyd Calvert 13.
Bio courtesy of this contributor.
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