Calhoun, Ezekiel

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Ezekiel Noble Calhoun was born circa 1800. He lived in Decatur, Georgia, and worked as a doctor at a frontier general medical practice. During the years 1830-1832 he attempted to establish a militia, the Dekalb County Artillery, to protect the settlement from nearby Cherokee Indians. Ezekiel's younger brother, James Calhoun, came to live in Decatur from South Carolina after the death of their parents. James Calhoun was the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, during the United States Civil War.

From the description of Ezekiel Noble Calhoun letters, 1830-1832. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 191728926

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creatorOf Calhoun, Ezekiel. Ezekiel Calhoun probate record, 1741. Library of Congress
creatorOf Calhoun, Ezekiel Noble. Ezekiel Noble Calhoun letters, 1830-1832. Georgia Historical Society
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associatedWith Dekalb County Artillery (Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870. person
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Decatur (Ga.)
Georgia
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Cherokee Indians
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Active 1832

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