***Calhoun McBride***
(b. Abt. 1854)
South Carolina. White.
Occupation: physician, postmaster.
Father's occupation: farmer.
Calhoun McBride was born in South Carolina to Mary and James McBride. The father James was originally from Virginia but had moved to Union, South Carolina by the time his son was born. James worked as a farmer, and in 1850, he owned 307 acres of land which his family farmed with the help of 2 enslaved workers. James died of old age in 1869 (when Calhoun was 15 years old).
Calhoun first appear in university records in the January 1876 University of South Carolina catalogue. He is listed as a freshman from Union following the modern studies track. The university closed before he finished his degree.
By 1880, he had moved to Bolivar County, Mississippi and was working as a physician. He last appears in the historical record in 1887 when he received an appointment as U.S. postmaster for Hushpucken, Mississippi (an unincorporated community in Bolivar County).
Sources
1). 1860; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Page: 216
2). 1870; Census Place: Union, Union, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 567B
3). 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Page: 492C; Enumeration District: 156
4). Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives
Posted 4/13/20