Person:Andrew Calvert (2)

Jack was only about 5 years old when his father died. He was raised by his mother and step brothers. He had a long body and short legs and was about 5'4" tall. He and Mabel had 6 children. In the 1900 census he is living with his mother in Palo Pinto County, Texas. . He and Mabel married in 1901 just before she was 15 years old. They lived for a number of years in Baird, Callahan County, Texas where Mabel grew up. He worked for General American Tank Car Company, but later resorted to farming and running a dairy. He had a quick temper and at times was referred to as "Rainy Jack". He smoked the "roll your own" variety of cigarettes all his life. He had red hair and blue eyes but grew bald as he got older. He was very strong and active even as he aged actually digging a storm cellar when he was 76 years old in the hard black gumbo soil of Azle, Texas. The story goes that the first storm after he had finished the cellar he and Mabel went to get in it and it was full of all their neighbors and there was no room for them.

1.   Original Social Security Application 25/nov/1936 PAREN: Y.
2.   (July 23, 1901).
3.   (May 4, 1961).