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  1. Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson (February 13, 1817 – September 22, 1875) was the daughter of John C. Calhoun and Floride Calhoun (née Colhoun), and the wife of Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University.

    • South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute
    • Anna Maria Calhoun, February 13, 1817, Willington, South Carolina, U.S.
    • Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery
  2. Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson was the wife of Thomas Green Clemson, a diplomat and plantation owner. She was a seamlessly intellectual, diplomatic, and motherly figure who co-founded the Clemson University and supported its vision. Learn about her childhood, education, marriage, family life, and legacy.

  3. Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson willed her three-fourths share of Fort Hill to her husband, Thomas Clemson, with the caveat that he must die with a will. At Anna’s death in 1875, Thomas worked with two attorneys, James Rion and Richard Wright Simpson, to create his bequest that became Clemson University.

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  5. Anna Maria married Pennsylvania native, Thomas Green Clemson, IV, in 1838, and they had two children who lived to adulthood, John Calhoun Clemson and Floride Elizabeth Clemson. After Floride Calhoun’s death in 1866, portions of the property went to Anna Maria and Floride Elizabeth; however, both of the Clemsons’ children would pass away ...

  6. Nov 6, 2021 · Fort Hill. 1. Fort Hill Marker (side A) Inscription. A national historic landmark, Fort Hill was the home of University founders Thomas Green and Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, and Anna's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Calhoun. It was built in 1803 as a four-room manse for Old Stone Church and passed to Mrs. Clemson through her mother, Floride ...

  7. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson (February 13, 1817 – September 22, 1875) was the daughter of John C. Calhoun and Floride Calhoun (née Colhoun), and the wife of Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University.

  8. Nov 6, 2021 · A national historic landmark, Fort Hill was the home of University founders Thomas Green and Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, and Anna's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Calhoun. It was built in 1803 as a four-room manse for Old Stone Church and passed to Mrs. Clemson through her mother, Floride Calhoun, who inherited the home and 1,341 acres of land ...

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