Rev Calvin Madison Head ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Cause of his death was myocardial failure and pulmonary edema, due to carcinoma of lungs.⁹

  General Notes:

Calvin moved his family to Scurry County in the summer of 1898 along with Cannie C. Ellis. He moved back to Mills County in January 1900 and settled on the McMahan Place. At the time of the 1900 census, he was a farmer in Mills County, Texas, and rented his land. In 1902 he was baptized and united with the North Bennett Baptist Church. In 1903 he sold his place to Cannie Ellis, and bought another place 4 miles away. At the time of the 1910 census, he was a farmer in Mills County, Texas, and owned his land.

When he registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1918, he was a farmer and merchant in Center City, Mills County, Texas. His nearest relative was his wife, Alice Bula (sp). He was shown as medium height and medium build. At the time of the 1920 census, he was a farmer in Mills County, Texas, and owned his land. At the time of the 1930 census, he was a retail merchant, groceries in Mills County, Texas. On the 1940 census, Calvin reported no occupation. He was still living on his farm in Center City, Mills County, Texas. The three youngest sons were still at home, Edward A., Woodrow W., and Eldridge T. (shown as George T.) His wife gave the report. The farm was listed as being worked by Edward. Woodrow had income from odd jobs.

It was a common belief in the community that a survey was made at one time and that Center City was declared the center of the State of Texas with the historical old live oak tree representing the living marker. The first post office opened June 4, 1877. Later it was combined with a grocery store. (The store was once known as "Hughes Store". Calvin Head bought the store from Tom Beck. Head sold it to R. G. Hendry.) The post office was discontinued on August 31, 1920 with Calvin Head as the last postmaster. The old live oak stands in front of the old post office building. ^{7 13}

  Additional Information:

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 49862398.

• Alt. Birth: Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. ¹⁴

Calvin married Alice Beulah Miles, daughter of Rev Charles Harvey Miles and Louisa Jane Grimes, on 10 Oct 1894 in Center City, Mills County, Texas.¹ (Alice Beulah Miles was born on 2 Sep 1877 in Moffat, Bell County, Texas,^{15 16} died on 18 May 1966 in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas ^{11 15 16} and was buried in Center City Cemetery, Center City, Mills County, Texas ^{16 17}.). The cause of her death was infectious hepatitis, recurrent. Contributory condition was generalized arteriosclerosis..⁹

  Marriage Notes:

Rev. D. I. Haralson performed the marriage ceremony.