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Calhoun was the second youngest of five children born to Murray Ashby Calhoun  (1873-1944) and the former Ruby Allen (1874-1962).<ref>Murray Ashby Calhoun (1873-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial. accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> He was reared in Ward 4 of DeSoto Parish. A [[Farming|farmer]] and [[real estate]] broker, he graduated in 1930 from the [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College of Louisiana in [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/thisiscentenary19421949/thisiscentenary19421949_djvu.txt|title=This Is Centenary: Alumni News|date=March 1942|publisher=archive.org|accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

Calhoun was the second youngest of five children born to Murray Ashby Calhoun  (1873-1944) and the former Ruby Allen (1874-1962).<ref>Murray Ashby Calhoun (1873-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial. accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> He was reared in Ward 4 of DeSoto Parish. A [[Farming|farmer]] and [[real estate]] broker, he graduated in 1930 from the [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College of Louisiana in [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/thisiscentenary19421949/thisiscentenary19421949_djvu.txt|title=This Is Centenary: Alumni News|date=March 1942|publisher=archive.org|accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

Little is known about Calhoun's career, but considerable information is available about his family. Calhoun's first wife, the former Clista Andrews (1912-1952), a native of [[Arkansas]], was reared in [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clistacalhouncenter.com/clista-andrews-calhoun.html|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun|publisher=clistacalhouncenter.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Clista had been orphaned at the age of ten.<ref name=clistaac/> The couple had a daughter, Carolyn Calhoun Huckabay (1935-2023), a real estate broker in Shreveport, and two sons, both businessmen, Riemer Calhoun, Jr. (born 1937), of Mansfield, and Thomas Allen "Tommy" Calhoun (1943-2022) of Shreveport, who was married to the former Beverly Ann Presley; she died in 2021, and both outlived their three sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/obituaries/spt081970|title=Thomas Allen Calhoun obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 27, 2022|accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name=clistaac/> Calhoun's second wife and surviving widow was Evelyn Hope Ryder Calhoun (1924-2018).<ref name=mfcollege>{{cite web|url=http://www.claitors.com/veach/cajunsv1n3.htm|title=Some items from the Josh Logan Collection|publisher=claitors.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref>

Little is known about Calhoun's career, but considerable information is available about his family. Calhoun's first wife, the former Clista Andrews (1912-1952), a native of [[Arkansas]], was reared in [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clistacalhouncenter.com/clista-andrews-calhoun.html|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun|publisher=clistacalhouncenter.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Clista had been orphaned at the age of ten.<ref name=clistaac/> The couple had a daughter, Carolyn Calhoun Huckabay (1935-2023), who was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, and worked as <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/la/shreveport/carolyn-calhoun-huckabay-16035709|title=Carolyn Calhoun Huckabay obituary|publisher=echovista.com|accessdate=February 28, 2023}}</ref> a real estate broker in Shreveport, and two sons, both businessmen, Riemer Calhoun, Jr. (born 1937), of Mansfield, and Thomas Allen "Tommy" Calhoun (1943-2022) of Shreveport, who was married to the former Beverly Ann Presley; she died in 2021, and both outlived their three sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/obituaries/spt081970|title=Thomas Allen Calhoun obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 27, 2022|accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name=clistaac/> Calhoun's second wife and surviving widow was Evelyn Hope Ryder Calhoun (1924-2018).<ref name=mfcollege>{{cite web|url=http://www.claitors.com/veach/cajunsv1n3.htm|title=Some items from the Josh Logan Collection|publisher=claitors.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref>

When the former Mansfield Female College, which had been constructed during the early 1850s, was offered for sale by the town of Mansfield, the Calhouns purchased the property. They made extensive renovations to the main building, removed the top two floors, and converted the structure into their own family home. In 2002, Hope Calhoun and the Calhoun children from the first marriage donated the building and grounds for use as a state museum. After a $1.2 million reconstruction, the building, known as the Clista A. Calhoun Center, opened in September 2012. A foundation fund is also established in Clista's memory.<ref name=clistaac>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfnla.org/give-strategically/giving-stories/clista-andrews-calhoun-center|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun Center|publisher=cfnla.org|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref> The mothers of both Riemer Calhoun, Sr., and Hope Calhoun attended the Mansfield Female College.<ref name=mfcollege/>

When the former Mansfield Female College, which had been constructed during the early 1850s, was offered for sale by the town of Mansfield, the Calhouns purchased the property. They made extensive renovations to the main building, removed the top two floors, and converted the structure into their own family home. In 2002, Hope Calhoun and the Calhoun children from the first marriage donated the building and grounds for use as a state museum. After a $1.2 million reconstruction, the building, known as the Clista A. Calhoun Center, opened in September 2012. A foundation fund is also established in Clista's memory.<ref name=clistaac>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfnla.org/give-strategically/giving-stories/clista-andrews-calhoun-center|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun Center|publisher=cfnla.org|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref> The mothers of both Riemer Calhoun, Sr., and Hope Calhoun attended the Mansfield Female College.<ref name=mfcollege/>