William Callahan of East Point, Georgia, (and previously of Alabama) is
my wife's great grandfather. The family lived in Chambers County,
Alabama, much of the 19th century. Would like to exchange information
with anyone researching this family.
The East Point Historical Society files contain photocopies of two
obituaries of W. B. Callahan (1843 - 1911). They are not dated, nor are
the newspaper(s) identified. The bottoms of both articles are missing.
The following has the spelling and wording of the original articles:
DEATH OF MR. CALLAHAN.
"It seems of late this deamoned Monarch, at whose tread, all Nations
tremble, has frequented our beloved community and relentlessly torn away
many of our oldest and best citizens both male and female.
"The last one to leave us is our beloved and highly esteemed fellow
citizens, Mr. W. B. Callahan who departed this life the 11th inst at
10-45 a.m. He was one of our oldest and most respected citizens. He
contributed much ...." (the rest of the article is missing).
W.B.CALLAHAN'S FUNERAL TAKES PLACE AT EAST POINT
"The funeral of W. B. Callahan, one of the pioneer citizens of East
Point, who died Tuesday morning at the residence of his son, Dr. R. B.
Callahan, near East Point, was held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from the East Point Methodist church, and the remains interred in Crest
Hill cemetery.
"Mr. Callahan was born in Lafayette, Ala., in 1843 and in 1866 married to
Miss Jane Gliddens, of Lee county, Alabama, who died last December. Mr.
Callahan has been connected with a number of newspapers. Starting with
The Enquirer-Sun of Columbus, Ga., he went later to The Advertiser, of
Montgomery, Ala., and later was editor and proprietor of The Opelika
Observer. In 1890 he moved to East Point and owned The Manchester Press,
of that place, when what is now called College Park was known as Manchester.
"At the outbreak of the Civil war he entered the Thirty-seventh Alabama
regiment as a private and later was transferred to the medical
department, where he served until the close of the war.
"During his entire life since the age of eighteen he had been an active
member of the Methodist church.
"During his later years, and especially since the death of his wife, Mr.
Callahan had devoted himself to the raising of fine chickens and had a
number of Rhode Island Reds of which he was very proud.
"Mr. Callahan is survived by four children, W. Tom Callahan, Dr. R. B.
Callahan, Mrs. Sam W. Ramsey and Mrs. Henry S. Reese, all of East Point
and by three brothers and two sisters, Rev. J. H. Callahan of
Whiteville, Ga., P. H. Callahan ...and S. O. Callahan of Texas, Mrs. M. E.
Robinson of Lafayette, Ala., and ...." (the rest of the article is missing).