My wife's gg grandfather, William CALLAHAN, lived and married in
Troup County, Georgia. He moved to Chambers County, Alabama, where he
was a carriage maker. He died in January, 1860. His children later
scattered, with some living in Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas, in
Chambers County, Alabama, in Harris County, Georgia, in West Point,
Georgia, and in East Point, Fulton County, Georgia. Would like to
exchange information with anyone doing research in this family.
Children of William CALLAHAN and HARRIETT OSLIN are:
i. REV. JAMES HUGHES CALLAHAN, born May 29, 1840, Alabama; died
October 29, 1915; married MARY EDNA RUSH, August 03, 1865, Harris
County, Georgia; she born September 23, 1844; she died November 16, 1918.
ii. WILLIAM BORAN CALLAHAN, born March 02, 1843, LaFayette,
Chambers County, Alabama.; died July 11, 1911, East Point, Fulton
County, Georgia. He married Janie Elizabeth Giddens (1846-1910) on
September 7, 1869 in Lee County, Alabama. He was a printer, editor and
owner of several newspapers in Alabama and Georgia. (("W.B." or "Will"
Callahan is my wife's great grandfather)).
iii. ANDREW J. CALLAHAN, born about 1844 - 1845, Alabama;
wounded during the Battle of Atlanta and died August 05, 1864, in a
military hospital in Griffin, Georgia. Buried "at the soldiers
graveyard..." in Griffin.
iv. MARY E. CALLAHAN, born about 1846 - 1847, Alabama; died
after 1911; married ABEL LEWIS ROBINSON II, September 1884, Chambers
County, Alabama; born About 1840; died March 1917, Chambers County, Alabama.
v. PATRICK HENRY CALLAHAN, born between 1848 - 1849, Alabama;
died after 1911. Believed to have been a dentist.
vi. JOHN CALLAHAN, born 1851, Alabama.
vii. SALLY KATE CALLAHAN, born about 1850, Alabama; married
RUFUS SHARP.
viii. SIMON OSLIN CALLAHAN, SR., born July 03, 1856, Chambers
County, Alabama; died September 07, 1942, Jack County, Texas.
ix. ELLA E. CALLAHAN, born 1857, Alabama; died after 1880;
married J. H. MURPHY; born about 1852, Alabama; died after 1880.
Would appreciate any help and happy to exchange info.
Ken Whitehead, Douglasville, GA
P.S.
Several researchers into this branch of the Callahan family believe
William's father was from Jackson County, Georgia, but we are still
trying to tie this down.
The 1809 Tax Digest for Jackson County, Georgia, contained:
- Calahan, John - page 1
- Calahan, James - page 1
- Calahan, John - page 11
- Calahan, Edward - page 3
The 1850 Jackson County, Georgia, census included:
Page 12A -
169 Calahan John 43 M W Wagon Maker 1,000 GA
169 Calahan Abarilla 44 F W GA
169 Calahan Mary A. 16 F W GA
169 Calahan William G. 10 M W GA
169 Calahan James H. 14 M W GA
169 Calahan Elizabeth C. 12 F W GA
169 Calahan Zachary T. 5 M W GA
Page 58A -
851 Calahan James 73 M W Farmer NC
851 Calahan Mary 60 F W GA
851 Calahan Mary 28 F W GA
851 Calahan Wesley T. 19 M W Laborer GA
851 Calahan Sarah F. 17 F W GA
Members of Company, C, 18th Georgia Volunteer Infantry (Jackson County,
Georgia), CSA, included:
- Callahan, W. G. - Jr. 2d Lieutenant Apr. 30, 1861. Elected 2d
Lieutenant June 27, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Sept. 6, 1862; Captain Mar. 27,
1863; Major in 1864. Killed near Sailor's Creek, Va. Apr. 6, 1865.
- Callahan, J. H. - Private Apr. 30, 1861. Wounded at Fredericksburg,
Va. Dec. 13, 1862. Died of variola in General Hospital at Howard's Grove
Farm, Richmond, Va. Feb. 19, 1863.