minder wrote:
Ken,
I have just had both feet operated on Wednesday and can't sit at the
computer long because my feet have to be promped up to keep swelling and
pain down; but, here is all we know about the James A. or H. Callahan line
that my husband descends from:
James A. or H. Callahan married Mary Elizabeth "Tara" Watson
b. ca 1839 b. Apri 20, 1847
d. ca 1882 w. Oglethorpe Co., Georgia
w. Probably Georgia d. January 10, 1923
bur: Bethany Church Cem. in w. Taliaferro Co., Georgia
Crawfordsville, Georgia Father: Jack Watson of SC & GA
6 known children:
James Earl Callahan/Annie Hobbs (Our line from Winder, Georgia)
Children: J. Carl, Mary Earl, and Lois
John H. Callahan/Roxie Andrews
Children: Lola Mae and Vance L.
Rufus Callahan/Norma Booth
Child: Hilda
Lula A. Callahan/W. Ed O'Neal
Children: Leila, Louise, and Watson
Annie Callahan/B. Murden
Children: 2 girls and l boy
Jimmie Callahan (female)/ Pat Jennings
Children: 0
These Callahans were from County Cork, Ireland originally.
Ceya Minder
Reminder(a)snowhill.com
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At 08:34 PM 8/18/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Ceya,
>My wife's gg grandfather, William Callahan, (below) married in LaGrange,
>Georgia. I have been looking for his father without success but no luck
>except a researcher into the Callahan line in N.C. says William's father
>was "James Callahan, late of Jackson County". I do not know where you
>live or how much you know Winder is the county seat of Barrow County.
>Barrow county was established in 1914 from Jackson, Walton, and Guinett
>counties. William named his first son James! It looks like we may have a
>connection. Can you give me any additional info on James Earl Callahan
>and his father? Dates, ect.? I'll try to figure out if they are
>connected.
> By the way the man in N.C. is also named Callahan and he has been
>described by one of his relatives as "the expert on the Callahans"!
I'll
>look up his E-mail address and send it to you.
> Ken
>
>minder wrote:
>>
>> It looks like our Callahan lines should connect. My husband's grandfather
>> was James Earl Callahan of Winder, Georgia; he owned and operated a
>> hardware/harness shop. We think his father was James A. or H. Callahan
>> (don't know if he lived in Georgia or not).
>> Let me know if any of this looks familiar.
>>
>> Ceya Minder
>> Reminder(a)snowhill.com
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>> At 09:49 AM 8/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Ceya,
>> > My wife's gg grandfather was William Callahan, a carriage maker,
born
>> >in Georgia about 1811. His wife was Harriett A. Olsin, who was born in
>> >Georgia about 1817. Her family has been traced several generations back
>> >to Virgina. Their children were born in Alabama, as follows:
>> >1. James H. (b. May 29, 1840; d. Oct 29, 1915). Buried Harris County,
>> >GA.
>> >2. William Boren, who was in Co. I, 37th Alabama Infantry, CSA. He was
>> >born 2 Mar 1843 in LaFayette, AL. Died 11 July 1911 in East Point, GA.
>> >He married Janie Elizabeth Giddens 7 Sept 1869 in Lee County, AL. She
>> >was born 1 June 1846 in Lee County, AL and died 5 Dec 1910 in East
>> >Point, GA.
>> >3. Andrew J. (b. about 1844; wounded in Battle of Atlanta & died August
>> >5, 1864 in Griffin, GA).
>> >4. Mary E. (b. about 1846),
>> >5. Patrick Henry (b. about 1848),
>> >6. John (b. 1851)
>> >7. Sara (b. 1853).
>> >8. Simon O. (b. 1856)
>> >9. Ella E. (b. 1857)
>> > The area where they lived is now Lee County, but I think it was
>> >Chambers County, AL, at the time of the 1840, 1850 and 1860 censuses.
>> > William Boran Callahan and his wife Janie had moved to East
Point, GA,
>> >by the time of the 1900 census, and their children and grand children
>> >made East Point their home.
>> > I would like to share information on this family.
>> > Ken Whitehead,
>> > 5495 Balmoral Drive
>> > Douglasville, GA 30135-4023
>> > 770-949-3691
>> >