After the following short introduction I have provided my CALLAHAN family
tree, the result of my research so far. You will note that the first ancestor
on the tree is JAMES W. CALLAGHAN. The family name was O'Callaghan but by the
time I have documented proof of James' presence in Mt. Savage, Allegany
County, Maryland in 1864, the name appears as both Callaghan and Callahan in
records. I have full documentation of his life after 1864. My present
research problem is documenting JAMES W. CALLAGHAN's immigration in the late
1840s, his path to MD and Allegany County, his marriage and the birth of his
first two children. I would welcome help and be happy to share my research
with others. I also have documented research on James' wife, ELIZABETH
ANASTASIA JOHNSON back several generations.
1 James W. Callaghan b: 1821 in Ireland d: 14 Dec 1898 in Juniata Township,
Bedford Co, Pennsylvania
+Elizabeth Anastasia Johnson b: 24 Aug 1833 in Virginia d: 25 Nov 1913
in New Baltimore, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
2 Mary Callahan b: Mar 1858 in Maryland
2 Alice E. Callahan b: 1860 in Maryland
+John Wolfhope b: 1863 in Pennsylvania
2 John J. Callahan b: 30 Apr 1862 in Maryland d: 1 Dec 1897 in
Juniata Township, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania
+Mary
3 Margaret Grace Callahan b: Mar 1893
+H. B. Jordan
3 Thomas H. Callahan b: Apr 1890 in Pennsylvania
+Catherine M. b: 1895 in Pennsylvania
2 Peter A. Callahan b: 28 Jul 1864 in Maryland d: 16 Mar 1923 in
Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
+Emma T. Gaugler b: 21 Jul 1868 in Alleghaney County. Pennsylvania d: 26 Jan
1927 in Pittsburgh, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
m: 21 Oct 1890 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
3 Alice Callahan b: Aug 1893 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
d: 1978 in Florida
+Chester Neely
4 Helen Neely
+Frank Kovacs
4 Ruth Neely b: 27 Jan 1916 in Wexford, PA d: 12 Oct 1996 in
Sewickley, PA
+Charles Stinson b: 1916
4 Frank Neely
+Mary Unknown
4 Bill Neely b: Abt 1919
+Peg Unknown
4 Jean Neely
+Henry Wverth
*2nd Husband of Jean Neely:
+David Mulvie
4 Kathyrn Neely
+Lou Stoot
3 Arthur Callahan b: 1894 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania d:
1896 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
3 Esther Callahan b: 1895 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania d:
1978 in Pittsburgh, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
+Zed Wolfe
4 Martha Wolfe
4 Eileen Wolfe
4 Don Wolfe
4 John Wolfe
3 Mark R. Callahan b: Feb 1898 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
d: 1918 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
3 John Callahan b: Feb 1900 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
+Mary Unknown
3 Olive Stella Mary Callahan b: 2 Jan 1902 in Wexford, Alleghaney County,
Pennsylvania d: 7 Apr 1955 in Presbyterian Hospital, Cook County, Chicago,
Illinois
+Victor Henry Gies b: 23 Mar 1892 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota d: 4 Apr
1963 in Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois m:
24 Mar 1927 in Sacred Heart Church, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania
4 Patricia Jean Gies b: 23 Oct 1927 in Pittsburgh, Alleghaney County,
Pennsylvania
+Howard Deyo Medbery, Jr b: 25 Jan 1927 in Oak Park, Illinois m: 14 Jun
1952 in St. Vincent Ferrer Church, River Forest, Illinois
4 Margaret Ann Gies b: 23 Oct 1929 in Suburban Hosptial, Oak Park, Cook
County, Illinois +Ernest Judson Platford m: 11 Jun 1955 in St. Vincent
Ferrer Church, River Forest, Illinois
4 Mary Olive Gies b: 24 Feb 1931 in Suburban Hosptial, Oak Park, Cook
County, Illinois +William Dollard Commins, Jr. b: 8 Dec 1930 in Palo Alto,
San Mateo County, California m: 18 Sep 1954 in St. Vincent Ferrer Church,
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois
4 Henry Peter Gies b: 18 Jul 1933 in Suburban Hosptial, Oak Park, Cook
County, Illinois+Helen Catherine Carroll b: 18 Mar 1933 in Cape Girardeau,
Missouri m: 18 Nov 1956 in St Edmund Church, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
4 John Victor Gies b: 13 Dec 1942 in Suburban Hosptial, Oak Park, Cook
County, Illinois +Susan Kaiser b: 26 Jun 1948 in Northbrook, Illinois d:
31 Dec 1974 in Marin County, California m: 19 Jun 1968 in Northbrook,
Illinois
3 Edith Callahan b: 1904 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania d:
1949 in Pittsburgh, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
3 Paul Callahan b: 1906 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania d:
1934
3 Anne Callahan b: 1907 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, PennsylvaniaWexford,
Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania d: 1978 in Pennsylvania
+Ralph Ryerson
4 Ralph Ryerson, Jr d: 17 Jan 1985
+Lois Unknown
4 Janice Ryerson
3 Hilda Callahan b: 1908 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania
3 Mary Callahan b: 1909 in Wexford, Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania d:
1980
+Unknown Meek
4 Richard Meek
4 John Meek
4 Suzie Meek
3 Emma E. Callahan b: Aug 1894
2 James P. Callahan b: 13 Aug 1866 in Maryland
+Matilda
2 Martha Ann Callahan b: 18 Oct 1868 in Juniata Township, Bedford Co,
Pennsylvania
+John Gaugler b: Oct 1863 in Pennsylvania d: 17 May 1915 in Wexford,
Alleghaney County, Pennsylvania m: 6 Oct 1897 in St John the Baptist Church,
New Baltimore, PA
3 Milton L. Gaugler b: Aug 1898 in PA
3 Maria E. Gaugler b: Jan 1900 in PA
3 George Gaugler b: 1901
3 Raymond Gaugler b: 1903
3 John Gaugler b: 1904
3 Marcella Gaugler b: 1906
3 Rose Gaugler b: 1907
3 Martha Gaugler b: 1909
3 James Gaugler b: 1912 in Pennsylvania
2 Agnes B. Callahan b: 23 Feb 1871 in Juniata Township, Bedford Co,
Pennsylvania
+Daniel Foy b: 1868 in Pennsylvania m: 7 Jan 1897 in StJohn the Baptist
Church, New Baltimore, PA
3 Irene Foy b: May 1898 in Pennsylvania
3 Ambrose Foy b: Feb 1900
3 Gertrude Foy b: 1902 in Pennsylvania
3 Mary Foy b: 1915 in Pennsylvania
3 Homer Foy b: 1919 in Pennsylvania
2 Michael Aloysius Callahan b: 10 Apr 1874 in Juniata Township, Bedford
Co, Pennsylvania d: 1957
+Sarah M. b: 1874 in Michigan
3 Francis J. Callahan b: 1906 in Pennsylvania
3 Cyril J. Callahan b: 1909 in Pennsylvania
3 Ruth L. Callahan b: 1911 in Ohio
2 William A. Callahan b: 4 Nov 1876 in Juniata Township, Bedford Co,
Pennsylvania
+Mary A. Will b: 1879 in Pennsylvania m: 28 Jun 1899 in St. John the
Baptist Church, New Baltimore, PA
3 Margaret Callahan b: 1900 in New Baltimore, Pennsyvania
3 Grace Callahan b: 1902 in New Baltimore, Pennsyvania
3 Blanche Callahan b: 1906 in New Baltimore, Pennsyvania
3 Lydmore Callahan b: 1911 in New Baltimore, Pennsyvania
3 Monican Callahan b: 1916 in New Baltimore, Pennsyvania
3 George Callahan b: 1918 in New Baltimore, Pennsyvania
3 Renela Callahan b: 1919 in New Baltimore, Pennsyvania