Well I may as well answer one of these. I read them inconsistently
(especially when classes are in at the college). Just a tidbit... my parents
and grandparents always told the story of the 'g' and the 'o' falling off
the boat on the way over from Ireland. I don't have much time for research,
so all my info on the family is by word of mouth from relatives. This is my
home page I did last year with family info on it. Stay warm up there (it is
70 degrees here in Houston).
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6826/irishangel.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick D. Callahan <pdc(a)uswest.net
To:
CALLAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com <CALLAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date:
Thursday, January 14, 1999 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [CALLAHAN-L] Thanks to Patrick D. Callahan!
Den,
I don't know any specific books on the early O'Callaghan clan. Most
of
my information (data) has come to me from an elderly aunt,
Margaret (nee Middaugh) Callahan and a cousin, Ola May (nee Callahan)
Earnest. Following the death of Ola May's father, Marion Callahan,
Ola May undertook to research the family history. She and Aunt
Margaret
did extensive traveling to include one or more trips to County
Cork, Ireland. As a member of the American Genealogical Society I
have
become aware that all too many books purporting to be historical in
nature are nothing more than paper mills - the Society continues to
warn
researchers to look on these publications with skeptism. The best
documents continue to be church records, family bibles, cemetery
records,
newspaper articles/obituaries and census records.
I note that your link, Benjamin F. Callaghan, was married to Nancy A
McClure.
Would appreciate any further information on this branch
of the old tree. I know that Benjamin was born in 1805 and died in
1885 -
nothing more.
Altogether plausible! As we look at the names of the children of John
and
Margaret we see that the "O" was dropped throughout and for
Owen the 'g' was also dropped. Was this a conscious decision
of the
parents? Maybe and maybe not. In some cases it comes down to how
names were "officially" recorded on birth certificates and
church records.
We do know that both the "O" and 'g' were dropped
with the
arrival of grandchildren of John and Margaret.
If you are interested, The Historical Research Center, offers heraldic
material
on the background of the name "O'Callaghan". I have
both the coat of arms and a plaque that are quite informative.
I'll try to keep you informed of any further developments from this
end.
My theory is that we are all in this together and it's a lot
more fun if we share our finds.
Pat Callahan
DEN McCULLOUGH wrote:
> Pat,
> I tip my hat to you,sir! Thanks for the info on the
Callaghans of
> Jackson County, Ohio. I'm a rookie/newbie/novice with the
> computer/Internet/mailing lists and I'm happily floored by your quick
> response.
> When doing my Callaghan research some years ago in the few available
> genealogy libraries in the boonies of Northern Lower Michigan, I was
unable
> to find the names of all of the children of John and Margaret
O'Callaghan
> I was only able to find John Callaghan, Junior; Wm. O.H. Callaghan; Owen
> Callaghan; and Benjamin Callaghan (my link to John Davis O'Callaghan). I
> pondered much about the other siblings, but was unable to find info.
Again,
> my thanks for filling in some blanks for me. If I'm not
breaching any
> etiquette of the mailing lists or genealogy groups, could you refer to me
> the sources of info on the early Callaghans? Would be appreciated!
> A tidbit from my family line: my grandmother, Jenny Callaghan
> McCullough, born 1870 in Jackson County, told me that her kin always
> referred to themselves in everyday conversation as " O'Callaghan," but
when
> writing their names used the surname "Callaghan."
??? Does this
sound
> plausible to you?
> Happy New Year to you and your kin!
> Den McCullough
> Petoskey, MI <mccullough(a)racc2000.com
> p.s. We have been slam-dunked
for 2 1/2 weeks with about 80" of powder
snow
> and banshee-like winds. The skiing & snowmobiling is great,
but the
roads
> are hazardous with white-outs and 4-5 foot snow drifts. Today
the winds
are
> diminishing because of the Alberta Clipper now in our area.
Temperatures
of
> 15-20 degrees below zero forecast for this evening. Have you
heard of
the
> old Irish saying, "Bad luck is better than no luck at
all." 'bye.
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