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Surname: CALLAN, HERMAN, FALCONER, FAULKNOR
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Hiram HERMAN, Sr. was born 12 Feb 1821, location unknown, parentage unknown.
Some say he was born in Canada and others say he was born in Pennsylvania.
In the 1850's he is found in Ontario, Canada. At that time, he married
a Catharine CALLAN, about 1855. He is said to have died under unusual circumstances
in the 1860's in or near Innerkip, Oxford County, ON, Canada. In the 1850's,
he began his family and his children, all boys born in or near Innerkip,
were reported to be:
Hiram Jr.; born 29 Jan 1856
John; born 15 Jul 1857; died 18 JAN 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co.,
CA, USA
Thomas; born 19 Jan 1859; died 3 Oct 1862, Innerkip, Oxford Co., ON, Canada
William; born 22 Jan 1861
James; born 1 Jan 1863
Catharine CALLAN was born 18 May 1833 somewhere in Ireland. He parentage
is unknown but they are said to have moved from Ireland to somewhere in
Canada between 1835 and 1842. Her parents also lived in the Innerkip, East
Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada area. After the death of her
husband, she moved with her sons to various counties in the Dakota Territory
in the USA. Some of the counties where the sons lived are Cavalier, Grand
Forks, Traill and Cass counties. Catharine is believed to have lived in
Cavalier County, North Dakota (ND), USA. She died 7 Dec 1890 in or near
Milton, Cavalier County, ND.
A son, John HERMAN (b. abt July 1857) married Helen FALCONER (b. abt 1866
in Canada) about 1886 in Quincy, Traill Co. ND and had at least four children
by this marriage: John Franklin "Frank" (b. abt 1887 in ND), Albert Granville
(b. abt 1890 in ND) and Anne or Annie (b. abt 1892 in ND); Bessie (b. 1894,
d. 1895, buried in Quincy Cem, Traill Co. ND). Helen was of Scottish ancestory,
a daughter of James Redpath FALCONER - she died in 1842 in Fargo ND. Son
Frank Herman died in 1948 in or near Fargo. The second marriage of John
HERMAN was to Eva Matilda FAULKNOR on June 7, 1911 in Hamilton ONT Canada
and had only one child Eva Catherine HERMAN on 19 March 1913. Eva recently
passed away last year in Southern California.
There was a Patrick Callan who was born in Ireland and found in the 1871
census of Ontario Canada. He was 64 years of age and lived in the East
Zorra township of Oxford (North) County in Ontario, probably in or near
the town of Innerkip. He could have been the father of Catharine Callan.
Would like to know if anyone has researched this HERMAN or CALLAN lines
or if there are any descendants or if you need more information. Will share.
Dan Smith.