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Edward (Red Ned) Callahan 1743–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Darby Callahan

Mother: Unity Harris

Spouse(s): Mahala Brock

Children(s): Elizabeth Callahan, Charlotte Callahan, Virginia Callahan, John Callahan, Isaac Callahan

Edward (Red Ned) Callahan was born in 1743 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Darby Callahan And Unity Harris. Edward (Red Ned) Callahan married Mahala Susanna White Deer Unegahiwiya Sukey Brock, and had children including Charlotte Lotty Callahan, Elizabeth Callahan, Isaac Callahan, John William Callahan, Virginia Jane Jenny Callahan. Edward (Red Ned) Callahan passed away in 1823 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward (Red Ned) Callahan was born in 1743 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Darby Callahan And Unity Harris.
  • Edward (Red Ned) Callahan married Mahala Susanna White Deer Unegahiwiya Sukey Brock, and had children including Charlotte Lotty Callahan, Elizabeth Callahan, Isaac Callahan, John William Callahan, Virginia Jane Jenny Callahan.
  • Edward (Red Ned) Callahan passed away in 1823 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Darby Callahan
1717–1787
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Unity Harris
1730–1800
Birth Location: Cherokee, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mahala Brock
1749–1822
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
MB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Callahan
1783–1822
Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA
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Charlotte Callahan
1778–1865
Birth Location: Harlen, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
CC
Virginia Callahan
1770–1815
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
VC
John Callahan
1768–1829
Birth Location: Madison, Kentucky, United States
JC
Isaac Callahan
1784–1817
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
IC

Edward Callahan's Ancestors

Self
Edward Callahan
1743–1823
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Darby Callahan
1717–1787
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Unity Harris
1730–1800
Cherokee, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Callahan
1682–1741
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Mary Stott
1689–1741
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Reverend (Nathaniel Edward Harris Founded Mt. Bethel Methodist Church) Sr
1712–1773
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Ellender (Eleanor) Sullivan
1712–1783
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Darby Callahan
1655–1687
Jane Simpson
1660–1686
John Stott
1660–1761
Jane Tomlin
1669–1748
Edward Harris
1676–1745
Unity Callahan
1694–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kelliham OCallahan
1630–
John Simpson
1628–1684
Ann Halliday
1628–1690
Brian Stott
1636–1705
Mary Shipp
1640–1705
John Harris
1654–1734
Mary Giles
1653–1715

Edward Callahan's Descendants

1.
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Edward ((Red Ned)) Callahan (1743–1823) m. Mahala (Susanna "White Deer" Unegahiwiya "Sukey") Brock (1749–1822)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Callahan 1783–1822
  2. 2. Charlotte ("Lotty") Callahan 1778–1865 m. Robin (Robert) Cornett 1780–1862
    1. 1. Robert (T) Cornett 1811–1854 m. Mary (Ann\ Mariam) Strong 1822–1922
      1. 1. Moses Cornett 1854–1890 m. Louisa (May) Page 1858–1938
        1. 1. Nancy (Isabell) Cornett 1888–1931 m. Willis (Green) Snow 1882–1946
        2. 2. Mariam (Basheba) Cornett 1884–1967
        3. 3. Edward (Turner) Cornett 1886–1915
        4. 4. Henry (Edgar) Cornett 1879–1961 m. Jessie (LouAnn [Brown] Boster) Cornett 1893–1974
        5. 5. Perry (Lee) Cornett 1882–1936
      2. 2. Arthur (Neal) Cornett 1838–1915 m. Sallie Williams 1835–1926
      3. 3. Christina (Cornett) Gregg 1842–1911 m. John (V.) Gregg 1839–1901
        1. 1. Amanda (Elizabeth Gregg) Hauser 1865–1941
        2. 2. William (Daniel) Gregg 1862–1938
      4. 4. Zilfia Cornett 1843–1859
      5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Cornett 1846–1908
      6. 6. Annie (Cornett) Gregg 1864–1880
    2. 2. Emma (Elizabeth "Betsy Callahan") Cornett 1809–1893
    3. 3. Mary (Polly) Cornett 1802–1865
    4. 4. Charlotte Cornett 1826–1910
    5. 5. Henry Cornett 1808–1919
    6. 6. Isaac Cornett 1821–1904
    7. 7. Jane Cornett 1818–1913
    8. 8. Margaret ("Peggy") Cornett 1804–1889
    9. 9. Susan Cornett 1817–1887
    10. 10. William Cornett 1806–1850
    11. 11. James (Braxton) Cornett 1814–1887
  3. 3. Virginia (Jane Jenny) Callahan 1770–1815 m. William (H.) Strong 1763–1848
    1. 1. Moses Strong 1795–1849 m. Sarah Plummer 1800–1849
      1. 1. Mary (Ann\ Mariam) Strong 1822–1922 m. Robert (T) Cornett 1811–1854
    2. 2. John (Callahan) Strong 1793–1833
    3. 3. Thomas Strong 1797–1845
    4. 4. William (Blackburn) Strong 1800–1871
    5. 5. Isaac (Pike) Strong 1810–1850
    6. 6. Henry (Harrison) Strong 1814–1880
  4. 4. John (William) Callahan 1768–1829
  5. 5. Isaac Callahan 1784–1817

Edward Callahan's Timeline

4 Records

1743
1743
Birth of Edward (Red Ned) Callahan in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
1743
1743
Birth of Edward (Red Ned) Callahan in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
1823
13 Mar 1823
Age 80
Death of Edward (Red Ned) Callahan in Benge, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Benge, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1823
1823
Age 80
Death of Edward (Red Ned) Callahan in Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Benge, Clay, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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