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John William Callahan 1768–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA

Father: Edward Callahan

Mother: Mahala Callahan

Spouse(s): Celia Cockrell, Nancy Callahan

Children(s): William Callahan, John Callaham

John William Callahan was born in 1768 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Edward Callahan And Mahala Susan Callahan. John William Callahan married Celia Cockrell, Nancy Callahan, and had children including John Braxton Callaham, William James Callahan. John William Callahan passed away in 1829 in Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • John William Callahan was born in 1768 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Edward Callahan And Mahala Susan Callahan.
  • John William Callahan married Celia Cockrell, Nancy Callahan, and had children including John Braxton Callaham, William James Callahan.
  • John William Callahan passed away in 1829 in Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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John Callahan's Ancestors

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John Callahan
1768–1829
Birth Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Edward Callahan
1743–1823
Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mahala (Susan) Callahan
1749–1820
Cumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
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John Callahan's Descendants

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John (William) Callahan (1768–1829) m. Celia Cockrell (1770–13 Sep 1856) m. Nancy Callahan (1790–1853)
  1. 1. William (James) Callahan 1785–1864 m. Mary Sexton 1800–1869
    1. 1. Nancy (Emmaline " Granny Dollar" Callahan( married) Dollar) 1826–1931 m. Nelson Dollar 1831–1923 m. Eli Henderson 1818–1870
      1. 1. Josephine (L. 'Josie' Henderson) Roberts 1858–1930
      2. 2. Mary Henderson 1848–
      3. 3. Sarah Henderson 1849–
      4. 4. Sarah (Alice) Williams 1874–1949
      5. 5. Julia (Emily) Brown 1878–1953
      6. 6. Elias (Burton) Dollar 1868–1936
      7. 7. Oscar (L) Dollar 1882–1959
      8. 8. George (W.) Dollar 1872–1920
  2. 2. John (Braxton) Callaham 1808–1844

John Callahan's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of John William Callahan in Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
1829
1829
Age 61
Death of John William Callahan in Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA
Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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