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Robert Sydney Callahan 1844–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1844

Birth Location: Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina

Death Date: 19 Aug 1935

Death Location: High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina

Father: Hugh Callahan

Mother: Martha Hill

Spouse(s): Sarah Butcher

Children(s): Nancy Callahan

Robert Sydney Callahan was born in 1844 in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, the child of Hugh Callahan And Martha Hill. Robert Sydney Callahan married Sarah Frances Butcher, and had children including Nancy Ardella Dell Callahan. Robert Sydney Callahan passed away in 1935 in High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Robert Sydney Callahan was born in 1844 in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, the child of Hugh Callahan And Martha Hill.
  • Robert Sydney Callahan married Sarah Frances Butcher, and had children including Nancy Ardella Dell Callahan.
  • Robert Sydney Callahan passed away in 1935 in High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Callahan's Ancestors

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Robert Callahan
1844–1935
Birth Place: Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina
Parents
Hugh Callahan
1812–1900
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Martha Hill
1813–1880
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Ezikial Callahan
1759–1846
Stokes, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Bathsheba Morgan
1761–1838
Surry, North Carolina
Robert (Bob, Jr) Hill
1785–1844
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Vest
1787–1869
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Darby Callahan
1717–1787
Unity Harris
1730–1800
Daniel Morgan
1735–
Charles VEST
1763–1828
Sarah Briggs
1795–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Callahan
1682–1741
Mary Stott
1689–1741
William VEST
1735–1812
Lucretia Alford
1737–1813
Jesse Briggs
1775–1850

Robert Callahan's Descendants

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Robert (Sydney) Callahan (Sep 1844–19 Aug 1935) m. Sarah (Frances) Butcher (2 July 1852–31 Dec 1932)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ardella "Dell") Callahan 1881–1967 m. William (Richard) Snow 1872–
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Snow 1911–1999 m. Robert (Allen) Wright 1904–1963
      1. 1. Allen (Ray) Wright 1941–2009

Robert Callahan's Timeline

2 Records

1844
Sep 1844
Birth of Robert Sydney Callahan in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina
Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina
1935
19 Aug 1935
Age 91
Death of Robert Sydney Callahan in High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina
High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1844
    Event Place: Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: North Carolina; Enlistment date: 13 Mar 1862

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1935
    Event Place: High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina

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