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William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan 1896 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Pickens Co., Georgia

Death Date: 29 Aug 1980

Death Location: Canton, Cherokee Co., Georgia

Father: Dock Callahan

Mother: Margaret Worley

Spouse(s): Florence Tillery

Children(s): Myrtle Callahan

The story of William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan began in 1896 in Pickens Co., Georgia. William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan married Florence Rebecca Tillery, and had children including Myrtle Callahan. William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan passed away in 1980 in Canton, Cherokee Co., Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan began in 1896 in Pickens Co., Georgia.
  • William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan married Florence Rebecca Tillery, and had children including Myrtle Callahan.
  • William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan passed away in 1980 in Canton, Cherokee Co., Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dock Callahan
1871 – 1954
Birth Location: Dawson County, Georgia
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Margaret Worley
1872 – 1963
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Florence Tillery
1894 – 1957
Birth Location: Ludville, Pickens County, Georgia
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Children(s)

Myrtle Callahan
1925 – 1998
Birth Location: Cherokee Co., Georgia, USA
MC

William Callahan's Ancestors

Self
William Callahan
1896 – 1980
Birth Place: Pickens Co., Georgia
Parents
Dock Ellison Callahan
1871 – 1954
Dawson County, Georgia
Margaret (Elizabeth) Worley
1872 – 1963
Pickens County, Georgia
Grandparents
Henry (Clay) Callahan
1842 – 1917
Union County, Georgia
Huldah (Williams) Green
1839 – 1908
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Jason (W.) Worley
1846 – 1916
Pickens, Georgia, United States
Emily (Jane) DARBY
1854 – 1941
Pickens, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Callahan
1821 – 1880
*Martha Ward
1822 – 1881
Mary Martin
1800 – 1848
James Worley
1818 – 1894
Frances Carver
1820 –
James DARBY
1827 – 1898
Narcissa Hudgens
1828 – 1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rachel Blackwell
1794 – 1878
Charles DARBY
1795 – 1862
Jacob HODGENS
1805 – 1879
Elizabeth
1810 –

William Callahan's Descendants

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William (Oscar Leroy Thomas) Callahan (25 Aug 1896 – 29 Aug 1980) m. Florence (Rebecca) Tillery (03 Jun 1894 – 04 Apr 1957)
  1. 1. Myrtle Callahan (17 Mar 1925 – 28 Sep 1998) m. Wilbur (Mathew) Ballard (13 Mar 1920 – 09 Jan 2000)
    1. 1. Billie (Jean) Ballard (13 Nov 1942 – 10 Mar 2016)
      1. 1. Scott Graham (1965 – ) m. Edie Thomas (1970 – )
        1. 1. Lakota Graham (1999 – )

William Callahan's Timeline

2 Records

1896
25 Aug 1896
Birth of William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan in Pickens Co., Georgia
Pickens Co., Georgia
1980
29 Aug 1980
Age 84
Death of William Oscar Leroy Thomas Callahan in Canton, Cherokee Co., Georgia
Canton, Cherokee Co., Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Pickens Co., Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1980
    Event Place: Canton, Cherokee Co., Georgia
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