Lineage of Edward Callahan and mahala Brock



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12. William Strong Sr .

William married someone.

His child was:

   19 M    i. Thomas Strong .

Thomas married Mahalah Wilson on 8 Jul 1820.

18. Wilson Callahan was born in 1813 and died in 1870 at age 57.

General Notes: Wilson and Sarah's home was on the Middle Fork fo the Kentucky river in Breathitt County about one mile above the mouth of Long's Creek. One morning after having breakfast and while his wife was busy with her housework, she placed her churn of milk on the front porch and asked her husband to do the churning. He sat down and began doing the job when Flint Strong and Bill Freeman, who were hidden in the timber across the river opened fire on him with rifles and he fell to the floor dead. This occurred during the Strong-Amis feud in which Callahan was taking an active part against Strong.

Noted events in his life were:

· casuse of death: Ambushed while sitting on his front porch.

Wilson married Sarah York on 14 Feb 1832. Sarah was born in 1814.

Children from this marriage were:

   20 M    i. Jeremiah Callahan was born in 1833.

Jeremiah married Loucinda Moore.

Jeremiah next married America Wilson.

+ 21 M    ii. John 'Jack' Callahan was born in 1839.

   22 F    iii. Mahalah Callahan was born in 1835.

   23 F    iv. Lourilda Callahan was born in 1837.

Lourilda married George W Johnson.

   24 F    v. Susan Callahan was born in 1841.

   25 F    vi. Mariah Callahan was born in 1846.

Mariah married Jonathan Wilson.

   26 M    vii. William Callahan was born in 1848.

   27 M    viii. Luther Callahan was born in 1850.

Luther married Ellen Little.

   28 F    ix. Esther Callahan was born in 1852.

Esther married Anderson Amis. Anderson was born in 1846.


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This information was compiled and contributed by Golden Combs Ferguson on Sep 4, 2010
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