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Lillian Florence Callin is the 118th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Laura "Lark" Robinson is the 117th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Jennie M Callin is the 116th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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James Callin is the 115th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Jasper Thomas Dobson is the 114th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Flora Luella Dobson is the 113th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Alta M Dobson is the 112th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Fred A Dobson is the 111th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Harvey N Dobson is the 110th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Alva Grant Dobson is the 109th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Maude C Hall is the 85th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Bertha Olive Hall is the 84th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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John H Hall is the 83rd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Ida Jane Hall is the 82nd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Lucinda Corrinna Faxon is the 81st person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Harriett Marie Faxon is the 80th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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John Callin is the 79th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Louvina Callin is the 25th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Pamelia Callin is the 24th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Marquis Callin is the 23rd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Hugh Callin is the 6th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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If you're subscribed to this feed, you probably noticed that I've skipped a couple of posts.
In September, I found a clue that opened up a bunch of new information about the Iowa Branch of the Family, and now I can fill in more of the story about Hugh Callin and add a couple dozen of his descendants to the book!
The downside, of course, is that I need to take the time to update the manuscript with all of this new information, and renumber the descendants.
So, for now, I'm going to hold off on the regular twice-weekly posts. I will restart them as soon as I have all my ducks in a row.
The next post you see will be about Hugh - and hopefully you will see it within the next week!
Thanks for sticking with me on this absurdly long journey!
Tad
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Laura Scott is the 108th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Samuel Walter Scott is the 107th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Sarah Elizabeth Scott is the 106th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Howard H Scott is the 105th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Hello, cousins!
So, you know how I'm working furiously to get the Callin Family History completed before the holidays? It would seem the last thing I would want to do is add MORE information to it at this late stage.
Then I find this:
593. George Faxon, (Isaac Davis, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Josiah, Richard, Thomas,) b. Aug. 8, 1819, in Aurora, Portage county, Ohio, son of Isaac Davis and Corinna (Lewis) Faxon, m. Feb. 29, 1844, Pamelia Callen, b. March 9, 1828, in Mansfield, Richland county, Ohio, daughter of Hugh and Lucinda (Montgomery) Callen. She d. Oct. 30, 1855. He moved soon after his marriage to Fredonia, Iowa, and in 1849, went to California, by the overland route, returning in 1871.
pg. 86: "Ordered that Iowa and Cedar River Road District No. 10 be bounded as follows...and that Hugh Calin be supervisor to oversee the working of roads in said district."pg. 87: "The place for holding elections shall be at Hugh Caland's; and that John Blake be supervisor to oversee the working of roads in the same."pg. 97: "Among the earliest settlers in Oakland township were: Hugh Callan, or Calin..."pg. 114: (referring to the election returns of 1839 discussed on the preceding page), "...and Calins was Hugh Calins, or Callans, which was on the east side of the Iowa river in the north part of section I, township 75 north, range 5."pg. 300: "The designation of this district [Cattesse in Oakland Township] was intended both for a road district and a voting precinct, and it was provided that the voting place should be at Hugh Coland's. This name is given at other times as "Calin" or "Callan." Whatever the proper spelling was, it is quite certain he was an early settler in Oakland township, and probably lived near the bank of the Iowa river almost due west from Levi Blake's residence."pg. 302: (referring to the bill book of shopkeeper Curtis Knight) "Hugh Callin's name is found in one entry under date of December 4, 1840."
But wait - there's more...
Now that we have Pamelia's name, and her mother's name, we can make a couple more educated assertions about this family. Here is a screenshot of George and Pamelia Faxon's household (No. 12) in Fredonia Township, Louisa County, Iowa, in 1850 - I'm willing to bet that her mother and two previously unknown siblings are in household No. 11:
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| 1850 Federal Census; Fredonia Twp, Louisa, Iowa (click to enlarge) |
Take note of all of the Blakes on that page. The Louisa County history said Hugh's residence was due west of Levi Blake's, and while I don't see Levi's name, there are two Blakes in the Faxon household, there is a Peter Blake family above them (household No. 10), Joseph Blake (No. 13) and William Blake (No. 16) below!
The fact that "Lucindy" Callan is listed as the head of her household in 1850, and in the 1852 and 1847 Iowa State Census records, tells me that Hugh probably died between 1840 and 1847.
Clearly, there is a lot of work to do here. I'll do my best to keep you all posted!
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Jesse Martin Sharp is the 104th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Fred Edward Sharp is the 103th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Charles E Sharp is the 102nd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Donna A Sharp is the 101st person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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William T Sharp is the 100th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Alice Augusta Sharp is the 99th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Ina Belle Scott is the 98th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mary L Scott is the 97th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Christopher Columbus Scott is the 96th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Edward George Scott is the 95th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Sarah Alma Scott is the 94th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mercy Elizabeth Scott is the 93rd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Charles A Scott is the 92nd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Violetta Scott is the 91st person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Edith May Callin is the 90th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Izora M Houston is the 89th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Sarah Houston is the 88th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mary Elvina Walker is the 87th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Clara A. Walker is the 86th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Minnie A. Callin is the 78th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Delbert Dean Callin is the 77th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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George L Callin is the 76th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Frederick A Callin is the 75th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Clara A Callin is the 74th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Martin L. Callin is the 73rd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Owen Lee Montgomery is the 72nd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Orbra Fitch Montgomery is the 71st person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Commodore Wilson Montgomery is the 70th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Francis Caleb Montgomery is the 69th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mary E Davidson is the 68th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Samuel Thurston Davidson is the 67th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Theodore Bruce Davidson is the 66th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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William Montgomery Davidson is the 65th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Rebecca Lucretia Davidson is the 64th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Sarah Elizabeth Ferrell is the 63rd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Frederick Blecker Callin is the 62nd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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John F Callin is the 61st person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mary Etta Callin is the 60th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mary Ann Callin is the 59th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Zimri G. Callin is the 58th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Dr. Hugh H. Callin is the 57th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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George William Callin is the 56th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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James Monroe Callin is the 55th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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John Henry Callin is the 54th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Harriet E. Callin is the 53rd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Minerva Ferguson is the 52nd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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John Dancer Ferguson is the 51st person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Eliza Ferguson is the 50th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Sarah Ferguson is the 49th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Nicholas Ferguson is the 48th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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James L Ferguson is the 47th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Margaret Jane Ferguson is the 46th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mildred Ferguson is the 45th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Elizabeth Belle Ferguson is the 44th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Mary E Ferguson is the 43rd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Frances Campbell is the 42nd person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Harrison Campbell is the 41st person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Cyrus Campbell is the 40th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Amelia Callin is the 39th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Lovina Callin is the 38th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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William H. Callin is the 37th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Minerva Callin is the 36th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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John C. Callin is the 35th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Hello, cousins!
I had an unexpected snow day, so I thought I'd share some of what I'm working on at the moment.
While I'm focusing primarily on the big task of editing the First Draft of the Callin Family History (see: all the other posts from the last few months), I occasionally find myself down a rabbit hole, researching a really interesting story or family which probably won't find its way into the final edition. This week, I've found one such rabbit hole, and I thought I'd give you a glimpse into the Life of "Little Miss Myrtle."
Here's the bio that is most likely going to end up in the final book:
433. Myrtle Picker (Emma A Reed-5, Elizabeth Belle Ferguson-4, Eliza Callin-3, John-2, James "1st"-1) was born abt 1900 in Illinois. “Little Miss Myrtle” was a popular local celebrity in Fort Wayne as a child, and when she was old enough, she joined the touring company of a vaudeville show. On tour, she met and married singer, choreographer, and producer Al Garbelle (1895-1956) on 30 Aug 1917 in Toronto.
After living briefly in New York City, they divorced and Emma brought Myrtle back to Fort Wayne, where she lived with her mother and step-father in 1920. She was named in her mother's 1934 obituary as "Miss Myrtle Bowman" living in Fort Wayne, but it is not clear what happened to her after that.
There is little information available about her childhood. Her mother and father appeared on the 1900 Census listed at 19 Cedar Street in Union, De Kalb County, Indiana (which erroneously listed Emma as being born in Ireland). Myrtle appears in the 1910 and 1920 Census. By 1910, Charles and Emma had divorced, and Emma and Myrtle lived with Emma's brother, Charles Albert Reed (1871-1927).
Local newspapers describe Myrtle's early performance career. Miss Myrtle Picker was billed with two solos in the celebration of George Washington's 177th birthday on 22 Feb 1909, accompanied by the Forester's Orchestra. She was described as something of a sensation in the amateur theater community in Fort Wayne. In July of that year, "Myrtle Picker, in character songs, made a very favorable impression. This is a new line for Miss Picker, who is becoming a favorite with the Gaiety patrons."
Emma and Myrtle Picker are listed in the Fort Wayne city directory in 1914, living at 116 Highland. Myrtle worked as a hairdresser for Inez Kieffer. Emma remarried in 1916, her second husband being the lawyer, David Daniel Moody.
Myrtle began a professional career soon after that and went on tour with the "Pretty Baby" company.
"Mrs. D.D. Moody, of 2026 Reidmiller avenue, announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Myrtle Pickard Moody to Mr. Al Garbelle at Toronto, Canada, last evening. Mr. Garbelle is producer of the Pretty Baby company which recently played an engagement in this city and Miss Moody joined the company at that time. After a tour of the better houses of southern Canada, the company will go to New York, thence south for the remainder of the season. The bride is quite will known in theatrical circles, having toured in vaudeville for a season or two and she has many local friends."Al Garbelle and Myrtle Picker Moody were only married for a short time. In 1919, Emma traveled to New York City to visit her daughter, and the following year, Myrtle appeared in the 1920 Census under her married name, but listed as "divorced". Mr. Moody died in May 1920, and Emma married Charles Wesley Bowman (1882–1947) on 30 Dec 1926. When Emma died in 1934, her obituary listed Charles and Myrtle among her survivors:
"Surviving are the husband, Chas. W. Bowman; a daughter, Miss Myrtle Bowman, at home; an adopted daughter, Miss Myrtle Jones of Hollywood, Calif."
Al was the youngest of seven children born to Gordon and Gertrude (Isaacman) Garbell. They were all born before 1898 when the family moved to Canada, and most of them gave Canada as their place of birth on their official documents, but it seems reasonable to assume that they were all born in what one of Samuel's records called "Veksna, Russia." The seven Garbell children were:
Gordon Garbell was named in the obituary of his son, Max, but died before the 1901 Canadian Census, when widowed Gertrude (who was listed as "Ida") appeared with the children in Montreal. It is unclear whether Gordon died in Canada or in Russia before the rest of his family moved to Canada. We know that Gertrude's maiden name was Isaacman due to Albert's California death index record.
Al was still a Canadian citizen when he married Myrtle, but he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1927. He was touring the U.S. during 1925 and 1926 with another vaudeville show called "Silks and Satins." His naturalization papers named his ex-wife, Myrtle, and certified that he had no children. The document also states that he lived in the United States continuously beginning on 10 Aug 1905.
As you can see, I found a lot of information - but not a lot of it is very useful for telling Myrtle's story. To find out who Al was, I started with the Newspapers.com searches to find out about his career and managed to find obituaries for his sister, Hattie Craft, and his brother, Sam, which named him and placed him in California. As I worked to confirm that they were, in fact, his siblings, I kept finding more siblings and more records, but couldn't see any evidence to prove that Albert/Abraham Garbell was definitely the same person as "Al Garbelle" the vaudeville performer - until I found that last U.S. naturalization record!
Fortunately for me, not every cousin requires this much effort just to nail down the basic details of their life story. And when it does require this much effort, there is usually some justification to put all of that extra detail into the biography.
In the case of "Miss Myrtle," though, once she left show business, she didn't leave behind much of a story for me to tell. At least, not in the book.
Hello, cousins!
Ancestry recently sent out a snapshot of my time as a member of their site, and - wow. Time does fly!
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