This post is part of an ongoing series, sharing the first draft of my Revised Callin Family History.
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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Fifth Generation
73. Martin L. Callin (Thomas Jefferson-4, Thomas-3, James "2nd"-2, James "1st"-1) was born on 9 Aug 1853 and grew up in Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio, where his father ran a shoe shop.
Martin and Mary Elizabeth Rearick were married on 11 Mar 1876 in Richland County, Ohio. Elizabeth was the daughter of Christian Rearick (1821–1879) and Margaret (b. 1822), born on 12 Dec 1854 in Rome, Richland County, Ohio. Her father was an immigrant from Prussia who married in Pennsylvania, then moved to Ohio around 1850 and served in 26th Regiment, Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. Elizabeth grew up in Blooming Grove, Richland County. After they were married, Martin and Elizabeth lived in Blooming Grove, next door to Elizabeth’s parents.
Martin served as postmaster for Olivesburg, Richland County, from 1881 to 1883. He moved his family to Tiro, Crawford County, in 1884 and served as postmaster there through 1885. He was killed at the age of 35 in a train accident on 13 Feb 1889 in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio.
According to an unidentified clipping from a local newspaper:
“FRIGHTFUL - Martin L Callin and Jacob H Bloom hurled into Eternity Without any Warning
“A T. & O. C. GONDOLA DOING THE FATAL WORK -- FURTHER PARTICULARS
“News reached this place last Wednesday afternoon by telephone that Martin L. Callin and Jacob H. Bloom, both of Tiro, were killed at 11:30, a. m., the same day on Plymouth street at Bucyrus while crossing the T. & O. C. track in a sleigh. The news, after further inquiry, proved only too true, and their homes which they left bright and cheerful, hale and hearty in the morning turned to be homes of mourning and sorrow at night.
“The yard engine with three gondolas attached had gone north and was returning at a rapid rate of speed, the gondolas preceding the engine, when the fatal accident occurred at the crossing. The gondola farthest from the engine struck the sleigh and reduced that vehicle to a mass of ruins as well as inflicting the fatal injuries to its occupants.
“Mr. Callin was thrown a distance of about 60 feet, sustaining a dislocated neck, four or five broken ribs together with other injuries. His pulse beat for a short time after the crash but life was soon extinct. On his person were found $400, and a gold watch.
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“Coroner Thoman held an inquest in which testimony was given by various parties who witnessed the awful accident. After the inquest the remains were taken in charge by an undertaker and after proper preparation were sent to the respective homes of the deceased parties at Tiro; arriving at that place at about 10 p. m.
“Mr. Callin leaves a wife and four small children to mourn his sudden departure. He was for a number of years a successful and one of the most prominent business men at Tiro.”
A court found in favor of the Callin family in the suit against the railroad, and they were awarded $4,000 in 1890. Soon after this, presumably, Elizabeth married William Harrison “Harry” Carlisle (1840-1913). While she does appear in newspaper items and official records under the name “Carlisle,” they do not appear in the available marriage records, nor on the 1900 or 1910 Census. Elizabeth was living with her son, William, around 1910, and with her son, Gaston, when she died on 29 Jan 1913 at the age of 58 in Belmont County, Ohio. Harry died in Chicago on 17 Aug 1913, and they are buried together in the mausoleum of the Shelby-Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio. A brief announcement appeared in the Mansfield Daily Shield on 5 Feb 1913.
“Carlisle, Marry E. (Rearick) -- Mrs. Marry E. Carlisle whose death occurred last week at the home of her son, Gaston Callin of Greenwich, was born in Rome, her maiden name being Rearick.”
After the death of Harry Carlisle, Gaston and Evelyn Callin sued the estate in Apr 1914:
“G.N. Callin and Evelyn Callin have filed a petition in comon [sic] pleas court, naming C.H. Henkel as defendant and asking for a judgment in the sum of $378. The plaintiffs say that C.H. Henkel is administrator of the estate of William Harrison Carlisle, deceased. They say they presented a claim of $378 for taking care and boarding Mary Elizabeth Carlisle from Nov. 7, 1912 to Jan. 3, 1913. They ask that they be paid $35 a week for her board and washing, $28 board for a trained nurse from Jan. 3 to 31 and $70 for extra help. Mary Elizabeth Carlisle was the wife of William Harrison Carlisle. The plaintiffs say the administrator rejected their claim. Skiles, Green and Skiles are attorneys for the plaintiffs.”
Martin L. Callin and Mary Elizabeth Rearick had the following children:
250 i. Pearl Blanche Callin, born 16 Feb 1877, Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio; married Robert L Todd, 5 Nov 1899, Crawford County, Ohio; died 25 Apr 1951, Lakeside, Ottawa County, Ohio.
251 ii. Ben Frank Callin, born 8 Oct 1878, Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio; married Virginia Daisy White, 10 June 1905, Putnam County, Ohio; died 17 Apr 1953, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
252 iii. William Jefferson Callin, born 17 May 1885, Tiro, Crawford County, Ohio; married Elizabeth Zeiters, 4 Sep 1907, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada; married Pleassia M Wallet, 7 Jan 1915, Kentucky; died 11 Sep 1949, Weller Township, Richland County, Ohio.
253 iv. Gaston N Callin, born 15 May 1888, Dallas Township, Crawford County, Ohio; married Evelyn Jessie Purvis; died 17 Nov 1925, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York.
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