Another way of describing them would be to say they are my grandparents' grandparents. If you are descended from any of these folks, then we are cousins!If you want to learn more, I started a public tree based on each of my grandparents on Ancestry. You should be able to view these trees after registering for a free Ancestry account.
Paternal:
The first four of My Sixteen are the grandparents of my grandpa Bob. He's the home person in The Robert Callin Project.1. John Henry Callin (1840-1913), Ohio
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| John H Callin, GAR Colonel, c. 1910 |
The Callin Family History (and the project to revise and update it) starts with John Henry's great-grandfather, James Callin. Posts about his descendants have been the focus of this blog since last summer.
John's mother and grandmother were both reportedly named Elizabeth; his mother was the Elizabeth Berlin or Barlein from the post "Silk or Satin". His paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Simon.
John's Sixteen:
If the information I have found so far is correct, John's Sixteen would include these surnames:- Simon
- Berlin
Posts related to this branch:
- You Shoulda Seen the Other Guy!
- Silk or Satin
- When Things Got Serious
- The Perils of Polly (or Margaret)
- Lafayette On the Brandywine
- Who Was Great Grandma Callin?
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| Amanda Walker, c. 1872 |
2. Amanda Lydia Walker (1857-1933), Ohio
I have not been able to learn much about the Walker family. It is possible that they might be of Scottish origin. Amanda's father, William, was described as a "prosperous farmer" and records indicate he was born in New York. Amanda's Sixteen includes these surnames:
- Bowen
- Carpenter
- Pearce
3. Allen M. Greenlee (1861-1887), Ohio
The Greenlees came to America from Northern Ireland during the Great Potato Famine, in 1846. They were Unionists and Protestants from Armagh, and they settled, at first, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, before dispersing across the continent.
Allen's father, Robert, was a Union soldier from an Ohio Regiment who survived the war but died in Van Buren, Ohio, in 1879, when Allen was still a young boy. Allen's mother was Sarah Catherine Bollman (1838-1875), daughter of Soloman Bollman (1807-1842) and Eleanor Waters (1810-1891).
- Bollman (also seen as Bowlman and Bohlman)
- Waters
- Jamphry (Robert's mother's maiden name)
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4. Alice Ava Hales (1865-1942), Ohio
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| Alice Ava Hales & Bertha May Greenlee (her daughter) - c. 1890 |
I've traced the Hales back to pre-Revolutionary Baltimore. It is most likely an English or Irish name. From Maryland, they migrated through what is now West Virginia and then settled in Ohio.
Alice's mother was Elmyra Spitler, whose family was most likely German in origin but had settled in Lebanon, Pennsylvania by the 1750s.
Alice's Sixteen includes the names:
- Randall
- Baker
- Bailey
- Spitler
- Beshore
5. Abraham H. Witter (1859-1918), Pennsylvania & Kansas
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| Abe Witter |
Abe's Sixteen include:
- Lanius
- Volkman
- Piper (Pfeiffer)
- Eley
- Zollinger
- Rooker
- Tice
- Jones
- Hower
- Kerschner
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6. Nancy Ellmira "Ella" Shriver (1864-1936), Ohio & Kansas
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| Abe Witter and Nancy Ella Shriver Louisville, KS, c. 1885 |
Nancy's maternal side, the Cline family, were Pennsylvanians and Virginians. Some of them lived in Wheeling, in what would later become West Virginia. They were early settlers of Ohio in the 1800s.
Nancy's Sixteen include:
- Slater
- Eden
- Harman
- Cline
- Brown
- McVay
- Linn
7. Albert C Huff (1854-1936), Ohio & Arizona (via Kansas)
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| Albert Huff, c. 1920 |
The earliest Huff I have in my tree is a Thomas Huff born 1675. He lived in that part of the Massachusetts colony that is now the state of Maine, in Cape Porpoise. That far back, it's likely this is the English variant of the name. Albert's grandfather moved down to Virginia, where Albert's father, Lewis, was born in 1814. The family settled Hancock County, Ohio, sometime around 1830.
In 1838, Lewis Huff married Catherine Stroud, daughter of another old Massachusetts family. Her furthest ancestor was a George Stroud (or Strode) born in Cornwall in 1654. After the Civil War, the Huff family moved to Kansas, where they founded and built parts of Allen and Wamego counties.
Albert's Sixteen includes:
- Averell
- Wakefield
- Emmons
- Landes
- Stroud
- Beal
- Stanford
- Buckingham
- Green
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8. Rosa Edith Murray (1861-1943), Indiana & Arizona (via Kansas)
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| Albert Huff, and Rosa Murray Kansas, c. 1907 |
Rosa's maternal side was made up of German and Dutch settlers who came to Pennsylvania before 1800 and migrated into the Ohio territory as it opened up. Her parents married in Kosciusko county, Indiana, and lived in Wabash county, where Rosa was born, though her father, Aaron, served in the Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. They later ended up in Stark, Kansas, where they met the Huff family.
Her Sixteen includes:
- Carmichael
- Thomson
- Livingston
- Clemson
- Strode
- Bender
- Eberts
- Henrich
- Lyman
- Ott
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Maternal:
You can see my research on my maternal grandfather's family in The Russell Clark Project.
9. Joel Clark (1828-1915), Ohio & Kentucky
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| This photo is most likely of Joel Clark |
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10. Sarah Jane Bellamy (1836-1920), West Virginia & Kentucky
Sarah Jane Bellamy married Joel Clark, and I present her story in My Sixteen No. 10: Sarah Jane Bellamy.
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| Mariann "Vicie" Reynolds New Jersey, March 1946 |
11. James T Reynolds (abt 1853-1911), Kentucky
12. Mary Frances May (1858-1882), Kentucky
Note: The evidence I have that says James and Mary were the parents of my great-grandmother, Mariann Viceroy "Vicie" Reynolds (1879-1957), is also very thin. If they are the right family, associated surnames may include:
The Tuttle family has been in New Jersey since at least 1820. Many of the Tuttles found in the old books about New Jersey were ministers in the Presbyterian churches. John's grandmother was a Zindle, and she was the granddaughter of a captured Hessian soldier who chose to stay in New Jersey rather than return to Germany after the Revolutionary War.
Florence's mother, who died when Florence was 5 years old, was descended from families that were already established in Vermont, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts by the mid-1750s.
Emil's father, Joseph, was an immigrant from Germany who likely arrived in the 1830s. His family's origins were in an area not far from the borders of France and Switzerland. After Joseph's death in 1877, Emil's mother moved to New Jersey with her children. I don't know much about her origins beyond what the few records tell me.
- Harrell
- Crum/Crump
- Dixon
- May
- Spence
- West
13. John Jackson Tuttle (1872-1963), New Jersey
The Tuttle family has been in New Jersey since at least 1820. Many of the Tuttles found in the old books about New Jersey were ministers in the Presbyterian churches. John's grandmother was a Zindle, and she was the granddaughter of a captured Hessian soldier who chose to stay in New Jersey rather than return to Germany after the Revolutionary War.
John's Sixteen includes the surnames:
- Zindle
- Schaak
- Hall
- Lacey
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14. Florence Mabel Hart (1874-1945), Massachusetts & New Jersey
I have only been able to trace the Hart family back to Utica, New York, where Martin Hart was a partner in Hart & Munson, a mill-furnishing business which imported and manufactured millstones. His son, Alexander, was born there in 1817, so it is possible that they were one of the Welsh families that founded that community.Florence's mother, who died when Florence was 5 years old, was descended from families that were already established in Vermont, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts by the mid-1750s.
Florence's Sixteen included:
- Wells
- Swain
- Whitford
- Gray
- Fletcher
- Tenney
- Cole
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15. Emil Adolph Carl Frey (1869-1936), New York & New Jersey
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| Emil Frey and Amelia Opp with their daughters c. 1903 |
Emil's mother's and grandmother's surnames were:
- Horn
- Meyer
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16. Emily Amelia Opp (1871-1913), New York & New Jersey
Members of the Opp family arrived from Germany around 1750 and settled in Easton, Pennsylvania. The family owned and operated taverns in Easton for many years before my ancestors pulled up stakes and relocated to Dansville in upstate New York.
Amelia's Sixteen include these surnames:
Amelia's Sixteen include these surnames:
- Hoffman
- Reynale
- Karcher
- Bader
- Welch
- Martz
- Palmer
- Harris
- Peterson
If you'd like to chat about any of these folks, you can comment below or contact me privately at callintad at Gmail dot com - I'd love to hear from you!
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