Charles A. Callahan
Born: November 1, 1848 Delaware
Married: Mary McCloskey October 20, 1882, St.
Mary's, New Castle, Delaware
Occupation: Tinsman,Heaters,Rangers,Roofing
Died: September 06, 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -Cerebral Apoplexy
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery section 10, row 5,Lot#29
Father: Michael Callahan b.1812
Mother: Mary PetitdeMange
b.1810
Wife: Mary McCloskey b.1855
Children by Jane ?:
Frank Callahan April 1872
Sarah Callahan b.1875,d.1894
Children by Mary McCloskey
Charles Callahan b. 1886
John Callahan b.1887
James Callahan b.1888
William Callahan b.1892
Mary Callahan b.1893
Raymond Callahan b.1895
Notes:
-Christening St. Joseph on Brandywine on November 28, 1848.
-Children Sarah and Frank are living with their grandmother in the 1880 Census. The only Frank Callahan in the 1900 Census who matches the correct age as this Frank is a Frank A. Callahan living in Philly with his wife Mary A. McNally. Married 6 years (about 1894). This Frank A. Callahan in the 1910 Census lists his father born in Delaware, and mother born in Philly as would be expected. He also works in the Sheet Metal business like his father, Charles. Only 1 child born to Mary, wife of Frank, died young. They both lived past 1930 in Philly, living with Mary's only sibling, her brother James, and his daughter Mary, who married Joseph Hood, who also worked in the Sheet Metal Shop. Joseph and Mary Hood had at least two children, Joseph, b.c.1926, and Frank b.c.1928
-Burial on September 08, 1919.
-Between 1870 and 1880 moved from Delaware to Philadelphia and for a time lived with his sister Amelia and family. He had been divorced already by this time to an unknown person (the 1880 census lists divorced). The 1900 Census under the column "years married" lists a 32 crossed out, and then a 15 written in. Perhaps Charles at first misunderstood the question to mean from his first marriage? This would put his first marriage in 1867 or 1868, and the second in Nov/Dec 1884 or sometime in 1885.
-Two sons born in New Jersey in Early 1886 and Late 1887, but back in PA by 1891.
-Was a Sheet Metal Merchant. Listed as a tinsman in 1890 Philadelphia Directory.
-His business in 1890 was at 42N 2nd street as Callahan & Clayton (Charles Callahan & Frank B. Clayton)
-His home address in 1890 was 3927 Brown Street. (although 1900 census gives 3924 Brown)
-In 1898 he is recorded in the records of the PA Supreme Court
fighting an appeal of a $4000 judgement he received for being hit by an
electric trolley while crossing a street, injuring his hip. He was
driving a horse drawn wagon. He won the appeal.
Sources:
-Birth Source: St. Joseph's Brandywine church records (Christening Source also),Death Cert
-Marriage Source: 1900 & 1910 Census, Marriage Application, Marriage
Record.
-Death Source: Death Certificate, Obituary
-1910 US Census
-1900 US Census
-1880 US Census
-1870 US Census
-1860 US Census
-1850 US Census
