John Callin (abt. 1780 - abt. 1835)

Born about 1780 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died about 1835 at about age 55 in Richland, Ohio, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Callan Name Study.

According to the biography published by his grandson, George W. Callin, in his 1911 book, The Callin Family History^[1]:

"Born about 1780, died 1835.
"Married about 1801 to Elizabeth Simon.
"John Callin, 2nd son of James 1st, emigrated with his family from Westmoreland Co., Penn., to Ashland County in 1816 and settled on 60 acres of his brother James' farm who gave him a life lease of it. He lived the remainder of his life on the same farm, dying in 1835 of tuberculosis and buried in Oliversburg Cemetery; his wife, Elizabeth, born Nov. 1780, died Nov., 1864, and buried near Auburn, Ind.; John, eldest son, died at 22, unmarried."

John Callin (spelled "Calan") and his household did appear on the 1820 Census in Milton Township, Richland County.^[2] They appeared there in 1830, as well (spelled "Callon").^[3]

John's exact death date is not know, but his will was sent to probate on 18 May 1835.^[4]

Errata

• Ashland County was not established until 1846, when it was formed from parts of several other counties, including Richland County, where the Callin family farm was located in Milton Township.
• "Oliversburg" is a misspelling of "Olivesburg" - located in Weller Township, the town was originally laid out as "Olivesburgh," but all towns with a -burgh ending were officially changed to -burg by Ohio state law in 1890.
• Old Olivesburg Cemetery is also known as Mount Olivet Cemetery - researchers have been unable to located John Callin's marker there.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Callin, George W. (1846-1921) The Callin Family History, United States: Tad Callin, 2015. Print on demand from Lulu, Inc. (Available through WorldCat Interlibrary loan, OCLC Number: 910940769)
2. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Milton, Richland, Ohio; NARA Roll: M33_92; Image: 213, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Provo, UT, USA
3. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Milton, Richland, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 139; Page: 124; Family History Library Film: 0337950, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Provo, UT, USA
4. ↑ Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, Administration Records, 1813-1885; Administration Index,1837-1890; Probate Place: Richland, Ohio, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Provo, UT, USA
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 March 2022), memorial page for John Callin (1780–1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #214552859, citing Old Olivesburg Cemetery, Olivesburg, Richland County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Tad Callin (contributor 48615777) .

• Callin-17 was created by Cari Miller through the import of Cari's Family Tree 10.ged on May 27, 2014.