The Steven J. Hall's of Mayer, MN:Information about George Bertram Callahan
George Bertram Callahan (b. June 12, 1862, d. August 24, 1940)
Notes for George Bertram Callahan:
George, one of the younger sons of Thomas Callahan, was born at Marion, Indiana, on 12 Jun 1862, and came with his father's family to Grey Eagle in 1867, when he was five years old.He grew up in the Grey Eagle community, but after the death of his father, he went to Sauk Centre where he attended school and later was employed for a number of years as clerk.
George Callahan is the oldest living resident of Grey Eagle (as of May, 1940, the printing of the article in the Long Prairie Leader), for he came there when his father, the first settler there, took his homestead.He has held a notarial commission for some 52 years or more, and has assisted in the transaction of an amount of business that cannot be even estimated at this time.He was living at Sauk Center when the Great Northern, then known as the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway, was built through that town; but he had returned to Grey Eagle by the time the Little Falls & Dakota Railroad was built in 1882 through Grey Eagle 58 years ago.
He has a good memory and the writer is much indebted to him for accounts of early incidents in Grey Eagle history.He can remember when Big Birch Lake was much frequented by Indians for fishing.He has described for the writer, how the Callahan family threshed their wheat with a flail, then crushed the grain between wooden rollers so that it could be used.They made maple syrup in the spring and later planted some sorghum from the stocks of which they squeezed the juice for boiling down into molasses.Fortunately, meat was easy to get and a little money could be gotten by selling furs, the skins of rats, deer, bear and wildcats.
He remembers taking his first dinner at the hotel Ignatz Reichert in Long Prairie in 1873.Of late years he has had considerable notarial work and has followed real estate and insurance business to a considerable extent.In recent months, Mr. Callahan has not enjoyed the best of health.
Article in Journal 15 February 1932:
Couple, 50 Years in Grey Eagle, Fetes Golden Wedding
MR. AND MRS. G. B. CALLAHAN were married in Grey Eagle, Minn., Feb. 11, 1882.The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in the same town, having lived there the entire 50 years of their married life.In 1882, they settled down in Grey Eagle by themselves.Their nine children are:H. S. Callahan, Rochester;Mrs. Merton Root, Dexter;Mrs. O. B. Woodman, Grey Eagle;Mrs. Hans Peterson, Brainerd;F. B. Callahan, Brainerd;Mrs. E. E. Eldred, Sauk Center;G. T. Callahan, Mrs George Galligan, and Mrs. A. W. Barry of Grey Eagle.
The following was found in the bible which is normally in the custody of Sharon Savage (June's sister) of 7018 Carey Lane, Maple Gorve, MN55369:
Printed by:Spiegle, May, Stern Co., Chicago, Ill.1908
In the middle of the Bible (after page 788), four pages of family information were as follows:
FIRST PAGE:
This Certifies
ThatGeorge Bertram Callahan
ofGrey Eagle, Minnesota
andIsabelle Hannah Harris
ofGrey Eagle, Minnesota
were joined by me in the
Bonds of Holy
Matrimony
at Grey Eagle on the 11th day of
February in the year of our lord 1882
Signed(blank)
PAGE TWO:
Marriages
written in the top border:Isabelle Hannah Harris born Jan 7 18--1875 Madison Lake
PlaceWhenMinister
Name:Maude BelleJudge
To:Geo. GalliganSouth DakotaNicholson
Name:Bertha EllenWill
To:Allen BarryGrey EagleWilke
Name:Lulu MayUncle Peter
To:Orrin WoodmanScott Min.
Name:Harry Sylvester
To:Viola Clear
Name:Alma OddenAustin
To:HSC
Name:Blanche
To:
Name:Earl Eldred
To:
Name:Fred CallahanRev. Peter
To:Allie ClickGEMScott (uncle)
Name:Thomas G.LongMay 20th 1920
To:Lena SchwankePrairieMeisner
Name:Grace BethBrainerdMartin
To:Merton RootKnudson
Name:Dorothy B.
To:
Name:Hans PetersonHans Deceased Nov 2 1966
To:
Name:D. PetersonNov 7Rev. Bredeson
To:Gilbert Thompson
PAGE THREE:
Births
Grand parents
Father's FatherThomas Callahan
Father's MotherElizabeth"
Mother's FatherDavid K. Mattison
Mother's MotherDorcas Madison (overwritten "ttison")
ParentsDate of BirthTownState
FatherAlonzo HarrisVermont
MotherJulia Ann Madison (overwritten "ttison")Aug 111840 NY
Children
NameDate of BirthTownState
Bertha EllenNov 22 1882Grey EagleMinn.
Maude BelleSep 28 1884"""
Lulu MayDec 13 1886"""
Harry SylvesterFeb 11 1888"""
Allie BlancheJan 41892"""
Frederick BurtrumFeb 19 1893"""
George ThomasMay 31 1896"""
Ruth Marie25 Dec 1898"""
Grace Beth24 Mar"""
Dorothy BessieJan 19 1904"""
PAGE FOUR:
Deaths
NameCauseDate of DeathWhere Buried
Ruth Marierheumatism14 May 1902Grey Eagle
Bertha Ellen Barrystroke3 Feb 1957""
Fred CallahanheartJuly 13 1959Brd
Harry"Nov 18 1964Dexter
Lulu Woodman
Blanche
Maude
!FHL Book#977.688TODD COUNTY HISTORIESp. 317
H2Written By:
John H. Sheets
A. H. Hendrickson
O. B. DeLaurier
More About George Bertram Callahan:
Date born 2: June 12, 1862, Marion, Grant Co., Indiana, USA.107
Died 2: August 24, 1940, Grey Eagle, Todd Co., Minnesota, USA.107
Fact 1: Insurance Agent and Clerk.
Fact 6: August 27, 1940, Lakeview Cem., Grey Eagle, Todd, MN.
Record Change: April 22, 2002
More About George Bertram Callahan and Isabelle Hannah Harris:
Marriage 1: February 11, 1882, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota.108
Marriage 2: February 11, 1882, Grey Eagle, Todd Co., Minnesota, USA.109
Children of George Bertram Callahan and Isabelle Hannah Harris are:
- Bertha Ellen Callahan, b. November 22, 1882, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota110, d. February 03, 1957, Grey Eagle, Todd, MN.
- +Maude Belle Callahan, b. September 28, 1884, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota111, d. March 01, 1974, St. Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota111.
- Harry Sylvester Callahan, b. February 11, 1888, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota112, d. November 16, 1964113.
- +Allie Blanch Callahan, b. January 04, 1892, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota114, d. June 14, 1972.
- +Frederick Burtrum Callahan, b. February 19, 1893, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota114, d. July 13, 1959, Brainerd, MN115.
- +Thomas George Callahan, b. March 31, 1896, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota116, d. January 26, 1978, Sauk Centre, Stearns, MN117.
- Ruth Marie Callahan, b. December 25, 1899, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota118, d. June 1902.
- +Grace Beth Callahan, b. March 24, 1900, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota119, d. July 26, 1990119, 120.
- +Dorothy Bessie Callahan, b. January 19, 1904, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota121, d. May 16, 1990122, 123.
- +Lula Mae Callahan, b. October 13, 1886, Grey Eagle, Todd Co., Minnesota, USA124, d. October 19, 1970, Thief River Falls, Pennington Co., Minnesota, USA124.
- Allie Blanch Callahan, b. June 04, 1892, Grey Eagle, Todd Co., Minnesota, USA125, d. June 14, 1972125.