Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1911 — Obituary of Owtn Callahan. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Owtn Callahan.

Owen Callahan was born in Ireland June 22, 1822, and died at Gary, Ind., Nov. 24, 1911, his age being 89 years, 5 months and 2 days. He came to America when 23 years of age and settled on a farm in Perry county, Ohio, where he lived tor 15 years. He then went to Springfield, lit, and with his brother engaged in coal mining. They owned a mine within two miles of Springfield, which at that time was a very small town. His brother died -ten years later and he sold X’.? « a farm.. n,£<y, Lincoln, 111., where he lived for fifteen years. He then went to Champaign county, 111., where he lived so: nine years. He then came to Jasper copntjf, Ind., where he lived- until bout eighteen months ago when he went to Gary to live with his son, M. O. Callahan, conductor on the Gary Interurban railroad. . He was married Nov. 23, 1871, to Miss -Mary Mullad, of Lincoln, 111., who survives him. To tfeis union Were born seven children; three boys and four girls. Two of'the cfifHdren l ave proceeded him in death. James died In infancy at Lincoln, 111., and Maggie died Jan. 24, 1907. Two sons. Thomas M., of "Newland; and M." 0., of Gary" and three daughters, Mrs. John Halladay and Mrs. Bert Camp, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. William Whited, of Wheatfield, survive. The funeral services were held from the Catholic church in Rensselaer Monday, Nov. 26, at 9 o’clock, burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery, soulil of St. Joseph'* college.