John
E
Call
Born in Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of Joel Call
and Margaret Jane Bigley
Brother of
Louisa Call, Sarah Elizabeth (Call) Holsapple, Margaret Anna (Call) Pulliam and Charles P Call
Husband of
Ellen Jane (Curtis) Call
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Arthur Call, Herman Call, Sarah (Call) Miller, Judson Call, Grace Louise (Call) Hoffmeyer and Margaret Ellen (Call) Stanny
Died
at age 75
in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2016
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Biography
John was born about 1867 in Hamilton County, Illinois. His parents, Joel Call and Margaret Bigly must have passed away when he was about 5 or 6. The family was last documented in the 1870 census in Hamilton County, Illinois. His brothers and sisters were raised by other families in the area. The children were labeled as "orphans" according to family stories.
John married Ellen "Nellie" Curtis in Posey County, Indiana, and together they had 6 children. The family moved to Detroit around 1912 when the oldest son, Arthur, convinced the family to relocate.
He passed away about 1943 in Detroit, Michigan.
Sources
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940,
- Posey County, Indiana; Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Health Of; Book: H-2; Page: 71,
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M643-87M : 17 October 2014), John Call in household of Joel Call, Illinois, United States; citing p. 10, family 74, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,724.
- "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFWL-KHC : 12 December 2014), John Call, 25 Aug 1949; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,933.
- "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2LS-1GD : 12 December 2014), John Call in entry for Hermon Silas Call, 20 Mar 1897; Birth, citing Crossville, White, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,736.
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Laura Call
According to my family, John Call and his siblings were orphaned. His parents, Joel Call and Margaret Bigley, were last documented in the 1870 census in Hamilton County, Indiana. John and his siblings were split up and raised by other families in the surrounding area. Joel Call's younger brother, John Call Jr. and wife Harriet Barker, lived next door in 1870 in Hamilton County. They did not take any of Joel's children in, but John Call Jr. and wife Harriet remained in the Hamilton County area until his death in 1896. There is a will for their father, John Call Sr., probated in 1873 which lists John Jr. as the executor and Joel as receiving a mule.
posted 27 Apr 2017 by Laura Call
[thank Laura]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
Laura Call
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A927278 [compare]
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~0.78%
Eric Flint :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A155050 [compare], Ancestry member EFlint78
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~0.39%
Denise (Merideth) Perry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A715543 [compare], Ancestry member dperry_1
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