Benjamin
S
Callahan
aka Callaghan
Born in Warren, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Beston Callahan
and Hannah DeBough (Sharp) Callahan
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Jane (Bilbro) Callahan
— married
11 Jan 1859 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Mollie Ann (Callaghan) Crouch and Lillian Beston Callaghan
Died before
before age 48
in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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The Death Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
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Biography
Benjamin Callahan has Scottish Ancestors.
Benjamin Callahan is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.
Benjamin Callahan is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.
Early Life
Benjamin S. Callahan (or Callaghan) was born in about 1832 to Beston Callahan and Hannah Sharp.[1]
Marriage & Children
He married Mary Jane Bilbro in 1859.[2][3] They had the following children:
Death & Burial
Benjamin most likely died sometime before 1880, as that as the first year his wife is listed as “widowed” in the census.
Research Notes
Have not been able to find any record of the actual year of his death. - Edwards-33484 02:23, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-J4P : 22 December 2020), Benjamin S Callahan in household of Boston Callahan, Warren, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z4B-96LB : 13 March 2021), Benjamin S Callaghan, 11 Jan 1859; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
- ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z4T-PZBL : 12 March 2021), Benjamin S. Callaghan, 11 Jan 1859; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
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~1.56%
~1.56%
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