Thomas Evans Wiley Callen (1842 - 1920)

Born 27 Aug 1842 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia (Cargill) Callen — married 9 Mar 1880 in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1920 at age 78 in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, United States

Biography

Thomas was born in 1842. He passed away in 1920.

• Callen (Callin/Calden), Thomas E. W.

Private, Company A., 37th. Alabama Vol. Infantry

Age at Enlistment: 19 Enlisted 22 Apr 1862 at Auburn AL by J.F. Dowdell;

Appears on Muster Roll of Company A dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL;

Paroled in the field at Vicksburg MS as a Private of Company A of the 37th AL Infantry CSA;

Born 27 Aug 1842 according to personal statement made to Census, Tax Collector, Barbour County AL in 1907 -- statement includes: "Continued until close of war. Captured at Vicksburg 1863/07/04. Paroled and at home on furlough when war closed. Address, 1907: gravemarker inscribed "Thomas E. W. Callen, Co A 37th Ala, Aug 27, 1842 - Sept 13, 1920"

Son of Thomas Arnold Callen, MD & his first wife, Margaret E Wiley (1817-1842)

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 October 2020), memorial page for Pvt Thomas E. W. Callen (27 Aug 1842–13 Sep 1920), Find a Grave Memorial no. 15961272, citing Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .