George Abner Galligan (1875 - 1965)

Born 9 Dec 1875 in Osceola, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maude Belle (Callahan) Galligan — married 16 Jul 1906 in Codington, South Dakota

Died 24 Oct 1965 at age 89 in Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

When George Abner Galligan was born on December 9, 1875, in Osceola, Wisconsin ^[1]his father, Ezra Galligan was 29 and Emily Johnson was 21.

He married Maude Belle Callahan on July 16, 1906, in Codington, South Dakota. They had eight children in 19 years.

Edward Frederick 1907-2003

Vera Isabelle 1908-1997

Baby boy 1909-1909 less than a year

Thomas Beryl 1914-1976

Bernadine Beth “Bunny” 1917-2006

Ruth Marie 1919-1992

Betty Lou 1926-2009

In 1880 he was living in Osceola, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, with his and siblings ^[2]

He was a farmer his entire life. He died on October 24, 1965, in Grey Eagle, Minnesota, at the age of 89, and was buried there.

Sources

1. ↑ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRB1-GLJ : 30 January 2020), Ezra Galligan in entry for George Galligan, 1874.
2. ↑ United States 1880 Census. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (Original index: United States Census, 1880. FamilySearch, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1589/rd/29770/322/650665231

• "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRB1-GLN : 30 January 2020), George Galligan, 1874.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW1T-4C1 : accessed 11 May 2020), George Galligan, Burnhamville, Todd, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 226, sheet 8A, line 30, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 864; FHL microfilm 1,820,864.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DT-LFM : accessed 11 May 2020), George A Galligan, Round Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 7A, line 16, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1132; FHL microfilm 2,340,867.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4J-PLJ : 15 July 2017), George A Galligan in household of Ezra Galligan, Osceola, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 53, sheet 392B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,426.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSLQ-BH2 : 12 February 2020), George Galligan, Round Prairie Township, Todd, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77-30, sheet 2B, line 43, family 25, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1964.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98324837/george-abner-galligan : accessed 17 November 2021), memorial page for George Abner Galligan (9 Dec 1875–24 Oct 1965), Find A Grave: Memorial #98324837, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Grey Eagle, Todd County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Patricia Hampton (contributor 46551426) .
• 1880 census shows his parents, he came from Ireland and she from Norway they were farmers

His Family

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Maude Belle Callahan Galligan (28 Sep 1884–1 Mar 1974), Find A Grave: Memorial #98324884, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Grey Eagle, Todd County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Steven Hall (contributor 46882617) .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Edward Fredrick Galligan (3 Jul 1907–3 Sep 2003), Find A Grave: Memorial #154571817, ; Maintained by Doug Kalahar (contributor 47501142) Unknown.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Infant Galligan (1909–16 Sep 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #201865093, citing Lakeview Cemetery, South Shore, Codington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Plant & Tea (contributor 49789059) .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Thomas Beryl Galligan (10 Dec 1914–24 Oct 1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #154573422, citing Bear Head Cemetery, Todd County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Doug Kalahar (contributor 47501142) .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Bernadine Beth “Bunny” Galligan Steuck (13 Aug 1917–2 Jul 2006), Find A Grave: Memorial #156843200, ; Maintained by Doug Kalahar (contributor 47501142) Unknown.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Ruth Marie Galligan Salter (22 Sep 1919–5 Sep 1992), Find A Grave: Memorial #152931571, citing El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA ; Maintained by Joel Meriwether (contributor 47315088) .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2020), memorial page for Betty Lou Galligan Kircher (26 Sep 1926–16 Nov 2009), Find A Grave: Memorial #154567723, citing Bear Head Cemetery, Todd County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Doug Kalahar (contributor 47501142) .