Mary Ann Callaham

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Callaham was born on 23 April 1808, in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States, her father, Hugh Callaham, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Dobbins, was 23. She married Coker Lisonbee on 1 February 1825, in St. Clair, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 21 March 1889, in Circleville, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Circleville, Piute, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Coker Lisonbee
1804–1848
Mary Ann Callaham
1808–1889
Marriage: 1 February 1825
Rachael Jane Pinkney Lisonbee
1825–1902
John Coker Lisonbee
1828–1848
Hugh Dobbins Lisonbee
1830–1890
William L Lisonbee
1832–1832
Francis M Lisonbee
1835–1836
Mary Ann Francis Lisonbee
1837–1894
James Thompson Lisonbee Sr
1839–1877
William Washington Lisonbee
1842–1909
Alva Curtis Lisonbee
1845–1915
Frances M Lisonbee
1846–1894
Joseph Young Lisonbee
1847–1849

Sources (20)

  • Mary Nichols in household of Peter Nichols, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Callaham, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Mary Ann Callaham, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Irish: most probably an altered form of Irish Callahan , influenced by the common element of English habitational names, ham. This surname is now rare in Britain and Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life Sketch of Coker & Mary Ann

Coker Lisonbee 1804 South Carolina - 1848 Missouri Mary Ann Callaham 1808 South Carolina - 1889 Utah Coker’s childhood… Coker Lisonbee was born in Chesterfield District, South Carolina, on April 8, …

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