Dekalb Callen
Sex: M
ALIA: /HD/
Title: Sr.
Birth: 23 JUL 1821 in Bedford County, Tennessee, US
Death: 22 JAN 1879 in West, McLennan County, Texas, US of Stabbing
Burial: JAN 1879 Bold Springs Cemetery, West, McLennan County, Texas, US
Military Service: Civil War - CSA, 19th TX Calvary, Company H

Note:
From Family Tree, Stone Genealogy:
During the Civil War Hannibald enlisted as a private in Burford's Regiment Company H, 19th Texas Cavalry for the Confederacy. He was killed trying to stop a fight between his two sons Hanny and Jim. They had been drinking and Hannibald died from a stab wound. He was known as H.D. Callen and his full name was Hannibald Dekalb Callen.

Father: Thomas Callen b: 20 MAR 1772 in Ireland
Mother: Jane C West b: 22 DEC 1789 in North Carolina, US

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ann Leathers b: 22 JUL 1827 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, US
Married: 1844 in Carroll County, Arkansas, US

Additional Bio. information: From The Callen Chronicles, dated 1990.

Children:
1. Marion Callen b. 1844/45,
2. Willie Callen b. 1846,
3. Thomas Bonapart Callen b. 1847,
4. Hannibal DeKalb Callen, Jr. b. 1848,
5. Socrates Polasky "Crat" Callen b. 1854,
6. James Callen b. unk.,
7. Columbus Callen b. unk.,
8. Riley Callen b. unk.,
9. Dora Callen b. unk.,
10.John Callen b. unk.
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•Note:

1850 Census
Arkansas
Carroll County
pg 129a Carrollton Twp Oct 1, 1850
fam# 114 Callen, H. D. 28 m farmer 1000 TN
Elizabeth 23 f TN
Marion 5 m AR
Thomas B. 3 m AR
H. D. 2 m AR

1860 Census
Texas
McLennan County
pg 421a NTL, Bold Springs P.O. July 9, 1860
fam# 478 Callens, H. D. 37 m farmer 640-1703 TN
Eliza 28 f TN
Marion 16 m farm labor AR
Thos 14 m AR
H. D. Jr. 12 m AR
S. P. 10 m AR
James 4 m AR
Marord 1 f AR

1880 Census
Texas
McLennan County
pg 118c ED 108 ED 108, page 15 June 15, 1880
fam# 142 Callen, S. P. 24 m farmer AR TN TN
W. M. 16 f wife kh TX TN TN
M. 2 f dau TX AR TX
pg 120d ED 108 ED 108, page 20 June 17, 1880
fam# 187 Callen, E. 53 f kh TN KY VA
J. A. 23 m son farmer TX TN TN
W. C. 15 m son farmer TX TN TN
W. H. 12 m son farming TX TN TN
R. N. 8 m son TX TN TN
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HIS WIFE:
Elizabeth Ann Leathers
•Sex: F
•Birth: 22 JUL 1827 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, US
•Death: 31 MAY 1904 in West, McLennan County, Texas, US

Father: James Alfred Leathers b: 12 AUG 1779 in South Carolina, US
Mother: Margaret Vinson b: ABT 1795 in South Carolina, US

Father born in KY and mother in VA per 1880 census.

Marriage: 1 Hannibal Dekalb Callen b: 23 JUL 1821 in Bedford County, Tennessee, US
•Married: 1844 in Carroll County, Arkansas, US 1

Children:
1. Marion CALLEN b: ABT 1845 in ,Carroll,AR
2. Willie CALLEN b: ABT 1846 in ,,AR
3. Thomas Bonaparte CALLEN b: ABT 1847 in ,,AR
4. Hannibal Dekalb CALLEN b: 20 FEB 1848 in ,Carroll,AR
5. Socrates Polasky CALLEN b: 08 JAN 1854 in ,Carroll,AR
6. James A. CALLEN b: MAY 1856 in ,,AR
7. Dora CALLEN b: ABT 1859 in ,,AR
8. West Columbus CALLEN b: ABT 1865 in ,,TX
9. William Harrison CALLEN b: 15 JUN 1868 in West,McLennan,TX
10. Riley N. CALLEN b: ABT 1872 in ,,TX

1870 census has her 37. 1880 census in 108 Dist.McLennan,TX - widow with four sons.
1850 has her 23. 1900 census in 3-J Pct.,McLennan,TX - she had 13 children with 7 living.

Sources:
1.Title: Family Tree, Hartung Genealogy
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