Died at the age of 82. Sent by Enid Cope of Payson, AZ, 1993.
Patrick and his brother Richard, arrived in NYC, May 4, 1847 from Ireland. There Patrick met and married Catherine Baker, dau. of Mary and Thomas Baker, of County Meath, Ireland. They lived in New York state until 1854 when the young couple started westward and lived and worked in Rock Island, IL., St. Louis, MO and at last, in 1870 setteld in Montgomery Co., KS.at Farm Ridge, not far from Fredonia.
Between this time and the time of his death in 1908, Patrick Callahan (Americanized spelling) was in demand for fine construction work and as a stone mason. etc.Patrick Callahan, the immigrant from Ireland, arrived in the US at New York City, May 4, 1843. (also had a date of 1846 as arriving)
He married Catherine Baker, Nov. 1847 at Tarrytown, New York. Catherine Baker was the daughter of Mary and Thomas Baker of County Meath, Ireland. Catherine was born March 1823 at Tarrytown, NY. She died 1901 in Montgomery Co., KS, age 68 years.In 1854 Patrick moved his family to Rock Island, IL, to a community called Coal Valley, then to St. Louis, MO. In 1870 they moved to Kansas. He homesteaded in Sycamore Township, Montgomery Co., KS near Lafontaine, KS.
Patrick was in demand for his fine workmanship as a carpenter and stone mason. At the same time he continued to farm his 320 acres of land he homesteaded, which was called "Farm Ridge". It was said that his winding stairs appeared to have "Just grown" as they were put together with screws under the underside with no nails visible. Probably very few Pawhuska people know that the old stone Indian Agency buildings and the old stone City Hall were built before statehood by this Irish immgigrant, Patrick Callahan.
Patrick and Catherine Baker Callahan are buried in teh family cemetery at "Farm Ridge: their farm home near Fredonia.Added Further from Enid Cope of Payson, AZ, 1993
Patrick was a fine musician, he played the violin at dance parties, etc., around the neighborhood in Montgomery Co., KS, etc.
Patrick attended the University of Dublin, Ireland for awhile. Catherine was Christened by Walter Uasser, the founder of Vassers Schools for girls in NYC.
Thomas also was a carpenter, he helped my father, Lawrence, to build our home in Western Kansas in 1919, near Ulyssis. Enid Cope.
Hiatt Hiett History Volume I, page 415/416
(1705.) PLEASANT HIATT (614.) (150.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 16-4mo-1830, Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana; m. (1st). 2mo-1855, Randolph Co., Indiana (White River Mo. Mtg.), to FANNY COX, d/o Joshua and Margaret (mooney). Cox; b. C1834, Ind.; living 1860 in Randolph Co., Ind.; he was a teacher at Fall River, Kansas, 1899; m. (2nd). HENRIETTA H. KUNKIE.CH: (By first wife). (3596.) Richard; (3597.) Lindley. (Others?).
(By second wife). (3598.) wilson K.; (3599.) Mabel; (3600.) Elsie; (3601.) Loleta.From Pleasant Van Hyatt, Teacher at Fall River, Kansas, in a letter to Mrs. Alpheus Hyatt (New Jersey and Mass.) in 1899. He wrote: “I put VAN before my name 18 years ago to be distinctive.” Jonathan Hiatt, Quaker farmer near Randolph, Va., until 1813 when he moved to NC. M. Rachel Williams - chn - John, Josiah, Lydia, Silas, Mary, Jonathan, George, Richard, Sallie, Rachel, Martin and Nathan Hiatt. Richard, b. 23-11mo-1806, near Randolph, Grayson Co., Va.; m. Charlotte Coats - ch: Pleasant, Rosanah, Lydia, Sallie, Rachel, James, Miranda, Wilson, Esther, Mary, Lewis, John. Pleasant Van Hyatt was Teacher in Kan. B. 16-4mo-1830 at Winchester, Ind. 9Hence parents had moved from Va. To Ind.) m. Henrietta H. Kunkle: Issue: Wilson K. Van Hyatt, Mabel, Elsie, Loleta Van Hyatt.
Contacted 15 Aug. 1991 by Enid A. CopeThere is a cousin in OK., Betty Callahan who is doing research on this family also. Will contact us for further info.
Pleasant and Fanny with children Richard and Emma Jane moved from Randolph Co. Ind to Springfield, Mo. He was granted a certificate to move from the Quaker Meeting "Jericho Church Book.". 4/Aug/1868 He and Fanny homesteaded in Montgomery Co., Kansas. He also taught school in Kansas at various places.
Pleasant and Fanny lived in the White River community, near Winchester where Pleasant taught school, he also was commissioner of schools in Randolph Co., Ind. this being the equivalent to present day superintendent of schools.
He resigned and moved to Kansas ending up in Montgomery Co., Emma Jane and Richard were born in Randolph Co., Ind. Lindley I believe in Kansas. As I find no mention of him in White River Quaker records.Randolph CO., IN
Pleasant HIATT was a professor of schools. In the 1914 History of Randolph Co., Indiana the following:
.... June 7th, 1861, Pleasant Hiatt was appointed for three years and was again appointed in 1864 for three years. Mr. Hiatt served during the war period, and the records of the county superintendents' office show that he had his difficulties. Some of his teachers were considered disloyal to the Union and Mr. Hiatt did not hesitate a moment to revoke the license of any one so inclined. Mr. Hiatt's theory was that any patriotic man does not loose an opportunity to show his patriotism, and a lock of showing it was construed by Mr. Hiatt as disloyalty.
Mr. HIATT was succeeded by John F. Cooper June 11, 1864. Mr. Cooper was elected for a period of three years, but removed to Wayne Co. in a few weeks after his election and was succeeded by J. B. Harrison on October 24, 1864. Mr. Harrison was elected to serve until the first Monday in June 1867. For some reason Mr. Harrison resigned. Mr. Pleasant Hiatt was again elected October 24, 1864, to serve until the first Monday in June 1867.
For some reason not understood by the writer, the commissioners, on June 19, 1865, "Appointed Pleasant Hiatt school examiner for Randolph County for the term of three years from this date." Mr. Hiatt served until September 7th, 1866, when he presented the following to the county commissioners, through the county auditor: "To the Honorable William E. Murray, auditor of Randolph County. Sir: I hereby tender my resignation as school examiner of said county - You will please accept the same to satisfaction of myself and all parties concerned. Pleasant Hiatt." The commissioners accepted the resignation and on the next day John G. Brice was "appointed school examiner to fill the vacancy in the unexpired term of Pleasant Hiatt who had resigned." Mr. Brice immediately qualified.From Quaker records of White River MM, Randolph Co., IN and from family records. Also from teh research of Willard C. Heiss of Indianapolis, IN. His History of The HIATT Family" published in the Winchester Journal-Herald, Saturday, Dec. 28, 1946.
Pleasant and Fannie Hiatt with children Richard and Emma Jane, moved from Indiana to Springfield, Kansas on 4 August 1868. He was granted a certificate to move from the Quaker Meeting "Jericho Church Book". The information I have is he and Fanny homesteaded in Montgomery Co., Kansas. He also taught school in Kansas at various places. I think Andrew was born in Kansas.
Enid Allene Faylice (Callahan) COPE
Payson, AZ
1993
D/o Joshua Cox and Margaret Mooney. Other marriage: (2) Mr. Traester.
Hiatt Hiett History Volume I, page 415/416
(1705.) PLEASANT HIATT (614.) (150.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 16-4mo-1830, Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana; m. (1st). 2mo-1855, Randolph Co., Indiana (White River Mo. Mtg.), to FANNY COX, d/o Joshua and Margaret (mooney). Cox; b. C1834, Ind.; living 1860 in Randolph Co., Ind.; he was a teacher at Fall River, Kansas, 1899; m. (2nd). HENRIETTA H. KUNKIE.CH: (By first wife). (3596.) Richard; (3597.) Lindley. (Others?).
(By second wife). (3598.) wilson K.; (3599.) Mabel; (3600.) Elsie; (3601.) Loleta.From Pleasant Van Hyatt, Teacher at Fall River, Kansas, in a letter to Mrs. Alpheus Hyatt (New Jersey and Mass.) in 1899. He wrote: “I put VAN before my name 18 years ago to be distinctive.” Jonathan Hiatt, Quaker farmer near Randolph, Va., until 1813 when he moved to NC. M. Rachel Williams - chn - John, Josiah, Lydia, Silas, Mary, Jonathan, George, Richard, Sallie, Rachel, Martin and Nathan Hiatt. Richard, b. 23-11mo-1806, near Randolph, Grayson Co., Va.; m. Charlotte Coats - ch: Pleasant, Rosanah, Lydia, Sallie, Rachel, James, Miranda, Wilson, Esther, Mary, Lewis, John. Pleasant Van Hyatt was Teacher in Kan. B. 16-4mo-1830 at Winchester, Ind. 9Hence parents had moved from Va. To Ind.) m. Henrietta H. Kunkle: Issue: Wilson K. Van Hyatt, Mabel, Elsie, Loleta Van Hyatt.
Contacted 15 Aug. 1991 by Enid A. CopeThere is a cousin in OK., Betty Callahan who is doing research on this family also. Will contact us for further info.
Pleasant and Fanny with children Richard and Emma Jane moved from Randolph Co. Ind to Springfield, Mo. He was granted a certificate to move from the Quaker Meeting "Jericho Church Book.". 4/Aug/1868 He and Fanny homesteaded in Montgomery Co., Kansas. He also taught school in Kansas at various places.
Pleasant and Fanny lived in the White River community, near Winchester where Pleasant taught school, he also was commissioner of schools in Randolph Co., Ind. this being the equivalent to present day superintendent of schools.
He resigned and moved to Kansas ending up in Montgomery Co., Emma Jane and Richard were born in Randolph Co., Ind. Lindley I believe in Kansas. As I find no mention of him in White River Quaker records.Randolph CO., IN
Pleasant HIATT was a professor of schools. In the 1914 History of Randolph Co., Indiana the following:
.... June 7th, 1861, Pleasant Hiatt was appointed for three years and was again appointed in 1864 for three years. Mr. Hiatt served during the war period, and the records of the county superintendents' office show that he had his difficulties. Some of his teachers were considered disloyal to the Union and Mr. Hiatt did not hesitate a moment to revoke the license of any one so inclined. Mr. Hiatt's theory was that any patriotic man does not loose an opportunity to show his patriotism, and a lock of showing it was construed by Mr. Hiatt as disloyalty.
Mr. HIATT was succeeded by John F. Cooper June 11, 1864. Mr. Cooper was elected for a period of three years, but removed to Wayne Co. in a few weeks after his election and was succeeded by J. B. Harrison on October 24, 1864. Mr. Harrison was elected to serve until the first Monday in June 1867. For some reason Mr. Harrison resigned. Mr. Pleasant Hiatt was again elected October 24, 1864, to serve until the first Monday in June 1867.
For some reason not understood by the writer, the commissioners, on June 19, 1865, "Appointed Pleasant Hiatt school examiner for Randolph County for the term of three years from this date." Mr. Hiatt served until September 7th, 1866, when he presented the following to the county commissioners, through the county auditor: "To the Honorable William E. Murray, auditor of Randolph County. Sir: I hereby tender my resignation as school examiner of said county - You will please accept the same to satisfaction of myself and all parties concerned. Pleasant Hiatt." The commissioners accepted the resignation and on the next day John G. Brice was "appointed school examiner to fill the vacancy in the unexpired term of Pleasant Hiatt who had resigned." Mr. Brice immediately qualified.From Quaker records of White River MM, Randolph Co., IN and from family records. Also from teh research of Willard C. Heiss of Indianapolis, IN. His History of The HIATT Family" published in the Winchester Journal-Herald, Saturday, Dec. 28, 1946.
Pleasant and Fannie Hiatt with children Richard and Emma Jane, moved from Indiana to Springfield, Kansas on 4 August 1868. He was granted a certificate to move from the Quaker Meeting "Jericho Church Book". The information I have is he and Fanny homesteaded in Montgomery Co., Kansas. He also taught school in Kansas at various places. I think Andrew was born in Kansas.
Enid Allene Faylice (Callahan) COPE
Payson, AZ
1993
SENT FROM JEAN WHITNEY