Click on image to enlarge. Once enlarged, to zoom, move cursor to right of image, back onto image, and click again. These photos are from the unlabeled scrapbook of Mary Callis' niece, Lyda Sue Sims. They look like extended family gatherings.
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[home] [Sims index] [surname index]
Many thanks to Natalie Huntley of the Crockett County page of TNGenWeb for some of the information on this page.
Contents:
Paper Trail (census, cemetery records, newspaper references, marriage records)
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Mary Ellen "Mamie" Amos Callis May 1858 to 1935 |
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Siblings
c.1854- Kate Moore c.1867-Ernest 1869-James Amos 1872-Effie Ann Amos c.1877-Lena plus one more
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married 1880 to Felix Parker Callis 1849-1891 |
Children
1881-George Moore Callis 1886-Clara B. Callis Note her son's middle name is her sister's married name
Mary Amos Callis and Felix Parker Callis are buried in the Keely Cemetery in Gibson County TN |
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parents: & (sometimes called Eliza) |
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spouse's parents: Wilkins Callis & Mary Battle |
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Paper Trail in reverse chronological order
Poplar Grove United Methodist Cemetery has
George M Callis 1881-1963
Eree Callis 1881-1937
Daisy Callis 1881-1909
1918 draft registration
George Moore Callis, age 36, born 11-5-1881, residing RFD 5, Trenton TN, self-employed farmer, tall, slender, with brown eyes and dark brown hair. Nearest kin: Mrs. Eree Callis of RFD 5, Trenton.
Tri-County News (edited by her nephew, Leslie Sims, son of her sister Effie) has the following references:
7-17-1913 Mrs. Manie Callie of near Dyer is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J.P. Sims....George Callis of near Dyer was here last week.
9-11-1913 George Callis and family of near Dyer visited relatives near here Sunday.
9-25-1913 George Callis of near Trenton visited Dr. J.P. Sims and family Monday.
1912 Gibson County marriage records: G.M. Callis to Era Lewis
1902 Gibson County marriage records: Clara Callis to G.W. Easterwood
1900 census, Gibson County, District 11 (enumerator was Chas W Callis)
Mamie/Manie/Marie Callis, age 42, born May 1858, widow, mother of two, both surviving, born TN, father born IN, mother TN
son George M, age 18, born Nov 1881, TN-TN-TN, farmer
daughter Clara B, age 13, born Oct 1886, TN-TN-TN
1880 Gibson County marriage records: F.P. Callis and M.E. Amos
1880 census, Gibson County, TN, Grices
Thomas Amos, age 52, farmer, born in IN of parents born in KY
Wife Sarah E. Amos, age 43, born in TN of a father born in AL and a mother born in VA (All kids born in TN)
Daughter Mary E. age 20
son Earnest C. age 13
son James T. age 10
daughter "Effa A." age 8
daughter Lena M. age 3
Also in the house: Mary V. Paul, age 70, mother-in-law, born in Virginia of parents born in PA.
1870 census, Gibson, District 7:
Thos. Amos, age 45, carpenter, real estate value $800, personal estate $300, born IN
Wife "Eliza," age 36, born TN
Daughter Kate, 16, born IN
Mary, two digit age beginning with 1-second digit illegible, born TN
Ernest, 4 born TN
James, 2, both TN
Also in the house, Mary E. Paul, age 55, born in VA.
1860 census, Gibson, TN, Trenton:
T. "Amoss," 33, born Ind. real estate value $400, personal estate $800. First word of profession not legible, second word "Maker."
Sarah, age 22
Kate, age 8
Mary, age 2
Next family listed:
W.H. Amos, age 24
Matilda, 20
Ada 2
Further down the same page is Sarah's mother, M.V. Paul, and possibly her sister Harriet and family.
HER HUSBAND'S FAMILY BEFORE HE WAS HER HUSBAND
1880 Gibson County, Grices, District 42/11th District
Mary Callis, age 67, widow, born TN of parents born Alabama
son George W Callis, age 31, practicing physician
son Felix P Callis, age 27, farmer, born TN of father born VA and mother born TN
1860 Gibson County, District 11, post office Trenton
Mary Callis, age 47, widow, real estate value $2500, personal estate $400, born TN
W.H. Callis, age 27, farmer, read estate value $2000, born TN
Thos Callis, age 24
Emeline Callis, age 16
George Callis, age 14
Phelix Callix, age 11
1850 Gibson County census, District 11
Wilkins Callis, age 48, mechanic, personal estate value $500, born VA
Mary Callis, age 37, born TN (as are all the children)
William Callis, age 16, farmer
Martha Callis, age 11
Emeline Callis, age 6
George Callis, age 3
Felix Callis, age 1
