Bio: Callon, William (1881)

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Surnames: Callon, Atcharson

----Source: The History of Northern Wisconsin, Marathon County, Wis. (1881) page 557-558

William Callon, Wausau, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, Feb. 24, 1833, and came to America alone, arriving June 10, 1849. He was in Susquehanna Co., Pa., one year; in Clearfield Co., Pa., two years; then in Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., until October, 1854, when he came to Stevens Point, where he was engaged in lumbering for three years. In 1857, he came to Wausau, and has since been engaged in manufacturing and dealing in lumber, and to some extent farming. Mr. Callon has been a member of the Town Board of Weston, and is now Receiver in the United States Land Office. He was married in Lumberville, Clearfield Co., Pa., in August, 1854, to Nancy Atcharson; who was born in the town of Burnside, Clearfield Co., Pa. They have two children, Mary Jennie and William A. Mr. Callon is a member of the A.F. & A.M., and K. of H.

William Callon, Wausau, County Armagh, Ireland, America, Susquehanna Co., Pa., Penn., Pennsylvania, Clearfield Co., Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., New York, Stevens Point, Callon, Town Board of Weston, United States Land Office, Lumberville, Clearfield Co., Nancy Atcharson, Burnside, Clearfield Co., Mary Jennie Callon, William A. Callon, Callon, A.F. & A.M., K. of H.