Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 963
THOMAS CALLENDER

Thomas CALLENDER came to Woodbine in the spring of 1867, and in 1868 commenced to work on the railroad, as a track hand and followed the same for fourteen years. He purchased forty acres of land in Boyer Township, which he improved and lived upon for ten years, when he sold and bought a residence in Woodbine, where he is now living a retired life. He is a native of Ireland, and remained there until he was about thirty years old, when he came to America, making a stop in New York but shortly came to Racine, Wis., where he remained until the time of his coming to Harrison County.

Mr. CALLENDER married Miss Jane LONGMOORE, in Ireland, and they are the parents of eight children: Jane, William J., baby died in infancy: Samuel, Anna, twins died in infancy; and Lucinda.

When our subject came to this county there were but a few houses in Woodbine, and on account of sickness in his family and large doctor bills, he was unable to make much progress.

Mr. and Mrs. CALLENDER are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, and are highly respected people in the community in which they live.

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