Kastello Genealogy
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Eliza L. Stewart1
F, b. between 1848 and 1896, d. between 1917 and 1985

Birth* between 1848 and 1896  2 
Marriage* 27 July 1871  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=John Wesley Gibson1 
Death* between 1917 and 1985  2 

Family John Wesley Gibson b. June 1850, d. 19 July 1918

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Annie Lugue1
F, b. between 1848 and 1896, d. between 1917 and 1985

Birth* between 1848 and 1896  2 
Marriage* 14 April 1914  Principal=John Wesley Gibson1 
Death* between 1917 and 1985  2 

Family John Wesley Gibson b. June 1850, d. 19 July 1918

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Margaret E. Gibson1
F, b. November 1854, d. 19 September 1910

Father Leroy Gibson1 b. between 1798 and 1831, d. between 1864 and 1916
Mother Sarah Onstott1 b. 1823, d. between 1864 and 1918
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Birth* November 1854  Texas1 
Marriage* 28 December 1870  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=Robert B. Busby1 
Death* 19 September 1910  Goliad County, Texas1 

Family Robert B. Busby b. between 1827 and 1858, d. between 1891 and 1943

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Robert B. Busby1
M, b. between 1827 and 1858, d. between 1891 and 1943

Birth* between 1827 and 1858  2 
Marriage* 28 December 1870  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=Margaret E. Gibson1 
Death* between 1891 and 1943  2 

Family Margaret E. Gibson b. November 1854, d. 19 September 1910

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Kitty H. Gibson1
F, b. 1856, d. between 1882 and 1950

Father Leroy Gibson1,2 b. between 1798 and 1831, d. between 1864 and 1916
Mother Sarah Onstott1,2 b. 1823, d. between 1864 and 1918
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Birth* 1856  Texas1 
Marriage* 28 October 1872  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=D. H. Williams1 
Death* between 1882 and 1950  2 

Family D. H. Williams b. between 1826 and 1855, d. between 1881 and 1941

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
D. H. Williams1
M, b. between 1826 and 1855, d. between 1881 and 1941

Birth* between 1826 and 1855  2 
Marriage* 28 October 1872  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=Kitty H. Gibson1 
Death* between 1881 and 1941  2 

Family Kitty H. Gibson b. 1856, d. between 1882 and 1950

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Jefferson Gibson1
M, b. 1861, d. between 1894 and 1952

Father Leroy Gibson1,2 b. between 1798 and 1831, d. between 1864 and 1916
Mother Sarah Onstott1,2 b. 1823, d. between 1864 and 1918
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Birth* 1861  Texas1 
Marriage* 12 February 1883  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=Elizabeth Fifer1 
Death* between 1894 and 1952  2 

Family Elizabeth Fifer b. between 1847 and 1870, d. between 1894 and 1958

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Elizabeth Fifer1
F, b. between 1847 and 1870, d. between 1894 and 1958

Birth* between 1847 and 1870  2 
Marriage* 12 February 1883  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=Jefferson Gibson1 
Death* between 1894 and 1958  2 

Family Jefferson Gibson b. 1861, d. between 1894 and 1952

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Catherine Gibson1
F, b. December 1862, d. between 1886 and 1956

Father Leroy Gibson1,2 b. between 1798 and 1831, d. between 1864 and 1916
Mother Sarah Onstott1,2 b. 1823, d. between 1864 and 1918
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Birth* December 1862  Texas1 
Marriage* 19 January 1880  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=W. T. Tatherll1 
Death* between 1886 and 1956  2 

Family W. T. Tatherll b. between 1835 and 1862, d. between 1885 and 1949

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
W. T. Tatherll1
M, b. between 1835 and 1862, d. between 1885 and 1949

Birth* between 1835 and 1862  2 
Marriage* 19 January 1880  Goliad County, Texas, Principal=Catherine Gibson1 
Death* between 1885 and 1949  2 

Family Catherine Gibson b. December 1862, d. between 1886 and 1956

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Shadrack M. Onstott1
M, b. 1823, d. between 1853 and 1914

Father Abraham Hood Onstott Sr.1,2 b. circa 1795, d. after 1860
Mother Nancy White1,2 b. 1795, d. between 1839 and 1890
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Birth* 1823  Missouri1 
Marriage* 10 March 1842  Jasper County, Missouri, Principal=Mary Davis1 
Death* between 1853 and 1914  2 

Family Mary Davis b. between 1803 and 1829, d. between 1852 and 1917
Children  1. William Onstott b. 1843, d. bt 1844 - 19331,2
  2. Sarah Onstott b. 1845, d. bt 1846 - 19391,2
  3. Rachel Onstott b. 1849, d. bt 1850 - 19431,2

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Mary Davis1
F, b. between 1803 and 1829, d. between 1852 and 1917

Birth* between 1803 and 1829  2 
Marriage* 10 March 1842  Jasper County, Missouri, Principal=Shadrack M. Onstott1 
Death* between 1852 and 1917  2 

Family Shadrack M. Onstott b. 1823, d. between 1853 and 1914
Children  1. William Onstott b. 1843, d. bt 1844 - 19331,2
  2. Sarah Onstott b. 1845, d. bt 1846 - 19391,2
  3. Rachel Onstott b. 1849, d. bt 1850 - 19431,2

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
William Onstott1
M, b. 1843, d. between 1844 and 1933

Father Shadrack M. Onstott1,2 b. 1823, d. between 1853 and 1914
Mother Mary Davis1,2 b. between 1803 and 1829, d. between 1852 and 1917
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Birth* 1843  Missouri1 
Death* between 1844 and 1933  2 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Sarah Onstott1
F, b. 1845, d. between 1846 and 1939

Father Shadrack M. Onstott1,2 b. 1823, d. between 1853 and 1914
Mother Mary Davis1,2 b. between 1803 and 1829, d. between 1852 and 1917
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Birth* 1845  Missouri1 
Death* between 1846 and 1939  2 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Rachel Onstott1
F, b. 1849, d. between 1850 and 1943

Father Shadrack M. Onstott1,2 b. 1823, d. between 1853 and 1914
Mother Mary Davis1,2 b. between 1803 and 1829, d. between 1852 and 1917
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Birth* 1849  Indiana1 
Death* between 1850 and 1943  2 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Phama Miller Onstott1
F, b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922

Father Abraham Hood Onstott Sr.1 b. circa 1795, d. after 1860
Mother Nancy White1 b. 1795, d. between 1839 and 1890
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Burial*   Eastland County, Texas1 
Note*   The following article was written in 1910 by Mrs. Phama Miller Onstott Coldiron
Richardson, when she was 88 years old and was entitled From a Real Old Timer.

"I was born Dec. 10, 1825, in Pike County, Missouri, on Center Creek. I was the
fifth child of ten. My fathers name was Abraham Onstott. That country was
infested with all kinds of wild beasts. When I was eight years old my father
moved to Jasper County, Southwest Missouri. It was the year the stars fell,
1833. There were many Indians. Our nearest neighbor was fifteen miles and our
nearest market was seventy-five miles. The varmits were so bad we had to build a
close pen in the chimney corner to keep our pigs in. We had to crush our corn in
a mortar for meal. Mother spun and wove all the clothes and bed-covers and
knitted our stockings, and father tanned his leather and made our shoes. If we
got biscuits on Sunday morning we were in luck. If we went to church we walked,
didn't have a buggy or auto, but we enjoyed ourselves. What we had was ours, no
mortgage. We had to look out for the Indians.

Mother died, and we did so miss her and her watchful care over us little ones.
But we pulled along. Myself and an older sister had learned to spin and weave
and keep house. We got along the best we could until sister married, then I had
to keep house for our father. In 1842 I married J.H. Coldiron. He had a nice
home and we lived nicely until we took a notion to go to Texas in October 1845.
We started in a wooden-axel wagon with two yoke of oxen hitched to it. We had
two little boys then. We went through the Indian nation. We crossed Red River at
Colbert Ford. We stopped in Denton County a week before Christmas. We camped on
Denton Creek near Grapevine Spring, among the Indians and wild beasts, buffalo,
deer, turkeys and wild hogs and horses. We kept a close look out for Indians,
for there were plenty of them and they ran our horses and cattle up to the house
often.

One day I looked across the prairie and saw about 100 Indians coming. I ran down
in the timber where my husband was splitting rails. Mr. Coldiron had a good
rifle. He said if I could mold the bullets he would stand them off. I put the
ladle on the coals, but that was all I did, for the Indians were within 100
yards. Mr. Coldiron told them to halt, but they came the faster. You can't know
how I felt, but Mr. Coldiron put his gun to his shoulder and again told them to
halt. You ought to have seen them halt and call out Kickapoo heap friendly. He
told them if they were friendly to come up like they were. I think nearly every
one patted him and said, Heap brave man, no run. They never molested us, but
scared me so bad. I did not get over it soon. We watched them closely.

We had all the wild meat we wanted, but we had to grind our corn on a hand steel
mill. When we could get corn. There was no town nearer than Dallas. It had only
a few little shacks and the stores had about as much goods as I could carry. In
1847 we moved down to Goliad County on the frontier among the Mexicans and more
wild animals. I have seen 500 head of wild horses in a bunch and nearly that
many deer at a time, and other wild animals. Our dogs 'treed' two panthers in
our yard one night."

"While we lived there we lost our baby boy. He died from croup."

"I saw where Fannin and his men were shot. I was on the ground and picked up
bullets where the brave men fought their last battle."

"In 1848 we moved back to Kaufman County. We located across the Trinity River on
the west side. There were four families in the bunch. When we got to the river,
it was about half-bankful, and rising. The men folks got a big dry cottonwood
tree, cut in three pieces, about ten feet long and tied them together, then swam
over and tied their lariats on the other side and pulled all four families and
wagons and their loads across. Then swam their teams across. It took us all
night to complete the crossing."

"I have married the second time. I am now 88 years old, and the mother of eight
children and sixteen great grandchildren living. I have four stepchildren,
thirty-four step grandchildren and forty great grandchildren. I am in good
health and my occupation is piecing quilts. I would be pleased to have a letter
or card from any of my friends or former acquaintances who may see this."-Mrs.
P.M. Richardson, Carbon, R.R. Box 42, Texas.


Another article written by Fannie (Phama Miller Onstott Coldiron Richardson) in
1916 appeared in the Dallas Herald:

"I came to Texas in 1845 and followed the frontier as long as my husband lived.
He died in 1859, and I was left with five children, the oldest 16, and the next
oldest 6, and the others still younger. We had 100 head of cattle and two horses
when he died. We lived in Parker County then, away from all my folks except one
old uncle. We sold out and moved down to Goliad County, where my sister was
living. I hired my nephew to help drive the cattle. My brother and family, and
Old Lady Luxton and others went with me. In all we had about 300 head of cattle.
We started about the first of May, 1860, the year of the beginning of the Civil
War. We crossed the Brazos River and went down the devide between it and Lean.
On Steele Creek we had a storm and rain. It fell in torrents. My son and nephew
stood on the wagon wheels to hold it from turning over. As we went on, there
were so many cattle on the prarie that I had to let my son help drive the
cattle, while I drove the oxen to the wagon."

"We got to Goliad June 15. We made a crop the next year, and the third year we
went down on the coast and put us up a cabin and chimney. It soaked us that
winter. In 1863, my son went to war, so my only help was a nine year old boy to
help take care of my cattle. About two weeks after my son enlisted, he was taken
down with congestion on the brain and was carried to Victoria to the hospital.
The company sent me word, and I got my pony and went to him. Next morning I got
there about ten o'clock. He did not know me, but I stayed with him until about
three o'clock. I asked the steward if he cared for me getting my own doctor. He
said he didn't, and I went by his (the doctor's) house and told him I wanted him
to go to Victoria to see my son. He said he would be there before I would the
next morning. I made arrangements with cousin Sarah to take care of my children
and I started back to Victoria by daylight and beat the doctor there. On the
sixth day, I went home and then went every day to see him for two weeks: then
the next two weeks, I went every three days. It was twenty miles from home to
Victoria. Then I took him home, and when he got well they took him back into the
army, and he took sick with the measels. They ordered him out to relieve the
guards, and he got wet. The measels settled in his lungs, and he got a permit to
come home where he died. He gave me evidence on his deathbed that he was going
to God to live."

"My little ones and I got along during this time spinning and weaving our cloth.
We would sit up every night. I would card and my ten year old would spin till we
got enough for twenty or thirty yards, then I would weave, and we would fill my
quills. He and his little sister, Dora, did the cooking, what little we had to
cook. While my brother was there (he was too old to go to war) he kept us
womenfolk in meat, but the clabber-eaters ran him off. You have heard of the old
hounds getting the young hounds off after the foxes and then would run back and
eat the clabber. That was the way a great many did during the war. I got up one
morning and had no meat for breakfast. I suggested to my neighbor, Mrs. Jackson,
that we have meat for dinner and she wanted to know how we could get it. I told
her to saddle her pony, and I would show her. We got on our horses and pulled
out with our two dogs. We went about a mile and jumped a bunch of fat hogs. The
dogs ran them about two hundred yards and caught one. I galloped up, stuck it,
and tied it to my old mares tail and dragged it home. It weighed about 175
pounds. One night about thirty head of my cattle were stolen, and I rode two
weeks hunting them. The clabber-eaters kept on and left me nothing by the time
the war closed. I traded my brand for twenty three head of horses, and all
except three were stolen." [Descendents of Johann Ontott] 
Birth* 12 October 1825  Pike County, Missouri1 
Marriage* 10 March 1842  Jasper County, Missouri, Principal=James H. Coldiron1 
Marriage* after 1859  Principal=Moses Foster Richardson1 
Death* 22 September 1922  Eastland County, Texas1 

Family 1 James H. Coldiron b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Children  1. John Greenberry Coldiron b. 14 Feb 1843, d. Nov 18651
  2. Abraham Jacob Coldiron b. 8 Mar 1845, d. 18471
  3. Sarah B. Coldiron b. 1847, d. 18541
  4. Susanna Madora Coldiron b. 28 May 1852, d. 3 Jun 18881
  5. James Lacurgas Coldiron b. 5 Mar 1853, d. 4 Jan 19371
  6. George Gibson Coldiron b. 22 Dec 1858, d. 10 May 19321
  7. Laura Coldiron b. 19 Mar 1860, d. bt 1861 - 19541,2

Family 2 Moses Foster Richardson b. between 1811 and 1843, d. between 1868 and 1926
Child  1. Rosa Lee Richardson b. 13 Jan 1866, d. 4 Jan 19531

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Moses Foster Richardson1
M, b. between 1811 and 1843, d. between 1868 and 1926

Birth* between 1811 and 1843  2 
Marriage* after 1859  Principal=Phama Miller Onstott1 
Death* between 1868 and 1926  2 

Family Phama Miller Onstott b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
Child  1. Rosa Lee Richardson b. 13 Jan 1866, d. 4 Jan 19531

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
James H. Coldiron1
M, b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859

Burial*   Parker County, Texas1 
Birth* 1815  Kentucky1 
Marriage* 10 March 1842  Jasper County, Missouri, Principal=Phama Miller Onstott1 
Death* 25 September 1859  Parker County, Texas1 

Family Phama Miller Onstott b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
Children  1. John Greenberry Coldiron b. 14 Feb 1843, d. Nov 18651
  2. Abraham Jacob Coldiron b. 8 Mar 1845, d. 18471
  3. Sarah B. Coldiron b. 1847, d. 18541
  4. Susanna Madora Coldiron b. 28 May 1852, d. 3 Jun 18881
  5. James Lacurgas Coldiron b. 5 Mar 1853, d. 4 Jan 19371
  6. George Gibson Coldiron b. 22 Dec 1858, d. 10 May 19321
  7. Laura Coldiron b. 19 Mar 1860, d. bt 1861 - 19541,2

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Rosa Lee Richardson1
F, b. 13 January 1866, d. 4 January 1953

Father Moses Foster Richardson1 b. between 1811 and 1843, d. between 1868 and 1926
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Birth* 13 January 1866  Goliad County, Texas1 
Marriage* 20 May 1883  Bell County, Texas, Principal=Alexander Reed1 
Death* 4 January 1953  Mitchell County, Texas1 

Family Alexander Reed b. between 1844 and 1872, d. between 1908 and 1958

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Alexander Reed1
M, b. between 1844 and 1872, d. between 1908 and 1958

Birth* between 1844 and 1872  2 
Marriage* 20 May 1883  Bell County, Texas, Principal=Rosa Lee Richardson1 
Death* between 1908 and 1958  2 

Family Rosa Lee Richardson b. 13 January 1866, d. 4 January 1953

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
John Greenberry Coldiron1
M, b. 14 February 1843, d. November 1865

Father James H. Coldiron1 b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Milit-Beg*   Conf. Army, Co. B 1st. Texas Calvery1 
Birth* 14 February 1843  Jasper County, Missouri1 
Death* November 1865  Texas1 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Abraham Jacob Coldiron1
M, b. 8 March 1845, d. 1847

Father James H. Coldiron1 b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Birth* 8 March 1845  1 
Death* 1847  Goliad County, Texas1 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Sarah B. Coldiron1
F, b. 1847, d. 1854

Father James H. Coldiron1 b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Birth* 1847  Texas1 
Death* 1854  Texas1 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Susanna Madora Coldiron1
F, b. 28 May 1852, d. 3 June 1888

Father James H. Coldiron1 b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Birth* 28 May 1852  Texas1 
Marriage* January 1879  Coryell County, Texas, Principal=Josiah S. Culp1 
Death* 3 June 1888  1 

Family Josiah S. Culp b. 1854, d. 9 January 1923

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Josiah S. Culp1
M, b. 1854, d. 9 January 1923

Birth* 1854  Limestone County, Texas1 
Marriage* January 1879  Coryell County, Texas, Principal=Susanna Madora Coldiron1 
Death* 9 January 1923  Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas1 

Family Susanna Madora Coldiron b. 28 May 1852, d. 3 June 1888

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
James Lacurgas Coldiron1
M, b. 5 March 1853, d. 4 January 1937

Father James H. Coldiron1 b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Birth* 5 March 1853  Texas1 
Marriage* 8 April 1877  Sugar Loaf, Cowell County, Texas, Principal=Nancy Marilda Potter1 
Death* 4 January 1937  Howard County, Texas1 

Family Nancy Marilda Potter b. between 1841 and 1866, d. between 1905 and 1956

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Nancy Marilda Potter1
F, b. between 1841 and 1866, d. between 1905 and 1956

Birth* between 1841 and 1866  2 
Marriage* 8 April 1877  Sugar Loaf, Cowell County, Texas, Principal=James Lacurgas Coldiron1 
Death* between 1905 and 1956  2 

Family James Lacurgas Coldiron b. 5 March 1853, d. 4 January 1937

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
George Gibson Coldiron1
M, b. 22 December 1858, d. 10 May 1932

Father James H. Coldiron1 b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Birth* 22 December 1858  Texas1 
Marriage* 28 December 1882  Principal=Martha Jane Culp1 
Death* 10 May 1932  Ferioma, Parmer County, Texas1 

Family Martha Jane Culp b. between 1845 and 1871, d. between 1905 and 1960

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Martha Jane Culp1
F, b. between 1845 and 1871, d. between 1905 and 1960

Birth* between 1845 and 1871  2 
Marriage* 28 December 1882  Principal=George Gibson Coldiron1 
Death* between 1905 and 1960  2 

Family George Gibson Coldiron b. 22 December 1858, d. 10 May 1932

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Laura Coldiron1
F, b. 19 March 1860, d. between 1861 and 1954

Father James H. Coldiron1,2 b. 1815, d. 25 September 1859
Mother Phama Miller Onstott1,2 b. 12 October 1825, d. 22 September 1922
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Birth* 19 March 1860  Texas1 
Death* between 1861 and 1954  2 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Elizabeth Onstott1
F, b. 17 April 1810, d. 4 April 1897

Father Nicholas Onstott1 b. 25 February 1763, d. 1829
Mother Maria Sherfey1 b. 16 March 1768, d. 7 January 1858
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Religion*   Presbyterian1 
Burial*   Dewitt Cemetary, Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Birth* 17 April 1810  Lancaster, Gerrard County, Kentucky1 
Marriage* 29 April 1829  Lancaster, Gerrard County, Kentucky, Principal=John Flack Callison1 
Death* 4 April 1897  Dewitt County, Illinois1 

Family John Flack Callison b. 27 September 1804, d. 24 March 1890
Children  1. Mary Ann Callison b. Apr 1830, d. 4 Mar 18941
  2. Absolom B. Callison b. 1834, d. 16 Mar 18771
  3. Benjamin Callison+ b. 1 Apr 1837, d. 11 Oct 19161
  4. Clementine Callison b. 4 Jan 1839, d. 1 Jul 18761
  5. William Callison b. 23 Mar 1842, d. 23 Jan 19211
  6. Martha Callison b. 1844, d. bt 1872 - 19381,2
  7. George Milton Callison b. 26 Nov 1849, d. 28 Jan 18781

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
John Flack Callison1
M, b. 27 September 1804, d. 24 March 1890

Father Absalom Callison1
Mother Anna Flack1
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Religion*   Presbyterian1 
Affiliation*   Democratic1 
Burial*   Dewitt Cemetary, Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Birth* 27 September 1804  1 
Marriage* 29 April 1829  Lancaster, Gerrard County, Kentucky, Principal=Elizabeth Onstott1 
Death* 24 March 1890  Dewitt County, Illinois1 

Family Elizabeth Onstott b. 17 April 1810, d. 4 April 1897
Children  1. Mary Ann Callison b. Apr 1830, d. 4 Mar 18941
  2. Absolom B. Callison b. 1834, d. 16 Mar 18771
  3. Benjamin Callison+ b. 1 Apr 1837, d. 11 Oct 19161
  4. Clementine Callison b. 4 Jan 1839, d. 1 Jul 18761
  5. William Callison b. 23 Mar 1842, d. 23 Jan 19211
  6. Martha Callison b. 1844, d. bt 1872 - 19381,2
  7. George Milton Callison b. 26 Nov 1849, d. 28 Jan 18781

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Benjamin Callison1
M, b. 1 April 1837, d. 11 October 1916

Father John Flack Callison1 b. 27 September 1804, d. 24 March 1890
Mother Elizabeth Onstott1 b. 17 April 1810, d. 4 April 1897
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Affiliation*   Democrat1 
Burial*   Dewitt Cemetary, Dewitt, Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Note*   BENJAMIN CALLISON

Benjamin was born April 1,1837,in De Witt Co, Illinois.He is the son of John F.
Callison and Elizabeth Onstott.he had three brothers,and three sisters.Benjamin
married Martha North,she was the daughter of William North and nancy
monager.Martha was born,Dec.1,144,in Pickaway Co,Ohio.Benjamin and martha was
married in Dewitt Co,Illinois,Nov.9,1870.From this union came five
children.Benjamin died October 11,1916,and Martha died March 1,1924.They both
died in Dewitt Co,and they are both buried in Dewitt Cemetery,Dewitt,Illinois.
Benjamin has been engaged in farming and raising stock on his present farm in
Dewitt Twp for twenty years,and Dewitt County has no more worthy representative
than he of the agricultural element that has contributed so largely to make its
prosperity solid and enduring.Our subject is a native of Dewitt county,born in
Dewitt Twp,April 1,1837 to john F. Callison and Elizabeth Onstott,natives of
Gerrard county,kentucky.his father was the son of Absalom Callison,a native of
Greenbrier county,Virginia and was of Irish ancestry.he engaged as a blacksmith
in Virginia,and was there married to Miss Anna Flack.in an early day of the
settlement of Kentucky they became pioneers of that state,and there Mr.Callison
was engaged as a wheelwright for some years.Later he and his wife moved to
St.Charles County,Missouri,and there died at an advanced age.
John F. Callison,was the eldest son of the large family born to his parents.His
early life was passed in Kentucky and he was married in that state.His wife was
of German descent.Soon after their marriage in 1831 they came to Illinois and
settled at Waynesville,Dewitt county,before the winter of the deep snow.Later
they moved to what is not Dewitt Twp,and here Mr.Callison obtained a tract of
government land,which he afterward sold and then secured a permanent home on
section 8,of the same Twp.There his remaining days were passed in quietness and
comfort,and there he passed out of life March 24,1890,at the ripe old age of
eighty-five years,five months,and twenty seven days.He was a poor man when he
came to Illinois,but by arducus toil he placed himself in comfortable
circumstances and at the same time helped to develop the Twp of Dewitt,which he
had found an almost unsettled wilderness.He was a presbyterian in religion and a
democrat in politics.his wife who survives him,is now living on the old
homestead with her son William Callison,and in spite of her eighty years is
still bright and active.She is a presbyterian in her religious belief.
Our subject Benjamin,is the third of his parents children of whom there are
seven,and is the next oldest now living;the others being his brother William and
his sister, Mrs. Mary A. Winslow of this Twp.He was reared and educated in
Dewitt Twp,where he first saw the light of day in the pioneer home of his
parents.In 1859,he followed the gold seekers to Pike's Peak,Colorado and later
to California from there to Utah whence he subsequently went to visit Washington
and Montana, spending his last five years in the west as a miner.in 1870 he came
back to Illinois where he has since lived and then purchased his homestead on
section 18,Dewitt Twp.Here he has a quarter-section of land,every acre of which
is well dreained and highly cultivated and place is amply supplied with all the
necessary buildings and is well stocked,as he devotes much attention to
stock-raising.Besides this property he also owns fifty acres of good land in
Harp Twp.
Our subject is a veteran of the late war.While he was in Oregon he enlisted in
Company D of the first Oregon Calvary under Col.E.D.Baker and later under
Col.R.F.Murray.his regiment remained on duty west of the Rockies on the Columbia
and Snake Rivers,where it was engaged in some hard fighting and did not see much
active service.Our subject was seriously hurt having both of his arms broken in
December 1863 while doing duty in the Quartermaster's Department.he served the
governement with characteristic fidelity three years and was honorably
discharged from the army in 1864.He afterwards devoted his time to mining until
he came back to the county of his birth.Mr.Callison was married near his
birthplace in this Twp to Miss martha E.North.She was born in Pickway
County,Ohio,December 1,1844 and is the second daughter and fifth child born to
William and Nancy Monager North,also natives of Ohio, where they were
born,reared,educated and married.Some years later,in 1852, they came to Dewitt
county,and here spent their remaining years on a farm, Mrs. North dying at
middle age,and Mr.north departing this life in May,1887,when past seventy-five
years of age.He was a man of considerable education,was a kind neighbor and
active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,to which his wife also belonged.
Mrs. Callison was but a child when her mother died,and she was reared by her
father and step-mother,with whom she remained until her marriage.She is a most
excellent woman,pleasant and agreeable and possesses sound common sense.She is
the mother of six children:of whom one died in infancy.The others,all of whom
are at home with their parents are:John,Anna,Zelda, J, Robert P, and mary B, Mr.
and Mrs. Callison are identified with the progressive element of Dewitt Twp and
are doing all that they can to elevate its social and moral status and to
contribute to its material welfare, Mr. Callison has been Commissioner of
Highways and has held other local offices.In his political sentiments he is a
decided republican.

Ref:Portrait and Biographical Album of Dewitt & Piatt Counties,Ill. [Descendents of Johann Onstott]
 
Birth* 1 April 1837  Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Marriage* 9 November 1870  Dewitt County, Illinois, Principal=Martha E. North1 
Death* 11 October 1916  Dewitt County, Illinois1 

Family Martha E. North b. 1 December 1844, d. 1 March 1924
Children  1. Unknown Callison
  2. J. Callison
  3. John Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19662
  4. Anna Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2
  5. Zelda Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2
  6. Robert P. Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2
  7. Mary B. Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Martha E. North
F, b. 1 December 1844, d. 1 March 1924

Father William North1 b. before 1813, d. May 1887
Mother Nancy Monager1 d. before 1887
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Burial*   Dewitt Cemetary, Dewitt, Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Birth* 1 December 1844  Pickaway County, Ohio1 
Marriage* 9 November 1870  Dewitt County, Illinois, Principal=Benjamin Callison1 
Death* 1 March 1924  Dewitt County, Illinois1 

Family Benjamin Callison b. 1 April 1837, d. 11 October 1916
Children  1. Unknown Callison
  2. J. Callison
  3. John Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19662
  4. Anna Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2
  5. Zelda Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2
  6. Robert P. Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2
  7. Mary B. Callison b. bt 1859 - 1886, d. bt 1865 - 19661,2

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
William North1
M, b. before 1813, d. May 1887

Religion*   Methodist Episcopal1 
Marriage*   Principal=Nancy Monager 
Marriage*   Principal=Unknown (?) 
Birth* before 1813  Ohio1 
Death* May 1887  Dewitt County, Illinois1 

Family 1 Unknown (?)

Family 2 Nancy Monager d. before 1887
Children  1. Unknown North
  2. Unknown North
  3. Unknown North
  4. Unknown North
  5. Martha E. North+ b. 1 Dec 1844, d. 1 Mar 19241

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Nancy Monager1
F, d. before 1887

Marriage*   Principal=William North 
Religion*   Methodist Episcopal1 
Birth*   Ohio1 
Death* before 1887  Dewitt County, Illinois1 

Family William North b. before 1813, d. May 1887
Children  1. Unknown North
  2. Unknown North
  3. Unknown North
  4. Unknown North
  5. Martha E. North+ b. 1 Dec 1844, d. 1 Mar 19241

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Absalom Callison1
M

Death*    
Birth*    
Marriage*   Principal=Anna Flack 

Family Anna Flack
Child  1. John Flack Callison+ b. 27 Sep 1804, d. 24 Mar 18901

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Anna Flack1
F

Marriage*   Principal=Absalom Callison 
Death*    
Birth*    

Family Absalom Callison
Child  1. John Flack Callison+ b. 27 Sep 1804, d. 24 Mar 18901

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
William Callison1
M, b. 23 March 1842, d. 23 January 1921

Father John Flack Callison1 b. 27 September 1804, d. 24 March 1890
Mother Elizabeth Onstott1 b. 17 April 1810, d. 4 April 1897
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Birth* 23 March 1842  Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Marriage* 8 March 1866  Dewitt County, Illinois, Principal=Louise North1 
Death* 23 January 1921  1 

Family Louise North b. between 1828 and 1851, d. between 1871 and 1940

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Mary Ann Callison1
F, b. April 1830, d. 4 March 1894

Father John Flack Callison1 b. 27 September 1804, d. 24 March 1890
Mother Elizabeth Onstott1 b. 17 April 1810, d. 4 April 1897
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Birth* April 1830  Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Marriage* 13 December 1849  Winslow, Dewitt County, Illinois, Principal=William Morgan Winslow1 
Death* 4 March 1894  Dewitt County, Illinois1 

Family William Morgan Winslow b. circa 1830, d. after 1850

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
William Morgan Winslow1
M, b. circa 1830, d. after 1850

Birth* circa 1830  Dewitt County, Illinois1 
Marriage* 13 December 1849  Winslow, Dewitt County, Illinois, Principal=Mary Ann Callison1 
Death* after 1850  1 

Family Mary Ann Callison b. April 1830, d. 4 March 1894

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Unknown North
F

Father William North b. before 1813, d. May 1887
Mother Nancy Monager d. before 1887
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Death*    
Birth*    
Unknown North
M

Father William North b. before 1813, d. May 1887
Mother Nancy Monager d. before 1887
Pop-up Pedigree

Death*    
Birth*    
Unknown North
M

Father William North b. before 1813, d. May 1887
Mother Nancy Monager d. before 1887
Pop-up Pedigree

Death*    
Birth*    
Unknown North
M

Father William North b. before 1813, d. May 1887
Mother Nancy Monager d. before 1887
Pop-up Pedigree

Death*    
Birth*    
Unknown (?)1
F

Marriage*   Principal=William North 
Death*    
Birth*    

Family William North b. before 1813, d. May 1887

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
Unknown Callison1
?

Father Benjamin Callison b. 1 April 1837, d. 11 October 1916
Mother Martha E. North b. 1 December 1844, d. 1 March 1924
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Death*    
Birth*    
Note*   Died in infancy. 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
John Callison1
M, b. between 1859 and 1886, d. between 1865 and 1966

Father Benjamin Callison2 b. 1 April 1837, d. 11 October 1916
Mother Martha E. North2 b. 1 December 1844, d. 1 March 1924
Pop-up Pedigree

Birth* between 1859 and 1886  2 
Death* between 1865 and 1966  2 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Anna Callison1
F, b. between 1859 and 1886, d. between 1865 and 1966

Father Benjamin Callison1,2 b. 1 April 1837, d. 11 October 1916
Mother Martha E. North1,2 b. 1 December 1844, d. 1 March 1924
Pop-up Pedigree

Birth* between 1859 and 1886  1 
Death* between 1865 and 1966  2 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.
Zelda Callison1
F, b. between 1859 and 1886, d. between 1865 and 1966

Father Benjamin Callison1,2 b. 1 April 1837, d. 11 October 1916
Mother Martha E. North1,2 b. 1 December 1844, d. 1 March 1924
Pop-up Pedigree

Birth* between 1859 and 1886  1 
Death* between 1865 and 1966  2 

Citations
  1. [S44] Unknown author, Descendants of Johann Onstott.
  2. [S119] Unknown author, WFT.


       

Compiler:
Jill Kastello

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