Hi again Greg,

Could this family have any relationship to Humphrey Callister who was in Ohio by 1850?

See below for a short sketch of his family. (I was not able to identify the parents of Humphrey.)

Lois Ralph

Humphrey Callister was born about 1785, and died in 1880, age 96. He married Martha _____. Her maiden name was possibly Clague.

Humphrey Callister lived in Concord Township, where he was a shoemaker.

Children of Martha _____ and Humphrey Callister:

i. George Alexander Callister was baptized at Jurby, November 5, 1823.

ii. Charlotte Jane Callister was baptized at Jurby, November 11, 1825.

iii. Elizabeth Callister was born about 1829. She married Absalom Anderson.

iv. Mary Ann Callister was born in the Isle of Man, about 1834.

v. John Charles Callister was born in the Isle of Man, about 1836.

vi. Jane Callister was born in Ohio, about 1840. (Or is she the wife of John C. ?)

1850 Leroy census # 194: Humphrey Callister 65 shoemaker, IOM; Martha 47 IOM; Mary Ann 16 IOM; John C. 14 IOM.

1860 Concord census # 1173: Hump Callister 76 shoemaker IOM; Maria (?) 70 IOM; John 25 IOM; Jane 20 Ohio.

1870 Concord census # 42: Absalom Anderson 46 farmer Ohio; Elizabeth 41 England; Jennie 25 teaching school; John 15 farm labor; Umphrey Collister 87 IOM.

1880 Concord census: Absalom Anderson 55 farmer Ohio; Eliza L. 50 England; John J. Son 25 Ohio farm hand; Humphrey Collister fatherL W 97 IOM.