John McCallion (Pop's brother)

 

from Paul: "This picture had my Grandfather up on his steam engine (in right rear) working at road building for  Donegal Co Council. My father also worked with him breaking stones. John was a Engine driver even as far back as the 1901 census and worked all his life at it. My father and he would sleep in the wagon behind because they would be working miles from home and the engine was very slow and the boilers had to be fired up early to make steam to drive."

Also from Paul:

" I will start at the beginning James and Mary lived in a townland called Tieroneil in a small cottage with 16 acres of farm and had 10 children. The old cottage is still standing but used as a cow shed and is now owned by a family called Gallagher.

James McCallion   snr was born in 1836 and died in 1926  

Mary McCallion nee Hagney born 1856 died 1933

John my grandfather born 1875 died 1958

James your grandfather born 1877 died 1954

Daniel born 1879

Patrick born 1881 died 1960

Michael born 1882 died in a accident in NY

William born 1885 died 1962

Mary Anne born 1887 died 1939

Annie born 1889 died 1963

Sara born 1892 died 1976

Joseph born 1894 died 1895

I will send you more on each  family member that I know of that stayed in Ireland. I got most of my information from my aunt Mary who was a postmistress and had a great interest in family and also was brought up by her grandmother who told her all the stories. Aunt Mary was born in 1907 so also lived when the previous generation were very much alive ."

Note: Mary the postmistress marries John Sweeney. This is the woman Mom (Josephine McCallion) was in contact with and provided that contact to Fran Miller.