David McCallister

  General Notes:

see notes on his daughter, Maria, for conclusions about the family ... including 1860 and other census records.

The 1850 Federal Census for Carroll Township, Perry Co., Pennsylvania, page 836 (409B) records David (40 - PA) and Mary A. (38 - PA) McAlistor (sic) with children John (17), William (15), Margaret (12), Catherine (9), Jane (7), Elvina (5), and Daniel (sic) (3), and Rebecca (1). Also in the household are William (25) and Elisabeth (19) Adams. [Elisabeth is probably the daughter of David and Mary.] David is a farmer. Even though all the children do not relatively match the data in the 1860 census, this is definitely the same family because families surrounding David and Mary are the same ... 1 such as the Abraham and Margaret Long family that appear nearby in both the 1850 and 1860 census.

The 1850 census records David and Mary twice in Perry County. They are listed within 1 page of each other in the census record: The 1850 Federal Census for Carroll Township, Perry Co., Pennsylvania, page 837 (4010) records David (40 - PA) and Mary (35 - PA) Mcallistor (sic) with children Margaret (12), Christian (9), Maria (7), and David (sic) (2). Actually there could be 2 different families of David and Mary McAllister ... the 1870 census reveals a Daniel McAlister (70) living with / next to William and Elizabeth Adams and family.


The 1860 Federal Census,Carroll Township, Perry Co., Pennsylvania, Shermansdale P. O. records David (52 - PA) and Mary (54 - PA) McAllister (sic) with children John (23), Maria (19), Christian (21), David (11), and Franklin P. (8). David is a farmer and has real estate valued at $2,200 and a personal estate of $75.

The 1870 Federal Census for Carroll Township, Perry Co., Pennsylvania, New Bloomfield P. O., page 18 records David (60 - PA) and Mollie (52 - PA) McAlister (sic) with children Frank (13) and Annie (11). David is a farmer and has real estate valued at $3,000 and a personal estate of (no amount listed). Next door is Christopher (31) and Leticia (38) McAlister and their daughter Fannie (6). Christopher is a farmer and has real estate valued at $600 and a personal estate of $300.

David married Mary A. (Mollie). (Mary A. (Mollie) was born circa 1806 in Pennsylvania and died after 1880 in Carroll Township, Perry Co., PA.)