Bio: James Gallagher, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
Source:
Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 1), p. 428.
Published by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.
Submitted by Mike Miller



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Nature seems to have intended Mr. James Gallagher (deceased) for a long and
more than ordinarily useful life, but the hand of Death cut him down in the
prime of life and in the zenith of his usefulness.  He was born in Autauga
county, Ala., September 28, 1848, the third of five children born to Thomas
Gallagher and wife, but when about five years of age he was brought by his
parents to Louisiana, his mother dying here about one year later.  His
father survived until 1878 when he, too, passed away.  James Gallagher was
brought up to a knowledge of farm life in Morehouse parish and when about
twenty-one or twenty two years of age he started in life for himself as a
planter, and during his lifetime acquired a large tract of land and a fine
property.  He was a man of great energy and was fast forging to the front
as one of the prominent and most enterprising men of his parish.  He was
always first and foremost in every undertaking for the public welfare, was
kind and considerate of his family, and as a citizen was public spirited,
peaceable and law abiding.  He was married in 1874 to Miss Nettie Sermons,
of Alabama, by whom he became the father of two children, both of whom died
in infancy, the mother of these children also dying in 1878.  His second
union was consummated May 28, 1882, Miss Alice Callen, daughter of Ross and
Lizzie (Culverhouse) Callen, the former of whom was born in Alabama and the
latter in Louisiana.  Mrs. Callen was reared in Alabama where she married
and resided until Mrs. Gallagher was about nine years old, when they
removed to Louisiana.  Mr. Callen died November 5, 1877, but the mother is
still living having, after his death, married E. M. Hornbeak of Bastrop,
La.  Mrs. Gallagher is the only child of the first marriage.  Mr. Gallagher
was made a member of the Masonic fraternity in December, 1888, and was
treasurer elect of this organization at the time of his death on the 12th
of January, 1891.  Besides his widow he left five children to mourn his
loss: Verna E.,  James Ross,  Jessie May,  Clara Alice and  Thomas Guy.