San Francisco County

Biographies

JOHN D. CALLAGHAN, M. D.

John D. Callaghan, M.D.,whose office is at 825 Folsom street, San Francisco, has been a resident of California since March 3, 1853, and engaged in the practice of medicine for nearly fifty years.  He was born in the city of Cork, Ireland, in 1816, and received his early education in the schools of that city.  For several years in his early life he was engaged in mercantile pursuits.  In 1841 he came to American and joined the United States army, serving most of the time until after the close of the Mexican war in the medical department as hospital steward and in the Medical Purveyor's office.  He commenced the study of medicine in 1850, entering the medical department of the University of Louisiana, where he graduated in 1852.  After practicing a short time in New Orleans, he came to California in 1852, and since that time has been engaged in San Francisco.

     Dr. Callaghan has been twice married, first in New Orleans, to a Miss Henrietta LeBrant, a native of Virginia, who died there in December, 1852, of cholera.  Her death was the cause of his leaving New Orleans.  He was married in 1884, to Miss Eugracia Mumass, a lady of a Spanish family, her father having been a native of Barcelona, Spain.  They have eight living children.

 

Transcribed 1-14-05  Marilyn R. Pankey