Constellation Similarity Assertions
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896
Barnard Gratz (1738-1801) and his brother Michael (1740-1811) immigrated to Philadelphia in the 1750s. They were merchants active during the Revolutionary period, and who formed partnerships with the merchants David Franks (1720-1794) of New York and Philadelphia, and Joseph Simon (ca. 1712-1804) of Lancaster, PA. Michael Gratz's two sons, Simon (1773-1839) and Hyman (1776-1857), inherited their father's business.
From the description of Gratz-Franks-Simon Papers, 1752-1831 (inclusive). (Library Company of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 172833694
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Maybe-Same Assertions
There are 2 possible matching Constellations.
McAllis, John.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63v7cxp (person)
No biographical history available for this identity.
Callis, John Benton, 1828-1898
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mx36gm (person)
Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Callis moved to Tennessee in 1834 with his parents, who settled in Carroll County, and thence, in 1840, to Lancaster, Wisconsin. He attended the common schools. He studied medicine for three years, but then abandoned its further study. He went to Minnesota in 1849; moved to California in 1851 and engaged in mining and the mercantile business. He went to Central America in 1853. He returned to Lancaster in the fall of that year and again engaged in mercantile...
