Old Families of the Valley - Thomas Callaway, Jr. 1753 - 1819
Thomas Callaway came from Bedford Co., Va., and settled on the south fork of New River, then in Wilkes, now in Ashe Co., N.C. His son, Eligah (Elijah) Callaway, represented Ashe Co. in the House of Commons 21 years in succession. This Eligah (Elijah) Callaway m. (Mary Cutbirth), a niece of Daniel Boone. This fact is stated on her tombstone now in the family graveyard on New River. They had a family of six daughters who intermarried with the Faws, Hartsogs and Wilcoxen; and two sons - Dr. Joseph Callaway and Dr. James Callaway.
Dr. Joseph Calloway, M.D., lived in Lincoln Co., N.C. He m. a Miss Johnson, sister of Joseph E. Johnson, who was governor of Ala., and U.S. Senator.
Dr. James Callaway, M.D., came to Wilkesboro about 1835. He m. 1st Mary Carmichael (1815-1847) d. of Capt Abner and Fanny (Bryan) Carmichael; 2nd Mrs. Annie P. Yeakle of Hagerstown, Md. The three children of the 1st marriage were: (1) Abner Sidney Callaway (d. 1874), grad. of U. of N.C., class '57, capt in C.S.A.; (2) Frances Caroline Callaway who m. (1861) John R. Bowie, parents of Thos. C. (Tam) Bowie of Ashe Co.; (3) Virginia Callaway who m. Gen. Daniel W. Adams, C.S.A., afterwards a lawyer in New York City. The children of the 2nd marriage were four daughters, one of whom is Mrs. J. T. Hubbard, mother of Dr. Fred Hubbard, prominent physician of Wilkesboro. The old Callaway home, purchased from Gen. Wm. Lenoir, is now called the "Dodge" house. It stands in a dilapidated condition on the corner diagonally opposite the court house. This house was headquarters for Major Hambright when Stoneman's brigade came by Wilkesboro. Dr. (James) Callaway moved to Kansas for a while, then returned and built the home now occupied by Mrs. J. T. Hubbard.
Daniel Boone often visited his niece (Mary Cutbirth) in Ashe Co. Her son, James Callaway, would sit on his lap and listen to his stories about the Indians.
Above article from Happy Valley, History and Genealogy, Thomas Felix Hickerson, pg. 51, 1979.
The line of descent:
Joseph Callaway (U.S. Immigrant)
Thomas Callaway
Thomas Callaway, Jr.
Elijah Callaway
Dr. Joseph Calloway, M.D., lived in Lincoln Co., N.C. He m. a Miss Johnson, sister of Joseph E. Johnson, who was governor of Ala., and U.S. Senator.
Dr. James Callaway, M.D., came to Wilkesboro about 1835. He m. 1st Mary Carmichael (1815-1847) d. of Capt Abner and Fanny (Bryan) Carmichael; 2nd Mrs. Annie P. Yeakle of Hagerstown, Md. The three children of the 1st marriage were: (1) Abner Sidney Callaway (d. 1874), grad. of U. of N.C., class '57, capt in C.S.A.; (2) Frances Caroline Callaway who m. (1861) John R. Bowie, parents of Thos. C. (Tam) Bowie of Ashe Co.; (3) Virginia Callaway who m. Gen. Daniel W. Adams, C.S.A., afterwards a lawyer in New York City. The children of the 2nd marriage were four daughters, one of whom is Mrs. J. T. Hubbard, mother of Dr. Fred Hubbard, prominent physician of Wilkesboro. The old Callaway home, purchased from Gen. Wm. Lenoir, is now called the "Dodge" house. It stands in a dilapidated condition on the corner diagonally opposite the court house. This house was headquarters for Major Hambright when Stoneman's brigade came by Wilkesboro. Dr. (James) Callaway moved to Kansas for a while, then returned and built the home now occupied by Mrs. J. T. Hubbard.
Daniel Boone often visited his niece (Mary Cutbirth) in Ashe Co. Her son, James Callaway, would sit on his lap and listen to his stories about the Indians.
Above article from Happy Valley, History and Genealogy, Thomas Felix Hickerson, pg. 51, 1979.
The line of descent:
Joseph Callaway (U.S. Immigrant)
Thomas Callaway
Thomas Callaway, Jr.
Elijah Callaway
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posted by DFM | 8/05/2004
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