Col. John Callaway

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Col. John Callaway

Also Known As: "Calloway"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bedford County, Province of Virginia
Death: July 31, 1825 (49)
Henry County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Burial: Henry County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Col. Richard Callaway and Elizabeth Calloway
Husband of Martha Robertson Calloway
Father of Richard Callaway; William Calloway; Samuel Callaway and Parham Calloway
Brother of Keziah French and Col. Richard Callaway
Half brother of William Hoy; John Booker Hoy; Sarah Penn; George Callaway; Zachariah Callaway and 9 others

Managed by: Lloyd Alfred Doss, Jr.
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About Col. John Callaway

Birth: Aug. 25, 1775 Death: Jul. 31, 1825

He was the son of: Col. Richard Callaway (killed by Indians as he worked with his slaves near Boonesborough; his body was scalped, mutilated, and rolled into a mud hole)(murder described on page 113 of a book entitled "Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer"

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Parents:
 Richard Callaway (1717 - 1780)
 Elizabeth Jones Callaway (____ - 1813)
Spouse:
 Martha Robertson Booker Callaway (1778 - 1831)*
Children:
 Richard Callaway (1798 - 1846)*
 John B. Callaway (1801 - 1860)*
 James Callaway (1803 - 1878)*
 William Callaway (1804 - 1879)*
 Samuel Callaway (1807 - 1853)*
 Elizabeth Callaway Goodridge (1809 - 1864)*
 Edwin Calloway (1813 - 1838)*
 Keziah Callaway Wayland (1816 - 1843)*
 Parham Callaway (1818 - 1900)*
Siblings:
 George Callaway (1748 - 1772)**
 Elizabeth Callaway Henderson (1760 - 1815)**
 Frances Walton Callaway Holder/ McGuire (1763 - 1803)**
 Lydia Callaway Hickman (1764 - 1835)**
 Kezia Callaway French (1768 - 1845)*
 Richard Callaway (1771 - 1849)*
 John Callaway (1775 - 1825)
  • Calculated relationship
    • Half-sibling

Burial: Callaway Cemetery Henry County Kentucky, USA

Created by: GenealogyGirl Record added: Feb 07, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 24460119

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Col. John Callaway's Timeline

1775
August 25, 1775
Bedford County, Province of Virginia
1798
1798
1804
November 19, 1804
Smithfield, KY, United States
1807
1807
1818
1818
1825
July 31, 1825
Age 49
Henry County, Kentucky, United States
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Callaway Cemetery, Henry County, Kentucky, United States