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I haven't had any luck on the Grahams. Years ago another researcher
told me that she had found the marriage of Jane Graham and Benjamin
Flack in Isle of Wight Co., VA. But she never could find her
reference for it and I have never located it. At this point, I don't
even remember the name of the researcher.
I found some court records for Benjamin Flack in the 1780s in Kentucky
where, if I remember correctly, he was the defendant - like maybe he
owed money or something. Then, suddenly the style of the case changed
because the defendant was deceased. That would have been when he was
killed by the Indians. If Benjamin was there that early, William
probably was too. I think family tradition is that the two brothers
went to Kentucky together from Pennsylvania. Maybe they stopped along
the way and then traveled with other families - the Callisons being
one of them. Who knows... sometimes my imagination just runs wild.
There was an Ann Flack who married a Larkin Folly in Kentucky during
this period, and I have no idea who she was.
Rena
On 8/20/07, GNEOLOG(a)aol.com <GNEOLOG(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/20/2007 12:02:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> renamcw(a)gmail.com writes:
>
> The "Jane" above was Jane Graham who first married Benjamin Flack.
> They were the parents of Ann Flack who married Absalom Callison in
> 1804, presumably in Kentucky
>
>
> Rena, have you done any work on the Graham family. Wasn't that the name of
> the person that William Callison held money for in Gallia Co., OH. Just
> wondering
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In a message dated 8/20/2007 12:02:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
renamcw(a)gmail.com writes:
The "Jane" above was Jane Graham who first married Benjamin Flack.
They were the parents of Ann Flack who married Absalom Callison in
1804, presumably in Kentucky
Rena, have you done any work on the Graham family. Wasn't that the name of
the person that William Callison held money for in Gallia Co., OH. Just
wondering
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In a message dated 8/20/2007 12:02:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
renamcw(a)gmail.com writes:
William Callison shown was born AFTER his presumed son, Absalom
Callison. I thought these programs that produce family trees caught
stuff like that
Rena, I'll bet that tree was put on the internet years ago before the
genealogy programs got smart enough to catch them. However, you would THINK that
the humans would catch them. <smile>
So do we know when Nancy Callison married Kirkpatrick to see how early they
were in KY. Not sure if she or Susannah was married first. We could tie them
up so neatly as children of William Sr by saying he was missing 1796-1806
and may have been in KY. BUT Absolom had a brother Robert who was NOT the same
Robert as the known son of William. <sigh>
I'm thinking if anything -- a missing male from John Jr -- who went to KY
and died before they started taking the personal property tax. We really need a
male from Absolom to make sure they fit in James and Isabel family.
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Here is some interesting information which I had not paid attention to
before Joyce mentioned the Kirkpatrick-Callison marriage earlier.
1795, Garrard Co., KY - Rowlan(d) Sutton executed a Will in which he
named his wife, Jane; a sister, Sukey Pope; and the estate of
Christopher Sutton. Witnesses were William Flack and James
Kirkpatrick.
Sukey Pope was Susannah Sutton who married Alexander Pope.
The estate of Christopher Sutton was the estate of Rowlan(d) Sutton's father.
The "Jane" above was Jane Graham who first married Benjamin Flack.
They were the parents of Ann Flack who married Absalom Callison in
1804, presumably in Kentucky. After Benjamin Flack's death, Jane
married a Mr. Sutton. Family records refer to him as James Sutton but
court records name him as Rowlan(d). Perhaps James and Rowlan(d) were
one and the same.
The "William Flack" above was most likely the same that married
Susannah Callison in Lincoln Co., KY, two years later in 1797. He was
a brother-in-law to "Jane" above.
The "James Kirkpatrick" above very likely was the same that married
Nancy "Agnes" Callison and in whose Will Absalom Callison was named as
his brother-in-law.
This leads me even closer to the idea that Susannah Callison was
indeed a sister to my Absalom and, therefore, a sister to Nancy
"Agnes" Callison Kirkpatrick.
What were all of these Callison sibliings doing in Kentucky with no parents?
Rena
PS - Also looked at another "tree" on Ancestry tonight that showed a
William Callison and wife, Agnes, as the parents of my Absalom. I was
really intrigued at first. The biggest problem with that was that the
William Callison shown was born AFTER his presumed son, Absalom
Callison. I thought these programs that produce family trees caught
stuff like that. Oh...I am tired now.
Joyce - I might have missed the beginning of this conversation, and I
don't know who in AZ you are wondering about, but some of the
descendants of Absalom Gillespie Callison went to AZ.
Absalom Gillespie Callison was the father of Thomas Miles Callison,
whose wife and some of his children moved to Cochise Co., AZ, and are
buried there. Thomas Miles Callison cannot be found in the census (by
me at least) in 1920. I do not whether he was dead or had drifted
away from the family. At any rate, Thomas Miles Callison had at least
one son, Onslow Excel Callison, who moved to and lived in Cochise Co.,
AZ. . Onslow has a son still living (in Utah).
Also, Absalom Gillespie Callison was the father of Absalom McCutcheon
Callison who had several children. One of the sons of Absalom
McCutcheon Callison was General Marshal Callison (given name was
General - it is not a military rank) who was born in San Saba Co. in
1894. General Marshall Callison has a grandson who, I believe, still
lives in Texas. Another son of Absalom McCutcheon Callison was
Absalom Manning Callison who was born in San Saba in 1890.
Does all of this just confuse this conversation? (smile)
Rena in Texas
On 8/16/07, joyce moore <jtex37(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Marilyn,
> I got the reference out of a book and do not have the original.
>
> I really need to find someone who is a Callison and get them tested.
>
> I do not know who the person in Az. might be, but from what I remember there was the family of Thomas Gillespie Callison who was from around San Saba. It might be someone from his family.
>
> I know that some of the Callisons moved from Texas to New Mexico a long time ago but I do not know who they were except that I think they were some of the children of Samuel Callison and his second wife. My family lost track of most of those people because my father was an officer in the Army and we moved around all of the time. After we finally came back to Texas I was almost grown and met a few of the people over the years but it kind of went over my head who they were until I got into genealogy many years later. By that time most of them were dead or had moved away. I think that is the story with a lot of people.
>
> You are sure making progress, though. Everyone knows more than they did before you started getting things together.
>
> Joyce
>
> GNEOLOG(a)aol.com wrote:
> Joyce, I am not sure about your reference to the TN land grant -- do you
> have the original? I put out a request for this grant and someone has offered to
> find it and send it for $10. I don't mind the $10 if it is new info but if
> you already have the info, I'll put my $10 elsewhere. All I really want to know
> is WHERE DID WILLIAM LIVE. Take care. Marilyn
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Joyce, I am not sure about your reference to the TN land grant -- do you
have the original? I put out a request for this grant and someone has offered to
find it and send it for $10. I don't mind the $10 if it is new info but if
you already have the info, I'll put my $10 elsewhere. All I really want to know
is WHERE DID WILLIAM LIVE. Take care. Marilyn
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OK Gang, Gilmer/Gilmore Callison got his 37 marker results back. I have
written to him but no response yet. Does anyone know who might have Gilmer in
their line. He matches pretty closely -- only 1 marker difference on 37 markers
for the lines of Hiram, John Sr. and Joseph (known line from William Sr.).
Here is the lastet on all the tested lines
Hiram, John Jr and Joseph (known son of William) all match 37/37
Gilmer (whoever he may be) matches on 36/37. He has a unique marker on #
449. Everyone else has 27 and he has 28 (? a specific mutation for his line)
At 35/37 we have
1. Line from the thrice married James. One marker is unique to him -- CDY b
we all have 38 and he has 39. He also shares a mutation with line from
Ezekial, son of Moses. 464b -- we have 16 -- they have 15
2. Line from James, son of Moses. # 456 -- we all have 17 and that line has
16. Also at # 576, we have 16 and that line has 17.
The most distance match is 33/37 is Ezekial, son of Moses
He has one unique marker on # 392. We have 13 and he has 12 -- Might be
specific to his line
He has the same reversed numbers as noted with # 2 above from James, son of
Moses -- Might be a Moses specific mutation since only lines who have it --
descend from Moses. Then he shares the same 464b with # 1 which is different to
us.
Possibilities at this point
Marker # 392 is specific to Ezekial, son of Moses
Marker # 449 is specific to Gilmer
Markers # 456 and 576 are specific to Moses
Marker CDY b is specific to the line from the thrice married James -- Isaac
Jr (not sure)
No explanation for line from thrice married James and Ezekial, son of Moses,
sharing a marker other than they just each had an independent mutation.
No explanation for line from John Jr, Hiram and Joseph having no mutations.
Not sure how much it would cost to upgrade to 67 markers --I'll check it out--
but it would definitely refine the results.
Look in your phone books -- do you have any Callisons??? Make a new
friend!!! and we'll go from there. <smile> Take care. Marilyn
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I need a thrice married James researcher to fill me in on this land. Was
this the unmarried James who died in 1827 or is the James Jr, son of the thrice
married James>
Location: Greenbrier County.
Description: 240 acres in the Big Levels adjoining the lands of James
Callison, William Johnson &c.
This deed was to Samuel Brown and the James who died in 1827 names BROWN
people as heirs ( I think the word heirs is used but no explanation as to how
they were heirs) May have just named them with no mention of heirs. This land
wad granted in 1795
James Jr. son of the thrice married James married in 1797.
There has been a James Jr listed in tax record Greenbrier Co since 1789.
James, son of the thrice married James, was born about 1770 and most males had
their own entries at age 21 -- My assumption would be that this James is the
one who died in 1827. I surely could use some help with all of these James for
those of you familiar with the thrice married James. My only way to
differentiate this early is through land records so if you have any of those -- that
would be helpful. Take care. Marilyn
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OK Joyce so I am getting my John's straigtened out - This John Gillespie
Callison who married Margaret Reneau -- was he born about 1797
What official document dates do we have for him
I have marriage to Margaret Reneau 1826 Blount Co., AL
Census 1830 Blount CO. AL age 30-40 -- 4 sons, 1 daughter, 1 wife presumably
Court case Blount Co., AL 1834. He owned $500 to the estate of William
Cornelius. In 1830 census Wm. Cornelius lived next to Larkin Box -- Relevant??? or
not???
Deed for land 1837 and 1843 in Ala
1846 Tax list Houston Co., TX
1860 Karnes Co., TX census born 1797 Ky with daughter in law (my additions)
Was his son named George. I don't remember if that was it or not
Do you have other census records from him??
I found this on Blount Co queries and wonder if this is possibly the
Callison who married to Reneau rather than Margaret Reneau being Callison previous
to her married to Reneau
William Thomas Reneau born 1763 North Carolina died 1851 Blount, Ala. He
married 21 Nov 1803 in Cumberland County, NC Susanna Carver and/or Catherine
Sarah Callison born 1771 in Philadelphia & died in 1847 in Blount, Ala.
Confusion seems to exist if this is the same William who married Margaret
___ and died before 1826
John G. was appointed admin of his estate in 1830 Blount Co., AL
Dec 1831 mentions Margaret Callison, formerly Reneua, and 6 children and in
Oct. 1832 she is listed as widow of William Reneau and 7 children
William Reneau patented his land in Blount Co in 1819 -- where did he come
from IF he married a Callison as a first wife. His first child with Catherine
Callison was born 1804 TN -- James Jr. and Anne Gillespie not married until
1794 so not connected to this line -- ASSUMING that his first wife was a
Callison
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In a message dated 8/13/2007 11:07:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
jtex37(a)sbcglobal.net writes:
Wasn't the one who married the Morrison supposed to have been the daughter
of James and Anne Gillespie Callison?
Actually, I was thinking about this coincidence yesterday also. Elizabeth
Callison married James Morrison in Greenbrier Co., VA -- this was in the late
1700's.
Then we have two Callison girls who married Morrisons in Lauderdale Co., AL
-- Elender and Margaret married Benjamin and Peter Morrison in the 1820's.
Since they were in the same county as Robert, son of James and Anne Gillespie
Callison -- I suspect that they were also children of James and Anne. I could
never find them again to find out age and place of birth so just going with
the idea that is where they fit.
I don't think there is any connection between the two Morrison lines in Va
and AL
While I have my AL notes out
We know that Robert (son of James and Anne) was still living in Oct 1855
when he and Sidney (his wife) were mentioned in a petition to sell her father's
land in Lauderdale Co., AL. In May 1857, they got $202.
Sidney was the daughter of Richard and had a brother Cornelius so anytime I
see those two names, I start to put them into Robert's family --esp. if there
is a known Alabama connection. Richard Faires was born in SC in 1773 so that
puts Sidney with a SC connection. Her mother was Margaret Darby born about
1785 in Ireland
I have an estate for Peter Morrison in 1855
Peter Morrison married Eleanor/Elander ANN Collison 1824 by A. Faires. Also
have a marriage for Peter Morrison 1823 to Polly Yount
I have not been able to find Robert in 1850 -- the estate for Sidney's
father did not mention where he lived.
Benjamin Morrison married Margaret Callison/Collison 1825 by Alexander Faires
Now do I understand that the John G. in Blount Co., AL is NOT the same John
G that Joyce is tracking? Are the ages off or how do we know that.
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Well, once again, remember that Samuel used the names James and John Gillespie, had a grandson Hiram, plus his daughter was Louisa Isabell. It looks like it is slowly being narrowed down to someone, but who??? Wasn't the one who married the Morrison supposed to have been the daughter of James and Anne Gillespie Callison?
Joyce
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Alexander -- had an Absolom
Elizabeth Callison Morrison -- Had Absolom, Gillespie and Alexander
William who married Chapman had an Absolom plus some unknowns
John Gillespie Callison connected to James and Samuel. James had an Alexander
John Jr -- second generation had an Absolom and a Moses
Moses -- had an Absolom and a Hiram
Absolom -- had a Gillespie
Hiram had a Gillespie
To the best of my knowledge no line from the thrice married James Callison
-- in the first two or three generations-- used Alexander, Absolom, Hiram or
Gillespie so my thought process thinks that
1. Either these names were connected with Isabel's family in some manner OR
2. Connected to a wife of one of James and Isabel's sons.
Margaret Callison McCutcheon -- assumed to be sister of James -- used James,
John, Robert, William so these look to be pretty traditional Callison names.
She was married to a ROBERT so this may have been where that name entered
the family. She also had Joseph which may have been where William got the name
Now, the known sons (Robert and Joseph) of William did not use any of these
names.
Robert, son of James and Isabel, used James, John, William and Robert --
pretty traditional
James Jr -- the only sons that we assume-- James, Robert and possibly John
-- IF they used Gillespie it was because he was married to a Gillespie
Which leaves John Sr as a possibility. We know at least that Moses and Hiram
fit in the family SOMEWHERE
So the only connection so far with John Sr is John Jr. He did not use any of
these names BUT I know NO middle names for any of the children and he used
the tradional James, William, John and then probably maternal names of McClure
and Arthur. He did have grandsons, Absolom and Moses.
Alexander had a daughter, Elizabeth "G" Callison. No idea what the "G" stood
for.
Are we missing a clue here SOMEWHERE. Are there any other similarities among
all of these people. Certainly not destinations -- with some going to KY and
some to OH.
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Alexander -- had an Absolom
Elizabeth Callison Morrison -- Had Absolom, Gillespie and Alexander
William who married Chapman had an Absolom plus some unknowns
John Gillespie Callison connected to James and Samuel. James had an Alexander
John Jr -- second generation had an Absolom and a Moses
Moses -- had an Absolom and a Hiram
Absolom -- had a Gillespie
Hiram had a Gillespie
To the best of my knowledge no line from the thrice married James Callison
-- in the first two or three generations-- used Alexander, Absolom, Hiram or
Gillespie so my thought process thinks that
1. Either these names were connected with Isabel's family in some manner OR
2. Connected to a wife of one of James and Isabel's sons.
Margaret Callison McCutcheon -- assumed to be sister of James -- used James,
John, Robert, William so these look to be pretty traditional Callison names.
She was married to a ROBERT so this may have been where that name entered
the family. She also had Joseph which may have been where William got the name
Now, the known sons (Robert and Joseph) of William did not use any of these
names.
Robert, son of James and Isabel, used James, John, William and Robert --
pretty traditional
James Jr -- the only sons that we assume-- James, Robert and possibly John
-- IF they used Gillespie it was because he was married to a Gillespie
Which leaves John Sr as a possibility. We know at least that Moses and Hiram
fit in the family SOMEWHERE
So the only connection so far with John Sr is John Jr. He did not use any of
these names BUT I know NO middle names for any of the children and he used
the tradional James, William, John and then probably maternal names of McClure
and Arthur. He did have grandsons, Absolom and Moses.
Alexander had a daughter, Elizabeth "G" Callison. No idea what the "G" stood
for.
Are we missing a clue here SOMEWHERE. Are there any other similarities among
all of these people. Certainly not destinations -- with some going to KY and
some to OH.
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I am attempting to make contact with a MALE descendant of William J.
Callison who "returned" to Augusta Co. If he contacts me, I am going to very
carefully broach the subject of DNA testing. He is a bank officer so probably will
be VERY WARY of me and my request so just have to tread lightly. Keep your
fingers crossed. Take care. Marilyn
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Just trying to keep things straight in my mind -- not sure this is possible
James Callison died 1789 leaving a will naming 4 sons -- John, James,
William and Robert. That much we know -- thank goodness.
Our lastest discussions have been on:
We have the thrice married James who died in Grainger Co. TN -- left a will
naming his sons BUT connected in some manner with a Jonathan who died 1801
We have a William probably born pre 1770 who bought land in Tennessee Co.,
TN but don't know where he lived at the time or what happened to the land
Our old time problems -- I am sure I will forget someone here.
Who is the father of these known Callisons with a common ancestor per DNA
testing
Hiram
Moses -- Not 100% on the right father for him
Who is the father of these other Callisons
William who married Marian Chapman
Alexander
Absolom -- bible record has brothers Robert and Benjamin
James who died in 1827 -- had sister married to James Morrison
James who married in Gallia Co., OH Married 1806 -- assumed to be s/o
William but only assumption
John who married Eliz. Cutlip 1791 -- ? same one killed in the War of 1812
in Gallia Co. OH
Benjamn listed in tax record 1 year Augusta Co., VA along with Robert and
Hiram
Then we have these guys who are possibly from the next generation
John Gillespie born about 1797 and some connection with brothers James and
Samuel
William J. born about 1797 and "returned" to Augusta Co., VA to live
Isaac Callison/Collison born about 1793 ( I think) married Cynthia Robinson
-- served in War of 1812 -- one census has born Bath Co -- Tax list 1794 for
Bath Co. lists Isaac ( s/o thrice married James) and John Jr.(s/o John Sr)
who married in 1789 and went to Ohio in 1809. He has a known son born 1793.
Is the Daniel Kellison line actually Callison?
Did the Rev. Isaac Callison with daughter Millicent -- early VA-- leave a
will naming only a daughter or could he have had males also. One of his
descendants married into John Callison Jr. line in Ohio
We won't even get into the possibilities for the girls in the family.
Whom did I leave out?
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In a message dated 8/12/2007 9:06:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
jtex37(a)sbcglobal.net writes:
His estate settlement was administered by James Callison, Jr. 18 Aug 1802.
Need to read all of my info before I ask who someone was.
Hmmmmm, I did not know about his estate settlement -- so do you think that
he was a son of the thrice married James. Sounds like it, huh. I would guess
that he had no children since he no heirs listed in the estate of James.
James Callison Jr was pretty busy handling legal affairs in both Virginia
and Tennessee. Kinda different that the administrator was not his father who
lived in the same area -- assuming he was a son of James.
Also James Jr. had 2 older brothers, Isaac and Anthony -- interesting. Take
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Just wanted to point out for whatever --
A Jonathan Callison in TN connected with James Callison -- I think mentioned
in the marriage that I think Joyce sent a few days ago in Grainger Co. TN
but not mentioned in his will -- Just off the top of my head here so consider
the source. <smile>
I pulled out my TN tax records and found questions on John and on James of
Grainger Co.
note about the marriage 1800
James Jr. married to Elizabeth Young and James Sr. was Bondsman -- Now how
was it established that this was the older James who got married -- Seems
strange to me
1799, 1800, 1801 James is listed in Greenbrier Co., VA. Is this the same
James who was bondsman in Grainger in 1800.
1797 James and John both mentioned in land deed Grainger Co.,TN
Christian Rhodes to Jonathan Callison Dec. 1796 - Rhodes of Knox Co and
Callison of Grainger Co -- 150 acres on the North side of the Holston River
Same date to James Callison -- 300 acres north side of Holston
1811 -- James Callison of Bath Co -- (James Jr obviously) from Elizabeth,
widow of deceased James Callison, -- selling land in Virginia that belonged to
James (the father) 290 acres north of Holston River. Looks like the same
land that was bought in 1797 --- was Holston River in Commonwealth of Va or TN
In 1819 Elizabeth sold 170 acres on the Holston River
Also in 1819 Elizabeth sold 100 acres on the north side of the Holston
I have no record when all of this land was bought
Early TN tax list
James Callison 1804 Grainger Co - 2 titheables
James Callison 1805 Grainger Co
Jonathan 1799 Grainger Co
Jonathan Sr 1799 Grainger Co
Now I know absolutely NOTHING about what to make of all of this. It has
been speculated that Jonathan was a child of James who died previous to his
will. Are Jonathan and Jonathan Sr both the same people -- Does that mean there
was a Jonathan Jr?
I know we just crossed it a few times on our trip to VA but must have been
going through TN at the time
Topozone has this river as a tributary of the Tennessee River and in the
Knoxville area
Grainger was formed in 1796 from Knox and Hawkins Co., TN. Was the thrice
married James living in Knox Co before it became Grainger? I really don't
have him located anywhere specifically. Any descendants on this list who can
fill in some early blanks on him
Anyway -- a TN problem to go with the KY, VA and OH ones. <smile> Take care.
Marilyn
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The _Holston_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holston) River is a major river
system of _southwestern_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Virginia)
_Virginia_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia) and _East Tennessee_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Tennessee) . The three major forks of the
Holston (its North, Middle and South Forks) rise in southwestern Virginia and have
their confluence near _Kingsport, Tennessee_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsport,_Tennessee) . From there the river flows roughly southwestward, just
north of _Bays Mountain_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bays_Mountain) ,
until it reaches its confluence with the _French Broad River_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Broad_River) just east of downtown _Knoxville, Tennessee_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee) . This confluence is
considered to be the headwaters of the _Tennessee River_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_River) .
The Holston River valley is greatly developed for _electrical_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity) power generation, both with hydroelectric
_dams_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam) and _coal_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal) -fired steam plants. In its upper reaches some of these plants are
controlled by private interests; in the downstream portion they are owned by the
_United States Government_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Government) 's _Tennessee Valley Authority_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority) .
The river was named after Stephen Holston, who built a cabin on the upper
reaches of the river in 1746. _Holston Mountain_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holston_Mountain) was named after the Holston River.
Although today's Holston River ends at the French Broad River to form the
Tennessee River at its mile post 652 in Knoxville, the Holston River did not
originally end there. Until 1933, the Holston River flowed past Knoxville and
continued to its confluence with the Little Tennessee River at Lenoir City 51
miles downstream. At that point, the Tennessee River began, 601 miles upstream
from the _Ohio River_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River) at
_Paducah, Kentucky_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky) .
The headwaters of the Tennessee have been changed many times during the 18th
and 19th centuries, but according to Tennessee Valley Authority historians,
the reason for the last particular change, was that when the Tennessee Valley
Authority was created in 1933, Congress mandated that, since the TVA
headquarters were to be in downtown Knoxville, and from the headquarters, the
federal agency would manage all the dams and flood control on the Tennessee River
and its tributaries, the TVA headquarters had to be on the banks of the
Tennessee River. For that reason, the headwaters of the Tennessee River were moved
from Lenoir City 51 miles upstream past downtown Knoxville, to the confluence
of the Holston and the French Broad Rivers, to fulfill the Congressional
mandate for creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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I got out my info and I have a page from Evelyn Witeck that says James Callison, probable son of Anthony and Abigail Wetherald Callison, was born 1739, Northern Ireland, and d 1808, Grainger Co., Tenn. Married Mary Callison, probably the daughter of James and Isabella Callison. She died in Grainger Co. before 1800. Married Elizabeth Young in Grainger Co., 17 July 1800.
Children, except Jonathan, listed in father's will. Anthony, Isaac, James, Jr., b Grenbria Co., 1770, d ca 1844 in Pocahontac Co., Va. m Susannah Edimiston on 14 March, 1797, Bath Co., Va. Jesse, Samuel, Elisha, Abigail, Rebecca Ann (Nancy) Ruth, and Jonothan, who died in Grainger Co. in 1802. His estate settlement was administered by James Callison, Jr. 18 Aug 1802.
Need to read all of my info before I ask who someone was.
Joyce
GNEOLOG(a)aol.com wrote:
Just wanted to point out for whatever --
A Jonathan Callison in TN connected with James Callison -- I think mentioned
in the marriage that I think Joyce sent a few days ago in Grainger Co. TN
but not mentioned in his will -- Just off the top of my head here so consider
the source.
I pulled out my TN tax records and found questions on John and on James of
Grainger Co.
note about the marriage 1800
James Jr. married to Elizabeth Young and James Sr. was Bondsman -- Now how
was it established that this was the older James who got married -- Seems
strange to me
1799, 1800, 1801 James is listed in Greenbrier Co., VA. Is this the same
James who was bondsman in Grainger in 1800.
1797 James and John both mentioned in land deed Grainger Co.,TN
Christian Rhodes to Jonathan Callison Dec. 1796 - Rhodes of Knox Co and
Callison of Grainger Co -- 150 acres on the North side of the Holston River
Same date to James Callison -- 300 acres north side of Holston
1811 -- James Callison of Bath Co -- (James Jr obviously) from Elizabeth,
widow of deceased James Callison, -- selling land in Virginia that belonged to
James (the father) 290 acres north of Holston River. Looks like the same
land that was bought in 1797 --- was Holston River in Commonwealth of Va or TN
In 1819 Elizabeth sold 170 acres on the Holston River
Also in 1819 Elizabeth sold 100 acres on the north side of the Holston
I have no record when all of this land was bought
Early TN tax list
James Callison 1804 Grainger Co - 2 titheables
James Callison 1805 Grainger Co
Jonathan 1799 Grainger Co
Jonathan Sr 1799 Grainger Co
Now I know absolutely NOTHING about what to make of all of this. It has
been speculated that Jonathan was a child of James who died previous to his
will. Are Jonathan and Jonathan Sr both the same people -- Does that mean there
was a Jonathan Jr?
I know we just crossed it a few times on our trip to VA but must have been
going through TN at the time
Topozone has this river as a tributary of the Tennessee River and in the
Knoxville area
Grainger was formed in 1796 from Knox and Hawkins Co., TN. Was the thrice
married James living in Knox Co before it became Grainger? I really don't
have him located anywhere specifically. Any descendants on this list who can
fill in some early blanks on him
Anyway -- a TN problem to go with the KY, VA and OH ones. Take care.
Marilyn
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