The Peter in the marriage record should have been inserted by the Morrison rather than the
Collison -- AKA Callison.
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From: gc-gateway <gc-gateway(a)rootsweb.com>
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Sent: Fri, Nov 4, 2011 9:56 pm
Subject: Re: [CALLISON] Callisons_Morrisons
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Author: MimmiKAR
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I've read some of your posts on the Callison Mailing List, which I just joined.
Just in the past week even though I've been researching my Peter Morrison for
years - I've discovered that his wife Eleanor (Ellender) was a Callison. This
only came about because a cousin I research with found Peter living in Madison
County, Tennessee at age 80 as a widower with his daughter Ann. At first glance,
we weren't even sure this was our Peter, but he kept wading through census data.
And then he was searching in Lauderdale County, Alabama for info on his wife's
family when he saw marriage records for a Peter Morrison and Ellender Collison
and a record for a Benjamin Morrison and Margaret Callison.
We've long thought Benjamin was a brother of Peter but got stuck and moved on.
Now we are very certain we are on the right track. I further think Peter and
Benjamin's father was Peter Morrison who died in Lauderdale County, Alabama in
1854 and is buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery. I think he was married at least
three times (but this is cautionary speculation). I found or rather my cousin
found marriage records for several Peter Morrison's. I think the senior Peter
Morrison married second Polly Young and third Ann Perry.
Not to confuse the issues but I am descended from the daughter of Peter W.
Morrison and Ellender Callison who was named Margaret. She married David
Williams and I believe her sister Ann married David's brother John T. Williams.
Margaret and David's daughter Mary E. Wiliiams was my second great grandmother
and our immediate generations back to Mary were all born in Scott County,
Arkansas (which includes me) and I still have family there.
I've seen a few postings here and there wondering what happened to Peter &
Ellender/Eleanor and Benjamin and Margaret so now you know more.
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