I would appreciate that greatly, if you don't mind. My gg-grandfather James William
Parkhill would be the brother of Sara Parkhill also if that is the case. I believe that
my gg-grandfather James William Parkhill was with James Callison but can't prove it
one way or the other. He disappeared around 1835-1836. I believe he was captured with
James Callison and slain by Santa Ana's troups in Texas. His wife Ritha Birdwell
Parkhill married to a George Madison Connally (great great Uncle of John Connally, former
Governor of Texas) in Aug. 1835/36 in Blount co. Alabama. They later moved to and around
Paris, Texas in 1845. Any info that you can provide would be appreciated.
joyce moore <jtex37(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
James,
you are getting apples and oranges mixed up.
James Callison, as far as I know, was the son of James Callison and Anne Gillespie, and so
was John Callison, as well as Robert. There is one court document, or something, can't
remember exactly what at the moment, that shows Robert, James, and John all at the same
time. I think it might have been in Rhea County, Tenn. Robert moved to Alabama and married
Sybil Pharres, who later committed suicide. James married Sarah Craig. I assume that she
was Sarah Parkhill and had been married before. There is a document in the Texas State
Land Office that lists James Callison, of Marshall Co., Alabama, as the father of the
girls. I assume that Travis had died by the time it was files as he is never shown
anywhere except on the one will. I would assume that Sarah had died and James left the
children with the Parkhills, as his mother was dead, and took the oldest son, John
Gillespie Callison, to Texas with him.
James was killed at Refugio with King's men at the battle of Goliad. He was actually
killed th day before but it is considered all the same battle. His son, John Gillespie
Callison, later applied for land, and stated that he was the son of James Callison, and he
and his mother, Sarah, and his sister Emily, I think it was, were the only heirs of James
Callison. Sweet little thing tried to cut his other sisters out, and he later tried to
pretend that he was their representative and sell their land later in Guadalupe county. I
found that document where they had filed a notice through their lawyer that he was not
their representative. They later got land, but it went on into the 1889s before it was all
settled.
John Gillespie Callison, brother of James, married a widow, Margaret Reneau. She had
several children. I understand that only one of them went to Texas when John went about
1838 to 1841. He appears to have gone to Texas and returned to Alabama, and then returned
to Texas. I suppose that Margaret died as I have never found her on a census. The last I
found on him was in 1870 when he was on a census in Karnes County, or one of the counties
down there.
Samuel Callison, my ancestor, is the one who has been in question. I believe that he was
the youngest son of James and Anne Callison. His oldest son was named James Crockett
Callison, and his next son was John Gillespie Callison, and his daughter was Louisa
Isabelle Callison, my ggrandmother. We assume that James Crockett was the oldest child,
but there could have been a child who died, as they are listed as married when they came
to Texas in late 1834, and their first child is listed as being born in 1838, so there may
have been others who died.
James is definitely the father of the children who were in the care of the Parkhills. I
have not found a marriage license for a Sarah Parkhill and a Craig, but you know how many
records were destroyed. If you would like I will hunt up that record and scan it for you
in a few days when I get a chance.
Hope this clears up the confusion.
Joyce
GNEOLOG(a)aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 11/18/2004 9:40:06 AM Central Standard Time,
jmparkhill(a)yahoo.com writes:
Still looking for parents of Travis, Martha Ann, Eliza Jane and Emily
Elizabeth Callison.
Jim, are these the same children names listed in land records in Texas for
Sarah who is thought to be Sarah Craig Callison, wife of James Callison who was
the son of James and Ann Gillespie Callison???
We have not found a link between Callison, Craig and Parkhill, if I remember
correctly. Marshall County, Alabama was taken out of Blount County where John
Gillespie Callison lived before he went to Texas. Joyce, I know you have told
me MANY TIMES, why this John is NOT thought to be the son of James and Ann
Gillespie Callison but please refresh my memory.
Are all the children of John G. accounted for who are enumerated with him in
1830. \\
One male under 5
One male age 5-10
One male age 10-15
One male age 15-20
One male age 30-40 born 1790-1800. James and Anne Gillespie Callison married
1794
One female age 10-15 Who is this-- could she have married a Parkhill??
One female age 40-50
It is also a possibility that James and Anne Gillespie had children that are
unaccounted for since we can't find them in any census records. I think the
knowledge that they had a son named John came from a court record of some type
in Tennessee. Could someone refresh my memory on this. Was John apparently
married twice with a second marriage to Margaret Reneau?
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