One of my Callison branches in Jackson County, Ohio married into the
Gilliland family who came from Greenbrier Va. area with all the other immigrants to
Ohio. I found this note on a website today and wondered who this other
Callison/Gilliland family was. Anyone with any ideas. Time wise, his John could be the
brother of Samuel in my family line. Anyway, the question is -- who is James
Callison???
a. From Virginnia to Missouri! From: tynwd(a)mnsinc.com (Noble G. Sheatsley)
I am descended from the Gillilan(d)s who left Greenbrier Co. Va and settled
in Daviess County, Missouri in 1840.
On that trip of 15 wagons were Gillilan(d)s, Gays, McClungs, Hills, Callison,
etc.
My Gillilan patriarch was John (b.4-19-1783; d. 2-1-1859; m. Mary Waddell
9-16-1803 in Bath Co. Va.) Her parents were Alexander Waddell, born in Glasgow,
Scotland in 1732 and died in 1834 Gallia Co. Ohio and Eleanor Roush born in
Shenandoah Co. Va in 1752 and died in Gallia Co. Ohio in 1827.
John and Mary had 14 children, all born in Bath County VA and Pocahontas WVA.
Not all of them went west. The children were: Nathan (1804-1882) m. Ann
Franklin Dunlap Catherine m. Isaac Moore, Pocahontas Co. VA Alexander m. Agness Gay
10-21-1830, Pocahontas Co. VA William m. Eliza Ann Perkins James (1811-1889)
m Elizabeth G. Edmiston 8-18-1836 Pocahontas Co John (1812-1872) m Nancy
McKamie Bradshaw 7-4-1839 in VA (my great -grandparents) Mary (1814-1888) m. Andrew
Gay Elizabeth (1814-1851)m Andrew Lockridge Samuel m. Elizabeth
Jordin/Jordan, 2-4-1847, Daviess Co. Mo. Ann (1824-1852) m. Richard Hill 7-1-1841 Daviess
Co. Mo. Jane; George Eleanor (Ellen) (b. 5-13-1822; s. 6-25-1904. m. Robert
Williams Rebecca J. (b.1-24-1830; s. 2-7-1915) m. James Callison
REF: "Jamesport Centennial 1872-1972" published in Jamesport, Missouri
Tombstones in Jamesport Memorial Cemetery
Tombstones in Old Hill Cemetery, courtesy of the local DAR