Hello Rena,
I have mentioned this several times on this forum. But James Henry Callison children were
listed on the Intestate Will of David Parkhill. David Parkhill died on February 24, 1844
in Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama. About 3 weeks later after the death of David
Parkhill, Martha relinquished her right to administer Davids estate and had her two
younger sons Allen H. Parkhill and Harry B. Parkhill appointed Administrators of their
father's estate on Friday, March 15, 1844.
On Tuesday, November 25, 1845 Allen H. Parkhill gave petitions to sell the land and the
estate. The heirs mentioned were Emily Jane, Julia Ann and Travis Parkhill who lived out
of the state. Montgomery Gilbreath was appointed Guardian during the interim or the
proceeding for the following minor children: Travis, Martha Ann, Eliza Jane and Emily
Elizabeth Callison, along with Martha Jane, James And John Parkhill. Travis, Martha
Ann, Eliza Jane and Emily Elizabeth Callison were the children of James Henry Callison and
Sara Parkhill Craig Callison. Martha Jane, James and John Parkhill were children of
James, also known as John William Parkhill. James Or John William Parkhill was my 2nd
great grandfather.
SARA PARKHILL Born around 1801-1803) she married James H. Callison May 12, 1818 Rhea
County, Tennessee. She had married a man named Craig before she married James. James
Callison started selling land in 1812 in Rhea Co. In 1830 James Callison was listed on the
Wilcox, Ala. census. James was the son of James Callison and Anne Gillespie. James
Callison went to Texas and died at Goliad in the War for Texas Independence.
1. Travis Callison
2. Martha Ann Callison b. 1826 m. David W. Lemley 10 Feb., 1846, Marshall Co., Alabama.
He was b. 1824 , Lived in Travis Co., Texas
3. Eliza Jane Callison on 10 Feb. 1846 in Marshall Co., Ala m. John Smith,
4. Emily Elizabeth Callison. She is noted in Marshall Co. Alabama Records, Volume 65,
Pg. 153 that her name is Emela Coleson. License was issued Apr. 17, 1850 to marry Elisha
Saint. Allen H. Parkhill married them on April 17, 1859 in Marshall Co. Alabama.
5. John Gillespie Gallison
Power of Attorney May 3, 1856, State of Alabama, Marshall Co.,
Martha Ann, wife of David W. Lemley, Emily Elizabeth, wife of Elisha Saint, and Eliza
Jane, formerly married to John Smith, children and heirs at law of James H. Callison
Power of Attorney July 24, 1856, Travis Co., Texas.,
James M. Adams for Martha Ann Lemley, wife of David W. Lemley, Emily Elizabeth Saint, wife
of Elisha Saint, and Eliza Jane, widow of John Smith, heirs of James H.Callison.
Affidavit of Heirship Feb. 11, 12, 14, 1857, State of Alabama, Marshall County.,
Affidavits of Emily Elizabeth Saint, daughter of James H. Callison, Elisha Saint, husband
of Emily Elizabeth Saint, Eliza H. Smith, daughter of James H. Callison, and David
Lemley.
John G. Callison was noted to have said that his mother Sarah, and sister
Emily are the only heirs of James H. Callison. John Gillespie Callison posed as their
agent tried to sell the land of the girls, and there are court papers over that. There was
a Travis Callison, originally, so James Henry Callison had a son Travis, and daughters
Martha Ann, Emily Elizabeth, and Eliza Jane. If one would notice that both Martha Ann
and her sister Emily Callison were married on the same day on Feb. 01, 1846. And more
likely Allen H. Parkhill married them.
Rena McWilliams <renamc(a)bcni.net> wrote:
Hey - this is something I really know about. I grew up in Refugio and
am the County Coordinator for the TXGenWeb site. Mt. Calvary is about
three blocks from the home where I lived. King and his men died north
of the mission in Refugio - Nuestra Senora de Refugio Mission (Our Lady
of Refuge). Although they were attached to La Bahia Mission in Goliad -
about 25 miles away - they had been sent to Refugio to assist in
protecting/removing the remaining families who were being terrorized by
"Karankawas and Mexican marauders". Their bodies were buried on the
prairie. Later, Mt. Calvary Cemetery was laid out in the same area.
The earliest death date I can find on a tombstone is 1846. The mass
grave for King and his men was discovered accidentally in about 1934 -
left intact after inspection of the skeletons - and a memorial erected
there. The following is a quote from the Texas Handbook online:
"At a spot on a draw about a mile north of the mission, Captain King and
the other prisoners were shot. Their bodies were left unburied on the
prairie. Sometime after the battle of San Jacinto a party of Refugio
citizens headed by John Haynes gathered the bones and relics of King's
men and buried them. The place of sepulture was forgotten until May 9,
1934, when a grave containing sixteen skeletons was discovered by
accident in Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery near Refugio. The bones were
identified as those of King's men, and on June 17, 1934, they were
reinterred in the cemetery with appropriate religious and military
ceremonies. For the Texas Centennial in 1936 the state of Texas erected
two memorials to King and his men - one in Refugio and another at Mount
Calvary Cemetery. Tradition has it that another grave in the vicinity of
the cemetery contains the bones of the other victims."
So, what it amounts to is that King and men were there first - before it
was a Catholic Cemetery. (smile)
Rena
-----Original Message-----
From: joyce moore [mailto:jtex37@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 8:52 PM
To: CALLISON-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CALLISON] James Henry Callison-- Texas
Marilyn,
most of the men were fighting at the Mission La Bahia, which is in
Goliad, and kind of like the Alamo was. I have been ther several times
but I have never really looked at the cemetery, just the memorial. La
Bahia is not actually in Regugio, which in Texas is pronounces Referio,
which blows people's minds who are not from Texas. Anyway, he was one of
Kings's men and I would assume they were buried in the closest cemetery
where they died. In all of that insane thing known as the Texas
Revolution everyone was fighting, running, dying, etc. and I think there
was not much time to bury them in different places. Besides, if you will
remember, everyone who came to Texas had to swear to become a Catholic
and a Mexican citizen, so technically, they were all Catholic.
Joyce
GNEOLOG(a)aol.com wrote:
I was browsing through
findagrave.com and see that Sgt. James Henry
Callison
is buried in Mt. Calvary CATHOLIC cemetery in Rufugio. Looks like most
of the
people buried there were killed in the same battle. Anyone got any ideas
why
it would be a catholic cemetery. Perhaps it has changed hands since that
time.
I can remember in my lifetime that only Catholics could be buried in a
Catholic cemetery. Thankfully, that has now changed. Anyone got any
ideas. Take care.
Marilyn
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