Erected by Thomas Walters Chapter, Lewistown, ILL
D.A.R.

Mother of 14 children

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Courtesy of JEllis #49189183: this text taken from
http://stipak.com/willcockson/elijah/bios/1.htm


On 21 Nov 1811 in North Carolina1,2 when Elijah was 22, he married 1B. Charlotte CALLOWAY,3,2,1 19, a daughter of Elijah CALLOWAY (12 Oct 1769-3 Mar 1847) & Mary CUTBIRTH (ca 1770-17 Dec 1843). Elijah Calloway served as a member of the North Carolina Legislature for thirteen years. Mary Cutbirth was a daughter of famed long-hunter Benjamin CUTBIRTH & Elizabeth WILLCOCKSON, a granddaughter of John WILLCOCKSON & Sarah BOONE, and a grandniece of Daniel Boone. Charlotte was born on 1 Apr 1792 in Ashe (or Wilkes according to Spraker) Co., North Carolina.4,2 Charlotte immigrated with her family in 1815 to Kentucky from North Carolina. They then immigrated in 1830 to Fulton Co., Illinois from Kentucky.1 Charlotte died in Fulton Co., Ilinois on 18 Jun 1875; she was 83.4 Buried in Wilcoxen Cemetery, near Bryant, southeast of Lewiston, Fulton Co., Illinois. Alias/AKA: Charlotte CALLAWAY,2 Charlotte CALLOWAY.1

Charlotte and Elijah were first cousins, once removed. That is to say, her mother Mary Cutbirth was Elijah Willcockson's first cousin.

They had the following children:
2 i. Zerilda "Jane" (1812-1874)

3 ii. Jesse Boone (1813-1872)

4 iii. Nancy M. (>1811-1883)

5 iv. Mary Emaline (>1811-1894)

6 v. Elijah Calloway (1817-1872)

7 vi. Andrew Jackson (1818-1884)

8 vii. Elizabeth Caroline (1824-1863)

9 viii. Anna Adeline (1825-1904)

10 ix. Marshall Ney (1827-1901)

11 x. James Calvin (1829->1879)

12 xi. America (>1811-1884)

13 xii. Jeremiah F. (1833-1912)

14 xiii. Isaiah M. (Died as Child) (>1811-<1850)
15 xiv. Charlotte (Died as Child) (>1811-~1825)