John Farrar Callaway married Sarah Hardin, the daughter of William and Sarah Bledsoe Hardin, 29 Jan 1799.Shortly after John settled in Knox County,the War of 1812 began. According to the letters of his son, William S. Callaway, to Lyman Draper in 1884, John served as the officer “ in charge of shipping provisions for Army down the Tennessee River," No record of John's service during the War of 1812 has been located, although subsequent area newspapers refer to him County in the Sweetwater Valley area reveal much of the manner of life of as "Major John Callaway.” CFAJ. Vol.X.1985
Sarah and children are mentioned in his will, probated 14 Nov 1848, in the "county of Vanburin" Missouri.
His children: William S.,Joseph, John, Rebecca, Polly, Malinda, James, Hugh,Nancy and grandsons John F. and Timothy M. Callaway. Concerning his daughter, Nancy, his requests are explicit,"I bequeath to my son John & wife Sarah in trust for my daughter Nancy...land before expressed in this will for to hold in trust for the use and benefit for her and her children as to keep it out of the hands of her profligate husband George Webb forever."
John Callaway's burial site was originally in Van Buren County, MO. The cemetery in which he was buried was purchased by a man who used the stones to make a sidewalk. A family member was able to rescue the stone and have it erected in Englewood Cemetery next to his grandson James H. Callaway.-Allie Griffith-Nelson
Sarah and children are mentioned in his will, probated 14 Nov 1848, in the "county of Vanburin" Missouri.
His children: William S.,Joseph, John, Rebecca, Polly, Malinda, James, Hugh,Nancy and grandsons John F. and Timothy M. Callaway. Concerning his daughter, Nancy, his requests are explicit,"I bequeath to my son John & wife Sarah in trust for my daughter Nancy...land before expressed in this will for to hold in trust for the use and benefit for her and her children as to keep it out of the hands of her profligate husband George Webb forever."
John Callaway's burial site was originally in Van Buren County, MO. The cemetery in which he was buried was purchased by a man who used the stones to make a sidewalk. A family member was able to rescue the stone and have it erected in Englewood Cemetery next to his grandson James H. Callaway.-Allie Griffith-Nelson
John Farrar Callaway married Sarah Hardin, the daughter of William and Sarah Bledsoe Hardin, 29 Jan 1799.Shortly after John settled in Knox County,the War of 1812 began. According to the letters of his son, William S. Callaway, to Lyman Draper in 1884, John served as the officer “ in charge of shipping provisions for Army down the Tennessee River," No record of John's service during the War of 1812 has been located, although subsequent area newspapers refer to him County in the Sweetwater Valley area reveal much of the manner of life of as "Major John Callaway.” CFAJ. Vol.X.1985
Sarah and children are mentioned in his will, probated 14 Nov 1848, in the "county of Vanburin" Missouri.
His children: William S.,Joseph, John, Rebecca, Polly, Malinda, James, Hugh,Nancy and grandsons John F. and Timothy M. Callaway. Concerning his daughter, Nancy, his requests are explicit,"I bequeath to my son John & wife Sarah in trust for my daughter Nancy...land before expressed in this will for to hold in trust for the use and benefit for her and her children as to keep it out of the hands of her profligate husband George Webb forever."
John Callaway's burial site was originally in Van Buren County, MO. The cemetery in which he was buried was purchased by a man who used the stones to make a sidewalk. A family member was able to rescue the stone and have it erected in Englewood Cemetery next to his grandson James H. Callaway.-Allie Griffith-Nelson
Sarah and children are mentioned in his will, probated 14 Nov 1848, in the "county of Vanburin" Missouri.
His children: William S.,Joseph, John, Rebecca, Polly, Malinda, James, Hugh,Nancy and grandsons John F. and Timothy M. Callaway. Concerning his daughter, Nancy, his requests are explicit,"I bequeath to my son John & wife Sarah in trust for my daughter Nancy...land before expressed in this will for to hold in trust for the use and benefit for her and her children as to keep it out of the hands of her profligate husband George Webb forever."
John Callaway's burial site was originally in Van Buren County, MO. The cemetery in which he was buried was purchased by a man who used the stones to make a sidewalk. A family member was able to rescue the stone and have it erected in Englewood Cemetery next to his grandson James H. Callaway.-Allie Griffith-Nelson
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