Elizabeth Boone Callaway

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Boone

When Elizabeth Boone Callaway was born on 15 February 1797, in Boone's Station, Clay, Kentucky, United States, her father, Flanders Isham Callaway, was 44 and her mother, Jemima Boone, was 34. She married Morgan Bryan on 15 February 1815, in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Warren, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 1 June 1867, in Everett, Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Evert Church Cemetery, Woodlandville, Boone, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Morgan Bryan
1794–1857
Elizabeth Boone Callaway
1797–1867
Marriage: 15 February 1815
Melcena Callaway Bryan
1815–1893
Icilius Archibald Bryan
1832–1917

Sources (17)

  • Elizabeth Bryan in household of Margin Bryan, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizabeth Callaway, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Elizabeth Callaway Bryan, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1801 · Cane Ridge Revival

The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Caillouet-Orgeville in Eure, France, named with a collective form of Old French cail(ou) ‘pebble’ (see Cail ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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