Langhorne Chiswell Callaway

Brief Life History of Langhorne Chiswell

When Langhorne Chiswell Callaway was born after 1802, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, James Callaway Jr., was 8231 and his mother, Elizabeth Greer, was 8210.

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Family Time Line

James Callaway Jr.
1768–1852
Elizabeth Greer
1789–1856
Catherine E Callaway
1797–
Emily Callaway
1802–
Langhorne Chiswell Callaway
1802–
Nancy Tate Greer Callaway
1803–1853
Emily P. Callaway
1807–1872
Walter C. Callaway
1807–1876
Frances W Callaway
1820–1865
Serena Callaway
1821–1847
Thomas C. Callaway
1824–1902
Miranda Ellen Callaway
1825–1879

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    World Events (3)

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1803 · The U.S doubles in size

    The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

    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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