Frances Elizabeth “Fannie” Calloway Townsend
BIRTH 14 Jun 1854
DEATH 14 Mar 1903 (aged 48)
BURIAL Red River Meeting House Cemetery Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA [37262177]
Children
Virgil Emmett Townsend 1875–1956
Joseph William Townsend 1876–1963
John Thomas Townsend 1878–1966
Tillman Offutt Townsend 1880–1965
Robert Gilson Townsend 1883–1887
Sabrea Elizabeth Townsend Campbell 1885–1920
Richard Presley Townsend 1888–1953
Edmond Porter Townsend 1890–1944
Sabra Parsons
mentioned in the record of Frances Calloway
Name Sabra Parsons
gender Female
Husband J. A. Calloway
Daughter Frances Calloway
Other information in the record of Frances Calloway
from Kentucky Births and Christenings
Name Frances Calloway
Gender Female
Birth Date 14 Mar 1853
Race White
Father's Name J. A. Calloway
Mother's Name Sabra Parsons
Citing this Record
GEER ANCESTRY Updated: 2017-12-11 Owner: Samuel Taylor Geer
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1
1. Frances E. CALLOWAY was born ABT 1854 in Logan Co., KY. She was the daughter of 2. John A. CALLOWAY and 3. Sabria E. PARSONS.
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2
2. John A. CALLOWAY was born ABT 1818 in Virginia, and died BEF 1900 in of Russellville, Logan Co., KY.
3. Sabria E. PARSONS was born ABT 1829 in Kentucky, and died BEF 1900 in of Russellville, Logan Co., KY. She was the daughter of 6. Benjamin PARSONS and 7. FRANCES.
My Genealogy Home Page:Information about Frances Elizabeth Calloway
Frances Elizabeth Calloway was born 14 Jun 1854 in Logan County KY, and died 01 Mar 1903 in Logan County KY. She married Presley E. Townsend, son of Presley E. Townsend, Esq. and Amanda Offutt.
Notes for Frances Elizabeth Calloway:
Descendent of Col. Richard Calloway, member of Virginia House of Burgesses and one of first settlers on Boonesborough, KY. Col. Richard Calloway Killed by Indians near fort on 08 Mar 1780
Children of Frances Elizabeth Calloway and Presley E. Townsend are:
Joseph W. Townsend, b. 26 Jul 1876, Logan County KY, d. 04 May 1964, Brownsville, Cameron County TX.
Virgil E. Townsend, b. 04 Jan 1875, Logan County KY, d. 25 Feb 1936.
John T. Townsend, b. 18 Jan 1878, Logan County KY, d. 13 Jan 1966.
Tilghman Townsend, b. 21 Sep 1880, Logan County KY, d. 25 Mar 1965.
Robert J. Townsend, b. 04 Feb 1883, Logan County KY, d. 14 Aug 1887, Logan County KY.
Sabrea Townsend, b. 08 Jan 1885, Logan County KY, d. 06 Feb 1920.
Richard P. Townsend, b. 07 Oct 1886, Logan County KY, d. 18 Dec 1953.
Edmund P. Townsend, b. 25 Oct 1890, Logan County KY, d. 24 Feb 1944.
Richard Callaway or Richard Calloway (June 14, 1717 – March 8, 1780) [Parent(s) Joseph Callaway, Jr. and Catherine Callaway] was a 'longhunter [NOTE below]' and early settler of Kentucky. Born in Caroline County, Virginia, Callaway joined Daniel Boone in 1775
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Hoy, Frances Walton
In 1776, two of Callaway's daughters, along with Daniel Boone's Jemima, were kidnapped outside Boonesborough by Native Americans. Callaway led one of parties in the rescue of the girls. His nephew Flanders Callaway later married Jemima Boone.
On March 8, 1780, Colonel Richard Callaway was ambushed about a mile outside of Boonesborough by a Shawnee war party. He was killed and scalped, and his body was mutilated.
NOTE -- A longhunter (or long hunter) was an 18th-century explorer and hunter who made expeditions into the American frontier wilderness for as much as six months at a time.
Sources
Frances Elizabeth “Fannie” Calloway Townsend (14 Jun 1854–14 Mar 1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 37262177, citing Red River Meeting House Cemetery, Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Gwen Taylor (contributor 46883791) .
"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWNH-WZB : 11 February 2018), Sabra Parsons in entry for Frances Calloway, 14 Mar 1853; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 216,832.