This report is for William Galloway/Gallaway, whose descendant, Benjamin F. Galloway was living in Weakley County by the early 1830s. Lynne Descendants of William Gallaway Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 GALLAWAY1 was born Bef. 1745, and died 1809 in Chocowinity District, Beaufort Co., NC. He married (1) MARY ?. He married (2) MARTHA CROFTON Abt. 1764 in Beaufort County, North Carolina, daughter of HENRY CROFTON and MARY ?. She was born Bef. 1745, and died Bef. 1798 in Beaufort County, NC. Children of WILLIAM GALLAWAY and MARY ? are: i. NANCY2 GALLAWAY. ii. FANNY GALLAWAY. iii. CHARLOTTE GALLAWAY. iv. PENELOPE GALLAWAY. v. ROENY GALLAWAY. Children of WILLIAM GALLAWAY and MARTHA CROFTON are: 2. vi. JAMES2 GALLAWAY, b. February 05, 1765, Beaufort County, NC; d. Abt. 1809, Green County, NC?. vii. REBECCA GALLAWAY, b. January 11, 1767. viii. NOAH GALLAWAY, b. February 1769; d. April 15, 1849, Beaufort County, NC; m. (1) SALLY MARY WALLACE GUILFORD; d. Abt. 1865, Gallaway Cemetery, Chocowinity, NC; m. (2) CHLOE RICHARDS?, Abt. 1795. More About NOAH GALLAWAY: Burial: Gallaway Cemetery, Chocowinity, NC ix. ELIZABETH GALLAWAY, b. October 07, 1771. x. HENRY GALLAWAY, b. July 07, 1778, Beaufort County, NC; d. Abt. 1865, Tallapoosa County, Alabama; m. CIVILITY BUCK, 1798, North Carolina. xi. WILLIAM MARTIN GALLAWAY, b. June 05, 1780, Beaufort County, NC; d. 1845, Pitt County, North Carolina; m. MARTHA ?. xii. MARY GALLAWAY, b. May 08, 1782. xiii. PATTY GALLAWAY, b. July 22, 1784. xiv. JOHN RICHARD GALLOWAY, b. September 06, 1786, Beaufort County, NC; d. August 1858, Shelby County, Tennessee; m. (1) PEGGY YATES; b. Bef. 1811; d. 1880; m. (2) PENELOPE ECKLIN. xv. HOSEA GALLAWAY, b. February 07, 1787, Beaufort County, NC2; d. Abt. 1840, Chickasaw County, Mississippi; m. SARAH YATES. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES2 GALLAWAY (WILLIAM1) was born February 05, 1765 in Beaufort County, NC, and died Abt. 1809 in Green County, NC?. He married PRUSSIA ORRELL, daughter of LOUISE ORRELL. She was born in Maryland, and died 1839. Children of JAMES GALLAWAY and PRUSSIA ORRELL are: 3. i. SR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3 GALLOWAY, b. March 30, 1800, North Carolina; d. March 13, 1872, Weakley County, Tennessee. ii. ELIZABETH DENT GALLOWAY, b. 1808; d. 1898; m. JAMES A. SPEIGHT. iii. CLARKEY GALLOWAY, m. SAMUEL SHEARWOOD, Tennessee. iv. MARTHA GALLOWAY. 4. v. GLIDEWELL ORRELL GALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1805, Beaufort County, NC; d. 1844. Generation No. 3 3. SR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3 GALLOWAY (JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born March 30, 1800 in North Carolina, and died March 13, 1872 in Weakley County, Tennessee3. He married PHEBE SMELLAGE, daughter of ? SMELLAGE and ?. She was born February 14, 1806 in North Carolina, and died August 05, 1872 in Weakley County, Tennessee3. More About SR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GALLOWAY: Burial: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Weakley County, Tennessee More About PHEBE SMELLAGE: Burial: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Weakley County, Tennessee Children of BENJAMIN GALLOWAY and PHEBE SMELLAGE are: i. MARY FRANCES4 GALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1840; d. Abt. 1911; m. J. H. FLEMING4. ii. JULETTA ANN GALLOWAY5, b. October 25, 1835, Tennessee6; m. CHARLES DANIEL DIXON, October 17, 1875, Weakley County, Tennessee; b. June 15, 1818, North Carolina6; d. April 23, 1909, Weakley County, Tennessee6. More About CHARLES DANIEL DIXON: Burial: Tansil Cemetery Area 6 #20 (Oak Grove Cemetery?), Weakley County, TN6 Cause of Death: old age Marriage Notes for JULETTA GALLOWAY and CHARLES DIXON: Juletta A Galaway was married to C. D. Dixon on October 17, 1875 by M. T. Bowden, Justice of the Peace. The license was obtained from E. J. Looney, Clerk on October 16, 1875. iii. MARTHA JANE GALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1838; m. WILLIAM A. DARLING, November 11, 1857, Weakley County, Tennessee7. 5. iv. SARAH CAROLINE GALLOWAY, b. April 09, 1843, Tennessee; d. April 04, 1907, Weakley County, Tennessee. 6. v. JR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GALLOWAY, b. April 07, 1845; d. February 06, 1872, Weakley County, Tennessee. 7. vi. PHEBE ANGLIN GALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1847, Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee. 4. GLIDEWELL ORRELL3 GALLOWAY (JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1805 in Beaufort County, NC, and died 1844. He married ELIZABETH E. PARRISH. She was born 1816 in Beaufort County, NC, and died 1844. More About GLIDEWELL ORRELL GALLOWAY: Will: March 20, 1844, Weakley County, Tennessee Children of GLIDEWELL GALLOWAY and ELIZABETH PARRISH are: 8. i. JAMES ISHAM4 GALLOWAY, b. 1837; d. 1904. ii. JOSEPHINE GALLOWAY. iii. MARY A. V. GALLOWAY. Generation No. 4 5. SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1)8 was born April 09, 1843 in Tennessee9, and died April 04, 1907 in Weakley County, Tennessee. She married DANIEL LEON ROWLETT10 April 05, 1865 in Lawrence County, Arkansas, son of BENJAMIN ROWLETT and RACHEL WISEHEART. He was born July 29, 1832 in Calloway County, Kentucky11, and died February 29, 1904 in Martin, Weakly County, Tennessee11. More About SARAH CAROLINE GALLOWAY: Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Sharon, TN Area 6 #1812 More About DANIEL LEON ROWLETT: Burial: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sharon, TN Area 6 #1813 Military service: February 25, 1861, enlisted in the Confederacy in Alton, Mo, served as a private in 4 Consolidated Missouri Infantry Children of SARAH GALLOWAY and DANIEL ROWLETT are: 9. i. ELSA LEMINA5 ROWLETT, b. October 22, 1866, Tennessee; d. April 21, 1939. 10. ii. ISAAC ROWLETT, b. August 1869, Tennessee; d. April 17, 1938, Troy, Tennessee. iii. LOURVIE ROWLETT14, b. 1868. iv. GEORGE WASHINGTON ROWLETT14, b. Bet. 1872 - 1873. 11. v. FANNY W. ROWLETT, b. February 1874. vi. EMMA D. ROWLETT14, b. May 1875. 12. vii. JOHN LAFAYETTE ROWLETT, b. August 29, 1878, Tennessee; d. March 20, 1959. 13. viii. ROBERT E. LEE ROWLETT, b. May 02, 1881; d. May 15, 1952. 6. JR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 GALLOWAY (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born April 07, 1845, and died February 06, 1872 in Weakley County, Tennessee. He married VIRGINIA CAROLINE DENT15 September 21, 1867 in Weakley County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1848, and died Aft. 192016. More About JR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GALLOWAY: Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Weakley County, Tennessee Military service: Company 6 Tennessee Calvary Private Union Children of BENJAMIN GALLOWAY and VIRGINIA DENT are: i. SARAH A.5 GALLOWAY, b. 1869. ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GALLOWAY, b. Bet. 1870 - 1872. 14. iii. NELLIE J. GALLOWAY, b. 1872; d. 1937. 7. PHEBE ANGLIN4 GALLOWAY (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1847 in Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee17. She married SAMUEL CROCKETT PARKER. He was born 1846 in Nashville, Tennessee. Children of PHEBE GALLOWAY and SAMUEL PARKER are: i. MARY ELIZABETH5 PARKER, b. 1868. ii. JOE BENJAMIN PARKER, b. 1870. iii. LUCY NARCISS PARKER, b. 1872. iv. WILLIE ANDREW PARKER, b. 1874. v. JOHNNIE PARKER, b. 1876. vi. ELLEN PARKER, b. 1878. vii. FLORA ANGLIA PARKER, b. 1880, Douglas County, Missouri17. viii. SAMUEL LAFAYETTE PARKER, b. 1882, Douglas County, Missouri17. ix. JAMES MONROE PARKER, b. 1884, Douglas County, Missouri17. x. ANNA LAURA PARKER, b. 1886, Douglas County, Missouri17. 8. JAMES ISHAM4 GALLOWAY (GLIDEWELL ORRELL3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born 1837, and died 1904. He married NELLIE ANN HODGE. She was born 1848, and died 1901. Child of JAMES GALLOWAY and NELLIE HODGE is: i. NELLIE RHODA5 GALLOWAY, b. 1871; d. 1900; m. JOHN T. GLENN; b. 1851. Generation No. 5 9. ELSA LEMINA5 ROWLETT (SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born October 22, 1866 in Tennessee18, and died April 21, 193918. She married JOSEPH DANIEL DIXON August 02, 1890 in Residence of D.L. Rowlett18, son of CHARLES DIXON and SARAH KENDALL. He was born July 14, 1854 in Weakley County, Tennessee18, and died February 10, 192018. More About JOSEPH DANIEL DIXON: Medical Information: Was reported to have very bad eyesight. Eyesight became bad after having meningitis. Marriage Notes for ELSA ROWLETT and JOSEPH DIXON: As recorded in the Dixon Family Bible belonging to Joseph Dixon... Holy Marriage of Joseph Dannel Dixon and Lemina Rowlett at the residence of D.L. Rowlett on the second day of August 1890. Signed by Rev. Allen Moore. Children of ELSA ROWLETT and JOSEPH DIXON are: 15. i. JOSEPH BENJAMIN6 DIXON, b. October 19, 1892, Weakley County, Tennessee; d. December 09, 1983, Nashville, Tennessee. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH DIXON18, b. May 07, 1894, Weakly County, Tennessee; d. May 1961; m. JOHN GARLAND, October 21, 1933. iii. CHARLES L. DIXON18, b. September 20, 1895, Weakley County, Tennessee; d. July 25, 1896. 16. iv. HUEL MOSES DIXON SR., b. February 19, 1898, Martin, Weakly County, Tennessee; d. July 26, 1985, Cape Coral, Florida. v. WILLIE MARGARET DIXON18, b. January 21, 1901; d. March 1980; m. ELLICK HORN. More About WILLIE MARGARET DIXON: Medical Information: completely blind 17. vi. DOWELL DOLVIS DIXON, b. April 07, 1903; d. May 1962. vii. BERTHA LORENE DIXON18, b. November 15, 1906; d. March 15, 1998; m. ERNEST WELLS, August 30, 1947; d. January 02, 1980. viii. JETTA OVERN DIXON18, b. December 26, 190818; d. Bet. 1956 - 1957, San Francisco, California; m. BENSON, July 19, 193418. More About JETTA OVERN DIXON: Burial: Cemetery overlooking Golden Gate Bridge 10. ISAAC5 ROWLETT (SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1)19 was born August 1869 in Tennessee, and died April 17, 1938 in Troy, Tennessee. He married ELLEN L. COLEMAN October 02, 1891 in Weakley County, Tennessee20, daughter of JAMES COLEMAN and SOPHRONIE PARKER. She was born July 26, 1872 in Tennessee21, and died January 27, 1959 in Westmoreland, Tennessee. Children of ISAAC ROWLETT and ELLEN COLEMAN are: 18. i. GRACE CAROLINE SAFRONIA6 ROWLETT, b. September 29, 1894, Halls, Tennessee; d. November 05, 1979, Westmoreland, Tennessee. ii. MARY ESTHER ROWLETT, b. July 30, 1899; m. ELBERT ?. 19. iii. RACHEL PAULINE ROWLETT, b. February 01, 1902. iv. MATTIE BEE ROWLETT, b. September 01, 1906. 11. FANNY W.5 ROWLETT (SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1)22 was born February 1874. She married ? COOPER. Children of FANNY ROWLETT and ? COOPER are: i. EVERETT6 COOPER, b. September 1896. ii. VIOLA COOPER, b. June 1898. 12. JOHN LAFAYETTE5 ROWLETT (SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1)22 was born August 29, 1878 in Tennessee, and died March 20, 195923. He married (1) MINNIE ANN ?. She was born August 11, 1878, and died June 14, 1956 in Weakley County, Tennessee. He married (2) LILLIE ?. She was born May 11, 1884, and died January 24, 1916 in Weakley County, Tennessee23. More About JOHN LAFAYETTE ROWLETT: Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Sharon, TN Area 6 #18 More About MINNIE ANN ?: Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery Area 6 #18 More About LILLIE ?: Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Area 6 #18 Sharon, TN Children of JOHN ROWLETT and MINNIE ? are: i. ?6 ROWLETT. ii. J. D. ROWLETT, b. Abt. 1906. iii. CLEO ROWLETT, b. Abt. 1908. iv. FLORA ROWLETT, b. Abt. 1910. v. BELL ROWLETT, b. Abt. 1912. vi. L. B. ROWLETT, b. Abt. 1914. 13. ROBERT E. LEE5 ROWLETT (SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born May 02, 1881, and died May 15, 1952. He married LILLE MAY ?. She was born June 10, 1884, and died June 16, 1946. Children of ROBERT ROWLETT and LILLE ? are: i. ROWLETT6. ii. ROBERT C. ROWLETT, b. Abt. 190824. iii. DANIEL H. ROWLETT24, b. Abt. 1916. 14. NELLIE J.5 GALLOWAY (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born 1872, and died 1937. She married ALTAMONT A. LONG. He was born 1869. Children of NELLIE GALLOWAY and ALTAMONT LONG are: i. B. CURTIS6 LONG, b. 1892. ii. JAMES CLARENCE LONG, b. 1894. 20. iii. BERTIE MAE LONG, b. 1896. Generation No. 6 15. JOSEPH BENJAMIN6 DIXON (ELSA LEMINA5 ROWLETT, SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1)25 was born October 19, 1892 in Weakley County, Tennessee, and died December 09, 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee. He married BESSIE ELIZABETH PINKSON December 24, 1920. She was born February 16, 1891 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, and died February 18, 1980 in Nashville, Tennessee. More About JOSEPH BENJAMIN DIXON: Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee More About BESSIE ELIZABETH PINKSON: Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee Children of JOSEPH DIXON and BESSIE PINKSON are: i. RUTH ELIZABETH7 DIXON, b. July 04, 1922; d. May 01, 1994, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; m. WILLARD CAYLER CONE; b. January 20, 1921, Nashville, Tennessee; d. March 01, 1988, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ii. RUBY VIRGINIA DIXON, b. July 26, 1924, Nashville, Tennessee; m. JAMES LENOIR CRESON, June 05, 1948, Nashville, Tennessee; b. July 22, 1921, Readyville, Rutherford County, Tennessee. 16. HUEL MOSES DIXON6 SR. (ELSA LEMINA5 ROWLETT, SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1)25 was born February 19, 1898 in Martin, Weakly County, Tennessee, and died July 26, 1985 in Cape Coral, Florida. He married (1) LILLIAN EDGIN RINEHART. She was born August 25, 1913. He met (2) ELSIE PEARL BROWN November 28, 1918 in Nashville, Tennessee26, daughter of ROBERT BROWN and BERNICE PARRISH. She was born November 22, 1890 in McEwen, Humphrey County, Tennessee, and died March 04, 1948 in Antioch, Tennessee. More About HUEL MOSES DIXON SR.: Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee Medical Information: Was reported to have had scarlet fever which left his eyes damaged and one sister blind and another partially. More About ELSIE PEARL BROWN: Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee Children of HUEL SR. and ELSIE BROWN are: i. HUEL MOSES DIXON7 JR., b. June 14, 1921, Nashville, Tennessee; d. April 15, 1998, Tampa, Florida; m. GLORIA LOUISE HURLEY, November 12, 1946, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; b. September 14, 1923, Detroit, Michigan. ii. ELSIE MODENE DIXON, b. May 04, 1920, 1805 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee; m. KIRBY ODEN PRIMM, December 25, 1947, Brentwood, Tennessee; b. August 22, 1917, Brentwood, Tennessee; d. September 07, 1977, Nashville, Tennessee. More About KIRBY ODEN PRIMM: Burial: Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery Cause of Death: heart failure 17. DOWELL DOLVIS6 DIXON (ELSA LEMINA5 ROWLETT, SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1)27 was born April 07, 1903, and died May 1962. He married EVA BROWN June 09, 1929. More About DOWELL DOLVIS DIXON: Burial: National Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee Child of DOWELL DIXON and EVA BROWN is: i. JEAN MARIE7 DIXON, b. May 24, 1930; d. December 21, 1999, Nashville, Tennessee28; m. ? HUGGINS. More About JEAN MARIE DIXON: Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee Cause of Death: bone cancer 18. GRACE CAROLINE SAFRONIA6 ROWLETT (ISAAC5, SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born September 29, 1894 in Halls, Tennessee, and died November 05, 1979 in Westmoreland, Tennessee. She married JOHN VIRGIL GRAVES October 04, 1912 in Tennessee, son of JAMES GRAVES and IDELLA WITHAM. He was born August 23, 1896 in Bethpage, Sumner County, Tennessee, and died September 28, 1984 in Park City, Kentucky. Children of GRACE ROWLETT and JOHN GRAVES are: i. BONNIE FRANCES7 GRAVES, b. July 22, 1916, Greenfield, Tennessee; d. February 22, 1992, East Tawas, Michigan; m. LYNDOL RAYMOND BELL, August 07, 1935, Fulton, Kentucky; b. July 19, 1915, Fulton, Graves County, Kentucky; d. March 20, 1951, Ferndale, Michigan. ii. EDWARD SHANNON GRAVES, b. February 09, 1918. iii. HOWARD H. GRAVES, b. September 21, 1920. iv. ROBERT ISAAC GRAVES, b. 1921. v. GEORGE EVERETT GRAVES, b. January 25, 1925. vi. JAMES CORDALE GRAVES, b. June 1925. vii. JACK DANIEL GRAVES, b. November 12, 1927. viii. THELMA CARLENE GRAVES, b. December 22, 1930. ix. BETTY JEAN GRAVES, b. June 06, 1932. x. JOHN WAYNE GRAVES, b. December 21, 1934. 19. RACHEL PAULINE6 ROWLETT (ISAAC5, SARAH CAROLINE4 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born February 01, 1902. She married JOSEPH WILLIAM MARSHALL May 09, 1919 in at home near Sharon, Tennessee. Children of RACHEL ROWLETT and JOSEPH MARSHALL are: i. ?7 MARSHALL. ii. ? MARSHALL. iii. ? MARSHALL. 20. BERTIE MAE6 LONG (NELLIE J.5 GALLOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3, JAMES2 GALLAWAY, WILLIAM1) was born 1896. She married SAM MARIAH WELCH. He was born 1899, and died 1974. Children of BERTIE LONG and SAM WELCH are: i. JAMES THOMAS7 WELCH, b. 1920. ii. OPAL FRANCES WELCH, b. 1922. iii. HELEN DORIS WELCH, b. 1927. iv. DONALD JOE WELCH, b. 1936. Endnotes 1. In possession of Elizabeth Ross 2. Elizabeth Ross, from records posted on her website. May be an error with the date of birth as not enough time elapsed between John Richard and Hosea. 3. Headstone at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. 4. Files of Betsy Ross. 5. 1880 Federal census. 6. Weakley County Cemetery Listings. 7. Weakley County, Tennessee Marriages, compiled by Weakley County Genealogical Society 1980. 8. 1880 Federal census. 9. Weakley County, Tennessee Cemetery Listings, compiled by the James Buckley Chapter, NSDAR Mrs. David Robers, Regent 1980. 10. 1880 Federal census. 11. LDS Ancestral File. 12. Weakley County Cemetery Listings. Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located about 3 mi. west of Sharon, Tennessee. 13. WFT. 14. 1880 Federal census. 15. Donald J. Welch dwelch1@mail.win.org. 16. 1920 US Census Weakley County, ED#152, Ancestry image #12 page 6B, Bond, John F. 73, born Tennessee, father and mother born Tennessee with wife, Virginia C. 70, son William N. (38) daughter-in-law Lillie (35) and grandson Neely B. (3 1/2). 17. Shiloh Church Douglas Co. Missouri Cradle Roll. 18. Dixon Family Bible. 19. 1880 Federal census. 20. Weakley County, Tennessee Marriage License, No. 271. 21. Wanda Townley. 22. 1880 Federal census. 23. Weakley County Cemetery Listings. 24. 1930 US Census, 4B, Weakley County, District 18. 25. Dixon Family Bible. 26. Robert Wesley Brown and J. H. Parrish Bible 1871. 27. Dixon Family Bible. 28. Ruby (Dixon) Creson.