William Henry Gallaway

Contributor: “Dave Johnston” <davensjohnston@sprintmail.com>
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HUSBAND:  William Henry ‘Billy’ GALLAWAY
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Birth: 16 Mar 1841    Kosciusko, Attala, MS
Death: 8 Jun 1875     Bosque County, TX
Burial:      Rock Church Cem., Bosque County, TX
Military:                Waul’s Texas Legion (Infantry, Cavalry
Marriage: 1 Sep 1870
Father: Thomas GALLAWAY (b 21 Dec 1793)
Mother: Mary Ann CATO (b 1814)
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Wife: Sally Mary BARNETT
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Birth: 4 Jan 1850     KY 
Death: 1912 
Burial: 
Father: Alexander Montgomery BARNETT
Mother: Martha A. TIMMONDS
Other spouse: James T. WEBB (m aft 1875) 
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Children
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 1 M William H. GALLAWAY Jr.
 Birth: abt 1870       Bosque County, TX 
 Death: abt 1870       Bosque County, TX 
 Burial:                Rock Church Cem., Bosque County, TX 
 Marriage:                          
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 2 F I.M. GALLAWAY
 Birth: 1872           Bosque County, TX 
 Death: 
 Burial: 
 Marriage: 
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 3 F Lula Martha GALLAWAY
 Birth: abt 1872       Bosque County, TX 
 Death: 1941           Waco, McLennan County, TX 
 Burial: 
 Spouse: Joe Jefferson MCCOLLOM (m 1892-1900 ?) 
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 4 F Allie M. GALLAWAY
 Birth: bef 1873       Bosque County, TX 
 Death: 1957           TX? 
 Burial: 
 Spouse: James Edward DAVIS (m bet 1893 and 1900) 
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Prepared 3 Nov 2002 by:
David T. Johnston
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FAMILY NOTES
HUSBAND NOTES: William Henry ‘Billy’ GALLAWAY
General: BIRTH: Date from father’s bible photo copy. DEATH: Tombstone recorded in Bosque  County Texas Cemetery Records Vol I or II. Murdered by a man who had borrowed a  plow.  When he went to get his plow he was shot.  The citizens were outraged and  formed a posse which went after him “like he was a mad dog…and killed him like 
a rattlesnake”. Copy of excerpts of a letter from Mary Selman Gallaway Dodson to 
Sue Norman, dated 27 Aug 1959, Waco, TX.  Sent to me by Flo Woods who got them 
from Sue Norman. 

Judy Bearch reports that McLennan Co., TX marriage records pg. 125 (original, 
marriage book, or excerpted?) gives marriage date as 1 Sep 1869, one year before 
the date I have, but have failed to document.

Soldier in the Confederate forces during the Civil War. 

Rock Creek Cemetery on Hog Creek, south Bosque Co, TX cemetery inscription: 
        GALLOWAY, W.M.H. 
        1841–08 JUN 1875 
        Age:  34 Years; MASON 

WIFE NOTES: Sally Mary BARNETT
General: MARRIAGE: Thomas Gallaway family Bible, copy in my possession. 

Email 11/1/2002 from Bruce L. Wiland (wiland@att.net) 1510 Oxford Ave, Austin, 
TX 78704 

Marriage on 01 Sep 1869 at ___________, __________ USA
                    To Sally Mary Barnett
                    Daughter of Alexander Montgomery Barnett and Martha A____ 
Timmonds
                    Born on 04 Jan 1850 at ___________, KY USA
                    Died on __ ___ 1912 at ___________, __________ USA
                    Buried at _______________ Cemetery, ___________, __________ 
USA
                    Other spouses: (2) James T____ Webb

Had four children by Mr. Webb and lived in the Crawford area of Mclellan Co., 
TX.

CHILD NOTES: William H. GALLAWAY Jr.
General: Bosque County Cemetery Records, V. 1 & II, published by Bosque County Historical 
Commission. p. 121. Cemetery record says “age 1 mo.”  He is buried next to his 
father Wm H. Gallaway and near Barnett children.  His mother was a Barnett. 

Marker inscription:
GALLOWAY, William, Jr. 
 Age:  1 Month 

CHILD NOTES: I.M. GALLAWAY
General: Enumerated with James T. Webb in 1880 Census and mother Sallie. 

E.D. 11, Bosque, Texas 
  Family History Library Film   1255291 
  NA Film Number   T9-1291 
  Page Number   404A 

 J.T. WEBB   Self   M   Male   W   38   TN   Farmer   NC   NC 
 S.M. WEBB   Wife   M   Female   W   30   KY   Housekeeper   KY   KY 
 S.M. WEBB   Dau   S   Female   W   8   TX      TN   KY 
 I.M. WEBB   Dau   S   Female   W   8   TX      TN   KY 
 A.M. WEBB   Dau   S   Female   W   5   TX      TN   KY 
 E.D. WEBB   Dau   S   Female   W   2   TX      TN   KY 

She may have been a twin who died young of possibly the daughter of James T. 
Webb by a previous marriage, if James was married before marrying Sallie.

CHILD NOTES: Lula Martha GALLAWAY
General: Abstract of a letter written by Mary Selman Gallaway Dodson, abstracted by Sue 
Cerarley Norman says: “Uncle Billy, who was murdered, had two daughters, one of 
them, my first cousin, Lula, lived here many years, and died here and her only 
daughter (Cousin Lula had two sons), Annie Laurie who is a wonderful girl lives 
here and one day this coming week she is coming to spend some time with me and 
give me the dates of all her family, descendants of Uncle Billy, and all their 
dates.” 

That data has yet to be uncovered.  DTJ

Email on 11/1/2002 from Bruce L. Wiland (wiland@att.net)

                     Lula Martha Galloway
                     Daughter of William Henry Galloway and Sally Mary Barnett
                     Born on __ ___ 1872 at ___________, __________ USA
                     Died on __ ___ 1941 at ___________, __________ USA
                     Buried at _______________ Cemetery, ___________, __________ 
USA
                     Marriage on __ ___ ____ at ___________, __________ USA
                        To Joe Jefferson McCollom
                        Born on __ ___ ____ at ___________, __________ USA

CHILD NOTES: Allie M. GALLAWAY
General: bstract of a letter written by Mary Selman Gallaway Dodson, abstracted by Sue 
Cerarley Norman says: “Uncle Billy, who was murdered, had two daughters, one of 
them, fmy first cousin, Lula, lived here many years, and died here and her only 
daughter (Cousin Lula had two sons), Annie Laurie who is a wonderful girl lives 
here and one day this coming week she is coming to spend some time with me and 
give me the dates of all her family, descendants of Uncle Billy, and all their 
dates.” 

That data has yet to be uncovered.  DTJ

                     Allie M____ Galloway
                     Daughter of William Henry Galloway and Sally Mary Barnett
                     Born on __ ___ 1873 at ___________, __________ USA
                     Died on __ ___ 1957 at ___________, __________ USA
                     Buried at _______________ Cemetery, ___________, __________ 
USA
                     Marriage on __ ___ ____ at ___________, __________ USA
                        To James Edward Davis
                        Born on __ ___ ____ at ___________, __________ USA