The CARAWAYS are descendants of John of York (b: 1620) arrived in the New World in the 1630's settling in Lyn Haven Parish, Va.
3. WILLIAM LOVETT (d: 1708)
4. ADAM LOVETT (d: 1721)
5. JOHN LOVETT (d: 1738)
6. ELIZABETH LOVETT (b: Abt. 1678, Lower Norfolk CO., VA; d: Abt. 1769, Princess Anne CO., VA) m: (1) Thomas Keeling (2) Thomas Haynes
~~~Third Generation~~~
ELIZABETH LOVETT (b: Abt. 1678 VA, d: Abt. 1769 VA) married (first) THOMAS KEELING on Oct 25, 1700 in Princess Anne CO., VA, son of ADAM KEELING and ANN MARTIN. She married (second) THOMAS HAYNES before 1724. Children of ELIZABETH LOVETT and THOMAS KEELING:
1. JOHN KEELING.
2. WILLIAM KEELING.
3. ELIZABETH KEELING.
4. THOMAS KEELING (b: Abt 1696)
5. ADAM KEELING (b: Abt. 1698 VA, d: 1717)
6. MARGARET KEELING (b: 1702 Princess Anne CO., VA, d: Dobbs CO.) m: John Carraway IV
~~~Fourth Generation~~~
MARGARET KEELING (b: 1702 Princess Anne CO., VA, d: Dobbs CO.) married JOHN CARRAWAY IV abt. 1721 in Princess Anne CO., VA., son of JOHN CARRAWAY and ELIZABETH CANNON. Their children:
1. HENRY CARRAWAY (b: Abt 1724 VA, d: 1784 Wayne Co., NC)
2. ELIZABETH ANN CARRAWAY (b: 1726, VA, d: July 1, 1776 Little Creek, NC)
3. THOMAS CARRAWAY (b: Abt. 1729 Craven CO., NC)
4. JOHN CARRAWAY (b: Abt 1735 Craven CO., NC, d: Abt. 1798 Darlington CO., SC)
5. ADAM CARRAWAY (b: Abt. 1737 Craven CO., NC, d: Bef. Feb 1809 Way CO., NC)
6. BEDREADON CARRAWAY (b: Abt. 1742 Craven CO., NC, d: Abt. 1820 Cumberland CO., NC) m: (1) Sarah "Sally" (2) Miriah Rhodes
~~~Fifth Generation~~~
BEDREADON CARRAWAY (b: Abt. 1742 Craven CO., NC, d: Abt. 1820 Cumberland CO., NC.) married (first) SARAH "SALLY". He married (second) MIRIAH RHODES abt 1763. Children of BEDREADON CARRAWAY and MIRIAH RHODES:
1. WILLIAM C. CARAWAY (b: Abt 1764 Sampson CO., NC, d: Abt. 1826, Pickens CO., AL) m: Rachel Williams
2. ARCHIBALD CARAWAY (b: Abt. 1764 Anson CO., NC, d: Sept 18, 1835, Wadesboro, Anson cO., NC)
3. MARY CARAWAY (b: Abt 1768 NC) m: Jessie Oates.
4. CARAWAY (b: Abt. 1771 NC)
5. ELIZABETH CARAWAY (b: Abt 1774 NC, d: Abt 1816)
6. CARAWAY (b: Abt 1776 NC)
7. COLIN CARAWAY (b: Feb 4, 1779 NC, d: Sept 21, 1832 Clinton, NC) m: (1) JOHN BEAMAN (2) HARDY ROYAL.
8. BEDREADON CARAWAY (b: Feb 28, 1782 NC, d: July 16, 1844, NC)
9. JAMES CARAWAY (b: Abt. 1784 Sampson CO., NC)
10. LUCRETIA CARAWAY (b: Abt 1786, NC)
~~~Sixth Generation~~~
WILLIAM C. CARAWAY (b: Abt. 1764 Sampson CO., NC, d: Abt. 1826 Pickens CO., AL) married RACHEL WILLIAMS Abt. 1795 in Sampson CO., NC, daughter of JACOB WILLIAMS and MARY. Their children:
1. JOHN JEFFERSON "JACKIE" CARAWAY (b: Mar 17, 1797 NC, d: July 20, 1861 Gonzales CO., TX) m: Margaret Lemmons
2. THEOPHILUS CARAWAY (b: Abt 1802, NC, d: Abt. 1860 Madison CO., FL)
3. HENRY C. CARAWAY (b: Dec 25, 1803 NC, d: Nov 15, 1891 Nixon, TX) m: Mary Ann Staggs
4. CARAWAY (b: Abt. 1806 NC)
5. COLIN CARAWAY (b: 1812 SC, d: Aft. Sept 13, 1858)
6. CARAWAY (b: Abt. 1816 NC)
7. KEELING SMITH CARAWAY (b: 1819 NC, d: 1899 Blevins, TX)
8. RACHEL CARAWAY (b: July 1822 SC, d: Abt. 1901 goldthwaite, TX)
9. CARAWAY (b: Abt 1825 AL, d: Abt 1862 Beeville, TX)
~~~Seventh Generation~~~
HENRY C. CARAWAY (b: Dec 25, 1803 NC, d: Nov 15, 1891 Nixon, TX) married MARY ANN STAGGS (b: 1819 ALA) in 1832 in Pickens CO.,AL, daughter of JOHN STAGGS and MARY RILEY. Their children:
1. NANCY C. CARAWAY (b: Nov 30, 1832 AL, d: Mar 24, 1914 Gonzales CO., TX)
2. ANDREW JACKSON "DREW" CARAWAY (b: Apr 12, 1834 AL, d: Mar 23, 1918 Gonzales CO., TX)
3. GEORGE W. CARAWAY (b: Nov 30, 1838 Coffeeville, MS, d: June 27, 1918 Gonzales CO., TX)
4. ELIZA ANN CARAWAY (b: Feb 9, 1839 Coffeeville, MS, d: Mar 23, 1915) m: William O'Neill
5. COLIN N. CARAWAY (b: 1841 Coffeville, MS, d: June 16, 1918 Gonzales CO., TX)
6. MISSOURI CARAWAY (b: Apr 2, 1842 Coffeeville, MS, d: Dec 4, 1925 Gonzales CO., TX)
7. SUSAN "SUSIE" ANN CARAWAY (b: 1845 Coffeeville, MS, d: Bef 1891) m: Orin Watson, Dec 31, 1866, Gonzales, TX.
8. VIRGINIA JOSIE "JO" CARAWAY (b: Aug 12, 1848 Coffeeville, MS, d: Oct 29, 1934 Gonzales CO., TX) m: Fleming John Worthey
9. HENRY C. CARAWAY (b: Oct 2, 1850 Coffeeville, MS, d: Sept 19, 1892, Gonzales CO., TX)
10. MARY LOUISA "LU" CARAWAY (b: Aug 12, 1853 Rancho, TX, d: Apr 27, 1894, Gonzales CO., TX)
11. ELDORA "DORA" CARAWAY (b: Mar 8, 1855 Rancho, TX, d: Dec 26, 1904 Nixon, TX)
12. BUCHANAN "BUCH" CARAWAY (b: Feb 5, 1858 Rancho, TX, d: Sept 5, 1945 San Antonio, TX)
~~~Eighth Generation~~~
ELIZA "Lizzie" ANN CARAWAY (b: Feb 9, 1839 Coffeeville, Yalobusha, MS, d: Mar 23, 1915 Pearsal, Frio CO., TX) married WILLIAM O'NEILL (b: Dec 3, 1832 Cocke CO., TN; d: 19 May 1910 Gonzalez CO., TX) on July 20, 1853 in Gonzales, TX, son of GEORGE O'NEAL and MARY HARRISON. Their children:
1. MARTHA O'NEILL
2. GEORGE HENRY O'NEILL (b: Jan 17, 1855 TX, d: Aug 30, 1927 Gonzales CO., TX) m: Elizabeth Ann Talley
3. MARY ANN "MOLLIE" O'NEILL (b: May 4, 1857, d: May 24, 1938)
4. AMANDA JANE O'NEILL (b: Aug 29, 1859)
5. WILLIAM MILES O'NEILL (b: Sept 29, 1862, d: April 2, 1945) m: Clara Armildia Elizabeth Colloway
6. LEE O'NEILL (b: Feb 1866,TX) m: MOLLIE.
7. FRANK O'NEILL (b: Mar 1869 TX)
8. JAMES O'NEILL (b: June 8, 1872; d: Mar 8, 1875)
~~~Ninth Generation~~~
George Henry O'Neill and his son, Gage Washington O'Neill
GEORGE HENRY O'NEILL (b: Jan 17, 1855 TX, d: Aug 30, 1927 in Gonzales CO., TX.; Buried in Union Hill Cemetary) married ELIZABETH ANN "BETTY" TALLEY (b: Mar 11, 1855 ; d: Dec 14, 1943 Gonzales CO.; Buried in Union Hill Cemetary) on October 2, 1872 in Gonzales, TX, daughter of GEORGE WASHINGTON TALLEY and LUCINDA JONES. Their children:
1. LUCINDA "LULA" O'NEILL (b: Aug 23, 1873, d: Aug 21, 1957) m: B. Gaylord
2. GEORGIA ANN O'NEILL (b: Oct 9, 1874, d: 1934)m: Emmett Carpenter
3. GAGE WASHINGTON O'NEILL (b: Apr 23, 1877 TX, d: Jan 10, 1926 Gonzales CO., TX) m: IONA EMMA PHIPPS
4. AMANDA CORNELIA O'NEILL (b: Apr 12, 1879) m: TOM BUNDICK
5. WILLIAM GREEN O'NEILL (b: Apr 15, 1881) m: JENNIE TALLEY.
6. JANIE CATHERINE O'NEILL (b: Dec 8, 1883) m: WILEY J. THURMOND.
7. MAY BELL O'NEILL (b: May 2, 1888) m: OSCAR PHIPPS
8. CLARA MAUDE O'NEILL (b: Nov 25, 1889) m: VIRGIL STEPHENS.
9. ETHEL LEE O'NEILL (b: July 1, 1893 TX) m: CLAUDE PHIPPS.
10. INA O'NEILL (b: Nov 8, 1896, TX) m: NEAL TALLEY.
~~~Tenth Generation~~~
GAGE WASHINGTON O'NEILL (b: Apr 23, 1877, TX, d: Jan 10, 1926 Gonzales CO., TX) married IONA PHIPPS (b: 1878 d: Dec 1962 TX), daughter of ANDREW JACKSON "JACK" PHIPPS and ADELIA HELMS. Their children:
1. VIRGIE O'NEILL (b: 1899 TX) m: HARRY HUMBLE.
2. CORVAL JAMES O'NEILL (b: Oct 1901 TX) m: (1) BESSIE (2) LOIS (3) BEE.
3. AUBREY O'NEILL (b: Abt. 1905 TX) m: JOHNNIE.
4. WAYNE J. O'NEILL (b: Dec 23, 1906 TX)m: (1) HAZEL (2) DOROTHY.
5. BERNICE ELIZABETH O'NEILL (b: May 5, 1909 TX d: Mar 11, 2000 TX) m: MATTHEW BOLEN CLENDENNEN.
6. LEONARD GEORGE O'NEILL (b: July 25, 1911) m: EVELYN (b: Mar 20, 1916)
7. NORMAN DONALD O'NEILL m: BETTY BROWN
8. PASCO GAGE O'NEILL (b: 1913) m: FLORENE EDMINSTON.
~~~Eleventh Generation~~~
Bernice O'Neill Clendennen and her daughter, Norma Jean Clendennen, at Port Aransas, TX.
BERNICE ELIZABETH O'NEILL (b: May 5, 1909 Nixon,TX d: Mar 11, 2000 Mathis, TX) m: MATTHEW BOLEN CLENDENNEN (b: July 21, 1906 TX, d: Sept 18, 1988, Sinton, TX), son of WILLIAM CLENDENNEN and ALZORA HAMILTON. Their child:
1. NORMA JEAN CLENDENNEN (b: Nov 10, 1927 Texon, TX) m: OREA ALVIN EHLERS, JR.
~~~Twelth Generation~~~
NORMA JEAN CLENDENNEN (b: Nov 10, 1927 Texon, TX) m: OREA ALVIN EHLERS, JR. (b: Sept 7, 1922 Corpus Christi, TX d: Sept 30, 2016 Corpus Christi, TX) on Feb 26, 1945 in Corpus Christi, TX. at South Bluff United Methodist Church, son of OREA ALVIN EHLERS, SR. and FRANCIS REBECCA WALKER of Odem, TX. Their children:
1. ORENE ELIZABETH EHLERS (b: Oct 27, 1945 Sinton, TX) m: (1) LAWRENCE REEVES BURNSIDE (2) WAYNE LEE HARRIS (3) MARK DOUGLAS CUSTER.
2. BARBARA JEAN EHLERS (b: Aug 2, 1947 Sinton, TX) m: (1) RICHARD ROYAL (2) DOUGLAS NOEL STEPHENS (3) GARNER GENE FARRIER.
~~~Thirteenth Generation~~~
ORENE ELIZABETH EHLERS (b: Oct 27, 1945 Sinton, TX) m: (1) LAWRENCE REEVES BURNSIDE (b: Feb 3, 1948 Corpus Christi, TX) on Mar 22, 1966, son of F. W. BURNSIDE and MABLE CRANK. (2) WAYNE LEE HARRIS on Sept 29, 1979 in Corpus Christi, TX (3) MARK DOUGLAS CUSTER (b: Mar 14, 1960 Corpus Christ, TX) on Mar 13, 1999, son of MORRIS D. CUSTER and CEIL KELLY. Child of ORENE ELIZABETH EHLERS and LAWRENCE REEVES BURNSIDE:
1. LAWRENE ELIZABETH BURNSIDE (b: Oct 30, 1970 K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI). m: (1) NOEL ESCOBAR (2) TYLER HARDY
BARBARA JEAN EHLERS (b: Aug 2, 1947 Sinton, TX) m: (1) RICHARD ROYAL in 1965 (2) DOUGLAS NOEL STEPHENS (B: 1942), son of DOUG STEPHENS and EDNA. (2) GARNER GENE FARRIER (b: Jan 11, 1953) on Oct 16, 1987, son of GARNER FARRIER and RUBY PULLIN in Corpus Christi, TX. Child of BARBARA JEAN EHLERS and RICHARD ROYAL:
1. RICHARD REID ROYAL (b: Jan 1966 Corpus Christi, TX d: August 1966 Corpus Christi, TX)
Child of BARBARA JEAN EHLERS and DOUGLAS NOEL STEPHENS:
1. CHRISTOPHER NOEL STEPHENS (b: Jan 11, 1969 Corpus Christi TX) M: Brenda.
~~~Fourteenth Generation~~~
LAWRENE ELIZABETH BURNSIDE (b: Oct 30, 1970 K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI). married: (1) NOEL ESCOBAR 1990 in Corpus Christi, TX (2) Tyler Hardy 13 June 2014 in Corpus Christi, TX. Children:
1. COLIN NOEL ESCOBAR (b: Oct 16, 1989 Corpus Christi, TX) M: Leah Alfaro
2. TROY STEPHEN CHAVARRIA (twin) (b: Feb 13, 1995 Alameda, CA) M: Marisol Sherman
3. TREY MATTHEW CHAVARRIA (twin) (b: Feb 13, 1995 Alameda, CA)
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Last update: 14 January 2018
Prepared by: Orene Ehlers Custer, July 1999
Information gathered from family members.
