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I. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS & BELLE (ARNOT) GANNAWAY
Christopher Columbus Gannaway was born on August 31, 1854 at Bradley
County, Arkansas. Belle (Arnot) Gannaway was born on July 15, 1859 at
Marshall, Texas.
Christopher Columbus Gannaway married Belle (Arnot) Gannaway on November
11, 1875 at Hill County. Justice of the Peace P.G. Booth conducted the
ceremony. Nine (9) children were born of their union: Anna Lee “Annie”
(Gannaway) Moore born December 24, 1876, died May 11, 1951, Lula Clyde
(Gannaway) Gentry born September 21, 1878, died January 1970, Eula Belle
Gannaway, Martha “Hallie” (Gannaway) Turner born November 23, 1881, died
March 20, 1936, Mary Pearl (Gannaway) Black born January 16, 1884, died
May 4, 1974, Audrey Christopher Gannaway, Mildred Ursula (Gannaway)
Turner born October 1887, died May 1935, Guy Quenton Gannaway born
August 23, 1890, died December 31, 1972, and Olga Eudell (Gannaway)
Gardner born April 2, 1892, died August, 7, 1985. All of the Gannaway
children except Olga Eudell were born at Hill County, Texas. Olga Eudell
(Gannaway) Gardner was born at Wingate, Runnels County, Texas.
Anna Lee G. (Gannaway) Moore married William Wilkins Moore on December
3, 1902 at Wingate, Runnels County, Texas. Anna Lee G. (Gannaway)
Moore died and was buried on May 11, 1951 at Rosehill Cemetery,
Whittier, California.
Lula Clyde (Gannaway) Gentry married James Edward Gentry on August 19,
1900 at Wingate, Runnels County, Texas.
Martha “Hallie” (Gannaway) Turner married Walter Hill Turner on March
22, 1901 at Wingate, Runnels County, Texas. Walter Hill Turner was a
Texas Ranger.
The Texas Rangers originated in the 1820s as a volunteer corps to
prevent Indian attacks and later became lawmen; their exploits were
legendary. In 1835, the year before the Republic of Texas was born, the
rangers became an official, full-time corps that was paid to defend the
frontier.
Mildred Ursula (Gannaway) Turner married Joe Turner at Wingate, Runnels
County, Texas. Joe Turner was a Texas Ranger raised in Hill County,
Texas.
Under John Coffee “Jack” Hays, they fought in federal service during the
Mexican War, winning national attention for their skill and bravery.
With the gradual end of the Indian wars, the Rangers were reorganized in
1874, and became a statewide Texas law-enforcement agency responsible
for suppressing feuds and riots, controlling cattle thefts, and
capturing train robbers.
When the United States annexed Texas in 1845 and protection of the
frontier became a federal responsibility, the rangers then reverted to a
volunteer, militia-type organization.
Mary Pearl (Gannaway) Black married Emery Black on July 5, 1908 at
Wingate, Runnels County, Texas. Their descendants are discussed at
length in Chapter 13.
Guy Quenton Gannaway married Bertha (Bartee) Gannaway on December 10,
1911 at Wingate, Runnels County, Texas.
Olga Eudell (Gannaway) Gardner married Thomas James Gardner on July 8,
1916 at Wingate, Runnels County, Texas. At the time of her death in
1985, Olga Eudell (Gannaway) Gardner had amassed a fortune worth over
$1,000,000; primarily by stock, bond, and securities investment.
I have a Hill Texas Web page with much more info if you have relative Here.
http://cathy_shelley.tripod.com/index.html
My Gannaway and Arnot Web page is at
http://members.tripod.com/disco77/
Come post your quaries at My Gannaway Board
You may find a new cousin!
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=Surnames.Gannaway
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