William OLIVE, Sr. (RIN: 1016), son of Wiley OLIVE and Lucretia "Crecy" NEWSOME , was born abt. 1818 in Columbia County, Georgia. He married Evelina GALLAWAY 21 March 1837 in Warren County, Mississippi. He died abt. 1870 in Bosque County or Kaufman County, Texas.
Evelina GALLAWAY (RIN: 636), daughter of Thomas GALLAWAY and Nancy DUTY , was born abt. 1811 in Mississippi. She died aft. 1870 in Bosque County, Texas.
| 1. Elizabeth Olive, b. abt 1843 in Mississippi | |
| 2. Thomas "Wiley" Olive, b. abt 1844 in Mississippi. Died 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi | |
| 3. William "Bill" OLIVE (RIN: 1015), b. abt. 1845 in Mississippi. Died 1886-1887 on Texas Cattle Drive | See William "Bill" OLIVE, Jr. & Mary Jane KNOTT |
| 4. George W. Olive, b. abt 1846 in Mississippi | |
| 5. Marshall Olive, b. abt 1850 in Mississippi | |
| 6. Steadman Olive, b. abt 1852 in Mississippi | |
| 7. Louis Olive, b. abt 1854 in Mississippi | |
| 8. Ann Olive, b. abt 1858 in Mississippi | |
| 9. John Olive, b. abt 1859 in Mississippi | |
| 10. Emily Olive, b. abt 1861 in Mississippi | |
| 11. Laura Olive, b. abt 1862 in Mississippi | |
| 12. Willis Olive, b. abt 1864 in Mississippi |
Notes for William OLIVE, Sr.:
Our Colonial Ancestors, JD O'Brien
Although I have not made a positive identification of the Olive family in Georgia, I think it likely there was some connection with the Wiley Olive who lived next to my ancestor, Abraham Youngblood, in Columbia County, Georgia. See 1820 census of that county. William Olive, Jr had a brother named Wiley who was killed at Vicksburg, in 1863.
Furthermore, there was an Olive family in Johnston County, North Carolina in the 1760s where the Youngbloods lived at the time. It is possible there are the ancestors of the Olive family of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
JD O'Brien 9/30/03
I looked at the two books of North Carolina colonial tax records and only find one Olive....
John Olive, 1767, but his location could be significant. It was in Brunswick County North Carolina also where the Galloways were. Happy hunting!
Dave Johnston
MARRIAGE: Thomas Gallaway family Bible, copy in my possession.
Sandra Cooper Frank 3/6/05
By the way, Augustus Olive might have been his father. I am still digging.
MARRIAGE: Thomas Gallaway family Bible, copy in my possession.
William Olive was born in 1812 and married Evelina Galloway in Mississippi March 21, 1837. They eventually settled in Bosque County, Texas. William named a son Wiley and had a granddaughter named Lucy, supposedly named after his sister. It is not clear if the William Oliver in Twiggs County in 1830 is this William, but if it is, there are several other people in the house that we have to find an explanation for. Several people have compiled information on this line but we can always use more information to help solidify the lineage.
Don Milford, Oct. 2006
Sources for William OLIVE, Sr.:
Notes for Evelina GALLAWAY:
BIRTH: Father's family bible record, copy in Dave Johnston possession.
Resided in Bosque County, Texas in 1870 Census p. 377 Meridian dwelling 180 at which time she was a widow living with widowed daughter-in-laws.
Olive, Mary 38 F W Ark
- probable dau in law
Evelina 39 F W Miss
Martha 31 F W Miss
- probable dau in law
William 25 M W Miss
Steadman 28 M W Miss
Louis 13 M W Miss
Ellza 12 F W Miss
John 11 M W Miss
Emily 9 F W Miss
Laura 8 F W La
Willis 6 M W La
Sources for Evelina GALLAWAY:
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