James Callaway

Capt. James Richard Callaway (1783–1815) was an officer in the Missouri Rangers during the War of 1812. He was a grandson of Daniel Boone, nephew of Nathan Boone and grand-nephew of Richard Callaway. Birth and early life James Callaway, was born in Kentucky September 13, 1783 to Flanders Callaway and Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's daughter. In 1798 his family moved to Missouri. He returned to Kentucky in 1799 to complete his education. After returning to Missouri, he married the former Nancy Howell in 1805, and they settled in Howell's prairie, in what is now St. Charles County, where he built a home. Callaway and his wife had three children who were born in St. Charles County, Missouri: Thomas Howell Callaway (1806-1832), William Boone Callaway (1807-1869) and Theresa Etaline Callaway Schneider (1811-1886).