Conway, Catlett, 1840-1920
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1840 - 1920
Biographical Note
Catlett Conway was born to Battaile Fitzhugh Taliaferro Conway and his first wife Mary Ann Wallace on January 5, 1840. Dr. William Buchanan Conway was born to Battaile's second wife Cornelia Sapphira Buchanan on January 3, 1845. Both men grew up on the family homestead, Ellerslie, in Madison County, VA before joining the Confederate Army in the Civil War. After the war, Catlett lived in Richmond, VA where he worked for Richmond Granite Company, and later a Richmond based coal company.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Catlett Conway Correspondence,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-039
Abstract
The collection consists of 65 letters written between Catlett Conway and family members during the years 1892-1920.
Dates:
1892 - 1920