On 17 Dec 1828 when Ganaway was 23, he married Nancy Ann Lewis, daughter of Zebulon Lewis & Meeky Gill, in Walton Co, GA. Born on 5 Nov 1810. Nancy Ann died in Social Circle, Walton Co, GA, on 18 Feb 1897; she was 86. Buried in Walton Co, GA (Conner Cemetery #2).