William Benjamin Calloway, Sr. (1803-1884) Memorial
The following article was found in the Alabama State Archives in a copy of an old newspaper, The Banner, a Chilton County weekly newspaper published in Clanton, AL; Thursday, 14 February 1901, in Letters to the Editor, column 2, page 1 and continued on column 2, page 4. There was no name for the author, but it appears to be written as a memorial.
Weogufka, Ala. 9 Feb 1901: Editor, Banner - Benjamin Calloway, Sr. (Job, John, Edward, John, Peter Callaway) departed this life February 7, 1884. He was born November 10, 1803 in Wilkes County, Georgia, moved to the Territory of Mississippi in 1816 and settled on Line Creek, west of Montgomery, in 1817, then moved to Prattville where he remained until 1819, at which place he was living when Alabama was admitted into the Union. He then moved 26 miles above Wetumpka on the Coosa River, and settled in Autauga County, where he married Mary Ann Milton (Melton) on the 5th day of April, 1825, who still survives him. He moved to Coosa County in 1855, where he remained until his death. He joined the Baptist Church at Chestnut Creek in Autauga County, in 1835, lived a devoted member until his death; he joined the Masonic fraternity in Rockford in 1858. He had born to him twenty children and at the time of his death he had 155 grand and great grandchildren. He was buried with Masonic honors at Weogufka Church, on the 8th of February.
"He was always a quiet, peaceable citizen, was never prosecuted for any violations of the law. He was perhaps the oldest resident living in the state having resided here sixty-eight years.
"Having made a good record in this life he now sleeps quietly in the grave to the welcome applause, 'well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a few things, enter thou into the joys of thy lord.'"
Note: William Benjamin Callaway was the son of Jobe Callaway, who also died in Coosa County at age 97. Jobe was living in the household of his son, Benjamin, at the time of his death and both are buried at Weogufka Church.
Since this article mentions that his wife still survives him, (she actually died in 1890), it is assumed that this article is a reprint of the original obituary.
This article was contributed to CFA by Joseph E. Bills, Selma, Alabama and originally published in the 1986 CFA Journal
Weogufka, Ala. 9 Feb 1901: Editor, Banner - Benjamin Calloway, Sr. (Job, John, Edward, John, Peter Callaway) departed this life February 7, 1884. He was born November 10, 1803 in Wilkes County, Georgia, moved to the Territory of Mississippi in 1816 and settled on Line Creek, west of Montgomery, in 1817, then moved to Prattville where he remained until 1819, at which place he was living when Alabama was admitted into the Union. He then moved 26 miles above Wetumpka on the Coosa River, and settled in Autauga County, where he married Mary Ann Milton (Melton) on the 5th day of April, 1825, who still survives him. He moved to Coosa County in 1855, where he remained until his death. He joined the Baptist Church at Chestnut Creek in Autauga County, in 1835, lived a devoted member until his death; he joined the Masonic fraternity in Rockford in 1858. He had born to him twenty children and at the time of his death he had 155 grand and great grandchildren. He was buried with Masonic honors at Weogufka Church, on the 8th of February.
"He was always a quiet, peaceable citizen, was never prosecuted for any violations of the law. He was perhaps the oldest resident living in the state having resided here sixty-eight years.
"Having made a good record in this life he now sleeps quietly in the grave to the welcome applause, 'well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a few things, enter thou into the joys of thy lord.'"
Note: William Benjamin Callaway was the son of Jobe Callaway, who also died in Coosa County at age 97. Jobe was living in the household of his son, Benjamin, at the time of his death and both are buried at Weogufka Church.
Since this article mentions that his wife still survives him, (she actually died in 1890), it is assumed that this article is a reprint of the original obituary.
This article was contributed to CFA by Joseph E. Bills, Selma, Alabama and originally published in the 1986 CFA Journal
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posted by DFM | 7/10/2004
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