Edward Marion Callaway 1833-1888

Edward Marion Callaway, the oldest son of Stephen White Callaway and his second wife, Mrs. Lydia (Logan) Bryan, was born in Howard County, Missouri on 16 October 1833. He moved with his parents to Monroe County in 1836 and to Platte County between 1840 and 1850. He was married three times. His first wife was Jane Clinkenbeard whom he married about 1858, place of marriage unknown. They were the parents of one daughter, Lydia Ann Callaway, born circa 1859 in Buchanan County, Missouri. Lydia Ann married John H. Miser in Baxter County, Arkansas circa 1881. She had two children, Henry Miser and Elizabeth Miser. Descendants were informed by Lydia Ann that her father had served as a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. As she was approximately 6 years old when the CSA soldiers were discharged, it is possible the one Edward Callaway in Missouri records was her father.

According to the single record in the Missouri State Archives and the single record in the National Archives, Edward Callaway was a resident of Monroe County, Missouri, when he enlisted. He served as a Private in Company E, 9th Battalion Missouri Sharp Shooters, surrendered at New Orleans on 26 May 1865 and was paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana on 7 June 1865. The date of his enlistment or his age at that time are not recorded.

Sometime after the Civil War, Edward Marion Callaway (pictured at left) moved to Baxter County, Arkansas, where he was listed as a teamster in the 1880 census. Evidently his first wife, Jane, died before 1870, and he married her cousin, Mary Talburt (or Talbot), daughter of Simon W. Talbert, born 1851 in Arkansas. They were the parents of one son, Walter Allen Callaway, born 21 September 1873 probably in Baxter County, Arkansas. Mary (Talburt) Callaway died before 1880. In 1882/3 Edward Marion married Susan Talburt, born 1865, a younger cousin of his second wife. She was the daughter of Walter M. Talburt and granddaughter of Simon W. Talburt. They became the parents of a daughter, Elenor born in 1884, and a son, William Edward Stephen, born 1886.

Edward Marion Callaway died in 1888 and was buried in the Henderson County Cemetery near Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas.

The following is a brief outline of known information on his descendants:
Lydia Ann Callaway m. John H. Miser. They had the following children;
1.) Henry Miser
2.) Elizabeth (Lizzie) Miser

Walter Allen Callaway (pictured at left) b. 21 Sep 1873, d. 21 Dec 1911, m. Rebecca Isabelle (Belle) Phaby, 11 Aug 1895. They had the following children;
1.) Elizabeth (Lizzie) Callaway
2.) Lydia Elenor (Lena) Callaway
3.) Ethyl Callaway
4.) Bertha Callaway
5.) Thomas Edward Callaway
6.) Verna Melvina (Vernie) Callaway

Elenor Callaway b. 1884 Baxter County, AR m. Theodore Hicks. They had the following children all born in AR.
1.) Raymond C. Hicks, died young
2.) Nova Hicks
3.) Inza Hicks
4.) Bessie Hicks
5.) Essie Ruth Hicks

William Edward Stephen Callaway b. 1886 m. Castilia Smith 23 Nov 1912 in Izard Co., AR. They had the following children;
1.) Henry Erie Callaway b. 12 Feb 1914 in Baxter Co., AR, d. 21 Sep 1990, Durant, OK.
2.) Gladys Elsie Callaway
3.) Roy Avid Callaway b. 19 Oct 1918 in Baxter Co., AR, d. 22 Sep 1971.
4.) Raymond T. Callaway b. 1919, d. 1920 in Baxter Co., AR.
5.) Earnest Hobart Callaway
6.) Edward Callaway b. 1924 Baxter Co., AR, d. 1992 in McDonald Co., MO.
7.) Oleta Mae Callaway
8.) Herbert Dale Callaway b. 1930 in Broken Arrow OK, d. 1978.

This biography was researched and written by Bobbie Callaway (now deceased) who was CFA Historian for many years. It was originally published in the 1994 CFA Journal

This family line of descent is as follows:
Joseph Callaway (US immigrant to Virginia from England)
James Callaway
James Callaway, Jr.
Stephen White Callaway
Edward Marion Callaway

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