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And thank you also to Mary Giera for sharing the information she found about Henry B. Callaway of Bibb Co., GA. He descends from the Peter Callaway line as follows:
Peter Callaway
William Callaway
William Callaway, Jr.
Jonathan Callaway
Josiah D. Callaway
Henry B. Callaway

1. HENRY B.⁶ CALLAWAY (JOSIAH D.⁵, JONATHAN⁴, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², PETER¹) was born 08 Oct 1832 in GA, and died 25 Oct 1901 in Bibb Co., GA. He married (1) GEORGIA VIRGINIA PARKER, daughter of JOHN PARKER and ELIZA UNKNOWN. She was born 12 Feb 1843, and died 15 Oct 1865 in Bibb Co., GA. He married (2) SARAH A. CHAMBLISS Aft. 1865, daughter of SAMUEL CHAMBLISS and JANE UNKNOWN. She was born 15 May 1835 in GA, and died 01 Jul 1891 in Bibb Co., GA.

I would like to thank Jean Horn for sharing with us the will of Winder Callaway. Winder descends from the Peter Callaway line as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Ebenezer Callaway
William Callaway
Winder Callaway

My mother has recollections of Mrs. Lillian West.  I mentioned this to her just the other day and she immediately recalled Mrs. West's association (perhaps) ownership of the newspaper in Panama City.  She recalled when her mother and father remarried that Mrs. West sent her some stationery as a gift.  She further recalled having contact with her or Mrs. West's daughter around the time of Pitt Carlisle's death.  Having said all of this, it would be interesting to know if any of the Callaways connected to the Callaway Family Association have further information on the Alabama/Florida Callaways.

As a side note, my Mother just recently moved and we were looking through some heirlooms and found some rather old family correspondences.  One of which was a letter written by Moses Carlisle to one of his sons, Horace, about his experiences as a soldier and dispatch courier during the Civil War.  He wrote this letter in 1918 and was surprisingly clear in his writing, but difficult to read all of his handwriting.

Looking forward to hearing from you or others that may have more information concerning my mother's line...

Pitt Tarrant
onepoppey at aol.com

I would like to thank James (Jim) Callaway for sharing this information about his Callaway family line. William Callaway was born in Lyme Regis in 1832 and was a mariner.

Dear Donna,
I have been tracing my family history for some time now and have gained a lot of information about my Callaway family tree. Some has been offered by Carol Battin in the US and Christine Dawson from the UK, but most is of my own research.

During my summer holidays I went to the Channel Island of Alderney to trace my ggg uncle William Callaway. William was born in 1832 in Lyme Regis England, he was a seaman and in 1856 was awarded the Silver Gallantry Medal from the Royal National  Lifeboat Institute for saving a life at sea. The following is from a passage from the Lifeboat Gallantry:

William Callaway, Seaman
22nd August 1856: During squally weather near Lyme Regis, Dorset, the SECRET, a small boat taking part in a regatta, capsized and filled, throwing three men into the sea. The incident was seen by Mr. Callaway who was alone in another boat. He turned back to the casualty and was able to save one of the men. He then took off his clothes, plunged in and tried vainly to save another man. Mr. Callaway had been thrown a rope by a trawler from the port side, but such was the speed of the boat, he was dragged under the water and forced to let go of the man he was trying to save, who by this time was senseless and had drowned.

Finding this information really got me interested in William and I wondered if I could find more about his life. I later found William had moved to the Isle of Alderney. By this time, 1861, he was a master mariner and on the Census of 1861 is aboard the ship called Ajax  which he co-owned (with Greenfield) along with a Thomas Mills, mate from Bridgport and Frederick Bryant, boy from Lyme. This ship was a cutter. In the 1861 census in England his children; Emily, Ellen and Reginald are all boarders at a school, Colyton Devon run by the misses Seaward. Emily was 8 yrs. Ellen 7 yrs. and Reginald 5 yrs. His first wife Sarah had died in 1851.

William married for a second time to a lady called Lavinia and in the next censi of 1871, 1881, 1891 she is down as the landlady  and shop owner of the Army and Navy Inn on Alderney. Along with other family members, he also had shares in another boat, this time a ketch called the THOMAS and ELIZABETH. 46 tons, so it must have been quite a size.

St. Anne's church on Alderney is known as the Cathedral of the Channel Islands, and is quite impressive. I began to search the headstones, starting from one end of the church Cemetery going along a row at a time. After a long time I came across a headstone where I could see Lavinia Crago. I then started to remove some of the weathering and to my amazement found the following inscription;

In the memory of
James Lusby
native of Chard Somerset
who died on the 18th July 1839
aged 35 years
 
This stone was erected by his
widow as a token of sincere
affection for one of the best
of husbands
 
Also in loving memory of
Lavinia Crago
widow of the above
and wife of William Callaway
who passed away October 22nd 1900
aged 90 years
 
Also of Emily Amelia Callaway
who died November 6th 1906
aged 46 years 
here the weary are at rest

The words seem to mean so much to both families. Christopher fathered 18 children and I understand at least 2 went to America.
 
I went back to the grave of Lavinia and started to look at the one to the left which was badly weathered and saw an etching of William. As I inspected it further saw the name of his son, Reginald John and of his daughter in law.

Henrietta Ruth Craven
widow of the above
who fell asleep August 18th 1903
aged 52 years
 
I do know that Reginald died in 1889. I think William died between 1902 and 1910, as he is mentioned in the 1901 census, but due to the Germans who occupied the Island in the 2nd world war, all information has been lost. The islanders say that all records were destroyed.
 
I am attaching some photos of the church, public house and some of Bray Harbour from where William would have sailed.

This has been a fascinating journey and I feel a sense of achievement, but I now want to research further the vessels he had and the Medal he won during his life.
 
I hope you find this article interesting and if you would like to publish this in the Callaway Journal please feel free to do so.

Regards from the cold windy Village of Aldbrough on the east coast of Yorkshire,
James (Jim) Callaway
james.callaway01 at hotmail.co.uk

Editor's Note - Following is James Callaway's family tree:

Descendants of John Callaway

2. THOMAS² CALLAWAY (JOHN¹) was born 1791 in LYME REGIS Dorset England. He married ANNE UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1793 in LYME REGIS Dorset England.

Children of THOMAS CALLAWAY and ANNE UNKNOWN are:

3. WILLIAM² CALLAWAY (JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1794 in LYME REGIS Dorset England. He married FRANCES MARSH ADAMS. She was born Abt. 1795 in LYME REGIS Dorset England.

Children of WILLIAM CALLAWAY and FRANCES MARSH ADAMS are:

4. WILLIAM³ CALLAWAY (WILLIAM², JOHN¹)¹ was born 1831 in Walcott Bath. He married (1) SARAH UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1831 in LYME REGIS Dorset England. He married (2) LAVINIA CRAGO. She was born Abt. 1833 in Somerset England.

Children of WILLIAM CALLAWAY and SARAH UNKNOWN are:

5. JOHN THOMAS³ CALLAWAY (WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1837 in LYME REGIS Dorset England. He married FANNY (MOTHER)PARKES. She was born 1839 in South Auston.

Children of JOHN CALLAWAY and FANNY (MOTHER)PARKES are:

6. REGINALD JOHN⁴ CALLAWAY (WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1857 in LYME REGIS Dorset England. He married HENRIETTA RURH CRAVEN. She was born Abt. 1860 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England.

Children of REGINALD CALLAWAY and HENRIETTA CRAVEN are:

7. GEORGE⁴ CALLAWAY (JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1865 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. He married MARY LOUISA UNKNOWN. She was born 1865 in Unknown.

8. ARTHUR⁴ CALLAWAY (JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1867 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. He married MARY ANNE LEE. She was born Abt. 1870 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England.

9. ERNEST⁴ CALLAWAY (JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1869 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. He married CLARA WILKINSON. She was born Abt. 1870 in Unknown.

10. FRED⁴ CALLAWAY (JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1872 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. He married AGNES BAGGALLEY. She was born Abt. 1870 in Coal Aston.

Children of FRED CALLAWAY and AGNES BAGGALLEY are:

11. HARRY⁵ CALLAWAY (GEORGE⁴, JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1890 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. He married BEATRICE DYSON. She was born Abt. 1895 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England.

12. SAMUEL⁵ CALLAWAY (ERNEST⁴, JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1894 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. He married ALICE M HOLT. She was born Abt. 1896 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England.

13. AMY⁵ CALLAWAY (FRED⁴, JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1898 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. She married JIM ASKEY. He was born Abt. 1900 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England.

14. FRANK⁵ (FATHER)CALLAWAY (FRED⁴ CALLAWAY, JOHN THOMAS³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1903 in BRADFORD West Yorkshire England. He married ADA EACRET, daughter of ALBERT EACRET and EDITH STAINTHORPE. She was born 12 Aug 1904 in Bradford, and died Abt. 19 Jan 2007 in Aldbrough.

Children of FRANK (FATHER)CALLAWAY and ADA EACRET are:

I would like to thank Peggy Carey for sending us this information about a "Mystery Callaway" Civil War soldier who was captured and sent to Andersonville prison.

Can anyone verify this family line?

Once again Abraham Callaway surfaces. In the April 2006 newsletter information was published about this "Mystery Callaway" family line. Following is an obituary for the husband of Mary Evaline Callaway from this line. She descends from Abraham as follows:
Abraham Callaway
Samuel D. Callaway
Albert Callaway
Mary Evaline Callaway

The Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, February 8, 1939

D.W. PRATHER FUNERAL SUNDAY
Passed Away Thursday Evening of Last Week; Came Here 37 Years Ago.
    Daniel William Prather was born near Des Moines, Iowa, February 14, 1866, and passed away at his home in Ruthven, Iowa, February 2, 1939, at the age of 72 years, 11 months, and 18 days. His parents were Martin and Elizabeth Prather and when a young man he moved with his folks to Audubon county, where he grew to manhood.
    On February 25, 1890, he was united in marriage to Mary Evaline Calloway and eight children, three boys and five girls, were born to this union.
    The family lived in Audubon and Polk county where the deceased was engaged in the lumber business, until 1902 when they moved to a farm on the north side of Silver lake, south of Ruthven. They lived for a short time on a farm near Gillett Grove, and then returned to the vicinity south of Ruthven. In 1934 they retired from farming and moved to Ruthven where the deceased made his home until his death. Mr. Prather served as town marshal in Ruthven for about three years. Following a paralytic stroke last September he was forced to give up this position, and while he rallied from this attack and was able to be about our town again, he had lost so much of his strength and vitality he was unable to survive a recent illness with pneumonia and passed away last Thursday evening at 8:30.
    He is survived by his devoted wife, three sons, Claude and Howard of Ruthven and Harold of Graettinger, and four daughters, Mrs. D.D. Waterman of Ruthven, Mrs. Arthur Roberts of Royal, Mrs. Roy Broadie of Estherville and Mrs. Walter Pitcher of Emmetsburg. One daughter, Bertha, passed away in 1928. Mr. Prather is also survived by one brother, Ed Prather of Ruthven, one sister, Mrs. Annie Howard, of Des Moines, 21 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
    Mr. Prather was a member of the Methodist church and well liked by all who knew him. His last words, "I have knowingly wronged no one, and I have always tried to live a temperate life," spoken as death came to him, characterized his entire life. He was devoted to his family, interested in their welfare, and always striving for the better things of life.
    Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Ruthven last Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Belden Weikel, pastor of the church, officiating, Rev. Weikel chose the 20th and 21st verses of Jude for the text of his sermon.
    Mrs. A.L. Bragg, Mrs. Lewis Capener, Harry Nelson and J.H. Thatcher sang, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," "Sweetly Resting" and "Going Down the Valley One by One" with Mrs. Merle McGranahan at the piano.
Five grandsons and one nephew were the pallbearers.
Burial took place in Crown Hill cemetery.
The Lightle Funeral Home of Ruthven had charge of funeral arrangements.

Query # 462
Subject - Edward George Kellaway
Submitter - Bill Piper
email - dreycott at globalnet.co.uk

Editor's Note - I found an Edward Kellaway on the 1910 Suffolk Co., New York census in East Hampton. He is listed as 37 years old, and single. He and his parents born in England. His occupation is fisherman and he immigrated in 1888. Perhaps this is the same Edward George Kellaway.

Query # 463
Subject - Thomas Callaway Nisbet
Submitter - Mark Nesbitt
email - marknesbittuk at yahoo.com

Hi, I'm editing a book to be published shortly by the Nesbitt/Nisbet Society about N/N artists. One is Thomas Callaway Nisbet, who married Ellen Hollis, in West Bromwich in 1858. He was born in Kingstone and christened 30 May 1821 at Saint Mary’s, Portsea, the son of Thomas Nesbet and Kezia. He was a distinguished lithographer with work in several public collections. Callaway is an uncommon name - any information on his ancestry would be welcome. Thanks!