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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume XI No. 1
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner
It's Time to Join or Renew Your CFA Membership for 2010 In 2009 we had a net increase of 50 new CFA Newsletter Subscribers! In case any of our new subscribers aren't members of CFA, now is a great time to invite them all to JOIN. We would welcome you, and hope that you will submit your family information to CFA, so we can identify your Callaway/Kellaway ancestry. And to all our existing members, here is a reminder that it is time to RENEW your membership. We need all of you to remain one of the finest genealogy societies in the world! Please welcome our new President and new Board Members. Thank you one and all for your dedication to CFA. The CFA President Elect is Clay Callaway of Fayetteville, GA. The newly elected Directors who will serve their 1st 3-year term beginning January 1, 2010 and ending on December 31, 2012 are: Ray Calloway
from W. Monroe, LA
Editor’s note - I encourage each of
you to send in articles for the e-Newsletter. It doesn’t have to
be lengthy. It could be some "Callaway/Kellaway" news, a family story, a
family photo, a favorite family recipe, results from your family
line research, or any item you think would be of interest to our
readers. Send them to me, and I will take care of adding them.
In Memory
I would like
to thank Jim Sands for sending us notice of the death of Laura
Elizabeth Callaway. She was the wife of Howard Hollis "Bo"
Callaway from the following line of descent: CALLAWAY, Laura Elizabeth "Beth" Walton Callaway died peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, surrounded by her family at Spring Harbor Assisted Living in Columbus, GA. Mrs. Callaway, daughter of Ralph Outlaw and Octavia Perry Walton, was born in Hamilton, GA, on January 18, 1926. A sixth generation Georgian and a fifth generation Harris County native, Mrs. Callaway lived in many places during her lifetime but always loved her Harris County heritage. She was educated in the Harris County School System, where she met Howard H. "Bo" Callaway in the sixth grade at Hamilton Grade School. She graduated from Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, GA, in 1947, and married Mr. Callaway on June 11, 1949. They lived in Colorado from 1976 until 1997. The Callaways owned Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado from 1970 until 2004. Mrs. Callaway was active in her husband's 1980 campaign for the U.S. Senate. In 1979, she received a Masters of Science in Botany from Western State College in Gunnison, CO. She is survived by her husband and their five children; Elizabeth Callaway Considine of Denver, CO; Howard H. Callaway Jr. of Bristol, VA; Edward C. Callaway of Hamilton, GA; Virginia Callaway Martin of Toronto, Canada; and Ralph W. Callaway of Columbus, GA; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She also is survived by her brother Ralph Outlaw Walton Jr. and family. Wildflowers and photography were among Mrs. Callaway's interests. For many years, she was a founding member and served on the Board of Visitors for the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation; Board of the National Arboretum in Washington DC; and was a founding member of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, December 11, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. A funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Christ the King Catholic Church, Pine Mountain, GA, with Father John A. Madden officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested contributions to the Beth Callaway Wildflower Fund, c/o Callaway Gardens, P.O. Box 2000, Pine Mountain, GA 31822, which has been established in Mrs. Callaway's memory at Callaway Gardens. In celebration of Mrs. Callaway's life, a memorial organ concert will be 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA. Arrangements are by Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 1010 Mooty Bridge Road, LaGrange, GA, 30240 (706) 884-8636, www.striffler-hamby.com. In Memory It is with great sadness that I report the death of Conrad Miller. His wife Margaret has been an active CFA Member for many years. Our condolences go to Margaret and all their family.
Donna,
I am sorry to be so long in sending you this, but
Tues. the 8Th Dec. my husband passed away of a massive
heart attack.
Since he wanted to be cremated we are not having any
service. After school is out in June 2010 we will go
to Peck, Kansas. That is where he used to fish with a
friend of his when he was a teenager.
Conrad H. Miller, age 72 passed away Dec. 8, 2009 at
his home. He is to be cremated and ashes scattered at a
later date.
He is survived by his wife Margaret A. Miller, daughters Margaret Ann Miller, Angelia Jean Miller, 3 grandchildren; Travis Wayne Boone, David Alan Boone, James Alan Schubert, 2 great grandchildren; Tatum Diamonde Boone and Tyler Earl Boone. (that is the correct spelling of Angelia's name. My husband named her, and Tatum Diamonde is the correct spelling of the g granddaughter. I do not know who named her.)
Conrad was born in Wichita, Kansas May 7, 1937. He
married wife April 4, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas. He
graduated from West High School in Wichita, Kansas. Here
is a picture of the two of us from our 50th wedding
anniversary party.
Thanks Donna, for being so nice to us all.
Margaret Miller
mamill441 at aol.comNeil Callaway - Head Football Coach for the University of Alabama Birmingham
Here's a note from CFA Member, Fred Lucas about Neil
Callaway's coaching season this year. You can read his
bio here:
http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/callaway_neil00.html
If
you would like to try to contact him, he can be found on
Facebook at:
For those who
don't know, Neil Callaway is the head football coach
at the University of Alabama Birmingham. The team is
affiliated with the Conference USA. This year the
team won five games while losing seven games. Neil
Callaway is the only Callaway who is a head football
coach at any Division 1 university.
I would
encourage all football fans to send him and the team
messages of encouragement. I live in Cincinnati.
This year under coach Brian Kelly, the University of
Cincinnati football team won all twelve games. Maybe
someday Neil Callaway and his team will win all
twelve regular season games.
Fred Lucas
fredrick.lucas at yahoo.comFrom England to America and Reported in Australia - Kelway's Seeds In 1914 the U.S. Government was cultivating beautiful flower and vegetable gardens somewhere. Anyone have any idea where or for whom? Bill Piper sends us this newspaper article telling us all about it. ~ From Northern Territory Times and Gazette (Darwin), Thursday, 13 August 1914 Huge Order for Garden Seeds The United States Government each year distribute, by order of Congress, enormous quantities of seeds throughout the United States free of cost. The orders given are sometimes very large, as may be judged from the fact that Messrs. Kelway and Son, Wholesale Seed Growers and Merchants, of Langport, Somerset (who have for some years been amongst the successful competitors for a portion of the order), have this year received from the United States Government from Washington an orde3r for Flower Seeds and Vegetable Seeds along totalling in weight nearly 44 tons! This is probably one of the largest orders for flower and vegetable seeds ever received by one firm from one customer, as it is not composed even in part of agricultural seeds or of large seeds such as peas and beans. Many hundreds of acres must have been under cultivation for the production of the weight in question. How large an area such an enormous quantity of seeds would sow seems almost past human computation. Of the four other European firms who (in addition to the Langport firm) are this year favored by the United States Government with their order for seeds, one is English, two French and one Dutch. All I Want for Christmas is . . . I'd like to share one of my favorite greeting cards, always a big hit with fellow genealogists.
. . . to find
out who is my great-
Happy Holidays
~ The greeting card was
an exclusive design, some years ago, of Origins Genealogy Shop,
Columbus, OH An Update on the Reconstruction of the Parham Callaway Cabin in Marshfield, Missouri
I would like to thank Leigh Callaway for sending us
an update on the success of the reconstruction of
Parham Callaway's Cabin. All of the volunteers have
done a remarkable and lasting job. Parham Callaway
descended from they Peter Callaway line as follows:
Hello Donna: The CFA Newsletter has carried information about the relocation and reconstruction of the Callaway Cabin in Marshfield, Missouri in (the May 2007 Newsletter, and the July 2007 Newsletter, and the October 2009 Newsletter.) A recap and some anecdotes: the cabin was built in 1852 by Parham and Nancy (Kirk) Callaway (my great great grandparents). They had thirteen children, ten of whom lived to a good age. One of those children, James Pastelle, married Martha (Melissa) Bruton in 1878. James Pastelle Callaway was elected Webster County Sheriff in November 1881 and they moved into the jail shortly thereafter (the old one was destroyed by a tornado in 1880). That’s where my grandfather, Parham Pastelle Callaway, was born – in the Webster County Jail – in July 1882. James and Melissa Callaway bought the Parham/Nancy place - the site from which the cabin was moved – from his siblings in 1888, put up a good modern building and began farming the property. They moved back to Marshfield on and off as he was elected county collector a few times. Apparently he was equally talented politicking as he was farming. Reconstruction of the cabin is essentially complete and landscaping is the only major item remaining. This project stands as a prime example of what can happen when volunteer time is mixed with limited funding and no end of determination. We are deeply grateful to Mr. Beckner and his team. Recently, Mr. Beckner wrote to me that the reconstructed cabin is scheduled for dedication during the July 4, 2010 celebrations, sponsored by the Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information about attending and helping with the celebration, contact the Marshfield Area Community Foundation, PO Box 427, Marshfield MO 65706.
Leigh L.
Callaway
U. S. Joseph Callaway Line Please welcome Maggie Reed of
Fort Mill, SC as a new Newsletter subscriber. She has graciously
sent us some information about her husband, Brett's connection
to the Calloway family. Brett descends from the Joseph Callaway
line as follows: Hello,
Emma apparently had a little boy prior to marrying John and lived at home with her mom until he was two years old. She and John Duncan had a number of children of which Victoria is one. Victoria died in a State Hospital – believed at the time that she had mental illness, but now is understood to be a Vitamin B Deficiency that leads to Dementia. Victoria is my husband’s great-grandmother. Hope this information fills
in some of the blanks in your “Master” Calloway Tree. I look
forward to getting the newsletter, thank you for putting me on
the list. I
would like to thank Nova Patterson for telling us of the 100th
year celebration of her DAR Chapter. Nova's patriot was James
Callaway, and the line of descent is as follows:
Donna, Our
Fort Industry Chapter of the DAR, celebrated its 100th
Anniversary this month. As you know our patriot was James
Callaway. My two daughters, Angela and Brigitte are members.
Fort Industry is not too far from Fort Meigs in Perrysburg.
There is a famous statue of Admiral Perry. Fort Meigs is
also a cemetery for Soldiers (1776-1812) The Battle of
Fallen Timbers.
Nova
Patterson
jpatterson4 at woh.rr.com
Angela
Wasserman
Brigitte
David
U. S. Peter Callaway Line
The following
biographical sketches are taken from: DAVID CALLOWAY DAVID CALLOWAY, another of these old settlers, moved from Georgia and settled on the Mobile road, twelve miles south of Montgomery. MR. CALLOWAY was a successful farmer, and was a man that was highly respected for his many good qualities. He reared a large family, three sons, and six daughters. JOHN B. CALLOWAY, of Snowdoun, is his oldest son. The other two sons died in early manhood. One of MR CALLOWAY'S daughters is the wife of WILLIAM C. MASON; another married THOMAS DAVIS; another married MR. HAYS; another married CLARK TAYLOR; another married JAMES TAYLOR( BROTHERS); and another married SCOVIL BATTLE. MR. CALLOWAY lived to a good old age and died at the old homestead about the year 1851.
Editor's
Note - David Callaway's line of descent is as follows: WILLIS CALLOWAY WILLIS CALLOWAY, a gentleman from Georgia, settled at first on the river above the city, and for a number of years remained on his plantation at that place. He was a planter and very successful. After the death of his wife, in due time he married the widow of ROBERT GILMER and daughter of H. M. MURRAY. MR. CALLOWAY was a good man and citizen and stood well in the opinion of his friends and neighbors. After the death of his second wife he discontinued housekeeping and lived among his children, in ease and comfort, the remaining days of his life. He was the father of JOSEPH ADOLPHUS CALLOWAY, of Snowdoun.
Editor's
Note - Willis Callaway's line of descent is as follows: Other C/K Lines I would like to thank CFA Newsletter subscriber, Dee Blakley, for sending us additional information about Isaac L. Callaway, who was a "Mystery Callaway" mentioned in last month's newsletter. Donna -
Just got my December
newsletter and was drawn to the information about the
mystery Callaway from Arkansas, Isaac L, who died in a Union
prison camp in Rock Island Illinois.
Since my research
focuses on Arkansas Callaways, I knew he was not in my tree,
at least not yet.
I was intrigued, did
some searches and came up with this information.
There was an Isaac L
Callaway in the 1850 census in Bradley County, AR. He, his
mother Mary, and younger sister Sarah J Callaway, were
living in the home of Elisha L and Louisa McMurtrey. There
was no "father" Callaway in that home, so I assume Mary, who
was born about 1814 in North Carolina, was a widow. I don't
think there was a family connection between Elisha McMurtrey
and Mary Callaway, as Elisha was born in Alabama.
That census shows that
Isaac L Callaway was born about 1846 in Michigan
(probably a transcription error, more
likely Mississippi), while his younger sister, Sarah
J, was born about 1849 in Arkansas.
I could not find any
members of that family in the 1860 census, either in
Arkansas, or any record I could reliably identify as them in
that census. If the Isaac I found in the 1850 census was
the same one who died in the Union prison camp, then at
most, he would have been about 19 years old at his death.
The military records on
Isaac L Calloway uniformly use the spelling C A L L O W A Y,
which is not the common spelling for the Clark County,
Arkansas Callaways in my family.
The Confederate regiment
in which Isaac L Calloway in the newsletter served saw
frequent and bloody battles. Isaac L Calloway was captured
by Union troops at Ashley County, Arkansas on 24 Mar 1864.
Ashley County is geographically one county away (to the
southeast) from Bradley County, so this may support the
possible identification of Isaac in the 1850 census. It
could also mean that he was captured shortly after he
enlisted.
He was initially
"confined" in a POW camp on 4 Apr 1864, and subsequently
transferred to Rock Island on 17 May 1864, where he died on
12 Jun 1864, either of chronic diarrhea (according to one
record) or meningitis (according to another).
If there are Michigan
Calloway researchers, he may belong in one of their lines of
descent.
Dee Blakley
sharpchick13 at yahoo.comEditor's Note - I was looking over Dee's information again, and I think there could be a chance that Mary Callaway and Louisa McMurtrey are related. Job Callaway (from Peter file) was born in Montgomery Co., NC about 1768 and migrated to Coosa Co., AL by 1865 where he died. His daughter Sarah (Sallie) married Willis McMurtry (McMurtrey) She is listed with 3 children on the same page of the 1850 Bradley Co., AR census as Elijah and Louisa McMurtrey. That just can't be a coincidence, right? I would like to thank newsletter subscriber, John Radford, in the UK for sharing this fascinating story of the travels of John Calloway from St. Helens, IofW. Hi
Donna, Thank you to Bill Piper for sending us this snippet about Orville Callaway of Fort Wayne, IN. ~ from Akron Weekly Pioneer Press, Akron, Washington Co., CO, Friday, June 16, 1922 Struck by Lightning in Chair. Fort Wayne, Ind. - While sitting in a chair at his rooming house one afternoon Orville Callaway, age twenty-three, was struck by lightning. Ruth Hutson, a sister-in-law, was sitting on the arm of Callaway's chair and, although shocked, was not hurt seriously. Callaway was taken to a hospital. He will recover. From census records
his family line is as follows:
Descendants of Stephen Callaway Generation No. 1 1. STEPHEN1 CALLAWAY was born Abt. 1798 in
DE. He married AMANDA UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1823 in OH. Children of STEPHEN CALLAWAY and AMANDA UNKNOWN are: 2. i. CYRUS ROY2 CALLAWAY, b. Aug 1842, IN. ii. MCREE CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1846, IN. iii. SAMUEL CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1848, IN. Generation No. 2 2. CYRUS ROY2 CALLAWAY (STEPHEN1) was born Aug 1842 in IN. He married (1) ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1850 in OH. He married (2) EMMA UNKNOWN. She was born Dec 1861 in IN.Children of CYRUS CALLAWAY and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN are: i. ETTLE BELLE3 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1868, IN. ii. ALLEN CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1874, IN. iii. LULU M. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1877, IN. iv. EDWARD CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1879, IN. Children of CYRUS CALLAWAY and EMMA UNKNOWN are: v. DAISEY3 CALLAWAY, b. May 1891, IN. 3. vi. CYRUS ROY CALLAWAY, JR., b. Jan 1894, IN. vii. ORVILLE CALLAWAY, b. Dec 1897, IN. viii. EMMA F. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1904, IN. Generation No. 3 3. CYRUS ROY3 CALLAWAY, JR. (CYRUS ROY2, STEPHEN1) was born Jan 1894 in IN. He married EVA UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1901 in IN.Child of CYRUS CALLAWAY and EVA UNKNOWN is: i. GEORGIA L.4 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1924, IN. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify this family line and tell us more about them? They are "Mystery Callaways".
The following biographical sketch and
picture are taken from:
THOMAS CLANTON
CALLOWAY
At eighteen he was admitted to the Boston Conservatory of Music, where he was at once recognized as a genius, and shortly afterwards he began to publish. He has since then published many spirited marches and two-steps, all of which are original and characteristic, and which have been uncommonly popular with the music-loving public. Notable among his early efforts were the "U. D. C. March" and the "Debutante Two-Step." His greatest popularity, however, has arisen from his songs, for which KATE SLAUGHTER McKINNEY, the talented Southern poet, has composed the words. He published several songs around 1904.The first, a little waltz caprice entitled "There Are No Eyes Like Thine," was followed by "Down in the Jeweled Deep," "Eventide," "The Green Kentucky Pastures," "Love's Dreaming Song," "Whar the Watermilyuns Grow" and "The White Rose," his work, was issued by SOL BLOOM. MR. CALLOWAY and had in manuscript at least six other beautiful melodies, with his characteristic accompaniments IN 1904. Besides his ability as a composer, he is also a splendid organist. In person MR. CALLOWAY was of blonde type, with slender hands and an attractive air of gentleness that makes everyone his friend. The Pans World for April, 1904, contained his picture and a sketch of his work. Editor's Note - Thomas Clanton Callaway's line of descent has been identified. See additional information on this family line in the February 2010 CFA Newsletter.
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Query # 549
Dear Donna.
A note on a Callaway
that is on my family side by the name of Henry Callaway
Johnston born Umtata 24/11/1888. The son of Dr. David
William Johnston and a Margaret Hawthorne Johnston. I
believe Henry Callaway Johnston (also known as Harry)
who fought in the Boer War in South Africa. Became an
Entomologist from University of Edinburgh - Scotland.
His whereabouts to this day are unknown. I have one
small picture of him in uniform during the war. Any
information that could be shed on him would so much
appreciated.
Anne Gieg (Edwards)
My great
Grandparents / Grandparents were Johnstons.
Below is a picture
of Henry Callaway Johnston hoping someone might
recognize and tell me more.
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THOMAS
CLANTON CALLOWAY, musician and composer, of Montgomery, who
has won the right to the title of "Alabama's young musical
genius," was born in Troy, Ala., March 1, 1879. From infancy
he displayed remarkable musical talent, being able to play
the piano before he was able to balance himself on the piano
stool. At the age of twelve he was organist at his Sunday
school. His mother, quick to recognize in her son a musical
genius, devoted herself to the care of his musical
education, and sent him to the best of teachers. 
