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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume VI No. 2
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner The Mystery Callaway Author or Authoress - Conclusion
- AZALEA Now the lady in black, whom we will call Mme. S_____, had noticed the contemptuous glances, if she had not heard the unkind sarcasms, of these thoughtless beauties, and, being of a sensitive nature, had felt deeply wounded. Imagine her surprise, then, to see one of the fairest of them all, a fairy-like creature, with golden hair floating around her like rippling sunlight, and eyes blue and timid as wild violets, coming with airy steps toward her. Mme. S_____ had an insight into human nature as quick as it was keen, and, with one glance of her brilliant black eyes, she read in the quivering lips and flushed cheeks of the lovely young face turned toward her the honest indignation and heartfelt sympathy of the girl's soul. Her heart was as warm as her wit was ready, and, taking Azalea's hand in welcome, she said: "You are as good as you are beautiful, my child!" "In what way, pray, madame?" asked Azalea, smiling. She was strangely attracted to her new friend by her beautiful eyes. They were so bright and sparkling, so full of expression and tender feeling, that Azalea forgot her plain dress in gazing into their wondrous depths and listening to the rare music of her voice. "You ask me why?" returned Mme. S_____, "Because you crossed this immense salon to come and sit by me. Upon my word, you are more courageous than I should have been." "And yet," replied Azalea, "if I were to tell you my fears and trepidations you would laugh at me, I am sure." "Laugh at you!" exclaimed Mme. S_____ with moist eyes and trembling voice. "Never! never! I am your sister henceforth, my dear young friend. Will you tell me your Christian name?" "Azalea." "Azalea? What a pretty name. I am glad of it, for it will suit my purpose exactly. You must know, my love, that I am writing a book, and I mean it shall bear your name; and you shall find something in it which shall remind you of to-night and our acquaintance." And she kept her word. Azalea had almost forgotten this little incident when, one morning, a few months later, a volume of blue and gold was placed in her hands bearing her own name, "Azalea." With wonder and delight Azalea turned to the title-page and discovered that her friend was a well-known and distinguished authoress. She readily guessed now why Josephine had slighted her, for it was well known that Napoleon greatly dreaded this writer's sparkling wit, and keen sarcasm. The tears sprung to Azalea's eyes as, turning over the illuminated pages, she came upon the little incident here portrayed, in which Mme. S_____ had pictured her as an "angel of goodness and beauty." As "Azalea" was really a finely-wrought tale, full of pathos and beauty, it quickly became a favorite, and was not only sought for and admired over all France, but was speedily translated into other tongues. Although Azalea was not her real name, she was a real girl, and this is the way she came to be a heroine, honored and loved by half the world, while the more dazzling belles of that evening's entertainment, who stooped to ridicule a woman of noble genius simply because she was plainly dressed, have passed into oblivion, unhonored and unknown. The above story was published in the Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, June 10, 1875. Can anyone identify who Azalea really was, or this "Mystery Callaway" writer?
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" 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. The President's Corner Donna, We have been notified that David Shelledy, Charter Member of CFA passed away Jan. 2, 2005. He and his wife Vera attended most CFA meetings until her death a couple of years ago. He was buried in Burge Cemetery, New London, Iowa where they lived. His name appears with pictures in several CFA Journals. His line is - Peter, William, William, and Zachariah and then Andrew, Alfred Colwell, James Benjamin, Elizabeth Jane Callaway Shelledy and David, born 5/6/1920. We send
our condolences to all of his family. In Memory It is with sadness that we report the deaths of the following family members. Thank you to Sam Geer for sending us this copy of the obituary for Marie Dowd Callaway. I know we all send our condolences to the family.
Hi Donna, Here is a copy
of the obit of Mrs. Callaway. She was a good friend of my
parents and her husband Tim was my Dad's fifth cousin. Thanks
for all your work,
SAM GEER 
geergenealogy at aol.com
MARIE D. CALLAWAY
AUGUSTA, GA. - Mrs. Marie D.
Callaway, age 94, entered into rest on Thursday morning,
January 6, 2005 at her at her Brandon Wilde residence. A
native of Chattanooga, TN she had resided in the Augusta area
for 50 years and had been a resident at Brandon Wilde since
it's opening in 1990. Mrs. Callaway had retired in 1984 from
the Richmond County Board of Education after teaching at the
Houghton, Forrest Hills and Copeland Elementary Schools. After
retirement, she continued to maintain her membership and
affiliation with the Retired Teachers Association and the
Dogwood Garden Club of Augusta. She was a graduate of the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she was a member
of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Her faith guided her to the
First Baptist Church of Augusta where she had taught the
Adalia Sunday School Class and was a member of the Women's
Missionary Union and Bonnie Ray Circle. She is preceded in
death by her husband of 57 years, retired FBI agent, Timothy
W. Callaway, who passed away in 1992 and a brother, Francis
Dowd. She is survived by: their son, Tim Callaway and his
wife, Sammi, Manchester, TN; their daughter, Hibbie Theus and
her husband, Wyatt, Cashiers, NC; one brother, Gails Dowd,
Dunedin, FL; four grandchildren, Mike Theus and his wife,
Jackie, Matt Theus and his wife, Lisa, Nathan and Noah
Callaway; four great grandchildren, Sarah Marie and Walker
Theus, Daniel and Timothy Theus. Funeral services will be at
1:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 8, 2005 from the Chapel of
Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez, with
the Reverend Jacob Malone, officiating. Interment will follow
in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Dick Daniel,
Calvin Geer, Julius Rucker, Mike Theus, Matt Theus, Nathan
Calloway and Noah Calloway. The family will receive friends,
on Saturday, from 12:00 noon until the hour of service at the
funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may
be made to First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way,
Augusta, GA 30909 or St. Joseph Hospice, 2260 Wrightsboro
Road, Augusta, Ga. 30904. Sign the guestbook at
AugustaChronicle.com Thank you to Sherrill Williams and Joan Shelledy Swender for letting us know about the death of David Kenneth Shelledy. We send our condolences to the family. Donna, announcing the
death of a long time CFA member and diligent researcher. He
made trips to Delaware Archives in Dover, Delaware and
graciously shared his findings. He and his wife, Vera (who
passed away several years ago) were faithful attendees of CFA
annual meetings and will be remembered by many. David ("Ken"
as we all knew him) descended from Peter Callaway's line: For your information. This is a mailing to all the people
who were listed in Dad's email address book. Some of you I
know and What's New The deadline for the next CFA Journal publication will be here before we know it - March 1, 2005. Please submit your entries for inclusion. Especially needed are photos from the 2003/2004 Annual Meetings, also any obituaries for Callaway family members. For anyone who submitted an article for the 2004 Journal, we are asking that you re-submit it. We are trying to re-create last year's journal as best we can. We are also asking for any entries intended for the 2005 Journal, as the next publication will combine 2004/2005. Everyone's help and cooperation is greatly appreciated. Submissions
should be sent to: "Callaway" Television Celebrity Here's some exciting news from Gene Callaway, CFA Member in Memphis, Tennessee. Check your TV schedules, you won't want to miss this! Donna, CFA DNA Project Update Our thanks to Cameron Callaway for his work in producing these charts which show the results to date of the CFA DNA Project. The following links are a graphical web based representation of the Callaway Family Association DNA Project. There are three main focuses of study for this project and are referenced as follows. 1. Peter Callaway of Maryland USA - project goal is to back up well documented paper trail of descendants of Peter Callaway born before 1640 and who resided in Maryland. 2. Joseph Callaway of Virginia USA - project goal is to back up well documented paper trail of descendants of Joseph Callaway who died before 1732 and who resided in Virginia. 3. International Lines - project goal
is to document the Callaway Family (all spellings) outside of the US and to
compare the DNA results to the US results to determine if a common ancestor
is shared. CFA DNA Project
Results for the following lines Feedback Corner - The Generous Sharing of Family Information - Past and Present I would like to thank Jason and Kristie Manley for sending us this link to the Memorial for Michael Callaway who lost his life in the Vietnam War. http://www.virtualwall.org/dc/CallawayMR01a.htm Jason &
Kristie Manley I would like to say a special "Thank You" to Lana Floyd for this very nice compliment about our CFA Newsletters. Would you consider publishing a book of all your newsletters? I for one would be interested in buying a copy.
Lana Floyd
w4ctk at farmerstel.com
Thank you to
Jim Bellamy for sending us this copy of a postcard which
mentions some Callaways. We believe the family line of descent is as
follows, but Samuel is listed in the census records as Samuel B.
or S. B. Does anyone know for certain that his middle name was
Boone? Donna:
Talk to you soon. Jim Bellamy
jbellamy at msn.comThank you to Anne Leyden for sending some links to good sites for genealogy research. Hi, Donna. Again - great
newsletter! Here's another perhaps helpful website for you. The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists 45 CallAways and 10
CallOways who are official military dead of both world wars.
Several were from Australia and I noticed at least one from
Canada. Sometimes information is given regarding next-of-kin
which might help someone in their research. And on the American side,
there's the American
Battle Monuments Commission I contacted Ralph Cooper, of Pasadena, California, asking if he had any additional information on U.S. Navy pilot, Lt. Stephen W. Callaway. Ralph has a very good web site which is all about Pioneer Pilots. I would like to thank him for sending us the following information about Lt. Callaway, who we believe descends from the Joseph Callaway line. You can read more about Lt. Callaway in past CFA newsletters; Jul 2003 and Dec 2003. On his web site, Ralph has a photo of the Navy Wright Flyer that Lt. Callaway flew in 1923.
Dear Donna:
Thank you for contacting me. I am especially grateful whenever I have access to news clippings.
Thank you to Allen Callaway for letting us know about the birth of his daughter. Hello Donna, I have written before. I take a very keen interest in my family name and am happy to receive your mail and updates. I was born in Kent, England. I hope you can mention the birth of our daughter the 14th September 2004. Our daughter's name is Rhobella Dea Mondejar-Callaway.
Well that's about it. All the best to you for the new year. Thank you to Wayne Schultz for sending us this news.
Hi Donna,
My Great Grandfather, William
Callaway, was the oldest son of Cicero Callaway of Courtney,
Texas. He was a Confederate Veteran. I got a
marker for his grave in Courtney from the Federal Government
by requesting it. Any one who has relatives buried
at Courtney, please get in touch with me.
Sincerely,
Wayne C. Schultz
wayne.schultz at netzero.net
Editor's
Note - Wayne's family line descends as follows: Thank you to Kay Thomason for sending us the following information on the Calaway family in AR. We also welcome her as a new member of CFA!
Donna:
I joined your
association.
Another Calaway death.
In November I reported that John Jeffrey Calaway of Benton,
Arkansas died. His father, John Nathaniel Calaway, died
January 6, 2005 in Benton, Arkansas.
His father was Lonie William Calaway and mother Marjorie Mae James. He was the grandson of Martin Pinckney Calaway and Jane Nowlin.
John Nathaniel Calaway
was born 14 Nov 1934 in Fordyce, Arkansas - died 6 Jan 2005
- Benton, Arkansas. In getting information on his death, it
seemed his brother, William James Calaway has also died.
William James Calaway was born 14 Mar 1932 and died 19 Mar
1999 in W. Memphis, Ark. (I had his obituary but did not
know who he belonged to). Kay Thomason
moon2kt at yahoo.comEditor's Note - See further information from Kay on this family in the January 2005 Newsletter.
It is
with pleasure that I post this invitation from Brooks
Callaway. I hope many of you are able to attend the
reunion.
Hi Donna,
Please include this
invitation (attachment) in the February and March CFA
e-newsletters. As the salutation indicates, we're inviting
both CFA members and friends to the Florida Cousins
reunion at Wakulla Springs, South of Tallahassee, Florida.
We look forward to an
afternoon of fun, fellowship, and the sharing of
everything Callaway.
We can hardly wait for
the next and every arrival of our e-newsletter....what a
treat ! Thank you for your great work on our behalf.
Sincerely,
Brooks Callaway THE CALLAWAYS Dear Callaway Family and Friends, The Florida Cousins of the Callaway Family Association announce their Third Annual Gathering of members and friends on Saturday, April 2, 2005, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Gathering will take place in the Terrace Room at the Wakulla Springs Lodge located 14 miles South of Tallahassee, Florida, in the Edward Ball WAKULLA SPRINGS STATE PARK, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. There’s a $4.00 entrance charge per vehicle into the Park (limit 8 persons per vehicle), that’s discounted from your lunch bill at the Lodge restaurant. Please let us know if you’re coming, and how many are in your party, not later than March 25, 2005, to help us arrange facility requirements.
Contact: Brooks Callaway
(ccallaway at se.rr.com) Guests will order lunch from the Lodge’s expansive menu of delicious offerings. CFA President Pat Schnurr will delight our hearing with what’s going on in our Association and we invite you to share family tree stories and adventures. Wakulla Springs Park offers swimming, glass bottom boat tours, hiking trails, beautiful scenery, wild life, Gift shop, soda fountain, and much more. The lodge has 27 rooms if you wish to spend the night. Please identify you’re with the Callaway Family Association, to obtain the $89.00 per night rate, when you make your reservations by calling the Lodge at (850) 224-5950. Lodge reservations must be made not later than March 11, 2005. Other Motel, and RV Camping, facilities are available, nearby, so contact us if we can be of assistance. How to get there: From I-10 in Tallahassee, Florida, take Exit 199 and US-27 South to where it intersects with Capitol Circle SE (US 319). Turn right on Capitol Circle SE and proceed to the intersection with Crawfordville Road (State Road 61 and US 319 South. Turn left on US 319 and SR 61, following SR 61 when it “Y’s” to the left from US 319. At the intersection of SR 61 and SR 267, turn left onto Wakulla Park Drive and proceed to the Lodge. Investigate Wakulla Springs at www.floridastateparks.org/wakullasprings. JOIN US FOR GREAT FUN AND FELLOWSHIPI would like to thank Toni Callaway for sharing this family photo with us. It is a picture of Nowell Cleveland Callaway, and can also be viewed on our Photo Gallery page here.
He was the son of William
J. Callaway and Permilia Fields. Nowell was born 3/30/1858 and died 11/7/1932, in
Georgia. He married Mattie Crowell b 5/28/1861, she died 3/25/1897. Editor's Note - This William J. Callaway was also discussed in the March 2004 Newsletter, including a photo of his gravestone in Henry Co., GA. Could he be a son of Elisha Hall Callaway from the Peter line? He is a "Mystery Callaway".
Thank
you to Sam Geer of Dallas, TX for sending us information
on his family line. He descends through the Peter line as
follows: Dear Mrs. Morgan,
Mary's husband was James Frederick Geer of Greene County, Georgia. The common confusion of the Geer and Greer names occurs throughout records in Greene, Oglethorpe & Wilkes County. These two families also intermarried - James Frederick Geer is the son of David GREER and Sarah GREER. Much confusion also comes from the fact that both families used the first names - James, William Frederick, John and David. Another confusing point comes from the marriage of David Geer's brother William who was the second husband of Ann Nancy (nee Haynes) Greer, widow of James Greer the father of Sarah Greer, mother of James Frederick Geer. William Geer was made guardian of James Greer's minor children, some of whom are recorded in William Geer's will that lists both Geer's and Greers as heirs. I hope this information will be useful to the Callaway Family Association. I'd also be interested in writing an article for the newsletter or journal. I have pictures of Mary Bethany Callaway, James Frederick Geer and their plantation home in Greene County as well as details on some of the families the Geers married into.
Sincerely, Editor's Note - We received Sam's gedcom file and it is being added to the CFA Peter file. The photos which he submitted have been added to the CFA Photo Gallery here, and the article he has submitted on Mary Bethany Callaway will appear in the next CFA Journal. Thank you to Don Kellaway for sending us the following death certificate for William Kellaway.
Hi Donna:
Information contained
on the death certificate:
Thank you to Patricia
Haas for submitting her Callaway family file. It will be
incorporated into our CFA Peter file. She descends from
the Peter Callaway line as follows:
Donna, Thank you to CFA Member, Brian Kelway Willoughby, for giving us additional information about Claude's Book written by Mrs. L. Kelway-Bamber. The book was mentioned in last month's newsletter. Hi All - and a Happy New Year,
The Item about Claude's Book
written by Mrs. L. Kelway-Bamber rang bells with me.
As I mentioned in my
"Christmas Fare" item in the December Newsletter, my
mother was a Kelway Bamber.
She (Marjorie) was a first cousin of Claude Herschel K-B
the young First World War airman mentioned in the January item, and they
shared a Grandfather in Henry Kelway Bamber. He in turn
was a direct descendant (6-generations) of William
Cellaway/Kellaway/Kelway, one-time Mayor of Saltash,
Cornwall who was buried there on 12 October 1680.
I have a transcript of a
long letter written by Claude to his mother from
"Somewhere in France" on November 5th 1915 - just 6 days before he
was shot down and killed over Courtrai on November
11th. The letter makes poignant reading, not least because
in it he gives a detailed but modest account of his own
first success, in the gladiatorial dogfights which were typical
of that war. He took considerable trouble to visit the
crashed aircraft, to pay his respects to the dead German
pilot and observer - and to collect some souvenirs! He
was just 20 years old.
Heigh-ho
Brian
bhk.willoughby at btopenworld.comThank you to D'Ann Green for sending us this announcement which appeared in a local newspaper.
Editor's Note - The only W. A. Calloway I could find who was in Howe, Grayson Co., TX at this time was Walter A. Calloway, born in 1888 in South Carolina. His parents were John and Frances Ida Barton Calloway. They also came from SC to Grayson Co., TX. Can anyone identify this family? They are "Mystery Callaways". Take a look at these two little "Callaway Movie Stars"! Thank you to GrandPa Bruce for sending it.
Bruce Callaway Thank you to Martha Abbott
for sending us additional information about Thomas
Nathaniel Callaway and his daughter Eula Callaway in
Arkadelphia, AR. They descend from the Peter line as
follows:
Hello Donna, "Callaways" in the News Research on
Slain Policeman Dr. William Wilbanks, a criminology professor at Florida International University in Miami, wrote a book on Dade Co., Fla., police officers killed in the line of duty.
Samuel Callaway's name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., along with the names of more than 12,000 other officers killed since 1794. His name (misspelled as Calloway) is inscribed on the Memorial's East Wall, Panel 29, Line 10. Dr. Wilbanks included the Callaway case along with over 100 others in his book, Forgotten Heroes: Police Officers Killed in Dade County, Florida, 1895-1995, Turner Publishing Co., 1997. "Little is known of Samuel J. Callaway except the following; The slain officer was returned to his native Delaware on Jan. 13, 1927, for burial by Hardesty Funeral Home of Bridgeville. The exact location of his burial site is unknown but may be a small, rural graveyard in the Bridgeville-Seaford area," writes Dr. Wilbanks. THE EVENT Miami Police Officer Samuel J. Callaway, 50, was on duty directing traffic on Friday, Jan. 7, at W. Flagler and 12th Ave. when he saw a speeding motorist run a red light. Officer Callaway jumped onto the running board of an automobile driven by W. D. Williams and "commandeered" the driver and vehicle to chase the violator. At the intersection of N.W. Fourth St. and Fourth Ave. and automobile driven by Adolph Frank "collided with" Williams' vehicle throwing Officer Callaway to the pavement. It appears that some type of emergency care was rendered by police officers at the scene as the Miami Tribune reported that "his brother police officers provided an emergency operation to relieve the pressure on his brain occasioned by the fall to the pavement." The fatally wounded officer was then taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in a Philbrick ambulance. The physicians at Jackson "held out little hope for his recovery" once he was admitted to the hospital. Callaway was diagnosed as having a fractured skull and lived for three days before dying of his injuries at 1:15 am on Monday, Jan. 10. THE OFFICER Samuel J. Callaway, 50, was born on Jan. 6, 1877, in Dorchester County, Md., to George W. Callaway and Nancy C. Lank Callaway. Both his parents were also born in Maryland. Census records indicate that his family moved from the eastern shore of Maryland (Dorchester County) to Seaford, Del., by 1880 when Samuel J. was two years old. It would appear that Samuel grew up in the Seaford area since his father was still listed as living in Sussex County in the 1900 census (his mother apparently died before 1900). The 1880 census indicates that Samuel J. Callaway was the fourth of six children (Rebecca, Sara C., Richard R., Samuel J., William E., and Frank H.). No personal records for the 1920s are extant for the City of Miami and thus the length of tenure of Samuel Callaway as a Miami police officer is unknown. However, it is likely that he was hired around 1925 as the City had only 40 officers in 1921, but 312 by the end of 1925. The 1927 Miami City Directory indicates that Samuel J. Callaway, 50, was single and employed as a Miami police officer. The Miami Tribune reported that Callaway was "one of the most popular members" of the police department. Clearly Callaway was on the force no later than 1925 as an article in the Miami Herald on May 18, 1925, mentions an incident involving he and Officer Clemons. Officers Callaway and Clemons were patrolling the "negro district" when Clemons shot "Julius Green, negro," in the head after Green allegedly "pointed a revolver at Patrolman Callaway. Callaway's body was prepared for burial by W. H. Combs Co. and transported by railroad on Jan. 13 to Bridgeville, Del., for burial. The exact location of the Callaway burial site is unknown. The Hardesty Funeral Home in Bridgeville has records indicating that they buried Callaway but did not record the burial site (he is not buried in any of the major city cemeteries in Bridgeville or the surrounding area). There may have been a local (Miami) funeral service before the body was transported as the Miami Herald indicated that funeral services in Miami were "pending the arrival of a brother from the North." The brother, William E. Callaway, 49, lived in Lincoln City, Del., and traveled to Miami to accompany his brother's body back to Delaware.
Editor's Note - An expanded version of this
article originally appeared in the 1993 CFA Journal. Samuel J.
Callaway is listed on the Miami - Dade County Police Department
Roll Call of Honor
here. See the April 2005 newsletter for additional information on this family. "Callaway" Snippets It is appropriate that I publish the following "Callaway" Snippets, as we have a query this month (# 242 below) about this very person - U.S. Navy Lt. Commander, William Franklin "Jack" Callaway. William Franklin "Jack" Callaway 1888-1927 Lt. Commander, USN A graduate of Clinton, MO High School, William Franklin "Jack" Callaway was born in Clinton, Henry Co., MO, on 7 November 1888 the son of Jeremiah Gifford (Jerry G.) Callaway and his first wife, Amelia Allen Hoffman. Jack graduated from Clinton High School in 1907 and from the U.S. Naval academy at Annapolis with the class of 1911. He married Dorothy Jane Brown, daughter of Edward Mathyes Brown, in New York City on 9 Sep 1916. They were the parents of one son before the untimely death of Jack in a submarine accident off the coast of New England near Provincetown, MA. Jack Callaway had considerable experience in the submarine service of the US Navy and by 1927 was a submarine Inspector stationed in Washington, DC. In that capacity, Lieutenant Commander Callaway was aboard the Navy Submarine S-4 when it was sunk in a collision with the Coast Guard destroyer Paulding on 17 Dec 1927. High winds and rough seas delayed earlier rescue of the submarine crew.
The bodies of the 43 men and officers aboard were recovered on Friday, Jan 6, 1928. Lt. Commander Callaway was interred in Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, Jan 10, 1928 with full military honors. A bronze plaque was dedicated by the Daughters of the American Revolution at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, MO on 14 Oct 1928. Editor's Note - This article was written and researched by Bobbie Callaway (now deceased). She was CFA Historian for many years. It originally appeared in the 1994 CFA Journal.
In the Church of St. Mary of the Harbor courtyard, in Provincetown, MA, stands a large wooden cross commemorating the loss of the men in this U.S. Navy submarine accident just off its shoreline in 1927. The photo is from the church's web site. Additional information can be found on William Franklin Callaway in the Mar 2008 Newsletter.
Assigned to Pacific Fleet Lieut. Commander William Franklin Calaway, who for the past three years has been stationed in St. Louis where he was superintendent of engine building in the Busch-Sulzer Biesel Engine Works of that city, has been transferred to the Pacific fleet and accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Callaway's mother, Mrs. Sarah E. Brown, left St. Louis Christmas week for Hong Kong which will be his naval base. Mrs. Callaway is a sister of L. C. Brown of this city. The party will be on the Pacific for a week, en route to their new home. Editor's Note - This news article appeared in The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe, Missouri, January 6, 1923. Genealogy Funnies
Genealogy Corner
AND THE BLOG GOES ON - Once on the Blog page, just scroll down to find your article listed in the archives on the left, or use the Search form at the top. Sixty-two "Callaway" articles appear on the CFA Blog now - check it out - you never know what you will find!
Flanders Callaway House The log house was built in 1811-12 and was unusual for the area and the time period as it was quite large and had two stories. It was well built as it survived several floods of the Missouri River which completely inundated it more than once. In the 1920s a porch had been added and the house had been covered with siding (as pictured in photo). In 1968 the house was completely dismantled and sold, remaining merely stacked logs until 1979 when it was purchased by the next owner and moved to St. Charles County for reassembly. More has been done to save and restore this historical house since then. Read about it on the CFA Blog here. Photo courtesy of Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri For those researching US Callaway ancestors, the archives at RootsWeb have an enormous amount of Callaway data that could be helpful. When you have some time to spend on the internet, review them. You may just find your long lost ancestor. Obituary of Sarah Elizabeth Calloway 1925-1998, Athens, GA. Obituary of Anna Allen Calloway, widow of Willie Calloway. She died Oct 1997 in Clarke Co., GA. Query Corner - If you can provide some help and answers, please respond to these queries.
Query # 240 I have visited you before looking for answers on who my Ggrandfather's parents were. I found out that they were James and Dorcas (Jones Cook) Calloway, although he is listed as Davis Calloway in the Census in I believe 1870. If anyone knows anything about him or his wife please email me. They lived in Liberty Twp. Wabash County, Indiana. I am finding their last name spelled the following different ways: Calloway, Caloway, Callaway and Calaway. I'm not sure which is correct. If anyone knows anything please contact me. Thanks....
Query # 241 My late
grandma was a Bessie Gertrude Gregory nee Kelway (1876-1971) brn/raised
in Falmouth, Cornwall. Her parents were a John Shenton Kelway
(1845 -1903) & Jane Kelway (nee Baylis) (1843- ?) She had a
sister Mable Jane who married a Tregunna. Am endeavouring to
trace from what Kelway family this branch comes as there
were a number of Kelway families living in Falmouth in the 19th
cent. Could theses Kelways have originally come from Devon,
Somerset or Dorset as the name is certainly not Cornish? Can any
member assist me in this regard? As a matter of interest the
first time the surname Shenton (again we don't know where the
Shenton name comes from) is linked to a Kelway is through the
marriage of a Henry Kelway to a Mary Clist Shenton, 29th October
1780 in Falmouth. Am I right that there are villages near Exeter
Devon known as Clyst something____?? Many past & present
Gregorys & Tregunnas family members have been christened with
the name of Kelway or Shenton. Perhaps you can put me in touch
with other Kelways who may be researching the Cornish (Falmouth
Lines).
Query # 242 I noted with great interest photos of my relative William Franklin (Jack) Callaway posted on the website. A marker is in the family plot in Clinton, MO (I visited marker in Englewood Cemetery in Henry County, MO as a child), although Jack is buried in Arlington. I am trying to trace my Callaway roots but have hit a dead end at my Great Grandfather J.C. Callaway, former Sheriff of Henry County, MO. My grandmother was Katherine Lee Calloway of Clinton, Mo. Can someone point me in the right direction? Editor's
Note - I wrote to James telling him of the article written by
Bobbie Callaway which appeared in the 1994 CFA Journal and
giving him William Franklin "Jack" Callaway's line of descent as follows: The
Katherine Lee Calloway mentioned above, also in this family
line, descends as follows: Here was his very nice reply, and we welcome him as a new CFA Member!
Donna,
I cannot tell you how excited I am
to receive your e-mail regarding Jack Callaway. I will be
more than happy to share all of the Callaway information that
my Grandmother had saved. Coincidentally, my wife just
started working in a new position last week, and one of her
co-workers is also a Callaway. Even more peculiar, Mike
Callaway, my wife's co-worker, has also traced his
ancestry to Wm. F. Callaway. I will be sharing this
information with him tomorrow. I am sure that he too will be
anxious to share whatever Callaway information he and his
family have. I got so excited reading your
e-mail that I almost forgot to accept your offer to join the CFA and
receive the newsletter.
Query # 243 My ancestor is William E. Cleveland found in Murray County Georgia census 1850 pg. 274. Who is the Susan Callaway age 63 found in the household?? Thanks for any info!
Editor's Note - I wrote to Donna telling her that the Susan
Callaway she mentions is the aunt of William E. Cleveland.
William's mother, Obedience Callaway and Susan Callaway were
sisters. The family line of descent is as follows: And here is her very nice reply: I found CFA yesterday
and think that I may be related to the Callaway family -
through Obedience Callaway. I am a descendant of William
B. Cleveland, son of William E. Cleveland. Anna Addaholt of Spartanburg Dist SC
is the
wife of William E. Cleveland. This information comes from:
Query # 244
Hi!
I have been researching
my family tree. My grandmother's maiden name was MORGAN and
I have traced them to Minehead, Somerset and found her
Callaway grandparents.
I am really interested
in this side of the family. Do we have any connection? I got
your e-mail address from the Callaway Website and was
surprised to see the Morgan name!
Sue
Editor's Note - I wrote back to Sue asking her to tell us more of her Callaway ancestors and here is her nice reply -
Hi Donna:
My Morgan grandmother
B 1886 and her siblings were all born in (Bedminster),
Bristol, Glocs, UK.
I tracked her father,
James Henry B:1858 on through the English Census to his
birthplace, Minehead, Gloc, UK At one point his mother
was living with him so I knew her first name and suspected
he might have been illigitimate. The Minehead parish
records are all on-line on the GENUKI website. I was just
amazed to find 5 generations of my Morgan family at my
fingertips from here in Vancouver, BC Canada!
The parish records
were amazing. I found Harriet's birth record as father
Thomas Morgan and mother Mary Callaway baptised 1797 Minehead and her father listed as John Callaway baptised
1761 also born in Minehead. John is listed as son of John
Callaway no dates. John also had 2 brothers; William baptised 1759 and Henry baptised 1756. Minehead was on the
boat route up to Bristol, which was a very busy port and
just across the sea from Wales.
I have just started
researching about a month ago
Sue
Editor's Note -
Response to Query # 235 (Jan
2005 Newsletter) Ambrose Callaway was born in Fayette County Kentucky, March 15, 1795. His wife, Susan Jackson Callaway, was born July 28, 1799, in Tennessee. Ambrose and Susan were married December 11, 1823, and were the parents of the following:
James J.
Callaway, born
November 22, 1824. The children were all born in Howard County, Missouri, except the two youngest, William Henry Harrison, just a short time after they settled in new home, and Aunt Agness, three years later, both in Carroll County. James and Samuel went to Texas about the close of the Civil War and married and raised families there. Both they and their wives have been dead a number of years. I understand Uncle Jim has one son who was living a few years ago. Ed by name, There was TB in their families and they died young.
My g grandfather
Congrave Clinton
Callaway was a brother to Samuel
Boone
Callaway. The above information may help you with
your research. I saw your request
in the CFA newsletter.
Comment # 245 I am the great granddaughter of George Samuel Turner who was the son of George Washington Turner and Elizabeth Wincey Morton Turner . She was the daughter of Samuel P. Morton and Vashti Callaway. They were from Anson Co., NC and George Samuel Turner lived and was buried in Abbeville, SC.
Query # 246 I am the daughter of Hollis Earl Calloway. Anthony Louis Calloway was my father's father. I am trying to find information on this Calloway group. I am told that my grandfather, Anthony Louis Calloway, was an Alabama-Coushatta Indian. He died before I was born, and my father recently died and I don't know that much about our background. Can anyone help me? Anthony Louis Calloway is buried near Toro, Louisiana and spent much of his life in northern Louisiana.
Query # 247 Searching for the family of SAMUEL M. & ALVA JUDITH (NELSON) CALLOWAY who were married March 24, 1836 in Walton County, Georgia. Alva died in about 1849.
Editor's
Note - I wrote to Paul suggesting the following line of
descent. Can anyone verify this for him? Notorious “Callaways” Editor's Note - She's not really a Kellaway, but the story is so good, I just had to publish it anyway!
Charged with the murder of Oakley Harris, well known gambler of the south, the trial of Sarah Kellaway, alleged to have been his common law wife, has attracted unusual interest at New Orleans, La. The slaying of Harris took place just after it became known that he had become engaged to another woman. Miss Kellaway is shown being led to court from Parish prison by Captain George Miller, warden of the prison. ~ from The Lancaster Daily Eagle, Lancaster, Ohio, November 8, 1928. Sara Kellaway, charged with murder of Oakley Harris, one of the wealthiest and most noted gamblers in the south, is shown as she appeared after her arrest in New Orleans. It is claimed she killed Harris because of his attentions paid to a younger woman. She faces the possibility of death if convicted. ~ from The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana, October 28, 1928. Now aren't you dying to know how it all turned out? ~ from the Encyclopedia Louisiana web site, the following information is recorded: In October 1928 Sara Haarberg Gattaas Kellaway, an auburn-haired New York divorcee is acquitted for the murder of Oakley Harris. Oakley Harris was distinguished as the South's Greatest Sport. The gambler and womanizer operated the famous Crescent Billiard Hall at Canal and Carondelet and owned a string of race horses as well as a part interest in several other gambling establishments. He had lived with Kellaway for twelve years, but has recently dumped her to marry a twenty year old beauty. After the still beautiful Sara, 37, had an ugly confrontation with the girl, Harris moved from their home to his cottage on Elysian Fields Avenue and refused to see her. She stormed into the house and shot him, but in his last breath he gasped, "Don't prosecute her. She was justified." History Corner The following excerpt is from an extraordinary history written in 1942 by seventh graders about a small Texas town called Lawson. The full history covers much more, including most of the inhabitants. Of course the history of Lawson, or Burr, begins with the Indians, the wild Carankaways, but the history of the white settlement begins in 1824 when the Mexican Government extended S. F. Austin's land grant southward to New Gulf. In 1826 Austin granted Eli Hunter a league extending from Peach Creek westward across Caney Creek. The league was in a rectangle shape, and included what is now the Lawson Community proper. These creeks were so named at that time, but we do not know who named them. They must have been named for the wild peach and the cane brake on them. There is tradition that Santa Anna passed near Lawson in 1836 when he was on his way to the San Jacinto River where he was defeated by Houston. He camped at what now is Bonus. Wharton was located on an old Indian trail and so Santa Anna may have followed that trail. In 1844 Hunter sold some of his land to Freeman and Eliner George. At that time the present Wharton County was a part of Matagorda Co. There is an indication in an abstract of the land that the George Family lived here. They had several children. A man named Jefferson George must have lived here also. Freeman George offered slaves as security for interest on money borrowed in 1854. Shadrack Cayce lived in this community at least as early as 1844. Frances Jones, an old negro who was reared here recalls hearing the Cayce name. There is a pile of tombstones in the present Boerger field, on one is Shadrack Cayce, died 1848. On another is Susan Cayce, died 1848. The other stones are broken too much to identify. The graves were lost many years ago. There is an old graveyard on Caney Creek on the site of the old school ground. In it is a tombstone of the grave of Dr. Justus Barret who died in 1849. He was 38 years old. He had bought land in the community in February of that year (from land deed). There was a child of A. E. Thomas buried here in 1850 and one in 1856. An Ayres child was buried in 1859, a child of W. T. Stevens in 1859, and a Mrs. W. T. Stevens in 1856, age 17. Stevens must have married again for the Stevens child's mother was named Sarah while the first woman was Elizabeth. Lemmuel Calloway bought some of the Hunter league from Freeman George in 1851. There are indications in a land abstract that the Calloways lived here then. In 1858, because Mrs. Calloway's health was poor, she made a will. In August of the next year she died. Her given name was Mahale. Their children were Bennie (a girl) who married G. H. Pickard, Orr, Dawson, and Selman who married _____ Needham. M. M. Calloway bought land in 1857. George Calloway settled here at an early date. William D. Calloway bought land in 1869. There were two sets of the Callaways and not related. One set was known as the dark Callaways and the other as the blond headed. William D. Callaway was of one set and married Miss Navey Callaway of the other set. It is not known when they first lived here but they bought land in 1869. Miss Bennie Callaway married G. R. Pickard and lived in the community and died in 1902. Mrs. Lena Merrill and Mrs. Willie Moore of Wharton are her children. William Callaway gave a plantation bell to the Baptist Church of Wharton and the church has it yet. He had used it in slavery times to call in the slaves from the field. Miss Fannie Callaway married a Mr. Still. He died a few years later. She had a two story house near the present Everett Rogers home. Her first child was named Bettie. Mrs. Still later married Terrell Whitten. There was a Miss Lulu and a Miss Mitt Callaway. Miss Amy Callaway married Ben Lee and lived north side of Peach Creek. They had slaves and lived here before the Civil War. A negress named Francen Jones was one and born on that farm. She was ten or eleven years old when the war closed. She now lives near Lawson. Lee lived in a two story house. He did not fight in the war. He fed his slaves well, but made them work hard. The Callaway children went to the Harrison governess. There was no school at that time. One of the elder Callaways was a Baptist preacher. He gave land where the first Lawson school stood for a church and other planters helped to build a big nice church, which burned after the Civil War. It is said the preacher was so discouraged about the condition of the country, that he burned it. According to family history sent to Mrs. Lena Merrill by the research bureau at Washington, both the Callaway family histories extend back to England in the 12th century. Before that time the people did not have sir names. The King issued an order that families choose sir names. Some families took the name of their trade as, Cook. Carpenter, Farmer, etc. Others chose the name of the county in which they lived. The name Callaway was chosen from the county. Two families chose the same name but they were not related. The name William Callaway is traced through the family history from 1276 A.D. Some of each of the two families lived in or near London through the centuries. Some were lawyers. Descendants of both sets of Callaways came to Virginia and North Carolina. From there they spread to other states and to Lawson. A man named Mayfield must have bought land from some of the Callaways after the war and lived here. His farm is still known as the Mayfield Plantation. He had a commissary. Gerarld Cunningham's house is a part of the overseer's house. During the reconstruction period a "carpet bagger" named ______ Hamilton succeeded a "scalawag" who was so cruel to the southerners that he mysteriously disappeared. Hamilton governed fair and was liked. He obtained land in Lawson and settled here. However, it is said he took land from widows who could not pay taxes on it. The Dirt Road by the old school and the cemetery is called the Alabama Road. It extended Wharton to the Alabama settlement that was built just south of Boling. The highway was cut and graveled in 1913 and the Alabama Road lost its identity for the highway did not follow the old road entirely. After oil and sulphur was discovered at New Gulf, the highway was paved. The oldest road in the Lawson community is called the Old Lane City Road which extended from Wharton to Bay City through Lane City. It was graveled in some places and shelled in others about eight years ago. The road by Salley's place and Everett Rogers' places was called the Caney Road. It was there before 1900 and was the main road from Lawson to Wharton. The rural mail route was started about 1916. The carrier rode a horse to deliver the mail. In 1898 the Caney Valley Railroad was built from Wharton through Lawson and Van Vleck to Sargeant, and in 1902 it was finished to Palacious. The switch for loading cane and other products was built in front of the school house and was known as the Kriegel switch. One was built a mile north and called Densmore and one a mile south and called Burr, and one farther south was called Cottondale. The Lawson community embraces a territory of some three to four square miles. The white population is 80. There are Bohemians, Germans and Mexicans. The majority of the people farm their own land, but there are a few farm tenants and day laborers. A few men work for the sulphur and oil companies near. The life is not lonely at the present time, but one can imagine that before 1905 life was very lonely here. There were only a few families, and the country was infested with wildcats, bears, foxes, wolves, deer, turkeys. There were large forests of oaks, cypress, cottonwood, willow, hackberry, etc. A great cane brake grew on Caney Creek. The roads were narrow and winding and branches of trees overlapped them so that travelers continually dodged branches. Bloodweeds grew high on the side of roads so one could not see wild animals that might lurk near. Rains could make the roads very difficult to travel, and often four mules were used to pull a lightly loaded wagon. The land is black, level and does not drain rapidly. There was a large slough between Peach and Caney Creeks known as Jawbone Slough and water stood high on the trees near the present school. People fished in it and rowed in boats on it. Wild ducks flocked to it. When the highway was built the slough was dr |
I wanted to share family information and hope that it
can be added to the Peter Callaway family file. I
connect through Mary Bethany Callaway (pictured at
left). She
is identified in the Peter Callaway file on Roots Web as
Mary Callaway married to James Greer.
Samuel J. Callaway, a
native of Seaford, Del., was a Miami police officer in 1927 when
he was killed in an auto accident while pursuing a traffic
violator.
