THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION
CFANET e-NEWSLETTER
  March 2005

Volume VI  No. 3

Always regard with esteem the name you were given;
 with praise and renown that it should endure. *

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
"Callaway" women have been part of history every step of the way! Celebrate by gathering your "C/K" family history and then - share it with us!

What happened to the "Callaway" Women?
In honor of Women's History Month, the following short biographies tell us something about the lives of several "Callaway" women.

L. D. Moore, attorney at law, Macon, Ga., was born in Forsyth, Ga., September 11, 1856, and is a son of Rev. David H. and Susan Calloway Moore. The father was a native of South Carolina, and for a number of years was a preacher of the Baptist denomination. He died in the year 1885. The mother of our subject was born in Wilkes County, Ga., a daughter of Edward Calloway, who was a planter by occupation. These parents had born to them seven children - Lizzie, Kingman P., Virginia S., Laura L., Atlas S., Milton J. and L. D., all of whom are yet living.

L. D. Moore, the subject of this sketch, received the benefits of a common school education, and subsequently engaged in farming, which vocation he followed until 1877. In December of that year he opened a drug store in Knoxville, Ga., and in his leisure hours read law, and in 1878 was admitted to the bar. He then commenced the practice of law in Knoxville, remaining there until April, 1884, when he came to Macon, and has since followed his profession in this city with gratifying success.

He was married in November, 1879, to Miss Fannie E. Wright, daughter of John Wright, of Macon. She died in November, 1880, leaving one child - Frances. Mr. Moore is a member of the Baptist Church, as was also his wife. In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party.

~ from Biographical Souvenirs of the States of Georgia and Florida, F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL, pp 600-1, 1889

Susan Calloway's line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Edward Callaway
Joshua Callaway
Edward Callaway
Susan Callaway

Wickliffe Dawson was born in this county on March 1, 1853, and is a son of Greenup and Susan J. Calloway Dawson. Subject is the youngest living child; his education was received in the schools of the county. He remained at home until twenty-six, and in 1879, he moved to Roaring Springs where he remained till November, 1881, when he came to his present farm, which consists of 240 acres, of which there are about 160 acres in cultivation. Mr. Dawson was married in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tenn., on October 29, 1878, to Miss Belle Nance, a daughter of E.T.  and Sallie Snow Nance, natives of Virginia. Three children have blessed this union, two of whom are now living: Idyle and Effie. Mrs. Dawson is a member of the Christian Church. In politics, Mr. Dawson is identified with the Democratic party.

~ from Counties of Christian and Trigg Kentucky, Historical and Biographical, edited by William Henry Perrin, F.A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, p 237, 1884.

Susan J. Calloway's line of descent is as follows:
Joseph Callaway
James Callaway
Edmund Callaway
Susan Jane Callaway

John C. Downey, Jr. is a member of one of the first families of Ashley County, Ark., his father, John C. Downey, settling here in 1850. The subject of this sketch was born in Monroe County, Ala., December 16, 1846, but when four years of age was brought to this State, and with his parents settled on a farm in Long View Township, near the Saline River. On this place the father's death occurred in 1860, the result of a gunshot wound received accidentally.

On this farm John C. Downey, Jr., resided until the spring of 1863, when he enlisted in Company D, Eleventh Missouri Cavalry, and was afterward a participant in the fights at Mark's Mill, Jenkins' Ferry, and was also in the engagements in which Price participated on his Missouri raid. He then came home, where he remained until the fall of 1865, when he went to Pine Bluff, where he then spent some time with Fish, Butler & Co., after which he returned to Ashley County and began farming. He continued here until 1873, then went to Franklin County, where he read law and practiced for some years. In 1883 he once more returned to this county, and here now owns 4,200 acres of land, a considerable portion of which is under cultivation. He has been prominently identified with the affairs of Ashley County ever since he attained manhood, and has proven a valuable citizen to the locality.

He was married in 1870 to Miss D. A. Calloway, by whom he has nine children - three sons and six daughters. In 1888 he was elected to the position of county and probate judge, and is now ably discharging the duties of this office. He has been a member of the A. F. & A. M. for some time, and he and Mrs. Downey also are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

~ from Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, Goodspeed Publishing, Chicago, IL, Chap. 31, p 899, 1890.

Miss D. A. Calloway's line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
John Callaway, Jr.
John Callaway
Thomas Callaway
John D. Callaway
Jonathan Hosea Callaway
Dorcas Ann Rebecca Callaway

One of the best known erstwhile citizens of Davis, who has contributed largely to the progress of the locality, is Malford H. Drummond, who now resides in the Sandwich Islands. A son of L. C. Drummond, deceased, he was born on his father's farm near Davis, May 1, 1859, and was educated in the public schools of Davis, later taking a course in Atkins Business College in Sacramento. At the age of twenty-three he engaged in the hardware business in his home town in partnership with E. W. Brown, but less than a year later sold his interest and became a member of the hardware and grocery firm of Liggett & Drummond. His efforts in behalf of this venture proved most successful and business steadily prospered.

March 13, 1884, Mr. Drummond was united in marriage with Miss Eliza Callaway of Oregon. Scarcely sixteen months later, in a runaway, Mrs. Drummond was thrown from a buggy and killed, leaving her husband and infant son, Lester, to meet life without the dear presence they had known such a short time. Unable to find content in the place so associated with memories of his wife, Mr. Drummond two years later went to Fresno, where he bought a farm. His next move was to the Sandwich Islands, where he served as deputy collector of customs and afterward became a member of the Merchants' Exchange of Honolulu. Mr. Drummond is a very prominent member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His many friends in Yolo county remember him as a true son of his nobly ambitious and prosperous father, whose name will ever stand high in the community where he was known so well.

~ from History of Yolo County, California: with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been identified with its growth and development from early days to the present, Tom Gregory, Los Angeles, Calif., Historic Record Company, pp 477-8, 1913.

Miss Eliza Callaway's line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Ebenezer Callaway
William Callaway
William Callaway, Jr.
William R. Callaway
Eliza Callaway

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.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Donna

We are very sorry to hear of the death of two Calaway family members. Thank you to Gregory Martin Calaway for sending their obituaries. Our condolences go to Eueldean Calaway, and all her family.

Dear Donna,  
Thanks for your newsletter, it's great. I am writing today in regards to my brother's and my father's recent deaths. They were both good men and will be missed greatly. I ask all of those who read this letter to please pray for my mother for this is hard on her especially. Two more things: One, my brother had Parkinson's Disease and had been living with my parents when he passed away. He was 48. The other thing is William [Bill] Calaway was my uncle. Kay Thomason had mentioned him in the Feb. newsletter. Thank you Kay for sending that info. on my family.
A Calaway forever,
Gregory Martin Calaway
Igolfing at aol.com

                           John Nathaniel Calaway (11/14/1934 - 1/6/2005)
John Nathaniel Calaway, 70, of Benton passed away Thursday, January 6, 2005 in Benton, Arkansas. He was born November 14, 1934 in Fordyce, AR to the late Lonie W. and Marjie James Calaway of Bauxite. Mr. Calaway was a retired district manager for United Insurance Company of America. He was a member of North Bryant Missionary Baptist Church where he taught Sunday School and proudly held the office of church treasurer for over 38 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Eueldean Dougan Calaway; two sons, Byron Lonie Calaway and wife Janice and Gregory Martin Calaway and wife Karen, all of Benton; one daughter, Pamela Dean Dixon and husband Kirk of Russellville; 11 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, John Jeffrey Calaway of Benton; brother, William James Calaway of West Memphis, and three sisters, Maureen Hawkins of Bauxite, Vashti Tanner of Texas, and Mildred Guinn of Little Rock.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2005 in the chapel of Toller-Ballard Funeral Home with Dr. John E. Penn officiating. Interment will follow at Jacobs Cemetery in Tull. Pallbearers will be Rickey Harris, Bobby Harris, Alan Dawson, William Penn, John Michael Penn, and Brandon Harklau. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.  Friday evening January 7th at the funeral home.

                                       John Jeffrey Calaway (11/25/1956 - 11/28/2004)
John Jeffrey "Jeff" Calaway, 48, of Benton, AR, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2004 in Benton. He was born November 25, 1956 in Benton. Mr. Calaway was in retail management for over twenty-five years and retired from Wal-Mart. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of North Bryant Missionary Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert and Mary Hollinger Dougan of Benton and Lonie W. and Marjie James Calaway of Bauxite. His is survived by his parents, John N. and Eueldean Dougan Calaway; two children, Jeffrey Brett and Jessica Ashley Calaway and their mother Rhonda of Whitehall; two brothers, Bryon L. Calaway and wife Janice and Gregory M. Calaway and wife Karen all of Benton; one sister, Pamela D. Dixon and husband Kirk of Russellville; three aunts, Virgie Garner and Bethel Dawson of Benton and Myrtle Calaway of Tennessee, and several nieces, nephews and many friends.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at Roller-Ballard Chapel with Bro. John E. Penn and Bro. Byron Todd Calaway officiating. Interment will follow in Jacobs Cemetery at Tull. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the North Bryant Missionary Baptist Church's Missions Fund.

It is with sadness that we have learned about the passing of Charles Howard Callaway, Jr.

Leslie Callaway Sorenson
soren2 at erols.com

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It is with sadness we hear this news from Pat Schnurr, CFA President.

Almeida Partee Parrish, 91, CFA Charter Member, passed away Saturday, February 2005,  at Health Center Park, Winter Garden, FL.  Born in Atlanta, GA in 1913 she moved to Florida in 1932.  She and her late husband, Herschel "Pete" Parrish, were married for 72 years. She is survived by her son Herschel Parrish, Jr. and daughter,  Sylvia Costin of Port St. Joe, Fl.,  also Charter members,  seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.  She will be buried Monday, February 28, 2005 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Orlando, FL.  Alameida and Herschel attended many CFA Annual meetings and hosted the 1989 meeting in Orlando. The last meeting they were able to attend was at Baltimore and they were at the Florida CFA Picnic in Orlando in 2002.  Both Herschel and Almeida were enthusiastic members of the Callaway Family Association and contributed much material and help to our association. Our condolences and prayers are extended to their families.

 

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CFA "Teckie" Corner

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Russ Callaway, CFA Technologist, has graciously agreed to put all the CFA e-Newsletters onto CD and make them available to anyone interested. This would allow any user to search the newsletters for relevant genealogy material. An updated CD would be available each year adding the most recent year's newsletters.

We will have more news on this project as it progresses. Thank you Russ, for volunteering yet again, to help us make CFA material easily available!

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"C/K" Birth Announcements

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Happy News from Warwick Kellaway about the Newest Little Kellaway descendant!

I became a new granddad, in Auckland, just under an hour ago!  Julie and Lawrence (Joseph) have a little boy.
8 pounds 8 ounces. Have seen him now, and he is a good little fellow, apparently with good lungs when he wishes to use them. His name will probably be Jamie Cliff Joseph, although I do not think it is official yet.
Warwick
jwk at slingshot.co.nz

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Feedback Corner - The Generous Sharing of Family Information - Past and Present

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Here's a reminder of the upcoming Callaway reunion in Florida. I hope many of you are able to attend.

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

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EEETHE CALLAWAYSEEE 

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)
or                     Juanita LeCroy    (m.j.lecroy at comcast.net)

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 FELLOWSHIP

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It's always great to discover that something in the newsletter has provided additional information about someone's ancestors. I would like to thank Simon Webb for letting me know that the genealogy links which appeared in last month's newsletter, sent in by Anne Leyden, led him to discover an additional member of his Callaway family. Simon also sent us his family line of descent.

Hi Donna, 

I followed the war memorials link on the CFA newsletter and I think I found a new relative of mine, brother to my grandfather, William Bertram Callaway, about whom you wrote an article.  The memorial lists Major Frank Le Moignan Callaway, RAF HQ Malta, died 2nd March 1919, son of Mr. & Mrs. R. G. Callaway, age 27.  My grandfather's parents were Richard Gould Callaway and Jane Le Moignan.  Frank's birth year would have been c 1892, which is one year after the last child I have listed for them.  Do you have any further information about Frank, or can you suggest a line of enquiry for me to confirm my supposition?

 

Regards, 

Simon Webb
sjswebb at lineone.net

Editor's Note - I wrote back to Simon showing him from the 1901 census, that he is correct. Frank and William were brothers. William Bertram Callaway was Air Vice Marshal of the Royal Air Force. You can read the article he mentions on our web site here.

1901 Hornsey Parish, Middlesex County, England Census

Name	Age in 1901	Birthplace	Relationship	Civil Parish	County/Island
Alice Kathleen Callaway	10	New Brompton, Kent, England	Daughter	Hornsey	Middlesex
Ethel Winifred Callaway	12	Stoke, Devon, England	Daughter	Hornsey	Middlesex
Frank Morgnan Callaway	9	New Brompton, Kent, England	Son	Hornsey	Middlesex
Jane Denise Callaway	48	St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands	Wife	Hornsey	Middlesex
Janie Denise Callaway	21	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England	Daughter	Hornsey	Middlesex
Richard Gould Callaway	54	Taunton, Devon, England	Head	Hornsey	Middlesex
Ruth Lilian Callaway	13	Stoke, Devon, England	Daughter	Hornsey	Middlesex
Sylvia Alice Callaway	24	Taunton, Devon, England	Daughter	Hornsey	Middlesex
William Bertram Callaway	11	New Brompton, Kent, England	Son	Hornsey	Middlesex

Descendants of James W Callaway
Generation No. 1

1. JAMES W¹ CALLAWAY was born 1794 in Tamerton Foliott, and died 1860. He married ANN UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1795 in Devon, England.

Child of JAMES CALLAWAY and ANN UNKNOWN is:
2. i. WILLIAM² CALLAWAY, b. 1815, Egg Buckland, Devon, England.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM² CALLAWAY (JAMES W¹) was born 1815 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England. He married LAVINIA GOULD. She was born 1815 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England, and died 1913.

Notes for WILLIAM CALLAWAY:
Information from 1851 England, Lamberts Place, Plymouth census, Tamert on Foliott District.

More About WILLIAM CALLAWAY:
Occupation: Blacksmith

Children of WILLIAM CALLAWAY and LAVINIA GOULD are:
i. LAVINIA³ CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1845, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England; d. 1913, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
3. ii. RICHARD GOULD CALLAWAY, b. 17 Oct 1846, Plympton St Mary.
iii. ALICE C CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1849, Tamerton Foliott.
iv. FANNY MARIA CALLAWAY, b. 1851, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England; d. 1928, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
4. v. WILLIAM JAMES CALLAWAY, b. 1853, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England; d. 1940.

Generation No. 3

3. RICHARD GOULD³ CALLAWAY (WILLIAM², JAMES W¹) was born 17 Oct 1846 in Plympton St Mary. He married JANE DENISE LE MOIGNAN. She was born Abt. 1853 in St Hellier, Jersey.

Notes for RICHARD GOULD CALLAWAY:
From England & Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983 birth quarter Dec 1846 Dist Plympton St Mary vol.IX P.417. Copy of certificate obtained.
1881 Census Richard appears to be on board the 'Agincourt' as a Engineer, presumably Royal Navy.
1891 CENSUS
6 Kingswood Road, Gillingham, Kent
RG12/661 (pge 18) - District 15
Richard G. CALLAWAY - 44 - born Tamerton Foliott, Devon, Staff Engineer Navy Office, RN, md Jane D. - 38 - born St Helier, Jersey, Wife
Sylvia A. - 14 - born Tamerton Foliott, Devon, scholar, daughter
Janie D. - 10 - born Portsmouth, Hants, scholar, daughter
Richard B.G. - 9 - born Plymouth, Devonshire, scholar, son
Ruth L. - 3 - Stoke Damerel, daughter
Ethel W. - 2 - Stoke Damerel, daughter
William B. - 1 - New Brompton, Kent, son
Alice K. - 3mths - New Brompton, Kent, daughter
Louisa HUNKING? - 30 - born St Germains, Cornwall, Domestic Servant, unmd

Believe they were living in Hornsey, Middlesex in 1901.

More About RICHARD GOULD CALLAWAY:
Christening: Tamerton Foliott
Occupation: Staff Engineer RN

Notes for JANE DENISE LE MOIGNAN:
1881 Census, 4 Ilbert St, Plymouth St. Andrew lists Jane D. CALLAWAY Wi fe M Female 28 St Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands Wife Of Engineer R.N. with Sylvia Alice CALLAWAY Daur Female 11 Tamerton, Devon, England and Janie Alice CALLAWAY Daur Female 4 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Children of RICHARD CALLAWAY and JANE LE MOIGNAN are:
i. SYLVIA ALICE⁴ CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1877, Tamerton Foliott.
ii. JANIE D CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1877, Portsmouth.
iii. RICHARD B G CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1878, Plymouth.
iv. RUTH L CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1888, Stoke, Devonshire.
v. ETHEL W CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1889, Stoke, Devonshire.
5. vi. WILLIAM BERTRAM CALLAWAY, b. 15 Oct 1889, New Brompton, Kent; d. 28 Aug 1974, Lingfield, Surrey.
vii. ALICE K CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1891, New Brompton, Kent.
viii. FRANK LE MOIGNAN CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1892, New Brompton, Kent; d. 02 Mar 1919.

Notes for FRANK LE MOIGNAN CALLAWAY:
Listed in War Memorials as buried in Aldershot cemetary ref: AG.394 RAF Major-HQ Malta.

4. WILLIAM JAMES³ CALLAWAY (WILLIAM², JAMES W¹) was born 1853 in Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England, and died 1940. He married LAURA MARGARET KNIGHT. She was born 1857 in Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England, and died 1913.

Notes for WILLIAM JAMES CALLAWAY:
Information from Laura McCracken (nee Gordon). Laura's mother was last in their line of Callaways. Laura's Grandfather was Maurice William, his father Alfred Henry, who's father was William James.

More About WILLIAM JAMES CALLAWAY:
Occupation: Master Smith 1 apprentice

Children of WILLIAM CALLAWAY and LAURA KNIGHT are:
6. i. ALFRED HENRY⁴ CALLAWAY, b. 19 Apr 1878, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England; d. 29 Jul 1949, Devon, England.
ii. CLARENCE CALLAWAY, b. 1880, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
iii. ALMA L CALLAWAY, b. 1881, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
iv. HAROLD P CALLAWAY, b. 1882, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
v. MARIAN CALLAWAY, b. 1886, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
vi. FLORA CALLAWAY, b. 1888, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
vii. MIRIAM CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1900, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.
viii. RUTH CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1904, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England.

Generation No. 4

5. WILLIAM BERTRAM⁴ CALLAWAY (RICHARD GOULD³, WILLIAM², JAMES W¹)¹ was born 15 Oct 1889 in New Brompton, Kent, and died 28 Aug 1974 in Lingfield, Surrey. He married EVELYN WINIFRED TRIM¹ 07 Jan 1925 in Southampton. She was born 11 Jul 1902 in South Stoneham, Hampshire, and died 1995 in Kingston, Surrey.

Notes for WILLIAM BERTRAM CALLAWAY:
Details from birth certificate and marriage certificate.

More About WILLIAM BERTRAM CALLAWAY:
Occupation: Air Vice Marshall (Retd)

Notes for EVELYN WINIFRED TRIM:
Civil Reg: Q Sep 1902 South Stoneham 2c 73.

Child of WILLIAM CALLAWAY and EVELYN TRIM is:
7. i. JULIET MARY⁵ CALLAWAY, b. 01 Jul 1933, Marylebone, London, England; d. 1993, Barham House, 33 High Street, Hampton, Middlesex, England.

6. ALFRED HENRY⁴ CALLAWAY (WILLIAM JAMES³, WILLIAM², JAMES W¹) was born 19 Apr 1878 in Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England, and died 29 Jul 1949 in Devon, England. He married EFFIE MAUD DAVIES 11 Sep 1902 in St. Mary's, Temerton Foliott, Devon, England. She was born 1878 in Devon, England, and died 1949 in Devon, England.

Notes for ALFRED HENRY CALLAWAY:
1881 census Age 2.

More About ALFRED HENRY CALLAWAY:
Christening: Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England

Children of ALFRED CALLAWAY and EFFIE DAVIES are:
8. i. GEORGE⁵ CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1900, Tamerton Foliott.
ii. MARGARET MARY CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1900, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, England; m. WINSTON LUXTON; b. Abt. 1900, England.
9. iii. MAURICE WILLIAM CALLAWAY, b. 07 Oct 1904, Tavistock, Devon; d. 19 Mar 1974, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Generation No. 5

7. JULIET MARY⁵ CALLAWAY (WILLIAM BERTRAM⁴, RICHARD GOULD³, WILLIAM², JAMES W¹)¹ was born 01 Jul 1933 in Marylebone, London, England, and died 1993 in Barham House, 33 High Street, Hampton, Middlesex, England. She married JOHN STEWART WEBB¹ 1957 in Chelsea. He was born 19 May 1932 in St Helens Nursing Home UD., Swansea, and died 26 Oct 2001 in Galway, Ireland.

Notes for JULIET MARY CALLAWAY:
Civil Reg: Born Q Sep 1933 Marylebone 1a 543

Notes for JOHN STEWART WEBB:
Civil Reg: Married Q Sep 1957 Chelsea 5c 664

8. GEORGE⁵ CALLAWAY (ALFRED HENRY⁴, WILLIAM JAMES³, WILLIAM², JAMES W¹) was born Abt. 1900 in Tamerton Foliott. He married ADA NORMAN. She was born Abt. 1900 in England.

9. MAURICE WILLIAM⁵ CALLAWAY (ALFRED HENRY⁴, WILLIAM JAMES³, WILLIAM², JAMES W¹) was born 07 Oct 1904 in Tavistock, Devon, and died 19 Mar 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He married AGNES RACHEL WARD 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was born 26 Nov 1904 in Portobello, Scotland, and died 17 Nov 1968 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Notes for MAURICE WILLIAM CALLAWAY:
Emigrated to Canada from Tavistock, Devon in the 1920s.

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Thanks to further research by D'Ann Green, we now have more information on Walter Alexander Callaway, a "Mystery Callaway" from last month's newsletter. Can he be a descendant of William Callaway, (son of Thomas, son of Joseph) born bef. 1755 in Halifax Co., VA, died aft. 1800 in Greenville Co., SC?

At left is the obituary for Walter A. Callaway's father, John Whitten/Witten Callaway. (Some records show his middle name as William) D'Ann has also provided photos of some of the grave markers for this family. You can view them on our Photo Gallery page.

From John W. Callaway's death certificate it states that his parents were Susan E. Robertson and John Callaway.

Susan E.  Robertson born abt 1835 in SC. She is listed on the 1860 Greenville Co., SC census with her son John Callaway, living with the Robertson family and working as a seamstress. She is listed on the 1880 Greenville Co., SC census married to S. T. Pitman. Her son John W. Callaway is living with them.

John Whitten/Witten Callaway born Nov 11, 1859 in Greenville Co., SC, died Dec 1934 in Howe, Grayson Co., TX, married Ida Frances Barton in SC Dec 25, 1885

Walter Alexander Callaway born Aug 21, 1887 in SC, died Jul 1959 in Howe, Grayson Co., TX, married Minnie Lee Brown 1908 in Howe, Grayson Co., TX. His middle name was discovered on his WWI draft registration card.

 

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I also would like to thank D'Ann for taking her camera to Oakwood Cemetery, in Comanche, TX. She has submitted several photos of Callaway family grave markers. You can view all of them on the CFA Photo Gallery page.

Hi Donna, 
I went to Comanche this weekend and took some more pictures for you. These are of the Christopher Columbus "Bud" Callaway family.  He descends from Peter Callaway. Isn't it kind of strange that there is a Willis Francis Callaway and a Francis Willis Callaway and that both ended up in Texas.  Willis Francis Callaway, Christopher Columbus' (Bud) father from Peter's line, and Francis Willis Callaway  (my gg grandfather) from Joseph's line. And yet, the two lines don't seem to tie together, but both lines have Christopher in them.

This large monument in the middle of the plot was at least 10 feet long and 3 feet high.  It is the stone for Christopher Columbus Callaway and his wife Louise Caroline Atwood and their children. It was hard to get a readable picture of it.  It had different children on each side.  An impressive stone.

D'Ann

Carved along the bottom of this stone is the following:
Cultivated Mind Is The Guardian Genius Of Democracy. It Is The Only Dictator That Free Men Acknowledge, And The Only Safeguard That Free Men Require.

Editor's Note - The paraphrase quotation on the stone is from this full quotation: "It is admitted by all that a cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy, and while guided and controlled by virtue, the noblest attribute of man. It is the only dictator that free men acknowledge, and the only security which free men desire." Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1838

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was a Mason, as all Presidents of the Republic of Texas were. He served as Vice-President of the Republic of Texas from October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838.  He became the second President of the Republic on December 10, 1838 remaining in office until December 13, 1841.  One of his accomplishments while he was in office was the establishment of a public system of education with an endowment of public land through an act passed on January 26, 1839.  This act set aside land for public schools and two universities earning him the nickname "Father of Texas Education."

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Thank you to Don Kellaway in Canada, for sending us additional information and the link to view virtual memorials of Canadian servicemen.

Hi Donna:

While it was interesting in the February newsletter that Anne Leyden provided information on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the number of Callaway and Calloway names on the website, the CWGC website includes additional members of the family under a number of other different spellings and they are:
41 Kellaways: 7 Kelloways; 10 Kelways; 6 Calways; 3 Kallaways; 6 Kelleways

The Canadian Government sponsors a website called "The Canadian Virtual War Memorial" which provides information on the Canadian servicemen that died in World War One, World War Two and the Korean War. In addition relatives and friends of those that died during these conflicts are able to post pictures and additional information which provides a continuing attachment as well as recognition of their sacrifice. The address of the site is: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem

Sincerely,
Don C. Kellaway
quinte at kos.net

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That's Show Business I guess - but what a disappointment. I'm sure lots of us were looking forward to watching Gene on Antiques Roadshow.

Donna,
Bad news--  Just received notice that I have been cut from the Antiques Roadshow.  They had 75 tapings and could only work in 40 for the three shows.  What a disappointment, but Sara and I had a wonderful experience that day on the set and we learned that we had some valuable artifacts.

Sorry I spoke too soon about the program.
Gene in Memphis
gccway at juno.com

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I was reading an article in the 2001 CFA Journal about Louella Jacks who married William Marion Callaway. The article was an interview with her conducted in 1937. It is a wonderful description of life as it was in the early days of the Oklahoma Territory. In searching for this family on the internet, I discovered Gayle Triller's web site. She has much information about this family, including family photos. She is also stuck on the family ancestry, unable to go beyond William W. Callaway, born Jan. 24, 1776, died Feb. 1860. This is a Georgia family (probably from the Peter line) that migrated to Mississippi, then Texas and on to Oklahoma when it was opened up for homesteading. I wrote to Gayle about this family, and following is her very nice reply. We also welcome her as a new CFA Member. The line of descent is as follows:
William W. Callaway (1776-1860)
Matthew D. Callaway 1817 GA - 1879 TX) m. Sarah Glenn McWhorter
William McWhorter Callaway (1839 GA - 1912 TX) m. Sarah Matilda Saxon
William Marion Callaway (1864 MS - 1946 OK) m. Louella Jacks

Donna,
I would love to share info with you.  You may also use any info I have in your article.  The best way for us to further our research is to share with as many as possible.  There must be someone out there that has the information that we need to find out who our William W. Callaway is and who his family is; wife, other children, parents, etc. 

I also have photos of Wm McWhorter Callaway, the father of Isaac and William Marion.  I have photos of Isaac and some of his brothers and the wives of some of them.  One of them may be William Marion and his wife.  I also have some photos of unknown possible Callaway’s.

A while back I went through all the information that I have on William and Susannah McWhorter, the parents of Sarah Glenn McWhorter, and made a list of everywhere they lived.  We know that Matthew and Sarah were married in GA, so maybe if we can lock down a county we can narrow down the search for William W. Callaway his wife and other children. I know there are some that believe that William W. died in Scott County, MS. Do you have any info on this? I would love to receive your newsletter and would also like to join the Callaway Assoc.
Thanks,
Gayle
gaylelt at comcast.net

~ photo above of William McWhorter Callaway, courtesy of Gayle Triller.

Editor's Note - They are "Mystery Callaways". Can anyone provide more information about them?

I would like to thank Warwick Kellaway for providing us with a treatise he has compiled. It is an extensive study of the Kellaways of Dorset. He has graciously given his permission to have it published on our web site. It will provide valuable resource information for anyone studying the "Family" and its ties to that area.

I would like to thank Cathi Taylor for sending the following information about a Calloway family she discovered while working on restoring a cemetery in Clinton Co., IN. She hopes to write a history about the people buried there. If anyone would like to  provide information about this family line, please contact Cathi. The family line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Ebenezer Callaway
William Callaway
Winder Callaway
Henry C. Callaway

Hello,
I came across your email address on Ancestry in the Family Trees section regarding Henry C. Calloway, born in Ohio in 1829.  I am presently researching the families buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery located in Owen Twp., Clinton County, Indiana as I am planning to restore it.  Three Calloways are buried there.  They are:

Cathi Taylor
ohiobuck at sbcglobal.net

~ from the Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, September 16, 1898

IN DOUGLAS COUNTY
TUSCOLA

Fred Reat, Alfred Suiss and Leonard Callaway left Monday noon for Champaign, where they will attend the University of Illinois.

Editor's Note - See additional information about Leonard Callaway and his line of descent in the CFA December 2006 newsletter.

~ from the Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs. Colorado, July 10, 1888

CITY MEAT MARKET

Callaway & Stark, Props.

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh Meats, Mutton, Pork
Poultry, etc. etc.

GAME OF ALL KINDS
in season

Consignments of Fresh Fish
received regularly

Satisfaction in Prices Guaranteed

No. 12 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs

Editor's Note - Can anyone identify this Callaway merchant? He is a "Mystery Callaway".

Take Me Out To The Ballgame -
Ty Cobb Ready to Return.
Atlanta, Ga., March 19. - "I am now playing ball with the picked team I recently organized for the purpose of getting into shape to soon return to the Detroit club," writes Ty Cobb to President Frank E. Callaway, of the Atlanta club, in regard to the three games Cobb's club will play here next week. The statement from Cobb makes it certain that the Georgian and President Frank Navin, of the Detroit team, have settled their salary differences, though on what basis is not known. The statement from Cobb that he is to return to the Jennings outfit is the first official announcement. Just when Cobb will sign his contract is not known.

~From the Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 19, 1913. Can anyone identify Frank E. Callaway? He is a "Mystery Callaway".

Donna,
We had mention of Inez Callaway Robb, the journalist, recently.  In looking in our copy of Mrs. A. E. Hart's unpublished MSS on the Richard Callaway family, actually a copy of her own personal copy of the MSS, I found a copy of a clipping from TIME magazine - a "letter to the editor" from Inez C. Robb.  I am
attaching a copy.
Sherrill Williams, CFA Genealogist
sherrilluwilliams at embarqmail.com

THE FIGHTING CALLAWAY-SINSELS

Sirs:

I was delighted, but not surprised, to read in “Young Man’s Game” (Time, Feb. 14) that “Sinsel didn’t give up an inch.”  The Major Chick Sinsel referred to is my cousin, Major Frank Callaway Sinsel.  He has been recommended twice for the Legion of Merit.

The papers are rightfully filled with stories of first and second generation Americans fighting bravely for their country. But the Major’s family has been fighting for this country since the first Callaway landed in Virginia in the middle of the 17th Century. His great-great-grandfather, a Virginia colonel of cavalry, was voted a medal by Congress for his valor in the Revolutionary War.  Another ancestor, Col. Richard Callaway, was one of the Southern financiers who backed Daniel Boone in his wilderness explorations. He was scalped in an Indian massacre while helping to subdue that wilderness.....

Chick and I grew up listening to the Civil War exploits of his paternal grandfather who, at 80, was still outraged by his capture and eventual imprisonment in Libby prison for “six months and one day.”  The old gentleman never forgot that extra day.

The Major’s only brother, Fred Sinsel, quit high school and enlisted in the Army the day America entered World War I........

Inez Callaway Robb
New York City

~ From Time [magazine], March 13, 1944

Editor's Note - Inez Callaway Robb (1900-1979) descends through Abner Kenton Callaway, Nellie's brother. Major Frank Callaway Sinsel's line of descent is as follows:
Joseph Callaway
William Callaway
Charles Callaway
James Richard Callaway
Abner Early Callaway
Nellie Callaway
Major Frank Callaway "Chick" Sinsel

The definition of cousins is two people who share a common ancestor. The following table shows who is "removed" and who isn't. Removed refers to generations. For example, if you share the same grandparents, you are first cousins.

~ The above table courtesy of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, January 23, 2005.

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.

Following is a story of a Callaway woman who made history during the early settlement days of Texas.

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.

BERTIE  COUNTY NC   Deed - Calloway, Hatton to Johnston, Wheeler 1835

William Stephen Callaway 1849 - 1915
Callaway Railroad Man

A native of Monroe County, Missouri, William Stephen Callaway was born on 9 Jan 1849, the oldest surviving son of Joseph Bryan Callaway and Virginia Orange Swindell. He grew up on a farm and was a farmer himself from his youth until 1882. At that time he moved to Slater, Saline County, Missouri and started as a railroad car repairer. By 1887 he was a railroad and car wrecking foreman for the Chicago & Alton Railroad and spent most of the remainder of his life in Illinois. He was a rip track foreman for the St. Louis & Santa Fe and for the Peoria-Pekin Union. At the time of his death on 13 February 1915 in Marshalltown, Iowa, he was a wrecking foreman and car equipment foreman for the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad. He died of heart failure, apparently later falling into a pool by the bank car where he was temporarily living. He was buried at Bloomington, Illinois.

He was married Mary Jane Stewart in Randolph County, Missouri, on 13 Feb 1873. They became the parents of one son, Omar, and four daughters, Ollie, Oma, Maude and Mamie, all residents of Illinois at the time of his death. His only son, Omar Warren Callaway 1879-1967 was a steeplejack residing in Bloomington, Illinois for many years before moving near Oakland, California, in the 1930s where he worked for the U.S. Navy at the Oakland Supply Depot until the end of World War II. His daughter, Audrey Callaway Eitel, (1917-1994) of Sun City, Arizona was a former member of the Callaway Family Association.

~ Picture above of William Stephen Callaway and his two older children, Ollie P. and Omar Warren Callaway was contributed to CFA by John Eitel, son of Audrey Callaway Eitel. The article was written and researched by Bobbie Callaway (now deceased) who was the CFA Historian for many years. The picture and article were originally published in the 1994 CFA Journal.

Editor's Note - And just in case you are wondering -
Steeplejacks carry out a variety of building, repair and maintenance jobs, at heights on tall structures. Much of the work involves renovation, on power station chimneys, cooling towers, oil refineries, tower blocks, bridges, church spires or even castles. Lightning conductors and earthing systems are installed by steeplejacks who may also be lightning conductor engineers. Also, the phrase "Rip Track Foreman" meant he was in charge of a spur or siding with facilities for "Repair In Place" maintenance.

The family line of descent is as follows:
Joseph Callaway
James Callaway
James Callaway, Jr.
Stephen White Callaway
Joseph Bryan Callaway
William Stephen Callaway

Charles S. Callaway
Another Callaway Railroad Man

While I was doing some Callaway census research, I ran across census records for a Callaway family who started in Virginia, descending from Joseph, and ended up on the 1930 census in Spokane Co., Washington. Now that's what I call migrating! Charles S. Callaway, born about 1880 in Pittsylvania Co., VA appears on the Spokane Co., WA 1920 and 1930 census as a "steam" railroad engineer and fireman. Though he was married twice, as of the 1930 census, no children were listed. His line of descent is as follows:
Joseph Callaway
William Callaway
Charles Callaway
John Callaway
James B. Callaway
John M. Callaway
Charles S. Callaway

A small piece of Callaway History - The Old Callaway School House in Callaway, Bay Co., Florida.

Written by Tony Simmons, Education Editor
The News Herald, Panama City, Florida
Wednesday, November 12, 1997

The sound of a ringing school bell drew a flock of children to the white-washed walls of the old Callaway School on Friday. They scurried out of the wind and biting cold, found seats at the age-worn desks and on the bare wooden floor, and eyed the wood heater (unlighted) that occupied a place of honor at the head of the room.

"I went to school in this house for eight years when I was a little girl," said Bertie Burkett Shuster, a member of the Callaway Historical Society, who told the gathered children about her good ol' Golden Rule days.

"Seems to me the winters were very, very cold in that day," Shuster said. "The wood stove was our only heat, and it kept the room fairly warm. Back then, the (flume) pipe would fall down occasionally, and kids would go running to keep away from the smut and soot."

On Nov. 7, Shuster addressed about 130 third-graders (in two separate groups) who toured the Callaway School Museum on the grounds of the Callaway Recreation Center at 522 Beulah Ave. Accompanied by an escort of motorcycle officers from the Bay County Sheriff's Office, they had walked to the location from Callaway Elementary School.

"It's part of the 'Remember When' study they're doing," said teacher Judy Girvin. "It will give them a 'hands-on' demonstration about what a school child's life was like."

Built in 1911 - two years before the formation of Bay County - the one-room school house served between 18 and 30 children in grades 1-8 until 1936. Since then, the building also has seen service as a private home and a community hall. It was moved to its current location after a restoration effort that began in 1984.

"We removed the partitions that had been put up, stripped the walls and floors and moved the windows and doors back to the original positions," Shuster said. "These are the original windows, but at some point, the house had been jacked up and about four feet of wall was taken off the bottom; I can tell because, when I was little, I couldn't sit in my chair and see out the windows."

Some of the children seemed perplexed by the concept of so many different age groups sharing a single classroom. Girvin explained that older children helped younger children with their studies, "just like we do now with our buddy classes."

Shuster recalled how the sound of the bell in early mornings would bring children running from all across the tiny town. They would play until the second bell sounded, then enter the school and take their seats. During World War II, the original school bell was melted down and "used for war purposes," Shuster said.

A typical school day started at 8:30 a.m. and ended at about 3 p.m. It consisted of arithmetic study, followed by a half-hour recess, then reading. Lunch was held at noon; the children would share their lunches on grounds and would pump water from a well to drink. After, they would study geography, writing and history, and somewhere in that time would have another half-hour recess.

"We sharpened our pencils with pieces of glass until we got our first pencil sharpener," Shuster said.

During the tour, children studied the gaunt faces in historic photographs, a poster of the Callaway Baptist preachers of 1789-1882, and a faded portrait of a stern-faced George Washington. Displays allowed them to try an antique typewriter, view kerosene lanterns, and read a copy of the charter of the town of Callaway, signed on Jan. 25, 1936.

On one table, children found actual Real Life Readers and Child-Life Arithmetic texts of the day. On another table were jacks, marbles and a baseball made of hand-wound twine.

"We played hopscotch and marbles and Ring Around the Rosie and Ginny-Ginny-All-Squat," Shuster said.

She also told the students that children in her day were not so rowdy a bunch - and smart, to boot. Asked where they had to sit when they got in trouble:
"Well, we didn't get in trouble."

Asked if they ever had to wear a dunce cap:
"All the children were smart. We didn't have any dunce hats at that time."

(Photo: Old Callaway School, now a museum of local history, was visited by more than 100 students from Callaway Elementary School last week. News Herald Photos: Vern Miller.)

Query # 248
Subject – James Callaway, son of William, son of Joseph 
Submitter - Alice Gedge
Email - adgedge at burgoyne.com

Alice Gedge

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Response to Query # 243 submitted by Donna Powell (2/05 Newsletter)
Subject - Susan Callaway
Submitter - Pat Schnurr, CFA President
email - schnuurr200 at aol.com

Donna  -- saw Query # 243 from Donna Powell, Salem, Or. asking abt. Susan Callaway. I have a double Cleveland line.  My Gr-Grandmother Nancy Cleveland b. 1800 in Pickens Dist. S.C. was dau. of William Cleveland and Nancy Harrison.  She was oldest child.  Her brother  was William Earles Cleveland who m. l) Mary Ann Calaway and 2)  Anna Pepham. 

 

I have a copy of the will of their father William Cleveland and he names all of the children (10).  Also there was an Equity Pack No. 184 which lists again all the children.  Nancy and George Cleveland and William Earles Cleveland are all in Murray Co. census in 1850, and 60.  William Earles' wife is listed as Anna. I think Mary Ann Calaway must have been the sister of Obedience Callaway who m. Jeremiah Cleveland (John, John, Alexander, Roger). 

 

The line of descent then would be William Earles Cleveland

                                                 William Cleveland

                                                 John Cleveland

                                                 JOhn Cleveland

                                                 Alexander Cleveland

                                                 Roger Cleveland

 

There was a second William Earles Cleveland who was the son of my George and Nancy Cleveland who also lived in Murray Co., Ga.  He was b. in 1827 and served in WBTS in E Co. 60th Ga., Inf. (Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade, Stonewall Jackson Div. ANV.) CSA has a glorious war record.  After the war he moved to Tx.  he was living there as late as 1887 in Dennison, Tx.  He m. Matilda Anderson  in 1849 and had Walter Edward Cleveland who. m. Mary Salenger,  and lived in Washington. Nancy b. abt. 1851 and George and Jane b. abt 1856 who were supposed to be twins.

 

William Earles Cleveland, brother to my Nancy, served in Ga. State Home Guards in Murray Co.  WBTS.  He was listed as 57, I believe at the time.  I can give Donna a lot of references on the Cleveland family if she wishes.
Pat Schnurr

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Comment # 249
Subject - James Callaway, Lymington, UK
Submitter - Vicky House
email - vickyhouse2002 at yahoo.co.uk

Hi, I'm not sure if you know about this Callaway Family I have found listed in a book I have. James Callaway and his wife Sarah (nee Clotworthy). James is listed as a Salt Officer. They had 7 children between 1801-1817. 5 girls and 2 boys. They lived at Under Shore near Lymington. If anyone requires further information please email me. Willing to send details to anyone interested. I hope this helps with your research into the Callaway surname.

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Comment # 250
Subject - A double Peter Callaway ancestry
Submitter - Tom Brittain, Tucson, AZ
email - gtbrittjoy at aol.com

I am related through Peter Callaway's line, on both my paternal grandfather's and grandmother's sides (they were 4th cousins through the Callaway family in Georgia). My paternal great-grandmother was Sarah Ida Callaway, daughter of William Reeves Callaway and Rhoda Ann Cheney. She married Jabez Mercer Brittain. My grandmother had Callaways on both her father's side and her mother's side. He was named Kingman Porter Moore and she was Sarah Martha Milner. They were 2nd cousins, sharing Joshua Callaway, Jr., as their great-grandfather. I think the CFA site is great, and a great resource for family researchers. I will probably become a member soon. I wish all my ancestral lines had such a good repository of family history.

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Query # 251
Subject - Calvin Callaway
Submitter - Joanne Hillis
email - heavenlydays at bresnan.net

Dear Donna,
I am writing to briefly let you know my cousin, Christine Royster, of OH, and I have been researching our ancestor Calvin Callaway, from Ross Co., OH.  We cannot locate his father. But his mother was Melinda Acton.  She was married to Timothy Acton.  Calvin's obit said he died during the war but did not say if he died in the war.  He is another mystery Calloway.  Calvin's son was Henry Callaway and his son was William Callaway.  They all resided in Ross Co., OH.  We believe they are descendants of Peter Callaway, but can't connect them.  Do you have any info on Calvin Callaway or his parents.  Or Melinda Callaway's parents?  If we could just connect, we might open the door to a lot of your members.  I do want to join how do I do that?  When will your book be published?  Do you have any members out of OH?  Seems as though they descended out of Delaware to Ohio and some on to Indiana. 
Please help!
Thanks,
Joanne Hillis

Editor's Note - I wrote back to Joanne suggesting that a clue to her Callaway ancestry could be Winder Callaway born abt 1780 in DE died 1836 in Clinton Co., IN. He must have traveled through OH however, because at least 3 of his children were born there, and one daughter, Drucilla, was married to Henry Lewis in Ross Co., OH. Winder's son, John Harrison, married Catherine Dukes who was born in Ross Co., OH. Winder's son Joseph married Catherine Miller and they were both born in OH. Winder's son Henry C. was born in OH. And Winder's son Wingate married a woman born in OH. This line would be:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Ebenezer Callaway
William Callaway
Winder Callaway
I find no other Peter line descendants who went to Ross Co., OH. Of course, this doesn't mean there were none, only that I don't know about them.  

From the 1850 Ross Co., OH Scioto Twp census, pg 95, it looks like Calvin was born about 1829 in OH and married Mary E. Unknown. They were living next door to Timothy Acton and Melinda Acton age 40. Timothy is listed as 34 years old.  

On the 1860 Ross Co., OH Scioto Twp, pg 110, census there is a ?Lise? Callaway age 30 born in VA a servant in the Benjamin Melon household. She has a son Calvin Callaway age 5/12 born in OH. Could she be the widow of Calvin Callaway born abt 1829?

I also received the following information about Calvin Callaway's family from Christine Royster. Can anyone offer anything further about Calvin Callaway, the "Mystery Callaway"?

Dear Donna,

Patricia "Joanne" Hillis asked me to email you regarding the information I have on our Callaway line.  I have gotten my info from census, marriage license, death and birth records and obits, I am sure I am not 100% accurate but have tried to verify my info to the best of my ability.  Here goes:

 

Calvin Callaway dob abt 1829/30 Oh father unknown mother Malina Mackley.

Note 1.  Malinda Callaway married Timothy Acton 11-4-1841 in Ross Co Oh.  Timothy and Malinda had the following children (per census):

William          dob abt 1845

Mary Jane      dob abt 1848 m John Kinzer

John              dob abt 1854

Minerva*        dob abt  1834 m. John Kiser 

*Not sure if she is a Callaway or Acton.

I traced Mary Jane Acton who married Kinzer she died 1-26-1916.  I have her death cert which states her father as Timothy Acton and mother as Malinda Mackley.

Note 2.  Timothy Acton signed permission for Calvin Callaway's marriage.

 

Calvin Callaway married Mary E. McWhirt/McQuirt (spelled both ways, sometimes on the same document) correct is McWhirt.  Calvin Callaway was born in Ohio per census and Mary E. McWhirt d/o William McWhirt and Elizabeth Ballard of Spotsylvania Va was born in Spotsylvania Va .  Family relocated to Ross Co Oh in 1840's.

Note 3.  Mary E McWhirt Callaway married twice, second marriage to Christopher Malone 9-12-1865 Ross Co Oh, they had 2 children; James dob abt 1866 and Phena dob abt 1869.

 

Children of Calvin Callaway and Mary E. McWhirt:

1.  George W. Callaway dob 3-11-1853 Ross Co Oh dod 4/19/1921 Madison Co Oh., m. Nancy J. Bailey 10-15-1879 (some records have maiden name as Shears) in Madison Co Oh.  Children:

George W           dob abt 1873

Allen                    dob abt  1881

Maggie                 dob abt  1884

Edith                    dob abt  1887

Calvin "Cal"           dob abt

John                     dob abt  1890

Margie                  dob abt  1892

Sarah                   dob abt  1887

Jennie                   dob abt  1890

Mary                     dob abt  1897

 

2.  Elizabeth dob abt 1857 Ross Co Oh

 

3.  John dob abt 1854 Ross Co Oh m. Jennie Malone 7-16-1876 Madison Co Oh.  Children:

Herman dob  8-19-1877

Eva              12-11-1880

Anna M                 1878

Florence                1879 m. Waldeck, Madison Co Oh

 

4.  Henry Callaway dob 2-27-1860 Ross Co Oh dod 8-18-1935 Madison Co Oh, m. Lucinda Bailey 7-28-1883 Madison Co Oh d/o William Bailey and Elizabeth Shears.

children:

Essie Mae dob 7-30-1880 dod 11-3-1962  Scottsburg, In.m. 1.  Albert Furay, 2. Loud Louderback, 3. Harry Walden, Sr.

     Children:  Nellie Furay, Agnes Furay, William Louderback, Eva M Walden and Harry Walden, Jr.

 

2.  Iva Belle dob 11-15-1884 Pickaway Co Oh dod 5-30-1919 Madison Co Oh m. 5-28-1903 Thomas Bunner, Clark Co Oh. 

Children:  Bessie Mae Bunner dob abt 1908 m. Luther Campbell abt 1931, dod 12-11-1932 Clark Co Oh

               John Henry Bunner dob 5-15-1915 Madison Co Oh. m. Odella McDonald of Kansas

 

3.  Almeda  dob 6-7-1886 Clark Co Oh dod 2-28-1887, Clark Co Oh.

 

4.  Alelia C "Leila" dob 2-4-1888 Clark Co Oh dod 8-28-1957 Clark Co Oh m. Franklin Pierce Matthews 7-2-1905 Clark Co Oh.  Children.  Adam, Obil E., Lewis P., Grover H. and Mildred R.

 

5.  Mary Elizabeth  dob 9-24-1889 Green Co Oh dod  2-6-1962 Madison Co Oh, m. William Bunner 4-3-1907 Clark Co Oh.  Children: Henry William "Willis", Warren, Emma, Lucretia, Betta Elizabeth, Marth Jane, Grace, Alva Eldon and Mary Margaret.  Emma, Lucretia, Betta died as infant also had a son deceased 1911 don't have name..

 

6.  Ruth Babe dob 11-23-1894 dod 1-1-1965 Logan Co Oh m. Robert Buron Pitt 11-18-1915 Madison Co Oh.  Children:  Florence "Micky" and Robert "Jackie".

 

7.  William Callaway dob 8-16-1891 Cedarville Oh dod 12-15-1958 Columbus, Oh m. Daisy Penwell 2-29-1912 Madison Co Oh.  Children:  Orpha, Martha and Joanne.

 

8.  Cleva dob 7-12-1897 died before 1900.

 

9.  Henry dob 1-9-1900 Clark Co Oh dod 7-6-1900 Clark Co Oh.

 

10.  Lucy dob 7-1-1901 dod 5-31-1917 Clark Co Oh (she was chopping firewood and was struck by lightning).

 

11.  Eddie  dob 4-27-1898 Clark Co Oh dod 2-21-10-- Clark Co Oh.

 

If you have any questions please ask, I hope this will help in finding Calvin Callaway's father, I have a gut feeling he is descended from Joseph of Va but absolutely no proof. 
Thanks for your help.

Christine Royster
chrisroyster at urec.net

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Query # 252
Subject - William Owen Callaway
Submitter - Sherry Callaway, Gonzales, TX
email - sherryc at gvec.net

I am just starting to research the Callaway family. I want to leave my kids info on their heritage. All I really know now is that my husband's grandfather was William Owen Callaway from Jacksboro, TX.

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Query # 253
Subject - Joshua Socrates Callaway
Submitter - Donna L. Couron
email - ok2bsilly at cox.net

To whom it may concern,

My name is Donna Lynn Couron; my maiden name is Callaway.  My Grandfather Joshua Socrates Callaway had red hair and his nickname was "Red".  We have written down that his father's name is John R. Callaway and his mother's name is Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzy" Knight.  J. S. Callaway was born September 27, 1902 in DeKalb, TX (Bowie County).  He Died December 28 or 29, 1975 of a heart attack.

J. S. Callaway met my Grandma, Lila LaVerne Loyd in Modesto, CA.  He married her and had two boys.  Garland Joshua Callaway and Daniel Callaway.  Garland is my father.  I know J. S. Callaway has a son somewhere named James Callaway.

Can you help me complete my family line?

Editor's Note - I wrote back to Donna, asking her to provide further information and  identifying her family line for her. She descends as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Edward Callaway
Job Callaway, Sr.
Joshua Callaway
Leroy Callaway, Sr.
Roland Callaway
Joshua Socrates Callaway

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Query # 254
Subject - Thomas Callaway
Submitter - Edgar Callaway
email - edgar at knology.net

I am a descendant of Thomas Callaway who was granted 766 acres by a duke in England in 1785. I am eleventh generation from him. My great grandfather founded Callaway Gardens in Georgia and my grandfathers first cousin founded both Callaway Golf and Wine. Proud to be a Callaway and would like to know if I'm related to the Callaway's on this site.

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Query # 255
Subject - Edmund Callaway
Submitter - Lorraine Wilson
email - lorrainekristenvere at yahoo.com

Dear Donna,
First I want to give you a "high 5" for your faithful newsletter. I love them and read every word.  I have
been getting them for about 18 months.  I am a member of CFA and attended the Salt Lake City meeting.  I have been working on preparing my family file and sourcing the data.  I have not been able to connect back further than Edmund Callaway (1800-1888) who was born in Virginia and died in Missouri.  I also have never found anyone in this line in the CFA files.  I sent a gedcom family file to Sherrill Williams because I cannot yet connect to either Peter or Joseph Callaway.  I have now also submitted it to RootsWeb, but I am at a dead end and need help.  At the 2003 annual meeting I was unable find anyone there that is in my line.  How can I get word out to your readers that I would like any help they could give.  If you have any suggestions I would love to hear from you.
Keep up the good work!!!
Lorraine Callaway Wilson

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Query # 256
Subject - Frances Callaway
Submitter - James K. Willis, Granbury, TX
email - wiljk at itexas.net

I am related to Michael Keplinger. I would like to confirm the Callaway relationship with Michael Keplinger. I have a census note that a Frances Callaway lived with a Eudora Keplinger in McLean County Kentucky. Is Isabel Calloway b. abt 1843. Living in McLean Co. Ky in the household of Eudora Caplinger(Keplinger) related to Frances H. Calloway? Eudora was the sister of Michael Keplinger _ Spouse of Frances.

Editor's Note - I wrote to James telling him that Frances Callaway and her sister Isabel descend as follows:
Joseph Callaway
James Callaway
Chesley Callaway
James Walter Callaway
Frances Callaway m. Michael J. Keplinger Oct 20, 1855 in McLean Co., KY.

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Query # 257
Subject - Thomas Callaway
Submitter - Linda Hackney
email - lmqh at sbcglobal.net

Donna; 

    I know you want stories about the Callaways, and I am doing research on my 4 x Great Grandfather, Thomas Callaway, born: 1762, married: Nancy Hosea in Georgia.  My Thomas was born about the same time as Joshua P. Callaway.  Is it possible that the two are related?  Thomas is my brick wall and I thought you might be able to help me find out more information about Thomas Callaway.  I would appreciate any and all help. 

Thank You,

Linda Hackney

Editor's Note - I wrote to Linda and gave her Thomas' line of descent as it appears in our Peter Callaway line:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
John Callaway, Jr.
John Callaway
Thomas Callaway

Joshua P. Callaway's line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
Peter Callaway
Benjamin Callaway
Ebenezer Callaway
Clement Callaway
Joshua Callaway

There is a lengthy article about this Joshua P. Callaway, written by Sherrill Williams, CFA Genealogist, in the 1990 CFA Journal.

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Query # 258
Subject - Webb and Kelowe, Wiltshire
Submitter - Richard Cornwell
email - rcorn226 at aol.com

I am researching the Webb(e) Family in England and have found references in the late 15th early 16th centuries to three generations of William Webb alias Kelowe (or other similar spelling) who were mayors of New Sarum (Salisbury), Wiltshire. In one of your "chat" sessions I have seen references to the name Webb. Could you please explain the connection? Thereafter, if there is one, and if it is relevant to these Williams, I will be glad to join your society. Best regards, Richard Cornwell

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Query # 259
Subject - Thomas Callaway, Port Isaac, Cornwall
Submitter - Chris L. Callaway, Coalville, Leics, UK
email - svcandclc at aol.com

I also have a photo of the church window in St Neots. Do you have any records of a Thomas Callaway born approx 1840 and resided in Port Isaac Cornwall. He owned a single masted barque that traded between Cornwall and South Wales, vegetable produce northbound and coal southbound ?? I own his barometer as used on the barque purchased through the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Regards, Chris Callaway

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Comment # 260
Subject - Henry Harris Kellaway
Submitter - Carolyn Stevens Lubeck Leola, Dalton, PA
email - welshckie at aol.com

I am the great, great granddaughter of Henry Harris and Sarah Grylls Kellaway. I've tried doing research on this family for a few years and had hit a stone wall until far distant people came to my aid and directed me on the right path. Thanks to them I've found a lot more things that at first I was very unsure of, now I've got a lot of reading to do. I didn't know the family was so diversified. It's nice to know the family has a background and not something fabricated by just heresay.

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Comment # 261
Subject - A new Callaway connection
Submitter - Linda Joanne Callaway, Stamford, Lincolnshire UK
email - lynncallaway at aol.com

Hi just introducing myself !!

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Query # 262
Subject - Adrianna Callaway
Submitter - Ken Johnson, Jackson, MS
email - KenJohnson1957 at cs.com

Hello:
I found that your family tree (for the descendants of Peter Callaway of Maryland) includes an Adrianna E. Callaway, born about 1822 in GA, daughter of Jesse & Susanna Callaway).  Adrianna married Phillip Enoch Travis who died in Wilcox County, AL in 1841.  She also married William T. Bragg & Thomas D. Closs.

I believe this Phillip Enoch Travis was a brother of my gg-grandfather.  I find Phillip and wife (both born about 1820) on the 1840 Wilcox County, AL census.  A couple of houses away is John Travis and large family.  John was my ggg-grandfather.

Would appreciate contact with the person who submitted this info to your association.
Blessings,
Ken Johnson
Jackson, MS

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Notorious “Callaways” - Horsing Around!

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from The Standard, Ogden, Utah, August 1, 1875

DIDN'T RETURN THE WHEEL
T. E. Calloway, the Horse Owner, Charged With Grand Larceny.

Yesterday afternoon I. L. Proudfit, proprietor of the Reed hotel billiard hall and also a bicycle renter at the same place, complained at the police headquarters that T. E. Calloway one of the owners of some race horses, who was here during the last races, had hired a bicycle of him for two weeks ending last Sunday, but that Calloway had not returned the wheel yet nor did Proudfit know what has become of the man. Officer Pender learned of Joe Carlson that Calloway had left yesterday morning at 4 o'clock with his horses for Idaho. A bicycle was found out on the mile race track all broken up which is supposed to be the $100 wheel which Calloway hired. A telegram was sent to officers at places in Idaho through which the horseman will go, to arrest him on a charge of grand larceny.

Editor's Note - See additional information on this family line in the Nov 2007, Dec 2007 and May 2008 CFA Newsletters. It appears that T. E. Calloway is Thomas E. Callaway from the following line of descent:
Joseph Callaway
Thomas Callaway
William Callaway
James Callaway
Erastus Callaway
Thomas E. Callaway

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History Corner - 185 Years Ago

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Callaway County Missouri was organized November 25, 1820, out of territory taken from Montgomery County, MO, and was named in honor of Captain James Callaway, who was killed by the Indians at Loutre Creek, on the 7th of March 1815.

A Name Sometimes Means a Great Deal

It has been intimated by one that there is nothing in a name, but a name sometimes means a great deal. In many instances it indicates the character of the people who settle a country and have given to it its distinctive characteristics. In this instance the people of Callaway possess those fearless traits of character and that dauntless energy which distinguished the dauntless leader after whom the county was named. So tenacious and unyielding have they been in the pursuit and maintenance of their rights in times past, that they have earned for their county the sobriquet, "Kingdom of Callaway".*

*(In political faith the county was almost a unit, and although most of her citizens were disenfranchised during the Civil War, still she steadily sent to the Legislature men who would not be accepted by the majority of that body. One after another they were ejected as they handed in their certificates, but the next was no improvement on the last. So determined were the people to have their political views represented, and so persistently did they send Southern men to the Legislature, that the county obtained from the opposite side the name, "Kingdom of Callaway.")

~ From the History of Callaway County Missouri, St. Louis National Historical Company, 1884, page 94 - 98.

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In Closing

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Visit The Callaway Family Association web site. It has much to offer.

Would you like to . . .

• Join or renew membership? Your support is important to the future of CFA!

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• Read and join in the discussion on the CFA Blog? Many genealogy articles reside there now, all with C/K references.

Philadelphia Here We Come -
The Brandywine Battlefield Park brings to life the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War, fought on September 11, 1777, between the Continental Army led by General George Washington and the British forces headed by General William Howe.

Due to booking conflicts, the meeting dates have been changed. The next Annual CFA Meeting will be held on October 13-16, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Besides being the home of Brandywine Battlefield, this beautiful city is steeped in America's early history, and Callaways were part of it! Visit this web site to read more about all the city has to offer; Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross and Valley Forge to name only a few.

~ Picture courtesy of ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia.

The National Photo Album -
Hewlett Packard has created a "National Photo Album" of the United Kingdom, to which any member of the public can upload photos. The website says: We are urging the nation to dust off its old photograph albums and rummage through its attics to help us create an album of the UK's most striking and interesting images.

The average household contains around 1,500 non-digital photographs - that's about 24 billion photos - so we are convinced that lurking out there in the nation's cellars and cupboards are thousands of pictures that have real social and cultural value.

We are seeking photos of individuals, families, workplaces, events, outings, cities, towns and villages; anything which reveals something of the way we have lived over the past hundred years or so. If you are interested in viewing or submitting photos, visit the National Photo Album at http://www.nationalphotoalbum.co.uk.

Map it Out -

Go to http://maps.google.com and try out their new Mapping Service. If you ever need a map, I think you are going to like it.

And As Always, Find a Way to . . .

Let Your “Callaway” Voice Be Heard!

Until next time,
Donna Morgan
CFA e-Newsletter Editor
Harrisburg, NC

* ~ From the preface of The "Visitations of the County of Somerset in the years 1531 et seq" by Frederic William Weaver M.A. Oxon. (1885), translated from the Latin.

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