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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume VII No. 3
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given;
P.S. I don't think we had any C/K athletes competing in
the Olympics this time, but did you know . . . The Editor's Corner
Trouble in Email Paradise Again - If you don't already have newsreader software on your computer, one among many is FeedReader for Windows. It's free and very simple to set up and use. Download available at: http://www.feedreader.com For automatic delivery of the CFA Newsletters, add the following link to your newsreader as a new feed: http://www.callawayfamily.org/cfanet/cfanet.xml Once you have it set up, you will automatically receive all future CFA Newsletters as they are published. When you start your newsreader software, the latest edition will be waiting for you. It's a good method for receiving the newsletters. There are no more problems with spam blockers, or not being able to see the pictures in the newsletters. I know it's new technology to learn how to use and that's a pain! But we all felt the same way when computers and email came into our lives. And now we can't imagine not having them. Of course, you can always read and/or print out the newsletter from the Newsletter Archives on the CFA web site.
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.
In Memory We were very sorry to hear about the death of Jerry Callaway. She was the wife of CFA Member, Jack C. Callaway of Arlington, TX. We send our condolences to all the family.
To all Callaway family and
friends:
My name is Daniel Manley, one of Jerry Calloway's grandsons. I am writing to inform all of her close friends and relatives that she passed away at about 6:30 pm, Feb 15th 2006. She was just 2 weeks shy of her 85th birthday. We are trying to call and let people know, but we wanted to make sure that we did not miss anyone, so I decided to email her contact list.
She had been sick quite a
bit recently and tonight had a heart attack.
I wanted to say
thanks to all of you for your help, friendship, and support for
my Grandmother thru the years.
Daniel Manley
jerjacc at sbcglobal.net
Geraldine Ellis "Jerry"
Callaway
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Arlington. Jerry was born March 3, 1921, in Grand Junction, Colo., to Gaylord and Faye Ellis. She spent the majority of her youth in Tulsa, Okla., graduating from Central High School in 1939. She attended Oklahoma A&M University, which is now Oklahoma State University. While attending college, she met her husband, Jack Callaway, who said he fell in love with her when he first set eyes on her. They were married Aug. 10, 1941, and moved to Arlington in 1969. Jerry was a master bridge player. She ran a duplicate bridge game in Arlington for over 35 years and was also a bridge instructor on the Princess Cruise line for numerous years. Jerry traveled the world and loved to dance. She enjoyed a fulfilled life with a loving family and many friends. Her greatest love was her mountain cabin in Grand Mesa, Colo.
Survivors: Husband, Jack Callaway of Arlington; daughters,
Suzanne Kay Callaway-Davis of Dallas and Jan Wood of Arlington;
son-in-law, Arnold Wood of Arlington; grandchildren, Jody Clarke
of Burke, Va., Daniel Manley of Irving, Jason Manley of Irving
and Jessie Faye Wood of Arlington; great-grandchildren, Marius
Clarke and Daniel Manley Jr.; and her brother, Jim Ellis of San
Diego, Calif. We are so sorry to hear of the death of Catherine Callaway. We send our condolences to the family.
Catherine Anne Callaway -1976-2006
 The only daughter of Trevor Callaway of Australia has tragically died aged 29 years. Trevor, whom some would have met at the CFA Meeting in New Orleans in 1999, is the nephew of CFA Director Bruce Callaway.
Born at Sutherland, a suburb of Sydney, Catherine was
a very successful and talented Hairdresser conducting her own
business, and a competent horsewoman. She, together with her
Father Trevor, had a close interest in the CFA and as such her
Family is considering a Trust as a memorial to this lovely
young woman.
We were
sorry to hear about the death of Velma Tuckness. She had a
remarkable life. Our condolences go to all of her family.
Hi Donna,
This is the obituary for
my aunt. I thought you might find her husband's ancestry
interesting.
D'Ann Green dnehr46 at verizon.net
Line of Velma Henry
Tuckness
Joseph Callaway
Francis Callaway
Francis, Jr. Callaway
Gaddah Callaway
Francis Willis Callaway
Gad Callaway
Edith Callaway Henry
Velma Henry Tuckness
Line of Frank Boone
Tuckness
Daniel Boone & Rebecca
Bryan
Daniel Morgan Boone
Rebecca Boone Wainscott
Harriet Wainscott Tuckness
John Boone Tuckness
Ira Boone Tuckness
Frank Boone Tuckness
Velma Ozella (Henry) Tuckness Velma Ozella Henry Tuckness, born 13, May 1917 in Mason County Texas and passed away Friday, 17 February 2006 in Uvalde, Texas. She was the daughter of Edith Calloway Henry and William Livingston Henry. Velma was the wife, partner, companion and best friend to Frank Boone Tuckness (December 1914 – December 1993). After his death she moved from their ranch/farm near Richland Springs, Texas to Uvalde, Texas to be near their son, Sam Franklin Granville Tuckness (April, 1938 – March, 2005) and his wife Suzanne Storey Tuckness. A loving, stoic, gracious, kind, sincere and generous daughter, sister, wife, mom, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend, she found happiness as the wife of a cowboy rancher/farmer. She and Frank Tuckness married 1, December 1936. During her life she made beauty out of neglect; she created something from nothing, she saw potential in everything and everyone. Her acceptance of all people was a special quality. She gave time when there was no time to give. No request ever went unanswered. She always looked forward to learning something new. Every person who crossed her path was touched by her cheerful spirit. Her pride and joy were her husband, children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her flower and vegetable gardens were renowned; the envy of those who visited. Nature and its beauty was her delight. She sewed, quilted, cooked and made home a haven wherever they lived. Her cooking fed legions of cowboys, untold numbers of friends and innumerable extended Henry and Tuckness family members. Her life as an early 20th century Texas cowboy’s wife is history. Those days were harsh, difficult, and often lonely. She and the women who walked in her shoes made Texas what it is today. She is an unsung Texas hero. Her smile was generously shared, her laughter was frequent and contagious, she loved freely, her kindness gave meaning to life, her support gave confidence to many – the world is a better place because she was here. Immediate surviving family is daughter, Helen Tuckness Swint, her husband, Bill Swint and their daughter, Leesa Caroline Swint and her husband Keith Arthur Engelmann, daughter in law, Suzanne Storey Tuckness, grand daughter Carla Lynn Tuckness Trevino, her husband Daniel Trevino, their children-her great-grandchildren-Erika Marie and Arron Augustus Trevino, grandson Michael Storey Tuckness, granddaughter Cheryl Anne Tuckness Renfro, her husband James Renfro and their daughter-her great-grandchild - Haylee Anne Renfro. Public visitation is Friday, 24 February 10AM – noon at Heritage Funeral Home, 300 North Bridge Street, Brady Texas. The Chapel service to celebrate her life is Friday, 24 February 2PM at Heritage Funeral Home; burial will follow at the Historic Gooch Cemetery, Mason, Texas. Remembrances may be made to your local community Meals on Wheels program in lieu of flowers. We were very sorry to hear that CFA Member, Clifton Powell Capell, died January 7, 2006. We send our condolences to his wife, Billie and all his family. Clifton descended from the Peter Callaway line. CAPELL, Clifton Powell, 79, a long-time resident of Montgomery, Alabama, died in a local hospital on January 7, 2006. Born in Camden, Alabama, on September 23, 1926, he was the son of John Simpson and Mary Lucile Powell Capell. He was retired from the United States Air Force and the State of Alabama. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Mayflower Society, and Heritage Baptist Church. Mr. Capell was predeceased by his parents, one sister, Mrs. Corrie Flinn Capell (James E.) Brown of Marietta, Georgia, and one infant son. He is survived by his wife, Billie Riley Capell, of Montgomery, two daughters, Mary Anne Capell (Ron) Wilson, Clearwater, Florida; and Nancy Capell (Jerry) Logan, Trussville, Alabama; and one son, Clifton Charles Capell, Peachtree City, Georgia; one brother, John Simpson Capell, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama; and seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 9, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. at Alabama Heritage Funeral Home, with Dr. Earl Hall and Rev. Perry Neal officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:30, immediately preceding the service. Burial will follow in the Alabama Heritage Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heritage Baptist Church building fund or the American Lung Association in lieu of flowers. Alabama Heritage Directing. ~ The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, January 9, 2006
Oklahoma State
Teacher of the Year Finalist
I would like to thank J. W. Calaway, of Duncan, OK for sending us this photo and story about a remarkable Calaway teacher. Donna: I have scanned this article from the Lawton (Oklahoma) Teacher's newspaper about JAMES CALAWAY (Jim Calaway). I do not know the date of the article but it was in the fall of 2005. I hope you can use it, and if I can be of further help, please let me know.
James' line of descent is:
James Harold Calaway
James Alonzo Calaway
William Dewey Calaway
James Noah Calaway
William A. Calaway
John Calaway of Gwinnett
Co., Georgia
my line of descent is:
James William Calaway
Claud William Calaway
John Isaac Calaway
William Asbury Calaway
William A. Calaway
John Calaway of Gwinnett
Co. Georgia
Thank you.
J. W. (James William)
Calaway
Duncan, OK
calatrng at texhoma.net
By Doug Folks Calaway's grant writing benefits all of Lawton Students
of Jim Calaway can give you 1.5 million reasons why he is the
most valuable resource in Lawton Public Schools. Over the last
10 years, the high school science teacher has won $1.5 million
in grants and awards for his classroom, students and colleagues.
The laundry list of tangible items he's won could fill this
newspaper. Want an example? How about the $100,000, five acre
outdoor classroom complete with a greenhouse, a two-acre pond
stocked by the state, and cement pathways that make the entire
area handicapped-accessible? While surfing the internet, I discovered the
work of artist, Ginette Callaway.
Dear Donna,
U. S. Joseph Callaway Line
Everyone please welcome new CFA member, Mary Ann Hutsell Dark.
She has graciously sent us information about her Calloway
ancestor, Ann Calloway, daughter of James Callaway, Jr. and
Susanna White from the Joseph Callaway line.
Ann Calloway is my 3rd great grandmother. I have
most of the 5 generations down through my grandfather that I can
send. I have the census documentation for almost all of them.
Donna,
Thank you for inviting me to join the
association. I have printed out the membership form and will be
mailing it this week.
MaryAnn Hutsell Dark
MaDark at aol.comEditor's Note - Mary Ann's family information has been incorporated into the CFA Joseph Callaway file. She also sent us this picture of her grandfather, Jesse Albert Hutsell. He was the great grandson of Ann Calloway and Isaac Hutsell.
And we welcome Stan Chapman, who has just rejoined CFA. He was a member some years ago. Hi Donna, I have already made
out the check and am sending it in tomorrow. I see that the
lady I am sending it to is also in Austin, Mrs. Koehl. I am
descended from Thomas Callaway, Sr. of Virginia and Ashe County,
NC through his son Charles who moved to Burke and Buncombe
counties, NC and his son Thomas and his son William and his son
Garret and his daughter Levada who is my great grandmother. I
am hoping to get more info on Charles Callaway and his son
Thomas ( b.c. 1790). I belonged to the Callaway Family Assoc.
for about ten years in the 1980s and 1990s. U. S. Peter Callaway Line
I would like
to thank CFA Member, Maj. Gregory J. Burton, of Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada for sharing with us these family pictures and
information. Greg descends from the Peter Callaway line
through Rev. William Anderson Callaway.
WILLIAM ANDERSON
CALLAWAY 1804-1865
These last days of his
earthly sojourn were days of almost ecstatic peace. His "Joy
in God" was well-nigh unbounded; his love for his brethren
overflowed; his anticipations of heaven were sweet and
inspiring. He passed away "in holy triumph," June 13th, 1865;
his sick chamber having been, at time, a very Bethel - a house
of God and gate of heaven. In summing up his qualities as a
man, we recall his sincerity, his good judgement and his
contempt for deceit and hypocrisy. He was incapable of acting
insincerely, and would have nothing to do with one whom he
suspected of so acting. This trait was exhibited in his
ministry. A conviction that a co-laborer was seeking selfish
honors instead of souls, unfitted him for further co-operation
with that person. His sole aim, in his ministerial labors, was
to do good. No thought of self ever entered his mind in the
pulpit, or, if the Adversary made such a suggestion, it was
instantly put behind him. His motives were transparent, and
hence confidence was unlimited. If cold, he could scarcely be
induced to preach; if under the influence of the Spirit, his
pulpit exercises were, in the highest degree, fervid and
effective. When thus aroused, his earnest and persistent
appeals - bringing, as they did, the powers of the world to
come to bear upon his hearers - hardly ever failed to win some
to Christ. A sanctified energy and a holy, tender boldness,
were distinguishing characteristics of his best efforts. Great
success crowned the period of his active ministry; hundreds
were baptized by his own hands, of whom great numbers already
shine as stars in his crown of rejoicing, having passed up to
join, with him, the church triumphant. Source: "History of Georgia Baptists", reprinted in Callaway Baptist Preachers 1789-1882.
2004 I would like to thank Chris Fry for sharing with us his new family discoveries. His story is a perfect example of how important it is to discuss family history with your family members.
Hi
Donna, But luckily, it’s never too late to provide some good news from my holidays. In December I returned home to Houston, TX for Christmas. I have been researching my family tree for the past year and during that year I had provided my family with various updates as I learned new pieces of information. My Callaway connection is through my paternal Grandfather James P. Fry, Jr. His mother was Susie Cornelia Callaway who was married to James P. Fry Sr. I have known for years about our Callaway bloodline. In fact, my whole interest in pursuing my genealogy was initiated by a copy of some records that my father had. Those records showed that Susie Callaway was descended from a line of Callaways back to Jesse M. Callaway. As I began to do my research I learned that Jesse was descended from Peter’s line. I was very excited to find the CFA website and to be able to use the resources there to trace my ancestry from Peter all the way down to the current generations. So when I went home at Christmas I took copies of our family tree so that I could show it to the various members of my family. I also took my laptop which had my updated software with all of the records I’d been able to compile in the past year. My grandmother (my father’s mother) was of course there to celebrate with us and she was very pleased to provide me with copies of photos that had been stored from the years when my grandfather was still alive. Those photos included portraits of my great-grandparents (James P. and Susie Callaway Fry). I was very excited to have these because I really have very little information about them. Even more exciting though, we found that there were a couple of pictures that were apparently from a family reunion. We laid them all on the table and my parents, aunt, cousins and grandmother gathered around. We were speculating about who we were seeing in the pictures when suddenly my grandmother began naming them! Apparently she had met many of them at some point when she and my grandfather were newly married. Based on the names that she provided, we were looking at several generations Callaways and their spouses and children. I began scribbling names and trying to correspond them to the pictures. As I took notes I also compared them with the information that I had on my laptop already… and all of the names (including first and last names of spouses) matched with the information I’d already found. These were pictures of Susie Callaway’s parents, brothers, sisters and in-laws.
I was
thrilled with this new information and I wanted to pass it along
to you and the CFA crowd quickly because I’m hoping that someone
out there will realize a connection. I’m sure that there are
people out there who would be interested in these pictures and
I’m also hoping that some of those people will be able to fill
in some of the blanks that I have in respect to what happened to
some of the Callaway clan who are related to my line. For the
record, here is my line of descent: That said; here are the pictures I mentioned as well as a summary of names (according to our best information from my grandmother). This is Susie Cornelia(s?) Callaway – my great grandmother
This is her husband, James P. Fry Sr. – my great Grandfather
Below
is the first photo of an apparent family reunion. I’ll list the
names as stated by my grandmother Frances Fry: Front Row: Malvin Callaway / David I. Callaway / Sarah C. Dollins Callaway / Unknown (possibly Mahan L.) Callaway As a point of interest, Susie Callaway passed away while my grandfather was quite young. His father wasn’t able to care for him so at some point after that my grandfather was basically raised by Tom and Lizzie Whigham.
Here is a picture from the same event however the children of the various couples are shown and I have no way to identify them. On top of that, the adults have moved around. I believe some of the kids are my grandfather’s older siblings… and I think we have picked out a couple of them. However, the rest of them are likely Whigham and Callaway children. We’re fairly certain that my grandfather is not in the picture as Susie passed away several months after he was born. This places this some time prior to December 1926.
Sadly, we weren’t able to identify the dog. That’s as much as I have at this juncture, but I think it’s a good thing because I haven’t been able to find many (ANY!) records referring to David I. Callaway and his family. So hopefully someone out there will make the connection with their own tree so that we can compare notes.
Let me
know if you have any comments or questions! PS – I really like the guest map and I think another one to trace the various lines would be great fun. Another Random Act of Kindness - I would like to thank Clarice for sharing information with us about Charity C. Callaway.
Charity's line of
descent is as follows:
Charity was the wife of Andrew Jackson Phillips. Andrew was
son
of Joseph Phillips and Jane Griffin. Joseph was
son
of Zachariah Phillips and Francis White of Amherst County, VA. Charity C Callaway Spouse: Andrew Jackson Phillips (6 Feb 1813 - 15 Sep 1862) Marr. Date: Place: 27 Dec 1853 Clark County, AR Children: 1 George Phillips ( -1889) 2 Beauregard Phillips (Abt 1859-1891) 3 John Phillips (Aft 1854- ) 4 d/o Andrew Jackson Phillips ( - ) Other Spouse: Phillip D Johnston ( - Bef 27 Dec 1853) Marr. Date: Place: 16 May 1839 Clark County, AR General: Charity's name and birth year are from Ancestry's Family Trees. Charity was apparently a widow when she and Andrew married; Charity married Phillip D Johnston in 1839 and he apparently passed away before 1853. The marriage of Charity C Johnson, age 31, and Andrew J Phillips, age 38, is recorded in Clark County Marriages 1821-1879. They were married at the residence of Charity's brother W A Callaway, by Wm M Bruce, J P. Clark County Marriage Book C, pages 294 and 296. "Phillips, Charity, familiarly known by all of our citizens as 'Aunt Charity', died in this city at 4 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of her son, John Phillips, after a serious illness of only two weeks. She was born in Missouri in the year 1819, and came to this place with her parents when only 11 months. Her maiden name was Callaway, and she was a sister to the late Judge W A Callaway. Her parents moved to this place in territorial times, when the country was inhabited by Indians. She has lived all her life in Arkadelphia, where she leaves many relatives and friends. She leaves only two children, Orlander Johnston of Murfreesboro and John Phillips of this place, with quite a number of grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Her remains were interred in Rose Hill cemetery this morning at 9 o'clock." Southern Standard Newspaper, Arkadelphia,
Arkansas, 25 April, 1907, page 2, column 2. Clark County,
Arkansas I would like to thank Ron Calloway for sharing the following stories about his family. Hi Donna,
You ask for stories and I decided this would be a good
way to see if anyone else closely connected might find a
name they recognize that could help them make the
connection.
What little I know about my Callaway/Calloway ancestors
basically starts with my gr-gr-grandfather, Andrew. I am
aware of my line all the way back to Peter and the stories
about he and Elizabeth. Then I have no stories about
William Sr. or William Jr., and what stories I know about
Zachariah are from the CFA.
So what I know about my lineage starts with Andrew and
begins with the fact that he was married in 1819 in Giles
Co. VA to Sarah Webb, daughter of Julius Webb.
Andrew's father, Zachariah was a fairly wealthy
landowner when he died in 1816. Before he died he gave the
home place of 200 acres to Andrew. Why of his eleven
children he chose to give this to Andrew is not known, but
my own supposition is that Andrew was the only one of the
older children who was not married at the time and the land
was transferred to him, probably with the agreement that he
would take care of his mother and she would be able to live
out her days on this home place.
I came to this assumption based on the fact that after
the birth of Andrew and Sarah's first child, Verlinda in
1820, he sold the home place to his brother James, for the
sum of $1. Why such a low price? I am guessing that James
agreed to take over the care of their mother for the rest of
her life.
It would appear that Andrew was an adventurous
individual and, hearing that good land was available and
cheap in Indiana, he wanted to go there and try to make his
fortune but could only do so after ascertaining that his
mother would be well cared for.
Andrew seemed to find what he was looking for in
Bartholomew County Indiana. He must have had a fair amount
of education because he was able to lay out the plat for the
town of Hartsville in this county. He must have owned some
portion of this town as he reportedly sold lots for the next
few years. And he also had other land outside the town.
Andrew and Sarah had nine children:
l. Verlinda, born 1820 married George Paul
2. Elenor Ann, born 1822 married Mathias Ping
3. John W., born 1824 married Eunice Edgington
4. George, born 1825 married Elizabeth Edgington
5. Elizabeth, no info but was rumored to be an idiot from
birth
6. Alfred, born 30 Dec. 1830 married Martha Gulick
7. Charles, born 1822 married Melinda Marshall
8. Andrew, born 27 June 1835 married Clarinda Marshall
9. James, born 1838
Andrew died suddenly in 1839. At the time he was
selling off his property. Was it because he knew that he
was ailing, or what is more likely, had he heard about the
cheap land that was available in Iowa and his adventurous
soul wanted a new adventure? It was probably a planned move
because all of his children eventually moved to Iowa.
Because he died suddenly he did not leave a will and
this caused some problems concerning land that he had sold
but had not transferred the deed to and had not received any
money for. Whatever the problems, reportedly his children
did not receive any inheritance. His widow, Sarah remarried
to a John Williams.
At the time of Andrew's death the children ranged in age
from 19 down to 1 year. Verlinda had married George Paul in
Jan. 1839 and Elenor Ann married Mathias Ping in Sep. 1839,
probably shortly after the death of Andrew and she and her
husband and several of the Ping family moved to Des Moines
County Iowa. Verlinda and George followed soon after, also
to Des Moines County and are found on census records through
1860. In 1862 they joined a wagon train that took them to
Walla Walla, WA.
John W. and George were the next of the children to move
to Des Moines County Iowa and there they met and married the
Edgington sisters. Not long after that came Charles and
Andrew and they married the Marshall sisters.
Alfred was 23 years old when he came to Iowa and James,
who was 15 came with him and James lived with John W. and
Eunice. Alfred married Martha Gulick and they were my gr-grandparents.
Alfred and Martha were married 20 Sep. 1855. They were
the parents of:
l. Millard Fillmore Callaway, born 5-9-1856
2. William Henry Callaway, born 11-4-1857
3. Sarah Elizabeth Callaway, born 7-18-1859
4. James Benjamin Callaway, born 10-3-1860 (my
grandfather)
5. Mary Ellen Callaway, born 9-28-1862
6. Charles Louis Callaway, born 5-15-1864
A month after Charles was born Martha died, probably
from complications from the birth. This left Alfred with
not only great sorrow but a great dilemma. He was a farmer
and part time school teacher, with 6 children, ranging in
age from a newborn to 8 years old. No woman to take care of
them while he worked. What to do? He did what he thought
would be the best thing for his children. He found good
homes to place them in. Millard was placed with the
McConehay family, William with the William Perry Fleenor
family, Sarah Elizabeth went to the Antrobus family, James
to the John Penny's, Mary Ellen to the R.C. Crawford's and
Charles was placed in the Fleenor home with his brother
William. The Fleenor's adopted Charles and he was the only
one of the children whose name was changed from Callaway.
Either in late 1864 or early 1865, Alfred went to Walla
Walla, WA. Those of our family still alive have regretted
that we didn't have more interest in our genealogy when we
were younger because grandfather James B. could have given
us more information about Alfred. We do know that
grandfather went to visit his father when he finished his
indentureship because we remember him saying that he went by
train. We have often wondered why Alfred chose to go to
Walla Walla and recently, through contact with a distant
cousin, Shirley Whipple of Spokane, WA we found that his
sister Verlinda and husband had moved there in 1862. This
was undoubtedly what enticed Alfred to move there also. He
probably did not want to stay around the area where his
children were for fear of interfering in their lives. Or
maybe he just had his father's adventuresome spirit.
Alfred lived in the Walla Walla area, doing we know not
what, unless perhaps he was teaching, until around 1880 when
he went to Hodgeman County Kansas and homesteaded near his
daughter Sarah Elizabeth, who with her husband was already
homesteading land there.
After Alfred left Kansas he returned to Des Moines
County Iowa in 1900 and lived with his daughter Mary Ellen,
wife of Stanford Sharp, until his death 29 May 1905.
My grandfather, James Benjamin was the 4th child of
Alfred and Martha. As mentioned earlier, he was placed with
the John Penny family. He always said that he was born in
1860 but Penny said he was born in 1861 so that he would get
an extra year's work from him since he was indentured to them
until he was 21 years old.
In 1887 he married Finetta Brown and to this union were
born three children:
1. Orlan Linn Calloway who married Gladys Anderson in 1911
(my parents)
2. Elizabeth who married Sherman Shelledy
3. David who married Helen Schultz
Orlan and Gladys had 3 sons, Roscoe born 1912, died 2004 Rex born 1918 and myself Ronald born 1930
Elizabeth and Sherman Shelledy had 3 children, Kenneth,
Eleanor and Floyd
David and Helen had 3 children, Marjorie, James and Mary
Catherine
Perhaps someone reading this can make a connection to
someone in this line if I list as many of the marriages and
children that I am aware of, starting with Andrew and
Sarah's children.
l. Verlinda Callaway married George Paul and they had 12
children
1. Gabriel H. Paul
2. Effie Emmiline Paul
3. Melissa Jane Paul
4. George Washington Paul, Jr.
5. Sarah Ellen Paul
6. John Paul
7. Elizabeth Ann Paul
8. Andrew Jackson Paul
9. Melinda Ann Paul
10. Verlinder Paul
11. Marry Ellen Paul
12. Marry Catharine Paul
2. Elenor Ann Callaway married Mathias Ping and they had
seven children
1. Sarah Ping
2. Mandy Ping
3. Emily Ping
4. James C. Ping
5. Mary C. Ping
6. Sophiah Ping
7. William Ping
3. John W. Callaway married Eunice Edgington and they had 7
children
1. Charles Callaway
2. Elizabeth Callaway
3. George Callaway
4. Reeves Callaway
5. Sarah Callaway
6. Melinda Callaway
7. John W. Callaway, Jr.
4. George A. Callaway married Elizabeth Edgington and they
had 11 children
1. Sylvester Callaway
2. Jasina Callaway
3. Ellen Callaway
4. Eunice Callaway
5. Mary Callaway
6. Zelina C. Callaway
7. Farley Callaway
8. George Callaway
9. Zelma Callaway
10. Jennie Callaway
11. Maggie Callaway
5. Alfred C. Callaway married Martha Gulick and had 6
children
1. Millard Fillmore Callaway
2. William Henry Callaway
3. Sarah Elizabeth Callaway
4. James Benjamin Callaway
5. Mary Ellen Callaway
6. Charles Louis Callaway
6. Charles Callaway married Melinda Ann Marshall and they had at least 2 children
1. John W. Callaway
2. William Oliver Callaway
7. Andrew Callaway married (1st) Clarinda Marshall and they had 3 children
1. William H. Callaway
2. Andrew C. Callaway
3. John Edward Callaway
Andrew married (2nd) Mary Remick and they had 12
children
1. John Edwin Callaway
2. Anne Bell Callaway
3. Harva Allen Callaway
4. Lottie Helen Callaway
5. Samantha Evaline Callaway
6. Albert Bertran Callaway
7. Mary Rosella Callaway
8. Charles Elmer Callaway
9. Rhoda Ellen Callaway
10. Hattie Pearl Callaway
11. Garten Melvin Callaway
12. Lonza Burr Callaway
8. Elizabeth Callaway--no info 9. James Callaway--no info after 1860 census that showed him living in household of his brother John W. in Des Moines County Iowa.
Hope this helps some more Callaway relatives make a
connection.
Ron Calloway
calloway_41 at hotmail.com
I would like to thank Samuel Geer for sending us the
following obituary. John West Callaway. Jr.'s line of
descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway John Callaway Edward Callaway Job Callaway, Sr. Jacob Callaway Parker Callaway Chenoth Callaway John West Callaway John West Callaway, Jr. Enclosed is the obituary of John
West Callaway, Jr. ( December 1874 - March 06, 1949), son
of John West Callaway (1847-1915) and Lavenia J. "Lanna"
Smith (1848-1930). He was married November 22, 1871 in
Wilkes Co., GA to Mrs. Susie E. (nee Drinkard) King widow
of A. L. King.
John W. Callaway Passes On After Three Week
Illness
from: The News-Reporter," Washington, Georgia, Thursday, March 10, 1949, p. 1:
Wilkes county lost one of its most prominent and useful
citizens on last Sunday in the death of Mr. John W.
Callaway, Sr., at his home here on Robert Toombs Avenue.
The death of Mr. Callaway followed three years of
declining health and his last illness was of three weeks
duration.
Born in Wilkes County seventy-four years ago, Mr. Callaway first served in public life as deputy sheriff under his late father, John West Callaway and later, he was elected to that office himself. His greatest service to the people of the county was his long tenure of office as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, where he pioneered in the building of roads. he was ever faithful in working for the people of the county, and sacrificed his own interest on numerous occasions that he might help them who held him in trust. Mr. Callaway is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susie Drinkard Callaway; a brother, W. R. Callaway, Sr.; a sister, Mrs. M. C. Gresham, of Washington; five daughters, Mrs. Austin Meadows, Mrs. Asa Drake and Mrs. Clark Thornton of Washington, Mrs. C. W. Grant, Jr., of Perry, Ga., and Mrs. Sam Dunaway, of Elberton. Four sons who served as pallbearers, survive. They are J. W., Jr., E. Wilson and James L., of Washington and Milton S., of Thomson. Thirteen grandchildren also survive. Services were held on Monday, March 7th, at three o'clock, at the Drake Funeral Home and interment at Rest Haven Cemetery, with Rev. John Busby officiating. Other C/K Lines ~ from The Commissioned Sea Officers of The Royal Navy 1660-1815, Vol. 2, Sec. K, pg 507 Christopher Farewell Kellaway 5 August 1778 Editor's Note - Can anyone identify this "Mystery Kellaway"? See April 2006 newsletter for additional information. I would like to thank Laurie Deelman for sending us the following link to the British Columbia Archives. Hello Donna,
My maternal grandmother was Agnes
Jane Baker, her mother was Mary Ann Maria Jane Callaway and her
father was Alfred Henry Callaway. I would like to thank many of our "International" C/Kers for bringing to my attention the very interesting story of "Thomas Kelleway, his amazingly fertile wife and the shortest-lived windmill on the Isle of Wight." You can read the story entitled, "The Lost Windmill of West Cowes", including pictures and maps, on the Isle of Wight Industrial Archaeology Society Web Site. Their URL is: http://www.iwias.org.uk/
I would like to thank Don Kellaway
for sending us these two very interesting articles. You can
read more about the practice of Transportation in the
April 2005 newsletter.
Donna:
Sessions
held at Lostwithiel 11 July 1820
John James and Thomas James,
labs., of Falmouth indicted for taking two pieces of rope
value 6d. property of William Fox, Frederick Fox and John
Kelway. Both pleaded guilty: both received 12
months hard labour in Bodmin gaol.
Particular reasons that prompted servants to emigrate are obscure, but occasionally there are glimpses. Thomas Constable of London was described simply as "a poor man" when he emigrated in 1618, and in social rank only marginally above the likes of Robert Kinge, John Bromley, and Jane Wenchman, vagrants plucked off the streets of London and transported as servants of the Virginia Company in the same year. On board the Ann, which docked at Jamestown in September 1623, were artisans and laborers-such as Owen Dawson of St. Martins in the Fields, London, a joiner, Edward Rogers of Purbury, Somerset, a carpenter, and William Kelloway, "aged 20," from Portsmouth, a husbandman - sent to repeople the colony after the great Indian uprising eighteen months earlier had reduced the English population by a third. Thomas Jarvis, a tailor from Bishopsgate, London, was given a £1 "towards supplying his wants" by the Drapers Company when he left for Virginia in 1635, and later in the century John Brery of Ottley, Yorkshire, contracted himself for four years, "Being lately disbanded out of millitary service." Source: Leaving England: The Social Background of Indentured Servants in the Seventeenth Century A
renowned Callaway Golfer - But Not Who You Think Margaret S.
Callaway
Margaret ?Peg? Sloan Callaway, 98, formerly of Pinehurst, NC died Saturday (Dec. 7, 2002) at Patriot's Colony in Williamsburg, Va., her home for the past five years. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Pinelawn Cemetery in Southern Pines, NC. Mrs. Callaway was born Sept. 6, 1904 in Bradford, Pa., the only child of Earl Sloan and Katherine Schwartz. She lived in Bradford and Hollywood, Fla. until moving to Pinehurst 50 years ago. Mrs. Sloan was involved in many community activities including serving as past president of the Sandhills Woman's Exchange, garden clubs, the Village Chapel, the American Red Cross and many hours as a hospital volunteer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Lionel Callaway, a noted golfer, golf teacher and developer of the Callaway Handicap System, who died in 1988. Surviving are her two daughters, Jeanne Park Duggan of Carrboro, Lucinda Buchwald of Williamsburg, Va.; four grandchildren, William Duggan Jr. of Hightstown, N.J., Elizabeth Shaw of Burke, Va., Laurie Buchwald of Radford, Va. and Suzanne Mangum of Ovida, Fla. as well as eight great-grandchildren. ~ above obituary was published in The Pilot, Pinehurst, North Carolina, December 2002. Lionel Frank Callaway was born about 1896 in Isle of Wight, St. Helen's. He was a professional golfer at the Pinehurst Country Club during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the son of Christopher E. and Helen L. Callaway. Christopher, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1914, was a professional golfer and golf instructor also. Lionel
Callaway's line of descent is as follows: A quirky tradition began in the early 1960s at the Pine Crest Inn that is as well recognized as the lounge and piano bar, the inn’s popular small pine-walled watering hole. In front of the hearth in the lobby is a foam and wooden "easel" with a hole in the middle. Guests using a chipping club provided by the inn are invited to chip from off the thin rug to the hole. During the 1999 U.S. Open, a number of the players became fiercely competitive at this practice, sending chip shots hearthward from all the way across the bar room. So far as anyone knows, Ben Crenshaw holds the record for consecutive hole-outs, an astounding 10! Barrett, the Inn owner, explains how the lobby chipping got started. "I became friends with Lionel Callaway, who invented the Callaway scoring system. One night I met him at the hotel and we came up with this idea that it would be fun to chip, so we built this wooden frame and covered it. People apparently like it as much as we did." Editor's Note - Does anyone know anything more about this golfing family? They are "Mystery Callaways".
AND THE BLOG GOES ON - Once on the Blog page, just scroll down to find your article listed in the archives on the right, or use the Search form. There is also a full list of all our Blog articles on the CFA web site: http://www.callawayfamily.org/cfablogarchives.htm
Query # 330 My wife's family is related to Melissa Grace Hiatt nee Smith. Her parents were Patsy Wheeldon and Moses Smith and are descendents of Zachariah Callaway. On the web site there are several letters including one by Melissa Grace Hiatt. Would it be possible to get a copy of that original letter? It mention's my wife's father and the death of his mother. Also, do you know of someone who might have been related and might have some photographs of Melissa and her husband E.US Hiatt? Thanks. Great website.
Query # 331 Donna,
Editor's Note - This family belongs to the
Jesse Callaway of Delaware line. See details on this line on our
web site
here. Also see two obituaries from
this line on our web site here.
Query # 332 Donna, Thanks & warm
regards,
Query
# 333
Subject - Donald Callaway and Garland Callaway Submitter - Donna Couron email - ok2bsilly2 at yahoo.com Dear Donna,
I was looking through the
February 2006 issue of the newsletter and noticed something
that really took me back. In the picture of the six children of
John Wesley Callaway, the boy in front (Donald) exactly matches
the picture of my dad, Garland Joshua Callaway, when he was a
boy. I will try to get my dad to send me a picture so I can
share it. Our line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Edward Callaway
Job Callaway
Joshua Callaway
Leroy Callaway
Roland (John Roland or
Robley) Callaway (I've seen and heard of different nicknames for
my ggrandfather)
Joshua Socrates (J.S.) Callaway
Garland Callaway (My dad)
P.S. Joshua Socrates was
married twice. The first time he was married, he had three
children. His first wife's name was Rubie and their children
were/are Roweina Callaway (Female), James Callaway, Garland
Callaway (born 6 Dec 1928 and died March 1979). (My dad was
named after his older brother was thought to be dead in August
of 1947.) I would like to get in contact with my Uncles and
Aunt if they are still alive. I've never met them. My dad has
mentioned wanting to get in contact with them also. Would you
be able to help us?
Donna Couron
Query # 334 Saw your posting on Knox Crawford and Nicey Ann Smith. Their daughter Lassie Eugenie married James Curtis Justice/Justus. This is my husband's grandmother and grandfather. They migrated to Denton County Texas where they are buried.
I have been looking for
Lassie Jean's family for some time and this is the first time
I have found anything on her. I have a picture of Lassie
Jean's mother. We had the name of Nina Ann Smith. Did you
have her sisters and brothers or how did you find them? I had
found Knox Crawford and N. Ann with a daughter in 1880 in
Smith Co. TN listed as Ida Jane. I am guessing that she must
have died as she was not listed as a child on your listing.
Would love to find and get in touch with her sibling's
children.
Would love to receive your
newsletter.
Peggy
Query # 335 I am descended from the John Sollars (ers) mentioned in the court papers RE death of Anthony Salway and his brother Richard's suit to claim all that belonged to his brother, Anthony. [this legal action filed in Massachusetts, why?] The Will of Anthony Salway probate Aug 23,1672 Anne Arundel Co MD in part reads, "to my KINSMAN JOHN SOLLARS, 50 acres of land which he has begun to clear." My questions for you are ----- Was John Sollars wife named ANN SALWAY? Is this why he is called, "kinsman" by Anthony? I know of a connection in Medieval England as per Sollars and Salway families, but believe That John Sollars, who was in fact married to an ANN, surname unknown, had married Anthony's sister and was therefore his KINSMAN in that respect. He names as KINSMAN RICHARD HARRIS (left him a hogshead of tobacco free of duties) On the other hand he states, "TO MY COUSINS HANBURY HARRIS AND ROBERT HARRIS (GIVES THEM 10 SHILLINGS) So is Kinsman Richard Harris via a marriage in Salway family and so called "cousins" the progeny? Query # 336 Good morning. Currently it is Friday morning 2/10/06 at 10:40 a.m. This query is in reference to the Margaret (Callaway?) who married into or was somehow connected to the House or Manor of Clifton (Clyfton) Our family has been attempting, for years, to make the connection to Britain. Though we believe we descended from one large family our ability to prove this has remained, at best, disconnected and splintered. Fairly certain North Umberland region was origin with many of family's first names being William, John, and Thomas. Please help if able. Thank you in advance for any information.
Query # 337
Dear Ms. Morgan,
Several years ago I furnished information about my
husband's ancestor, David Callaway, who died in Montgomery
County, Alabama, in 1851. We are members of the CFA. I
believe it was Sherrill Williams who told me then that David
was the son of Joseph Callaway who died (possibly) in
Wetumpka, Alabama, in 1838. She said at that time that
someone near Memphis, Tennessee, had all the records and was
inputting them into the Family Tree Maker program.
I have found your gedcom file in Rootsweb.com but it
gives no proofs of this connection. I visited the Troup
County Archives on Friday and I found Mrs. Williams' notes
on David and his family, but she provided no source for
stating David was the son of Joseph. I am working on a DAR
application for my daughter and I need proof of this
connection. Can you provide such a proof or tell me who
might be able to help me? I plan to return to the Troup
County Archives, but it will be several weeks before I can
go. Your help in the meantime will be much appreciated.
Editor's Note - David Callaway's line of
descent is as follows:
Query # 338 My mother was a Callaway before she married my father. I've always been told there were two distinct Callaway lines that were traced back to the 1600's here in America. My father (from Atlanta, GA) was from one and my mother (from the Carolinas, then Georgia) from the other. So....I'm about as Callaway as you can get! I would like to know more.....
Query # 339 I would like to join the DAR and I need help with my proofs. My GGGGrandfather was William Calloway of Yancey County, NC. He was born about 1814. I need to prove his line to his father Thomas, his father Charles and his father Thomas (Capt.) son of Joseph (VA). Any help/tips would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Current News
Geraldine
"Jerry" Ellis Callaway, 84, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15,
2006, from congestive heart failure. 
She has a web site and you can read more
about her and see samples of her art. The URL is:
http://www.ginettefineart.com. I wrote to her introducing myself
and CFA, and asking about her Callaway connection. This was her
very nice reply.
William Anderson Callaway was the son of Isaac Callaway and
Mary Barrett, and was born in Wilkes county, Georgia, October
4th, 1804. His parents were pious Baptists, who doubtless
dedicated their children to the service of God from their
birth. William grew up a moral youth, but fond of gay society.
It pleased Him whose mercy is from everlasting to arrest him
in a rather heedless career by the sword of the Spirit, in
early manhood. So deeply and painfully did that sword pierce
his conscience that, like Paul under a similar conviction, he
began to pray and in the still hours of the night arising and
retiring from the house. He, who saw Nathaniel under the
fig-tree, heard his appeals for mercy, and, ere the dawn, met
him there. So joyous was his conversion - so strong was his
assurance of the change which had been wrought - that he
mounted his horse in the morning and rode a day's journey to
carry the news to a beloved brother. The earnestness of his
nature, as well as the reality of the spiritual
transformation, was manifested on the occasion of his baptism,
when he made a remark expressing his determination to follow
the Master withersoever he led. This important event in his
history occurred soon after his first marriage (May 25, 1825)
to Miss Martha Pope, who was baptized at the same time, and
who lived with him in the communion of Christian and wedded
love until June 1st, 1850, when the devoted wife and mother
was called up higher. During the next year his second marriage
occurred. A large family of children were the issue of the
first union - two of the sons, Revs. J.M. and S.P. Callaway,
being ministers of the gospel. Several have joined their
parents in heaven. Not long after uniting with the church, Mr.
Callaway began to preach. He was ordained in 1833, by Revs.
J.H. Campbell and B.H. Wilson, a presbytery summoned by the
church at McDonough, wither he had removed. His pastoral
relations with this people continued for a period of fifteen
years. Able but misguided brethren had awakened a
controversial spirit and created schism. It was the rock upon
which our Baptist Zion in Georgia might have gone to pieces,
but for this
baptism of fire and these pentecostal results. Mr Callaway,
though youthful, modest, and hating strife, boldly avowed his
convictions. His firmness and fortitude helped to save the
day. He was both courageous and prudent, manful and mild. The
gentleness of Christ tempered a naturally high spirit and
conciliated the good will even of his opponents. With Mercer,
Mallary, Sherwood and others, he stood in line, earnestly
contending for the faith, until the storm was overpast and the
ark of the covenant saved. Often in later years, the veteran
was heard to fight his battles over again. In 1843, Mr.
Callaway settled on a plantation near the White Sulpher
Springs, Meriwether county, and, while providing amply for the
wants of a growing family, ministered to the churches within
his reach. Greenville, Bethlehem, (Harris county), County Line
and others shared his labors during his four years' residence
in that community. Prompted by a desire for better educational
facilities, in 1847 he changed his residence to LaGrange,
where he immediately identified himself with the work of the
Master at Antioch and Long Cane; serving, also, at later
periods, Shiloh, Pleasant Grove (Troup), Mountain Creek
(Harris), and Bethel (Heard). His efficient aid was sought by
the contemporary pastors of LaGrange, by both of whom (Mallary
and Teague) he was greatly loved and honored. In 1864, wearied
with the din of arms and hopelessness of the Southern cause,
he retired to a quiet neighborhood in Harris county, where he
devoted himself to his farm and the spiritual welfare of his
humble neighbors. As God commanded Moses to go up into the
mount to die, so He evidently called his servant into this
retirement that He might prepare him, by a clearer spiritual
vision, for his translation.
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Southern belle, Toronto grande dame. Born Nov. 7, 1907, in
Atlanta, Ga. Died of natural causes Nov. 9, 2003, in Toronto,
aged 96. Clayton Burton (pictured left) had the uncanny ability to make
everyone believe she was their best friend. Certainly, each of
her four children and 15 grandchildren felt they had a special
relationship with her, and several of her 17
great-grandchildren also formed close bonds. Gran was the
family matriarch, historian, mother-confessor, grammarian and
social arbiter. Whatever your problem, her deep experience
gained over decades of life was brought to bear on it. My
sister, Megan, once showed up for tea wearing a low-necked
top: "Dahlin,' " Gran admonished in her charming Southern
drawl, "a lady nevah exposes her bosom before 5 p.m." Years
before, my sister Heather foolishly asked Gran, a lifelong
employer of maids, what she would recommend for cleaning
kitchen floors: "I don' know dahlin' -
watah?" The only two courts of authority higher than Gran were
her beloved father, Samuel Clayton Callaway (yes, of the golf
club Callaways, "just several million dollars removed") and
husband Edgar Gordon Burton (yes, of that Simpson's department
store dynasty), both deceased since the 1960s, but frequently
quoted to us all as the final word. According to Gran,
Grandfather Callaway always said that
character was the most important thing in a well-lived life.
Character was something Clayton had in plenty, along with a
deep intellectual passion for literature, art and history, and
a sparkling personality that made her a popular figure not
only within her family, but with friends and acquaintances in
Atlanta and Toronto society. It certainly took character to
leave the South and travel into the great Canadian unknown way
back in 1925. The Callaway family, genteelly impoverished
since the war (yes, that war - "General Lee may have
surrendered, but we nevah did"), gratefully accepted an offer
from a Toronto-based relative to pay for their daughter's
university education. Clayton stayed with Aunt Olive (Olla)
and Uncle Herman (Sug - short for Sugar) Stephens while
attending classes and a wide variety of social functions,
including rushing by all six women's fraternities and some
pretty heavy rushing by the local men. One man in particular
captured her imagination and her heart. She fell in love with
Edgar Burton, and he with her; and neither of them, throughout
42 years of marriage, ever fell out of love. They were married
in Miami in 1926, and spent a blissful year in Paris, where
Edgar was then acting as a Simpson's buyer. Returning to
Toronto, Clayton dutifully began producing babies: Mary Alice
in 1928, Anne in 1930, Ted in 1935, and Merrill in 1940. She
also took up social obligations: a ladies' book club
(recipient of her 1936 essay on her good friend Margaret
(Peggy) Mitchell's brand-new best-seller, Gone With The Wind);
bridge clubs (eventually accumulating hundreds of grandmaster
points); volunteer boards at the Art Gallery of Ontario and
the Toronto Symphony. You could say that Gran was a bad
influence on her family: She smoked for nearly 80 years,
gambled on the lotteries, drove a car like a bat out of hell
and encouraged the spending of hard-earned money on such
inconsequential fripperies as artwork and designer clothes.
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