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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume VI No. 4
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner I would like to thank CFA Member and Director, Bruce Callaway, in Sydney, Australia for sending us the following amazing history of the lives of a Callaway family from Stratford-upon-Avon.
Lest anyone think that I am
slacking, I have been going through my shoeboxes and found an
incredibly interesting document sent to me by the late Prof. Sir
Frank Callaway in 1993. It was an article entitled "The Timboon
Callaways". Frank knew the author, a Pat Fraser, whom I have
been unable to find, possibly dead like Frank. It was a heart
wrenching tale of some early Callaway pioneers of Australia who
haled from Stratford-upon-Avon in the mid nineteenth century.
Something clicked, and I recalled your research detailed in your
e-mail of October 4, 2004 (which is on Kelchat- thanks to Donna)
which commences 'Warwick mentioned Warwickshire - lots of action
going on in Stratford' and you proceeded to list various
documents which you had accumulated from the Shakespeare
Birthplace Trust Records.
I attach an abstract from the
article, and whilst it is clear that the immigrants to Australia
from Stratford, "daughtered out" after about a century, it is
possible that descendants still exist in the U.S. and the U.K.,
hence my footnotes. Worried that it may be too long for Donna's
Newsletter, but would be grateful for comments. The search for
suitable DNA candidates continues!
Bruce
Bruce at callaway.com.au
“A COLONY OF CALLAWAYS“ (A brief history of the Callaway family of Stratford upon Avon, England and their settlement in Victoria Australia)
photo (left) of Heytesbury Forest from the Cobden web site. The Callaways of Stratford upon Avon who settled on the goldfields were the grandchildren of JOHN and SUSANNA CALLAWAY. JOHN came from the nearby hamlet of Treddinton to marry SUSANNA TAYLOR in 1782 in Trinity Church. Following their marriage, they lived with Susanna’s mother, the widow of William Taylor at ‘Hewlands Farm’ Both Susannah and her mother had been born at ‘Hewlands’ as subsequently were seven of the twelve children born to Susannah and John. Hewlands was established by a forbear of Susanna, JOHN GARDYNER in the 15th C. John Gardyner was the grandson of Richard Gardyner born 1399 and a landowner in nearby Loxley. In turn, the grandson of John, also named John, changed his name to HATHAWAY and the Gardyner/Gardener name was thus lost to the family in the 16th.C. The first ‘Hathaway grandchild was ANN, born 1556 who married WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE in 1582.
photo (above) of Anne Hathaway's Cottage from Stratford-upon-Avon web site. SUSANNA and JOHN had all but three of their children baptised at Trinity Church. The three youngest were baptised at the Independent Chapel in Rother Street which is said to have been founded by John in 1786; but presumably both John and Susanna were reconciled to Trinity as they are both buried there. Two of their sons went to America before 1860. One, SAMUEL, took three of his sons with him, SAM, JONATHON and THOMAS and they farmed successfully on the prairies in Illinois. The other, WILLIAM, joined the Army and died in battle; date and place unknown. JOHN, the youngest child was named after John and Susanna’s second son who died young. He married, and was found dead on Temple Hill on the Welcome Estate in 1830, aged 26. Rumour had it that he died in a duel. He was buried in the churchyard of Trinity Church. Three other sons, THOMAS, RICHARD and JAMES all married and lived in Stratford and were in close touch with the members of the family who went to Australia, as was one daughter ELIZABETH. Nothing is known of the other two daughters, MARY and SUSANNAH.
JOSEPH, the ninth child and seventh son of John and Susanna founded the Australian dynasty of ‘STRATFORD CALLAWAYS’. He was Estate agent and High steward to the owners of Clopton and Snitterfield, large adjoining estates (formerly Manors) situated on the boundary of the Parish of Old Stratford and the borough of Stratford upon Avon. He was living in the ‘Old Lodge’ Welcome, Snitterfield as early as 1818. Joseph married MARY ANN WHITALL, daughter of William Whitall, a bridge builder and builder of Coventry, and they had nine children, including twins who died as infants. ~ photo above of Clopton House courtesy of University of Aberdeen Photographic Archives JOSEPH owned ‘Oak Farm’ and also ‘Rowley House’, a large home on the Warwick road in Stratford which he leased in 1858 when he came out of retirement and returned to Snitterfield, He lived until his death (1873) in ‘Holly Cottage’. (The Cottage is still instantly recognisable today from a photograph sent to Australia in the 19th. C by Joseph. Though not a wealthy man Joseph owned land at Snitterfield and Stratford including land on which the Royal Shakespeare Theatre now stands. He also had some leaseholds, the major one of which related to the use of the river Avon in the Parishes of Old Stratford and Alveston and the Borough of Stratford upon Avon. This lease gave him control over all fishing for profit, the operation of punts, the gathering of rushes and osier (for basket and furniture making) and the removal of sedge and soil from the bed of the river. The various occupations that these rights provided were then in turn leased out by Joseph. On his death in 1873 the leaseholds were passed on to his heirs, and his position as Steward to the Philips family to his unmarried son JOHN. By the mid 1800s the economic situation in England had so deteriorated that there was little future for anyone who did not have an established farm, business or skilled occupation. By 1852 ‘Oak Farm’ could not support the three sons of Joseph and Mary, JOSEPH, the eldest, JOHN second eldest and the youngest CHARLES, working there. On 2nd July 1852, Charles married his cousin ANN CALLAWAY at Bishopton Chapel, having decided to emigrate to Australia. Ann was the daughter of Charles’ Uncle JAMES, and at the time was living with her widowed father and two sisters at Bishopton Lodge, not far from Oak Farm. They were the first of their generation to leave Stratford, but by the early 1860s Ann was to have her father and two sisters settled near her and Charles in Central Victoria, and Joseph, the eldest brother and his family were to join them in 1869. Charles' brothers JAMES and GEORGE Callaway remained in Stratford. In 1863 as builders, they were employing 50-60 men. The owner of Snitterfield Manor had decided to build ‘a great mansion’ at Welcombe and these sons of his Estate Manager secured the job. They also built St.Andrews Church at Shottery, and many homes and farm houses on ‘The Manor’. (The ‘Mansion’ is now a very expensive Hotel complete with golf course). Note 1. The Full story of this incredible family of Pioneers of Australia is detailed in the rare 49 page article by Pat Fraser and Harold Nicol, descendants of the original Stratford Callaways. It is preserved at the Prahran Mechanics Institute, Melbourne Victoria, Australia. The privations suffered by these early settlers, from their initial 18 weeks journey to a new land, their tented existence on the goldfields which preceded those of California, the birth of their children under the most primitive of conditions and their subsequent success is a gripping tale. Callaway ‘cousins’ can be proud of them. Note 2. After nearly a century in Australia it appears that the name Callaway disappeared from this line, but the daughters still carry the line by many other names. It is hoped that by drawing attention to this obscure history, descendants in Australia, and the US and the UK (where the surname may still be held) may be prompted to contact our Association where our researchers have early details of the Stratford upon Avon Callaways. Bruce C. Callaway, February 2005 Some notes on the family members who came to America - Samuel
Callaway (the son) is
found on the 1880 Henry Co., IL census: In tracing the three sons of Samuel; Herbert, John and Ezra, through the 1930 U.S. census, there is only one male descendant from this line. He is Ezra Callaway's son, John Kendall Callaway, born 1920 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. There is a John Kendall Callaway listed in the 2000 phonebook for Capitola, CA: Herbert Callaway moved to Williamson Co., TN. He was a farmer and had 3 daughters. John Callaway (the son) stayed in Henry Co., IL. He was a school teacher and school principal. He married Mary Dickinson and they had no children. From his Sep 12, 1918 WWI Draft registration, it states he was of medium height and weight, with blue eyes and dark brown hair. It can be assumed that he died as a soldier in the war as his wife Mary is listed as a widow on the 1920 Henry Co., IL census. Ezra Callaway moved first to Colorado and then to California. He was an agriculture teacher and horticulturist. He married Grace Ella Kendall. They had 3 children, 2 daughters and 1 son, John Kendall Callaway. Apparently Ezra returned to IL as the SSDI states IL as his residence at the time of his death Oct 1965. Ezra S. Callaway enrolled at Northern Illinois State Normal School October 5, 1903 at the age of twenty-two years eleven months. He was a high school graduate and enrolled in the two year teacher preparation course. He was from Orion, Illinois (Henry County), the son of Samuel H. Callaway, a farmer. Jonathan
Callaway is found on the 1880 Melrose, Grundy Co., IA census:
I encourage each of
you to send in articles for the e-Newsletter. It doesn’t have to
be lengthy. It could be some "Callaway" news, a family story, a
family photo, a favorite family recipe, results from your family
line research, or any item you think would be of interest to our
readers. Send them to me, and I will take care of adding them. The President's Corner - A Want Ad for Volunteers! We need your help - you don't have to write it - just assemble it! WANTED: EDITOR to assemble materials for the Callaway Family Association Annual Journal. If you have some experience in assembling materials you can help. We have a printing company who will print the journal and take care of mailing it out. If you would be interested in volunteering, please contact Russ Callaway for details. His email address is (r.callaway at juno.com). We need your help - and we appreciate it very much! Also - The CFA Nominating Committee will be entertaining names for candidates for the Board of Directors who will be elected at the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in October. CFA members are encouraged to forward names of possible candidates to Cary Moore, Chairman no later than October l, 2005. Cary's email address is: (c.moore2 at juno.com). Pat Schnurr, CFA President In Memory Our condolences go to D'Ann Green and her family. Sam Franklin Tuckness was D'Ann's cousin.
SAM FRANKLIN TUCKNESS
April 11, 1938 - March 2,
2005
Memorial services will be
March 7, 2005 at Presbyterian Church in Uvalde, Texas.
Sam was the son of Frank
Boone TUCKNESS and Velma Ozella HENRY.
He was the grandson of
William Livingston HENRY and Edith CALLOWAY.
Editor's
Note - The family line of descent is as follows: It is with sadness that we hear from Kathy Callaway about the death of her father, Raymond Leonard Callaway. Our condolences go to Kathy and all her family. Donna,
We think his life will
interest other Callaway family members. His father, Raymond
Leonard Sr., died of a blood infection a couple of months
before Dad's birth, but Dad spent several summers in his youth
visiting his many Callaway uncles in Wisconsin and remembered
them even this year with fondness, and we have some childhood
correspondence between them and Dad.
As both family lines, Mom's and Dad's, stretch back to the mid-1600s in America--and several spousal lines too--we have been well aware of the enormous work accomplished in the Callaway line by your association, and Dad's sister Margaret, now deceased, was actively involved. And while we never got around to informing you about our line in the 20th century, I have seen how easily a generation of interesting family members can slip through the cracks and be lost; thus my contacting you regarding Dad. He is in some flying museums, and at the Smithsonian too. This alone means other family members might like to know of him. Just preceding his death, his grandson Ryan (father: Raymond L. Callaway, Jr., my brother) gained his pilot's license, making for three generations of pilots. This made Dad very proud.
The tragedy for his
remaining half-siblings (his mother, with four very young
children, remarried soon after her husband Ray Jr. died) here
in Minnesota, to whom we are very close, lost a sister two
weeks before they lost a brother, our Dad. I think it
contributed to his rapid decline recently. But that entire
family was at Dad's funeral, with two of that aunt's sons once
again pall-bearers. We are reaching an age (Dad died on my
62nd birthday) when our long-lived family members of the
previous generation are now peeling away left and right from
the large family formation, if I can use a metaphor from
flying; and no doubt you and others have been undergoing the
same.
One of the blessings of
coming from large, old lines in America is that at such times
you feel supported by both history and longevity, in such
families. Others have gone before them. They're not forgotten;
and many will come after. In this spirit we pass along to you
our loving appreciation for one more Callaway life.
Thanks again for your kind
assistance.
Yours truly,
Kathy J. Callaway
Raymond Leonard Callaway, Sr., 88, Raymond Leonard Callaway, Sr., age 88 of Grand Rapids, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005 in Grand Rapids, MN. Ray was born April 12, 1916 to Raymond Leonard and Eleanor (Day) Callaway in Granite Falls where he grew up and graduated from Paynesville Area High School. He was appointed a cadet in the new Army Aviation Cadet Program in March 1941. Ray graduated from flying school as a Second Lieutenant on Dec. 12, 1941 and five days later, on Dec. 17, he was married to Shirley Joan Wedlock of Aitkin at the Post Chapel at Foster Field in Victoria, Texas. He then spent the next 4 1/2 years on active duty as a fighter pilot. Ray served 19 months in China with General Claire Chennault's Chinese American Composite Wing, the "Flying Tigers." Ray became a Fighter Ace, downing 6 1/2 craft in aerial combat in his P-40. Battles and campaigns Ray participated in included those in China, India, Burma, and submarine patrol. He received for his exemplary service: the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, The American Theater Ribbon with one Bronze Star, and authorization to wear the Pilot Badge of the Chinese Air Force. Raymond returned to civilian life in September 1945, but remained in the Air Force Reserve, retiring in 1965 as Lieutenant Colonel. In civilian life, Ray worked mostly in construction as a heavy equipment operator and was also a master mechanic and carpenter. He worked for two years as a mechanic during the building of the Alaska Pipeline. Ray lived for 23 years in Prior Lake retiring to Grand Rapids in 1984 "to take it easy." A charter member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Ray was a member of the Civil Air Patrol in Grand Rapids for four years, was a highly skilled woodworker, loved to play cribbage, enjoyed fishing and gardening, getting up early, and long-distance driving (many times driving to Alaska to see his children and their families). Ray was also a longtime fan of the "Flying Berg," Charles Lindbergh. Ray was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter-in-law, Lynda Callaway in 2004, three sisters and their husbands, Betty (Sawyer) Shelp; Margaret (Rodney) Nelson; and Carol (Ralph) Paulson. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shirley; sons, Ray Callaway Jr. and Roy (Dolly) Callaway, both of Anchorage, Alaska; daughters, Kathy Callaway of Brainerd, Leslie (Ray) Hobson of Homer, Alaska; a brother, Douglas Holle of Grove City; two sisters, JoAnne Holle of Grove City, Helen (Ted) Swanson of Dannebrog, Neb.; five grandchildren, Alena, Sarah and Ryan Callaway, all of Anchorage, Alaska, Carrie Grace of Minneapolis, and Michael Coyote of Seattle, Wash.; numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Family and friends send our hero a proud and loving farewell, with the Lord Our Savior "guarding his six." Memorials are preferred to St. Andrew's Lutheran Church or to Crystal Lake Home of Grand Rapids. Services: Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids. The Rev. George B. Gilbertson officiated. Burial with full military honors will be in the Veteran's Section of Itasca-Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids. Arrangements are by the Rowe Funeral Home, Grand Rapids. Editor's Note - Thank you to Kathy for sharing
the photo of her father in his P-40 which was named Shirley II.
She has also graciously shared several articles and photos about
her father's flying career. His Callaway line of descent is as follows: We are so sorry to learn of the death of Linda Callaway Wheatley. Her brother, Rusty Callaway, has graciously sent us a copy of her obituary. We all send our condolences to Rusty and his family.
Linda
Callaway Wheatley Linda Callaway Wheatley, 61, of Washington, Georgia died March 9, 2005 in St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, where she had major vascular surgery. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 3:00 pm in Rehoboth Baptist Church, Washington, Georgia, with Rev. Steven Rayner officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were former co-workers with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Mrs. Wheatley was a native of Wilkes County, Georgia, a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church and was a retired meat inspector with the Georgia Department of Agriculture and was also Food Service Manager at Washington-Wilkes Primary School for a number of years. Linda was the Sunday School teacher of the Adult Ladies Class at Rehoboth Baptist Church. Linda was the daughter of the late Rollin T. and Willie Lou Combs Callaway. She is survived by her husband, Manuel Wheatley, sons, Jim Wheatley and wife Elaine of Washington, Scott Wheatley and wife Angie of Homer; daughters Traci Wheatley Bussey and husband Danny of Lincolnton and Denise Wheatley Armour and husband Tracy of Washington; grandchildren, J. Brandon Wheatley and Jonathan R. Wheatley, Justin W. Armour, Ethan T. Armour and Jackson K. Armour, M. Brett Bussey and Ashleigh M. Bussey; brothers, Rusty Callaway of Columbus, Georgia, Randy Callaway of Warner Robins, Dwayne Callaway of Washington, and sister Cheryl Broome of Lawrenceville. Linda was a lifetime member of the Callaway Family Association and had co-authored two books on family genealogy and local church history. Get Well Wishes We all send Get Well Wishes to Russ Callaway. He had a left knee replacement done on March 14th. By now we hope he is "dancing a jig!" Get well quick, Russ! CFA DNA Project Update Our thanks to Cameron Callaway for his work in producing these charts which show the results to date of the CFA DNA Project. The following links are a graphical web based representation of the Callaway Family Association DNA Project. There are three main focuses of study for this project and are referenced as follows. 1. Peter Callaway of Maryland USA - project goal is to back up well documented paper trail of descendants of Peter Callaway born before 1640 and who resided in Maryland. 2. Joseph Callaway of Virginia USA - project goal is to back up well documented paper trail of descendants of Joseph Callaway who died before 1732 and who resided in Virginia. 3. International Lines - project goal
is to document the Callaway Family (all spellings) outside of the US and to
compare the DNA results to the US results to determine if a common ancestor
is shared. CFA DNA Project
Results for the following lines Feedback Corner - The Generous Sharing of Family Information - Past and Present
Thank you to
D'Ann Green for sending us this copy of the obituary for Harry
Clinton Callaway and photos from the cememtery where he is
buried. He is from the Joseph line and a son of Gaddah
Callaway and Laura Kyle.
Hi Donna,
I have found out that Harry
Clinton Callaway b: 2-25-1903 d: 12-18-1972 is buried in the
Garden of Memories Cemetery about 6 miles from Comanche on Hwy.
16. Here are photos of Harry Callaway's marker & entrance
to the cemetery.
I called the Comanche Public Library to see if I could
find out where Harry was buried. Not only was I sent his obit,
but the listing from the cemetery book with what is on his
marker, but a copy of the death certificate also. This was done
by the director of the library, Margaret Waring. She is a
real jewel.
D'Ann
dnehr at msn.com
I would like to thank Ora Lee Calloway for sending
us photos and information from her Calloway family line. Her
oldest known Calloway ancestor is William Anderson Calloway, born
May 26, 1825 in Henry Co., GA. There is a William A. Callaway, age
40-50 with a son 5 and under, listed on the 1830 Henry Co., GA
census. Could this be William Anderson Calloway's father? If
anyone can identify this family line of descent, please contact
Ora Lee.
Donna,
I am a Calloway by birth. I
have worked on my Calloway Family link and am sending some
family photos. I get most all your CFA newsletters with
pictures. I am still learning about these computers and what
formats to use. I love to read your newsletters. I hope this
will help. I am excited to finally get my family on record.
Ora Lee
ora
at cableone.net
Pictured in photo above, left to right are: Robert with wife Mary Clayton; Clyde, General Lee's son; General Lee with his wife Martha Alice Herring; Cynthia; Emma; (the mother) Mary Jane Higgins, April 7, 1853 to Jan 18, 1933; James Monroe; Sallie; John Henry; (the father) John A. Calloway Mar 30, 1850 to Mar 2, 1927 (my g grandfather); Lemuel P. Calloway, Feb 14, 1883 to June 26, 1966 (my grandfather).
Pictured in photo above are Lemuel P. (Lem) and Dora Lee Staton Calloway, with children left to right; Roy, Albert and Coy. I would like to thank Lesley Haigh for sending us the following Matthew Kellaway line of descent.
Hello Donna,
I know Carol Leola and David
Scott have contacted you so you will know we all descend from
Matthew Kellaway who married Ann Harris 08 Jul 1794 Lamerton
Devon.
As a lot of people already
know I have managed to trace Matthew back to about 1635. Details
are still being added and some IGI dates still need checking at
the Devon RO but I'd better give you the details now. There are
deeds and wills to help back up the line.
Working Forward
Matthew b. ~1635 (place
unknown) married unknown d. ~1720 Black Torrington Devon
Mathew b. 19 Mar 1662 Black
Torrington married Honor Lamerton 16 May 1689 Black Torrington
Marthew b.11 Feb 1693
married unknown
Marthew b. 22 Nov 1719 Black
Torrington married Elizabeth Brook 20 Apr 1755 St Stephen by
Launceston Cornwall
Matthew b. 05 Nov 1764 m.
Ann Harris 08 Jul 1794 Lamerton Devon
Children Samuel b. 07 Feb
1795 Lamerton Devon David and Bill's line
Susanna b.
05 Aug 1797 Calstock Cornwall My line
Henry b.05
Jan 1803 Calstock Cornwall Jean and Carol's line
Hope this will be of
interest to the Callaway Association.
Regards,
Lesley
les.haigh at btinternet.comAnd regarding this same family, we hear from David Scott. Thank you David for sending us the news of your discovery of relatives, (how great that always is) and this photograph of your grandmother. Donna, I have attached a
photograph of my grandmother Annie Emma Kellaway born Bristol UK
1865 - 1952. Editor's Note - Isn't this a lovely photograph, and look at that tiny waist!
I would like to thank CFA Member, Robert Pope, of Atlanta, GA for sending us this photo of his family members. Here is a 5 generation
Calloway picture made in 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Donna,
I do believe the Charles
S. Callaway, mentioned as a railwayman, just might be my
great-uncle; son of John McAllister Callaway of Virginia, and
eldest brother to William Callaway, Powhatan Bouldin Callaway
(my little old grandpappy), James Mastin Callaway, and George
Callaway - all of whom were born either in South Carolina or
Virginia, and moved to Washington State around the turn of the
century. P.B. , his wife Maude, and their two eldest daughters
were mentioned in the 1920 Adams County, Washington census.
(I believe I submitted an
article about the family a few years ago, but never saw it in
print.)
You are doing one heck of
a good job, Donna. Keep it up.
Respectfully,
Gary Clouston
mcclutcheon at shaw.ca
Editor's
Note - Charles S. Callaway's line of descent is as follows: I would like to welcome new CFA member, Mark J. McCloskey and thank him for sending us the following information about Samuel J. Calloway, Miami policeman, mentioned in the February 2005 newsletter.
I just saw the info. on
Samuel J. Calloway 1877-1927 Miami policeman, in the February
2005 newsletter. His Father George W. Callaway ca.
1841-1900/10 was my ggg uncle. George W. Callaway's father WAS
a Jonathan Callaway but NOT the Jonathan you listed. George's
father was born ca. 1813/14 in Delaware and moved to
Dorchester Co. ca. 1840 where the family lived through the
1880 census. My Jonathan was married twice-1st to Winnifed
Hasting-1831 in Sussex Co. De. and 2ND to SARAH A. Drain-1837
also in Sussex Co. De. I have been searching for many years
for my Jonathan's father. The latest and so far most plausible
father, is an Edward Calloway ca. 1784-1830/40 of Little Creek
Hundred-Sussex Co. De. This Edward had a daughter Sarah who
married Collins Vinson/Vincent in 1827 in Sussex Co. This
Sarah appears to have been my Jonathan's Sister. I believe
Edward is from the Peter, John, Isaac, Edward line. I would
love any input on this line. Thanks - Mark J. McCloskey -
Germantown, Md. P.S. The Jonathan you listed married Mary T. Carter in Kent Co. De. in 1848. He was born in 1823 and had just one son- a William H. Callaway (NOT my William H. Callaway 1836-1912) born in 1853. My Line is Myra Columbia Callaway McCloskey 1902-1965, Emanuel Henry Callaway 1861-1926, William H. Callaway ca. 1836-1912, Jonathan Callaway ca. 1813/4-After 1880, Edward Callaway ca. 1784-1830/40 ?????
Thank
you to Betty Elofson for telling us of her son's wedding,
her trip to England and her kind words about the newsletter.
Congratulations, Frederick, and our Best Wishes to
Elizabeth!
Dear Donna:
The Callaway newsletter is wonderful...has so much
interesting information and is well put together.
This summer, my son, Frederick Matthew is marrying an
English girl in Kineton, England (near Warwick). We will be
in England for about 2 weeks. Can you tell me, is there a
certain connection between our Callaways (I am descended
from Joseph, Francis, Francis II, Francis III, Rhoda
Chandler Callaway Mangham Moore, Sallie Elizabeth Moore
Harwell, Willie Mack Harwell, Omie Dell Harwell Johnson) and
Callaways in England? If there is, I would like to try to
visit my family Callaway site while in England.
Also, I would like to announce my son's marriage in the
newsletter.
Frederick Matthew Elofson and Elizabeth Anne Host will
celebrate their marriage on June 24, 2005 at St. Peter's
Church of England in Kineton, England. It is with pleasure
that I share this news. Matthew will have come full
circle. On his father's mother's side (Newberry-de Newburgh)
he is descended from an early Earl of Warwick. Warwick is
just a few miles from Kineton where Matthew will be married.
Thank you,
Betty Johnson Elofson
fnecpa at msn.com
Thank
you to Ann Fitzpatrick Graham for sending these photos of
her Callaway ancestors buried in Harmony Hill Cemetery, in
Rusk Co., TX.
Donna I was very pleased to see the tombstones sent by D'Ann Green of the CC Callaway family in Comanche , TX. This is my line of Callaway's and I too have been there to see those same stones because Louise Caroline Atwood married to Christopher Columbus Callaway are my great grandparents. CC
Callaway's father was Willis Francis Callaway b 2 Jan 1810
and d 8 Feb 1856 who along with his wife Mary Elizabeth Hays
b 3 Apr 1814/16, d 5 Oct 1880 He
and his wife are buried in the Harmony Hill Cemetery in Rusk
county, TX and his child Virgil Rice Callaway b 1843 d 1916
I am sending you the pictures of the stones if you are interested in them. I do enjoy your
newsletter. Editor's Note - Read about Millville, Texas Ghost Town on the Handbook of Texas Online web site.
We appreciate hearing from Julie Ann Patterson. We welcome her and her daughter Callaway, as new CFA members. Julie has included a photo of her grandmother, Mabel Callaway with her daughter, Callaway Patterson and a photo of her grandparents, Thomas Edward and Mabel Callaway.
Hello,
Thought you would find
it interesting that my grandmother Mabel Callaway has 6 daughters,
22 grandkids I think, and many, many great grandkids and
three great-great grandkids. On her 90th b-day, Jan 1st
2004, there was I think 96 out of 104 at her birthday party. Long
live the Callaway's. My daughter, named Callaway Ann, was born
on Jan 1st as well. Very interested in family history.
Editor's
Note - Julie's Callaway line of descent is as follows:
We
always like to hear from our CFA members about their Callaway
ancestors. We thank
Paul E. Mathis for sending us information about his family.
I have added his family information to the CFA Joseph
Callaway file. Paul's "Callaway" line of descent is as
follows:
Hello Donna,
I
would like to thank Barbara Fleming for sending us a
genealogy report of her Callaway family, and welcome her
to the newsletter family. Barbara's line of descent is as
follows:
Peter Callaway
Peter Callaway II
Thomas Callaway
Thomas Callaway
Thomas Callaway
Samuel Callaway
Thomas P. Callaway
Rachel Callaway
Hi, Donna,
I have returned home
now and I wanted to give you the information I was able to
find on Rachel Callaway and Andrew Cox. I was able to
find some information when I went to KY last summer and
the rest I derived from the censuses. I am attaching a
copy of Rachel's information. Louisa never married, but
she did have a daughter named Tabitha born in 1855. I
would like to be on your mailing list and will help with
anything I can find. Thanks for sharing what you have.
Rachel was my gr gr grandmother.
Incidentally, the son
is sometimes listed as Edward, but his name is Edgar. I
found his grave in Middletown. Apparently he and Oscar
went to Golden, Colorado which is where I found them on
the 1880 census. I don't know what they were doing there.
Barbara Fleming
bertbarbflem at sbcglobal.netI would like to welcome another new member to CFA, Donna Couron. She has also graciously submitted information about her Callaway ancestry, and it is being incorporated into the Peter Callaway file.
Donna descends as follows: Donna Couron Lots of welcoming this month! I would also like to welcome a soon to be new CFA Member, Misty Marshall. She has joined the newsletter family also.
Hello Donna,
Thank you very much for
welcoming me. I was very excited to have discovered the
Association. I do plan on joining and yes, I am related
to the Callaways. It is spelled both Callaway and
Calloway in our family. My mother (maiden) is Marjorie
Nell Calloway, daughter of Homer Columbus Calloway and
Lela Idella Otwell of Jasper, Walker Co., Ala. Montgomery Grover "Gum" Callaway is my ggrandfather. Montgomery is the son of James D. Callaway, who is the son of Elijah Callaway. Do you folks have information on them as well? I would love to compare and see what we have. I do plan on adding my family information.
Thank You,
Misty
miscue at ev1.netAnd the welcoming continues with new CFA member, Veronica Maxwell. We thank her for supporting CFA and contacting us and look forward to learning more about her Callaway family line. I am a
granddaughter of Thomas Lenward Callaway (born March 7,
1893 died May 24, 1970 buried in the Crowville Masonic
Cemetery, Crowville, La.) married Agatha
Callaway March 14, 1927. Great great granddaughter of James Francis
Callaway (born April 20, 1857 died Aug. 29, 1897 Gilbert
La. buried Okley Cemetery, Gilbert, La) and Martha Lorean
Segrist. I have been
tracking the family for quite some time. Thank you for
this wonderful web site. You do the Callaway family
fine. Membership is to follow. Papa Tom as we all know
him died May 23, 1970 and Mawgay died September 3, 2002.
Thomas Lenward were bonded out to a couple in New
Orleans when he was 8. They lived on the Callaway
Plantation, Gilbert, La. One more time we welcome a new member to CFA. Donna K. Miller is submitting her research on Amelia Callaway and will be joining CFA as well. We welcome her, and thank her for her gracious contribution and support. Donna,
I will print off the group
sheets for Amelia Callaway/George Dooley line and get
them in the mail to you. I was glad to hear that
your group does not sell the information submitted. I
am glad to share with anyone, but not if the lineage I
have worked on for so long is going to be used for
profit by someone else.
I will also be sending in
a membership application and look forward to the
association with the CFA.
Donna K Miller
dkmiller at carrollsweb.com
Editor's Note - Another Random Act of Kindness to report. Our thanks go to Ron Twilley of Salisbury, MD for sharing the following information with us.
I have no family members connected to the Callaway family, but have info that may help.
I purchased a ledger (June 1840-Feb. 1842) from the Laurel Delaware area. In it are 13 entries for a Wingate Callaway. One entry found on page 284, for Monday Aug. 23rd, 1841, is for his burial. His account number was 167. (I'm still transcribing this ledger.)
Also found in this ledger was a Henry Callaway of Wingate. I can only assume that he is a son of the above mentioned Wingate. This was found on page 217, April 24th 1841. His account was no. 214. He bought a Family Bible for $3.50.
That is all that I have for this family. I did do a search for Wingate Callaway on Ancestry.com and found him listed in the 1840 census. This was found in Delaware, Sussex County, Little Creek Hundred. He was listed as between 60 and 70 years old.
I do hope that this helps. If you have any questions, please ask.
Editor's Note - Wingate Callaway's line of descent is
as follows: The Calloway Answer to Stress - sounds good to me! From Bill Piper comes this excellent advice. Hi All, Genealogy Funnies
Genealogy Corner
AND THE BLOG GOES ON - Once on the Blog page, just scroll down to find your article listed in the archives on the left, or use the Search form at the top.
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. Thomas Calloway Deeds of Halifax Co., VA and Tax List of Pennsylvania Co., VA 1767 Query Corner - If you can provide some help and answers, please respond to these queries. Response to Query # 243 in the Feb 2005 newsletter which was submitted by Donna Powell. We have further information for you about your Cleveland/Callaway line. Please contact Pat Schnurr (schnurr200 at aol.com) with an email address she can use to get in touch with you.
Query # 263
Donna, here's something for
the next newsletter for the Calaway's. I would like any info on the
following Calaway family members.
David Calaway Editor's
Note - The above group of family members are found on
the 1850 Kemper Co., MS census:
Ida Francis b April 1 1874 in Ark
Editor's Note - The above group of family members are
found on the 1880 Lincoln Co., AR census:
Benjamin Daniel b Feb 18 1882 d in Ark. d 1953 Chickasha Okla
Editor's Note - The above group of family members are
found on the 1900 Fannin Co., TX census:
Zelma Irene b Sept 13 1903 in Stound Okla d abt May 1999 in
Newport News Va Edgar Lee b Dec 1 1912 in
Stroud Okla
Minnie Vergie b Aug 12, 1910 in Stoud Okla d May 24 1988 in Edmond Okla Wanda Jean b July 17 1929 in Davenport Okla Editor's Note - The above group of family members are children of William D. Callaway and wife Nora. They are found on the 1910, 1920 and 1930 Lincoln Co., OK census: Samuel Andrew b 1871 d NOV 14 1874 These are just a few of the Calaways I know in my line. I'm hoping some can help me find out about this line with pictures and census. Thank you, Linda (Calaway )
Mack
Query # 264
Query # 265 Thank you for any
information you may have. My grandmother was only 23 when she
died and my dad was 3. I would like any information on her.
Information such as her wedding date to Dock Buck; Editor's Note - see additional information from Martha about her family in the Feb 2005 newsletter.
Query # 266
Hello,
I am new to this. My father is
John Alton Callaway, b 1920 in Meriwether co, GA. His father
was John J. Callaway and mother was Jessie Alford Callaway.
Can you direct me to get started to find the connections?
Thank you,
Betty Welch
Editor's Note - I checked through the census records and found the following family connection. I sent it to Betty and she replied:
Donna,
Thank you so much. You are getting me
excited about this. I recognize Leola and Clifford that my
daddy used to talk about. Clifford owned a grocery store
in Manchester, Meriwether Co., Ga. My Dad was raised in an area near
Manchester called the Cove.
BettySeems little doubt that this is her family. Can anyone verify or add information? James Callaway, born about 1820 in GA is a "Mystery Callaway". Editor's Note - In January 2009, the following information was submitted to CFA regarding this family line. Hi Betty and Donna, Descendants of James Callaway Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 CALLAWAY was born Abt. 1820 in GA. He married SUSANNAH UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1823 in GA. Notes for JAMES CALLAWAY: Notes for SUSANNAH UNKNOWN: Children of JAMES CALLAWAY and SUSANNAH UNKNOWN are: i. WILLIAM HENRY2 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1851, GA. ii. SARAH A. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1856, GA. 2. iii. JOHN H. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1859, GA. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN H.2 CALLAWAY (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1859 in GA. He married (1) UNKNOWN. She died Bet. 1894 - 1900 in Meriwether Co., GA. He married (2) LIZZIE UNKNOWN Abt. 1901 in Meriwether Co., GA. She was born Abt. 1870 in GA. Notes for JOHN H. CALLAWAY: Children of JOHN CALLAWAY and UNKNOWN are: i. MABELLE3 CALLAWAY, b. Dec 1888, GA. ii. LEOLA CALLAWAY, b. Jul 1890, GA. 3. iii. JOHN J. CALLAWAY, b. Dec 1891, GA. iv. WILLIE CLIFFORD CALLAWAY, b. Aug 1893, GA. v. JESSE W. CALLAWAY, b. Dec 1894, GA. Child of JOHN CALLAWAY and LIZZIE UNKNOWN is: vi. ROY3 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1902, GA. Generation No. 3 3. JOHN J.3 CALLAWAY (JOHN H.2, JAMES1) was born Dec 1891 in GA. He married JESSE ALFORD Abt. 1918 in GA. She was born Abt. 1898 in GA. Notes for JOHN J. CALLAWAY: Children of JOHN CALLAWAY and JESSE ALFORD are: i. JOHN ALTON4 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1920, Meriwether Co., GA. ii. LOUISE CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1922, GA. iii. MILDRED CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1927, GA. iv. OSWALD CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1929, GA.
Query # 267 Submitter - Susan Holder, Horse Shoe, NC email - rsl2002 at bellsouth.net Hi. I think my husband's
family is a Calloway descendent. His father (William Dunbar
Holder, Jr.) spoke of the Boone/Calloway kidnapping & my
sister-in-law has a painting of the event in her home.
Unfortunately my father-in-law has lost a lot of his memory but
there was Frances Holder, Benjamin Holder & Eugene Holder
somewhere in the past. I want to help our daughter with a family
project & wondered if you have any info. on where we fit in. Editor's Note - I wrote back to Susan telling her of the Holder/Callaway connection and the marriage of John Holder and Frances Callaway (daughter of Richard) in 1778 in Boonesborough, KY. Query # 268 Submitter - Janet email - jlakin46 at tnaccess.com
Hi, I saw your posting
at roots family trees. Do you have any info about the family
of Lawsons, Frazier Y. Lawson who married Carey Ann Calloway? We
are looking for a Lawson descendant for a dna test. I
appreciate anyone you may know who is researching this
Lawson line. Thanks, Janet
Query # 269 Submitter - Don Kellaway email - quinte at kos.net Looking for the parents and siblings of Edward KELWAY, born circa 1770. Edward married Cicely HALSON on 4 February, 1795 at Broadwinsor, Dorset and the only 2 known children from this marriage are Thomas KELWAY born in 1800 and Charles KELWAY born 1805 and died Tavistock in 1875. Charles had a total of 13 children from two marriages. In 1841 the Charles KELWAY family was living in Phillack, Cornwall and using the KELWAY surname. However in 1851 they had moved to Tavistock in Devon and were using the KELLAWAY surname. Descendants of Charles have been identified using both spellings and can be found living in the United Kingdom, America, Australia and Canada. Any information on this family would be appreciated.
Comment # 270 Submitter - Patricia H. Hill email - tennesseesilver at aol.com ORA CALLAWAY was my Great-Aunt, being married to SAMUEL DOUHITT COBB (the second, named for deceased uncle). She was Sam's 2nd wife...1st being Felora J. Green. Sam was brother to my Great-Grandfather, NAPOLEON COUNCIL COBB (b.27 Aug 1880 d.18 Nov 1924) They also had a full sister, ALICE COBB and half-sisters: Editha, Cassie Mae, Ora, and Hazel. Sam's parents were BENJAMIN WEBSTER COBB and NANCY KELLY. Sam and ORA had a daughter, Dallas Gwendolyn Cobb, b. 20 Jan 1917 and died 10 Feb 1995, both in Knoxville, TN. If you would like more info on THE COBB FAMILY, please contact me.
Editor's
Note - Ora Callaway's line of descent is as follows:
Query # 271 Submitter - Elizabeth S. Pitts, Clinton, SC, Laurens County email - libsportal at bellsouth.net Mary Calloway m. Henry Pitt(s) b. 1630 in England and was m. 1668, and had a son Charles Pitts b. 1671 - 1677 in Isle of Wight Cty, Va., and that Charles m. Sarah Anne Hardy b. 1680 Isle of Wight Cty, Va. m. 1699 Isle of Wight Cy, Va., had Joseph b. 1700 in Surry Co. Va., Lucy, Milea, Levi, Charles, Jeremiah and Abner Pitts. That Joseph m. Nancy Slaughter b. abt 1700 who had Charles, Henry b. 1 Nov 1725 Isle of Wight Cty, Va., Daniel, Caleb, and William Pitts. Henry b. 1 Nov 1725 m. Hannah Collier. Mrs. Mehringer says in her Putnam book that Joseph Pitts married Ann Gray. She also says Hannah Pitts, wife of Henry I, was Hannah Collier. This is just a bit of background in my search for more data on CALLOWAY. I could not locate anything about this on your site - just hope someone will be able to help me so I can have more on Sarah Mary Calloway, or that is my understanding of her full name. Then I would like to submit data to your site unless it is acceptable to submit what I have. Saw several postings relative to Rev. Joseph "J.P." Calloway and wondered who his father was. I am researching Pitt/Pitts and the names seen are those used in my Pitts lines, such as, Penelope, Joseph, and I am also searching re Sarah Mary Calloway who married c 1668 Henry Pitt. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who might know of a connection. Thank you.Notorious “Callaways” Thank you to Lesley Haigh for sending Bruce Callaway this link to The Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The web site has fascinating reading - punishment methods in those days were really interesting, as you will read below! Did William Callaway get "transported" to America too? ~ from The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674-1834 January 17, 1724 Transportation The first
major innovation in eighteenth-century penal practice was the
extensive use of transportation. Although there was some idea that
transportation might lead to the reformation of the offender, the
primary motivations behind this punishment were deterrence and the
exile of hardened criminals from society. Although many convicts were transported in the seventeenth century, it had to be done at their own expense or at the expense of merchants or ship-owners. In the early eighteenth century there was a desire to extend transportation as a way of creating a more effective alternative to the death penalty (in terms of deterring crime) than benefit of clergy and whipping. In 1718 the first Transportation Act allowed the courts to sentence felons guilty of offences subject to benefit of clergy to seven years transportation to America. In 1720 a further statute authorized payments by the state to the merchants who contracted to take the convicts to America. The first Transportation Act also allowed those guilty of capital offences and pardoned by the king to be sentenced to transportation, and it established returning from transportation as a capital offence. Under the terms of the Transportation Act, those sentenced to death could be granted a royal pardon on condition of being transported for fourteen years or life. From 1739, a number of such cases appear in the Proceedings. In 1776 transportation was halted by the outbreak of war with America. Although convicts continued to be sentenced to transportation, male convicts were confined to hard labour in hulks on the Thames, while women were imprisoned. Transportation resumed in 1787 with a new destination: Australia. This was seen as a more serious punishment than imprisonment, since it involved exile to a distant land. ~ photo courtesy of Mark Herber, from Criminal London: A Pictorial History from Medieval Times to 1939, Chichester, 2002. History Corner I would like to thank Helen Imburgia for sharing this photo and amazing story about a Calloway who witnessed the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Hi, In Closing Visit The Callaway Family Association web site. It has much to offer. Would you like to . . .
Philadelphia Here We Come - ~ Picture courtesy of ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia. A reminder that 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 Betsy Ross, 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, Christ Church and Valley Forge to name only a few.
Now We're Digging -
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Genealogy with Artificial Intelligence - Donna, We're More Like Our Grandparents Than We Thought! - Recently a researcher compared the travel times in the city of London through the years. He noticed that the amount of time it took to go from point A to point B in horse-and-buggy days was the same as it was after automobiles became common. Then he noticed that the time required today to travel the same routes is actually worse during rush hour than it was in horse-and-buggy days. And As Always, Find a Way to . . . Let Your “Callaway” Voice Be Heard!
Until next time, * ~ 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. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Copyright © 2005 Callaway Family Association
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Charles and
Ann Callaway emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1852, and were
followed by five other adult members of their family and six
children. They lived and worked on the goldfields until 1876 when
three of the families became Pioneers in the Heytesbury Forest in
western Victoria. Timboon, Scott’s Creek and Cobden.
JOHN and
SUSANNA CALLAWAY left Hewlands Farm sometime after 1794 and the
remainder of the estate then known as “Ann Hathaway’s Cottage” was
sold to the Shakespeare Trust in 1892 by the heirs to the estate.
(The last ‘Hathaway” to live at Hewlands was Mrs Mary Baker, a
great niece of Susanna who lived in the cottage for 80 years,
remaining there after it was sold and acting as a guide to the
many visitors to what had now become a National shrine.)
From left to
right:
( insert
left ) came from Coosa County AL to Rusk county TX and named
a town there called Millville (now a ghost town). 
( insert
right) is likewise buried there. 
S.
J. SEYMOUR, Who Saw LINCOLN Shot Ninety-one Years Ago Today,
Dies at 96: Baltimore, April 13 (AP) - Samuel James SEYMOUR,
believed to be the last witness to the assassination of Abraham
LINCOLN, died today at the age of 96. Mr. SEYMOUR, a carpenter
and contractor who made his home in the Baltimore area, had been
in failing health since February. He had fallen in a New York
hotel before appearing on a national television program honoring
LINCOLN's birthday. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Irene HENDLEY, in Arlington, Va.
Betsy Ross
would often tell her children, grandchildren, relatives, and
friends of the fateful day when three members of a secret
committee from the Continental Congress came to call upon her.
Those representatives, George Washington, Robert Morris, and
George Ross, asked her to sew the first flag. This meeting
occurred in her home some time late in May 1776. George
Washington was then the head of the Continental Army. Robert
Morris, an owner of vast amounts of land, was perhaps the
wealthiest citizen in the Colonies. Colonel George Ross was a
respected Philadelphian and also the uncle of her late husband,
John Ross.
Thank you to Jim Calloway for sending us news of
this new genealogy software.