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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume XI No. 4
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner
The
Stanly News and Press of Albemarle, NC featured William A.
Callaway in its millennium issue, highlighting an earlier story
from 1995. It was contributed by his cousin, CFA member Lorene
M. Hopkins of Charlotte, NC. Can anyone identify his line of
descent? He is a
"Mystery
Callaway".
He may be a descendant from the Peter Callaway line as follows: SOLDIER
IMMORTALIZED IN MEMORIAL STATUE It is not often that a living person is immortalized in a statue that will be seen and revered by millions. That honor seldom comes to an ordinary working man from a small town in North Carolina. It is usually reserved for presidents, generals, or others in the public eye. And of the time, they are already dead when the statue is made. But Bill Callaway, retired Albemarle policeman, will live forever in the Korean Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital. His face is depicted on one of the 19 statues. It is a story that spans 50-plus years and two wars. When Callaway served as a paratrooper in Europe in World War II, serving with him was a young man who had a talent for sketching. His name was Frank C. Gaylord. As a pastime, Gaylord made sketches of the soldiers as they went about their daily lives. One was of Callaway ready for battle, a bazooka over his right shoulder, a rifle in his left hand.
Callaway and Gaylord became friends. "When we went into London, the others headed for the pubs," Callaway said. "We went to museums in downtown London." They fought together in the Battle of the Bulge, then flew across the Rhine River. Callaway said the group became closer to each other than they were to their families. They ate together, slept together, fought together. They developed a great comradeship. After the war, Gaylord went to college and studied sculpting. In 1989, Congress authorized construction of a Korean War Veterans Memorial. An advisory board was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to recommend a site, select a design and raise the necessary funds. President George Bush broke ground on the site in 1993 and construction began in April of that year. A Vermont sculptor was commissioned to make the models for the statues. His name was Frank C. Gaylord. In 1989, Callaway and Gaylord met again at a 17th Airborne Division reunion in New York. Later Callaway learned from someone else at the reunion that his face was to be the model on one of the 19 statues. When they got home, Gaylord sent Callaway a sheaf of sketches from World War II, including the one of Callaway. It took Gaylord 3-1/2 years to make the models. When the statues were finished, the face of one of those soldiers was indeed that of Bill Callaway. Another was of Gaylord himself, and yet another of their World War II captain. Callaway is not sure if the model came from the former sketch, although there are similarities. "He (Gaylord) could have had a photo," he says. The memorial, entitled The Column, was dedicated July 27, 1995, the 42nd anniversary of the signing of the armistice in Korea. Callaway talked to Gaylord shortly before the dedication. Gaylord advised him not to come at that time. It was hot and there were to be half a million people. "It is not a good time to be in Washington," Gaylord told him. The memorial has three main features. The first is a column of 19 troops, arrayed for combat, representing those who fought the war on foot. The 7 1/2-foot stainless steel figures stand on a section of the Washington Mall, directly across the reflecting pool from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The second part is a wall depicting the array of combat and combat support troops, the third is an honor roll for those killed in action, missing in action and prisoners of war. The troops are positioned in an open field with several emerging from the woods, giving the impressions there are legions to follow. The facial features are Caucasian, African American, Asian, Hispanic and American Indian origin. Their symbolic objective, the American Flag waves aloft at the highest point of the memorial. The faces convey the trauma and emotions generated by front line service in war. Callaway said Gaylord made the models in his studio in Vermont and they were produced at a foundry in New York. "Who would think that someone from Albemarle would have his statue in Washington?" Callaway asks. "It makes me feel honored to represent people that died in Korea, where 53,000 soldiers were killed in 37 months.
~ This article was originally published in the 2000 CFA Journal.
Editor's Note - I encourage each of
you to send in articles for the e-Newsletter. It doesn’t have to
be lengthy. It could be some "Callaway/Kellaway" news, a family story, a
family photo, a favorite family recipe, results from your family
line research, or any item you think would be of interest to our
readers. Send them to me, and I will take care of adding them.
In Memory
Published in the Victoria Times-Colonist on 11/28/2009 A Callaway Swimming Champion
I
would like to thank CFA Member, Kermit Bridges for
telling us about his granddaughter, Madison Bridges - a
swimming Champion!
FOUR RECORDS BITE
THE DUST AT STATE MEET Academy sweeps team titles while Albuquerque High duo sets new standards in 100-yard backstroke finals. Albuquerque High School isn't exactly bursting at the seams with swimming history. On Saturday, a pair of Bulldogs added a little oomph to AHS's swimming scrap book. Sophomore
Madison Bridges and
senior Jacob Mortensen each won state titles in the
200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke. Both
set state records in the later event as the 2010 State
Swimming and Diving Championships came to a close at the
Albuquerque Academy Natatorium. Welcome to our Newest Little Callaway I would like to thank Martin Callaway for sending us the birth announcement and picture of this sweet little Callaway. Is that a bit of red hair I am seeing, or is it just the camera?
Olivia Jade Callaway
was born at 2:28pm on 3/31/2010 in West Yorkshire
England. She weighed 6lb 4oz.
I
would like to thank CFA Member, Fred Lucas for telling
us about the upcoming annual meeting of the Federation
of Genealogical Societies.
Hi Donna,
I received a letter from Pat Oxley, President of the
Federation of Genealogical Societies. The annual meeting
this year will be held in the Knoxville Convention
Center in Knoxville Tennessee from August 18-20. Join
genealogists and family historians for the 2010
Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference
sponsored in partnership with the East Tennessee
Historical Society and the Kentucky Historical
Society. This year's conference offers unique
opportunities for anyone interested in family history
and genealogy, including a redesigned Focus on Societies
day, workshops, lectures, luncheons, banquets and other
activities.
Online registration and other important details will be
made available through the FGS Web Site www.fgs.org. Those
who would like a registration packet can call
1-888-380-1500. I attended the event when it was held in
Cincinnati and learned much from the professional
genealogists.
Ancestry.com is excited to give FGS Conference attendees
the opportunity to have their family photos and
documents scanned at the conference for free on
professional equipment. See the FGS Conference web page
for details and the link for the schedule.
Regards,
Fred Lucas
fredrick.lucas at yahoo.com
U. S. Joseph Callaway Line This month we have another random act of genealogical kindness. James Johnson of Hixson, Tennessee has shared with us the extensive research of his great grandfather which includes much information about Col. Richard Callaway and Boonesborough, including the following excerpt from Kentucky in the Nation's History. In August 1778 Boonesborough was besieged by a large party of Indians and Richard Callaway was a leader in the defense. At one time during this siege a parley was arranged between the Indians and the defenders and I quote verbatim the account of a participant -
~ from Daniel Trabue's autobiography included in Kentucky in the Nation's History, by Robert McNutt McElroy, Moffat Yard and Company, New York, NY, 1909 pp. 84-5. "Previously to their going out, Col. Callaway told the people in the fort that they must be redy with their guns if the Indians use any violence to fire on them and he also told them for the women to put on hats and hunting shirts and appear as men and get upon the tops of the walls and their might appear as a great many men and the women did so and the men in the fort did also get on the walls and cabins and showd to good advantage their was about 75 white men in the fort and about 1000 Indians around the fort. About 30 of the Indian Chiefs came up in about fifty yards of the fort. Col. Boon with them and our officers about 15 went to them and they had a long talk and the Indians made or pretended to make a firm peace with the white people and said we must shake hands for friendship which the white people agreed to do. So they shook hands. The Indians then said shake hands again and so they did. Now the Indians sayed two Indians must shake hands with one white man to make a Double or sure peace. At this time the Indians had hold of the white men's hands and held them. Col. Callaway objected to this but the other Indians laid hold or tried to lay hold of the other hand, but Col. Callaway was the first that jerked away from them but the Indians seized the men. Two Indians holt of one man or it was mostly the case and did their best to hold them but while the men and the Indians was scuffling the men from the fort agreeable to Col. Callaway's orders fired on them. They had a dreadful skuffel but our men all got in the fort safe and the fire continued on both sides. After that Col. Callaway had made a wooden cannon and took wagon tyre and wrapped it and the Indians had agreeable assembled together at a distance. Callaway loaded his cannon and put in 20 or 30 ounce balls and fired at the Indians. It made a large report like a cannon and the Indians squandered from that place much frightened and it was thought several killed or wounded. This cannon was fired the second time and bursted. The last time it was fired at a group of Indians at a distance and it made them skamper perdidously whether they was hit with the bullits or whether it was the big loud report it was uncertain. But one thing was a fact, they nevere was seen in gropes in sight after that time. The Indians would sometimes hollow aloud to our men and curse them and said, why don't you shoot your big gun again? Our men did answer them. Get many of you together and we will shoot it, but it is not worth the while to shoot at one Indian while he is running or dodging. This fort was close on the bank of the Kentucky River and it was discovered from the fort that there was an old cedar stick or pole that came up out of the camp perpindicular and was observed to shake. Our men knew that the Indians was digging a passway. This was the project of a Canadien Frenchman. As was thought Col. Callaway immediately had our men at diging a ditch opposite the Indian ditch. Capt. Holder, a large strong man, took big stones and cast them from the fort over the camp expecting they might fall on some of the Indians. One of the women of the fort said, Don't do so Capt., it might hurt some of the Indians and they will be mad and have revenge for the same. And the Indians and our men did almost meet under the fort a digging. They could hear one another a digging and when the Indians heard that they quit supposing our peop0le might or would put their big gun their. The siege continued for 10 days and nights. Our men received but little damage from the Indians fire, but it was thought there was several Indians killed." It was August the twentieth when Duquesne raised the siege and departed taking his dead and wounded with him, and the men who had come in from the neighboring forts to aid in the defence at once hastened back to their own stations fearful lest the force of the savage army should be turned against them. Thus ended the last serious attempt to capture the fort at Boonesborough and to those of us who today read the quaint fragments of its history, it is quite clear that Boone was its hero and patriot throughout. Editor's Note - And if you would like to watch a reenactment of the 1778 siege of the fort, it is on the schedule at Fort Boonesborough State Park. FORT BOONESBOROUGH SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2010 Contact for all Fort events –
Bill Farmer – Living History Coordinator The 1778 Siege of
Boonesborough - 9/25/2010 to 9/26/2010 The following biography is taken from Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties - Containing a Concise History of the State, with Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens of the Above Named Counties, and Personal Histories of Many of the Early Settlers and Leading Families, written in 1895. It is available on the internet through Google Books. HIRAM CALLOWAY, a well-known farmer of Birdville, Tarrant county, Texas, has been identified with this part of the country for thirty-three years. Mr. Calloway was born and reared in North Carolina, the date of his birth being April 8, 1822. He remained on the farm with his parents until after his marriage, when he settled on a farm of his own, and he was engaged in agricultural pursuits in North Carolina until 1859. That year he came to Texas and settled in Tarrant county. Here he bought a farm which had a cabin on it and a few acres under cultivation. At that time there was but little farming done here, as the early settlers gave their attention chiefly to stock-raising. In 1863 Mr. Calloway entered the State service. For six months he was on the frontier and after that was in different parts of the State, looking after deserters, remaining on duty until the close of the war. Although he did considerable scouting, he was never in any fights. After the war he returned home and resumed farming. Soon afterward he sold out and commenced buying land where he now lives. His first purchase here was eighty acres, which were partially improved, and to this tract he has since added until now he has Over a thousand acres all told. ' About 200 acres of his land are under cultivation, wheat, cotton, corn and oats comprising his crops. He also raises some stock. Mr. Calloway voted at the election which changed the county seat to Fort Worth, and he has been an eye-witness to the growth of Fort Worth from a mere village to the city it is to-day. And he has not only been a witness to the growth and development which have taken place here, but also, as one of the leading farmers of the county, has done his part toward bringing about this change. Turning from his life for a glimpse at the history of his forefathers, we find that the Calloways were many years ago residents of Virginia. His parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Ray) Calloway, were natives of North Carolina. Thomas Calloway was a prominent man in his day. For twenty-six years he served as Clerk of the Court and he also served as Surveyor for a number of years. He had large farming interests and was a slave owner, and, in short, was a leading and influential man in his county. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Jesse Ray, was also a prominent farmer of that State. Thomas and Elizabeth Calloway had ten children, viz.: Carey, Joseph F., Nancy, John, Shaderick, William H., Thomas, Hiram, James and Marshall,—all having passed away except the subject of our sketch and his brother James. The father died in 1834, and the mother in 1882. Both were members of the Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. H. Calloway married Miss Catherine Reves, daughter of Jesse and Mary (Bower) Reves. They became the parents of two children, one of whom died in childhood. The other, Mary, married her cousin, Joseph F. Calloway, and they came with her parents to Texas. In 1868 she was left a widow with two sons, Wylie and Marshall, and all three have since made their home with our subject. Mrs. Calloway died in 1878. She was a member of the Baptist Church, as also is Mr. Calloway. While a resident of North Carolina, Mr. Calloway served as Circuit Clerk, but since coming to Texas he has given his whole time and attention to agricultural pursuits, and has not aspired to official position. He is a member of the Masonic order. Editor's
Note -Hiram Ray Callaway's line of descent is as follows: U. S. Peter Callaway Line I would like to thank CFA Member, Bill Piper for sending us this snippet about X. R. Callaway. As Bill says, it is definitely a case of both sides of the bench. Calloway Died by Accident The coroner's jury empanelled in the X. R. Calloway case at Montrose, after hearing testimony, rendered a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death by accidental drowning. The supposition is that he fell face downward into the ditch, his head striking a projecting piece of tin on the water box, causing the cut in the scalp. The remains were interred Monday afternoon. George Clemmons, a former saloonkeeper here, was on Monday afternoon found guilty of carrying on a gambling house and was fined $100. and costs by Police Magistrate Calloway. Clemmons paid his fine. ~ from the Daily Journal, Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, Thursday, November 17, 1898. Editor's
Note - X. R. Calloway descends from the Peter Callaway line as
follows: The following letter is written by Richard Powel Callaway, great grandson of Samuel Callaway. The pictures and letter are taken from the book, Samuel Callaway, his ancestors and descendants of Kentucky, Missouri and elsewhere, which was written by Pauline Callaway Sheriff, October 1987. Samuel
Callaway descends from the Peter Callaway line as follows:
Feb 7 1892 Dear Brother and Sister, This leaves all well hoping to find you the same well. Frank, I was glad to hear of your geting married. You now have some one to assist and to assist you, and as long as you work in harmony you will prosper. R Chilton sends you his regards. A Nifong is well agen. I have not heard from John Callaway since last spring. I hear from Charley (evry once and a whil) Sam is doing well. Smith is behind with evry one he can beat - he can't get $5.00 credit anywhere (whiskey done it.) Aunt Susan Orsbon come home last fall. John Orsbon is my Debuty. I will take a trip to Jefferson City this week I think with two Burglars which I captured the 9 of January and for which I get lots of credit and $60.00 reward. I caught them both by my self. They are expert safe blowers. Our lodge is geting along fine. We have had 7 new members in the last four months. Tom Horn & Bill Oaks have been expelled. Tee Burns has gone back to Colarado. He owns good property in Denver Col. He owns $10,000 or $12,000 worth here in Madison County. Grundy or Mr. Burns I should have said has a new two story house on his place that cost Tee $1,000. Tee is good to his kin and a very liberal man not one bit proud. Hank Jones is the same old Hank save money as usual. I will be a candidate agen this year for Sheriff. I don't know whether I will have any opponent or not. Well the Children - You know I must brag about something and that is all I have got to brag about. Mary is not going to school now. She has been sick this winter and not able to go to school. She can read and write very well. Sam is going to school evry day . He reads in the second reader. He gets along well with the boys. He never fights any and all of the boys like him. He is of a good disposition. Annie goes to school in good weather. She can spell some. She is just like her Mama and you know she is very prety. Val I will not say much about him for he is Dick over a gen and the best boy you ever saw. He was 4 years old Jan the 4th. Floyed is the babys name. He is just learning to walk and a fine looking boy too. Delia and all of the children has had the Grip this winter. All sick at once. I have been very stout this winter. Bob Menteer still lives on Castor. We have a funeral most evry day and some days three. They has been more deaths this winter thand I ever knew in two winters before. We have had some very cold weather this winter. John Muelerrman is still running his Saloon. Sam Perringer has a Saloon now. Business is very dull here now. Harry Newberry the Argus man don't like me very well and generaly says as little as possible about me and my busines. He was a strong Tripp man last campaign and has not got entirely over it yet. We will send you our pictures as soon as possible. So I will close this time hoping to hear from you soon. R P Callaway Editor's Note - Also from the same book, this letter is written by Thomas P. Callaway to his brother and sister Benjamin Callaway and Charity Callaway Collier. These 3 are all children of Samuel Callaway. April 19th 1829 Dear Sister and Brother, The ballance of my responce to your friendly enquires will be of a melancholly nature. I have the painful task to inform you that our Sister Rachel is dead and my youngest child (Levinna). Sister Rachel lay sick about 15 days with a fever. She died the 5th day of April 1828. I believe it was about the first of September following before I heard of it. I went to see what had become of the children. I found them all well. There is three girls and two boys. The youngest is a daughter near four years old. John Owens has become very steady and no doubt he will exert himself to keep them together and support them as decently as he can. My child died the 27th of last January with the dropsy in the brain. Cousin Sarah Tolbert and her youngest child both died last fall with the fevers. Old Mr. Isaac Findley died the day he was 91 years old 23rd of March 1829. My wife is in bad health. Myself and children is all well and the balance of the connexion. Give my respects to all of my connexion in that Country. I have nothing more worth your attention but remains your affectionat brother, Thomas P. Calloway. I will here insert a few line to Brother Peter to inform him that the paper money he gave to me to pass for him was as good as U.S. paper or specie in Virginia. I sent it there and have got it returned in silver. Yours, Thomas P. Calloway Editor's Note - Also from the same book, this letter is written by Mrs. Charity Calloway Collier to her sister Elizabeth Calloway Robinson. Charity and Elizabeth are children of Samuel. Mrs. Charity Collier,
Madison County Missouri My Dear Sister, You know that I must feel low spirits and it would afford me great releaf to see some of my friends particularly at a time like this. Bare my love to your family and our friends and receive for your self the affections of your sister. Elizabeth Robinson In the
Will of Levin Callaway are listed four sons; Job M. Callaway,
Joseph F. Callaway, Burton W. Callaway and Washington B.
Callaway. This will is published in the 1999 CFA Journal. The
will was proved March 15, 1864 and recorded in Will Book M
folios 200 & 201, Little Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE. The line
of descent is as follows: Following are some of Burton W. Callaway's descendants.
Descendants of Burton W.
Callaway Generation No. 1 1. BURTON W.1 CALLAWAY was born Bet. 1814 -
1822 in Sussex Co., DE, and died Bet. 1871 - 1879 in Sussex Co.,
DE. He married ELEANOR M. UNKNOWN. She was born Bet. 1822 - 1825
in DE. Notes for BURTON W. CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1850,
1860, 1870 Sussex Co., DE census. They lived in Little Creek
Hundred. Notes for ELEANOR M. UNKNOWN: Eleanor is listed as widow with
children on the 1880 Little Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE
census. Children of B 2. i. WILLIAM E.2 CALLAWAY, b. Bet.
1846 - 1850, Sussex Co., DE. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM E.2 CALLAWAY (BURTON W.1) was born Bet. 1846 - 1850 in Sussex Co., DE. He married EMMA J. UNKNOWN. She was born Feb 1873 in DE.Notes for WILLIAM E. CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1900, 1910 Sussex Co., DE census. Children of W ILLIAM CALLAWAY and EMMA UNKNOWN are:5. i. HARRY3 CALLAWAY, b. 17 Aug 1891,
Sussex Co., DE; d. 01 Feb 1969, DE. 3. BURTON S.2 CALLAWAY (BURTON W.1) was born Dec 1857 in Sussex Co., DE. He married LAURA E. UNKNOWN Abt. 1882 in DE. She was born Mar 1862 in DE.Notes for BURTON S. CALLAWAY: Some records indicate his name may have been Thomas Burton Callaway. They are listed on the 1900, 1910, 1920 Wicomico Co., MD census. More About BURTON S. CALLAWAY: Occupation: Carpenter Children of B URTON CALLAWAY and LAURA UNKNOWN are:i. HARLAND B.3 CALLAWAY, b. Apr 1885,
DE. 4. JOHN H.2 CALLAWAY (BURTON W.1) was born Dec 1860 in Sussex Co., DE. He married MARY L. UNKNOWN Abt. 1885 in Sussex Co., DE. She was born Oct 1861 in DE.Notes for JOHN H. CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1900, 1910, 1920 Sussex Co., DE census. Children of J OHN CALLAWAY and MARY UNKNOWN are:i. LILLIAN T.3 CALLAWAY, b. Sep 1894,
Sussex Co., DE. Generation No. 3 5. HARRY3 CALLAWAY (WILLIAM E.2, BURTON W.1) was born 17 Aug 1891 in Sussex Co., DE, and died 01 Feb 1969 in DE. He married LETTIE G. ISAACS Abt. 1909 in Sussex Co., DE. She was born Abt. 1890 in DE, and died 1982 in DE.Notes for HARRY CALLAWAY: They are living with Lettie's mother on the 1910 Sussex Co., DE census. They are listed on the 1920 Sussex Co., DE census. They are listed on the 1930 Harrington, Kent Co., DE census. More About HARRY CALLAWAY: Occupation: Foreman at Basket Mill Children of H ARRY CALLAWAY and LETTIE ISAACS are:i. JOSEPH B.4 CALLAWAY, b. 12 Mar
1913, Sussex Co., DE; d. 03 Aug 2004, Lady Lake,
Lake Co., FL. ii. PAUL SAMUEL CALLAWAY, b. 06 Jul 1921, DE; d.
12 Jan 2006, Harrington, Kent Co., DE; m. ELIZABETH
MOORE; b. 1923; d. 1990. Social Security Death Index A
successful genealogy story from Vicki Paxton who lives in
Oroville, CA - Her ancestor, Samuel Callaway has been
accepted as a Revolutionary Patriot by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Congratulations! His line of descent is as follows:
Good morning, Donna:
I'm happy to be able to
tell you that the Daughters of the American Revolution has
just confirmed Samuel Callaway (b.circa 1752) as a
Patriot!!!! Thank you again for the information and
materials you provided to help me!!
Vicki Paxton
vpaxton at sbcglobal.netGood news from Hugh M. Calloway. His daughter Elizabeth has just been inducted into the DAR. Congratulations, Elizabeth. Well done.
Elizabeth Calloway McNamara, daughter of Hugh and Linda
Calloway was welcomed as a new member of the Chrystal
Lake, IL Kichwaukee Trail Chapter of the DAR,
Mar. 15, 2010.
We welcome any input sources on our Calloway/Callaway Patriot
relatives.
Elizabeth established the Watson line leading
from her/our Grandmother Watson line back to Maj.
Patrick Watson. Maj. Watson lead the
foot militia up King’s Mountain in a
decisive battle for the Colonies.
Maj. Watson’s brother, William
Watson was killed in the battle, and James Porter, a
cousin was wounded. Both are listed
on the mountain memorial erected in memory of the
battle. Maj. Patrick Watson’s grave
is located in the Brittan Church
Cemetery outside
Rutherfordton,
NC.
Our Calloway/Callaway line is
as follows:
Peter Callaway John Callaway Ebenezer Callaway Ebenezer Callaway, Jr. Martin K. Callaway Joseph H. Callaway Ezekiel K. Calloway Tommie E. Calloway Hugh M. Calloway Elizabeth J. McNamara The following obituary for Jesse Mercer Callaway is
from the Atlanta Constitution, March 31, 1885.
Additional information on this Callaway family line can
be found in the
Aug 2006 and
Sept 2006 CFA Newsletter. Jesse Mercer Callaway's
line of descent is as follows: Death of Jesse Mercer Callaway. Forsyth, March 30. - [Special.] - Another one of our old citizens has passed away. Jesse Mercer Callaway died at his residence yesterday afternoon, in his 76th year. He has lived in this county over 50 years; was a quiet, peaceable and honest farmer, and a consistent member of the Baptist church. For the last four years he has been confined to his house with rheumatism. About a week ago he was attacked with pneumonia, which ended his days. He heaves a wife and ten children. Two of his sons, Ed and R. L. Callaway reside in your city. Other C/K Lines I would also like to thank Bill Piper for sending us this obituary for William S. Callaway. Records tell us he was born in Wiltshire, England in May 1861. The obituary is quite flowery prose and unfortunately has little genealogy information except to note cause of death, a widow left behind and family mostly located in Nebraska. BELOVED CITIZEN DIES
Died: - February 3, 1917, at
his home northwest of Vernon, Colorado, age 55 years,
William S. Calloway. The
above brief statement will come like a shock to those not
already surprised of his death, as did the announcement last
Saturday morning that Will Calloway, as all knew him, had passed
to that bourne from which no traveler ever returns. ~ from Wray Rattler, Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, Thursday, February 8, 1917 Descendants of William Calloway Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 CALLOWAY was born Abt. 1823 in Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire, England. He married MARY ANN UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1825 in Wiltshire, England. Notes for WILLIAM CALLOWAY: They are listed on the 1861 Andover, Hampshire, England census. They immigrated to America in 1867. They are listed on the 1870 Syracuse, Otoe Co., NE census. They are listed on the 1880 Russell, Otoe Co., NE census. Children of W ILLIAM CALLOWAY and MARY UNKNOWN are:i. LEWIS/LOUIS PHILIP2 CALLOWAY, b.
Abt. 1855, Wiltshire, England. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM S.2 CALLOWAY (WILLIAM1) was born May 1861 in England, and died 03 Feb 1917 in Near Vernon, CO. He married MARY B. UNKNOWN Abt. 1890. She was born May 1869 in IL.Notes for WILLIAM S. CALLOWAY: They are listed on the 1900 Glendale, Arapahoe Co., CO census. Notes for MARY B. UNKNOWN: She is listed as a widow on the 1920 Wray, Yuma Co., CO census. Her daughter is living with her. Children of W ILLIAM CALLOWAY and MARY UNKNOWN are:i. EDWIN L.3 CALLOWAY, b. Aug 1893,
CO. 3. ARTHUR JOHN2 CALLOWAY (WILLIAM1) was born Apr 1866 in England. He married ELLA UNKNOWN Abt. 1891. She was born Mar 1868 in NE, and died Bet. 1901 - 1909 in NE.Notes for ARTHUR JOHN CALLOWAY: They are listed on the 1900 Otoe Co., NE census. He is listed as a widower on the 1910, 1920 Otoe Co., NE census. More About ARTHUR JOHN CALLOWAY: Occupation: 1880, Herding Children of A RTHUR CALLOWAY and ELLA UNKNOWN are:i. WILLIAM DONAVAN3 CALLOWAY, b. Sep
1892, NE. I would like to thank Chris Nolan for sending us some newspaper articles about Kellaways.
Hi Donna,
There a number of
articles for Kellaway on this Australian newspaper articles.
Newspapers are slowly being added. http://newspapers.nla.gov.au
Cheers Chris
(I am researching the lines of James Richard Kellaway
and Elizabeth Crisp; Elizabeth Kellaway/Killaway and
Thomas Beer.)
Here are a few.
1. The Courier-Mail,
Brisbane - Saturday 18th November 1933
Mrs Beatrice Kellaway
The
death occured recently at Townsville of Mrs Beatrice
Kellaway of Indooroopilly. Mrs. Kellaway was born in
Brisbane in 1870, and had resided for many years in North
Queensland. On the death of her husband 27 years ago she
took up residence at Indooroopilly, where she had resided
until four months before her death. She is survived by
five sons.
2, The Courier
Hobart, Tas Wednesday 6th April 1859
THE HUON.
The late Mr John
Kellaway.
We feel deep regret in having to announce the decease (sic), on Saturday last, of Mr. John Kellaway, of Woodstook, Huon. Mr. Kellaway was an old settler on the Huon, and was created a Justice of the Peace in 1851, at the time when the population of the district were very different from what they are at present. Few men there enjoyed more general respect and confidence than Mr. John Kellaway, and few men have more fully justivied the propriety of such an appointment, by his honest, faithful, and impartial discharge of the duties of that responsible office. Mr. Kellaway was always ready to lend a helping hand to every good work calculated to promote the advancement of the Huon, and no man was more prompt to perform a neighbourly or friendly service for those who required it. His undeviating integrity- the frank and unaffected simplicity of his manners — his honest and straightforward turn of mind — and the unostentatious hospitality of Woodstock, forcibly reminded the English visitor of the country squires and country homes of Old England. He was one of the best of this class of men, transplanted to a locality where the early struggles, the good name and good deeds of John Kellaway, will long live in affectionate remembrance.
3. Northern
Territory Times and Gazette - Darwin - Thursday 12th
March 1914
KELLAWAY. --
Frederic Russell
(Fred), eldest son of Wm. Colley and Ethel Kellaway,
aged 21 years and eight months.
4. The Advertiser - Adelaide SA
THROWN FROM A VEHICLE
Aberdeen October 8 1910
On Wednesday Mr. J. Kellaway, of Aberdeen, was driving some friends to the show grounds, and when the vehicle turned the corner opposite Sara's Railway Stores the wheel collided with a post. Mr. Kellaway and Miss Elsie Tiver were thrown to the ground and received a severe shaking. The party, notwithstanding their mishap, proceeded to the show grounds later. The picture below is from the Sachem, Southwest High School's Yearbook, Kansas City, MO, 1932. It is a picture of the Student Council and includes Redman Callaway (insert).
He is a
"Mystery Callaway".
Does anyone recognize this family? Census records
indicate his ancestry is as follows:
Descendants of James Callaway Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 CALLAWAY was born Abt. 1816
in MO. He married MARY J. UNKNOWN. She was born Abt.
1818 in MO. Notes for JAMES CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1850
Warren Co., MO census. They are listed on the 1860
Charrette, Warren Co., MO census. They are listed on the
1870 Salt River, Audrain Co., MO census. They are listed
on the 1880 Mexico City, Audrain Co., MO census. He is
listed as a banker. More About JAMES CALLAWAY: Occupation: 1870, Merchant
with property value of $25,000 Children of JAMES CALLAWAY and MARY UNKNOWN are: i. JOHN A.2 CALLAWAY, b. Abt.
1840, MO. Generation No. 2 2. REDMAN2 CALLAWAY (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1850 in MO. He married TONIE UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1854 in MO.Notes for REDMAN CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1880 Mexico City, Audrain Co., MO census. More About REDMAN CALLAWAY: Occupation: 1880, Grocer Children of REDMAN CALLAWAY and TONIE UNKNOWN are: i. ETHEL3 CALLAWAY, b. Abt.
1877, MO. Generation No. 3 3. RALPH D.3 CALLAWAY (REDMAN2, JAMES1) was born Dec 1886 in MO. He married ALICE R. MOORE, daughter of FRANK MOORE and EMMA UNKNOWN. She was born Aug. 1889 in NY.Notes for RALPH D. CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1920 Fort Dodge, Webster Co., IA census. Alice's mother is living with them. They are listed on the 1930 Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO census. More About RALPH D. CALLAWAY: Occupation: 1930, President of laboratory equipment companyChildren of RALPH CALLAWAY and ALICE MOORE are: i. REDMAN4 CALLAWAY, b. Abt.
1914, MO. I would like to thank Denis Kellaway of Dorking, England, for sharing with us an article he wrote about his Kellaway ancestors from Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England. Donna, I have recently had an article printed in the Journal of the Isle of Wight Family History Society. The article is about my gx3 grandfather, John Kellaway of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, and his wife Mary (Perkins). John Kellaway was born about 1727 and died 1812. If you think this might be of interest for your Newsletter I can send you a copy so you can decide.With good wishes, Denis Kellaway denrosekellaway at tiscali.co.ukA STORY FROM ENGLAND - THE KELLAWAYS OF FRESHWATER The first Kellaway to arrive in the parish of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, was John Kellaway, when he married a Freshwater girl, Mary Perkins, at her parish church of All Saints 22nd February 1757. John signed the church record with a clear and assured hand. Mary, as so often in those days, had to make do with an “X”. We only know when John might have been born from his burial record, which gave his age as 85 in 1812 - so from that he was born about 1727. Where he was born is unknown. Certainly not in Freshwater, or the next door parish of Shalfleet where he was living when he married. Neither church has any record of him, or any Kellaways other than his descendents. Similarly there is no record to hint of his being born anywhere else on the Island. The nearest centre of Kellaways was Dorset and so perhaps he came from there. Interestingly, his elder son married a girl from nearby Shalfleet parish whose father was also new to the Island and who very likely came from the Poole Harbour area of Dorset - but that’s a story for another time. . . There is no record to tell us John’s occupation. But his eldest son was a mariner and five of this son’s boys were mariners or fishermen. There are also circumstantial hints that John may have been involved in smuggling. Not that surprising perhaps. He lived in a quiet part of the Island, at a time when we are told that smuggling was rife. This romantic proposal is supported by a family story relayed to me by Ted Kellaway, a Kellaway historian in South Africa. Ted tells me that his grandmother passed on to him something told to her by her father-in-law, Edward Kellaway retired Police Superintendent (baptised Freshwater 22nd January 1825), that his great grandfather (John Kellaway) had been involved in smuggling. Just a legend, as Ted cautioned - however Edward was born just a dozen years or so after John had died, so memories of John would have been still fresh. And for Edward to particularly finger John, in an area so steeped in smuggling, makes me wonder whether John was more than just a fringe player. Edward it seems found life more comfortable on mainland England, where he went to pursue his career. He occupation was perhaps not too popular in Freshwater. But back to John’s marriage to Mary Perkins. If John appeared on the Island, as if from a spaceship, Mary had both feet firmly on the ground. She was born1731in Middleton, a scattered hamlet to the south of Freshwater village, as were all five of her brothers and sisters. Her parents were William and Mary Perkins - the only Perkins in the parish records at the time. But neither was born in Freshwater. The only parish where a William Perkins was born who could be him was Chale, on the south coast about half way across the Island. In Chale parish there were two male Perkins, John and Robert, and their families. Both, as luck would have it, added a William to their families in 1698 (one baptised 15th February and the other 2nd October). One of these it seems, but we do not know which one, married an Abigail Munday 2nd October 1736. I have not found a clear record of the marriage of the other William, but on the 8th October 1730 in the records of Shalfleet parish, a William Per…. married Mary Dore (a long established Shalfleet family). The record is sadly incomplete because the right hand side of the parish record has disintegrated and I am told the bishop’s transcript copy of the record no longer exists. No children were born in Shalfleet parish to a William and Mary Per…. following the marriage and they seem to be our William and Mary, but we cannot be sure. Let’s imagine - William Perkins and Mary Dore are working in Middleton. They meet and decide to marry, which they do at Mary’s family parish church back at nearby Shalfleet. They return to Middleton and set up home - where they were recorded as being when each of their children was baptised.. Their first child, Mary Perkins who married John Kellaway, was baptised at All Saints parish church, Freshwater 12th December 1731. Then her sister Betty was baptised there 20th May 1733. Betty was the first to marry, she married Benjamin Camel at Freshwater 3rd February 1756. I am sorry to have to tell you that their first child, James, was baptised just three weeks after the wedding. The church record tells us they were living in the hamlet of Easton, about 20 minutes walk to the east of Middleton. You can imagine the shock and horror vibrating around. If Benjamin was slow to arrive at the altar, he and Betty went on to have six children so let‘s not think too badly of him. Their first child, James, became a mariner living in Yarmouth as did both his boys. Mariners do appear a lot in the story. William and Mary’s third child, and first son, was John. He was baptised 25th September 1734 but sadly he died, and was buried just six days after his baptism. Then came James, born 1735, Sarah 1737 and William 1739. Their last four children were given the names of four of the children of John Perkins back in Chale, so perhaps he was the father of our William (the Chale records do not name the mother). John’s first child was born 1694 so John might have been born some 25 years earlier. The only one in the I of W Record Office to fit the bill is John Perkins, baptised in the nearby parish of Arreton 22nd October 1668, with three siblings: Sarah 1665, Martha 1672, and Elizabeth 1674.Their father was also a John Perkins, perhaps born around 1640, and likely the John Perkins referred in National Archives “carpenter John Perkins of p. Ariton ….. date 1669”. He could be the John Perkins born in nearby Newport parish and baptised 8 June 1635. His father was also called John! (born perhaps around 1610). At this point the Island mists have become too thick to glimpse anything more. But hold on, we were talking about William Perkins and his wife Mary. After their last child was born, in Middleton, records show they moved to Easton, since that was where William was when he died in 1764. He was buried at All Saints, Freshwater 24th August. Mary, his wife, lived on until 1776 when she joined William at All Saints 21st January. We must go back to John Kellaway, mariner, and his bride Mary (Perkins). You will recall they married in 1757. John Kellaway and Mary had just three children. The first was Hannah, baptised a respectable time after their wedding, at All Saints, Freshwater 18th June 1758 where the church record tells us they were also living at Easton. Hannah later married James Gilbert and one of their sons later featured in the Hampshire Telegraph newspaper (see below). The second was John, my great great grandfather, baptised 23rd November 1760. They were still at Easton. The last was James, baptised 17th March 1765 (one of his sons also featured in the Hampshire Telegraph) by which time they had moved to Norton; close to Yarmouth and its harbour. Did they move there after William Perkins died, and perhaps take widow Mary Perkins with them? The last official note of John Kellaway was his All Saints burial record for 14 April 1812. Mary predeceased him and was buried 28 August 1803. The Vestry has no note of the location of their grave, but I feel it may be near those of their three children, who are buried touchingly close to each other in the churchyard, and close to older graves with unreadable headstones. If you were to a look at page 9 of the November Journal of the Isle of Wight Family History Society you would see an extract from the Hampshire Telegraph newspaper of 1842. This reports on Thomas Gilbert and William Kelleway of Freshwater being charged with smuggling. They had thrown goods overboard and had “five casks of spirits….lashed to the vessel’s quarter”. Both were grandchildren of John Kellaway. Thomas was a son of Hannah and William was a son of James, (and William was also policeman Edward’s uncle). They pleaded Not Guilty - and quite right too!….. I would like to thank CFA Member, Don Kellaway, who lives in Ontario for sending us this link to a biography of the Joseph Callaway family. They immigrated from Northamptonshire in 1843.
Donna:
More on the Joseph
Callaway families from Ontario with pictures.
Cheers, Don
quinte at kos.net
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 # 551
Hi,
My name is Marilyn Sue
(Maxwell) Holland - (Dorothy Elizabeth (Early) Maxwell,
Thomas Holman Carr Early, Thomas Irvin Early, Lucian Irvin
Early, William A. Early, Abner Early, Col. Jeremiah Early,
Jr., Jeremiah Early, Thomas Early, John Early.
John Early came to
Virginia in the 1700's.
Thomas Early died at sea
and Jeremiah Early, Sr. American Revolution Patriot, was
orphaned and raised by a Buford, Culpeper Co., VA, and
married a Buford.
Jeremiah Early Jr.
married an Anderson, Bedford Co., VA, American Revolution
Patriot.
His daughter Elizabeth
married James Callaway. Jeremiah Early, Jr. and James
Callaway had a partnership involving the Washington Iron
Works and James was the administrator of Jeremiah's will
1779.
Abner was the last son
of Jeremiah Early, Jr. and inherited the plantation Wyndholm,
Bedford/Campbell Co., VA.
William A. Early and
John W. Early moved to Wellington, Lafayette County, Mo.
1850 census, Lafayette Co, MO.
Lucian I. Early was born
in VA, 1860 census in Lafayette Co., MO.
When you look, family
members with the same surnames kept inter-marrying. I met a
Callaway living in Waco, TX and a member of DAR. We were
probably distant cousins.
I now have reached the
time period I would love help with. The Civil War in
Jackson and Lafayette Counties was severe. I found an event
where union troops went through Wellington, Mo and they
captured 54 men, July 1, 1862. I would love to find out who
they were. Lucian dies in 1/4/1873 in Kansas - why there,
we don't know. The Kansas Jayhawkers destroyed Wellington,
MO paper work. The probate, tax, and land records in the
Lexington courthouse are ok. As you know there are many
blanks. We don't know if Lucian fought, hid, moved, ??? We
do know he was a member of Wellington's militia - one of the
lookouts. On the other side of the family the Love's in
Jackson have a couple of stories. One was almost killed
while hiding (was an ex-confederate who had taken the oaf)
and the other one Grandville Love was shot dead at Pink
Hill, Jackson Co., MO, something about horse thieves.
Your wondering why am I
writing you. FAMILY! The Callaways, Bufords, Andersons,
Earlys, etc. I am finding them everywhere and back then
they knew where their cousins lived. I am finding the same
surnames from Bedford County - all over Missouri. There
were even some Callaways, Bufords, Earlys, Andersons,
etc. in Lexington, Lafayette Co., MO.
This might be my lucky
day and maybe someone in the Callaway Family Association
might have a diary or a family story with Lucian Early in
it. The Sni-a-Bar River is near Wellington, Mo. (Quantrill
and Anderson's riders hid in the hills and caves by the Sni
River). Lucian had to be nearby because his children were
born, 1856, 1858, 1860,1862, & 1865).
Lucian's sister married
W. W. Pollard (another Bedford Co. name) and they moved to
Independence, MO. His other brother Virgil died of yellow
fever and he must of been young because I can't find him on
a census.
Thank you for your
time.
Marilyn Holland
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Current News
Dave
CALLAWAY, April 14, 1952 November 26, 2009 Dave
Callaway, beloved husband of Sandra
Callaway of Parksville, passed away suddenly on Thursday,
November 26 at the age of 57 years. Dave was born on April 14,
1952 in Victoria and attended school there. Dave married Sandra
Wilson on June 7, 1980 in Victoria. He was employed at various
occupations prior to moving to Parksville and enjoyed being a
truck driver since that time. Dave was a member of Royal
Antediluvian Order of Buffalo. He enjoyed spending time with his
family, camping and on line golfing. Besides his loving wife
Sandra, Dave is survived by two sons and two daughters; Aaron
Callaway, Sarah
Callaway, Brett
Callaway and Tina
Callaway; four grandchildren; Vanessa, Connor, Taylor Mae
and Chelsea. He is also survived by his mother Elizabeth
Callaway of Victoria, one brother Brian
Callaway, two sisters Lynne
Callaway and Brenda
Callaway. Dave was predeceased by his father Al. Funeral
Services will be held at Yates Funeral Service (1000 Allsbrook
Road, Parksville) on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 1:00 PM. If
friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to Sir
William Burnip Lodge #12, #10-2775 Grainger Road, Victoria, BC,
V9B 3K7, Attention: Mr. Derrek Hutchings. YATES FUNERAL SERVICE
& CREMATORIUM (1-877-264-3848) in care of arrangements. 570414
