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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume IV No. 6 The Editor's Corner We continue our journey on The Cumberland Road The Cumberland Road (aka The Old Pike, The National Road) Part III - The Change and Progress ~ The National Road became a toll road under state control in 1835. Once the shining symbol of public endeavor, by the 1830s it had become a blemish on the Federal escutcheon. Seeking an end to the controversy over Federal involvement in public works, Congress proposed a return of the Road to the individual states. Noting the poor condition of the Road, several states declined acceptance until it was rebuilt. To these terms Congress agreed. Lewis Cass who became Jackson’s Secretary of War in 1831, fell heir to the task of restoration and directed his subordinates to effect “…the construction of a road unrivaled in the country.” Under state ownership tolls were required for funding Pike maintenance and tollhouses of the quaint design (below) were built about 15 miles apart along the Road in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Here
are some examples of tolls collected: Editor’s Note – Did the wide wheels cause less damage to the road, and thus their toll was free?
As toll houses sprang up along the road, so did taverns. The Casselman Tavern (above) was in operation continuously from 1824 until the 1970s, (Editor's Note - and may still be today). It predates the old Cumberland Road iron mile post out front. The old tavern keepers of the Cumberland Road were a remarkable body of men. In many instances they were free holders, men well posted in current affairs, and influential in their respective neighborhoods. They were honorable in their dealings, and believed that every man’s word should be as good as his bond. As caterers they made no display. They had no bills of fare, no fine linen. Yet spreads of their generous boards would almost kindle exhilaration in the heart of a misanthrope. The beer of the present day was unknown, or if known, unused on the Cumberland Road during the era of its prosperity. Ale was used in limited quantities, but was not a favorite drink. Whisky was the leading beverage, and it was plentiful and cheap.By 1852, railroads were replacing the Cumberland Road for cross country travel, and the road became used mostly for short distance travel. ~ Excerpts From The Old Pike, by Thomas B. Searight, 1894. Editor’s note - I encourage each of you to send in articles for the e-Newsletter. It doesn’t have to be lengthy. It could be some "Callaway" news, a family story, a family photo, a favorite family recipe, results from your family line research, or any item you think would be of interest to our readers. Send them to me, and I will take care of adding them. My email address is , and I look forward to hearing from you.~ Donna The President's Corner In
a previous bulletin the question of emigration patterns in the
U.S. was mentioned. It was suggested that readers examine their
own ancestral emigration patterns and relate the information via
the bulletin. "Callaways" in the News The Butte Miner, Butte, Montana, June 6, 1876 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF MONTANA
Delegate in Congress – Hon.
Martin MaGinnis of Helena Editor's Note - Can anyone identify the Montana Secretary of State - Jas. E. Callaway? The Weekly Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 28, 1888 THE SIXTH DISTRICT CATTLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION Headquarters, Colorado Springs, Colorado President – W. M. Strickler Although the association is yet in its infancy, it has already a good sized membership and has accomplished some good work. It has for its object the protection of its membership and the cattle interests of the Sixth District. Moving herds are inspected thoroughly and the quarantine laws rigorously enforced. A standing reward of $8.00 is offered for the detection, prosecution and conviction of cattle thieves. The membership fees of the association are only $5.50 per year, which amount entitles the members to all the protection that the association affords. Brand books are also issued which are of inestimable value to cattle owners. Those desiring to become members should send in their names to the secretary at Colorado Springs. The officers are all active cattlemen and will do all in their power to further the interests of the association and its members. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify Chauncey Callaway, Vice President of the Cattle Growers Association? The Fayetteville Democrat, Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 3, 1918
Editor's Note - Can anyone identify the Callaway family that owned the stable? Family Story Corner Gladys May, CFA Star Member, has graciously agreed to tell us a little about herself and the house of her ancestor, Amasa Cicero Callaway. I'm sure you will enjoy reading it. Her line goes back from Amasa Cicero to Jessie; Job, Jr.; Job, Sr.; Edward; John and Peter Callaway. Her family information has now been added to the CFA Peter file on RootsWeb. Here's a bit of information
about me. I am an elementary teacher. I have retired 3 times and
am back at it fulltime as of last spring.. That means that
eventually I'm going to have to retire for the fourth time.
Clifford, my husband, and I have published several genealogy
books, two of which are in hardback. We Had the White
Rooster for Dinner contains his great great grandmother's
journal which was written from 1881-1905 in Georgia. It took me
nearly three years to decipher and transcribe it into our
computer. We made several research trips to Georgia and included
family pictures and information in it. A copy now resides in the
Library of Congress. In 2000, we published a hardback on my
family, Mother's Cedar Chest. It includes
narratives on all my forefathers that I have found. It contains
247 pictures. I hope to get a copy of it in the Library of
Congress in the near future. Since I'm teaching, I have not had
much time to work on genealogy, but we do have three more books we
hope to get done one of these days. The story of Amasa's house which I am including is an excerpt from
Mother's Cedar Chest. AMASA CICERO CALLAWAY Amasa married Mary Ann Miller on September 25, 1841, in Alabama. Mary Ann was born in Georgia about 1823. They migrated to Courtney, Grimes County, Texas, between the birth of David in 1848 and the birth of Mary Matilda in Courtney on January 16, 1851. Amasa bought and sold lots of land during his years in Grimes County. The first recorded land deal occurred on January 15, 1851, the day before Mary Matilda was born. Amasa’s family lived in a house in Courtney that was supposedly built in 1839. In 1964, the house was awarded a state medallion recognizing it as an historical building. The following is a description of the house: “This old Dutch colonial home is the only story-and-a-half house built in this area in 1839. Sam Houston’s home in Huntsville, Texas, is the same type architecture but is a smaller house. The Callaway home was built by slave labor, using square nails made on the farm. The sills of the house are 20 inches square; the beams upstairs are all mortise and tenon joints; wooden pegs were also used. There are two fireplaces made of hand-hewn rock. One has been replaced with brick, and the other is equipped with hand-forged fireplace set. The front veranda, 54 by 10 feet, has 6 square pillars and hand-dressed walls. The back porch is enclosed, and a sun room has been built on the south side of the house. The living room and dining room, both 20 feet square, a bedroom, a large hall, and a kitchen made modern are all on the first floor. Upstairs, there are two rooms, both 20 feet square, separated by a large hall. The east and west walls under the sloping roof are enclosed with spindles for ventilation. A sun deck was added off the south bedroom. One attic room was used for storing wool as it was sheared from the sheep until ready to sell. Several slave quarters were located south of the house. They were grouped around a large smokehouse where the year’s supply of meat was stored. Much gracious living has been experienced, with weddings and gay parties, in this home built by Amasa Cicero Callaway in the year of 1839.” This writer’s documentation places Amasa in Wilcox County, Alabama, in the 1840 census. He married in Alabama in 1841. The first three children were born in Alabama in about 1844, ’46, and ’48. The fourth child was born in Grimes County, Texas, January 16, 1851. (Conjecture: Could the date for the building of the house in Courtney possibly be 1849 instead of 1839?) In 1974, Ellen English, a real estate agent, bought the Callaway house. She was moving it to her property and planned to restore it. While it was being moved, it came into contact with overhead electric wires and burned. Mary Ann died in 1891. Amasa died in 1893. They are buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Courtney, Grimes County, Texas.
Amasa and Mary Ann had nine children. Here is
a listing of the children:
Deaths in the Family Editor's Note - In Memory of Bessie Aubin Calloway My Grandmother, Bessie Aubin Calloway Emmins passed away Thursday, May 15, 2003. She was 104 years old. She was born in Blue Ridge, Collin Co., TX on August 28, 1898 to George Hill and Hannah Frances Mullins Calloway. George and Hannah migrated to Texas from Rockcastle Co., KY in 1886 with their first three children, the remaining eight children were born in Blue Ridge. She led a simple and religious life and often told me of her happy childhood on the Texas frontier.
The above photo was taken in 1915 when she was 17 years old. Small in stature, with beautiful auburn hair, she was a kind and gentle woman, the best of Grandmothers, and she will be missed by all her family. Genealogy Corner Debs Cofer,
CFA member has made some extraordinary "Callaway" genealogical
finds, and has graciously agreed to share them with us. For anyone
wishing to contact him about this line, his email address is: You will never believe the joy I experienced on my latest trip to Wilkes Co. GA. I just returned tonight with about 2000 pages copied from minutes of both Beaverdam and Sardis Baptist churches. In it are many references to the Callaways and Cofers and their interconnections.
As most of you know, I have been looking for the grave of my great grandmother, Eugenia Callaway Cofer for many years. There is absolutely no written record of anyone by that name in the written cemetery records, in genealogy libraries or on the internet. The same goes for her father, the Seaborn Callaway I have been bugging all of you about.
I had concluded that there was space enough at the Beaverdam Cemetery, where my great grandfather Matthew DeKalb Cofer is buried with his second wife, to hold the grave of Eugenia. Early in my search, last Thursday, April 4, 2003, I determined that there was another person buried there, but it was Matthew's daughter, Mamie Cofer Darricot. I was really down at this point. I visited the Callaway Plantation on Saturday. I have looked many times at the records for the cemetery there and found nothing. The lady at the house insisted that I go up and look in the cemetery itself. It has a rock wall about 4 feet high around it with steps built to climb up. I walked up the steps and looked down inside and there was the grave marker for Eugenia C. Cofer. Next to her was the grave stone for Seaborn Callaway and next to him was his wife Mildred Olive Jordan Callaway. Whow, what a find. I was overjoyed. Not only that, but there was a picture of Seaborn in the house and I did enjoy looking into Grandmother's room. After all she was my ggg grandmother as well. Now since I have found this information as many of you are Seaborn's descendants as well, I once again challenge you to help me find Seaborn's Civil War Service record. There is nothing in any books that I can find. The Callaway records state emphatically that he died in the Civil War, but give no evidence of that. Someone must have seen that to make that statement. His grave marker states he died in 1861. That would fit the account that he died early in the war. I found the marriage record of Seaborn and Olive in the Oglethorpe County Library, where they were married in 1839. Olive's second marriage to William Bryant is recorded in Wilkes Co. I thought it interesting that she was buried beside Seaborn even though he preceded her in death by about 40 years and remarried. I did not find the grave of Eugenia and Mac's son, Walter C., my grandfather. Since he died young, I am now wondering if he might be in the Callaway cemetery there close to his mother. I need a contact to help me determine that. I just wanted to share my exciting news with you. There is still information out there that we have not uncovered. Besides, it is fun looking for it. I took my wife along. She helped a lot, but also got to enjoy the Tour of Homes. Debs Cofer
CFA Director, Kermit Bridges is a ninth generation Callaway descendant and has graciously submitted his Callaway line of descent. For anyone wishing to contact him about this line, he can be reached at: jundal at inetone.net Joseph Callaway William Callaway James Callaway William Callaway Nancy Elizabeth Trent Callaway Edward Trent Bridges James Harvey Bridges Milton Lee Bridges and Kermit Dale Bridges CFA Director, Eugene C. Callaway is a tenth generation Callaway direct descendant and has graciously submitted his Callaway line of descent. For anyone wishing to contact him about this line, he can be reached at: gccway at juno.com Peter Callaway John Callaway Edward Callaway Job Callaway, Sr. Joshua Callaway Rev. James Render Callaway Cicero Marion Callaway Robert Andrew Callaway Clarence Winfred Callaway and Gene Callaway The following information was sent to me by D'Ann Green, an email friend and fellow "Callaway" researcher. It was very gracious of her to share the information with us. Hi Donna, My sister, Jean Halliburton, was on a trip to Alabama and stopped in Asheville, St. Clair, Alabama and found this information listed in a book on cemeteries. Harkey's Chapel Cemetery North of Ragland. KELLAWAY, James July 9, 1849 - November 8, 1883 born in Devonshire, England She thought that you might want to add this to the list in case someone was looking for a lost one. She did not give me the name of the book. D'Ann Green Feedback Corner After reading the synopsis of “Callaway Went Thataway” in the March e-newsletter, CFA member, Carmen Callaway Roetzel, sent this note regarding “The Last of the Mohicans”. Donna, Editor’s Note - Below are two paragraphs, the first describing the capture of the 3 girls and the second describing the plot of the novel "The Last of the Mohicans". The girls were captured in 1776 and the novel was written in 1826. The consensus is that it is probably true. Does anyone know for sure? On a warm summer day, 7 July 1776, Jemima and two friends, Betsy Callaway and Fanny Callaway, managed to talk their parents into letting them take the fort's only canoe for a short float trip on the Kentucky River. Jemima had, a few days earlier, stepped on the "staub" of a cane stalk which stabbed into the bottom of her foot. On this Sunday, she begged her father, saying that her foot still hurt and she wanted to dangle it in the cool water for awhile. Daniel Boone, enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon gave in. The girls had gone a short distance when the canoe jammed on the edge of the bank across and down the river from the fort. Before they could free the canoe, a band of Indians came out of the tall canebrake and grabbed all three of the girls. The Last of the Mohicans is the second of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales both in composition and in order of narrative. It is complete in itself, but is tied to the other stories by Natty Bumppo, the central figure of the series. His character as the last uncorrupted white man who prefers the code of the Indian than the nature of the white settlers, who is loyal, courageous and a superb exponent of woodcraft struck a chord with contemporary Americans that still finds an echo today. It was written in 1826, and is an adventure set in the forests of North America during the Seven Years War (1756 - 1763) between Great Britain and France. The plot revolves around the efforts of Alice and Cora Munro to join their father, who is the commander of Fort William Henry near Lake Champlain. Their course is blocked by Magua, the leader of a group of Huron Indians who are allied to the French. His schemes are frustrated by Uncas, the last of the Mohicans, his father Chingachgook, and Natty Bumppo. The book is characterized by a series of thrilling attacks, captures, flights and rescues. Query & Comments Corner The following is a response from Carol Eppler, the author of Query #9 in the May 2003 e-Newsletter.
Hi, Thank you for sending me the Newsletter. I really enjoyed
reading it and when I read the part with my writing to your Query
I realized I made a big mistake. Malinda Abigail Married William
Barnet Lester. I said he was my 3rd. great grandfather and he is
not. Mine is Barnet Lester. William Barnet is brother to my 3rd
great grandfather, Benjamin Louis Lester. They are as follows:
Barnet Lester D.1836 Married , Jane Vaughn , His son, Benjamin
Louis Lester 1819-1868 Married Mary C. Polk (they had Charles
Louis Lester and William Barnett Lester. William Barnett Married Malinda Abigail Callaway.) Charles Louis B. 1845 Married Mary
Agness Brecheen. His son, John Henry Lester 1891-1970 Married
Nannie Emma Burgess. His son Ray Desman Lester 1916-1989 Married
Zelpha Lee Kirkpatrick (she is still living.) Ray is my father. I
am sorry for the mistake. I am new at Genealogy , does it show? I
have a site in the works, and am constantly changing it and redoing
as my brother feeds me info.
The following query was
posted April 7, 2003 to the CFA Web Site Guest Book. Donald F. Kelloway, Jr. has a very nice Kelloway web site. You can visit it
here:
Query # 11 It has always been my understanding that John Kelloway & Elizabeth Lloyd emigrated from Poughill (Cornwall) England abt 1800 to Perry's Cove, Newfoundland. While searching the LDS recently, I came across the following information: John Calloway (born abt 1771 in Poundstock, Cornwall, England) married Elizabeth Lloyd (born abt 1775 in Poughill, Cornwall, England) on 11 FEB 1796. What I thought was interesting, is that John's surname is listed as 'Calloway'. Is it possible that the surname changed to 'Kelloway' after he and Elizabeth arrived to Newfoundland, Canada? I know there has always been a curiosity surrounding the exchanging of surnames. Could this be where the exchanging of the Kelloway/Calloway surnames began? The following comments and queries were posted to the CFA Web Site Guest Book during the month of May.
Query # 12 I'm looking for information about the children of John Bowden and Jane Callaway. One of their sons, Benjamin, was my Great-Grandfather. He married Mary Brown and their son, John Alfred Bowden was my Grandfather. Thank you, Beth Query # 13Subject - Our Callaway Family Submitter - Ronald, Sylvia & Kirsten Callaway email - diddlearmand at aol.com We were trying to trace our family history and this site has been very interesting and hopefully will lead us to more Callaway's. Thank you.
Query # 14 My grandmother was a Calloway. Her parents were Francis A. and Amanda (Felts) Calloway. I am hoping to trace back as far as I can on that line. I also enjoy reading the CFA newsletter. Query
# 15 I am the gg grandson of Freeman Callaway. I just learned of the journals and gave it a look with my mom. Query # 16 Looking for any of the relatives from William David Callaway and Sarah Minerva Brown Humphreys Callaway marriage. I am from the William David and Nancy Lodema Fleming Callaway marriage. William David married Sarah Minerva Brown Humphreys following Nancy Lodema's and Thomas Humphreys' death in 1873-4 time frame. Both came to the marriage with an infant son. They then had five other children. William Harley Callaway was my grandfather and the son of William David and Nancy Lodema Callaway. I have been looking for the grave site of Francis Willis Callaway, who was William David's Father, and Nancy Lodema Fleming Callaway, who was William David's first wife. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Carl Callaway The following query was posted to the CFA Bulletin Board May 2, 2003: Query
# 17 Looking for proof of birth William Abner Callaway's wife Sarah Lavina Higgins, b 11 Mar 1886. Need parents of both. Martha Beardsley The following query was sent to me as webmaster as a result of searching the CFA Joseph file on RootsWeb. Hopefully one of our readers will be able to offer some help. Query
# 18 Hello, Notorious “Callaways” Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 18, 1902 OLD QUANTRELL MAN SLAIN Lexington, Missouri, July 18 - Joseph Callaway, a member of the Quantrell band during the Civil War, is dead here from knife wounds inflicted by "Doc" Johnson in a quarrel Tuesday. Before dying he exonerated Johnson. Editor's Note - Much has been written about William Clarke Quantrill, and regardless of your feelings on the subject, it was a dark and bloody time for Missouri and surrounding areas. Following is a documented story of those times.
Through the years, there have been many discussions, debates and even arguments on the spelling of William C. Quantrill's name. Is it Quantrill -or- Quantrell?? There are those even today that do not know the correct spelling due to old newspapers, articles, magazines, Field Orders, etc. Well, the answer is quite simple and amazing. We owe this debt of solving the mystery to ex Missouri Partisan Ranger, Mr. George Shepherd. The legend and spelling of the name QUANTRELL came about by a 20 year old girl named Annie Fickle who lived in Lafayette County. In May of 1862, Annie's family home had been invaded by a company of Federals, and they arrested Annie when she was found to be in the company of a Partisan Ranger. Later, Annie had been rescued by the Partisans, and she never forgot this. As a token of her appreciation, Annie made a battle flag for the Partisan Rangers. The flag was made of four layers of black, quilted alpaca, and was three by five feet. Running edgewise through the middle of the flag was the name QUANTRELL in dark red letters. Annie, in the dead of night, took the flag into Quantrill's camp, wrapped in a piece of plain paper. William C. Quantrill accepted it himself, and gave a deep and heartfelt thank you to Annie. Quantrill's men then gave 3 cheers, waving their hats, and giving full approvals, honors and recognition to this 20 year old Missouri girl who had risked her life to make this gift. The men attached the flag to an eight foot pole of oak, attached with 12 nails, and were quite proud!
This flag was carried into many battles, such as Lawrence, Kansas, and was riddled with many bullets. Quantrill even took it with him into Kentucky in 1864, but sadly it has not surfaced since. Read more about . . . History Corner The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 29, 1897 TELEPHONES INJURE RAILROADS. President S. R. Callaway, of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway, said: "For some time railroad men have been trying to find the reason why, in spite of the fact that business is increasing, especially in the transportation of freight, the passenger business is languishing. After figuring on the matter for some time we have come to the conclusion that the long-distant telephone is responsible. Business men are using it more and more, and the way it is cutting into our passenger business is a very serious matter to us." Editor's Note - And in response to the above, the following appears . . . as Fox News says, "Fair and Balanced Reporting - You Decide!" Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 30, 1897 DON'T THINK TELEPHONES COUNT. "I see that President Callaway, of the Lake Shore, blames the long distance telephone for the decrease in passenger traffic on his line," remarked one of Chicago's general passenger agents yesterday. "I don't know how it may be in the east," he continued, "but I do know that as passenger receipts on all the western lines have increased, the long distance telephone cannot be viewed as a dangerous enemy. I think President Callaway is entitled to credit for a new idea," said the local representative of one of the leading eastern lines, "but as our passenger business during the past year has increased over $1,000,000, I have not had to account for a diminution in profits. Fully as many cities along our line are connected by long distance telephone as on the Lake Shore, and I cannot say that we have lost any business because of the telephone." In Closing Please remember that if your email address is about to change, and you would like to continue receiving the CFA e-Newsletter, to let me know your new email address. The CFA Joseph Callaway RootsWeb file has just been updated with several hundred Callaway descendants. These are descendants of Francis Callaway (son of Joseph). Thank you to all who submitted their family charts. If you descend from Francis, check the new file, you may find additional information for your line, or you may notice information you have that is missing. If so, please send it to me so it can be included.
Our Web Site,
The Callaway Family
Association has had a face-lift. If you haven't visited in a
while, come and see. There are probably things on the site that
you never knew were there. Would you like to . . . In honor of Father's Day . . .Didn't Want to Share Daddy. I asked Lucia how she would like the stork to bring her a baby brother, and she replied: "No room here for a baby brother. My daddy has all he can do now to read the funnies to me." ~ Chicago Tribune, September 29, 1923 And As Always, Find a Way to . . . Let Your “Callaway” Voice Be Heard!
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