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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume VI No. 7
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner Celebrating Independence Day in America 124 years ago.
The Old
Capital Virginia City,
July 5, 1881 ~ From The Butte Daily Miner, Butte, Montana, July 11, 1881 Editor’s note - Here's a good idea! Print out and send the newsletter to a family member who isn't receiving it now. Perhaps we could all try to encourage other C/Kers to join with us in learning more about our C/K family.
And I always 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 or queries 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 I would like to thank Russ Callaway for volunteering to become the new CFA Journal Editor. I'm sure all of us appreciate his commitment and generosity. Most CFA Members should have received their copy of this year's combined 2004/5 CFA Journal by now, and I am sure you are all enjoying reading it. Russ and Heide have done a wonderful job! 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 Birth Announcements Happy News from CFA Member, Sylvia Costin. Congratulations on the birth of two new family members. Hi Donna, Get Well Wishes We hear from Pat Schnurr that CFA Member and Director, Gene Callaway, has recently undergone bypass surgery and is doing very well. We all send our wishes for a complete and speedy recovery. In Memory I would like to thank Sandy Wilson for telling us of the passing of G. E. Calloway in Rayville, LA. Our thoughts and prayers go with the family. Good morning, I would like to thank CFA Member, Debs Cofer for sending us the following two obituaries.
TEXHOMA, OKLA. - Emet Callaway, 87, died Tuesday, May
10, 2005, in Guymon.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in James Church of God with the Rev. Mike Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Texhoma Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Callaway was born Aug. 17, 1917, in Holdenville. He married Dortha Edith Upchurch on Sept. 3, 1938, at her parents' home. Survivors include six children, Jimmy Callaway, Ronnie Callaway and the Rev. Donnie Callaway, all of Texhoma, Jeannette Maurer of Amarillo, Texas, Rosaline Clark of Oilton and Emet Callaway Jr. of Mannford; a brother, Lenard Callaway of Norman; five sisters, Wilma Jo Robins of Bristow, Dorthy Merriman of Holdenville, Josie McBride of Salado, Ark., Rena Merriman of Morro Bay, Calif., and Lennie Noblett of Elmore City; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, May 13, 2005
Dortha Edith Upchurch
Callaway
TEXHOMA, Okla. - Dortha Edith Upchurch Callaway, 83, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002, in Guymon. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in James Church of God with the Rev. Lloyd Mattocks officiating. Burial will be in Texhoma Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home. Mrs. Callaway was born June 1, 1919, in Hughes County. She married Emet Callaway on Sept. 3, 1938, in her parents' home. Survivors include her husband; six children, Jimmy Callaway, Ronnie Callaway and the Rev. Donnie Callaway, all of Texhoma, Jeannette Maurer of Amarillo, Texas, Rosaline Clark of Oilton and Emet Callaway Jr. of Manford; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Howard Upchurch of Lamar; and two sisters, Norma Summy of Lamar and Laura Forbraged of Neosho, Mo. The family suggests memorials be to James Church of God; or Texhoma Cemetery. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 11, 2002 Feedback Corner - The Generous Sharing of Family Information - Past and Present It's Picnic Time in Texas - An invitation from Carole Romano To All CFA Members and The Texas Callaways: The Texas CFA
Picnic will be held on Saturday July 23, 2005, from 11:00 am to
3:00 pm at Bastrop State Park, Bastrop, Texas, regardless of
weather conditions! All current CFA members should have received
their invitation mailed earlier this month. We welcome all
Callaways, whether you live in Texas or not! Hope to see you
there. In last month's newsletter appeared a story of the Callaway family of Baldwin Co., AL. During the mid 1850s, nearly every member of that family remained in Alabama. However, there were three brothers who did not; George, David and Silas Callaway. They chose to journey to California to seek their fame and fortune. I would like to thank Barbara Meacham Callaway (barbarameacham at sbcglobal.net) for graciously submitting the family biography of these California Callaways and family pictures which she has compiled from her extensive research. Joshua Callaway Joshua Callaway was born in 1772 in Somerset County, MD (later Sussex County, Delaware) into a line of Callaways dating back to Peter Callaway of Maryland ca. 1660. Joshua migrated to Jackson County Georgia where he paid taxes in 1803. He then became one of the first settlers of Conecuh County, Alabama where he owned land in 1818, before Alabama became a state. (Conecuh County was formed from Monroe County in 1818.) He lived in Conecuh County for decades. There is no record of his death but it has been speculated that he left for Texas with one of his grandsons and there he died ca.1855. Joshua was a Methodist minister, although not ordained. He was the first Methodist minister who served in this region. In the neighborhood which has long been known as Forks of Sepulga, at an early day, a Methodist Society was organized, and by or before 1830 a house of worship was built in that neighborhood in the northeastern corner of Conecuh County. . . and named Concord. Nathan Sirmon, Joshua Calloway, and John Sirmon were prominent men and members of that Society at its organization. Nathan Sirmon was class-leader. Joshua Calloway and John Sirmon were local preachers. The Reverend Joshua Calloway was a holy man, and a zealous and useful preacher. He often attended his appointments under inconveniences and with much fatigue, even going on foot ten and fifteen miles. His descendants are still in the county, and members of the church of Concord. (From A History of Methodism in Alabama, 1893). Although there are no definitive records of his marriages or his children, it is known that he had at least three wives and 11 children. When Rachel Betts died, Joshua married Laura Grace. His third wife was Phoebe Pope. No records of his estate have been found. Thus, a true and complete list of his children is unavailable. However, a list of Joshua's children compiled from family records, census, and other sources in the Callaway Family Association Journal includes one George Callaway. George Callaway George Callaway was born in 1813 in Georgia when Joshua was married to Rachel Betts and was a resident of Georgia. It is speculated that Rachel died giving birth to George. Joshua then married Rachel's niece and they moved to the Mississippi territory (later Monroe, then Conecuh County Alabama) ca.1818. (Alabama was made a state in 1819). Joshua is on the 1820, 1830, 1840 and 1850 censuses there. In 1850 his occupation is listed as farmer. Joshua and his oldest son, Clement, spent most of their lives living next door or nearby. The father and son had children the same ages. Clement moved from Conecuh County, Alabama to Baldwin county (the east side of Mobile Bay) before 1850. His occupation in 1850 was stevedore. By that time he had eleven children His second son, Robert Byrd Callaway, was living with George that year. In about 1818, the family moved to what is now Conecuh County, Alabama. Sometime before 1840, George moved from there to the city of Mobile, where, on Oct. 2, 1838, he married Eva Rebecca Cohen. Eva was born in South Carolina in 1822. It is possible that her father was J. Cohen who arrived in Charleston, SC from England in 179_ with a Miss A. Cohen, age 18, perhaps his sister. It is certain that Eva had one brother named Jacob S. Cohen. In 1840 George is listed in the census with one slave, one female 15-20 (probably his wife), one male 10-15, one male 20-30, and one male 30-40 . It is likely that George is the 30-40 year old, although he is actually 27. It is possible that the male 20-30 is his brother David Callaway who would have been 27, and the male age 10-15 is his brother Silas, although Silas was only 8. Before 1850, they moved to Baldwin county across the bay from Mobile. George, a fisherman, and Eva Rebecca had six daughters. In 1850, Sabrina Clara was 7, Joanna was 3, and Mary F. was 6 months. One daughter had died in 1848 at the age of eight. In the household with them lived Silus [sic] age 18 and Robert Byrd Callaway age 22, the son of Clement. (Robert married a next door neighbor, Cynthia Edmonson, in 1856). In 1851, Jeanne died. In June of 1853 another daughter known only as "M" died at 11 months of age. This is the last record of the family in Alabama. Sometime after June, 1853, George came to California, probably with Silas via the Isthmus of Panama. The first documents of the family in California are those relating to Eva Rebecca's death. She died at age 34 in San Francisco in 1855 and was buried in the new Lone Mountain Cemetery located between Geary, California, Parker, and Presidio Avenues. Since Cholera had spread through the city and there was a large influx of miners, the need for burial space was acute. Lone Mountain was dedicated in 1854 and it became San Francisco's most prestigious burial ground. In 1867 the name was changed to Laurel Hill and in 1940, due to development pressure, all 35,000 remains were moved to Cypress Lawn in Colma. Since all records were later lost in the San Francisco fire, there are no other records to explain the circumstances of her death. The fact of her death is known only because it was in a list compiled from files of N. Gray and Co., Undertakers. The second documented family event is the birth of Adeline Elmira Callaway in 1855. Since the exact dates of Eva's death and Addie's birth are not known, it cannot be said with certainty that Eva Rebecca died in childbirth. George is first documented in California when he purchased land in Sacramento County in 1857. He and Silas purchased a quarter section together. In 1860 George was living next door to Silas in Courtland with three of his daughters, Sabrina, Mary, and Addie. His daughters were enumerated twice in 1860. They are also listed with Jacob Cohen and his family in San Francisco. The value of his real estate is estimated to be 2500 and he has personal property worth 800. This seems to be the high point of George's wealth. In 1870, George is living in Yolo county, Merritt township, just across the Sacramento River from Silas, with Addie age 16. He is now renting farmland. In 1868, in Sacramento county probate court, George Callaway had received a letter of guardianship for Addie's estate which consisted of a one sixth interest in two lots in SF. She perhaps came to own these lots through her mother, who may have come to possess them through her brother Jacob S. Cohen. The first lot, #762, was at Dupont (today called Grant Avenue) and Francisco Streets near the top of Telegraph Hill. The second lot was South of Market Street at Harrison and Chesley: lot #9 in the subdivision of lot 272. George first petitioned the court for guardianship of Addie's estate in August 1868, then in September applied to the court for approval to sell the lots. His arguments were that one lot was subject to heavy assessments for grading and improvements and he did not have the cash to pay such assessments. Second, he argued that the "rise in value of real estate in that portion of the city where said property is situated does not nearly equal that in other portions of the city, nor is property in that neighborhood likely to yield as high interest as could be obtained for it if loaned at the current rates of interest or if invested in other property elsewhere." His third argument is that the money is needed for Addie's education and maintenance. His final argument is that since Addie owned only a one sixth interest due to the fact that her ownership was adversely claimed by persons in possession under tax deeds and titles. These other claimants to the property were agreeable to the public sale of Addie's interest. Any other option would involve litigation which George could not afford to undertake. An appraisal was tendered to the court stating that the two lots were valued at $350. The court approved the request to sell pending George posting a surety bond to his daughter for one thousand dollars. In December of 1868, advertisement of the sale were posted and printed in the SF Daily Chronicle for 15 days. Bids were taken at George's attorney in Sacramento. James O'Neill purchased lot # 272 for $70 in gold coin, and J.C. Babcock purchased lot # 762 for $300. Mr. Babcock was George's attorney. There is a cryptic note in Silas' farm journal "Gorge diy Apr 4 1876". This perhaps refers to the date of George's death but no death certificate is filed in Yolo or Sacramento county. He is almost certainly deceased before 1880. If, after Addie's marriage or her death, George moved to San Francisco to live with Mary Frances, his death record would have been destroyed in the 1906 fire. If he went to live with David in Sonoma, or with Silas in Courtland, his death record was lost. Perhaps he went to live with Sabrina in Stanislaus county. No record has been found of George's death or burial. The last known record of him is the 1870 census. George Callaway spent most of his life with two brothers, although neither of these brothers is documented as a son of Joshua. However, if George was Joshua's son, so were David and Silas as they are definitively documented brothers of George. David Callaway David Callaway was born to Joshua Callaway and his second wife, Laura Grace in about 1823. There are no records of his birth and are, in fact, no records pertaining to him until he is about 25 years old. On Sept. 13, 1849 he is listed in the New Orleans Times Picayune as a passenger on the steamship Falcon leaving from New Orleans for Chagres, Panama. It is possible he fought in the Mexican war in 1846 as a 23 year old man. He went to New Orleans in 1849 from either Texas or from Mobile and set out for California. David was going to California via the Isthmus of Panama. The trip cost $35 in steerage and $70 in the main saloon. He traveled with at least one companion, Mr. Jacob S. Cohen, with whom he shared a number of experiences. David's arrival in Panama was published in the newspaper there, but there is no mention of J., Cohen also arriving. There is no record of their passage from the west side of Panama to California, and it is possible they did not have the $125 fare for steerage ($250 for main salon) for that leg of the trip. There is no record of David in the 1850 federal census (San Francisco 1850 census was lost) or the 1852 State census. He was certainly in California by 1852, as in that year he received a grant of land from the State of California to Merritt Island in the Sacramento River where he was to build levees and test the agricultural properties of the area. The State of California needed revenue, so according to Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of California, there were two schemes to improve revenue. David was involved in both. An effort toward creating a revenue was made by granting to the City of San Francisco all the beach and water lots belonging to the state under the recent acts of congress, upon condition that twenty-five per cent of the receipts arising from the disposition of these lots should be paid into the treasury of the state. Also, a section of overflowed land was conveyed to John F. Booth and David Calloway, upon condition that drains and levees should be constructed to test the cultivable qualities of the land under improvement, and that the grantees should pay into the state treasury $1.25 per acre for the benefit of the school fund of the district. But even as this moiety of an income had to wait for the government survey, and might take three years thereafter for payment to be made, it could not be regarded as a very present help. David Callaway set about to improve Merritt Island with levees. Meanwhile, plans went forward to auction state owned lots in the City of San Francisco and on October 10, 1855 the auction was held. Jacob S. Cohen was Agent for the California Land Commission. The catalogue of lots for sale included lots 27, 28 and 72 which became the property of David Callaway. Today Embarcadero Three occupies these lots. However, the sale of lots to David Callaway was revealed to be more of a trade than a cash sale. Here is how it was reported by the Sacramento Union on Feb. 14 1856. One of the first Board of the California Land Commission informs us that the $53,516.38 reported by the agent of the late Board as an item of "expenditure" contracted by the previous Board was presented and rejected. It must therefore have been audited by the late Board of which Gov. Bigler was chairman, and paid by the agent of said Board, Mr. Cohen. This is just what we suspected, as we recollected that the old Board reported to the Legislature a full statement of their transactions. But there is a secret history connected with this small item of $ 53,516.38 which, when laid before the public, as it will be, will be found to open rich rare and peculiar to California, office holders of the past. We have inquired for the vouchers - the specifications for work and labor done by Mr. D. Calloway which should entitle him to a fee of $26,354, as well as for a statement of the services rendered by Dr. J. A. Cordyell which give him a just claim on the state for the sum of $27,158.25, but we cannot find them. The reason of our failure doubtless is that no such vouchers were ever filed. The money was never paid these gentlemen for services; it was paid for a different consideration as facts hereafter to be developed will fully prove. By reference to the names of the purchasers at the last sale, it will be seen that Messrs. Coryell and Calloway were heavy buyers, and that they are credited with several thousands paid in cash, But as they held, as it seems, a large claim against the state, it was, in a legal and business point of view, a good offset to the price promised for the lots purchased, provided the Agent and the Board would allow the account or claim or judgment they held against the State. In this way a settlement, including a large number of water lots, might have been made without the transfer of one dollar in money either way. In the name of the tax-ridden people of this state, we again call for information relative to this enormous sum of $53,516.38, reported by Mr. Cohen, Agent, as having been a portion of the expenses contracted by the previous Board, and allowed and paid by the late Board, consisting of ex-Govenor Bigler, ex-controller Bell and ex-Secretary Denver- the latter not acting, except to organize. Will ex-Govenor Bigler or Mr. Bell inform the public what was the character of the item of "expenditure" put down at $53,516.38 as the balance left unpaid by the Board which preceded them? It is not known how many lots David Callaway bought at the auction, only that three remained in his estate at his death. According to his probate records, these were advertised for sale as required by law, and finally sold without the approval of Silas' heirs. (David left all his estate to Silas, but Silas died six months after David.) Only eleven years later did Nellie Callaway attempt to discover whether they were defrauded of the property by David's executor. David is next recorded in the 1860 census living in Sonoma county. He was married to Mary (maiden name unknown) from New York. If he and Mary had children, non were living at the time of his death. Mary died in Sonoma county on July, 27, 1878 at age 54 and was buried in Sonoma Catholic Cemetery now known as St. Francis Solano. (Her name is indexed as Gallaway). According to agricultural census records, David was a pioneer vintner. In 1870 he had 90 improved acres and produced 24,000 gallons of wine. By 1891, David produced 20 tons of Zinfandel on 10 acres. In 1880, David Callaway, age 57, is living in Stanislaus county with his niece Sabrina Callaway, daughter of George. In 1867 Sabrina had married Robert Sydnor, who was prosperous at that time but went bankrupt in 1877 and died in 1878. Robert's bankruptcy and death probably explain why David Callaway was found residing with Sabrina in 1880. Sabrina's father, George, was deceased by that time and David's wife had died two years before. David, Sabrina and her children moved to Sonoma where she married John Tivnen in 1881. The following year she had a daughter, Mary Clara, but died just a few days after the birth. John Tivnen died in 1890 at age 58. They are buried at the Sonoma Mountain Cemetery. David died in March of 1900 on Wood Island in the Sacramento River. (Wood Island was a 7300 foot long island 4.2 miles west of Isleton and no longer exists). The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted. The coroner's inquest file contained the following depositions. Andrew Lauritzen: About half past seven this morning I heard one pistol shot in the direction of the steamer "Trilby" and wondered who was shooting down there. Mr. SM Callaway was up at our house at that time. CA Lauritzen: "I live on Wood Island. I was acquainted with the deceased during his lifetime. I did not hear any pistol shot this morning. When I came down to the steamer I found the deceased lying on the floor of his stateroom dead with a bullet hole in his head and the pistol lying on the floor by the side of the body." SM Callaway: "I am a brother of the deceased. I was not on the boat at the time of the shooting. I asked him as I was going to breakfast if there was anything I could bring him for breakfast and he said no, so I went up to the neighbors house to get my breakfast and when I came back I found my brother lying on the floor of his stateroom dead with a bullet hole in his head. He had been complaining for some time with asthma and was over to town yesterday to see the doctor. I have heard him say two or three days ago that he could not stand it. 'I wish I was dead.' He has not slept any to speak of for several days. I did not know that he had a pistol in his possession. He was very despondent at times. He would say that he did not know what to do. His name is David Callaway a native of Alabama and about 75 years of age. He was a widower and had no children living. I did not know when I went up to breakfast that my brother had any idea of committing suicide." At the tine of his death, David was still a resident of Sonoma and is buried in Sonoma Mountain cemetery. David left an insurance policy (with the Legion of Honor) worth $3,000 to his grandnieces (granddaughters of George) and left his estate to his brother Silas. Probate records indicate David still owned lots 27, 28, and 72 in San Francisco. Nellie Callaway, widow of William Byrd Callaway wrote a letter to an attorney, William Herrin, in San Francisco in 1911. It was her feeling that the family had been defrauded of this property nine years previously by David Callaway's executor. According to Nellie's letter, Eva Rebecca Cohen, George Callaway's wife, had a brother Jacob who was a land commissioner and therefore unable to own land in SF. ( Jacob Cohen was actually Agent for the Ca. Land Commission auction of land in San Francisco.) He therefore made land available to relatives, including his own wife, David Callaway, and perhaps his sister. David had leased his SF land back to the city of SF for 100 years. However, the properties were sold at auction in 1902 for $75.00 Nellie's attorney advised her that a case against the executor was probably futile. Mr. Bothin...went to Mr. Poppe and got him, as executor, to file a petition asking for the sale of your uncle's interest in this property in this city. Proceedings were regularly had and taken and the property was sold by the Court to a man by the name of W. B. Waldron of this city, who was merely a tool of Mr. H. E. Bothin. The property was sold for seventy-five dollars and after all the expenses had been paid, their still remains in the hands of the executor the sum of eighty-five cents to be distributed among the heirs. This action upon the part of Mr. Poppe was certainly bad, but as he carried the proceedings regularly through the court, I am afraid that will be the end of the matter. (Letter from William J. Herrin, attorney, San Francisco, August 21, 1911) Today that property is the address of the tower Embarcadero Three. Silas Callaway
From the History of Sacramento County 1880: Calloway, S.M.. lives twenty miles from Sacramento and one mile from Courtland; owns thirty six acres of land; was born in Alabama in 1831, and lived there until 1853; he came to California in that year, and stopped in San Francisco about a year; he then went to the mines and engaged in mining until 1855, when he settled in this county where he now lives; is engaged in farming and orcharding. Mr. Calloway was married in 1857 to Electa Ford, a native of Arkansas, and who has borne him nine children - five sons and four daughters; two sons and a daughter are deceased.
Electa was born in Illinois in 1841 the daughter of Joseph and Ruth Ford. Joseph had previously been married to an Anderson. After moving from New York through Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, the family was in Crawford County, Arkansas for the 1850 census. Within the next few years they came to California with a wagon train, pulled by oxen. Electa and Silas were married in Sacramento in the home of the Rev William Hill, rector of Grace Church. He and Joseph Ford were both from Oswego, New York. In 1860, Silas and Electa are living in Courtland with the Fords and with George and John W. Stewart. There is a letter from one of the Stewart's in Nicaragua where he was working for a mining company. In 1868 George Callaway's daughter, Mary Frances, married George Stewart. She may have been known as Mamie as that name appears in Nellie and William Byrd's autograph books along with cousin George Stewart and Frank, one of their sons. According to Dorothy Kirtlan's history of the Callaway's, Silas and Electa had a child, John in 1858 who died 6 days later. There is a death record from 24 Nov. 1861 stating only death: infant son of Siylas. This may be a second son who died. No records of John's birth or death have been found. Electa had eight living children by April of 1880.
Minnie's obituary in the Sacramento Bee read: Died: In this City August 19, Minnie Francis Callaway, a native of California, aged 20 years 9 months and 21 days. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the parlors of Dr. Clayton's water cure, on the northwest corner of Sixth and L Streets, to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Silas and Electa's daughter Lilly married Edwin Fox a month after Minnie's death, and had two sons and a daughter in Redwood City. She was the only child to leave Sacramento County. Daisy never married and lived to age 54 at the ranch. There are numerous photos of her. Their son Charles became a bridge tender and never married. He died at age 62 Their sons David and Charles worked on the ranch, never married and died in 1930 and 1937 respectively. Frank farmed the land adjacent to Chester (probably Silas' ranch) and there are many references to Frank in letters from Chester to his fiancé Catherine Cassie. After Chester and Catherine married they took care of the bedridden Frank until his death. Frank left the ranch to Chester but Chester's sister contested the will, forcing the sale of the land. After that, there were 36 acres left. Silas' obituary in the Sacramento Bee reads Died: Near Courtland, September 11, 1900, Silas M Calloway, husband of Electa Calloway, father of Mrs. E. M. Fox, W. B., Charles, Frank, Daisy, and Dave Calloway, a native of Alabama aged 70 years, and 6 months. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. from his late residence, near Courtland. Internment City Cemetery. Electa died in 1908 and the following obituary appeared in the Grizzly Bear in Dec 08: One of Sacramento county's oldest pioneer women died at Courtland. She was born in Arkansas 70 years ago and crossed the plains to California in 1848. For over 50 years she had resided on the Sacramento River. She is survived by six children. The Sacramento Bee obituary reads Died: In Courtland, October 25, 1908, Electra (sic) Callaway, beloved mother of W B, C W, F S , David and Daisy Callaway of Courtland and Mrs. Lillian Fox of Redwood City, a native of Illinois aged 69 years, 10 months and 16 days. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral to-morrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the mortuary parlors of W. F. Gromley, 914 Eight Street, where funeral services will be held. Internment City Cemetery. Editor's Note - It appears that of these 3 brothers, only
Silas had male heirs. It is from this line that Barbara's husband,
William Byrd Callaway descends. Pictures above are: Silas
Callaway, Electa Callaway and the three girls are presumed to be
their daughters, (L) Lydia, (C) Lillian and (R) Minnie. The family line of
descent is as follows: News on the Redheaded Callaways
Hello Donna,
I just printed out the
Callaway Family Letter. On one page a Donna L. Couron wrote
that she was wondering how many people in the Peter line had red
hair. My feeling is that there are a lot of Red Heads in the
Callaway tree. My mother Stella Callaway had red hair, and I
had red shades in mine and my daughter when younger had very
red hair. My grandmother told me my mother had fiery red hair
when my father met her. Just thought I would mention that.
Sure do enjoy the news
letters that are put out.
Margaret A Miller
 MaMill441 at aol.comAnd more Redheaded Callaways Donna, A few more Redheaded Callaways
Hi Donna,
Read your question in
our last e-newsletter about Peter line Callaways with red
hair. Both my grand father, Thomas Charles Callaway, and my
father, Charles Brooks Callaway, Sr. had red hair. Dad kept
looking for red hair among his grand children, but had no
success. He never gave up though, and when the sun would
often highlight the kid's hair while playing outside, he'd
say "doesn't that child's hair look a little red to you ?"
My Father was known as Red Callaway all his life. He always
introduced himself that way, even after he was ordained as a
Methodist minister and much later after his hair had turned
white.
Good luck in your search
for red headed Callaways !!
Charles Brooks Callaway,
Jr.
ccallaway at se.rr.comI would like to thank CFA Genealogist, Sherrill Williams for pointing out this excellent web site. Much information, pictures, documents and stories about very early days in Delaware can be found here. Donna, as you can
guess, I was out "Googling" this morning. The website below
might be an item of www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/100/exhibit_high.shtml Sherrill It's always a happy surprise when you read about one of your ancestors in the newsletter. This month we hear from Audrey Gibson, who did just that! I would like to thank her for sending us information about her Callaway ancestors and the photo of John Albert and Annie Callaway.
Donna, Clement Callaway (son of
Joshua and Rachel Betts)
John Green Callaway (served in Company C
of the 15th Confederate Calvary) John Green Callaway Jr
Happiest Anniversary Wishes to Toni Callaway and her husband. We wish them many more! And thank you Toni for sending us information on your family and the great family photo.
Donna,
Oh my... the Gene toons in June's newsletter was too funny. THAT is me and my hubby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He hates computers...cannot even log on to the Internet
or write an email...BUT he
can take out internal parts and replace them....HELLO
!!!
We will be married 29 years Sunday, June 5, 2005. We have one daughter, Staci Michelle and 3 grandchildren, Brysan, age 7, Sarah Alayne (aka. Lani), age 4 and Ashton, age 20 months.
My husband's family on his mother's,
Miller side (not Callaway) has 5
living generations.
Toni Burke
Callaway
Chapin, SC
WilmaF1int at aol.com
William J Callaway, b. 3/8/1816
d. 1/4/1865
Nowell Cleveland Callaway, b. 3/30/1858 d. 11/7/1932,
Hampton. GA
Claude Neil Callaway, b. 7/7/1890 d. 12/20/1971, Macon, GA
Robert Charles Callaway. Sr.
Robert Charles Callaway, Jr.
5 generation picture: Miller
surname
Center picture is the 5 generations, May 22, 2005,
Milledgeville, GA:
Ashton Webber Turbeville. held by Robert Charles Callaway,
Jr., Mary Catherine Miller Callaway, Mary Esther Lynch
Miller, Horace Fuford Miller, Sarah Alayne Turbeville,
held by Staci Michelle Callaway Turbeville, Brysan Charles
Turbeville.
Robert, Jr., Mary Catherine and
Horace are each 20 years apart and all celebrate birthdays
in May.
I received this very nice note from CFA Member, Larry Dupriest. Can anyone help him prove that Melissa is actually Pitt Milner Callaway's daughter? I have seen the following source listed for the family of Pitt Milner Callaway: Those Southern Milners, Virginia Sharper Hershey, 1980. Perhaps this could be documentation for his children. Donna, Mom grew up hearing family stories of relationships with the "Callaway Garden" clan. Some recent updates on CFA's RootsWeb file provide some important clues. Primarily, the full name for our Ada Callaway (m. Alford Jones) was likely Melissa Aleph "Ada" Callaway. We can prove our line back through Ada, but get lost linking to her father, Pitt Milner Callaway. I have two
primary objectives: Are there documents within the Callaway Family Association that would help? What support can the Association provide for my long-distance research? Thanks for your help, dgdupriest at cmaaccess.comEditor's
Note - This family line of descent is as follows:
Donna - back in 1997 I had
some correspondence with Amy Pieper (mindelbert at aol.com) who
is descended from this John Callaway. At the time I had placed
him in my line as the oldest son of Charles Callaway Jr. and his
wife Eliza Green. Their son John Green Callaway - middle name
from his Grandmother Frances Green - is mentioned in several
documents which I have. (Latest document is dated in Lynchburg,
Va. in 1839. In trying to find him I searched in Va., N.C. and
then found the 1850 Daviess Co. Ky. census. This shows him as
John (no middle name) 29 b. in Va. (right age) Wife Eleanor 28
b. in Ky. His oldest dau. 10 b. in Ky. was named Eliza. His
oldest son 4 b. in Ky. was named Charles. When Charles, Jr.
(Capt. Charles, Col. Wm., Joseph) moved from Va. to N.C. only
his four youngest children including my gr-grandmother went with
them. I think that this John Green is John in Daviess co.
Unfortunately he died between 1850 and 1860 census - or was not
with Eleanor and her family because she is shown as
with Jarrett Lloyd with some of her younger children in 1860
census. .
Amy told me she is the
oldest of a family of 15 children and has documentation back to
John and Eleanor. She sent me charts on this family. At the
time I had suggested to her some places she could search to try
and find more information - marriage license in Ky. - land
records - he had a farm. etc. I have never been able to place
this John Callaway in any other family. Of Charles Callaway and
Eliza W. Green's family of 9 children I have thoroughly
documented the other 8. Bobbie Callaway had done some work on this man
and she and I came up with the same Ky. records. Pat Schnurr
schnurr200 at aol.com
Editor's
Note - Presumed line of descent: I had a very nice email from a former CFA Member, Bryan Scott Godfrey. He has graciously submitted his Callaway ancestry and we welcome him back as a member and hope he will be attending the CFA Annual Meeting this year in Philadelphia! His family information will be added to the CFA Joseph Callaway file at RootsWeb.
Ms. Morgan,
The attachment is
enclosed. Yes, I'm a descendant of Polly Callaway and Daniel
Brown. Only recently have descendants learned about Daniel
Brown and his ancestry, and earlier Callaway information gave
an incorrect birth date of 1748 for him. Bible records
indicate his birth date of 1753. I'm still adding a lot of new
information on descendants of Daniel and Polly's other
children besides my ancestor Henry Callaway Brown.
I look forward to sending
more soon. I haven't been a member of the CFA since 1998 but
do plan to renew my membership in the near future and attend a
reunion.
Thanks,
Bryan
bryangodfrey at msn.com
Editor's
Note - Bryan's family line of descent is as follows: Here is a very nice compliment on the new CFA Journal from Tevis Fitzpatrick. I know she speaks for all of the CFA members.
Donna:
I will be sending some family
sheets to you soon. I would like to thank CFA Member, Debs Cofer for sending me the link to the following article. It is about Melissa Dora Callaway's family home in Amarillo, Texas. Donna, This home and the family story has been featured in
the Callaway Association Journal. I thought you might like
to see this update.
Historic Amarillo Home
to go on view for first time since 1976
The Plemons-Eakle Neighborhood Association, Bourdon R. Barfield and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society have teamed up to create that setting today at the Barfield House, 1620 S. Tyler St. Formerly the home of Bourdon Ivy and Oliver Rea Eakle Barfield, the Mediterranean-style home with prairie influences will be a part of the Plemons-Eakle Neighborhood Association's Tour of Historic Homes 1997. The Barfield House is one of six homes on the public tour, which is from 2 to 6 p.m. today. The tour provides an opportunity for people to go into a home rarely available for public viewing. "This is the first time the home has been open to the public since the opening night of The Centennial in December 1976," Barfield said. Barfield has used the home as a his business location for about 20 years. It was the home office of Guaranty Mortgage Corp. "We're trying to recreate the living pattern," Barfield said. "My mother and father entertained a great deal." Walt Davis, director of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, said some of the furniture that originally filled the house will be seen in its original setting during the tour. Furnishings on the home's lower level will include items the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society is loaning back to Barfield for today's tour. Barfield donated the items to the society following the death of his parents. Some of the items in the home belonged to Barfield's parents, some were his grandparents' and some belonged to his great-grandparents, he said. "There will also be a service of flatware and crystal and china so that you can see a place setting and how guests would have been accommodated in the home," Davis said. Honored guests that were entertained at the home include Margaret Truman, concert singer Lily Pons, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Texas Gov. Allen Shivers, Barfield said. Built in 1917 by W. M. Rick for O. P. and Josephine Wardlow Jones, the home was bought by Barfield's parents in 1939. A steel-frame and solid masonry construction underlie the detailing of the two-story, five-bay structure. But the home is significant to the Plemons-Eakle Neighborhood Association for more than just its architectural treasures. The association encompasses the Mrs. M. D. Oliver-Eakle Addition and the Plemons Addition. The Plemons Addition is named for the Judge W. B. Plemons, who was the first judge in Potter County (47th District). Barfield's grandmother was the namesake for the Mrs. M. D. Oliver-Eakle Addition. Melissa Dora Oliver-Eakle has a Texas Historical Marker in her honor at Oliver-Eakle Park at 28th Avenue and Polk Street.
"She always used to say there was never a horse she couldn't break," Barfield said. After settling in Amarillo, she took an active role in civic affairs. She helped found the first library, helped finance the Amarillo Opera House and sponsored the local Temperance movement. Eakle was a charter director of Amarillo National Bank in 1894 and the president of the Amarillo Board of Trade and the Amarillo Opera House. In 1927, Mrs. Oliver-Eakle financed the construction of Amarillo's first skyscraper, a 10-story office building, according to information from the Texas Historical Marker in her honor. Other items on view at the home will include the 1926 wedding regalia worn by Barfield's parents. ~ photo of house and article from Amarillo Globe News, Amarillo, Texas, June 8, 1997
Editor's Note -
Family line of descent is as follows: It's always good news when you hear from someone who has had success in researching their Callaway family line. This month Dave Fitzwater shares his success with us.
Well after much searching and
rereading documents posted on-line I am positive that Shadrick
(Shade) Callaway/Calloway's death that was caused by Indian
violence was on April 10, 1863. This happened somewhere in
Tarrant Co., TX probably near where Birdville (Haltom City)
settlement town was
Editor's Note -
Dave's family line of descent is as follows: I would like to thank Jim Norris for sending these two pictures from his Callaway family. I bet there were stories to tell from the Texas Celebration! Hi:
The first file is the signature of my grandfather, J. H.
Callaway, on the inside of a bible which he bought at the
Texas Centennial in 1936. I can certify that he did attend the
celebration.
The second is a photograph of my grandmother, Ada Virginia
Hughes Callaway which I made about 1962. The site was the
home of my aunt, Fern Ford and uncle, Herman Ford in Dallas.
Shortly after 1952, she moved to Oakland, CA, to stay with my aunt, Elizabeth Simmons. She passed away in 1967 and is buried in Childress, Tx. I have a photo of the tombstone.
Regards,
Jim Norris
jim-norris at sbcglobal.net
Editor's Note -
Jim's line of descent is as follows, and has been added to our
Joseph Callaway file.
Hi Donna: MRS. CALLAWAY DEAD. Mrs. Elizabeth Phelan Callaway, wife of
Maj. John I. Callaway, of Georgia, and sister of Mrs. Wade
Hampton, of this city, and of the late James Phelan,
representative of the Memphis district in the Fiftieth and
Fifty-first congress, died Thursday in Atlanta after an
illness of several months. Note: Elizabeth's congressman brother James Phelan was "a Representative from Tennessee; born in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Miss., December 7, 1856; moved with his father to Memphis, Tenn., in 1867; attended private schools and the Kentucky Military Institute near Frankfort in 1871; entered the University of Leipzig, Saxony, in 1874 and was graduated in February 1878; returned to Memphis; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1881; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, until his death in Nassau, Bahama Islands, on January 30, 1891; interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn." from: Congressional Biographical Dictionary Sincerely, I would like to welcome new CFA Members, Angel and Troy Callaway. Angel has sent us lots of news about their Callaway family line.
Donna,
This is our first family reunion and Alvin will be 80 years
old. There are only two other sister's living and we are
trying to reach as many relatives as possible. If anyone is
interested in the reunion they may contact me at my email
address. I will be glad to include them in our family
newsletter and send them the reunion information. As my
research on the family expands I may be able to invite other
Callaway descendants to future reunions. I was pleased to hear from CFA Member, Betty Silvey about her connections to the Callaway family from Baldwin Co., AL that was mentioned in last month's newsletter.
I just finished reading the June
newsletter and was surprised to read the article on James
Spruell Callaway, a descendant of Peter Callaway. This month we have a little "Shipping News" from Donna Couron. She has sent us a link about the Cason J. Callaway, and its refit in 2001. The Cason J. Callaway has been a member of USS Great Lakes Fleet since the early 1950s. www.harborhouse.com/Log/logarchive/29/2.html Also for some history of the vessel and good photos try the following link: www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/callaway.htm I would like to thank D'Ann Green for sending us this link to a cemetery listing of the Mesquite Cemetery, in Hill Co., Texas. It lists family members of Thomas P. and Rebecca Shook Calloway. |
There is no
record of Silas' birth but he is living with his brother George in
Mobile, Alabama in 1850 along with a cousin, Robert Byrd Callaway.
He came to California in 1853 via the Isthmus, lived in San
Francisco for about a year then tried mining until 1857 when he
settled in Courtland, purchased land, and married Electa Ford. 
Two of their
daughters died tragically young: Minnie in 1889 at age 21 and
Lydia May in 1895 at age 23. After Minnie died, Silas bought a
cemetery plot from his neighbor, W. N. Lamphrey for $ 150. The
original deed for this east one half of lot no.53 in Sacramento
City Cemetery was recorded Oct. 6, 1890. Minnie died the 19th of
August 1889. Minnie's headstone in City Cemetery is still in
place. However, the other original Callaway headstones were
vandalized and have been replaced by the Sacramento County
Historical Society with markers. 
John Albert Callaway
We
thank CFA
President, Pat Schnurr, for her
generous contribution in helping to identify John Callaway, who
was a
"Mystery Callaway"
in 
Care to catch a
glimpse of an elegant tea party as it might have occurred in
Amarillo in the 1930s or 1940s? 
A descendant of two prominent
17th century families in Virginia and Georgia, Melissa Dora
Callaway (pictured at left with her daughter) graduated from Georgia Female College and married
industrialist Capt. William Oliver in 1884. Following his death, she visited
her brothers in Amarillo in 1889 and bought land in Potter and
Randall counties in 1890. She moved to the frontier town of
Amarillo in 1895, and she married O. M. Eakle in 1902. Before moving to Amarillo,
Barfield's grandmother had owned Mississippi Mills, in Weston,
Miss., one of the largest cotton mills in the South. She also
was a horsewoman. 
