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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume VII No. 7
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner I would like to thank CFA Member, Avola Callaway of Rayle, GA for sending us this newspaper article about the artwork of Helen Callaway. She was the wife of Adolphus Sanford Callaway of Washington, GA. Adolphus
Sanford Callaway's line of descent is as follows: 2nd Annual Premier Art Show and Sale Dedicated to Memory of Helen Callaway
This fall event is sponsored by the Washington-Wilkes Foundation for the Arts and Performing Arts and will present the outstanding works in a variety of genre and mediums of invited artists who are regionally, nationally, and internationally known, and who have some special connection to Washington-Wilkes. The board of directors of the Arts Foundation has chosen to honor Mrs. Callaway's memory because of her lifelong interest and support of the arts. She was one of the invited artists who exhibited her work in the last year's Washington Connections program. Mrs. Callaway was born and reared in Atlanta and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1939. In 1942, she married Wilkes County Native Adolphus Sanford Callaway and moved to this area with him where they reared their children - two sons, Sandy (deceased) and Alan; and two daughters, Lucy and Gartine. The Callaways lived first in Washington on Liberty Street before building a home and farm in 1952 on original Callaway property owned since 1783. In 1980, seven years after the loss of her husband, Mrs. Callaway moved to her Barkdale Drive home in Washington where she lived until her death, on August 31, 2005. Mrs. Callaway's creative ability is widely known through her painting, but her interests in the arts were much broader. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, she expressed her talent through the beauty of nature as an avid floral gardener and active garden club member. She and her friend, Mary Darby, co-owned a successful floral concern and were well-known for their beautiful arrangements. After moved to their Wilkes County farm in the 1950s, she established another business, "The Hobby Horse," in Rayle where she concentrated on acrylic painting, decoupage, and ceramics while continuing her zeal for floral gardening and garden club work. It was during these early farm years that Adolphus (Dolph) Callaway took his wife and family to their first Tennessee Walking Horse Show. This was the beginning of son Alan's career in the horse industry and Mrs. Callaway's new love of nature, beautiful horses, which she began to incorporate into her art. After her husband's death, she donated a building on Liberty Street to the Washington Little Theater Company in support of the performing arts, allowing them to expand. Her enjoyment of and devotion to the arts, flowers, and horses continued to grow through the years. In 1999, she began painting again, joining an art class in oils taught by local artist, Dolores McAvoy. During Thanksgiving 2002, Mrs. Callaway suffered a broken leg from which she would never fully recuperate. Spending weeks and weeks in confinement, she committed her time to painting, avowing that her art, her family, and her devoted friends kept her spirits high. Member of her art class volunteered to move to Mrs. Callaway's sunroom where they continued their art instruction with Mrs. McAvoy until 2005. Painting became her passion and daily labor of love. During the last three years of her life she produced an astounding body of work coveted by her family and friends. In 2004, a series of Mrs. Callaway's work entitled "Artistic Melodies" was exhibited in the Mary Willis Library in Washington. Each painting was whimsically named for the title of an old song. This exhibit introduced the general public to Mrs. Callaway, the artist, and created a much wider interest in her talent. "Artistic Melodies" will again be on display in the former Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce building on Liberty Street in Washington from October 29 until November 12 to coincide with this year's art show November 5-6. The general public is again invited to enjoy this exhibit as the memory of Helen Groover Callawway is honored and her life is remembered. ~ This article appeared in the Washington, GA newspaper in October 2005
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.
A Call For Volunteers The Callaway Family Association needs some volunteers to help plan future CFA Annual Meetings. The 2007 Annual Meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA, and the 2008 Annual Meeting will be held in Nashville, TN. If there are any of you who live close by these locations and would like to help with the meeting plans, please respond to CFA President, Judy Ostler at jcostler at txcom.net. CFA needs your help to continue the tradition of these wonderful, family oriented gatherings. All volunteers, at whatever level, are greatly appreciated. America's World War II Registry Considering that we here in America will be celebrating our freedom in just a few days, it seems an appropriate time to remind our readers about the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. Do you have a Callaway family member to include in this memorial? The World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home. Symbolic of the defining event of the 20th Century, the memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the American people. The Second World War is the only 20th Century event commemorated on the National Mall’s central axis.
Oaktree Systems, Inc. has
created a database to track and store information to recognize
America's WWII generation. Visitors to the website may search
for the names of Americans who are :
Any US citizen who helped win the war - whether a veteran or someone on the home front is eligible. There are now more than 200 "Callaway" entries at the WWII Memorial web site; 120 Callaways, 70 Calloways, 9 Calaways, and 1 Kellaway. Do you have someone in your "C/K" family who participated in this war? Check to see if they are registered, and if not, consider registering them now. It's very easy; instructions are provided right on the web site. The WWII
Memorial web site link is: http://www.wwiimemorial.com.
U. S. Joseph Callaway Line Sylvia Costin wrote to me asking what we might know about the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After a little searching I found the following information. David Wayne Calloway was born in Elkin, Surry Co., North Carolina on Sep 12, 1935 and died on Jul 8, 1998. In 1995 Wake Forest University (his alma mater) named their business school in his honor. David Wayne
Calloway's line of descent is as follows: Wayne Calloway Dies at 62; Was Chief at Pepsico 10 Years
Flags were flying at half-staff yesterday across the Pepsico empire, where Mr. Calloway spent many years as a Frito-Lay executive, moved up to chief financial officer in 1983 and was named to the top job in 1986. He stepped down in 1996, citing health concerns. Under his direction, Pepsico's restaurant division acquired Kentucky Fried Chicken -- one of three fast-food chains that were spun off as a separate company last fall -- the company became one of the first to distribute stock options to most full-time employees, and its market value increased by $35 billion, a Pepsico spokesman said. Mr. Calloway frequently made magazine lists of the most-admired chief executives, and he received the President's Volunteer Action Award for his efforts to find jobs for former Braniff Airlines workers after Braniff declared bankruptcy. Along with the accolades for Mr. Calloway's professional success, many colleagues and friends yesterday praised his spirit and character. At Pepsico, he insisted on graceful competition, and colleagues said yesterday that he personified it. Mr. Calloway was born on Sept. 12, 1935, in Elkin, N.C., and grew up in Winston-Salem, N.C., where his mother worked in a hosiery mill and his father tended a roadside stand, and most children wound up working in the textile or tobacco industries. But the tall, red-headed Mr. Calloway won a basketball scholarship to Wake Forest University and graduated in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He served in the Army and joined Pepsico's Frito-Lay snack division in 1967. By 1976 he was running Frito-Lay, and the division's operating profits tripled during the seven years he was in that job. Donald R. Keough, the chairman of Allen & Company and a former Coca-Cola Company president who witnessed some of the most heated battles of the cola wars, called Mr. Calloway ''a fierce competitor and really a true and noble gentleman,'' adding, ''It's a rare combination.'' While his office demeanor was low key and, like many chief executives, he was fond of golf, Mr. Calloway also had a passion for motorcycles and owned two Harley-Davidsons -- one black, the other red. Friends and colleagues seldom heard him talk about himself, and even during the final days of his illness, he was more interested in hearing how others were doing in their careers and with their families. Roger A. Enrico, Pepsico's chairman and chief executive, recalled Mr. Calloway yesterday as a man of few words, but intentionally so. ''God gave you two ears and one mouth,'' he said, quoting a sound bite Mr. Calloway offered in a company videotape a few years ago, ''and you ought to use them in the same proportion.'' A typical telephone call from Mr. Calloway might go on for two hours, Mr. Enrico added, with only about five words actually being spoken by Mr. Calloway. One Pepsi executive, summoned to lunch alone with Mr. Calloway one day, spent the entire time struggling to think of ways to break the silence. As the coffee was being served, Mr. Calloway finally spoke, saying, ''Why don't we finish this conversation in my office?'' Mr. Calloway was a director of General Electric, Exxon and Citicorp when he died, in addition to Pepsico. He was also chairman of the board at Wake Forest and an enthusiastic supporter who often interviewed student applicants from the New York area in his office, said the president, Thomas K. Hearn. About five years ago, the university's School of Business and Accountancy was named for Mr. Calloway. ''The thing I always admired about him was his insight into people,'' said John F. Welch Jr., the chairman of G.E., who called Mr. Calloway, who joined the G.E. board in 1991, ''a beautiful man'' who displayed great courage during his long illness. ''He could really read people. People we had known for years and knew little things about, he would glean in two meetings. It was an amazing talent.'' Mr. Calloway is survived by his mother, Lether Smith of Winston-Salem; his wife, Janice, of Greenwich, Conn.; a son, David, of Austin, Tex.; a daughter, Jennifer, of Manhattan; two stepsons, Ross Smythe of Dallas and Boyd Smythe of Boston, and two grandchildren.
Jan Calloway, widow of the late Wayne Calloway ('59), and Calloway School Dean Jack Wilkerson, Jr. unveil a portrait of Mr. Calloway on Sep 23, 1999. The portrait of the school's beloved benefactor and namesake hangs in the Calloway Hall foyer. ~ photo printed in the Spring 1999 newsletter of the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Thank you to
Paul Mathis for sending us information on Red-Headed Callaway
descendants in his family. Paul descends from the Joseph Callaway
line as follows: Donna-- At the Annual Meeting this year, CFA will once again be visiting Roanoke, Virginia. The following story is about some of our famous Callaway Virginians. Do any of you have family stories which involve other Callaway Virginians? We would love to hear about them. Send them to me, and I will publish them in an upcoming newsletter. A Virginia Callaway Ghost Story The Walter C. Callaway House
Walter C. Callaway was nicknamed "Wat". This track of land was inherited by Abner Callaway from his father James Callaway. When Abner went to Missouri about 1830, he sold it to his brother, James Callaway, Jr. The house was built in 1857. Wat's wife was Judith Hale, daughter of John S. Hale who owned the Tobacco Factory where the old Rocky Mount Hotel once stood. This hotel burned several years ago, and an apartment complex is now built on the site. It stands behind the First Federal Savings and Loan built at the corner of College and at the Post Office. John S. Hale married twice - his first wife was Judith Early, sister of Jubal Anderson Early and daughter of Joab Early. Joab was the son of Jubal Early and the grandson of Jeremiah Early. They were married in 1834. Mrs. Hopkins states that Wat Callaway is buried at the front entrance. The rear portion of the house had been destroyed when the Hopkins bought the place. It was said that the rear portion had been haunted - that Mrs. Callaway would look for her silver every night and that, on dark rainy days, Wat Callaway would ride his old grey horse down the driveway. ~ This article on the Walter C. Callaway House was originally published in the 1980 CFA Journal
Editor's Note - Walter C.
Callaway is a son of James Callaway, Jr. and Elizabeth Greer. The 1850 and 1860 Franklin Co., VA census
shows that Walter and Judith had the following children:
Family line
of descent:
Please welcome a new Callaway descendant, Mike
McCollum. He contacted me with information about his Callaway
ancestors and between us we have identified his line of descent.
If anyone recognizes this family line and has information to help
Mike with his research, please contact him. Mike descends from the Joseph Callaway line as follows:
Hi Donna,
Thank you for getting back to me so soon in regard to my
Callaway ancestors. After looking through the pages you
recommended I am virtually certain that this is my line.
Handwritten notes from my Great-grandparents declare that
Robert Callaway and Minerva Dilbey/Dilbay/Dilbe were the
parents of Elizabeth. Elizabeth's date of birth is not
exactly known. It is estimated to have been sometime in the
early 1870s (1870-1872 +/-) but she does always claim Missouri
as her place of birth. My oral family history claims that
Columbus Fleming was first married to Elizabeth's sister
(Susan Callaway). Apparently Susan died suddenly of some
unknown cause early in their marriage and Columbus took the
next best thing, so to speak. This all falls a little too
close for my family line and the database on Joseph Callaway
not to be a match, in my opinion. But I know that hunches
aren't good enough for most historical societies. My cousin
Patricia and I are still working, independently, on gathering
some verifying documents to present to you with hopes of
adding our "forgotten" ancestors to the Callaway list which
they belong. Incidentally Columbus and Elizabeth are found on
the 1910 census for Avoca Twp., Pottawatomie Co., OK and the
1930 census for Konawa, Seminole Co., OK. The most
interesting thing I've found is a LDS page on
www.familysearch.org for 1880 US census household record
showing Columbus Fleming [age 22] and his (then) wife Susan
Fleming [age 18] with a Lizzie Calaway [age 7] showing her
relation to the married couple listed as "other". This is a
census record for Randol, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. [Family
History Library Film: 1254678, NA Film Number: T9-0678, Page
Number: 207B] This seems to corroborate my family's oral
history. Susan and Elizabeth are thought to have been about
10 years apart and this matches. They were both thought to
have been born in Missouri and this matches. Columbus's age
matches as does his birthplace. Therefore these seem to be
the same people we are discussing. I'm not sure how the
Callaway Association regards LDS information but it is
provocative nonetheless. Please let me know what you think
about all of this and what, if any, advice you may have for me
as to how I should proceed and what exactly you would need to
accept my family connection as fact. I sincerely thank you
for your time and effort.
Cordially,
Mike McCollum
excelsior211 at msn.com~ from the Missouri Republican, St. Louis, MO, September 27, 1827, pg. 3, col. 1 Alexandria, MO, Sep 14th 1827 Mr. Charless: I send you for publication, the following account of a most melancholy occurrence, which may probably serve as a caution to persons who are in the habit of shooting near plantations, and towards the dwelling houses of their neighbors. A young man from this neighborhood, by the name of William Callaway, who had been to the Mines on Fever River, was accidently killed on Friday last, at a Mr. Patterson's on Ramsay's Creek, Pike county. He arrived at Mr. Patterson's on the Wednesday evening previous to the accident, and on Friday morning when about to take his leave of the family to return to his friends in this neighborhood, and while in the act of shaking hands with his niece at the door of the house, he was shot by a man who discharged his rifle at a turkey on the opposite side of the cornfield near the house. From the place where the man fired, the house was in the direction of his aim, but concluded he should do no harm by shooting, on account of the distance between himself and the house, which was afterwards found to be 936 yards. The ball shirted the turkey, and in its conjecture passed through only air of corn, one corn stalk and several leaves, (which was plainly discovered by some persons who examined the ground) before it reached our unfortunate young man; it entered his forehead, and he lived only four hours from the time he was shot. Editor's Note - William Callaway's line of
descent is as follows: U. S. Peter Callaway Line
I would like
to thank
Kay Thomason for sending us the following information about
Margaret Mavine Calaway. The family line of descent is as follows:
Donna:
The last surviving child
of Thomas Pinkey and Florence Gatling Calaway died recently.
Margaret Mavine Calaway Hammong was born 20 Mar 1912 and died
15 May 2006. She was buried in Salem Cemetery, Ouachita Co,
Arkansas. Her paternal ancestors were, Wyatt Tolbert Calaway,
Martin Kinney Calaway and Ebenezer Calaway.
Kay Thomason
moon2kt at yahoo.com
I would
like to thank Peggy Carey for sending us some further
information regarding Primitive Baptist Callaways. Could this
Samuel, mentioned below, be from the following line?
Donna,
Peggy
I would
like to thank Gail Mosuch for her generous offer to share
information she has obtained on one of her Callaway ancestors.
Her line of descent is as follows: Donna: FYI- I have obtained a copy of Jesse’s compiled service record (Civil War) from the national archives—It is incomplete in that it only covers the year 1862-I guess the rest is missing or misfiled-but it is documented proof of his civil war service. If any one would like a copy of this, I will be glad to share. I have obtained everything I need to document my Callaway line except for proof that William was the son of William—his will only mentions two of his sons, Matthew and Moses, however I am still looking.
Gail
I would like to thank Sam Geer for this nice invitation.
Be sure to contact Sam if you would like to have your
family branch included in his book.
Hi Donna:
I am nearing completion of a family history on the
ancestors and descendants of all individuals buried in the
Callaway Family Cemetery at Rayle, Wilkes Co., Georgia.
The book, entitled Callaway's of Western
Wilkes County, Georgia, will include
tombstone photos, along with details of each family
group and allied family information. [See
"Callaway Family Cemetery Wilkes County, Georgia Tombstone
Transcription" in The Callaway Family Association CFANet
e-Newsletter
February 2006, Vol. VII, No. 2] for ancestor
individuals included in the book.
In an effort to carry these lines into present generations
I wanted invite any descendants of these individuals
to participate in this project by sharing biographical
information on their respective family groups.
Interested cousins can contact me at: geergenealogy at
aol.com.
Many thanks,
Samuel Geer,
Dallas, Texas
Other C/K Lines The
following obituary was posted on the RootsWeb Callaway message
board. Carl J. Callaway descends from a
"Mystery Callaway"
line whose ancestors left Kentucky, moved to Utah and joined the
Mormon movement. You can read more about this family on the CFA
Blog at: The line
of descent is as follows: Can anyone identify this family line?
Callaway, Carl J. I would like to welcome new CFA Member, James E. Calloway, Jr. from Knoxville, TN. He graciously submitted information about his Calloway ancestors.
Hello Donna
Morgan.......Glad to hear from you. I have already sent in my
application and fee to join the CFA. MY grandfather's name was
James Roy Calloway of Knoxville, Tn. He had three brothers,
George Calloway of Denver Colo., Ernest Calloway of Tulsa OK.
Lawrence R. Calloway of Knoxville, Tn. Their father's name was
J. F. Calloway of Knoxville Tn. Their mother's name was Margaret
Cobb Calloway. I have been told these Calloways came from North
Carolina . Any help getting started will be appreciated. Thanks, Editor's Note - In searching the census records, I found the following information on this family line. James F. Callaway is a "Mystery Callaway". Can anyone help to identify this family line? Descendants of James F. Calloway Generation No. 1 1. JAMES F. CALLOWAY was born Abt. 1835 in NC. He married MARGARET P. OR R. COBB in TN. She was born Abt. 1849 in TN, and died Bet. 1901 - 1909 in Knox Co., TN.Notes for JAMES F. CALLOWAY: Notes for MARGARET P. OR R. COBB: Children of JAMES CALLOWAY and MARGARET COBB are: 2. i. GEORGE M. CALLOWAY, b. Aug 1884, Knox Co., TN. 3. ii. JAMES ROY CALLOWAY, b. May 1885, Knox Co., TN. 4. iii. ERNEST C. CALLOWAY, b. Oct 1887, Knox Co., TN. 5. iv. LAWRENCE R. CALLOWAY, b. Aug 1891, Knox Co., TN. Generation No. 2 2. GEORGE M. CALLOWAY (JAMES F.) was born Aug 1884 in Knox Co., TN. He married AGNES UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1892 in CO.Notes for GEORGE M. CALLOWAY: Child of GEORGE CALLOWAY and AGNES UNKNOWN is: i. IRENE A. CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1914, CO. 3. JAMES ROY CALLOWAY (JAMES F.) was born May 1885 in Knox Co., TN. He married FLOSSIE L. UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1897 in TN. Notes for JAMES ROY CALLOWAY: Children of JAMES CALLOWAY and FLOSSIE UNKNOWN are: i. MARJORIE M. CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1915, Knox Co., TN. ii. GEORGIA R. CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1917, Knox Co., TN. iii. MARGARET CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1921, Knox Co., TN. iv. FLOSSIE B. CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1923, Knox Co., TN. v. GLADYS CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1925, Knox Co., TN. vi. JAMES ELVIN CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1928, Knox Co., TN. 4. ERNEST C. CALLOWAY (JAMES F.) was born Oct 1887 in Knox Co., TN. He married INA I. UNKNOWN Abt. 1917. She was born Abt. 1887 in IN. Notes for ERNEST C. CALLOWAY: Child of ERNEST CALLOWAY and INA UNKNOWN is: i. JAMES M. CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1927, IN. 5. LAWRENCE R. CALLOWAY (JAMES F.) was born Aug 1891 in Knox Co., TN. He married BEATRICE P. UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1902 in TN. Notes for LAWRENCE R. CALLOWAY: Children of LAWRENCE CALLOWAY and BEATRICE UNKNOWN are: i. VIRGIL CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1921, TN. ii. SYLVIA CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1924, TN. iii. JOE CALLOWAY, b. Abt. 1927, TN.
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 # 359 I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the ancestry of William J. Callaway of Henry Co, GA. I see in the CFA Blog that Augustus Homer Callaway was married in McDonough in Henry County. He has been such a brick wall for me! He was born March 8, 1818 in Georgia. He lived in Henry Co., where he married Permelia Fields. He died from pneumonia at Andersonville Prison, where he was a guard. I understand that the function of the Association may not be to answer questions, and if no one can answer this question I understand. I just thought it was worth giving it a shot. Thanks to anyone who can.
Query # 360 I have two questions: 1) Who were the children of Flanders Callaway (d. 1823 Carroll MO) and Jemima Boone (dtr of Daniel), and who were their children (that is the grandchildren of Flanders and Jemima)and great grandchildren? My GG Grandfather was David Callaway b. around 1825 sw of Memphis MO. I believe he is a great grandchild of Flanders and Jemima. I would like to clarify this part of my ancestry. 2) Does anyone know of Indian blood in our family?
Query
# 361
When I took pictures of the
grave of Joseph Pitt Callaway in Temple, Texas there was a grave
marker Freddie Lee Callaway 1894-1895 next to it. I do not have
any information on this child. Do you and any other CFA members
know who he is?
Visit The Callaway Family Association web site. It has much to offer. Would you like to . . .
The CFA Annual Meeting - Mark Your Calendars
- The 31st Callaway Family Association Annual Meeting will be held October 12-15, 2006 in Roanoke, Virginia. Read about details of the meeting on our web site here: http://www.callawayfamily.org/annualmeetings.htm You can read all about Roanoke at: http://www.visitroanokeva.com
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Until next time, * ~ From the preface of The "Visitations of the County of Somerset in the years 1531 et seq" by Frederic William Weaver M.A. Oxon. (1885), translated from the Latin. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Copyright © 2006 Callaway Family Association
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The second annual
Washington Connections Premier Art Show and Sale will be held
November 5-6 on The Square in historic Downtown Washington, GA.
This year it is dedicated to the memory of Helen Groover Callaway.
Current News
Wayne Calloway, the former chairman and chief executive of Pepsico
who combined a quiet, introspective leadership style with an
intensely competitive business strategy, died on Wednesday at the
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. He was 62 and
had been battling prostate cancer since 1992. 
Mrs. A. H.
Hopkins owned this house and graciously entertained the members of
the Callaway Family Association during their Annual Meeting and
tour of Franklin Co., VA in the fall of 1979.
