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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume IX No. 7
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner Three CFA Members; Bill Piper and Brian Kelway Willoughby living in the UK and Warwick Kellaway of New Zealand have gathered much information about the 1727 tragedy of the Luxborough Galley. On the south coast, Dorset is one of the nicest of the small counties in England. The Villages have many old Cottages, Churches and Inns, including the Ship Inn. The joint villages of Upwey and Broadwey are today between the towns of Dorchester and Weymouth.Our Callaway/Kellaway family has lived in Dorset from the mid 1200s at least, and we have numerous records of them from that period. They were perhaps only in this southern area from the 1500s, but were quite numerous there in the 1700/1800s. The senior Kellaway family had lived further north at Piddlehinton a little earlier, and the Upwey family was closely related. It is now thought that many of the early ships to America were from Dorset, and we are seeking the forebears of Peter Callaway in the vicinity of Dorchester. The spelling in Dorset became almost completely Kellaway. We are indebted to CFA members Brian Kelway Willoughby and Bill Kellaway Piper, for the following tale of the sea. For the original transcription of the story, and some recently discovered "press releases" of the time. Some of the latter were delightfully inaccurate. Warwick Kellaway 
jwk at slingshot.co.nz
THE LUXBOROUGH GALLEY The maritime history of our family goes back to 1300 at least, most relating to trade, with Europe and later the Americas. There have been some interesting stories during that time, some of which can horrify. Among them, is that of the Luxborough Galley. Slavery today in any form fills us with horror and disgust, but 250-300 years ago it was accepted as a way of life, for some. The Luxborough Galley was a fine new, relatively large and fast ship. While trading officially to Spanish America, and the British West Indies, on the second leg of the long voyage she also carried slaves for the South Seas Company, one of two prominent English trading companies in the 18th century. The other, the East India Company survived longer, became powerful, with heavily armed ships for the even longer voyages to the east, and eventually formed the Indian Navy. Kellaway family members served with both companies. The Luxborough, of 340 tons and 26 guns, was set up as a cargo vessel and slaver. Commanded by William Kellaway of Upwey, she sailed from the Downs for Guinea in West Africa on 21 October 1725. The first leg of a regular triangular trade route. The ship seems to have gone further south to Cabinda, and remained for some time. During this time there was an incident where William and other Captains were attacked as a result of an affront to the African King by a white man. The cargo of Indian cottons and other goods was however exchanged for 600 slaves. The number indicating the Luxborough was a comparatively large ship. (Slaving in Africa was common among African tribes. Encouraged initially by the Portuguese before 1500, the South Seas Company, or Assiento, under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, had sole rights to supply the Spanish Colonies with slaves, at 33 piastres a head, paid to the Spanish Government. Much of the “trade” in Africa was handled by Arab Slavetraders, hence perhaps the use of piastres as currency.) Crossing the Atlantic on the second leg, the middle passage, 8 crew and 203 Africans died of smallpox, in a second, particularly nasty, portent of future events. The surviving Africans were delivered to Jamaica in October 1726, a year after the ship had left England. Due to some political difficulties with Spain, the ship was now to be taken up in the Service of King George, equipped with 34 guns and 80 men. However when the English Admiral arrived, the men and cargo were taken off. After surviving a severe hurricane at Jamaica, which destroyed many of the ships there, the Luxborough was eventually loaded with 90 hogsheads of sugar, 1000 gallons of rum, and 80 tons of other goods. Following further repairs, she sailed on the final leg home on 23 May 1727. As some small good fortune, the ship's yawl, which had been driven inland in the hurricane, had been brought back by the crew, and repaired. Sailing three days after the Fleet, the Luxborough caught them the next day. She sailed on, even leaving a man-o-war, the Winchelsea, behind. Off the coast of Newfoundland however, on 25 June 1727, it seems “two black boys”, who were sent below for rum, spilled some. They checked the spill with candles, the fire ignited the rum, the ship was quickly engulfed, was burnt out, and sank. Of 39 crew, the overloaded, unprovisioned, ship's yawl was got away with 23 survivors. By the fifth day, the weather was stormy, there was no shelter or provisions, only three oars. To lighten the load, it was proposed to throw the two boy culprits overboard. Not surprisingly, the boys objected, and it was agreed to cast lots instead. However before anything further happened, one of the boys and another man died, presumably mainly of exposure. With no water or food, over the next nine days, others died. The blood and some flesh of those who died, was of necessity consumed. After two weeks of suffering, the surviving 7 men were rescued by fishermen and taken to St Lawrences Harbour, Newfoundland. Where Captain Kellaway died next day. The story aroused a lot of interest at the time, and there was a series of six paintings produced by John Cleveley the elder (held today at the National Maritime Museum). Later the son of William Boys, the surviving second mate, wrote the story. There had been three Kellaways on board, the commander William, chief mate Ralph, and the ships boy, Robert. Ralph could not get away from the ship and died in the fire, William himself died the day after reaching shore. Young Robert survived, later joined the East India Company, becoming mate of the ship Essex, and was to die on the trade route to India. From their wills, William and Ralph Kellaway were brothers, and Robert a nephew. They were members of the Dorset family who lived at Upwey and Broadwey in the 17-1800s. Probably a branch of the Piddlehinton family, and the earlier Forston/Charminster family, Ralph, and William were the sons of Henry Kellaway sen. of Broadwey, but apparently left no descendants. It is not clear about Robert, but he may have been the son of Henry jun. From the Upwey and Broadwey Parish Registers, in 1733, William’s brother, brewer Henry Kellaway jun, had a Negro servant, George Pugarron christened. Aged 18, George would have been about the same age as the two black boys, and had presumably been “acquired” a year or so earlier. There would have been two Henry Kellaways there at the time. When the Luxborough was at Kingston, on 28 March 1727, Captain Henry Kellaway of the ship Lucy was reported as arriving at Lisbon from Leghorn. Lisbon/Portugal is famous for the Port Wine produced there by English families. Was this the father or son Henry, the brewer Henry? Was this another voyage to the Indies, or perhaps closer to home, to get wine? Also from Upwey/Broadwey, clothier Henry Kellaway had been adjudged bankrupt in 1726, before the Luxborough had left Jamaica. Brewer Henry Kellaway, was adjudged bankrupt in 1740, and had to sell his Broadwey Brewhouse the following year. Presumably Henry Jun. Henry sen died in 1743. He was “Buried in Woollen”, but not necessarily meaning a clothier, as it was the custom at the time. The old Ship Inn at Upwey is thought to have belonged to the family, who retained an interest in the liquor trade into the 1800s. As Church Wardens they supplied wine to the Church at Broadwey. Brewer William Henry Farwell Kellaway the grandson of Henry jun, later moved to Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset. There was also a “Farmer” William Kellaway living at Upwey in 1736. The “Farmer” title presumably being used to differentiate him from “Commander” William. It is now evident he was a cousin of the other William, and not the William, who was the brother of Thomas Kellaway jun. of Bexington nearby, who was buried at Portesham in 1776. All of whom however appear related. It is not known when this branch of the family became interested in the sea, but later members were also mariners. Christopher Farwell Kellaway was at least a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, while his grandson James Kellaway, the presumed son of John Bryant, became Captain of a third rate ship, the Bombay, in the East India Company. (“Third rate” RN ships could carry 80 guns, and have a crew of hundreds.) The family seems to have had interests in several fields. Apart from the horror of the slave trade, and the subsequent ship burning and cannibalism, it is interesting that the Luxborough seamen even considered the lives of the two boys. Possibly it was because not all Africans were considered of the lowest social level. And they were only boys. Africans had lived in England for many years, and their lives were not those of the slaves in the plantations. It was of course also fairly common to transport English “miscreants” to plantations in America and the Indies. Including some of our own kin to Barbados after the 1685 Monmouth Uprising. Englishmen at that time however would not have known much of the slave trade first hand, unless they had been to the colonies, and this was the middle leg of the trading voyage. But by 1800 new humanitarian attitudes stopped the sea trade, and forced the abolition of the slave trade in Britain and her colonies. What happened to George Pugarron?
Warwick Kellaway
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.
In Memory I would like to thank CFA Member, Sallie Nelson for sending us the following obituary. Our condolences go to the family.
ROWENA MAUDE WALLACE
CALLAWAY----
CAMDEN - Services for
Rowena Maude Wallace Calloway, 89, Warren, will be held at
11 a.m. Friday at Camden First Baptist Church.
She died at 10:30
a.m. Monday, June 9, 2008, in Heritage Pointe in Warren.
Born Oct 23, 1918,
in Carroll County, she was the daughter of Jesse and Ida
Maude Fox Wallace. She was married Oct 15, 1949, in Baptist
Church in Logansport, to ANDREW LEE CALLAWAY, who survives.
A 1936 graduate of
Camden High School, Rowena was employed for more than 40
years as a bookkeeper for more than 40 years as a bookkeeper
for Allison, Steinhart and Zook in Camden. She also worked
for the Camden newspaper for two years after completing high
school.
She was a 77-year
member of Camden First Baptist Church, where she served as
church treasurer for many years and held other church
offices. She was a charter member of Aim Hi Home Economic
Club, a life-time member of Dorcas Missionary Society at
First Baptist Church and was a member of the American
Legion Auxiliary Post 413 in Camden.
Rowena was a devoted
wife, beloved mother and grandmother and a devout Christian.
Also surviving are
one daughter, Phyllis Davis and husband, John, Fort Wayne;
and two grandsons, Kent and Jennifer Davis, Philadelphia,
PA, and Chris Davis, Greenburg.
Pastor Paul
Marcellino will officiate. Burial will be in Camden
Cemetery, Camden.
Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cree Funeral Home and one hour
before services Friday at the church.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Camden First Baptist Church
~ Pharos Tribune, Logansport, Indiana Callaway Buried Treasure
I recently received this email telling of a remarkable
discovery. I would like to thank Peter L. McDermott,
M.D., Ph.D. for sharing it with us.
Dear Donna, Editor's Note - I wrote back to Peter with the following information:
Hello Peter, If Walls Could Talk - A Surprise Result For any of you who watched the TV show featuring the home of Seaborn Callaway, you realized that it was not the Seaborn Callaway that we were expecting. By the way folks, does anyone know where the name Seaborn came from? It shows up so many times in our Georgia Callaways.
The TV show
tells us;
From the census records it appears that in 1930 the plantation was considered to be in Oglethorpe Co., GA. It is amazing to see the restoration by the present owners of the 5000 sq. ft. plantation house. It looks again like it must have looked during the Civil War.
William Seaborn
Callaway's line of descent is as follows:
The Good
Old Days Weren't Always So Good!
Thank you to CFA Member, Fred Lucas for reminding us that we really don't have it so bad now-a-days. Just look back five hundred years, and see what was considered common. Dear Donna,
The following
article "Life in the 1500s Interesting Sayings is
reprinted from the 2008 Spring Issue of the Ohio
Retired Teachers Association . It was submitted by
Hugh Coffman.
Several years ago, I was visiting friends in St.
Brieuc France. We went to a small church about
15 miles outside of town. There was a bone box
in the grave yard. As the yard filled up, the
graves were excavated and a new group was
interred. Several centuries from now, the
graveyards in the United States will be full.
Sincerely,
Fred Lucas
freddlucas at earthlink.netLife in the 1500s
The next time
that you are washing your hands and complain because
the water temperature isn't just how you like it,
think about how things used to be. Here are some
facts about the 1500s.
Most people got
married in June because they took their yearly bath
in May and still smelled pretty good. However to be
safe, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide
the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a
bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted
of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the
house had the privilege of the nice clean water,
then all the other sons and men, then the women and
children. Lastly babies. By then the water was so
dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence
the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath
water."
Houses had
thatched roofs-thick straw piled high with no wood
underneath. It was the only place for the animals to
get warm so all the cats, and other small animals
(mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained
hard, it became slippery and sometimes the animals
would fall off the roof. Hence the saying" Its
raining cats and dogs".
There was
nothing to stop things from falling into the house.
This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs
and other droppings could mess up your nice clean
bed. Hence a bed with big posts and a sheet hung
over the top afforded some protection. That's how
the canopy beds came into existence. .
The floor was
dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than
dirt. Hence the saying " dirt poor." The wealthy had
slate floors that would get slippery when wet so
they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep
their footing. As the winter wore on, they added
more thresh until, when you opened the door it would
all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was
placed in the entrance way. Hence the term thresh
hold.
In those old
days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle
that always hung over the fire. Every day, they lit
the fire and added things to the pot. They ate
mostly vegetables: not much meat. They would eat
stew for dinner. , leaving leftovers in the pot to
get cold overnight and then start over the next
day. At times the stew had food in it that been
there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, " Peas
porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in
the pot, nine days old."
Sometimes they
could obtain pork which was quite special. When
visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon
to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man
could " bring home the bacon".
They would cut
off a little to share with guests and would all sit
around and "chew the fat."
Those with money
had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid
content caused some of lead to leach onto the food,
causing lead poisoning death. This happened so often
with tomatoes that for the next 400 years or so ,
tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was
divided according to status. Workers got the burnt
bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle and
guests got the top or "upper crust"
Lead cups were
used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would
sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of
days. Someone walking along the road would take them
for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid
out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and
the family would gather around to eat and drink and
wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom
of holding a "wake".
England is old
and small and the local folks started running out of
places to bury people. So, they would dig up coffins
and would take the bones to a bone house and reuse
the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25
coffins were found to have scratch marks on the
inside and they realized that they had been burying
people alive. So they began tying a string to the
wrist of the corpse , lead it through the coffin and
up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone
would have to sit out in the graveyard all night
(the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell. thus
someone could be " saved by the bell" or was
considered a " dead ringer."
And that's the
truth. Now, whoever said that history was
boring.
U. S. Joseph Callaway Line I would like to thank Richard Montgomery for
sharing his Callaway ancestry with us. He also has shared some
wonderful photos. Richard descends from the Joseph Callaway line
through Col. John Callaway of the Highlands in Henry Co., KY.
Richard Montgomery
rmonty at texas.netU. S. Peter Callaway Line Please welcome new CFA Member, Tamara Carroll. She is an artist and lives in Cottonwood, AZ. You can visit her web site at: http://www.tamaracarrollpainter.com. Tamara's mother, Sibyl Callaway Carroll sadly passed away just a few months ago. In 1994 she wrote a biography of her family, entitled, Lela and Joe. I have read it, and it is a remarkable description of the people and the times in which they lived. It is a story of her Callaway family on the Texas Plains from the 1840s. It has family and lifestyle details that you rarely find in books about family, and lots of genealogy information too. It is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Tamara has graciously
given permission for me to publish an excerpt from the book and
the pictures below.
Thanks to Tamara we now have new information to add to our
master Peter Callaway family file. Tamara's line of descent is
as follows:
~ The following excerpt from Lela and Joe, pp. 10-12. To pass time, the girls went shopping in the general store. "Mother, the frontier isn't so bad," Letha reported to Dinah afterward. "They have quite a nice selection of clothing. Not the latest from Paris, of course, but good looking. The store owner says he's expecting a shipment of new things any day." But her mother wasn't interested. Dinah became very concerned about the safety of their money. Grandfather Daniel Boone and a traveling companion were robbed of a great deal of money in an inn - drugged at supper and robbed as they slept. Women alone were easy prey for thieves. The strain was wearing them away. Finally, one morning in mid-July Dinah suddenly announced that they were going back east. "If your father were coming back to us he would certainly have been here by now. If he's injured, he would have sent us word. If he is dead and someone found his body, they would have sent word to the family back home. If he found the money and someone robbed him and killed him we may never know. Whatever the answer, there's nothing to keep us here any longer." So they began packing their small traveling trunks. "If we don't go on to San Diego, what will happen to our things when they arrive there?" Penny wanted to know. "I don't know. All I know now is that we must get away from this God-forsaken wilderness!" Letha started to say that God is everywhere, there is no place he has forsaken, but she didn't say it. "But what will become of us when we get back East?" Letha wanted to know. "Well, for one thing, you girls'll have a much wider choice of husband material." There was a wide-eyed silence while this sank in. "Why is it that all my daughters are always having the same reaction to everything that happens these days?" Dinah smiled. It was the first time she had been amused since Jesse had been gone. "You should see yourselves, it's really funny!" As they resumed packing she said, "If you're worrying about money, don't. I have enough from the sale of the mill to keep us - all of us - for the rest of our lives if we don't waste it. And, believe me, we shan't waste a cent!" Through the open window came the sound of approaching travelers, not the usual noises of single riders, nor stage coaches, nor wagon trains. This was the sound of slow, ponderous animals and heavy-loaded carts. Mattie and Penny went to the window to see into the street below. "Would you look at this! It's a freight train with oxen! And three of the biggest carts you ever saw!" "They look like little houses, all closed in!" Letha joined her sisters at the window, but Dinah continued packing. Penny said, "The oxen are interesting all right, but look at that beautiful horse!" "Horse, nothing! Look at the rider! How well he sits that horse!" Mattie shrieked, "It's E.J.!" And she streaked out of the room and down the stairs with the younger sisters right behind her. Dinah called after them, raising her voice to catch the speeding girls. "My dears, ladies do not shriek that way. Girls! Control yourselves! And stop running!" Letha was following her sisters, but she stopped at the head of the stairs. Then she turned and went back into the sitting room. She would greet their kinsman in a more seemly manner. Editor's Note - The E. J. mentioned above in the book is Enoch Job Callaway. He marries Letha Ann Hays and the story of their Callaway family and descendants begins.
Please
welcome new newsletter subscriber, Rob Holt. He has graciously
sent us information about his Calloway ancestry and some
pictures of his great grandmother, Trulicia Jane Calloway and
her sister Mary Judith Frances Calloway. This Calloway line of descent is as follows:
Hello, Other C/K Lines I
would like to thank Peggy Carey for sending me this link to the
new Illinois Ancestors Tombstone Project. I found 2 Callaway
men, both were US military veterans. Can anyone identify them?
They are "Mystery Callaways".
The link to the site is:
Thanks to
Mary Giera for identifying Robert Lloyd Callaway. He descends
from the Peter Callaway line as follows:
Editor's
Note - Thanks to Mary Giera for identifying Donald E. Callaway.
He descends from the Peter Callaway line as follows: I would like to thank Scott Frasier of Conyers, GA for sharing Callaway family information with us. Scott descends from the Peter Callaway line through Annie Laurie Callaway.
The following
individuals are buried in the Lithonia City Cemetery, DeKalb
County, GA. I was there just yesterday looking for
information for another person and found these stones.
Buried all in the same family plot: One stone: Alonzo M. Callaway b: June 27, 1846 d: December 21, 1913 Sarah (A). White b: May 13, 1848 d: December 9, 1919 Separate stones: Lon O. Callaway b: May 18, 1875 d: December 8, 1896 William E. Callaway b: March 8, 1868 d: February 10, 1888 "Son of A.M. & S.A. Callaway" * If looking for genealogical information on Lithonia I would advise individuals not to go to the Dekalb County Library, or the Lithonia City Library - both of these libraries have no genealogical sources, and very little information on Lithonia in it's earlier years and nothing pertaining to the surrounding cemeteries. A Callaway Descendant Scott Fraser (descendant of Hollis Clarence Fraser, Annie Laurie Callaway, Richard Eugene, Madison Jasper, John Newton, Jehu, Levin, John Jr., John, Peter)
sofraser at aol.comEditor's Note - These Callaways, buried in the Lithonia City Cemetery, De Kalb Co., GA, are descendants of John C. Callaway and Jane Pyle. Additional information on this family line was published in the Jun 2006 CFA Newsletter. They are a "Mystery Callaway" family line. Can anyone identify them and tell us more about them? I would like to thank Peggy Carey for sharing with us some early Christian Co., IL marriage records. The interesting thing about these records is that they represent two entirely different Callaway family lines. The first two marriage records are from a "Mystery Callaway" family line that originated in England and immigrated to the US (probably New York) in 1851 by way of Canada (probably Ontario). These two brothers, James Clarence and William R. Callaway settled in Christian Co., IL, one a farmer, the other a grocer. This family line was published in the Dec 2007 newsletter.
The last marriage record is from a different
"Mystery Callaway"
family line, John H. Callaway who was born about 1802 in VA
and also lived in Christian Co., IL. Does anyone recognize
either one of these families?
CALLOWAY, JAMES to
COUNCIL, AMELIA 1866-03-01 (00A/0222 00001716)
CHRISTIAN
CALLAWAY, WILLIAM
T to POFF, FANNIE 1890-11-19 (00C/0070 00007327)
CHRISTIAN
CALLAWAY, ARCHILLES R to WEEKS, MARY V F 1872-10-06 (00B/0060 00003104) CHRISTIAN
Hope this will help
fill in some blanks.
Peggy
genbug at infostations.comDescendants of John H. Callaway Generation No. 1 1. JOHN H.1 CALLAWAY was born Abt. 1802 in VA. He married ELIZABETH G. UNKNOWN. She was born Bet. 1814 - 1816 in VA. Notes for JOHN H. CALLAWAY:
Could this
John H. Callaway be the son of Achilles Callaway and
Elizabeth Hudson from the Joseph Callaway line as follows? Children of J OHN CALLAWAY and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN are:i. MARTHA E.2 CALLAWAY, b. Abt.
1837, VA. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM THOMAS2 CALLAWAY (JOHN H.1) was born Jul 1840 in Christian Co., KY. He married MARY UNKNOWN. She was born Jul 1841 in OH, and died Bet. 1901 - 1909 in KS.Notes for WILLIAM THOMAS CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1870 Greenwood, Christian Co., IL census. His brother George is living with them. They are listed on the 1880 Rosemond, Christian Co., IL census. They are listed on the 1900 Mingona, Barber Co., KS census. He is listed as a widower on the 1910 Douglass, Butler Co., KS census. His son Lewis also a widower is living with him. Children of W ILLIAM CALLAWAY and MARY UNKNOWN are:6. i. WILLIAM E.3 CALLAWAY, b. Jul
1863, Christian Co., IL. 3. ACHILLES ROBERT2 CALLAWAY (JOHN H.1) was born Jul 1842 in Christian Co., KY. He married MARY V. F. WEEKS 06 Oct 1872 in Christian Co., IL. She was born Mar 1854 in IL, and died Bet. 1901 - 1909 in KS. Notes for ACHILLES ROBERT CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1880 Johnson, Christian Co., IL census. They are listed on the 1900 Columbus, Cherokee Co., KS census. Achilles is living with his son James on the 1910 census. Marriage Notes for ACHILLES CALLAWAY and MARY WEEKS: Marriage information submitted to CFA by Peggy Carey 6/2008 Children of A CHILLES CALLAWAY and MARY WEEKS are:i. EVA3 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1874,
Christian Co., IL. 4. GEORGE A.2 CALLAWAY (JOHN H.1) was born Mar 1844 in Christian Co., KY. He married MARY J. UNKNOWN. She was born Oct 1848 in OH. Notes for GEORGE A. CALLAWAY: He is living with his brother William on the 1870 Christian Co., IL census. They are listed on the 1880 Taylorville, Christian Co., IL census. They are listed on the 1900 Taylorville, Christian Co., IL census. Samuel Poland age 48 is living with them. Probably Mary's brother. More About GEORGE A. CALLAWAY: Occupation: Teamster Children of G EORGE CALLAWAY and MARY UNKNOWN are:i. DAVID L.3 CALLAWAY, b. Abt.
1870, Christian Co., IL. 5. JOHN L.2 CALLAWAY (JOHN H.1) was born Mar 1854 in Christian Co., KY. He married FRANCES UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1858 in IL, and died Bet. 1881 - 1899. Notes for JOHN L. CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1880 Johnson, Christian Co., IL census. He is listed as a widower on the 1900 Ft. Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., KS census. He is in the US Military Reservation Penitentiary. Child of J OHN CALLAWAY and FRANCES UNKNOWN is:i. SARAH3 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1878, Christian Co., IL. Generation No. 3 6. WILLIAM E.3 CALLAWAY (WILLIAM THOMAS2, JOHN H.1) was born Jul 1863 in Christian Co., IL. He married MARY J. "NETTIE" UNKNOWN Abt. 1887. She was born Sep 1870 in PA.Notes for WILLIAM E. CALLAWAY: They are listed on the 1900, 1910 Mingona, Barber Co., KS census. Child of W ILLIAM CALLAWAY and MARY UNKNOWN is:i. EDWARD OR EDWIN B.4 CALLAWAY, b. Dec 1891, KS. 7. JOSEPH C.3 CALLAWAY (WILLIAM THOMAS2, JOHN H.1) was born Jul 1869 in Christian Co., IL. He married LILLIE A. UNKNOWN Abt. 1898. She was born Abt. 1871 in IA. Notes for JOSEPH C. CALLAWAY: He is listed living with his parents on the 1900 Mingona, Barber Co., KS census. They are listed on the 1910 Beaver, Cowley Co., KS census. More About JOSEPH C. CALLAWAY: Occupation: Blacksmith Child of J OSEPH CALLAWAY and LILLIE UNKNOWN is:i. EUGENE F.4 CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1908, OK. Everyone please welcome back Tom and Betty Adcock who live in Virginia. They were Charter Members of CFA, and have rejoined after several years absence. We are glad to have them back. Betty descends from one of our "Mystery Callaway" families; John W. Callaway of Greenville, SC. They graciously sent us photos of their beautiful granddaughter, Ellie, and some additional information on Betty's Callaways.
As you know, we joined the CFA first in 1975,
and then after years of inactivity, rejoined recently. My
wife's mother was born Wanda Marie Callaway of Howe, TX. Her
father was Walter A. Callaway who was born in SC on
8-21-1887 and died in Sherman, TX, on 7-24-1950. Walter's
father was John W. Callaway of SC who was born in 1859,
married Francis Ida Barton in Tigerville, SC, on 12-25-1884
and died on 12-1-1934.
With help from Pat Schnurr and D'Ann Green, we know that John A. Callaway lived in Greenville, SC, was born about 1826, married Susan E. Robertson on February 2, 1858, and died in August 1860 from typhoid fever. His wife Susan was born in 1835, married for a second time between 1860 & 1868 to a Greenville man named S. T. Pittman, who was five years her junior. Her father was William Robertson who was born in 1806. John Witten Callaway was the son of John A. Callaway and Susan E. Robertson Callaway. John W. was born on November 11, 1859 in Greenville and died on December 1, 1934, in Howe Texas. He was married to Francis Ida Barton in Tigerville, SC, on December 25, 1884. She was born on May 19, 1866, and died in 1939. They had nine children the second of which was Walter Alexander Callaway, Betty & Chuck's grandfather, who was born in SC on August 21, 1887, and who died in Sherman, TX, on July 24, 1950. We don't yet know who John A. Callaway's father and mother were. Pat tells us that she feels certain that he comes from the Joseph, Thomas line - as they were in SC as early as 1790. See May & June photos below of grandbaby Ellie. Note how Ellie has my mother's dimple on the right side of her face. Our daughter Wendy (Wanda) looked cute and bald like Ellie when she was this age too. Ellie was born on the day after Christmas 2007 in Berkeley, CA.
Tom & Betty Adcock
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Query # 491
I was given this
picture by my only remaining Uncle on my Fathers side. My
Uncle Lloyd Calaway doesn't know the names of the couple in
the picture. He says they are his grandparents. I'm hoping
someone may recognize the photo. I don't know when or where
the picture was taken, I think possibly in Northwest Texas.
I would appreciate any info I can get.
My Father was Louis
Suter Calaway - born in El Paso Texas. Jan. 12, 1910
My Grand Father was
Allah Rabe Calaway - born in Texas, Oct. 25 1881
Thank you for any info.
Voyne R. Calaway
Editor's Note - I wrote back to Voyne with some census information showing that the man in the picture is his great grandfather, James D. Calaway with his wife Viola C. Calaway. James was born Mar 1840 in Alabama. The 1900 Mills Co., TX census shows he had a son Allah Rabe Calaway. The 1910 Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., TX census shows Allah Rabe Calaway with a son Louis Suter Calaway. This is a "Mystery Calaway" family line. Can anyone identify them? Descendants of James D. Calaway Generation No. 1 1. JAMES D.1 CALAWAY was born Mar 1840 in AL. He married VIOLA C. UNKNOWN Abt. 1870. She was born Mar 1851 in AL. Notes for JAMES D. CALAWAY: They are listed on the 1880 Coryell Co., TX census. They are listed on the 1900 Mills Co., TX census. More about JAMES D. CALAWAY: Occupation: Physician Children of J AMES CALAWAY and VIOLA UNKNOWN are:i. PEARL H.2 CALAWAY, b. Abt.
1871, AL. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES B.2 CALAWAY (JAMES D.1) was born Apr 1875 in TX, and died Bet. 1913 - 1919 in TX. He married MATTIE UNKNOWN Abt. 1896 in TX. She was born Jan 1880 in NY.Notes for JAMES B. CALAWAY: They are listed on the 1900, 1910 Mills Co., TX census living next door to his parents in 1900. Mattie is listed as a widow with the children on the 1920 Benbrook, Tarrant Co., TX census. Children of J AMES CALAWAY and MATTIE UNKNOWN are:i. VIOLA B.3 CALAWAY, b. Aug 1897,
TX. 3. JOHN D.2 CALAWAY (JAMES D.1) was born Aug 1878 in TX. He married MELLIE P. UNKNOWN Abt. 1892 in TX. She was born Abt. 1880 in TX. Notes for JOHN D. CALAWAY: They are listed on the 1910 Mills Co., TX census. Children of J OHN CALAWAY and MELLIE UNKNOWN are:i. JAMES D.3 CALAWAY, b. Abt.
1904, TX. 4. ALLAH RABE2 CALAWAY (JAMES D.1) was born 25 Oct 1881 in TX. He married BIRDIA "MERTIE" UNKNOWN Abt. 1908 in TX. She was born Abt. 1889 in MO. Notes for ALLAH RABE CALAWAY: They are listed on the 1910 Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., TX census. They are listed on the 1920 Gray Co., TX census. They are listed on the 1930 Nueces Co., TX census. Children of A LLAH CALAWAY and BIRDIA UNKNOWN are:i. LOUIS SUTER3 CALAWAY, b. 12 Jan
1910, TX. He married Jo Ruth Arnold Apr 11, 1940
in Aransas Co., TX.
Query #
492 My great-grandfather was James Calloway...notice the spelling. I have always believed that his surname was spelled with an "o", as this is how my grandmother, Bertha "Ethel" Calloway spelled it. The family also believed his middle initial to be "D". I have very little information on James, except for what was shared by my grandmother and one of her nieces. My grandmother always referred to her father as "Papa" and said
he had dark red hair and blue eyes. These are the facts I have...
James Calloway and parents were from North Carolina, probably Minifee Co. Mary Mollie Whitaker and parents were from Kentucky. The couple moved to Texas in young adulthood. James was a merchant in Kaufman, Co., Texas. The family moved to Hill Co., Texas where James made a living farming. Mary is buried in Anna, Collin Co., Texas and I believe that James may be buried there, also, but can't find certain proof of this. Some information shared by Nora's daughter is that James was raised as an only child by his maternal grandparents, the Greers.I have some information on my grandmother's
siblings, but not much. I have no information on my great-grandfather's parents or siblings. These facts I am certain of...
Albert and Ethel raised eight children and are survived by five. Other survivors include
28 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, 38 great-great grandchildren, and three
great-great-great grandchildren.
Albert and Ethel were both born in Texas and moved to Oklahoma in adulthood.
They lived in Gould, Harmon County, OK and are buried in the Gould Cemetery.
Many of their descendants still live in southwest Oklahoma, as well as southeast Texas.
Anything you can share about my great-grandfather will be much appreciated. As you noted
in your Feb 2008 newsletter...he is a "Mystery Callaway". Editor's Note - In the Feb 2008 newsletter there is a James C. Callaway mentioned. Could this be the same James Calloway of this query? He is listed as James on the 1900 census, as J.C. on the 1910 census, and he is listed as James C. on the 1920 census. Query # 493 William's 1825 will never mentions Peter and Mary's birth dates, but it is even possible that they were twins. There must have been a first wife because William states, "my present wife" (meaning Mary Morgan) in the will. William obviously named this son Peter after his father, Peter IV. I am now wondering if this son, Peter, has been attached to another Callaway family..... perhaps one of William's brothers. Discovering that this Peter was really the son of William might change a lot of lines of ancestry for Callaway researchers. William Callaway was born in 1768 and married Mary Morgan, 9 June 1807. I verified their marriage today when I received the record from the De. State Archives. William was 39 when he married Mary Morgan. I estimate that son, Peter, and daughter, Mary, were probably born between 1792 and 1806. I am going to contact the
De. Archives to see if there are any other marriages for this
William Callaway b. 11 July 1768 and who Elizabeth Booth
married. Editor's Note - The CFA Peter Callaway file shows that William's brother, Curtis married Elizabeth Booth in 1804 in Kent Co., DE. But CFA has no information of William marrying an Elizabeth or Mary Booth. Can anyone help solve this mystery?
Query # 494
Hello,
I found your email address on Rootsweb, in conjunction
with information on Jeremiah Griffin of Columbia,
Georgia, who was married to Eunice Callaway. In the
information you provided, there is mention of "David
Seay Griffin" included as one of their children. I was
curious why his name did not appear as one of the heirs
listed in Jeremiah Griffin's will. I am familiar with
the other children's names you also provided; however, I
am trying to determine if Jeremiah had another daughter,
Eunice Jane Griffin, who was also not listed as an heir
in his will. Do you have any information in this
regard? I wonder if Eunice Jane was disowned by her
family?? It appears that Griffin sisters married Jones
brothers, and both couples lived in Madison County,
Mississippi. Eunice Jane was married to Isaac W. Jones,
brother of Daniel O. Jones, husband of Jane Lawrence
Griffin. Any additional information you could provide
would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Paula Knape
Query # 495 Submitter - Karen Brooks Cotten email - thecottens at juno.com I would like to be in contact with anyone researching Samuel Ray Callaway (1904 TX - 1970 TX). He is shown in your pedigree to be married to Ina. I believe that my mother-in-law is one of his children. Can you help me? Karen (Brooks) Cotten Editor's Note - Samuel Ray Callaway's line of descent
is as follows: Query # 496 Kelloway, Glidden, Torr(Toor) Chubb, Roberts Over the last few years I have attempted to find descendants of the William Kelloway family from Tavistock, Devon. William Kelloway married Sarah Goss in 1786 and they had a total of 9 children however William and John both died in infancy and their sister Mary passed away at the age of 8 years in 1804. David Goss Kellaway born 1801 was my great grandfather, his oldest sister Elizabeth born 1787 married Richard Gliddon on 31 January, 1833 and she died with no issue. We have found no record of the second William Kelloway born1793 and we suspect that he may have emigrated. Sarah Kelloway another daughter was born in 1795 and married John Chubb in 1824 and they had five children however two died in infancy. Sarah died in 1848 and she is buried at Buckland Monachorum, Devon. Initially we knew their son William Kelloway Chubb had emigrated to Australia however the 1841 English census identified three more children; the identity of the fifth child remains a mystery. Several months ago we found a 2001 posting on the web searching for descendants of the John Chubb and Sarah Kelloway families and the posting provided additional information on the family. Our efforts to contact the author have not been successful. From the posting we were able to identify that it originated in Australia which suggests that John Chubb may have emigrated to Australia with his family after the death of Sarah. Ann Kelloway born in 1803 married James Jenkins Roberts in 1828 and our search has failed to find them in the 1841 or 1851 census of Devon and as a result we considered that they also likely emigrated to one of the colonies or to America. Mary Ann Kelloway William’s youngest daughter was born in 1809 and she married Thomas Samson Torr (Toor) in 1835 and they had 7 children..A great grandson David Kelloway Torr was killed in 1918 in the Great War and since his death there have been Torr family members bearing the Kelloway name in his memory. Mary Ann passed away at Dover in 1880 and her tombstone was cut by a Tavistock stone mason and the inscription identifies her as being late of Tavistock. I
would be pleased to hear from anyone with any
information on any of the above families.
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