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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume IV No. 8 The Editor's Corner The following short story was written by Norman Duncan. It was published in The Washington Post, Washington, D. C., October 20, 1905 About the Author - Norman Duncan (1871-1916)Norman Duncan, author and educator, was born at Brantford, Ontario, Canada, July 2, 1871, a son of Augustus and Susan (Hawley) Duncan. He was educated in the University of Toronto, where he was graduated in 1895. Norman Duncan, became a distinguished Canadian short story writer, journalist and travel writer. He worked for the New York Evening Post from 1897 to 1900. Then, as a correspondent for McClure's Magazine, he traveled to Newfoundland and Labrador, and met the famous medical missionary Sir Wilfred Greenfell. Duncan's observations in this area inspired two of his successful works of fiction, Dr. Luke of the Labrador (1904) and The Cruise of the Shining Light (1907). Altogether he published more than 20 books – short stories, novels, and travelogues – including a series for young readers. After 1900, he lived mainly in the United States. In 1902 he was appointed professor of rhetoric in Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa., which position he held until 1906, when he became adjunct professor of English literature in the University of Kansas. In 1907-08 he was correspondent of Harper's Magazine in Syria, Palestine, Arabia and Egypt. Prof. Duncan is a contributor to several of the leading magazines. His best known published works are "The Soul of the Street," "The Way of the Sea," "Every Man for Himself," "Going Down from Jerusalem," "Dr. Greenfell's Parish," and "The Adventures of Billy Topsail." ~ Part I
"WILL O' THE WISP" MYSTERY His seemed, indeed, to be an acquaintance worth the cultivating. Nowhere in Newfoundland had I come upon a figure so invitingly grotesque. He was stubby and exceedingly fat, with a leg lacking and two thumbs too many. My good friend (as he soon became) was of the name of Nicholas Top. Nathaniel, his foster son, who lived with him, was a mystery. He was a merry, well-favored boy of fifteen or thereabouts, the son of Nick's old skipper, Tom Callaway, who was lost with the Will O' the Wisp off the Labrador coast, when Nathaniel was a lisping child. It was not strange that he should abide with his dead father's mate, the town gossips could account for that. The marvel was that rough old Nick Top, whose coat was never but of the shabbiest, should deck out the son of Tom Callaway, who was drowned without a dollar to his credit, in a manner so preposterously extravagant. Nicholas Top was desperately poor; but there was no end to that lad's apparel - to his tweeds and overcoats and top-coats, to furs, and to his shoes, to his cravats, and whatnot; and each single item of that vast wardrobe must be speckless and in the fashion, else Nick would make fuming haste to provide another. The mystery went a deal further. When first I dined at the little cottage - it was Nick Top who gave the invitation - I was utterly bewildered by the strange circumstances of the occasion. At one end of the table sat Nathaniel, cheery, precise in speech, exquisite in manner; and there was spread before him, laid on delicate china and silver and glass, all the delicacies that St. John's might have offered a nabob at that season. At the other sat the grotesque, scarred, shabby old foster-father, dining heartily on salt-junk and cabbage and hard biscuit, laid upon coarse ware, with but a bottle of rum to grace it all. The third chair was set at Nicholas' end of the table; and the guest, to his chagrin, was invited to partake of Nicholas' fare of salt junk and cabbage. "Mr. Cather - " Nathaniel began. "Mr. Cather's t' dinner with me!" thundered Nicholas. "He'll not have a bite o' that fresh beef. Mr. Cather knows old Nicholas Top's too poor t' have fresh beef. Mr. Cather didn't come lookin' for fresh beef. He'll not have a bite of it - not a bite!" Nor had I. But when next I sat at table with them, it was as the guest of young Nathaniel; my place was at his side - within the glitter of his jewels - and my fare, which was of the best, was topped off with a bottle of wine in place of the hard rum. As before Nicholas partook of cabbage and salt junk. He occasionally looked me in the eye with an air of deepest cunning and mystery. Then he pointed down - whether to the cellar or to the bowels of the earth there was no telling - and nodded in a way most knowing. "It's paid for," said he, hoarsely, "Never you fear - it's all paid for." It was not long before I perceived that I was no longer cultivating the friendship of Nicholas Top - that he, indeed, was cultivating mine, and most assiduously. ~ Next month, Part II Editor’s note - I encourage each of you to send in articles for the e-Newsletter. It doesn’t have to be lengthy. It could be some "Callaway" news, a family story, a family photo, a favorite family recipe, results from your family line research, or any item you think would be of interest to our readers. Send them to me, and I will take care of adding them. My email address is , and I look forward to hearing from you.~ Donna The President's Corner
In
talking with a Callaway member searching Georgia records I was
asked some questions about Land Records. I remembered that
several years ago I saved an explanation I found and thought
perhaps the CFA members might be interested. This is for Georgia
but most of the other states had similar policies. The Genealogist's Corner In the July 2003 e-newsletter, Isaac D. Callaway (Query # 23) asked about the origin of the Callaway family - England, Scotland, Ireland? The family was English, but the evidence is very, very strong that it originated in Normandy (France) in an area that encompassed Rouen where several nearby villages have variations of the surname. Sire de Cailli was a “companion” of William “the Conqueror” and is stated to have arrived in England with “the Conqueror” in 1066. We do not know what became of the “Sire,” but the surname “de Cailli” or “de Kailli” began early to show up in records. These families had ties to the early Norman royal family and to the later Angevin (Plantagenet) royalty. They were also several times intermarried with the Giffard family. Walter Giffard, another “companion” of “the Conqueror” supplied a large troop from Normandy for the invasion of England, which he led at the battle of Hastings. The de Cailli (de Kailli) family settled early in the area around the counties of Gloucester & Hereford along the present border with Wales, and soon they also acquired property rights in the county of Wiltshire, to the east. Several distinct surnames derived from “de Cailli.” The Cayley family of England traces back to the same connections with the Giffards. Another family in northeast England, around county Durham, used a variation of the name - Kellawe. There is a place in county Durham today called Kellawe. This may also be a variation of “de Kailli” and records suggest that this name also evolved to Callow in some instances. This needs further study. As time moved on the name is found as Chaillouet, and a bit later as “de” or “le” Calewe in the area of southwest England where we have the greatest interest - the counties of Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight. The name Calewe began to evolve and finally stabilized as one of the variations of Calla(o)way, Kella(o)way, Calway and Kelway. As Warwick Kellaway wrote last month, the spelling tended to become regional as literacy improved. Two major events in English history seem to have influenced the migration to America of our ancestors, Peter and Joseph. The Civil War which raged from 1642 to 1649 was a dispute between King Charles I and Parliament. The Parliament won the war, King Charles was beheaded, and England’s period of Commonwealth rule, under the “protector,” Oliver Cromwell, began. Many of those who had supported the king thought it wise to move to the colonies, or the Caribbean Islands. Peter Callaway arrived in Virginia during this time, apparently a youth. The circumstances of his migration are being investigated. The other event was known as the Monmouth Rebellion. After Oliver Cromwell died and the Commonwealth failed, Charles II, son of the beheaded king was restored to the throne. The legitimate children of Charles II all died in infancy, but he did have about 17 illegitimate children. When Charles II died, his brother James II, another son of the beheaded king Charles I, was declared king. About this time, James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth who lived in exile in France, decided to challenge the right of James II to the throne. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth was the illegitimate son of Charles II and a mistress by the name of Lucy Walter (Charles II left no legitimate heirs.) In 1785 the Duke of Monmouth found much support among the residents in the counties in southwest England, gathered a rag-tag army to support his ambition. The group was met in battle by the king’s forces on July 5th, 1685, at Sedgemoor in county Somerset. The Duke’s army was defeated soundly. Hundreds were arrested, including the Duke who was executed on July 15. Most of the arrested were hung, or “transported” to Australia. The supporters who escaped detection would have had good reason to leave the country, perhaps to go to the American colonies. It is interesting then, that the first record of Joseph Callaway in Virginia is 1687. We don’t know that he or his family was involved in the Monmouth rebellion, but that would certainly provide a good motive to leave England. A question was asked about the motto on the Coat of Arms used on the CFA logo -“ora pro me.” Translated it means “pray for me.” However, the coat of arms used on our logo is actually not a Callaway arms. The arms belongs to the Tubb(e) family of St. Neot’s parish, Cornwall. The daughter of a John Callaway married into the Tubb(e) family and both families belonged to St. Neot’s church. There are beautiful windows in the church donated by the Tubb(e) and Callaway families. We do not know how this John Callaway may fit into the larger Callaway family, but he had no surviving male heirs to carry on the name. There is a Callaway/Kellaway coat of arms described thus: “Argent, two glaziers’ nippers in saltire Sable between four pears or.” Sometimes the pears are described as “vert” (green). It has been suggested that some of the family were at one time in the glass business. A booklet available for purchase at Sherborne Abbey (in Dorset) suggests that Callaway family members were involved in the rebuilding Sherborne Abbey church after it was destroyed by fire in 1437. They probably were working on the window glass. We know the family was involved in setting the fire which destroyed the church. The incident involved a dispute between the townspeople of Sherborne and the bishop, rector and monks over the placement of the baptismal font. Today St. Katherines Chapel in Sherborne Abbey has in its windows fragments of the medieval glass from the time of the rebuilding. One of these is a quarter of an arms of the Callaway/Kellaway family, with the glaziers’ nippers and pears depicted. Our research leads us to believe that our American Callaway ancestors are descendants of this early family of Sherborne, Dorset. Sherrill
Williams In Memory Dear Donna, Please remove my father’s email from the Callaway Family Association’s e-Newsletter. Although he spoke fondly of the Callaway Family and his interest in genealogy, he passed away on June 27. Understanding the interest that readers of the newsletter may have, his death announcement is included:
Carl James Heffron, Jr., 71, of Sun
City, AZ, died June 27, 2003. Military service: U.S. Airforce.
Services at 1pm on Tues., July 1, 2003 at the Congregational
Church of Sun City located at 18401 N. 99th Ave., Sun City, AZ.
Thank you for your time, Tom Heffron (theffron at everestkc.net) "Callaway" Accolades and Congratulations The cover story of
Virginia Business Magazine, July 2003 issue is devoted to Wes
Foster and his successful career in building a real estate empire.
You can read the article on our web site
here. Wes
is an 11th generation descendant of Peter Callaway and the
grandson of Ola Reece Callaway and Tom Foster of McDonough, Henry
Co., GA. His line of descent is as follows: "Callaways" in the News Editor's Note - We have a response to a "Callaways in the News" article from last month's newsletter. I believe we have identified T. W. Callaway, from the article about Postum Coffee. Our thanks to Timothy Walton Beckham for sending us the following information. Hi, Donna. Thanks for your
help and adding me to the CFANET e-NEWSLETTER. In the July
Newsletter (2003), you ask for the identity of T. W. Callaway,
solicitor for Gatewood Grocery, in Americus, GA. That's probably
my Gfather, Timothy Walton Callaway. He was the The Atchison Globe, Atchison, Kansas, June 9, 1884 LOST - Last Thursday, on or near T street, between 5th and 6th, a blue enameled gold locket, valued for the pictures of father and mother contained therein. Return to little Alice Callaway, 821 South Fifth street, and be rewarded. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify little Miss Alice Callaway? Fresno Weekly Republican, Fresno, California, June 18, 1897 GRUB GULCH NOTES Sam D. Bishop has just returned from Callaway County, Missouri. He says he enjoyed himself very much, but could not get any beer to drink or go fishing on Sunday. Editor's Note - The poor man! Not the hottest vacation spot, I guess! On the other hand, here is a vacation spot that is touted to be hot! Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 11, 1904 WHERE WILL YOU SPEND YOUR HOLIDAY? Along the Soo Line east and west from St. Paul and Minneapolis are hundreds of ideal spots where a vacation, whether of long or short duration, may be spent, every day enjoyably. Hundreds of pure spring-fed lakes full of all varieties of game fish on every hand. Send 6 cents to W. R. Callaway, General Passenger Agent, Soo Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Summer Booklets and Fishing Folders. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify W. R. Callaway, General Passenger Agent for the Soo Railroad Line? Genealogy Corner
"I do not know who my
grandfather was, I am much more concerned to know what his
grandson will be."
The following article was graciously submitted by Don Kellaway, one of our "Canadian Cousins".
Hi Donna: JAMES CALLAWAY 1805-1843 James Callaway was born 6 October, 1805 in St Mary’s parish, Truro, Cornwall the son of John Callaway and Mary Luke. He enlisted in the 7th Company of the Royal Sappers and Miners in Devon on 25 October, 1826 for unlimited service in Canada. James was a miner by trade 5’7" tall; brown hair; grey eyes and he could read and write. His great grand daughter, Emily C. Stillman has traced the Callaway family back to 1654 when Walter Calway married Grace Hockyns on 12 February of that year. In 1825 Colonel By of the Royal Engineers was directed by the British government to develop an alternative route between Montreal and the province of Upper Canada in the event of another war with the US. It was decided that a canal between Kingston and Ottawa would provide such a route in connecting Lake Ontario to the Ottawa River. James Callaway was working on the Rideau Canal in Canada under Colonel John By from 1826 to 1831. He was discharged at the Rideau on 31 December 1831 according to a nominal roll dated 28 July 1834 listing Sappers and Miners disbanded at the Rideau in 1831. (PAC RG8 C Series, Vol. 632-pp. 178-81) James made application for a land grant in Kingston Township on 28 July 1832 and was approved by Order in Council on 28 February 1833. At the time of his petition he was living at Point Henry (Kingston). The St. George's Cathedral records now at the Anglican Archives, (90 Johnson Street, Kingston) indicate that James married Susan Thornhill at that location on Sunday, the twenty-ninth day of September, 1833. The Reverend George O'Kill Stuart officiated under authority of Banns. Susan was the daughter of William Thornhill and Frances Horsewood . The Thornhill family had immigrated to Canada in 1830 and settled near Kingston where Susan met and married James Callaway. The Kingston Gazette and Chronicle dated 15 November 1843 states that James Callaway died 14 November and that he was a lockmaster at Brewer's Mills on the Rideau Canal. While no names were given for his wife or the children it was indicated that he was survived by a wife and 5 small children. The 1844 Assessment Rolls of Pittsburgh Township, Frontenac County show the family living on Lot 22, Concession 6 of that township. While it is unknown at this time whether they owned or rented the rolls indicate no crops under cultivation. There were 6 in the family Susanna Callaway and 5 children, 3 males over 16 and 2 females under 16 years of age. There appears to be an inconsistency here between James obituary and the tax rolls as to the ages of the children. A broken grave marker for James was located in the small cemetery opposite to the Joyceville Prison located about 10 miles north east of Kingston. A search of the Kingston and area census failed to find Susanna or any other members of the family. The only reference to Susanna in the Kingston papers is the listing of a letter at the post office in the 5 March 1845 edition of the Kingston newspaper, the "Gazette". Ms. Stillman advised us that Susan died in 1850 at the age of 36. The location of her grave is unknown. In a letter dated 22 January 1985 from Parks Canada indicated that they could not find any record of James being employed as a lockmaster however they stated that the records for this period were less than ideal. The Ontario Genealogical Society’s Families Magazine (Vol. 23, No. 4, 1984) lists James Callaway as a Chelsea Pensioner, and research of these records may identify more about James’ military service. James land petition of 1833 found in the National Archives of Canada (RG 1,L3, Vol. 112, C17/224) made reference to his 5 years plus in his Majesty's service with the Royal Sappers and Miners and indicated that he was at the time of his request a resident of Point Henry near Kingston. James was entitled to land as a former soldier of the Crown and he petitioned that his 100 acres be the east half of Lot 8, Concession 2 at Medicia. While an unsuccessful effort was made to identify the above Township or village. The location appears to differ from the information on the Upper Canada Land Book microfiche (RG 01 C13 Vol. 125 pp.033) which indicates he received the North half of Lot 17, Concession 2, Kingston Township. A visit on 9 April, 1992 to the Frontenac County Registry Office failed to show any record of Callaway on Lot 17 which is now part of Kingston. The Registrar stated that James may have had a ticket for the land but failed to exercise or fulfill the conditions of Patent. It is possible additional information may be available from the office of the Ministry of Natural Resources (Land Records) in Toronto, Ontario. Ms. Stillman advised that Susan died about 1850 and her children went to live with her sister in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York. It was for this reason that no Callaways were listed in the 1852 census of Kingston nor the 1850 census of St. Lawrence County. In the 1860 census of St. Lawrence County a Mary Callaway was listed as a Domestic and 4 children living with the Thornhill family, 2 of whom were born in Canada. In William H. Callaway’s family biography he stated that only four children, 2 sisters a brother and himself went to Ogdensburg. It is likely the missing brother and the second sister that had gone to the states had either left home or passed away. According to the family the 2 Callaway brothers left Ogdensburg in 1857 for Christian County, Illinois approximately 1000 miles away. Both brothers settled in the Tayorville, Christian County area of Illinois. The reason for going to Illinois is unknown at this time. Family lore has it that the brothers didn’t speak to each other as they had differences over the spelling of the name. James used "Callaway" and William used the "Calloway" spelling of the name. James Callaway married Amelia Council on 1 March, 1866 and passed away on 21 November, 1921. James had a total of 9 children and they were William 1866-1948; Charles 1868-1950; Hattie 1872-after 1921; Clarence 1875-after 1921, Ella 1878-1916; Mary 1880-1956; Mabel 1882- after 1921; Ray 1885- 1941; Archie 1889-1959. James and Amelia are buried in Oakhill Cemetery. William Calloway married Angeline Dunkerson on 17 September, 1871 and they had a total of 6 children and they were Robert 1872-1936; William 1874-1945; Lelia Mae 1878-1945; Walter 1881- 1957; Russell 1884-1968; Laura 1887-1982. With the exception of Russell all of the family is buried in Oakhill Cemetery. Don Kellaway Editor's Note - And here is the conclusion to the family story of Bill Callaway. If you missed Part I, you can read it on our web site here.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A . . . . . This is the conclusion of the story which appeared in the July issue of the Newsletter. William Callaway, born 1842, had a very interesting career in the Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI). His “Certificate of Services” provides a comprehensive picture of the 21 years, 73 days he served his Queen and country, from 5 April 1861 to 16 June 1882. After nearly 3 years ashore at Plymouth, Private William, along with his RMLI battalion, departed on the HMS Conqueror for Japan on 19 December 1863, not returning until 29 January 1866. While there, he was promoted to Corporal on 1 April 1865. Being curious as to what the Marines were doing in Japan, I consulted several history books on the Royal Marines, which I found in the local library. Apparently foreign traders, mostly British and American, ran into considerable hostility from the Daimyos or Feudal Lords, and numerous incidents occurred. The RMLI battalion was sent to reinforce the Legation Guard at Yokohama, threatened by samurai who resented the opening of the country. In August 1864, it re-embarked temporarily in the Conqueror for an attack on Shimonoseki, where an unruly daimyo disputed the passage of the Inland Sea. After bombardment, the battalion landed and in a short but sharp action stormed a hidden stockade. Prince Chosiu was soon asking for terms. After spending another 2 years at the Marine Division in Plymouth, Cpl. William was off again on overseas service, this time to Ireland from 1 January 1868 to 18 July 1868. Unfortunately, I can find no reference to the reason for the presence of the Marines in Ireland. Surely the IRA wasn’t active in those days. Ashore again, William was promoted to Sergeant on 31 March 1869 and a week later was married to Sarah Ann Pinch in the parish church of E. Stonehouse (part of Plymouth) Devon. His wife was from St. Kew, Cornwall, many miles away from the scene of the wedding. Was she employed in Plymouth, or what was she doing there? A daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born to William and Sarah on 15 April 1870 and a few months later, Sgt. William embarked on the HMS Trafalgar, on which he served until 8 June 1872. He later served on HMS Duncan from 7 September 1873 to 30 Sept. 1874 and was promoted to Colour Sergeant on 21 May 1875. He was on HMS Impregnable from 11 December 1875 to 30 September 1878, during which time his wife died of “Phthisis” (tuberculosis) on 2 March 1877 at 32 years of age. Their daughter was not quite 7 years old. Who looked after her when William went back to sea for another one and a half years? Mary Elizabeth must have been gone to live with relatives in Cornwall, as her father William, now 36, married again on 5 February 1879, this time to another Pinch girl – Elizabeth Anne – age 27. This wedding took place in St. Kew. The two wives were not sisters since the father’s name which was given on each marriage certificate was different – Silas and John – although both were machinists. Probably they were brothers, so Sarah Ann and Elizabeth Anne would have been cousins. Two months before the wedding, on 19 December 1878, Colour Sergeant Callaway had been posted to Dartmouth, Devon to serve on the training ship HMS Britannia. He remained there until 5 April 1882, exactly 21 years after he joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He was in charge of the 64 man detachment of Marines on the ship. It was about this time that the future King George V and his older brother Edward, spent two years on the Britannia as naval cadets. This is described in a book called “Our Sailor King” which was given to me by my Aunt Gladys, the youngest daughter of William. Following his Honourable Discharge on 16 June 1882, my grandfather held several jobs in the County of Devon. The 1891 Census shows him (48) living in Bristol with his wife (39) and 4 children – Lilian (10), William John (8) my father, Walter (6) and Albert (4). The actual facts of birth for those children are as follows: Lilian – born 3 March 1880, Dartmouth,
Devon The 1881 Census in Dartmouth shows William’s daughter, Mary Elizabeth (10), by his first wife, living in the household along with Lilian (1). But she is not present in the home in 1891. Family lore has it that she had found work as a servant with a family in London, and later emigrated to New Zealand. Perhaps our N.Z. CFA member, Warwick Kellaway, could find some information about this in the records of that country. I will have to ask him. A fifth child, Evelyn Dora, was born to William and Elizabeth Ann on 21 January 1892 in Clifton (Bristol) while the 6th and last child, Gladys, was born on 18 March 1895 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire. These two aunts are the ones who provided me with most of the photographs and other memorabilia regarding their family. Aunt Dora died in Hamilton, Ontario on 29 June 1989 at 97 years of age, and Aunt Gladys died in Victoria, B.C. on 20 January 1997 at 101 years of age. How the family migrated from England to Canada is another story. But to conclude the story of my grandfather William, the 1891 Census indicated that he was employed as an insurance agent, and one of the aunts thought it was with Prudential. An enquiry to Prudential Corporation in London, England resulted in a reply from the Group Archivist who checked the pension register and found the following information re William: - appointed agent on 26 January 1888 at Clifton (Bristol) - promoted to assistant superintendent at Buckingham in June 1893 - transferred to West Birmingham in November 1902 as agent - his age as at 18 June 1903 was given as 61 (although his tombstone says age 60) - cause of death – renal calculus (kidney stones) and septic pneumonia - a gratuity of 100 pounds was paid to his widow Elizabeth Ann During the period of living in Buckingham from 1893 to 1902, the family resided at 5 Brackley Road. On a visit to England in the 1990s I traveled to Buckingham and saw the actual house where my grandparents, father and aunts and uncles had lived about 100 years earlier. The photos below show my grandfather William standing behind the front gate, compared to me standing behind the same gate about one century later. My grandfather was a real . . . . gentleman.
For those researching US Callaway ancestors, the Archives at RootsWeb have an enormous amount of Callaway data that could be helpful. When you have some time to spend on the internet, review them. You may just find your long lost ancestor.
For example here is a
biography of B. F. Callaway, born Mar 15, 1840 in Madison, Jefferson Co.,
IN. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify B. F. Callaway of Madison, IN? The Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 13, 1914
Editor's Note - I believe Mrs. Francis Oscar Callaway is Stella Couch, born Sept. 30, 1877, daughter of William Sloan and Hallie McLeary Couch. Walter P. Callaway - Texas Ranger and Indian Fighter
CALLAWAY,
WALTER P. (Nov. 14, 1854 ~ July 14, 1932) Walter P. Callaway,
Texas Ranger and Indian fighter, was born on November 14, 1854, in
La Grange, Troup County, Georgia. After coming to Texas, Callaway
served as the Captain of the No. 1 Minute Men Co., Kerr County,
station Kerrville in 1873. He also served as a private in Company
A Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers, where he fought the
Comanche Indians under Captains Neal Caldwell and Jesse Leigh
(Lee) Hall. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify Walter P. Callaway, Texas Ranger? Family Search lists him as Walter Pope Callaway, son of John Isaac Callaway and Martha Antoinette Long. Genealogy "Funnies"
~ Ancestry Magazine, March/April 2003, Vol. 21/No. 2 Queries & Comments Corner
A correction to Query # 21 (CFANet 7/03) Peter Callaway
A response to Query # 22 (CFANet 7/03) Pat Schnurr wrote to Lynda regarding her query about Abner Early Callaway, and received the following in response. Thank you, Lynda, for your family photos and your kind words. The information Pat provided has now been included in the CFA Joseph file on RootsWeb, and the wonderful photos that Lynda provided can be viewed on our web site here. Pat, This is great information. Thanks so much for finding it for me. I really appreciate your spending the time. I'm forwarding some photos that may be of interest to you. One is of Frank Callaway and his wife Ella Childs and their children. The young blond girl in front of Ella is my grandmother Ruth Callaway. I never met her because she died in 1929 of tuberculosis. I am also sending a photo of Ruth as an adult with her first baby, Harold. Feel free to include these in the Callaway journal or newsletter. I will send a copy of James' obit and photo of his tombstone next week if you think they would be of interest. Thanks again and take care, Lynda KnobelochLynda, I
went thru the CFA Index (*we have done an index for Journals one
thru twelve). A.E. is mentioned in Vol. 4 P. 21 "In 1818
trustees for New London Academy - Bedford Co. Va. were Wm.
Callaway, Sr., William Steptoe and Abner Callaway. On P. 125
"Lynchburg Press Thurs. June 9, 1814 Two yoke of young oxen well
broke may be purchased by immediate application to the
subscriber. signed A. E. Callaway".
Query # 29
Following is an unconfirmed 8 - generation list. Any help in
confirming or correcting the list will be appreciated. I'm fairly
certain of Peter thru Jehu and Robert Elisha thru Fred, but
uncertain of Jehu thru Robert Elisha.
Query # 30
Thanks so
much for the newsletters you are sending. Mom is really enjoy
reading them and I am finding them very helpful and informative.
I am so glad someone is doing this. As soon as we get back from
our trip to the Carolinas I will contact you again about joining.
My line of descent is as follows:
Query # 31 I believe Lucy Parker married John Steward, my ancestor, of Surry/Sussex VA. Their first son, William B. (Barham) Steward, was born in 1775. First and only daughter Elizabeth was named for her mother, Elizabeth Barham, and married (George) Gray Gilliam in 1795, this couple's finally locating in Weakly Co, TN. Second son was Frederick P. (Parker) Stuart, as some relatives from Logan Co, KY, have told me. Last son was David Steward. John Steward died in 1789 with Lucretia Steward's having a marriage ban to marry James Spain in 1790, with his father William Spain listed as surety. I'm not certain this marriage occurred because John Steward's brother stepped in and became administrator of the estate; thereby, making Lucretia/Lucy Steward less desirable for marriage. In the middle 1790's Lucretia Steward appeared in court asking for her share of the estate, which she obtained. Note: She was still named Steward. I have many of the legal papers from the estate of John Steward. When the estate was finally settled, only William Steward, my ancestor of GA, Gray Gilliam for his wife Elizabeth, and Frederick P. Steward received the remaining estate. Apparently, David was dead. My belief that Lucy Parker was the daughter of Drury Parker and Elizabeth Barham is that (1) she was one of the godparents of a Wynn child as was William Steward and his wife Mary (Shands), father and mother of my ancestor John Steward; (2) also, that Lucy/Lucretia Parker's grandparents, the Barhams, were next-door neighbors to the Steward family. I surmise that when Drury Parker married a second time and moved to Southampton Co, VA, Lucy Parker remained with her grandparents, ultimately marrying John Steward. When daughter Elizabeth Steward married Gray Gilliam, the surety for the marriage was the husband of a Barham cousin. When Frederick P. Stuart moved to Logan Co, KY, a Barham uncle lived in same area. This is much of my circumstantial evidence -- preponderance of evidence--as stated in genealogical/legal language. Hope this makes some sense as I've outlined it. Peggy A. Givens
Query
# 32 Stumbled in looking for Callaway/Calloway. Hope to connect and share. Have information on the Rev. Joseph Pitt "J.P." Callaway when he was Methodist minister in Texas. I'm descended from his second wife Penelope Dyer Hardin and looking for their location in 1916 at the time of her death - to locate her gravesite. Will gladly share info. Query
# 33 (From the Joseph Callaway line) Does anyone have info on James Harvey Callaway b:8 Aug 1824, Virginia d:21 Aug 1896, Meadville, Missouri. This is my g grandfather. Query
# 34 I ran across your journal today while researching my family in the Calhoun County, AL library. I will be joining to learn more about my Callaway side. My 5th great grandmother was Mary Callaway Thrash, d 1869, dau John and Bethany Callaway. I have pictures of Mary and Christopher Columbus Thrash's gravesite in Merriwether Co., GA east of Gay. I will post them later. Thanks for the site. His line of descent is as
follows: Query # 35 Subject - Submitting data to CFA Submitter - Barbara Meacham Callaway email - barbarameacham at sbcglobal.net I have found your website quite helpful in my research and thank you. If possible, I would like to speak via email with a representative of the cfa. I have one addition and one correction to the very useful cfa document THE CALLAWAY CENSUS RECORDS FROM 1790-1860 which may interest you in the event of a republication of the document. In addition, I am interested to know what criteria the organization uses to determine weather or not submitted information will be posted. I have been researching the lineage of three Callaway brothers who left Mobile, Alabama after the 1850 census and moved to California to mine for gold. Unsuccessful, they settled and farmed in Sacramento, Yolo, and Sonoma counties in California. I have a great deal of information on their descendants but have been unable to document their parents. There is some circumstantial evidence that they were sons of a Callaway in your database from the line of Peter Callaway, Maryland. I am curious to know what sources and what quality sources are required to accept a lineage. Query
# 36 You may be interested that my father, Warren Callaway, will be 90 years old on 15 August 2003. Two years ago, he, my sister, and I went to the Channel Islands to visit our ancestors' homes. We were welcomed by relatives and were thrilled to see the houses of some of the bygone Callaways on Alderney and Guernsey. Editor's Note - Carol Sturdevant found the CFA web site by searching on her English Callaway ancestors, because CFA has begun adding family trees of our international "Callaways" to our RootsWeb collection. This is a wonderful thing. Carol has been a CFA member in the past and we were so pleased to hear from her again. She also wrote to CFA member, Warwick Kellaway, telling him about their family connection. Her comments follow: Subject: Descendants of Edward and Mary from Isle of Wight
Hello! Query
# 37 Looking for Moses Callaway's father, Moses was born 1783 in England, Married Ann Urin about 1806 Had one child Phillip Callaway born 1807 and married Mary Safeguard about 1826 Query
# 38 I was just looking up my name on the internet and found this....my Callaway family originates from Massachusetts area...all I know of are my father, John Macintosh Callaway and his father, Trowbridge Callaway.....so if you know them that's interesting, extremely interesting. Editor's Note - And a response from CFA President, Pat Schnurr: We are interested, too. You should check our Callaway census from 1790 - 1920 (1930 will soon be available. Callaways came into Va. in mid-1600's and have spread out over the entire U.S. Some came to Canada - usually later and then came down to New England area. Is Trowbridge a family name? This is a town in Wiltshire in England? Might be a clue for you. Pat Schnurr, Pres. CFA. Query
# 39 My great grandmother was Eva Calloway buried in Georgia. My Grandfather was Reid Kennedy, Sr.. My father was Reid Kennedy, Jr. Query
# 40 Very nice site. I was hoping to find info on Calloway's of Chambers County, Alabama. Query
# 41 My father was Audra Elijah Williams, b 1907 d. 1985 son of Will B Williams b. 1882 d. 1936 and Mary A. Callaway b. 1880 d. 1928 Just trying to create a family tree for my son. Query
# 42 One of my ancestors, a John Records (Rickards), was married to Ann Calloway, daughter of Peter Calloway. Also, Spencer Records, mentions a Flanders Calloway in his Memoirs. But the main reason I'm researching in this area is that my 7-g grandfather, Charles Records, was supposedly killed by Indians in Kentucky. I'm looking for information to confirm this. Query
# 43 I am looking for some documentation of Revolutionary War service of the John Callaway born in 1742 in Somerset County, MD. He supposedly lived in NC and ultimately Wilkes County, GA, and married Bethany Arnold.
Comment # 44 (From the Joseph Callaway
line) James Callaway & Sarah Gross Query
# 45 Hi
- Zachariah Callaway was my gggggrandfather. His daughter Martha
Patsy married David Hutchison. I am researching the Hutchisons.
Anyway - I have Zachariah as being born bet'w 1745 and 1750 in
Trigger Run, Monroe VA. I don't know where I got this, several
people have helped me along the way, and I know not all
information received is accurate. Do you have any documentation as
Maryland being his place of birth? Query # 46 Editor's Note - And a reply from Pat Schnurr, CFA President: This bible was brought to the CFA mtg at Louisville, Ky. several years ago. I remember seeing a great deal on this in the next CFA Journal. I understand that the lady who brought it has died. I have no idea where it is now. I understand that it was copied and the copies given to the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. You can go to their website and ask for copy from Library. I am member of DAR but would have to request copy from them same as you. You can write them of course -- address is DAR - 1776 "D" Street, Wash, D.C. 00006. Pat Schnurr - Pres. CFA
Comment # 47 John Sanders Callaway, was a veteran of the War Between the States. He was wounded at Chickamauga while fighting for the southern cause. He was buried at Penfield, GA. Thanks Charles Dunn, Cartersville, Georgia
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# 48 Son of Glen Elwood Callaway, Grandson of John Callaway, Melrose Township, Grundy County, Iowa
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# 49 I am looking for any information regarding Susannah Callaway, married to Joseph Bryan, Jr. in Fayette Co. KY in/or around 1782. Her father/grandfather are believed to be Joseph/Stephen (also would like information on Stephen Callaway). Her mother remains a mystery, as well as Susannah. Thank you
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# 50 I'm tracking my ancestor Cassandra B. Calloway. She was married to Ambrose Edward Haley in 1942 (Editor's Note - I believe this should be 1842) in MO. I've found their burial site and records of them attending church and even Cassandra buying land but I can't find information on who her line originated from. She was born in 1822 in KY. I think her father was Steven W. Calloway. Any help would be appreciated. Query
# 51 I have just recently been given the name of this website. I am a Callaway. My g-grandfather's mother was Anna Irene Callaway b. 7 Jan 1832, Sussex Co. DE and d. 13 Aug 1913 Easton, Talbot Co. MD. Her father was Samuel Callaway (m. Mary Thompson) She married George H. Seymour in 1859 and was the mother of 8 children. My g-grandfather was her first child.......Samuel James Seymour. Does anyone know more about this Callaway line? Query # 52 Query # 53 I need to find my GGmother, Sarah Elizabeth Callaway, bn/22 Aug. 1844, Coles Co., ILL. dod/10 May,1930 Charleston, Coles Co. ILL. I want to trace the family. Thank You
Comment # 54 (Posted to the Peter file on RootsWeb) Daniel Carrington, son of Rev. Timothy Carrington and Winifred King, was born 1777 in VA and died after 1860 in Wilkes County, GA. He married Nancy Callaway, daughter of John Callaway and Bethany Arnold, was born 1777/78 in Onslow Co, North Carolina (some say Halifax Co.) she died after 1860 also in Wilkes County, GA. Notorious “Callaways” The Weekly Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 28, 1889 A PECULIAR ACCIDENT. One of the most peculiar accidents that ever happened in this city occurred Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock. Mr. John Callaway, who works for Conan & Newton, grocers, was driving their delivery horse along Kiowa street, and when in front of Mr. A. L. Lawton's residence the animal came in contact with a small wire hanging in the street, and immediately fell to the ground paralyzed. The wire continued to touch the horse and the metallic portions of the wagon, causing a shower of electric sparks. The driver, almost miraculously it would seem, managed to escape from the wagon. Assistance soon came and the wire was removed but not until the poor horse had been so badly injured that it had to be killed. The accident was caused by a small wire belonging to a private telegraph line owned by Mr. A. G. Earle and which crossed one of the electric light wires. It crossed in two places but only burned in one, leaving a strong flow of electricity. The instant the horse touched the end of the wire which had fallen to the ground the circuit was completed, especially as it was raining at the time and the ground very wet. The hind quarters of the animal were completely deadened, and after being examined by a doctor it was ordered killed. Conant & Newton valued the house at $8.00. This is the first serious accident that has occurred from electricity in this city. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify John Callaway of Colorado Springs, CO? History Corner The Morning News Review, Florence, South Carolina, April 3, 1927 A RADIO CHIEFTAIN
One of the biggest figures in the radio field in Europe, Hon. F. G. Kellaway, P. C., managing director of Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., of London, has had a large part in building up radio communication between England and her colonies. He has been working in conjunction with the British post office department.
Editor's
Note - More to come on the outstanding work done by Frederick G.
Kellaway during WWI. Can anyone identify Mr. Kellaway and tell us
something about him? In Closing
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The Way it Was - Some Instructions You Could Do Without Recipe For Washing Clothes
Years ago a Kentucky grandmother gave the new bride
the following recipe for washing clothes. It appears below just as
it was written, and despite the spelling, has a bit of philosophy.
This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrap book
(with spelling errors and all). And As Always, Find a Way to . . . Let Your “Callaway” Voice Be Heard!
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