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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume VI No. 8
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; Editor's Corner This month I had a suggestion from a newsletter reader asking if I could group the genealogy material so that it would be easier to locate and read. I thought that was a good idea, so I have grouped the Genealogy Section of the newsletter by family lines; Joseph Callaway line, Peter Callaway line, Other C/K lines. Since the newsletter runs an average of 30 pages now, I thought this might make it a little easier to locate information. Let me know your thoughts and suggestions. I'm always interested in making the newsletter a better genealogy tool.
And as always 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.
The President's Corner We had this very nice note from Ben Callaway's daughter, Karen. We are so glad to hear that the family was pleased with the tribute to Ben. It doesn't begin to show how much we truly have appreciated all his efforts on behalf of CFA. A volunteer extraordinaire! We do all thank you, Ben.
To all at CFA:
I saw the latest CFA Journal last weekend. Our dad was very much surprised and also very appreciative, as are my brother and I.
Thank you all.
Karen Callaway Franks
and The CFA Nominating Committee will be entertaining names for candidates for the Board of Directors who will be elected at the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in October. CFA members are encouraged to forward names of possible candidates to Cary Moore, Chairman no later than October 1, 2005. Cary's email address is: (c.moore2 at juno.com). Pat Schnurr, CFA President Braggin' Rights for the Editor My newest grandbaby and little Calloway descendant was born Sunday, July 24, 2005. She is named after her great great grandmother, Aubin Calloway. And of course, I must include this picture of her at 3 hours old.
In Memory I would like to thank Bill Piper for sending us the following notice of the death of Martin Hamley Kellaway. MARTIN HAMLEY KELLAWAY 1909 - 2005 Thank you also to CFA Member, Mary Ann Parker, for sending us the following obituary she saw in the Salt Lake City newspaper. Bernece Calloway 1914 - 2005 Bernece Calloway passed away peacefully at home Sunday morning July 3, 2005. Born December 14, 1914 in Kalispell, Montana to Harry Virgil and Pearl Johnson Calloway. Grade schooling in Kalispell, Montana and American Falls, Idaho. Graduate of Henager Business College, attended University of Utah. Employed for four years at Air Force Base in Pocatello, Idaho. Retied after 30 years with Utah Railway Company, University Club Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Loved animals, enjoyed her cats. At her request, no services. Cremation inurned, American Falls, Idaho. Wedding Announcement
Thank you to D'Ann Green for
sending the wedding announcement for her niece, Kris Hughes.
We wish much happiness to the new couple.
Angela Kris Nehr Hughes married James Anthony Guibert, July 17, 2005 at Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.
Kris is the daughter of Carolyn Nehr Curtis
the granddaughter of Ben & Angeline Henry Nehr
the great granddaugther of William Livingston
Henry & Edith Callaway
D'Ann Green
Edith Callaway's line of descent is as follows: CFA Star Member Congratulations to our newest Star Member, Eleanor Widdice. Besides completing the qualifications for Star Membership, Eleanor also has researched and written a family history about her grandmother, Daisy Dell Callaway, and has graciously donated a copy to the CFA library. Some of the photos in the book have been added to the CFA Photo Gallery on our web site. Thank you, Eleanor, for sharing your family history. Daisy Dell
Callaway's line of descent is as follows: It occurs to me that all of you have probably heard of CFA Star Membership, but perhaps don't really understand the purpose of this award. Being a Star Member is an
award of appreciation. The purpose of Star Membership is to
encourage members to provide detailed and documented information
about their Callaway ancestry. CFA believes that this level of
participation will greatly help to fill in sections of the
ancestry of the Callaway family, and help researchers who come
after us to continue the work. This kind of commitment to
genealogy research is the very best source for us to gather
documented Callaway ancestry. CFA DNA Project Thank you to CFA Member and Director, Bruce Callaway for sending us this excellent explanation about the CFA DNA Project and what it will accomplish. Since the inception of the DNA Project by the Callaway Family Association, we have encountered a number of problems which by comparative analysis has plagued other one name Genealogical Societies. An initial enthusiasm by a small number who realise its potential, as we begin to converge paper trails (an original objective) has been most successful, but as we attempt to enlist more participants, we move further into potential rels whose only concept of DNA analysis is what they have learned by current TV programs. What therefore are we testing, what does it show and who gets to know about it? The tiny bit of your Daddy’s Y chromosome which is passed only onto his son and which will ultimately pass onto his son (Should he have one) can only be used by genealogists to prove a surname. It is not the stuff of Paternity suits, forensics or CSI, of what ever color. When you try to trace your ancestors, you often become stuck beyond Great Grandfather (We are certainly not all expert genealogists), but just maybe, someone else has traced back their family to a great great Grandfather or beyond. Should they have the same male DNA as you, and with your permission we can put you both together, you could combine notes and therefore make extraordinary and interesting progress, and no one else needs to know unless you wish to share the news. The CFA which you may not know is a non religious, non profit organization, with no hidden agenda, has been most successful with our DNA project in helping different ‘tribes’ bearing our surname or a variant thereof, put together their ancestors with great accuracy over not just a few generations, but several centuries! Our pleasure in doing this and by the courtesy and funding of a now deceased benefactor lies entirely in our interest as amateur genealogists in tracing the origins of what we believe to be a very ancient surname. Your surname. CALLAWAY/CALLOWAY KELLAWAY/KELLOWAY/KELWAY/KEILWAY ETC. Which believe it or not was the spelling of your surname over the centuries, by your relatives, because (and no one wants to admit to this) they couldn’t read or write and they relied upon other persons to write what they said! BUT Your researchers knew that they mostly owned something. A sheep, a cow, a property, and they wished on their death that this was delivered to their children. This had to be recorded, so they spoke their testimony, and this was recorded, however inaccurately having regard to accents and terminal illness. A great deal of this ‘testimony’ has been collected by the Callaway Family Association, and has been applied to ‘Paper Trails’ of which we also hold many. DNA analysis can
with scientific certainty say that your ancestors are or are not
related to someone else’s ancestors therefore saving a lot of
unnecessary research, but if you are, by the analysis, we can
offer great help by combining ‘Paper Trails’. Do take advantage
of the discount available to members if you are thwarted in your
ancestral search and it is possible that the CFA will help fund
the test if our genealogist consider that your test will
progress the research into our ancient family. Editor's Note - If you are interested in participating in the CFA DNA Project, contact Russ Callaway at (r.callaway at juno.com) for information.
Red-Headed "Callaways"
More news on Red-Headed "Callaways". Thank you to Jim Sands for sending us the photo of his grandsons. Two very handsome young men. Donna,
These are two of our six grandchildren. Kirkland Callaway Sands
(1995) and Joshua Clark Sands (1998. Josh sure follows the
theory of red headed Callaways doesn't he? And, yes, I am very
much a red head myself.
Jim
Jimcece at aol.com
Genealogy Links Thank you to Sandie Grassino for sending us the following link.
Donna,
I wasn't sure if CFA members were familiar with this or not. I
found the Indiana Callaway members in the Civil War here. It's a
nice, user-friendly site.
Sandie
HaloAct at aol.com
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System at http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
U. S. Joseph Callaway Line I would like to thank Patricia Elsass for sending us the following link. It has some good reading about Charlotte Callaway and Elijah Willcockson from the Joseph Callaway line. http://www.stipak.com/willcockson/elijah/bios/1.htm
I found this quite interesting
about our Callaway connections on this Genealogy
webpage. I don't know if this has ever been published
in the Callaway newsletter or not, but thought it
would be very interesting reading...
Editor's Note
- Charlotte Callaway's line of descent is as follows: ~ from Pauls Valley Democrat, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, Thursday, March 22, 1928
Dr. James R. Callaway
Editor's Note
- James R. Callaway's line of descent is as follows: I would like to thank Robert Pope for sending us news and photos of the recent Kentucky Calloway Reunion. Donna:
Editor's Note - The family
line of descent is as follows: U. S. Peter Callaway Line Happy newsletter news from Sallie Nelson, and her search is a difficult one, but she's not giving up! Dear Donna, Editor's
Note - Timothy Callaway's line of descent is as follows:
It was very
nice to hear from a new newsletter recipient, Sue
Hudson. She has provided information about her
Callaway ancestors.
Donna,
First of all thank you very much for your reply. My
ancestor is Nancy Caroline Callaway that married David
Hyatt. Their daug. Mary Elizabeth married William T.
Hood. William and Mary are my second GGrandparents.
Their daug. Lula Mae Hood married John Nathaniel Elam
first. After his death she married William R.
Sailors. Daughter of Lula and John is my grandmother.
Her name is Rena Mae Elam. She married Cole Lee
Robinson. Second Rena married William O. Bailey. My
mother is Lila Elaine Robinson daug. of Rena and Cole
Robinson. She married Albert A. Owens.
I would love to get a newsletter from the CFA.
Again,
Thank You Very Much
Sue Owens Hudson
sueowehud at msn.com
P.S. As I tell everyone
that helps me. I do live in Alabama and would love to
do lookups for you if you need help this way. I live
in North Central AL and go to Wallace Community
College very often for research. They have a
wonderful genealogy dept.
Editor's Note - I wrote to Sue suggesting her line of
descent is as follows: I was glad to hear from Mary Alison Calloway, a descendant of the Peter Callaway line and a Red-Headed Callaway besides! Do you have the Benjamin Josiah Calloway in your
CFA files? I scanned quickly through and I wasn't
sure. There's a branch of the Callaway Family that is
known as the Callaways of Tatnall County. I couldn't
tell if this was part of your family files or not. Ben
Callaway had 14 children, one of whom, named Martin,
had his name misspelled on his birth certificate.
(Doctor's handwriting was illegible even back in those
days.) As a result, all of his decedents have Callaway
spelled with an "o". If you do already I wanted to make sure it was the same family....
I've seen the coat of arms and in it it says Ora Pra
Mi (meaning Pray for Me), I couldn't tell from the one
on the web. Is that what it says? My brother had one
time had this small green hardbound book that someone
in the family? had given him. Across the top it said
the Callaway's of Tatnall County and remember reading
about the first Callaway came over here from England
to fight the Spanish and Indian? War. It also had some
information about the coat of arms. Is this the same
group of Callaway's? (And all this time I thought I
had an Irish last name.....) By the way, I also have
red hair and freckles.
Editor's Note
- I wrote back to Alison telling her about her
Callaway ancestry. Her family line is as follows: Alison also provided us
with this information on the family of Benjamin Josiah Callaway. Children 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. Obituary of Dr. William Benjamin Calloway - Coosa Co., AL
Editor's Note - Dr. Benjamin
Calloway's line of descent is as follows: Beginning in the 1840's more than 300,000 people began their Oregon Trail journey, living and writing their stories, one day at a time.
The Walla
Walla Council In 1855, Governor Issac Ingalls Stephens, accompanied by translator and artist Gustavus Sohon, convened a meeting with all the tribes of the Upper Columbia River in order to sign land treaties with them. The meeting, which took place at Walla Walla, was one of the largest ever held in the United States, and included numerous tribes - Cayuse, Umatilla, Yakima, Walla Walla, and Nez Perce. Under pressure, the tribes agreed to give up sixty thousand square miles of land, for an average price of three cents an acre. Following the treaty, a number of Indians charged that they had been unfairly coerced into signing, and continued scattered uprisings against the rising tide of white settlers. ~ Sketch and description from California State University, Long Beach The 1862 Kennedy Wagon Train
At the
outset, the Kennedy train wrote out a constitution -- a set of
by-laws all members of the train were expected to follow. This was
common practice on the Oregon Trail, but not many of these
high-minded by-laws survived their first brush with the
difficulties of life on the Trail. The Kennedy train also
organized a squad of about 35 armed men who called themselves the
"Independent Braves" which could be detached from the wagon train
in case of emergency. The Independent Braves were usually called
out to hunt for lost livestock or missing members of the wagon
train, but they would play a role in the violence near what is now
Massacre Rocks State Park in Idaho. ~ above
diary excerpts from the End of the Oregon
Trail Organization. Used with permission. Editor's Note - Were there Callaways on the Kennedy Train? That is a distinct possibility. Verlinda Callaway married George Paul in 1839 in Indiana. By 1845 they were in Iowa. They were listed on the 1860 Mahaska Co., IA census. This was the departure point for the Kennedy Train. They were then listed on the 1870 Walla Walla, Washington Territory census. This was the destination point of the Kennedy Train. There is even a reference in the above article to a Rev. Mr. Paul, perhaps a relative to George. Whether or not they were actually on the Kennedy Train, they certainly covered the same route by a similar means at very close to the same time. So the experiences noted were very similar to what they must have experienced. Sherrill Williams, CFA Genealogist, received an email recently from Shirley Whipple who lives in WA and is a descendant of Verlinda Callaway. Shirley has done extensive research on the history of the Kennedy Wagon Train and the families that traveled in it. Dear Sherrill, Verlinda
Callaway's line of descent: I wrote to Donna Paul Heikkila. She is a descendant of Rev. Paul and is very involved in researching the families who took this incredible journey. Here is her gracious reply.
Hi Donna,
Yes, there is a chance that
George and Verlinda Callaway Paul were on the Kennedy Wagon
Train of 1862. Unfortunately this has not been documented as of
yet. I have not been able to make a connection with my Paul
family who descends from Isaac Paul of Monroe County, West
Virginia. I feel there is a connection there, perhaps with one
of Isaac's brothers but have little information on them.
For the past five years I
have been assisting on updating the Kennedy Wagon Train Roster.
In starting out there was little to go on except last names.
There was a census of the train taken on June 8, 1862, in a
diary of Hamilton Scott, which lists 88 men, 46 women, and 86
children. I have just received another diary by James Scott
McClung which lists 98 men, 46, women and 86 children. Others
were added along the way. I now have complete names of the
majority of them. Due to spelling, some of them are quite
elusive. I have been trying to work George and Verlinda in as a
process of elimination. So far it does look feasible that
they could have been on the train.
There are several diaries -
Hamilton Scott, James Scott McClung, Jane Gould, who traveled
just behind the Kennedy Wagon Train, as well as a good many
reminiscences. I have most all of these, so if I can be of any
help in regards to the wagon train let me know.
My ggg grandfather, Rev.
Joseph Paul, his wife Mary "Polly" Cummins, and their grown
children Thomas, and Mercy Ann (married Alvin Zaring) as well as
their families, were all on the wagon train. Thomas' wife
Elizabeth died on the way west in childbirth. Her gravesite is
still maintained in the state of Wyoming. Two years ago I had
the opportunity to take a 5 day wagon train ride with Wagons
Across Wyoming and visited her gravesite. What an awesome
experience.
I have never been able to
document George and Verlinda Callaway Paul's trip west with this
train, however, there are so many coincidences that it leads me
to believe that they were. To my understanding they lived on the
same road with the families of Sarah and William Ellis, Lewis
Beck, Robert and Harriet Files, Alvin Zaring, Joseph and Thomas
Paul, all of whom were on the wagon train. (Seems as if they
picked up the road and moved it west - LOL) The same in Wapello
County, many lived on the same road. George and Verlinda are
buried in the same cemetery as Captain Kennedy. It is also
suspected the their son Gabriel may have been on the trip west
as well. He married Harriet Ellis, granddaughter of Sarah Jane
Farmer Ellis who was also on the wagon train. Lot's of
similarities.
The Kennedy Wagon Train was
filled with much adventure, excitement, and tragedy, including
an Indian massacre.
I am in the process of
planning a reunion for the descendents of the Kennedy Wagon
Train of 1862 to be held in Baker City, Oregon. Have not firmly
set a date as of yet. Looks like it will be mid June of next
year (2006). I live in Florida so trying to do this all by long
distance. If I can be of any further
assistance please let me know.
Sincerely,
Donna Paul Heikkila
Other C/K Lines
dheik0511 at yahoo.comWe have received another Random Act of Kindness. This time from Ethan Geer, who graciously contacted CFA and sent us information on the grave site of Mary Ann Wooten Sherman Callaway, third wife of Jesse Callaway from the Peter line. I do volunteer research
work for the us genweb. In a recent survey of a lone burial. I
came across the Editor's
Note - The family line of descent is as follows: Here is a lovely tribute to some wonderful Callaway parents, Bernis and Lois Callaway, from their daughter, Carmen Callaway Roetzel. We all send them a very Happy Anniversary wish!
Donna,
Editor's
Note - Carmen has also sent us some information on her
Callaway family line and some more wonderful family
pictures. This one in the tobacco field was taken in Tennessee
but circa unavailable This one of the three people:
Donna,
Editor's Note - Carol sent us additional information on
her Callaway family. Thank you to Stephanie Wooley for
sending us corrections for our Peter Callaway family file.
If anyone has any knowledge of the ancestry of this
William B. Callaway please let us know. He is a
"Mystery Callaway". The children listed for John
Isaac Callaway are actually children of John J Callaway
who was born July 22, 1857. Their mother was Emma E
Slaughter, born August 12, 1860. John J Callaway was also
a minister. John and Emma were married September 30,
1880. Dates for children are as follows: Martin, b.
7/28/81, Linnie, b. 5/26/1884, Mabel, b. 1/8/1889, Mertice,
b. 9/12/1891, Monnie, b. 9/7/1895, Oscar Wilburn, b.
11/19/1882, Edwin Ernest, b. 2/16/1886 d. 9/20/1886,
George DeWitt, b. 9/27/1887 d. 2/29/1888. The source for
the above information is our family bible which was
presented to John J and Emma upon their marriage by John's
father, William B Callaway. John J and Emma were married
in Hackneyville, AL and eventually relocated their family
to Texas. Unfortunately, we cannot trace information from
further back or any information on Emma Slaughter's
family. Editor's Note - William
B. Callaway and family are listed on the 1880 Tallapoosa
Co., AL census, Hackneyville Twp. John J. Callaway
is listed on the 1900 Matagorda Co., TX census. The following
information was graciously sent to us by Mae Miles. She is
related to Ida Keate and Rolland Callaway who are
mentioned in the article about the Mormon Callaway family
of Utah that was published in the
June 2005 newsletter. Who am I?
George W. Callaway ~
From the Genealogical Register of Plymouth, Massachusetts Families ~
From Epitaphs from Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1657-1892 Apparently George has died
by 1850. Mary Ann is listed on the 1850 Plymouth Co., MA census,
age 42, born in MA. Living with her are two children; George R.
Callaway age 17 and Mary J. Callaway age 15. Both are born in MA.
Mary Ann is listed on the 1860 Plymouth Co., MA census living
alone, occupation listed as nurse. Her son, George R. and his
family are living nearby. Can anyone identify this "Mystery Callaway"? Who am I?
Levin Callaway, born abt 1803 in Delaware Levin
Callaway is listed as a huckster (peddler, shopkeeper) on the 1850 Middlesex Co.,
NJ census in North Brunswick Twp. He is married to Ellen (last
name unknown) age 39 born in New Jersey. He is listed as Levin Calavan age 46, born in DE, occupation Fish huckster on the 1860
Middlesex Co., NJ census in New Brunswick. His wife is listed as
Ann, age 40 born in NJ. The following children
are listed all born in New Jersey: In
October 2004 newsletter we received one query
about this family which provided the following information: I don't know which line (if any) I'm descended
from, but my grandmother was a Callaway (New Brunswick, Middlesex
Cty, NJ), and her father (William, b. 1879) and grandfather
(George, b. ~1844) were born in NJ. Her ggrandfather was
apparently Levan Callaway, born in Del. around 1802/03. Is Levan
one of "yours"? My ggrandfather was William Callaway (b. 1879 in
NJ) and he appears with his father George (b. 1844 in NJ) on the
1880 Census (or b.~1850 - 1910 Census), and mother Jane (b. 1851
or 1854) in New Brunswick, NJ. George was listed in 1880 as a Ship
Carpenter with a father born in Delaware. I found a young George
(b. 1846 in NJ) with a father Levan (b. 1802/03 in DE) on the 1850
Census in North Brunswick, NJ, but am not having luck going back
further. Are they part of "your" Callaways? FYI the same William
and George are also listed as Calaway and Calloway, depending on
which Census you view. I know they are the same from the other
names and ages. Levan (47 - 1850): wife Ellen, 39; dau. Cath., 7;
son George, 4. George (36 - 1880): wife Jane, 29; dau. Mary, 7;
son George, 4; son Lewis, 3; son William, 5 mos. Also George (60 -
1910; William married with family): wife Jane, 56; son John, 26;
dau. Nellie(?), 21(?!); son Lester, 19; dau. Jennie, 16; son
Harry, 15. (9 children total that I've found) A few slight updates and corrections. On the
1870 Census I found the family as Caloway in New Brunswick, NJ:
Levin (not Levan) 65 yo b.<1804> Delaware - occupation Fishpeddler
Ann (wife) 57 yo b.<1812> New Jersey George (son) 23 yo b. <1846>
New Jersey Occupation - Ship Carpenter However the 1880 Census has
Levin as Calaway and b.<1807> in Maryland, rather than Delaware.
At age 73, his occupation is listed as Fisherman. I've found many
Levin Callaway/Calaway/Caloways on line, but many were living in
Sussex Cty at the time I believe Levin was in NJ, due to the ages
and birthplaces of his children. Does anyone recognize this Levin,
b. ~1803-1807 in Delaware or Maryland? Can anyone identify this "Mystery Callaway"?
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Response to Query # 294 (CFANET
07/05)
Donna,
Regarding the query on Col. Richard's son, Zachariah: I believe all of Col. Richard's children were recorded in his Bible. The problem lies in the transcriptions of the entries. Copies of this Bible record were placed in the DAR Library, Washington, DC and probably other depositories. The transcribers could not read all the entries.
Zachariah is included in
the Bible, but was mis-read as "Lathaneath." When we were
allowed to view the actual Bible at our CFA meeting in
Louisville, KY, we read the name as "Zachariah" instead of "Lathaneath."
The owner of the Bible agreed with our transcription after we
pointed that out to her. The then owner of the Bible is now
deceased and I do not know who currently has possession of it.
There was a feature on
the Richard Callaway Bible in the "Journal" published right
after our Louisville meeting.
Zachariah died in
Bedford Co, VA and did not go to Kentucky. He is mentioned in
the records of Bedford County that have been published in the
"Journal" over a long period of time.
For years there was
confusion between Zachariah s/o Col. Richard, and the Zachariah
(brother of Isaiah) Callaway of the Virginia counties that
became West Virginia. Many thought that the two Zachariahs were
the same person. That was not the fact. The Zachariah in W. VA
was from Delaware/Maryland. He was son of William Callaway, Jr.
Peter
William
William, Jr.
Zachariah
I hope this clarifies
the Zachariah problems.
Sherrill
Query #
295 I would like to find any
descendants of Pheriby Callaway (1787-1865), daughter of John
Callaway and Bethany Arnold. Pheriby married Reuben Strozier
(son of Peter and Margaret Strozier) 29 Mar. 1803 in Wilkes Co.,
GA.
This picture was taken of
the Strozier Cemetery when the DAR marked the grave of Margaret
Strozier, Reuben's mother.
Query # 296 Hi Donna, just
found our local library has subscribed to The Heritage Quest!
;-) Welcome to a new CFA Member, Shirley Thompson!
Query # 297 Hello, Donna:
Comment # 298
Hi, I am related to the Kellaways of Littlebredy, Dorset,
England. My 5x great grandfather was Christopher Kellaway who
married Ann Bryant. I found your website very interesting.
Kellaway is a very common surname here in Dorset. Query # 299 Submitter - Tarone Claybrook email - theclaybrooks at msn.com I am contacting you with tons of questions regarding the
Callaway Family Tree. I have just recently started looking up my
family history, primarily based on oral information from my
grandmother (deceased 1990). I have lots of pieces of
information that appears to lead me to your or perhaps our
family. |
At the age of 25,
Ellis Ebenezer Ellis left his home in Mahaska County, Iowa, and
set out for the Oregon Territory with his pregnant wife and
18-month-old son. Accompanying him on the journey were several
members of the extended Ellis clan...
Stampedes were a common problem on the Oregon Trail, and in hope
of preventing them, many trains did not permit emigrants to bring
dogs with them, as the cattle could easily be spooked by a playful
or poorly-trained dog.
