Callaway Family Association - November 2003 CFANet

Always regard with esteem the name you were given;
with praise and renown that it should endure. *

The Callaway Family Association met at Salt Lake City, Utah, October 9 - 12, 2003. We had a wonderful time seeing old friends and CFA relatives. Our Meeting Director, Victor Calloway and his committee planned a great itinerary for us and by Thursday afternoon we began to register. Our hotel, The Little America, was beautiful and the staff most helpful. Gary Garnett, Vice Pres, CFA was Master of Ceremonies for the Thursday night Buffet. We were delighted that seven members of Hobart Bartlett's family were present. Russell Callaway, former President of CFA gave a moving tribute to Hobart, our founder - known to us all as "Mr. Callaway".

Friday is always tour day and by 9:00 a.m. we were all on board. Salt Lake City is a beautiful city and the scenery spectacular. We visited the Kennecott Copper Mine which was awesome. Wouldn't you know there is a C/K connection as the developers were the Bingham family with whom we have a connection in England in the 15th century. We toured Temple Square and attended an organ recital at the Mormon Tabernacle. We all enjoyed a sumptuous buffet atop the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and had an orientation tour of the Family History Center. The tour ended with a visit to the Utah State Capitol Building constructed in 1916 of magnificent Georgia Marble and Utah Granite. One of the most beautiful Capitol buildings I have ever seen.

It wasn't all play as we had two Board meetings and our Annual meeting on Saturday. The morning session brought our members up to date as Officers and Directors reported on every aspect of our business and financial status. Our Membership has remained steady and contributions generously donated by our membership will enable us to continue our C/K research. Six new Directors were elected to serve on the Executive Board for a three year term. They are Jim Bogan, Iris Brannon, Brooks Callaway, Marianne Callaway Juanita LeCroy and Donna Morgan. Three Directors retired from the board, Waldo Callaway, William Callaway and Cary Moore. We are indebted to these three for their years of service to the CFA. Kermit Bridges was reelected to serve a second three year term.

The afternoon session was devoted to Genealogy. Director "Tad" Thomas of the Family History Center spoke on the information available at the Center and how to use the resources. Several of our members made arrangements to remain after our meeting was concluded and work in the Family History Center. The 1930 Census project has been completed with the C/K names abstracted for all of the Federal Census. The 1930 will be merged with our existing census records for 1790-1930. This has been a most ambitious project which will be of immense help to our members and others researching the C/K name.

Cary Moore and Pat Schnurr, two of the three researchers who had spent May of 2003 in England doing English research gave detailed reports on their findings - using maps, pictures and books. Gene Callaway, former President of CFA and researcher on the Peter Callaway line spoke and answered questions. The question and answer session was lively and much information exchanged.

We were all ready for our Saturday Banquet which was complete with good food, musical entertainment and lovely Door prizes. The meeting ended on Sunday with many of the members attending a Sunday morning service at the Mormon Tabernacle.

We were all saddened to learn of the death of a member of the La-Ark family group. Many of these members learned of the death when they arrived and immediately left to return home.

The 2004 meeting will be held in Charleston, SC in October. When one meeting is over plans go into place for the upcoming one. Help us Plan - Plan to Attend - Plan to add your own family to our membership.

Pat Schnurr, Pres. CFA

It is with sadness that we learned from Mr. Mark Lillard in Atlanta, GA, that his wife and our CFA member, Mrs. Cornelia Callaway Lillard passed away August 18, 2003. She was 84 years old. Our condolences go to Mark and all the family.

LaGrange, Georgia, Oct. 19 - On September 26, 1863 Jack Thornton and W. A. Callaway, eighteen, set forth to join the Confederate army. September 23, 1918, Jack Thornton Kuntz (grandson of Jack Thornton), and W. A. Callaway, Jr. (grandson of W. A. Callaway), left together for the world war.

The elders made fine soldiers and friends of the "1918 boys" feel sure they will be in the parade down "Unter den Linden."

Washington, Ga., July 15. - (Special.) - The Irwin Guard have invited the First Georgia battalion to attend a barbecue on the 23rd of July, and the invitation is accepted. The companies who will come are Clinch Rifles, Oglethorpes and Clark Rifles, from Augusta, and Burke Light Infantry from Waynesboro. The Fourth Regiment band is engaged, and Sheriff John Callaway will excel himself in barbecues, if possible. It will be a great occasion.

London, Oct. 7. - In the race for the Melton Plate, of 100 sovereigns, for all ages, penalties and allowances, six furlongs, straight, there were only two starters - E. Wishard's two-year-old bay gelding George H. Ketcham, and Mr. Rutherford's five-year-old bay horse Break of Day. The race was won by George H. Ketcham, which ran at odds of 2 to 1 on.

The maiden Two-Year-Old Plate, of 100 sovereigns, for two-year-olds that had never won at the time of entry, five furlongs, straight, was won by Sir J. Thursby's Trevor; Lord Cowley's Kellaways was second, and Richard Croker's Princeton was third. The betting was 14 to 1 against Trevor, 9 to 1 against Kellaways, and 11 to 8 on Princeton.

Wanted to Rent on Lease, a large family house, situated in the county of Kent, or in Surry, bordering on Kent, at any distance within, and not exceeding 12 miles from London. Any person having such premises to let, is requested to address a line, with particulars, to A. B. at Mr. Calloway's, Upholsterer, in Bond street.

Editor's Note - Can anyone identify Mr. Calloway, Upholsterer in Bond street, London?

Cecil Kellaway was born in Capetown, South Africa about 1890 and died in Los Angeles, CA in February 1973. He married Doreen Elizabeth Joubert. He lived in Australia where he started on the stage and moved to films becoming an actor, author and director. He has many other fine films to his credit as well. His son Peter, was a medical pioneer in the field of reading and interpretation of EEG results.

D'Ann Green, of Gunter Texas graciously sent us her Callaway family group sheets including documentation. The family group sheets have been added to our Joseph Callaway file on RootsWeb. She also sent family photos which can be seen on our Family Photo Gallery page.
Her line of descent is as follows:

Joseph Callaway
Francis Callaway
Francis Callaway, Jr.
Gaddah Callaway
Francis Willis Callaway
Gad Callaway
Edith Callaway Henry
Angeline Henry Nehr
Dorothy D'Ann Nehr Green

Can anyone identify this Callaway? He is listed on the 1880 Clark Co., AR Federal census, page 380B, Dist. 30. Amity Village.

Lorenzo D. Keith	Self	M	M	White	45	AL	Blacksmith	VA	NC
Elizabeth Keith	Wife	M	F	White	37	AL	Keeping House	KY	?AR?
Eliza Crossley	SDau	S	F	White	19	AL	Teaching	SC	AL
Willie Keith	Son	S	M	White	12	AL	Farm Laborer	AL	AL
Sydney Keith	Son	S	M	White	11	AL	Farm Laborer	AL	AL
John Keith	Son	S	M	White	9	AL		AL	AL
Andrew Keith	Son	S	M	White	7	AR		AL	AL
Lewis Keith	Son	S	M	White	4	AR		AL	AL
Beulah Keith	Dau	S	F	White	1	AR		AL	AL
James R. Callaway	Boarder	S	M	White	27	AL	Farm Laborer	GA	GA

Can anyone identify Jimey Callaway? She is listed on the 1880 Bradley Co., AR Federal census, page 40A in Quachita Township.

Shadrick Stalyons	Self	M	M	Black	59	NC	Farmer	NC	NC
Lelar Stalyons	Wife	M	F	Mulatto	48	AL	Keeping House		AL
Shadrick Stalyons	Son	S	M	Black	20	LA	Labor on farm	NC	AL
James Stalyons	Son	S	M	Black	13	AR	Labor on farm	NC	AL
Thomas Stalyons	Son	S	M	Black	10	AR	Labor on farm	NC	AL
Martha J. Stalyons	Dau	S	F	Black	9	AR	Labor on farm	NC	AL
Francis Stalyons	Dau	S	F	Black	7	AR		NC	AL
Dennis Stalyons	Son	S	M	Black	3	AR		NC	AL
Jimey Callaway	Mother-in-law	W	F	Black	65	AL	Servant
July Rodes	Other	S	F	Mulatto	24	AR	Labor on farm

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.

Editor's Note - The following abstract is a little hard to read, but I believe some information on the Calloways of Kent, England can be gleaned from it.

BOWLES, Thomas of Cranbrook, Kent, England m. Sarah BOORMAN. Thos. d. 1800 m. Anna SHIRLEY 8 children. Robt. b. Eldorado, Kent, England 1 Jun 1792 m. 1st. 30 Nov 1816 Mercy BOOTS who d. 24 Jan 1837, had 1 son Robt; m. 2nd Mrs. Anna CLOUGH daughter of Saml PEGG, had Saml, John and Annie who m. 31 Jan 1866 Thos B. CALLOWAY. Jesse CALLOWAY from Del. to Dearborn Co., Ind. had 4 sons, 1 daughter. Wm CALLOWAY b. 26 Jan 1812 m. 2nd 18 Oct 1841 Mary Charlotte BONHAM. Saml BOND b. 19 Nov 1722; Joseph b. 11 Apr 1750 m. Eleanor WILLIAMS; Saml b. 19 Nov 1777 Chester Co. Pa., d. 12 Jun 1837. Jane BOND b. 8 Apr 1818, d. 12 Feb 1844 m. 7 Sep 1837 Wm CALLOWAY. Thos B. CALLOWAY m. Annie BOWLES. (This implies that Jane BOND was the first wife of Wm. CALLOWAY, though dates do not agree.)

~ From OHIO The Cross Road of our Nation, Records & Pioneer Families
April - June 1972, Vol. XIII No. 11, Published by The Ohio Genealogical Society - Copyright 1972. (Abstracts of History of Hamilton County, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio; L.A., William & Co., 1881)

Can anyone identify this Callaway family? They are listed on the 1851 United Kingdom Census, Enumeration District: Plymouth St And, England.

James Callaway	Head	64	Blacksmith	born Poughill, Cornwall
Sarah Callaway	Wife	63		born British, Gib
James Callaway	son	30 single	Taylor	born Plymouth, Devonshire
Eliza Callaway	dau	20 single	Milliner	born Plymouth, Devonshire

From The Independent Tribune, Concord, North Carolina, Friday, October 31, 2003:

Mary Frances Calloway Propst, 88, died at Northeast Medical Center Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, 2003. A family graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 10:00 a.m. A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Frances Propst will be held at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at 11:00 a.m. Nov. 1, All Saints Day, with the Rev. Dr. Kathryn B. Baines and the Rev. Chad M. Huebner officiating. Visitation will follow the service at the church.

Born in Concord, Cabarrus Co., NC on Aug. 10, 1915, Mrs. Propst was the daughter of Walter Earl Calloway and Atha Howell Calloway. She was educated in the Concord City Schools and graduated from Concord High School in 1931. She earned a degree in public school music from Meredith College in 1936 and taught in the Landis City School system. An accomplished pianist and organist she used her talents often during her lifetime playing for weddings and church services.

She married Earl Wilson Propst at McGill Street Baptist Church on Aug. 10, 1937, in Concord. Together they established Earl's Tire Store in the newly developed Wil-Mar park area in 1940. Mr. Propst died in January 1969.

She is survived by two sisters; Nancy Calloway Bost of Concord and Becky Calloway Daniel of Crofton, MD and two brothers, Don Calloway of Charlotte, NC, and Albert Calloway of Raleigh, NC, her sons and their families. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold Calloway and Walter Earl Calloway, Jr.

Editor's Note - The 1920 Concord, Cabarrus Co., NC census says that Walter Earl Calloway's parents were both born in NC. On the same page of the census, is a Francis M Calloway age 56 listed as a widow. Perhaps Walter Earl Calloway's father. (ED# 56, pg 10B) Can anyone identify the family of Walter Earl and Atha Howell Calloway of Concord, Cabarrus Co., North Carolina? See the November 2005 newsletter for additional information.

It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared.

But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed," the Meteorologist at the weather service responded.

So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood in order to be prepared.

One week later he called the National Weather Service again. "Is it going to be a very cold winter?" he asked.

"Yes," the man at the National Weather Service again replied, "It's going to be a very cold winter."

The Chief went back to his people again and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find.

Two weeks later he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It looks like it's going to be one of the coldest winters ever."

Query # 82
Subject – Sallie B. Callaway
Submitter - Dorothy Price
email - tdp at sstelco.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

I don't know much about Sallie, she is my husband's grandmother. She died around 1895, when her son, my father-in-law, Byron Callaway Price was about five years old. Her full name was Sallie Bradford or Brandford Callaway. I think possibly the middle name was her mother's maiden name. "Just a guess". Her husband William Thomas Price was born in Jacksboro, Texas, and they were living on what became the Gene Autry ranch, near Gene Autry, Oklahoma when Byron was born. That is in south central Oklahoma. Thanks for including me in your monthly news letter, I will be retiring the last of this month and plan to spend more time on my family's research. Dorothy Price

Query # 83
Subject - Mary Lavinia Callaway
Submitter - Cindy Mearns
email - chhuff at yahoo.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

Thank you for your site with wonderful information so generously shared. I was looking for information on Mary Lavinia Callaway who married John Bramblett. And I found some information about her parentage...Peter Callaway I of Maryland. All the best to those searching...

Response to Query # 78 (CFANet 10/03)
Subject - The Cleveland Line
Submitter - Pat Schnurr
email - Schnurr200 at aol.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

Noticed your query on CFA bulletin. I have a double Cleveland line as the Rev. John Cleveland had among his 11 children:

Neil Cleveland who m. Jane Cornell -- they had only one child George Columbus Cleveland.

William Cleveland who m. Nancy Harrison -- their daughter Nancy marr. George C. Cleveland and moved to Murray Co. now Whitfield Co. Ga. Both are buried at Spring Place Cemetery - I have been there twice.

Nancy Cleveland Cleveland (Wm. John, John) had a brother William Earles Cleveland b. 1812 d. 4 Oct. 1868. H, too moved to Murray.

Both are mentioned in William Harrison's will dtd July 31, 1820 in Pendleton Dist. , S.C. To William Earle Cleveland he gives one negroe boy, Hugh, a horse and saddle, cows, calves, bed and furniture of same value of other children.

Also in Equity Pack # 184 Pickens S.C. dtd. 1839 there is further information on both Nancy and Wm. Earle.

Are you familiar with the History of Murray Co. Ga. William Earle is listed in the Ga. Militia composed of young men (under 18) and old men (over 45) dtd in Dec. of 1863.
Also the Crown Gardens and Archives may have some information about him. It is in Dalton, Ga. I wrote there once years ago and the lady who answered my ltr was Polly Boggess.

There is quite a bit of information in the various CFA Journals showing Callaway - Cleveland connections. Vol. 3 P. 72-85 gives extracts from the Draper Manuscripts. Noticed today that John Harrison Cleveland, s/o Absolom (Col. Ben. John, John) b. abt. 1785 marr. c 1805 to Amelia Martin. This is the only reference I have ever seen that gives the Harrison name - noticed some put that name with the Rev. John and I have never come across that. Wonder where that is coming from.

Vol. V - and also our first five generation charts show Obedient Callaway d/o Francis C. Jr. (Rev. Francis Sr. Joseph) m. Jeremiah Cleveland. s/o of Rev. John Cleveland both buried in Cleveland family cem at Fair Play, SC.

Obedient Callaway's brother William m. Acenieth Cleveland d/o Larkin (John John) and Frances Wright.

Vol. 6 . P. 61 - Autobiography of Elder Francis Callaway III, written in 1862 at age 70. He was b. Feb. 17 1792 and m. Sarah Brewer d. Apr. 4, 1864. Says My oldest sister Obedient m. Jeremiah Cleveland in Pendleton Dist. S.C.. My second sister Susan still unmarried still lives in Murray Co. Ga. Note - Susan age 63 b. S.C. enumerated on 1850 census as living in household of her nephew William Earle Cleveland. (This is my gr-gr-uncle and son of Jeremiah Cleveland shown above.)

My Great Grandmother Nancy Cleveland Cleveland named one of her sons William Earles Cleveland after her brother. He was born in 1827. He , too, lived in Murray Co. until the war. He served as Capt. of E. Co. 60th Ga. Infantry, in the elite Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade, Stonewall Jackson Division, Army of Northern Va. Had a distinguished war record and after the war marr. Matilda Anderson of Murray Co. and moved to Tx. Have additional information on his family.

Cannot connect Mary Ann from my records. Rev. John Cleveland and Rev. Francis Callaway served at same church in Wilkes Co. Ga. Obedient is listed as a member there. When the Cherokee Indians were moved out and the land lotteries were held many people moved to Murray Co. area. After 1835. My families were there by 1837.

One clue - Rev. John also had a son, Benjamin and he had a son Thomas Callaway Cleveland b. c 1807 d. 1864. He married his cousin Elizabeth Caroline b. 1809 who was a younger sister of My Nancy. Thomas and Eliz. also moved to Murray Co. They later had a son Benjamin Cleveland. Isn't this fun?

I have worked with the Cleveland Gen. Vol. 3 many times. There are many errors in it so you have to take it with a grain of salt.

I do not have any contacts with Cleveland connections in Murray Co. Ga. but do have a number of Vining ones. Mostly they have used my info.

I am Patricia Vining Schnurr
Mother and father - Julia Hale and Frederick Vining
Grandparents - Reubin Alexander Vining and Melvina Elizabeth Cleveland
Gr-Grandparents - Nancy and George Cleveland
Gr-Gr-Grandparents William Cleveland and Nancy Harrison.

Now -- perhaps you can help me out. Everyone says that Nancy Harrison is the youngest dau. of Thomas Harrison and Catherine Earle. I have chased the Earles and the Harrisons all over Va. and N.C. down to S.C. and I cannot find any documentation to substantiate this. I do have a deed where Thomas Harrison mentions his wife "Caty" but no last name. He mentions a dau. Mary and a son but no Nancy. Have the Harrison and Earle genealogies down pat just can't make the jump with Caty or Thomas. Any help would be appreciated.

Pat Schnurr, President CFA

Editor's Note - The following family information was emailed to me, but the person who sent it did not sign their name. It seems to me that the person in our Joseph file that we show as Elizabeth Callaway (daughter of James Reid Callaway) is really the Beatrice Callaway that is described below. For anyone descended from this line, the following contains a wealth of information. This is the line of descent:

Joseph Callaway
Francis Callaway
Samuel Callaway
Feree Callaway
Samuel Feree Callaway
James Reid Callaway
Elizabeth/Beatrice? Callaway

Comment # 84
Subject - Elizabeth Callaway - Beatrice Callaway?
Submitter - No name given
email - fmmonroe at aol.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

Descendants of Beatrice [Billie] Callaway

Generation No. 1

1. BEATRICE [BILLIE] CALLAWAY was born 1864 in Grayson County, VA, and died 1900 in NC. She married PRESTON PETER LUNDY December 29, 1884 in Grayson County, VA, son of JAMES LUNDY and SARAH LUNDY. He was born May 27, 1854 in Grayson County, VA, and died June 5, 1930 in Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota.

Notes for PRESTON PETER LUNDY:
   After Beatrice death his mother took care of his children untill he married Nancy and he Applied for a homestead in 1912 and it was issued on March 11 1914 in Meade County,South Dakota. He moved his family from Galax VA. to the Nemo Area in South Dakota between 1904-1910. Homestead B L M Serial number SDRC 0010646 and Accession or serial number 391627.

     In 1920 SD. census he was working for the Railroad as a section Forman age 66 was a widower with two daughters Rose G. 13 and Leona 9.

   Obituary for Preston Lundy:
   Black Hills Weekly Journal, SD
   June 7, 1930

P. P. Lundy, 77 year old resident of Tilford, died at the county home of Sturgis Thursday June 5. Death was caused by a paralytic stroke. The deceased had been a resident of Tilford for many years up until about a month ago when he came to the Sturgis Home.

More About PRESTON PETER LUNDY:
Burial: 1930, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Meade County, South Dakota

Children of BEATRICE CALLAWAY and PRESTON LUNDY are:
i. VIRGINIA2 LUNDY, b. 1886.
ii. JOHN L LUNDY, b. February 28, 1889, Virginia;
d. November 29, 1962, Spearfish, Lawrence Co, South Dakota;
m. ALINA [JOHN LUNDY] UNKNOWN; b. Abt. 1890, Finland.

Notes for JOHN L LUNDY:
   [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security
   Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 27, 2000, Internal
   Ref. #1.111.6.153752.132]
   Individual: Lundy, John
   Social Security #: 504-07-2044
   Issued in: South Dakota

   Birth date: Feb 28, 1889
   Death date: Nov 1962

   Residence code: South Dakota

   On his tombstone it has his birth as February 3,1889.
   Bible---September 3 1890
   1900 census February 1889
   1920 census 1890
   Social Security February 28, 1889
   I have chosen to go with Social Security Date because of all government records.

   John Lundy in the 1920 census was working at the Richardson bottle company. He worked for Home Stake Gold Mine until 1958.

   Census, obituary, and marriage information is from Ellen Bishop in SD. Picture of tombstone and Bible birth from Mike Lundy in MO.

More About JOHN L LUNDY:
Burial: 1889, National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade Co. SD
Social Security: Social Security #: 504-07-2044

Notes for ALINA [JOHN LUNDY] UNKNOWN:
Name and dates from Ellen South Dakota.

iii. JOSEPH [JOE] LUNDY, b. August 3, 1892, Virginia; d. August 6, 1966, Perryville, MO;
m. LILLIE MAY SHERRELL, April 17, 1920, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, MO; b. 1892, Vasters, Butler County, MO.

Notes for JOSEPH [JOE] LUNDY:
   Moved from South Dakota to Southeast Missouri in the late 1920'S then moved to Perryville, MO. in 1939.

   [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6,
   Social Security Death Index:
   U.S., Date of Import: Oct 27, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.153752.105]

   Individual: Lundy, Joe
   Social Security #: 486-22-3152
   Issued in: Missouri

   Birth date: Jun 20, 1890
   Death date: Aug 1966

   Residence code: Missouri

   ZIP Code of last known residence: 63775
   Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Perryville, Missouri.

   Information on birth and death came from Mike Lundy, Joseph Lundy's grandson.

   At time he applied for his Social Security card like most did not know his true birth date so guessed at it, June 20, 1890.

   On his marriage application dated April 17, 1920 gives his age as 29.

   On 1900 Census it lists Joseph December 1892 age seven. In Preston's Bible: August 3,1892. I went with the 1892 date due to the way things were in those times.

More About JOSEPH [JOE] LUNDY:
Divorced: March 6, 1929, City of St. Louis, MO
Social Security: 486-22-3152

iv. ALMEDA LUNDY, b. 1895, Galax, VA;
m. HARRY ROBINSON, September 19, 1913, Tilford, Meade County, South Dakota; b. 1881, Of Nemo, South Dakota.

Notes for ALMEDA LUNDY:
   Marriage and birth of children came from Ellen Bishop in South Dakota. Name and birth from Mike Lundy.

Notes for HARRY ROBINSON:
   Information from Ellen in South Dakota.

v. EMELINE [EMMA] LUNDY, b. June 27, 1896, Galax, VA; d. December 1, 1980, Spearfish, Meade County, SD; m. (1) ROBERT ANDREW LEEPER, September 16, 1915, Nemo, Pennington County, South Dakota; d. October 14, 1950, SD.; m. (2) LEO BURKE, November 5, 1955, Spearfish, South Dakota; b. November 13, 1899; d. September 1977, SD.

Notes for EMELINE [EMMA] LUNDY:
   Obituary: 1980
   Spearfish, South Dakota

EMMA LEEPER BURKE
   SPEARFISH---Mass of Christian burial for Emma Leeper Burke, 81, of Spearfish, will be celebrated at 2 P.M. Friday at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Spearfish by the Rev. William J O'Connell. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery in Spearfish under the direction of the Fidler Funeral Chapel. Christian wake services will be held at 6:30 P.M. Thursday at the funeral
   home. Mrs. Burke died Monday at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish. Memorials have been established to the church building fund-and the hospital. Emeline Lundy was born June 27, 1899, at Galax, VA. The daughter of Preston and Beatrice Callaway Lundy. She moved with her family to the Nemo area at the age of 14. She married Robert Andrew Leeper September 16, 1915. They lived in Nemo until 1940 when they moved to Spearfish. He died October 14, 1950, and she married Leo Burke November 5, 1955, at Spearfish. She was a member of Saint Joseph's Catholic Church and the Queen City Chapter 89, order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Burke is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence [Elizabeth] Curtis of Spearfish; one son, William Leeper of Powell, Wy.; one stepson, Leo E. Burke of Duluth, MN.; six grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, one daughter, Thelma Hesse, and one brother, John Lundy.

   Above copy of obituary, marriage came from Ellen Bishop in South Dakota.

   [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6,
   Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import:
   Oct 28, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.34997.58]

   Individual: Burke, Emma
   Social Security #: 503-38-5138
   Issued in: South Dakota

   Birth date: Jun 27, 1896
   Death date: Dec 1980
   Residence code: South Dakota

   ZIP Code of last known residence: 57783
   Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Spearfish, South Dakota

   Name and birth date from Mike Lundy

More About EMELINE [EMMA] LUNDY:
Born [Bible Date]: June 27, 1899, Galax, VA
Burial: December 5, 1980, Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, SD

Notes for ROBERT ANDREW LEEPER:
   Information From Ellen in South Dakota

More About ROBERT ANDREW LEEPER:
Burial: SD.

Comment # 85
Subject - Just checking in
Submitter - Janet Calloway Martin, CFA Member
email - pmartin at neo.rr.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

Just checking out the site to see if I can make a connection. You're doing a great job with the newsletter, Donna! I look forward to each one.

Query # 86
Subject - Sarah Ann Caroline Calloway (Peter Callaway line)
Submitter - Ballard S. Bishop
email - 1bs2bishop3 at wfeca.net (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

I have a Sarah A C b:. abt 1814 in Florida. She is married to Josiah Daniel born about 1805 in Georgia. This is from the 1850 Jackson Co., FL census. The household next door is occupied by Fair B Calloway. I have several of the children listed but no James. In the 1860 Jackson Co., FL census she is listed as S. A. C. Daniel.

I hope this will help in your endeavor. Please advise if you have any information about the marriage or origin of Josiah and SAC.

Ballard S. Bishop

Query # 87
Subject - Sarah Calloway and Mr. Rhodes
Submitter - Judy Gautier
email - jgautier at wimberley-tx.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

My mother had some information on the Calloway family but since mother died I have not found the material she had. There was a huge fold-out, hand-written genealogy and a book about the Calloways. I am wondering if this is the same Calloway (Callaway) family line. Mother was under the impression that it was the same Calloways of Calloway Gardens in Georgia but I'm not sure about that.

I do remember that there was a girl named Ann on the genealogy who was the daughter of the original Calloways who came to Virginia with a land grant and that she died at the hands of Indians. The name of my great-great grandmother was Sarah Calloway before she married a Rhodes. Can you possibly tell me if your family is this same line? I would surely appreciate a reply.

Also, I am looking for any information on Laura Calloway Rhodes who lived in Columbus, Georgia probably until the early 1900s.

Query # 88
Subject - Charles Callaway
Submitter - Robert VanLue
email - bobv at rtcol.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

Hope I have been helpful. My parents are buried there also and I have a list of most of the graves.

Editor's Note - Charles Callaway's line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
William Callaway
William Callaway, Jr.
Zachariah Callaway
Charles Callaway

Query # 89
Subject - Mary Callaway
Submitter - Sheila, Norfolk UK
email - sheila.w_b at btinternet.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

Dear Donna

I found your web site through a Google search. I'm interested in accessing the Somerset, England info, but the link isn't working. My 4x gt g'parents were Mary CALLAWAY and John BROWNING.

They married in Timberscombe, Somerset. This is the entry from the Timberscombe marriage register:

Banns published July 12th, 19th, and 26th 1801
John Browning, bachelor of this parish and Mary Callaway, spinster
of this parish were married on 27th July 1801. Curate = William Williams
Witnesses were Richard Beadon and Sarah Callaway

I also ran across this census record from the 1841 census for Southwark St Saviour. I hope it is helpful to someone.

Pleasant Place, Southwark St. Saviour
HO 107/1088/6 (can look up folio & pg if required)

John CALLAWAY/30/fisherman/yes, b. in Surrey
Mary CALLAWAY/30/----------/yes

In 1841, unlike the later censuses, they didn't record the place of birth. Instead you just got, y = yes, was born within the county, or n = no, wasn't. Hope this clears it up! Also peculiar to the 1841 census was the system of recording ages. In general they were rounded down to the nearest 5. So eg. 30 could have meant anywhere between 30 and 34 yrs. Children under the age of 16(?) were recorded with their correct age.

Other CALLAWAYs found in Timberscombe, Somerset were:
Baptisms:
James, illeg. son of Ann CALLAWAY bap. Dec 22nd 1822
William son of William (Innkeeper) and Martha CALLAWAY, bap. June 24th 1827
James son of Thomas (Labourer) and Hannah CALLAWAY, bap. June 26th 1859

Marriages:
James CALLAWAY m. Sarah CLATWORTHY on 17th Sept 1798
William FLOYDE married Elizabeth CALLAWAY on 22nd Nov 1823
James COLES m. Sarah CALLAWAY on 25th May 1829

1715 Robert Callaway and Joan Cornish;
1742 Henry Callaway and Joan Hewin;
1745 Francis Callaway and Sarah Woolcot;
1768 Joan Callaway and John Acott;
1770 Francis Callaway and Elizabeth Coles;
1775 James Callaway and Ann May;{my 5x gt g'parents I believe}
1794 Mary Callaway and Richard Bennett;

Dec 28th 1822 Ann Callaway age 21;
Apr 3rd 1824 Nancy Callaway age 5 weeks;
Apr 17th 1824 Ann Callaway age 68;
Aug 14th 1825 James Callaway age 2;
Apr 26th 1833 James Callaway age 27;
Mar 21st 1873 James Callaway age 14;
Feb 1st 1889 Thomas Callaway age 70.

Editor's Note - I wrote back to her regarding the link problem, can anyone help her with Mary Callaway and John Browning?

Query # 90
Subject - Nancy E. Callaway
Submitter - Joan L. Gresham
email - sttnurse at aol.com (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

My husband Ronald T. Gresham's g-grandmother was Nancy E. Callaway, spouse William P. Gresham. She was born Nov. 28, 1846. Her parents were Charles C. Callaway and Nancy Garrett who were married 4 Dec. 1841 in Walton County, Ga. Any information on this line would be deeply appreciated. Thank you. Joan

Query # 91
Subject - James Callaway (son of William, son of Joseph)
Submitter - Anne Leyden
email - ahampden at comcast.net (Editor's Note - this email format discourages junk email)

Hello, Donna. Here's another possible error. I'm attaching a file of a Bible transcript at the Library of Virginia. (Do not like their new online format! Find it very difficult to navigate.) Anyway, this transcript gives the date of birth of James Callaway, son of William Callaway and Elizabeth Tilley, as 25 December 1735. The information on the CFA web site gives his date of birth as 21 December 1736.

The Bible is the "Callaway-Early-Anderson family Bible record, 1712-1887." I realize that either the transcript or the web site could have a typo. The LVA does not seem to actually have the Bible. It indicates that the (undated) transcript was done by Clara Arthur (Mrs W Roy) Snyder of Altavista. It is manuscript call number 36298 MBRC 51.

Let me know what you think. - Anne

Editor's Note - Anne graciously sent a copy of the document and you can request a copy of it from the CFA Genealogy Documents Page.

In "the course of human events" it so happened in John Walker's lifetime, as it had in the Declaration of Independence, that things had got past all endurance. He was a soldier in Camp Mast, but he was sick and tired of it all. John wanted to be well out of it, but he did not wish to desert. Therefore, when it came time for him to spend a week at the home of his father, Meredith Walker, he got Levi Coffey and Erwin Calloway, a brother of W. H. Calloway, afterwards sheriff, to "capture" him at the end of his week at home.

But it would never do for Levi to be known in the matter, as he was John's best friend, and for Calloway to capture him unaided might seem to smack of complicity. But it had so chanced that, some time before, Henderson Calloway had brought in from Tennessee a full United States officer's uniform, shoulder-straps, belt and sword. Adorned in these, it was hoped that Erwin would not be recognized, but where were the "assisting force" to come from? Levi was not long in answering. His own wife, Edith and Elvira Taylor, Catharine and Jemima Yarber and Frankie Danner were "force" enough for the occasion. So he got them to assume male attire and armed them with "stick guns." At night Erwin Calloway, panoplied in full regimentals, marched his squad into the Walker yard and halted them at the front door, himself rapping for admittance. John and his women folk, with white faces, appeared and opened the door. Erwin demanded his surrender, the female guard, with sergeant Levi Coffey remaining in the dark, but still dimly visible. There was a parley, John's women pleading for him, with tear-bedimmed eyes. Erwin went inside, leaving Levi to keep the sentinels outside alert and watchful, which he did by gruff commands. But Erwin was obdurate, and tore John away from the arms of his family and marched him to the squad outside. For effect, Jonathan McHaarg was also captured at the same time and place, the women of the family alone being ignorant of the deception practiced.

Meantime, however, it had become bruited about that Yankees were in the gap of the mountain, and France and Wilts Beech, two boys, were started on horses for Camp Bingham to bring assistance. These were met by Erwin's squad and turned back, while John Walker was taken on to a ridge and rock cliff just above Elisha Coffey's Mill, afterwards known as Lenoir's Stonewall Mill, where he was fed by Elisha whenever he went out to feed his hogs.

It was about one week later that John walked into his home, apparently much crippled up and sorely distraught, but bearing an iron clad paper-writing with his signature attached, a duplicate of one he declared the Yankees in Tennessee had compelled him to sign while in captivity in order to secure his parole. Of course this was merely a fake, but it worked, for when Bingham sent for John the messenger advised John to respect his parole, and he was left at home till the surrender at Appomattox and ever thereafter.

~ excerpt from A History of Watauga County, North Carolina, 1914, by John Preston Arthur, Chapter 12, Part 2, pgs 172-3.

Last night an express arrived here from the upper settlements of St. Charles county, informing that the settlements are attacked by formidable bodies of Indians. On the 1st of this month they stole a number of horses and killed a negro; a number of the inhabitants pursued the savages and retook the houses; at the same time they were attacked by three times their number; they charged without hesitation and after a smart action of about 15 minutes, retreated with the loss of one man killed. The loss of the Indians has been considerable - they were seen bearing off their dead.

It is stated that this affair has given vigor to the settlements of Upper Saint Charles.

Since the above was put in type, we learn that those who have been killed and wounded belonging to Capt. Callaway's company, and at Boon's Lick, have large families depending on them for support. Capt. Callaway was known to all, and his loss will be regretted by all who estimate worth and sterling courage.

CFA 2003 JOURNAL -
By now members have received their new Journal and Directory. Please check the directory for accuracy, and let me know of any corrections that need to be made. It's a monumental task to try to keep all the email addresses and mailing addresses up to date.

JUNK EMAIL - THE GENEALOGIST'S NIGHTMARE
Unfortunately we all suffer from tons of junk email in our mailboxes now-a-days. It's that
Pesky Old Free Speech Thing again! This month I have begun to print all email addresses in long form instead of printing them in email form. While this won't be a complete cure of this disease, it will at least be a strong deterrent. So email addresses in the CFA newsletters will now look like this:
blahblah at junkmailbeware.com instead of blahblah@junkmailbeware.com

". . . But what really makes us a family?
It's the knowing that each one belongs;
That our roots are forever entwined,
and the family circle is strong."

* ~ From the preface of The "Visitations of the County of Somerset in the years 1531 et seq" by Frederic William Weaver M.A. Oxon. (1885), translated from the Latin.