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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume V No. 11
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner "The great Cherokee Strip, 50 miles wide and 200 miles in length, consisting of about 6,000,000 acres of land, is practically the last piece of desirable territory that Uncle Sam has to bestow upon his numerous heirs, therefore all eyes from the Atlantic to the Pacific are upon it…Those who expect to become residents of this wonderful country should at once take such steps as will most surely advance their interests and secure desirable homes." ~ the above from The Homeseeker’s Guide, May 1893 CHEROKEE STRIP LAND RUN
The Treaty of New Echota, May 23, 1836, gave the land to the Cherokees as a perpetual outlet to travel and hunt in the West; resulting in the forced march known as "The Trail of Tears" that brought them here from their homes in the east. After the Civil War, the Cherokees were required to renegotiate their treaties due to their alliance with the Confederacy. The treaty, ratified on July 19, 1866, allowed the United States government to dispose of the land: "The United States may settle friendly Indians in any part of the Cherokee country west of 96° ... to be paid for to the Cherokee Nation ... after which their jurisdiction and right of possession to terminate forever..." The settlement of several tribes in the eastern part of the Cherokee Outlet closed it from the Cherokee Nation and left them unable to use it for grazing or hunting. After the Civil War, Texans began driving their cattle across the Outlet to markets in Kansas and soon others began using the land for grazing. In the early 1880s, with the support of the Cherokees, the ranchers using the land organized and began fencing individual claims. The Cherokees felt the organization would help them collect their rents. In 1883 the cattlemen finally incorporated under the laws of Kansas as The Cherokee Live Stock Association. They negotiated a five-year lease for the entire outlet for $100,000 per year, payable semi-annually in advance. At the end of the five years, the Cherokee Council put the lease up for bid, hoping to get a better price. The Cherokee Live Stock Association eventually got the bid for $200,000 per year. But it was not to be completed. In 1889, Congress authorized a commission to persuade the Cherokees to cede their complete title to the land. After a great amount of pressure, and confirmed by a treaty Congress approved March 17, 1893, the Cherokees agreed, for "the sum of $8,595,736.12, over and above all other sums" to turn title over to the United States government. On September 16, 1893, the Cherokee Outlet was settled in the largest land run in the United States. ~ the above from WordiQ.com, photo of the Cherokee Strip Land Run, 1893. And of course, Callaways were there! Read the interesting interview of Malcolm McPherson Callaway, who along with his son Charles, participated in the Cherokee Strip Land Run. It is on the CFA Blog and entitled, "Early Days in Oklahoma".
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. President's Corner
CFA JOURNAL
To those of you who have
inquired about the 2004 Journal, I regret that due to health
problems of our Editor, the Journal has not been completed.
All of you are aware that
the previous Journals were produced and distributed by our
capable and experienced Editor, Ben Callaway. Ben decided to
resign two years ago after twenty-eight years as our Editor. We
were delighted when a CFA member came forward in response to our
plea for help. Unfortunately, she was not able to do this. At
present we are working with professional help to see if we can
produce a 2004-2005 Journal to be distributed early next year.
In the meantime CFA
information will be available on our e-mail Newsletter. Perhaps
there are CFA members who have publishing experience who could
work with us in this capacity. We need your HELP.
CFA ANNUAL MEETING - CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
The 2004 29th Annual CFA Meeting in Charleston, S.C. the first
week-end of October was truly a wonderful experience.
CFA Members from the four corners of the country started
arriving on Thursday at the hotel. Registration was followed
by a sumptuous "low-country" Buffet. Welcome evening revealed
first timers anxious to experience CFA Genealogy and
research.
On Friday we toured beautiful Charleston through the downtown
historic area and saw how prominent Charlestonians lived in
their elegant Town Houses. We drove out to Middleton Gardens
and walked through some of the thousands of acres owned by
this family prior to the American Revolution. An
indescribable lunch there starting with She-Crab soup and
ending with fabulous Cobbler and dishes galore of every type
of SC food fortified us for our trip to the CSS Hunley Museum
and prepared us for the speaker of our Saturday luncheon who
had served as head diver in the project to raise the Hunley
from its burial place in Charleston Harbor some one hundred
and forty years ago. We finished the tour with VIP seating at
a full-dress review of the Cadets at the Citadel - home of
approximately 3,500 students at this historic University.
Our CFA business meeting was conducted on Saturday morning.
Several new Star members were recognized and two Directors,
Bruce Callaway and Eugene Callaway, were reelected to fulfill
second terms.
The afternoon workshop was devoted to an explanation of our
DNA project by Kermit Bridges and Russell Callaway and
information contributed by our Genealogist, Sherrill
Williams. Donations from our members to Pioneer Trails
Charitable Trust will enable us to continue this project for
another year.
The Banquet on Saturday was festive and fulfilling. The
entertainment which consisted of six Charleston Gospel Singers
had us all singing - clapping and on our feet. Our meeting
concluded with our Devotional Service Sunday morning conducted
by Rev. Cantley who sent us all homeward bound thankful for
another successful CFA meeting.
We are all indebted to many of you for making this all
possible and especially we thank our Meeting Director, Victor
Calloway.
Pat Schnurr,
President CFA
In Memory We were very sorry to hear about the passing of Herschel H. "Pete" Parrish, Sr., a Charter and valuable member of CFA. We all send condolences to his daughter, Sylvia and all of his family.
Hi Donna, I have just returned
home and have enjoyed the newsletter in spite of my sadness. Hope
all is well with you. Editor's Note - The photo of "Pete" is courtesy of Pat Schlabes, and appeared in the 1990 CFA Journal, when he and his wife Almeida hosted the 1989 CFA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. CFA DNA Project Update The CFA DNA Project continues to move forward with some very exciting results. We really are an international family and now the proof is showing up! Donna,
Congratulations to the CFA for its far-sightedness. The following article regarding CFA's DNA Project was written by CFA Director, Dr. Bruce Callaway of Sydney, Australia and presented at the 2004 CFA Annual Meeting. DNA PROJECT (International Aspect) The establishment of a CFA DNA Databank represents a most important and permanent research facility now and for the future. Even in its earliest of stages it has begun to clarify many years of painstaking paper research by our dedicated genealogists and formerly independent researchers of our family from around the world. Many years ago it was fortunately realised that surnames were often recorded in wills, property transactions, court proceedings and other historical documents by scribes who wrote only what they heard. Thus dialect and accents heavily influenced what was actually recorded. For the genealogists this proved and continues to prove a challenge. Where, within the same obvious family, variant spellings occurred this was not a problem. However more complex family linkages required research into for example, place of residence, occupation, marriages, inheritances, Coats of Arms etc. With this understanding, the CFA can be proud that we are one of the unique handfuls of Genealogical Societies around the world who have broken the ‘Medieval Barrier’. (A point in time around AD1500 beyond which records for most surnames become non-existent or hopelessly obscure). Not only this, but researchers can now show events in which the C/K name was recorded some nine centuries in the past. With increasing confidence, a paper trail is being developed which shows that these ‘ancients’ were indeed common ancestors to us all, thus proving that your name also is a very ancient one. Early analysis of the DNA results to hand indicates conclusively that our ‘tribe’ began to split into distinct lines at least five centuries ago. In some instances it was earlier, in some, much later. Based on current knowledge for example, it is unlikely that the 1640 Peter of Maryland had a common ancestor with Joseph until the 1300s or earlier! Lest the various ‘cousins’ here present begin to hold up their hands in horror at this remoteness, or alternately smugly think that that confirmed what they thought all along………….allow me to expand a little on the implications of these and other findings. Yet to be determined is the actual origin of what has rightly come to be known as the C/K surname, so called because it can be conclusively shown that all the variant spellings which appear on the masthead of our journal represent recorded ancestors and relatives now and in the past. It has been proposed that the name came from Normandy in about the year 1100, possibly as de Caillouet, de Cailly or other variants. Since the tiny bit of DNA which we are testing has been passed from father to son virtually unchanged from time immemorial, we are processing DNA from descendants with these names. Thus far there is no meaningful result, and it is possible that this will be placed on the back-burner to be resolved by researchers in the future. The early knowledge that the name CALLAWAY was often spelt CALLOWAY, KELLAWAY etc even within same families as late as the 19th century, (and to the chagrin of some even to-day!) has proven most fortuitous. There had always been some inconsistency in the actual spelling of the 1640 Peter’s surname. That his descendants have subsequently been recorded and named Callaway there is no doubt. His actual origins and therefore his predecessors have involved a prolonged but fruitless search until now. With the advent of the DNA project we have been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that his descendants are related to a resident of the U.K. who traces his ancestry within the U.K. to the 1700s. It is hoped that in the near future we will be able to locate a common ancestor. The surname of the U.K. line is and apparently for centuries has been KELLAWAY! Joseph is clearly another ‘kettle of fish’. Though we have ‘International’ lines who can trace their ancestry back a number of centuries in the U.K. to specific southern U.K. counties, and we have been most successful in linking some of these families who are as widely dispersed as the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Scotland, Joseph’s origins remain a mystery. Possibly this is because that thus far we are drawing DNA mainly from those C/K’s who are members of the CFA and their relatives. DNA from a number of U.K. counties has yet to be resourced, but interestingly, as our project becomes more widely known, our membership is increasing and thus potentially increasing our gene pool. The closest that we have so far come to the genetic make-up of Joseph has been from a CFA member from the county of Somerset in the U.K. Those of you familiar with the early naming of the counties of Virginia would recognise such counties as Somerset, Isle of Wight, Dorset and Devon etc., the home counties of the early headrights who settled and founded the New World, and which still exist to this day. The Callaway/Kellaway family probably reached a peak of prominence three times in the past 1000 years. The first occasion of which we are increasingly aware, preceded, was involved with and subsequently was the beneficiary of the Norman invasion of England. The family variously maintained prestige, property and this prominence for some four hundred years of recorded history until the second rise. We have an enormous amount of detail on the lines in this latter period which extended for a further two centuries. Much property was owned by the Family in these centuries which may be classified as the second rise to prominence. Certain members were not only influential at Court and in the Judiciary, but were additionally beneficiaries by virtue of Henry V111s dissolution of the Monasteries following his tempestuous break with the Catholic Church and the formation of the Church of England. One Robert, known to us as Robert K/C of the Wards and Liveries, under King Edward V1, distributed many of the chantries and thus much property and wealth to his family and friends. It is possible that the Diaspora of the C/K tribe that we see in our DNA lines today accelerated following this period when fortunes were lost and dissipated due to political vagaries, wars and often the sheer incompetence we see to-day in dynastic families. But the name is a survivor and hence also the DNA which we are now harvesting. It is clear that we should not immediately expect instant solutions from the project. Much work remains to be done. That we have already been able to make linkages in paper trails of individual researchers, open an independent link to the origins of the 1640 Peter, suggest avenues of research for the elusive Joseph and already provide an everlasting record for present and subsequent lines in our extended family, is remarkable. This is truly an ‘International’ collaboration which, given the longevity of the surnames and their history is essential. I would like to think that we are now entering the third stage for our Family’s prominence. Not in the material sense of yesteryear, but by our adoption of cutting edge technology (only now four years out from its discovery). The DNA project has the potential to increasingly ‘internationalise’ our Society, increase our membership and increase our understanding of the huge amount of family documentation to which we are privy. DNA - THE FINGERPRINTS OF OUR PAST AND FUTURE There is no doubt that the immergence of this new technology is only in it's infancy as far as what it can do to help us understand and piece together our ancestry and history. But beyond that it will establish our genealogical descent for our future generations. Those who attended the CFA Meeting in Charleston, SC this year were given a private viewing of the Civil War submarine, CSS Hunley and learned of the history of this innovative technological marvel. DNA is playing a role in properly acknowledging the acts of bravery of those crew members. Following is an announcement from the Naval Historical Center Public Affairs Department: CHARLESTON, S.C. (NNS) – The Naval Historical Center’s (NHC) Hunley project staff and consultants positively identified Joseph Ridgaway, a Hunley crew member, through DNA testing Sept. 24, 2004. The NHC Hunley staff has been actively working to identify the eight pioneers who manned the craft Feb. 17, 1864, when it became the first successful combat submarine in history. “Before the DNA match, our only tools in identifying the Hunley crew for their burial was the archaeological, forensic and genealogical data,” Warren Lasch, chairman of Friends of the Hunley, said. In 2001, once the crew’s remains were excavated from the submarine, Hunley scientists sent samples of each crew member to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hawaii, where the samples were selected for DNA analysis. From there, the samples were sent to the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL). AFDIL extracted mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the samples and laser scanned the DNA sequences. Since then, they have waited for the Hunley scientific team to locate DNA samples from potential descendants to cross reference in hopes of making a match. “A mother passes mtDNA to her children, meaning mtDNA identification can only be done through direct maternal descendants,” said Jackie Raskin-Burns, AFDIL Supervisory DNA Analyst who led the analytical work on the Hunley crew samples. After extensive historical research, forensic genealogist Linda Abrams was able to locate a maternal descendant. “When we received the sample, we performed mtDNA typing and the sequence was consistent with one mtDNA sequence obtained from the remains of the Hunley crew,” Raskin-Burns said. The mtDNA sequence was consistent with the crew member who was second-in-command of Hunley and stationed at the seventh crank position: Joseph Ridgaway. “It is a marvel of modern science that after 140 years we can give these eight crewmen of the Hunley a personal identification through facial reconstructions, genealogy and DNA analysis,” said said Dr. Robert Neyland, Underwater Archaeology Branch, NHC. “I am very proud that the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, and AFDIL could make this happen through their sponsorship of the Hunley project and utilizing technologies developed for the military.” For related news, visit the Naval Historical Center Navy NewsStand page at http://www.news.navy.mil/local/navhist/. - Cotton Swabs Give Clues for Family Tree Research The following is a press release concerning a new book written by Chris Pomery in the UK although I see the book is actually printed in Canada: A few seconds spent using a small ball of cotton to pick up some skin cells on the inside of the cheek may prove to be the best investment that you can make if you're curious to know more about your family history. The cheek cells adhering to the cotton contain your personal DNA signature. A new book from The UK National Archives in Kew, DNA and Family History, argues that the power of DNA testing is about to change genealogy forever. "In a few years' time we will carry a biometric, genetic datacard in our wallet as proof of our personal identity", says Chris Pomery, who explains the facts about the science and its major implications for ancestral and surname research. "DNA testing is set to become the third major foundation upon which family historians build their genealogy, complementing both oral history and documentary history." While DNA testing has been around for two generations it has only been used by family historians in the last five years. But a simple test will show how much a group of men are related and reveal whether they share a recent paternal ancestor. If the degree of relatedness is sufficiently strong, it provides an estimate as to how many generations ago the common ancestor lived. Our DNA changes very slowly, allowing us to determine links with ancestors from the past even when documentary evidence becomes incomplete or hard to find. DNA signatures do not lie so can be used to verify existing family trees and to stimulate documentary research into surnames. DNA and Family History, was published by The UK National Archives on 18 October 2004. Priced £12.99, it will be available from all good bookshops or direct from Dundurn, 8 Market Street, Suite 200, Toronto, Canada M5E 1M6 You can read more at http://www.dnaandfamilyhistory.comEditor's Note: The above article first appeared in the daily edition of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter on October 15, 2004. MitoSearch.org Family Tree DNA has launched a new free public service. MitoSearch allows any person who has already received his or her HVR-1 or HVR-2 results from any testing lab to upload those results for comparison purposes. MitoSearch will then compare that person's DNA numbers against others who voluntarily have done the same. Both people are notified of close matches. Registered users on the site can search for genetic matches, search by mutations, or search by haplogroup. (If you are unfamiliar with those terms, I would suggest you read the introductory material at http://www.familytreedna.com/dna101.html.) The site also accepts GEDCOM uploads from people who match to see if the genealogies match as well. DNA genealogy seems to be "the next big thing" in genealogy research. Services such as MitoSearch should help unlock a lot of "undocumented secrets." More information can be found at http://www.MitoSearch.org Editor's Note: The above article first appeared in the daily edition of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter on October 22, 2004. Feedback Corner Welcome to a new CFA Member, Gregory (Greg) Martin Calaway. Read his very nice comments about CFA below, and if anyone can help him with his query, please drop him a note. Dear Donna, Thank you Isabel, for your very nice compliment. I appreciate it. Can anyone help Isabel with her queries? If you can, please drop her a note. Again! Let me
compliment you for a fine newsletter. Would that other family
groups had one half so good! Thank you to Jason & Kristie Manley of Brenham, Texas for sending this picture of their "Newest Callaway", Cannon Michael Davis born Sept 19, 2004. Jason's mother is Marsha Hughes Callaway Manley.
It
will be colder here but no hurricanes! This wonderful, lighthearted expression comes from Tevis and Pete Fitzpatrick, CFA Members who weathered the four hurricanes in Florida. It's wonderful to see that through it all they have maintained a sense of humor!
I was pleased to hear from Brenda Heilig and we all appreciate her taking the time to tell us about her visit to Fort Boonesborough for the re-enactment of the siege of 1777.
Hi Donna,
I am a 3rd great granddaughter of Macajah Callaway. Last Saturday we went to the re-enactment of the siege of Fort Boonesboro 1777. I learned that it was a western most stand in the Revolutionary War which I didn't realize. The British soldiers enlisted 400 Indians to face off with about 60 men in the Fort. The Indians ended up retreating. It was interesting to hear of all the dialogue that took place between the Indians and the men in the Fort throughout that battle. (Some of it humorous). Macajah followed his uncle Richard Callaway to Fort Boonesboro. Richard was a close sidekick to Daniel Boone. There has been so much written about this Fort and all the Callaways there that I'm sure you are familiar with it. Flanders Callaway married Jemima Boone. I'm writing because I checked the marker at the restored Fort as well as the marker at the original Fort site about a mile away, on the Kentucky river, and Macajah's name is not on either one of them. This really surprised me! I spoke to a couple of the ladies that are involved with that organization and they couldn't believe it either. They were thrilled to meet a descendant of Macajah. I don't know if the CFA can request this addition or not. I would be happy to photograph both markers and e-mail them to you if you want. Brenda Heilig Thank you to CFA Genealogist, Sherrill Williams for responding to a "Feedback" article from Carol Andrews which appeared in last month's newsletter. Donna, Here is his lineage: This gentleman is no longer a CFA member, and I have no idea where he now resides. However, Carol Andrews might find this of interest. Check the census of Grant Co, WI for 1860, 1870 and 1880, and later, and Jewell Co, KS for 1900 & 1910, as well as Smith Co, KS 1910 (Lester J. Callaway). We did not have the 1920 and 1930 when I worked on this. Here is the interesting
part. Cornwall, England parish registers show: St Agnes near Truro parish: John & Elizabeth Callaway had
son: Joseph Callaway, christened
14 Sept 1835 (see Grant Co, WI, 1860) Uny Lelant parish (Penwith
Hundred): Richard & Mary Callaway had son: Walter - christened 26 Dec
1847 (see Grant Co, 1860) I believe that all the
Callaways in Grant Co, WI in 1860 are related, and came
together from England. I found no christening for the
Thomas Callaway in Cornwall, but the family may have moved
elsewhere before he was born or christened (Dover?). There
is also a Moses Callaway in Grant County, and several of
that name are mentioned in the Cornwall parish registers,
but not one who can be identified as the one in Grant
County. My Cornwall information may
have come from an early version of the IGI, or from research
of Noel Currer-Briggs which would have been published in one
of the earlier CFA Journals. My gut tells me it is from the
IGI. I just thought Carol Andrews
might find this of interest, as she indicated she was "just
getting started." I have no idea if Donald R. Callaway
still resides in Florissant, MO, but the "white pages" might
clear that up.
Thank
you to Don Kellaway, CFA Member in Canada, for sending us
documentation on Canadian immigration of Kellaways early in
the 1900s.
Hi Donna:
Here is some information
for a newsletter that I have extracted from Canadian
immigration records for the early 1920s. Some of those
listed appear to be from the same family but arrived at
different times. Unfortunately the information was not
complete on all immigration documents but hopefully the
information may be of value to someone in their research.
Arthur S. Kellaway, age
34 years, was visiting his father in Sifton, Manitoba.
Arrived on Melita 22 February, 1922, nearest relative in
England was A. J. French.
Beatrice Maude Kellaway,
single, age 35 years born Bristol, came to settle in Canada.
Was staying with a Miss Cook, 86 Silverbirch Ave., Toronto.
Nearest relative was Rt. Hon. F. Kellaway, PC, London.
Sailed on the "Minnadora" 13 September, 1923. (According to
Bill Piper a relative, Beatrice Maude Kellaway eventually
returned to England.)
Garnet Kellaway,
Engineer, married, age 40 years arrived Quebec July, 1920.
Born St. Austell, Cornwall. Came to Canada to better
himself. Was to stay at the YMCA in Toronto, Ontario.
Nearest relative in England was brother S. Kellaway, in St.
Austell Cornwall.
Louisa Ellen Kellaway,
51 years, married, born Falmouth, Cornwall. Arrived in St.
John on the "Melita" 2 December, 1922. She was to join her
husband in Cobalt Ontario. Her nearest relative in England
was her mother Mrs. M. J. Hicks.
Henry Kellaway, age 27
years, single came to Canada on the Melita. He was looking
for land work. He was to stay with his uncle Mr. J. Griffith
in Regina. He was born Exning near Newmarket.
Samuel John Kellaway
came to Canada on the "Melita" and landed at Quebec and he
was going to work in Cobalt. He stated that he had been in
Canada prior to the war arriving in May, 1913 and and he
returned to England in August, 1914 and he remained there
for the duration of the war. His wife was still in England
Mrs. L. H. Kellaway 47 Gibbon St., Plymouth.
William James Hicks
Kellaway, Barman, single, age 23 years, born in Falmouth,
Cornwall. He was going to stay in Canada and he would be
joining his father in Cobalt, Ontario. Nearest relative in
England was his sister was Mrs. Pescey, Admiralty St.,
Stonehouse.
There were a number of
other Kellaways that entered the country in the 1920s but
they were either residents of Canada, visiting or in the
country on business.
Don 
quinte at kos.netThank you to Patricia Elsass for sending Callaway family information she found in the LDS Library.
Hi Donna,
Also Patricia sent us this link (http://www.interment.net/Default.htm) to the Cemetery Transcription Library. It
contains listings of lots of C/Ks all over the world, and a listing of Callaway Illinois Civil
War Veterans which follows: Illinois Civil War Veterans ~ Callaway Another Random Act of Kindness and this time our thanks go to Pete Morrall. He has sent us the following information on Kelleways of the Isle of Wight. We appreciate his sharing this information with us. Hi, I came across your website for THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION & thought you would be interested in a small additional detail regarding the KELLEWAY family from Freshwater, IOW. Charlotte's maiden name was POCOCK. The website for the Isle of Wight Family History Society, http://www.isle-of-wight-fhsco.uk/ lists searchable registered births and the following are included:
Surname Forenames Year
Other Given Surname Registration District Reference
KELLEWAY, Matthew 1839 POCOCK Calbourne
Ca1/P55
1881 Census Dwelling: Norton Green Census
Place: Freshwater, Hampshire, England Thank you to Bruce Callaway for sending the following comments regarding the article in the "Notorious Callaways" section of the October 2004 newsletter. MEDIEVAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Just before the ‘famous’ 1640 Peter C/K left England to settle as a headright in the Maryland of the New World, the newly formed College of Physicians were attempting to control their practice of medicine. A possible relative of Peter, one James Kellaway of Totnam (London) had a wife named Jeane who on the 10th December 1630 laid charges. Jeane Kellaway who was aged 50 at the time accused James Winter, Medical Apothecary of Fleet Street and Westgreen Totnam of agreeing to cure her for the payment of a hen, 20 chickens and a lamb. He had ultimately given purges and unction, pills and cupping for ten sheep, and 2 clysters for a goose and two goslings. Apparently, the expected cure did not take place or alternately the charges were considered extortionate because Winter was fined £2 but given a week to pay. Six years before on the 30th September 1624 the College had heard another charge by a Dr. Clement who complained against Mr Kellaway, medical empiric, for supplying pills. This case was not completed, but in May 1625 a Dr. Cadyman and others were accused of causing the death of Edmund Reve, servant of the Earl of Hereford due to “harme from other empieiriques known as Kellaway Pills” It would be wrong in reading the book, Medical Conflicts in Early Modern London: Patronage, Physicians and Irregular Practitioners 1550-1640, M. Pelling, F. White, Institute of Historical Research, 2004, to assume that our rels featured prominently as either the main complainants or recipients of medical malpractice some 500 years ago, but another entry may explain why your said ancestor decided to escape England and chance it in the backwoods of Virginia. Nicholas Kelway (known as Kellaway) was a medical surgeon who had practised from 1585 -1608. He had apparently been in ‘trouble’ in 1595, was considered elderly in 1599, was on a list of ‘suspected Papist Doctors’ but died in 1608. He was thought to be a relative of Simon Kellwaye the author. He appeared before the Committee on 7 May 1596 and confessed that he had applied an ointment, externally and per anum to Worcall, a Tailor who was suffering from severe paralysis due to swelling of the feet. He had also given a potion of Guicam and Senna and powdered root of Bryony and Laurel. The Tailor’s wife alleged that Kellaway had also given one pill of mercury. The Tailor had vomited profusely, his tongue swelled, his teeth fell out and he continually salivated. Kellaway had disparaged the advice of a Doctor and denied that his ointment contained mercury, but tests showed that it did. The verdict was guilty, he was summoned but did not appear therefore the case was never completed. I do hope that ‘our’ Pete was not related to the before mentioned, but I am having serious doubts!Bruce Callaway Bruce at callaway.com.auMore on our "Notorious Kellaway" from last month's newsletter. Thank you to Brian Kelway Willoughby for the following information.
Hi Donna,
Long time no speak?!
Congrats yet another fine Newsletter! I think I can add a
bit of detail about the estimable medical man.
Nicholas Kellaway was
admitted to the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of
Barber-Surgeons [of London] in 1584, (evidently rather
late in life since he was considered old a mere fourteen
years later).
Eventually he became
Master or Steward of the Anatomies. In that capacity he
officiated at the quarterly dissections when a body from
the gallows at Tyburn was dissected and lectures on
anatomy given to all surgeon members of the
company. This was not a popular task, and on January
30th 1598 the Minutes record that he was released from
these offices " ... for some reasonable gratification in a
piece of plate ... whereupon he freely gave one standing
cup double gilt which was kindly accepted."
In 1602 he was awarded
5 shillings for the loss of a silver lancet which someone
had borrowed and failed to return.
He signed his Will
Nicholas Kellawaie on 22nd January 1606, and Probate was
granted to his Executors in April 1608.
He left a large
number of bequests, including " ... twentie dozen of
Bread to such poore people in generall as shalbe at my
funerall ...", and various sums of money (twenty/xx
shillings, thirteen shillings and iiii d, etc) to
the poor of various Parishes. To " ... ye Hospitall
of Christ in London in consideration that some number of
ye children thereof shall accompany my body to ye Church
fiftie three shillings and iiii d And to every one of
them a Whiate cote (?) "
There were also
upwards of thirty individual/named bequests, some to
"kinsmen", including the relatively small amount of five
shillings " ... unto my sister Johan her daughter and
to her husband (" James Falford my sonn in law
" ?).
Various named officers
and members of the Barber Sugeons are remembered, and the
Company itself - " Item I give and bequeath unto ye
livery of ye company of Barber Surgions whereof I am a
member ... one Silver Cupp of ye value of five pounds ...
also ye Porter and Beadle ... to either of them x s."
The Minutes of the
Company record that on May 30th 1608 was " ..
delivered one upright bowl of silver double gilt being
bequeathed by ... the said Nicholas Kellaway. "
The Company report
that neither the cup nor the bowl has survived - and
suggest they were probably sold to raise money at the time
of the Civil War.
All the best
Brian
bhk.willoughby at btopenworld.com"Callaways" in the News Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, August 27, 1905 CALLAWAY Tuscola, Ills., Aug. 26 - At his home in Virginia City, Mont., Monday, Aug. 21, occurred the death of James G. Callaway, a brother of George Callaway of this city and at one time one of the most prominent politicians in Douglas county. His death was the result of heart trouble and was very sudden. He was 72 years old. Genealogy Funnies
"C/K" Women - Do you have a female C/K ancestor with a story to tell? Please tell us! Due to the change in surname when a woman marries, many of our "C/K" female ancestors are lost in obscurity. Here's an opportunity to discover what happened to some of them and their children. California Callaway Cheese Maker - Lewis M. Howell, one of the reputable farmers of Tulare County, California, is a native of Missouri, born in St. Charles County, August 19, 1831. His father, Thomas Howell, was born in South Carolina, March 14, 1783, and removed to St. Louis, Missouri, 1797, when that city was a small place. His ancestors ranked among the old families of South Carolina, and two of the Howells were officers in the Indian Wars. Thomas Howell married Susana Calloway, daughter of Flanders Calloway, and granddaughter of Daniel Boone, the famous Kentucky pioneer. They became the parents of fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters. All grew to maturity and five are now (1891) living. The subject of our sketch was next to the youngest child. He was reared and educated in Missouri, and for some time was engaged in steamboating on the river. In 1864 he went to Montana, where he spent fourteen years. During that time he was engaged in the mercantile and flouring-mill business, had a large trade, and filled many Government contracts. He was also engaged in the stock business. Mr. Howell married Elizabeth J. Wallace, also a native of St. Charles County, Missouri, and to them were born eight children, seven of whom are living. Their names are as follows: Maggie, wife of John G. Lewis; Willie; Lizzie, wife of James M. Cann; Lewis, Eliza, Mary and Charles. In 1878 Mr. Howell came to California and settled in San Jose; three years later sold out and removed to Healdsburg, Sonoma County, where he invested in property and lived three years. At the end of that time he sold out and returned to San Jose, which continued to be his home until 1884, when he located in Tulare County. He then purchased his present ranch, 240 acres of land within the city limits of Visalia. This is chiefly a hay and stock farm. Mr. Howell has forty dairy cows, and makes large quantities of cheese. Across the street from his place is a commodious and well-equipped cheese factory. His property is well improved with good home and substantial farm buildings, and all the surroundings indicate thrift and prosperity. Mr. Howell is a Master Mason, and in politics is a Democrat. ~ from Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, and Kern, California, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, pg. 356, 1892
Susannah Callaway Howell gives the
following account of her father, Flanders
Callaway: "In January, 1817, Mrs. Howell had a young son, and Col. Daniel Boone holding the little fellow in his lap, asked the privilege of naming him - this was cheerfully accorded. 'Call him, then, Amazon - after the largest and noblest river in the world.' He was so named, and is now at Red Mountain Bluff, in perhaps Idaho Territory." ~ from Draper Manuscripts 23 S 199-201 Genealogy Corner
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Pictured at left is Tuskega, the Tennessee home for the family of Thomas Howard Callaway. He was the President of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad. Read the enchanting story about the history of this beautiful old home on the CFA Blog. It is entitled "Amanda Tells Story of Tuskega".
Photo courtesy
of The Callaway Family Association Collection at the Troup County
Historical Society Archives, LaGrange, Georgia.
MEMORIES OF THE LONESOME TRAIL Minneapolis St. Paul and Duluth Superior Read these remarkable stories compiled by William Rodger Callaway, brother of Samuel R. Callaway, the New York Central and Hudson River Railway Tycoon. The book is entitled, Memories of the Lonesome Trail and is on the CFA Blog. 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. Henry Cemetery (African American), Smith Co., TX - Calloway listings Old City Directories
Plainfield, NJ 1909 City
Directory "Callaway" Snippets ~ from Maryland Archives 1658-1783, Vol. 41, Provincial Court of Maryland 1658-1662, pp. 214-215
Bee it knowne unto all men by
these pents That one the thirteenth day of the month of Noumbr in
the yeare of Our Lord 1657 att the instance & request of Mr Samuel
Tilghman of Ratcliffe Mariner I John Daniel Notary & Tabellion
publick dwelling in London, admitted & sworne went to the now
dwelling howse of Mr Jeremiah Calloway scituate in Southwark neere
London, & there speaking to his seruant I asked him if that the sd
Mr Jeremiah Callaway his Master were att home, or had left any
Order wth him for the paymt of a Certaine Originall Bill of
Exchange unto him shewen & whereof the Coppey here before is
written word for word. Whereuppon the sd Serut answered that his
Master was not wth in, neyther had hee left any Order wth him for
the paymt of the sd Bill of Exchange, Wch answere I the sd notarie
hauing heard, att the instance & request as aforesd protested,
euen as I doe protest by these pents for want of pent paymt of the
sd Bill of Exchange, & of Exchange & Rechange & all Costs dammages
& interests allready suffered & susteyned, & yett to bee suffered
& susteyned as well agst Rob Kedger drawer or subscriber of the sd
Bill of Exchange & agst the sd Jeremiah Callaway, to whom the Bill
is directed as agst all others in the sd Exchange wch are any
wayes bownd to recouer all the sume of them or of their goods in
time & place as of right shall appertaine. Thus done & protested
in this Citty of London in the pence of Willm Allen & Thomas King
wittnesses hereunto requyred Editor's Note - Can anyone identify Jeremiah Callaway mentioned in this document? He is a "Mystery Callaway". ~ from History of Hamilton County, Ohio, Henry A. and Kate B. Ford, L.A. Williams Publishing, Cleveland, Ohio, 1881 Annie B. Calloway, of Delhi, is of English parentage, and is the wife of Thomas B. Calloway, of that place. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Bowles, of Cranbrook, Kent, England, married Sarah Boorman. Their daughter, Sarah, married the well known Robert Colgate, father of the noted soap manufacturers of New York. They came to that city in 1800. Thomas Bowles, her grandfather, married Anna Shirley. They had eight children, and he died June 3, 1800. His youngest son, Robert Bowles, father of Annie B. Calloway, was born at Eldorado, Kent, England, June 1, 1792; married Mercy Boots, of the same place, November 30, 1816; came to America in 1822, and located on a farm near Harrison, Hamilton county, Ohio, and was the first English settler in Crosby township. January 24, 1837, his wife died, and he married Mrs. Anna Clough, of London, England, daughter of Samuel Pegg. By the first wife he had one son, Robert, now living in Indiana; and by the second wife two sons: Samuel and John, and one daughter, Annie. Thomas B. Calloway married Annie B.. Bowles, January 31, 1866. His grandfather, Jesse Calloway, and wife came from Delaware in 1818, and located in Dearborn county, Indiana. They had four sons and one daughter. William, the father, was born January 26, 1812; married his second wife, Mary Charlotte Bond (Bonham), October 18, 1841. He is still living. The Bond (Bonham) family are traceable to the emigration of William Penn. One Samuel Bond (Bonham) was born November 19, 1722; his son, Joseph, born April 11, 1750, married Eleanor Williams; and their son, Samuel, born November 19, 1777, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, moved west May 10, 1810, landed at the mouth of Farmers' Creek, near Lawrenceburgh, Indiana. In 1812 he moved to Whitewater, near Elizabethtown; died June 12, 1837. They had seven children, all dead except Eleanor, who was born in Virginia in 1808. The third child, Jane, was the only one of the family who married. She was born April 8, 1818; married William Calloway September 7, 1837; died February 12, 1844, leaving one child, Thomas B. Calloway. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify Thomas B. Calloway, mentioned in this biography? He is a "Mystery Callaway". Query Corner - If you can provide some help and answers, please respond to these queries.
Query # 211 Thanks for all the family info. Most of it matches what I already have so it confirms the accuracy of my info. I am stuck at immigrations. I need to connect across the sea. If any one could help me, I would appreciate. My line is through Fannie Lula Callaway, William Monroe Callaway, Henry Harrison Callaway, Jonathon Callaway, William Jr., William Sr., and then Peter Callaway (married to Elizabeth Johnson). Any help would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!
Query # 212
Donna,
How do I find out
about these Calaway families? They are my grandpa's siblings.
Would like to find more out about their families and more
history on the Calaway families. Samuel Andrew, Ida Francis,
Annie Laurie, Thomas, James Martin, William David. Their
parents were Samuel David Calaway and Nancy Jane Holcomb, my
great grandparents. My grand father was Benjamin Daniel
Calaway.
Samuel David Calaway was born Jan 30 1850 probably Mississippi. Samuel's parents David and Emeline were born in Georgia and migrated to Alabama where their first two children Sylvia and John were born about 1840, but before 1842 they moved on to Mississippi where their last three children were born, and Samuel David was one of them..... Emeline was b about 1822 Samuel David married Nancy Jane Holcomb b july 1 1849 in Drew co Ark married sept 9 1869.
Their children were
Samuel Andrew b 1871 Ida Francis b April 1 1874 in Ark,
Annie Laurie b dec 6 1875 in Ark, Thomas b feb 18 1879
James Martin b jan 1880 in Ark, Benjamin Daniel b feb 18 1882
(my grandpa) William David b july 28 1884 in Blossom Texas.
Hope you can make sense of this. I'm not a typist and not good with writing as you can see. I would like to know more about my grandpa's family. If you have any questions, please let me know. Editor's Note - See the Aug 2010 Newsletter for additional information on this family line.
Query # 213 Interested in chatting with persons interested in the Callaway/Shewmake genealogy.
Query # 214 Really enjoyed the reading here. Members of my family use both spellings -- Calloway and Callaway but I noticed the entries here for the southern U.S. were only Callaway. Has the spelling been changed when making entries?
Query # 215 I am stuck and cannot find any information beyond my great grandfather Jess Arthur Calloway (1851-1936) who married Malinda Hightower (1861-1934). They may have been from Georgia or Missouri. They had 4 sons: Jesse, Tom, Frank, Edward and one daughter Lou. Jesse was my grandfather and married Dona Belle Bethel in Oklahoma. They had 5 sons: Andy, Jesse Jr., Albert, Gene and William. All of them served in WWII and all returned uninjured. Does anyone have information about this lineage? I've looked everywhere possible! Thanks!
Query # 216 I am researching my grandmother's line and I believe I have found a connection to your information and/or line. My grandmother was Margaret Lula Callaway b. June 17, 1894 Maryland d. June 29, 1954. She was the daughter of John Joseph Callaway b. July 1854 d. December 17, 1933 Maryland or Delaware and Margaret J. Holt b. February 1860 Seaford Delaware d. May 28, 1941. This is as much as I know for absolute certainty. I believe the line continues as follows but do not have any actual proof except for what I have learned from census records. John J. Callaway (1854) was the son of John Callaway b. 1834 Delaware and Margaret (Unknown) b. 1841 Delaware. John b. 1834 was the son of Curtis Callaway b. 1779 Delaware and Margaret (unknown) b. 1794 Delaware. This is where the connection I believe comes in. You have a Curtis Callaway b. 1779 Delaware listed in your line. Could this be the same person? I certainly hope so. Any information you might be able to give me on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Carlea
Editor's
Note - I responded to Carlea telling her it looked likely
that we were talking about the same Curtis Callaway, with the
following line of descent: And I received this very nice reply: Donna, I would love to get the newsletter. Thanks for putting my query in the next newsletter. Hopefully someone will have additional information. My grandmother has been one of my brick walls so to speak. I have had the hardest time connecting her to a Callaway family. I have always suspected that she was a descendent of Peter Callaway but was never able to get there. This is the first real lead I have had.
My grandfather is James
Rodger Simmons (b. 1887 in Taylor's Island Maryland) and I
have traced his line through his mother Lydia Ann Woolford (b.
1851 Maryland) all the way back to Roger Woolford b. 1645 in
England. His father Thomas Edward Simmons is another brick
wall that I am working on.
I find genealogy to be a
fascinating hobby.
I will certainly
consider joining the Callaway Family Association.
Thanks for your help.
Carlea Simmons McTaggart
Comment # 217
Hi Donna,
Editor's
Note - Virginia submitted her family line and it has been
included in the CFA Joseph Callaway RootsWeb file. Her line of
descent is as follows:
Query # 218
Hi,
I am very new to this.
I was told that Bo (Howard) Callaway was my 7th cousin. So,
as far as I can see, he came from the Peter side.
I do know my daddy's
name is John Alton Callaway...........his daddy was John Callaway,
Jr.
That is it. Could you
tell me how and where I go from here.
I have read and read
thru pages of Callaways.
Is there any hints that
would be helpful?
Thanks very much.
Cindy Smith
Query # 219
Hi Donna,
My great
grandmother was Alice Melinda Calloway (b. 1870 in San
Luis Obispo County, CA, d. 1940 in Alameda County).
She was the daughter of William Dudley Calloway (b.
@1833 in Mo, d. 1881, San Luis Obispo County, CA) and
Rachel See Calloway (b. 1837 in Indiana, d. 1925, San
Luis Obispo County). I am looking for information on
William Dudley Calloway's parents.
I look forward to
your newsletter and may join the Association in the
future.
Thank you.
Bonnie Buckley
Notorious “Callaways” Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, November 5, 1900
PULLMAN PASSENGERS ROBBED Dallas, Tex., Nov. 5 - Train thieves robbed the passengers on the westbound Texas and Pacific express that reached Dallas at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. S. S. Butler, traveling accountant of the Texas and Pacific Railroad, lost his suit of clothes, $47. in money and a gold watch and chain. H. W. Harry, a Dallas merchant, lost his clothing, $15. and a gold watch and chain. J. W. Callaway of Gainesville, Tex., a traveling salesman, lost $44. and his clothing. All the victims occupied berths in the Pullman sleeper and did not know they had been robbed until the porter awoke them to get out at Dallas. They had to procure garments from other passengers before they could leave the train. The thieves escaped before their work was discovered. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify J. W. Callaway of Gainesville, TX? He is a "Mystery Callaway". History Corner EPISCOPAL CHURCH The first Episcopal parish was organized at Leavenworth, in 1856, by Rev. Hiram Stone. The next year a church building was erected at that place and consecrated by Bishop Kemper. The pioneer ministers of 1857 were Revs. Charles M. Calloway, C. Reynolds, and R. S. Nash. Rev. Calloway conducted services at St. Paul's at Manhattan, where, the next year, a parish was organized by N. O. Preston. Rev. Reynolds founded Trinity Church at Lawrence, and Christ Church, at Prairie City, in his first year, and Rev. Nash founded a church at Wyandotte. Trinity Church at Atchison was founded in October, 1857, by Rev. L. R. Staudenmayer. Rev. J. Ryan founded a church at Elwood in 1858. The state organization of the church took place at Wyandotte in 1859. Rev. Calloway came to Topeka in 1860 and founded Grace Church. A building was erected having a female seminary in connection. This is now known as the Bethany College of the Sisters of Bethany and is one of the best private educational institutions in the State. The new Grace Cathedral, which is now in process of construction, will be one of the finest church edifices in Kansas. The present strength of the Episcopal Church in Kansas is about seven thousand members. It is divided into two dioceses, Kansas and Salina, with headquarters respectively at Topeka and Salina. Elizabeth N. Barr ~ from A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, William E. Connelley, Sec. of the Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, Vol. II, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, pg. 1010, 1918 Editor's Note - Rev. Charles M. Calloway has been identified. See the 12/04 newsletter for more information. In Closing Visit The Callaway Family Association web site. It has much to offer. Would you like to . . .
NEW ZEALAND HISTORIC PLACES TRUST Pouhere Taonga -
Photo by David Elliot CALLAWAY
GOLDEN RETRIEVERS KENNEL - Meet at left, Callaway Magic Dream Machine, a beautiful Retriever. If you are looking for a new family pet, what could be better than a "Callaway" one? Read about these European Retrievers and the kennel in Maine where they are raised.
GRANDMA'S
APRON, just in time for Thanksgiving Dinner here in the States -
From the chicken-coop the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids; And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of fruits and vegetables. After the peas had been shelled it carried out the hulls. In the fall the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes. THEN AND
NOW! And As Always, Find a Way to . . . Let Your “Callaway” Voice Be Heard!
Until next time, * ~ From the preface of The "Visitations of the County of Somerset in the years 1531 et seq" by Frederic William Weaver M.A. Oxon. (1885), translated from the Latin. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Copyright © 2004 Callaway Family Association
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The Cherokee Outlet, or
Cherokee Strip, was located in what is now the
state of Oklahoma, in the United States. It was a sixty-mile
wide strip of land south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border between
the 96th and 100th meridians. It was about 225 miles long and in
1891 contained 8,144,682.91 acres.
Read this interesting story of the
salvation and restoration of the
It was used as
a holder for removing hot pans from the oven; It was wonderful for
drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for
cleaning dirty faces.