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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume VI No. 11
Always regard
with esteem the name you were given; The Editor's Corner I love a mystery, especially when it's a "Mystery Callaway". Can anyone help to identify the Stephen Calloway of Indiana, mentioned in this story? OLD COMRADES TALK THINGS OVER E. G. Tyler
and John Ruggles Old Fellows
Were Given a Bear and Venison Dinner at Wayne Hotel Sixty-five years ago John Ruggles, who now lives at Columbia city, lived in Huntington county near the Wabash line. On the other side of the line in Wabash county, a little hamlet called America, lived E. L. Tyler, father of A. M. Tyler, proprietor of the Wayne hotel. From young boyhood until they were youths these two were fast friends. Many and many a dance did they attend at the Old Calloway Hotel, kept by Stephen Calloway, in America. Many and many a merry time did the two boys have hunting deer and other wild game in Huntington county. Yet, somehow, they drifted apart. They still lived near each other, but the cares of life began to grow heavier and they were kept apart. Then the Civil War broke out and both boys went to the war to serve under the stars and stripes. Ruggles joined the Twelfth Indiana Infantry and Tyler the Fourteenth Indiana battery. After the war they returned home, but still failed to see each other. They married and raised families, but kept to their homes. Last night when the two old fellows were asked to tell how it could be possible that they failed to see each other after they were boys, each stated that he believed the other to have moved away. But the fact remains that since the year 1847 neither Ruggles nor Tyler ever laid eyes on each other until two weeks ago, when Ruggles heard that an old man named Tyler was living in Fort Wayne and came from his home in Columbia city to see what Tyler it was. Imagine his pleasure and joy when he found that it was his old boyhood friend. They talked during the entire afternoon, then far into the night, then until the gray streak of dawn came filtered through the blinds, yet they still had much to say. Mr. A. M. Tyler was told of the meeting and yesterday he planned a surprise on the old fellows. He telephoned for Ruggles to come from Columbia City and invited his father to a venison and bear dinner at the hotel. When the two men met they found themselves in the midst of a jolly company of twelve persons who seemed determined to make them have a pleasant time. But Mr. Tyler reckoned without his guests of honor, for in the midst of all the merriment the two cronies settled themselves down in their big arm chairs and were soon oblivious of everything save that they were talking of olden times. ~ from The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 26, 1907
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.
Get Well Wishes
We all wish
CFA Director, Iris Jean Brannon a full and speedy recovery from her surgery
last month. We are glad to hear that the surgery was successful
and she is recuperating nicely.
2005 CFA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia Thanks to Randy Callaway for dropping us a note telling us about the entertainment at this year's annual meeting in Philadelphia.
I thought the visit by
George Washington to our CFA convention Friday evening banquet
was great.
Below is George
Washington's response to comments I left on Dean Malissa's web
site, http://www.gwashington.com
Randy
Francesco1205 at msn.comThank you for your kind words. I enjoyed performing
for the Calloway Clan! The majority of my appearances are for
private organizations/groups. I suggest you mark your calendar
to check out the website below as Memorial Day approaches...
as it is likely I will be performing for the public at CFA DNA Project What's it all about anyway?? Thank you to CFA Director, Bruce Callaway for providing this explanation of just what our DNA project is accomplishing. Some very amazing stuff! It would be a genealogist’s dream that one could eventually trace back everyone with the same surname to one ancient common ancestor. If this ancestor were to be a Knight in shining armour or better still a member of an ancient ruling dynasty it would add spice and glamour to the whole exercise. Unfortunately most genealogical societies quickly find that in practice this is a pipe dream. The Callaway Family Association researchers more than 25 years ago, identified two of the earliest Family settlers in the New World viz. the 17th century Peter and Joseph, and descent from these two lines has been recorded in much detail. The subsequent search for their ancestors, collaboration with independent researchers and historians, and the advent of DNA testing has revealed some most interesting facts about our Family. Firstly, and has been noted elsewhere, Peter and Joseph could not have been related over the past 1000 years! Secondly, Peter’s surname was most probably Kellaway, a prominent variant and often interchangeable spelling of Callaway during the 17th and earlier centuries. Thirdly, both Kellaway and Callaway could be spelt as Kelway, Keilway, Calleweye and at least 100 other ways for the same identifiable person! Accents, illiteracy, reliance on scribes and just plain old inaccuracy conspired to attempt to confuse the genealogist. This is where careful research and genetic studies have come to the fore, and by these means, the CFA has become a leader amongst genealogical Societies.
Surnames are a relatively recent introduction for mankind.
“Surnames developed from bynames, which are additional
identifiers used to distinguish two people with the same given
name. These bynames tend to fall into particular patterns.
These usually started out as specific to a person and became
inherited from father to son between the twelfth and sixteenth
century. The aristocracy usually adopted inherited surnames
early on and the peasants did so later. Some of the specific
types are: the patronymic (referring to the father or mother),
a locative or toponymic (indicating where a person is from),
an epithet (which describes a person in some way) or a name
derived from occupation, office or status. Most cultures use
surnames developed from one or more of these types of bynames.
P. H. Reaney's Origins of English Surnames covers the
formations of these various types of bynames in much greater
detail than is possible here.” The current thinking of the CFA researchers is that our “Surname” was originally toponymic (indicating where a person is from). De Cailly, de Caillouet etc. are being examined. We also know that a prominent, wealthy and related branch lived for some time at Kellaways in Wiltshire, and Stowford in Devon England. For a time they were named respectively as de Kellaway and de Stowford. Some of the latter drops the K/C component, becoming simply Stowford and later corrupted to Stafford! There are many C/K “Tribes” which we are well advanced in sorting. Hopefully along the way and in the not too distant future, we will find a Pappy for Pete and Joe! Our DNA Project - A Call for Volunteers FUNDING AND PRIVACY FOR DNA TESTS Callaway, Calloway, Kellaway, Kelloway, Kelway males are invited to contact our DNA Committee from anywhere in the World if they would be willing to submit a tiny sample of their mouth cells (obtained with a ‘small toothbrush’ in their own home).It is emphasized that by doing so, they can never be personally identified by this sample nor does the analysis of the DNA, which is expensive, involve any possible legal ramifications. We have had considerable success to date in sorting out Family Trees and therefore helping many of our various ‘tribes’ by these means. We can only test the male ‘Y’ chromosome that is passed from Father to son over many centuries. Our increasing databank of this C/K DNA now not only provides a positive ‘marker’ of the Peter and Joseph lines of the U.S., but distinct lines originating in the 14th and 15th centuries from a number of the southern counties of the U.K. The CFA has moved to the forefront of Genealogical Societies in the World by adopting this technique to help its members. Whilst the test currently costs USD 174. (Group discount), should the Committee consider that a particular test would assist an individual or our overall history of the Family, it will be at no cost to the individual!
Send enquiries indicating oldest known ancestor and place or county
and Country of residence to any of the below: Red-Headed Callaways Thank you to Jim Norris for telling us about yet another Red-Headed Callaway. Hi:
Editor's Note
- Jim's line of descent is as follows: Newspaper Articles I would like to thank Stewart Callaway for sending us the following newspaper articles all involving Callaways.
More From The Birmingham
News, Birmingham, AL
Patricia T. Green
Robert E. "Bobby" Evans
Kellaway Architecture Thank you to CFA Member, Don Kellaway for sending us this picture of the Kellaway Bridge near Chippenham. Does anyone recognize it?
Hi Donna:
Attached is a postcard view
of a bridge in the UK. It sure is an interesting looking bridge.
I wonder if it is still standing? Might be Ok for the
newsletter.
Don
quinte at kos.net
U. S. Joseph Callaway Line I would like to again thank Teresa
Snyder, for generously sharing some additional family photos from
her husband's Callaway ancestry with us. Teresa's husband descends
from the Joseph Callaway line as follows:
Hi Donna,
I have three pictures to send this time. They are of or related
to Dr. James E. Callaway, who was a physician and surgeon in
Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, from about 1894 until
his death in 1921. I found these pictures at
http://www.livingstoncountylibrary.org/History/Community/Chillicothe/chillicothe1photos.htm,
and paid for copies of them to be sent to me. I am sending scans from those copies. Only mentioning the website in case credit needs to be given to them. It looks like these were published in "The City with a Future, the City of Chillicothe, 1913". 
Dr. James E. Callaway (William Dudley, Edmund, James, Joseph, Joseph), b. August 1, 1836, Ky - d. 3/27/1921, Chillicothe, Livingston Co, Mo.
Dr. James E. Callaway's office in Chillicothe, Livingston Co, Mo. He had offices in two different buildings in Chillicothe. These ads appeared in the Chillicothe newspaper, advertising his services: Advertisement in the Professional Directory column of the Chillicothe Constitution, dated 4/15/1903: Dr. J. E. Callaway, Physician and Surgeon. Wallbrunn building, rooms 16, 17 and 18. N. E. corner square. Private and chronic ailments, diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat a specialty. Office hours: 8 to 11 a.m., 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Special pension bureau.
Advertisement in the Chillicothe Constitution, dated 3/25/1907: J. E. Callaway, M.D. Adv. Chronic Ailment, Disease, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat given special attention. Office in Walbrunn Bld’g Office Phone 57. Residence Phone 11.
Advertisement in the Chillicothe Constitution,
1/30/1908: Dr. J. E. Callaway does a general practice. Gives
special attention to treating all Chronic ailments, and more
especially any diseased condition of the EYE, EAR, NOSE and
THROAT. Office well equipped with latest improved paraphernalia
Call and investigate. Office of 3 rooms over First National Bank
Building. N. E. Corner Square, Chillicothe, Mo. Residence Phone
No ___ Office 57
 Dr. J. E. Callaway's
residence. Dr. Callaway (and perhaps a grandchild?) is pictured
in front of his home at 1515 Bryan St, Chillicothe, Mo. The
house is still standing, but, having been remodeled, it has lost
the charm of yesteryear.
Hope you find these useful. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
Have a great day,
Teresa Snyder
wmsnyder1
at juno.com
I would like to thank Dave Fitzwater for
letting us know of the new pamphlet published about the
Callaways of Birdville, Tarrant Co., TX.
Thought I would let
anyone that has ancestors in Tarrant Co., TX know that a new pamphlet
has been put out on the history of Birdville. It is now located
in Haltom City, TX but has a lot of history on the Callaway/Calloway's that
settled in that region. Besides having a Callaway cemetery and a
lake named
after the surname they also have a very rich history on how the
Callaway/Calloway's contributed to the area's prosperity and
growth. Also in Birdville cemetery where a lot of Calloway's and family members
are buried,
they have a huge grave marker just like the one displayed in
Oct.
newsletter. U. S. Peter Callaway Line I would like to thank Chris Fry for sending us this amazing story. You just never know what will turn up when you start digging into your roots. Hi Donna,
When I moved into this place in 1999, the previous owner had a
copy of an old postcard that showed the archway entrance to our
street as well as the building I live in, which is just inside the
entrance. I spent a lot of time trying to find a copy of that
postcard on eBay and in antique shops around town. Several years
ago I finally found it on eBay. It was part of a souvenir book
with several picture postcards of Lexington sights and buildings.
One of them was the entrance to my street. I was thrilled to find
it, and I made copies of the postcard to frame while I left the
original tucked away for several years as the booklet is probably
around 85 to 95 years old.
Editor's Note -
1920 Talbot Co., GA Talbotton Twp, Dist 122, page 19B According to the SSDI Amorett S. Callaway was born Apr 13, 1887 and died Aug 1975. At her death, her county of residence was Talbot Co., GA, but she died in Muscogee Co., GA. Death certificate # 025726.
Thank you to Lori
Bragg for sending us this photo of Mary R. Matthews. She is the
daughter of Wingate and Sarah Emeline Callaway Matthews. Her line
of descent is as follows:
This
is a picture of Mary R Matthews. Any family pics you hear about
would be great to see!
Thank you to CFA Member, Victoria
da Roza for sending the following information about her Callaway
family. I hope some of our readers will be able to help with
information on Viola Belle Trousdale. Victoria's line of descent
is as follows:
Hi Donna, I would like to
thank Steve Callaway for letting us know of his connection to The
Old Three Hundred (see article in
last
month's newsletter). Jesse Oswald Callaway and Marsh Miller
Callaway were first cousins once removed. Marsh Miller Callaway's line of
descent is as follows:
Hi Donna, Love this
website. Thank you to Anne Leyden for sending us this information on Morgan Callaway and Felix R. Callaway. I believe Morgan Callaway's line of descent is as follows: Peter Callaway John Callaway Edward Callaway Joseph Callaway Jesse M. Callaway Rev. Morgan Callaway
And I
believe Felix R. Callaway's line of descent is as follows: Hi, Donna. I just surfed to the website of the Sumpter Artillery Roster, etc., (http://www.sumterartillery.com/Roster.htm) and found: CALLAWAY, Morgan - 1st Lieut. - enlisted 1Mar62 Americus. Company B. "Acting Chaplain." Date of commission 21July62. CALLOWAY, Felix R. - Pvt. - enlisted 6July61 Americus. Company A.
Surrendered 10May65 Tallahassee, FL Paroled 22May65 Albany, GA.
Acting commissary sergeant in 1861. Other C/K Lines And thank you again to Anne Leyden for sending us the following information about Calloway Civil War soldiers, Grayson Co., VA. The information is listed on The New River web site at: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/grcwa-f.htm#C. This site has an amazing amount of historical information.
Hi, Donna. CALLOWAY, ELISHA L., 27, 1860 GCC HH#21, Co. K, 51st VA, Enl. on 6/24/61 at Independence. Reduced to 4th Corp. on 10/31/62. Taken POW at Waynesboro on 3/2/65, sent to Fort Delaware on 3/12/65, released on 6/19/65, Res. of Grayson Co., fair comp., light hair, blue eyes, 5'8". CALLOWAY, GEORGE, 23, Farmer, 1000, 275, 1870 GCC. CALLOWAY, JAMES M.: 36, 1860 AsCC HH#845. Co. D, 50th VA Inf., Enl. on unknown place and date. WIA at Monacacy, Maryland on 7/9/64, left arm amputated, hospitalized at Frederick, where he was taken POW on 7/10/64. Sent to U.S. Hospital at Baltimore then to Camp Hamilton, VA. Released on 9/21/64. In Chimborazo Hosp. on 9/22/64, furloughed for 60 days on 9/28/64. Res. of Grayson County. Age 44, Farm Laborer, 100, NC, 1870 GCC. CALLOWAY, JOSEPH A.: Co. C, 45th VA, Enl. on 5/29/61 in Wytheville. Sick 7/12/61. On leave 12/61. Taken POW at Waynesboro, VA on 3/2/65, sent to Fort Delaware, released on oath on 6/19/65, 6'2", grey eyes, mixed hair, Res. of Grayson Co. CALLOWAY, LEO, 13, 1860 GCC HH#819. CALLOWAY, MARSHALL M., 34, Farmer, 1860 GCC HH#819, Co. C, 8th VA Cav., Listed on the 1898 Grayson Co. CSA Veterans Roster. Age 43, farmer, Elk Creek District, 1870 GCC. CALLOWAY, WILLIAM, 36, Farmer, 1860 GCC HH#790, Grayson Militia, Age 46, Farmer, 600, 340, NC, 1870 GCC. Editor's Note - See additional information on these "Mystery Calloways" in the December 2005 newsletter. In the November 2003 newsletter, we published an obituary for Mary Frances Calloway Propst. Last month I received this nice note from her granddaughter. Can anyone help to identify this Calloway family?
Hello, Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of genealogical information, and you may know a lot more than me since this newsletter is a couple years old, but if I know anything, I’d be happy to pass it along. My uncles and dad recently purchased my great grandparents farm in Concord, NC and are slowly rebuilding it. They’ve renamed the place “Calloway Hill” and, while the main home is crumbling, they’ve done a lot to make it a great place.
Anyway, just wanted to drop you a line.
Editor's
Note - Census records indicate that is family line of descent
could be as follows: See additional information on this line in the December 2005 newsletter. ~ from the Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio, September 8, 1887 There is now living a short distance beyond Tuppers Plains, on the Meigs and Athens County line, a man by the name of Loudon Calaway, who claims he is 107 years of age. He was born in Delaware and went into the war of 1812 when a full grown man. He was a hatter by trade and followed the business until he was 75 years old. Editor's Note - His name is probably Lowder. See additional information on this "Mystery Calaway" in the December 2005 newsletter. ~ from The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2, 1874 Robbery at
the National Before day Sunday morning a very daring theft was perpetrated at the National Hotel. Mr. Edward Calaway, the man robbed, retired to his room at the usual hour, locked the door on the inside, left the key in the key-hole, and went to bed. When he woke up, he discovered that his room had been entered and $103. in greenbacks and a silver watch had been stolen. The circumstances of the theft show that the thief must have in some way managed to turn the key in the lock from the outside, and thus entered the room. The matter was put into the hands of the police, who, after examining into it, arrested, on Sunday, a negro named Ephraim Howard, on suspicion. Yesterday afternoon Justice Walker issued a search warrant to search Ephraim's effects. None of the property was found at Ephraim's house, and yesterday he was discharged. Editor's Note - Can anyone identify this "Mystery Calaway". ~ from The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, June 3, 1889 From Our
Notebook Presented With a Degree. - Johns Hopkins University, of Baltimore, has conferred the degree of doctor of philosophy (PH.D.) on Morgan Callaway, Jr., of Oxford, Ga. He is an alumnus of Emory College, a son of Dr. Callaway, Emory's vice president, and a young man of only twenty-five, who will soon rank among the first scholars of the state. Editor's Note - See additional information on this "Mystery Callaway" in the December 2005 newsletter. I would like to thank Jean Gillmore for sending us this information on a Callaway family found in Keene, Johnson Co., TX. Can anyone identify this "Mystery Callaway Family"?
Donna,
"Buel or Lee's Academy Cemetery
Buel Cemetery is located behind
Buel Baptist Church on County Road 317, south of Highway 67
between Alvarado and Keene. The church and cemetery evolved
from the small group of early settlers of the Baptist faith,
who settled in the area before 1850.
The land for the church and
cemetery was donated by Mr. & Mrs. David Robertson a Texas
Revolution veteran in 1879."
Callaway ? son of W.H. and M.E.
Callaway 16 April 1883 - 18 June 1883
Ivy
16 April 1883 - 18 June 1883 (identical birth and death
dates)
Jennie
A. 21 June
1895 - 9 Aug 1914
Mary Elizabeth
wife of W. H.
Callaway md 7 Oct 1873 5 Sept 1851 - 3 Aug 1921
Olive
13 Dec 1878 - 16 June 1880
William
Headspeth 9 Sept 1846 -
2 May 1828
I hope this can help someone.
Meanwhile I'm still searching for Penelope or "Neppie's"
gravesite.
Jean Gillmore
tatonka at ris.net
Editor's Note - In checking census records for this family, I
found a James Callaway who could be William Headspeth
Callaway's father.
1860 Bradley Co., AR
Gravel Ridge Twp
1870 Ashley Co., AR
Hamburg Twp
1880 Johnson Co., TX Dist
81
AND THE BLOG GOES ON - Once on the Blog page, just scroll down to find your article listed in the archives on the right, or use the Search form. There is also a full list of all our Blog articles on the CFA web site: http://www.callawayfamily.org/cfablogarchives.htm
Query # 314
In the current newsletter, someone mentioned that Francis
Callaway had two wives. Can you publish the names of the two
wives, the dates of the marriages, and the children of each of
the wives. If the location of residence changed with the
marriages, that would be appreciated, too. The Francis of
interest to me is the original one - brother of Thomas, Richard,
etc.
Thank you so much for your reply. I certainly didn't expect
it so promptly. Do you have any information on Francis
II, born 1756-9? Who and when he married, where he lived,
names of children? I'm one of those diehards, who still believe
that my John Calloway was descended from Francis - and then maybe Francis
II. My John was (our history) descended from (probably)
Francis, who lived and died in Wilkes Co, GA. There is no
proof otherwise, and Troup Archives in Troup Co, Ga, tend to
support this. However, I would like definite proof, which so
far is not available. Any clues you may have will be greatly
appreciated.
Query # 315 Vashti Callaway (b 18 Mar
1787; d 1846). Do you have her in your records. She was the
daughter of Isaac Callaway and Elizabeth Arnold. She married
John Parker (1794-1846), son of Howell Parker and Elizabeth
Loftin. Howell was the son of Drewry Parker and Elizabeth Barham
and brother of Lucy Parker who married Jacob Callaway. Jacob had
a brother, Isaac. There was more than one Isaac Callaway. I
wonder if Vashti's father was Jacob's brother. I have more on
Vashti's descendants. Editor's
Note - I wrote back to Isabel telling her that I believe in
checking the CFA Peter Callaway file that the Jacob and Isaac
who were brothers were sons of Job Callaway, Sr. Their line of
descent goes as follows:
Visit The Callaway Family Association web site. It has much to offer. Would you like to . . .
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 © 2005 Callaway Family Association
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