Callaway Family Association - December 2002 CFANet

THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION
CFANET e-NEWSLETTER
December 2002

Volume III No. 11

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S CORNER - Pat Schnurr ( Schnurr200 at aol.com )

The holiday season is already upon us. The department stores have been crammed with gift items, and decorations for several weeks now. Each year we seem to move away from the real meaning of Christmas but as the day approaches we gradually begin to reflect on the birthday of Jesus. It is then that we make plans to help others and to reach out to our friends and families. Our ancestors have been doing this same thing for centuries. In reading through some of my research notes I came across this item. I thought all of you might like to read it.

"Kellaway's Dole" an interesting item picked up while working in the Dorset Record Office showed many references to the name Kellaway in the village of Piddlehinton in Dorset. Between 1630 and 1780 Elizabeth, James, John, Christopher and Nicholas Kellaway controlled the Manorial Leases in Piddlehinton Village and surrounding land. In the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, Nicholas Kellaway served as Overseer to the Poor. In his will dated 1783 he left twenty pounds to be invested. The interest was to be paid to six poor widows at Christmas time each year. Instead of twenty, only twelve pounds six shillings was paid because the funds were insufficient to pay it all. However, money was duly distributed each year to the poor widows. The last time it was paid was in 1934, and known as Kellaway's Dole.

I am reminded of my own Grandmother who each Christmas distributed many baskets of food and gifts to the poor and needy in our small town. She did this for years taking the items from my Grandfather's General store..

I can imagine that our present day C/K's will be doing the same sort of thing in 2002. I wish all our CFA members a Merry Christmas and look forward to a productive and Happy New Year.

EDWARD H. NABB RESEARCH CENTRE

Andrea Callaway ( andiegc at aol.com ) of Washington, DC has sent us the following item:

Genealogy research in the DelMarVa region is benefitting greatly from the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University. As we already know of the presence of early Callaways in this region, it is of special interest to us.

They have a fast growing collection of research materials and are involved in a number of projects. One of particular interest is deciphering old land records, and with the help of students studying Geographic Information Systems, are plotting the approximate locations on current maps. Their plan is to have this available on their website, where you would click on a family surname, and be shown the locations where those ancestors owned land. It is an exciting project that will be a work in development for quite some time, but they hope to have a first version available in the near future. Director, Rebecca F. Miller, says she can't show you the exact field, but they can probably get you within a couple hundred acres. Exciting stuff!

Visit them online at http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu or in person when in the area at 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801-6860.

JOSHUA S. CALLAWAY DEED

Carolyn Floyd Beck ( Cfjmbk at aol.com ) of McDonough, GA submitted the following information:

"This came to me as a member of the Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton Counties, GA, Inc. Our headquarters is in McDonough, GA. You probably know that Joshua was one of the preachers. He was married three times. Each time a wife would die (probably in childbirth) he would immediately marry again. The first daughter of the next marriage would get the full name of the last wife. This is from an article about him in one of the Callaway Journals."

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GEORGIA } This Indenture made this ninth day of June Henry County } in the year of our Lord One thousand & Eight Hundred and thirty Between Joshua S. Callaway & Francis E Manson both of the county and State aforesaid witnesseth that the said Joshua S. Callaway for and in consideration of the Sum of two thousand dollars to him in hand paid at and before the Sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby Acknolledged hath granted bargained and Sold and doth by these presents grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said Francis E. Manson his heirs and assigns a certain tract or lot of land situate lying and being in the county of Henry & state aforesaid in the Seventh District when surveyed and Known and distinguished in the plan of said District by Number One Hundred and twenty five and One hundred and thirty two except fifty acres Commencing at the South East corner of lot No One Hundred thirty two & running N 20 chs thence west 25 chs thence South 20 chs to the South line of said lot Excluding said fifty acres in the sale also excepting a road fifteen feet wide on the west line beginning at the Fayetteville road [now Jonesboro Road, C.F.B.] and running on said line north to the long branch [Camp Creek? C.F.B.] thence down said branch to where the same crosses said North line of lot No 125 Excluding all the land on the north west side of said long branch containing one & one half acres More or less also excepting fifteen feet square including the grave where my late wife Elizabeth [ J?] Callaway is buried in the center of the said fifteen feet square the balance of the said two lots of land as will appear by differences to the plats hereto amend Containing by Survey three hundred and fifty three acres be the Same more or less which said tract of land with all & Singular the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging I hereby bind myself my heirs Executors administrators and assigns to warrant & forever defend to Francis E Manson hi In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this day & year above [stated?]
Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of

Pitt M. Callaway Joshua S. Callaway (L. S.)
James M. Callaway
Thos D Johnson JP
Recorded 4th September 1832
A J Hardin Clk

Note: This is a transcription of old handwriting with best efforts still subject to misinterpretation. Carolyn Floyd Beck, Transcriber, Great-Great-Granddaughter of Susan Anna Stanton Calloway Who married James Guilford Floyd, in Fayette County, GA in 1845.

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

Here is another item of interest from Andrea Callaway, especially for those who attended the Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD in October.

"At the end of the show at Fort McHenry, there was a beautiful and moving rendition of The Star Spangled Banner being sung by a male choir. I loved the music, and inquired at the Gift Shop if they had the CD. They were currently sold out, but suggested that I contact the U.S. Naval Academy, as it was done by the U.S. Naval Academy Men's Glee Club.
Their web site: http://www.usna.edu/Music/mensglee.html.
You can order a CD that has the same rendition -- it's the CD entitled "A Cappella" and is the first selection on the CD -- for $15 + $2 shipping. Click the link for an order form. They ship very quickly - because I already have mine! It's a great CD, and a nice way to support some very talented young adults."

1880 US CENSUS

Ruth W. Kent ( eruth at swbell.net ) of Shawnee Mission, KS would like to pass on the following information which she received from another list she is on. She has found this site and search engine to be excellent.

"The LDS church just put up the 1880 US census at familysearch.org.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp

or specifically for census searches only:

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp

I have used it many times since receiving this posting and it has helped me locate family in places that I would never have looked."

HUGH CALLOWAY

Don Kellaway ( quinte at attcanada.net ) of Belleville, Ontario, Canada has submitted the following item:

Hugh CALLOWAY: A reference in the Archives of Canada provides details of the contract signed 9 Aug, 1779 by Hugh Calloway at Cork for delivering goods to the British Forces at Quebec. Hugh Calloway was the Master of the good ship "Mary" riding at anchor at Cork, Ireland on that date in 1779. The Mary was loaded with hundreds of barrels and half barrels of food and other goods contacted to be delivered to his Majesty's Forces at Quebec. The responsible Commissioner was Robert Gordon and the goods were supplied by Eirseys and Waggetts of Cork.

Reference: Microfilm reel H-1740, page 58-B-196.

THE TECHNOLOGIST UPDATE - Russ Callaway ( r.callaway at juno.com )

The CFA Research Data CD program started out with a rocky beginning. After finally getting a 'good' data mix and a proven program to search the data, I purchased a new 40X CD burner to make the thousands of CD's that you wonderful people were going to order. Well, it turned out that the unit was defective and I did not know this until it finally totally stopped writing CD's and some of the early purchasers let me know about this.

After reinstalling the 8X CD burner I went back to slow motion with about 6 per hour. Unfortunately, I had mailed several (5 so far) of these to our members. After much confusion, I determined that the CD's were the problem and not the program, nor the users computers. SO, if you are having any problems getting the CFA CD to work, please let me know at r.callaway at juno.com and I will replace the problem CD by return mail.

We have shipped 55 CD's in the 2 months that it has been available. Thanks for your help in this rocky start of a wonderful program for CFA data searching.

The CFA Research CDs are available from:

Russell E. Callaway
CFA Technologist
561 Bent Oak Trail
Concord, NC 28027-9715

Snail mail requests should be made accompanied by the required US funds ($25 for members, $50 for non-members.)

CREDIT CARDS AND THE CFA - by Dr. Bruce Callaway ( bruce at callaway.com.au )

Despite active discussions throughout the year, the Committee formulated to explore the use of credit cards for membership and memorabilia purchases was unable to reach any majority conclusion.

Initially the committee was proposed to facilitate new membership for the increasing number of persons accessing the CFA website and expanding genealogical links and also to streamline renewals. Chaired by Bulletin Editor and Director Bill Callaway and comprising Treasurer Heide Callaway, Secretary Judy Ostler, former Assistant Secretary Martha Winkler and incoming assistant Secretary Rusty Callaway, the committee was unable to reach agreement.

Whilst this may present as a disappointment to the many members who supported the concept, it is fair to say that the CFA depends upon but a few dedicated persons who are willing to devote their spare time to the running of the association, many of whom have been present since its inception. Movement into a new era means demolishing some tried and proven techniques.

Members of any association can be demanding and without thought for those who ‘do the work’. Change often means more work. To paraphrase a brilliant quotation from a past President of the U.S. “Ask not what the association can do for you, but what you can do for the association”.

BULLETIN BILL'S FINAL BLURB

After nearly three years of working on the CFANET Bulletin I have decided to "retire". Luckily, our request in last month's Bulletin for someone to replace the Co-Editors (Bruce Callaway and myself) did not fall on deaf ears.

We are very pleased to announce that our CFA Webmaster, Donna Morgan, has generously offered to take over as Editor of the Bulletin, commencing with the January 2003 issue. Donna thrives on challenges and I know that she will bring a fresh approach to the job that will make the Bulletin even more useful to the CFA. Bruce and I will give her all the help she needs in the transition period.

But the assistance of all the Board of Directors and help from the members is vital to the success of this e-newsletter. I wish to thank all those people who have contributed articles and news items for the last 30+ issues. We will miss the many personal contacts made during that time, but not the stress of meeting monthly deadlines.

May we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Co-Editors

Bill Callaway

Parksville, B.C., Canada callawaybill at shaw.ca

Bruce Callaway

Sydney, NSW, Australia bruce at callaway.com.au

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