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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION
CFANET e-NEWSLETTER
 December 2005

Volume VI  No. 12

Always regard with esteem the name you were given;
 with praise and renown that it should endure.
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The Editor's Corner

As another year comes to an end and we all reflect upon it, the following is a stroll down memory lane - growing up in the 1950s. Some of you, as I do, will remember these things, and others, I hope, will  enjoy reading about them.

Remembering The Fifties

Were you a kid in the Fifties or so? Everybody makes fun of our childhood!  Comedians joke.  Grandkids snicker. Twenty-something's shudder and say "Eeeew!"  But was our childhood really all that bad?  Judge for yourself:

In 1953 the population was much less than now ... Yet you knew more people then, and knew them better ... And that was good. 

The average annual salary was under $3,000 ... Yet our parents could put some of it away for a rainy day and still live a decent life ... And that was good.

A loaf of bread cost about 15 cents ... But it was safe for a six-year-old to skate to the store and buy one ... And that was good.

Prime-Time meant I Love Lucy, Ozzie and Harriet, Gunsmoke and Lassie ... So nobody ever heard of ratings or filters ... And that was good. 

We didn't have air-conditioning ... So the windows stayed up and half a dozen mothers ran outside when you fell off your bike... And that was good.  

Your teacher was either Miss Matthews or Mrs. Logan or Mr. Adkins ... But not Ms Becky or Mr. Dan ... And that was good.  

The only hazardous material you knew about ... Was a patch of grassburrs around the light pole at the corner... And that was good. 

You loved to climb into a fresh bed ... Because sheets were dried on the clothesline ... And that was good. 

People generally lived in the same hometown with their relatives ... So "child care" meant grandparents or aunts and uncles ... And that was good.

Parents were respected and their rules were law ... Children did not talk back ... And that was good. 

TV was in black-and-white ... But all outdoors was in glorious color ... And that was certainly good. 

Your Dad knew how to adjust everybody's carburetor ... And the Dad next door knew how to adjust all the TV knobs ... And that was very good. 

Your grandma grew snap beans in the back yard ... And chickens behind the garage ... And that was definitely good. 

And just when you were about to do something really bad ... Chances were you'd run into your Dad's high school coach ... Or the nosy old lady from up the street ... Or your little sister's piano teacher ... Or somebody from Church ... ALL of whom knew your parents' phone number ... And YOUR first name ... And even THAT was good! 

Remember Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, Sky King, Little Lulu comics, Brenda Starr, Howdy Doody and The Peanut Gallery, The Lone Ranger, The Shadow Knows, Nellie Belle, Roy and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk as well as the sound of a reel mower on Saturday morning, and summers filled with bike rides, playing in cowboy land, playing hide and seek and kick-the-can and Simon Says, baseball games, amateur shows at the local theater before the Saturday matinee, bowling and visits to the pool ... and eating Kool-Aid powder with sugar, and wax lips and bubblegum cigars ...

Yes, I remember that!  And was it really that long ago?

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.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Donna

 

Current News

 


The President's Corner
January 1st will mark a new beginning for our Association.
 
We will have a new slate of officers.  They will be listed on our website.
I am delighted with our new officers who were elected at the October CFA meeting in Philadelphia.
 
I am confident we will move forward in all aspects of our Association especially with our DNA project.  This is an exciting time for us all. I know that I can count on all of you to give them every assistance.
 
Thank you for letting me serve as your President.  I have enjoyed every minute and thank everyone for the cooperation and help I received from each of you.
 
Merry Christmas - Pat Schnurr
schnurr200 at aol.com

A Callaway Mystery to Solve - Can anyone identify this family?

This month we had a comment posted to one of the articles on the CFA Blog. The article was about the family of Augustus Homer Callaway. Can anyone identify the Elijah and Charles W. Callaway mentioned here? Unfortunately no contact information was provided, but the comment is interesting and worth trying to identify.

Hello,
We have a farm in Sussex County, DE in Delmar, DE, on the state line between DE and MD. We have a small cemetery on our land with the names of Charles W Callaway, the son of Elijah and Elizabeth Callaway, and the dates appear to be from 1819 to 1857...We were curious about these names and dates and tried to do some research. Perhaps there is some connection to your article? Based on the tombstones, we also believe that there was at least one soldier buried in the cemetery...a Callaway.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Lisa


CFA Genealogy Research CD Update

ATTENTION CFA RESEARCH CD USERS
There has been a Microsoft upgrade to their Operating System that may have changed the way your CFA Research CD works. If you have problems starting the CFA CD, please contact:
Russ Callaway  (r.callaway at juno.com).
He has an upgrade patch (458MB file) to make it work again.


From the CFA Genealogist

I would like to thank CFA Genealogist, Sherrill Williams, for responding to several articles found in last month's newsletter.

Donna, I have a few comments regarding some items in the November Newsletter.

The Callaway Civil War Records, Grayson Co, VA. Those men are descendants of Capt Thomas Callaway of Ashe Co, NC.
Joseph Callaway
Thomas Callaway, Sr (1712-1800)
Thomas Callaway, Jr. (d. Knox Co, TN)
Thomas F. Callaway (remained in Wilkes/Ashe, NC; md. Elizabeth Ray)


Loudon Calawy (that is probably LOWDER) in Athens Co, OH area. He likely descends from Lowder Callaway, a Revolutionary soldier (with pension) from MD/DE as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Isaac Callaway
Lowder Callaway


Morgan Callaway, Jr. - I wrote a paper about Rev. Morgan Callaway and descendants, which I read at the 1983 CFA Oct meeting. The paper was published in the 1984 CFA Journal. There are no descendants from the Morgan Callaway, Jr. line. His line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Edward Callaway
Joseph Callaway
Jesse M. Callaway
Rev. Morgan Callaway
Morgan Callaway, Jr.


Query #314.
John Callaway (w. Bethany Arnold) in Wilkes County, GA, owned a piece of property that had been
granted to Francis Callaway. Francis Callaway did for a time reside in Wilkes Co, GA, and died there about 1791. He had a will, which is referenced in the surviving Index to Will Book I, but the Will Book
itself has not survived. The children of Francis Callaway, Sr. resided in the Franklin Co, GA area,
along the Tugaloo River, where they were active in church work in a number of Baptist churches. They were there with the family of Col. Benjamin Cleveland with whom the Callaway family had been associated back in Wilkes/Ashe counties, NC. The land grant Francis Callaway received in Wilkes Co, GA he later sold to another man. It was from this "other man" that John Callaway purchased the property, so there was no direct link between John and Francis Callaway. It was not until years later that CFA Member, Ruth Philbrick, quite by accident, located the Wilkes County Callaway brothers in Onslow County, NC. It was from Onslow County that we were able to prove (by documented record) that the family moved inward to Anson County, NC (later Montgomery and now Stanly County), near the town of Albemarle, in 1770/71. After the Revolutionary War, four of the brothers, Job, John, Joseph & Joshua, moved to Wilkes Co, GA. The other brother, Isaac, SR, remained in North Carolina, but two of his sons, Isaac Callaway, Jr. and David Callaway later joined their uncles in Wilkes Co, GA. All of our documented evidence has been published in early issues of the Callaway Journal. John Callaway (w. Bethany Arnold) is not a descendant of Francis Callaway. Besides the documented evidence, our DNA project is further proof. Descendants of all the sons of Joseph Callaway (father of Francis) have been DNA tested. Descendants of three of the Wilkes Co, GA brothers (including Job, John and Isaac) have been tested, along with other descendants of Peter Callaway. The results of the tests conclude that the Joseph line (father of Francis) and the Peter line (ancestor of the Wilkes County boys) are not related by bloodline or "Y" chromosome. The issue has finally been determined and can be laid to rest.


Query #315.
Vashti Callaway married John Parker. She was a daughter of Isaac Callaway, Sr. of
Montgomery/Stanly Co, NC. The Callaways and Parkers were neighbors in Stanly County, NC, around the town of New London and the vicinity of Kendall's Baptist Church, near the Parker gold mine. The lineage is:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Edward Callaway
Isaac Callaway, Sr.
Vashti Callaway - md John Parker

Hope this information helps.
Sherrill
sherrilluwilliams at prodigy.net


Kellaway Architecture

Here are some interesting observations regarding "Kellaways Bridge". Don Kellaway sent us a postcard showing this bridge and it was published in last month's newsletter. Our international readers are hard at work trying to determine its exact location and whether or not the bridge still exists.

Warwick Kellaway begins the discussion with some suggestions on the location of the bridge -

Hi Don,
An interesting picture. Nice bridge.
I am mystified as to where it is/was. How old is the postcard?

Kellaways, location and manorhouse, are only about 3km from Chippenham, and the River Avon is about 300m from the manor, but there is no bridge there that I am aware of. Maude Heath's Causeway crosses the river at that point, and although I only spent a few minutes there 15 years ago, do not recall any similar bridge. The bridge itself looks to be cast iron, possibly dating from the early/mid 1800s, and is rather nice. The background however suggests it is closer to the centre of Chippenham, or a township, rather than in the country. The Ordnance Survey Map gives no indication of a location. The Avon passes through Chippenham, but only near (3km away) Christian Malford of any other villages near Kellaways. I would place it at either one of these. Hope it is still there.

Kellaways (Tytherton-Kellaways) was a family home from somewhere about 1165 to 1400/1429 - the so-called seven generations. The well recorded Maude Heaths Causeway was built about 50 years later, to enable local people to cross the low lying land there. While the family certainly had early connections with Chippenham, not really after this time, and the name of the bridge suggests it was perhaps on the way to Kellaways. But 3km away?

Anyone over there have any ideas?
Warwick
jwk at slingshot.co.nz

Incidentally the origin of the name Avon was - "river" - so it is no wonder there are a few around.

Bruce Callaway offers the following information -

From the following web site: http://www.southernlife.org.uk/wiltshire/bremhill.htm

At Kellaways Bridge on the road from Wick hill as it passes through Bremhill Wick, East Tytherington and Langley Burrell on its way to Chippenham can be found a stone pillar which has inscribed upon it:

'To the memory of the worthy MAUD HEATH, of Langley
Burrell widow, who in the year of grace, 1474, for the good of
Travellers did in Charity bestow in Land and haufes about
Eight pounds a year forever to be laid out on the Highway
and Causey leading from Wick Hill to Chippenham Clift.
This Pillar was fet up by the Feoffees, 1698. Injure me not.'

Some additional information from Bill Piper -

From the following web site - http://www.communigate.co.uk/here/kilvertsociety/page13.phtml

We had our next reading on Kellaway's Bridge, near Maud Heath's Causeway:-

23 May 1874:
'In the afternoon I went down to Kellaway's bridge to gather ox-eyes in the mowing grass of the river meads, for the Whitsun Day Church decorations. The evening was close, damp and sultry and the long grass drenched by the morning showers. As I was wading in the high grass by the Avon side gathering the ox-eyes, people were passing along the high causeway overhead.'

A first hand sighting of the bridge by Brian Kelway Willoughby -

Hi All,
I managed to visit the bridge site earlier today and have a positive ident.

The bridge site in the CFA Newsletter is definitely the one shown crossing the Avon (a very minor Avon, this!) near the West end of Maud Heath's Causeway, and about 250 metres from the (modern) railway line.

There are a couple of clinchers. The ball-headed structure visible near the left edge of the picture is a memorial column carrying a florid inscription (which I photographed): and the right-most of the white structures visible above the further abutment of the bridge is the gable-end and bell-tower/ cupola of St Giles Church (also photo'd).

The handsome iron structure of the PC has been replaced by a rather dreary reinforced concrete arch, with vertical posts supporting the handrail. These posts are just visible in the picture on the Kilvert Society website which Bill Piper found.

I have a photocopy of an old map of the area which actually identifies this site as Calloways Bridge (with other features identified/named variously as Callways, Kelloways, Kalloways, Kelways). I shall try to scan and email this map soon, together with any photos which might be of interest.

I only had time to visit what was shown as "Callway's or Kelloway's Mill", and very briefly, "Callway's House or Kelloway's Farm" - hope to report on these in more detail, and to cover more ground in due course.

All the best
Brian

And some wonderful pictures of the area around the bridge from Robert Slade -

Hello,
Try this link for text and photos (click on Tytherton):

http://members.lycos.co.uk/RobertSlade/WiltsAlbum/index.htm

Sorry about the adverts!

Best wishes,
Robert


Lost and Found

Thank you to Shirley Whipple, who has submitted these two pictures. They are unidentified, but probably from Verlinda Callaway's family line which is as follows:
Peter Callaway
William Callaway
William Callaway, Jr.
Zachariah Callaway
Andrew Callaway
Verlinda Callaway

If you know of any place or person who might have a photograph of Verlinda Callaway or any of her family I would appreciate an email attachment. I have a picture that is thought to be her and I will try to attach it. It matched a photo in a couple Paul albums, so we know she is either Paul or Callaway. And the fact that she has turned up in an album off Verlinda's direct (children) line makes me think I could have the right girl. No one in my family line bothered to write down names. They just told each future generation. This woman appears very old, but look at her long, dark hair. More likely she was just over worked.

I also include a copy of a tin type picture, marked 'George',  that I colorized (to bring out the details). I would be curious if anyone else has seen this picture in their old family albums. That it's marked 'George' doesn't necessarily mean it's Verlinda's husband. George could be her grandson, George, or be mismarked and be just about anyone. It could also be her son or another grandson. The pictures weren't all marked until about the 1960's. I think I found the scratches when I took the albums apart and started preserving the pictures. (I photographed the albums so I could reassemble them later)

You will notice that my color selections at times seems ridiculous. That's because the photographs seem to favor certain colors. Strange. I hope that when others see the pictures that they will send theirs in and share. There is a certain amount of genealogy just in sharing. We can identify mystery people, like this 'old' woman, by cross referencing with others.
Shirley Whipple
SurelyDareTwoTry at aol.com


A Callaway Success Story
It is always great to learn that CFA has been able to assist someone in the research of their family genealogy. Thank you to Thelma Wallis for letting us know of her success.

Many thanks to the Callaway Family Association. Through you I have made contact with Celia Henderson who shares the same gt gt gt grandfather, Richard Avis Callaway. We have discovered that for several years we were actually living in the same town. How's that for serendipity !

 
We are now in the process of combining our family notes and widening the pieces in the jigsaw.
Many many thanks,
Thelma Wallis
hadwall at supanet.com

Editor's Note -
CFA Genealogist, Sherrill Williams provided some additional information on this family line:
The lineage is:
"Robert Calway/Callaway (1678, Monksilver 1763, Timberscombe; md. Joan Cornish, 14 Feb 1769, Timberscombe.)
Henry Callway
(1718, Timberscombe-1791, Timberscombe; md. Joan Harris, 31 Oct 1742, Timberscombe.)
James Calloway
(1749, Timberscombe-1834, Timberscombe; md. Ann May (d/o Richard & Ursula), 16 Oct 1775, Timberscombe.)
Richard Avis Calloway
(1786, Minehead); [Richard Avis Calloway "of Corfe Castle, Dorset, Bach. & Frances Hyde of Milborne Port" married by license, 16 Jan 1812.] [Note: the dates are "baptism" and "burial."]


Bull Riders in the Family

Thank you to Newsletter subscriber, Jennifer Nerf for telling us about her brother, Kenneth Callaway, who is a Bull Rider from Huffman, Texas.

Some of you may know that Kenneth Callaway, my brother, is a professional bull rider.  He is a member of the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association. I have created a web site depicting his career. The address is (http://www.truegritcallaway.com). You are welcome to visit if you would like to. This is the first website I have ever created.

Thank you,
Jennifer Nerf
jennifernerf at yahoo.com

 

CFA Genealogy

 


U. S. Joseph Callaway Line

The following excerpts are from the biography of the John Farrar Callaway family. The family line of descent is as follows:
Joseph Callaway
Thomas Callaway
Thomas Callaway, Jr.
John Farrar Callaway

Our Callaway Family Branch
Written by Lucille Callaway, Waverly, MO and originally published in the 2001 CFA Journal.

The Callaways came to the new world as early as 1606 seeking land and opportunities. Joseph Callaway settled in Virginia. We find his son, Thomas Callaway, Sr., (1700-1800) in Essex County, Virginia. In official records, Thomas Callaway, Sr. contributed Civil services as a Patriot in North Carolina during The Revolution. Thomas Callaway, Jr., (1753-1819) his son, assisted in establishing American Independence while acting as a Volunteer Soldier from Wilkes Co., North Carolina at the "Battle of Kings Mountain" October 7, 1780.

John Farrar Callaway was the oldest of 11 or 12 children born to Thomas Callaway, Jr. and Jude Callaway. He was born in 1773 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. John F. married Sarah Hardin in North Carolina on January 25, 1799.

John F. was elected to the Senator from Ashe County North Carolina in 1803 and served in that position for several terms through 1809. Shortly after John F. settled in Knox County, Tennessee, the War of 1812 began. John F. served as the officer in charge of shipping provisions for the Army down the Tennessee River, serving until the end of the war. John F. returned to Knox County and was elected "High Sheriff" in 1814 and reelected in 1816-1818-1820-1822-1824 and served until 1826.

In 1839, John's son, Joseph R. Callaway, an ordained minister had moved to Polk County, Missouri and established the first Baptist Church in that county. In 1842 John F. and most of his children and their families, his sister Rebecca and husband and brother James and some of his children all moved to Van Buren (now Cass County) MO south of Kansas City. John F. acquired a considerable amount of land by purchase from the U.S. Land Office. John Farrar Callaway died on October 29, 1848 at his home near the present town of Peculiar, MO. He was buried in a private cemetery on his land. However, by the early 1920s the cemetery no longer existed, A great granddaughter rescued the gravestone of John F. moving it to a family plot of her father in Henry County, MO. The top portion of the stone was engraved, "Major John Callaway".

John Farrar Callaway was a responsible citizen of his era, serving his church, his community and his government both as a military man and as a law officer. The importance of education, service to the community and to the nation and a strong sense of family loyalty and obligation have continued to be the "tradition" he left his descendants.

John Farrar Callaway and Sarah Hardin were the parents of fourteen children, three dying in infancy. The eleven remaining children were:
Dr. Thomas F. Marshall Callaway 1803
William Sanders Callaway 1806
Nancy Callaway 1808
Joseph R. Callaway 1811
John Farrar Callaway, Jr. 1813
Rebecca Callaway 1815
Mary Callaway 1817
Judy Ann Callaway 1818
James Hardin Callaway 1821
Elizabeth Malinda Callaway 1822
Hugh Lawson Porte Callaway 1824

Hugh L. P. Callaway married Carolyn McReynolds and fathered one son and two daughters when his life was cut short. Samuel McReynolds Callaway was barely six when his father died, but he carried on. The 1870 census shows Samuel age 16, attending school and helping his widowed mother run the farm. He probably had great responsibilities as he was the only male in the family. He not only had to care for his mother and two younger sisters, Sarah and Susan Callaway, but also his middle aged aunt, Adaline McReynolds. He bore his burden well and in 1880 is shown, age 26, single as head of the household, supporting a mother, two sisters and an aunt.

The Civil War and the effect of Order No. 11 in Missouri forced many families with Southern sympathies out of Jackson and Cass Counties scattering the descendants of John Farrar Callaway. Because of Order No. 11 Samuel McR. Callaway, his widowed mother, two sisters and aunt moved to Saline County. His mother, Caroline McReynolds Callaway owned land west of Grand Pass, Missouri where the family settled. The exact year of the move is not known, but on August 3, 1883 at the age of 29, Samuel married Sarah Martha Zoll. Samuel and Sarah had 6 children:
Margaret Afton Callaway 1884
William Zoll Callaway 1886
Carrie Aline Callaway 1889
George A. Callaway 1891
Samuel McReynolds Callaway, Jr. 1893
Frances Calhoun Callaway 1900


I would like to thank Charles Heath for sending us the following information about the family of Richard Sylvester Calloway. He descends from the Joseph Callaway line and this information has been incorporated into the CFA Joseph file.
The line of descent is as follows:
Joseph Callaway
Richard Callaway
John Callaway
John Callaway
Richard M. B. Callaway
Richard Sylvester Calloway

The records of Rest Haven Memorial Park, 10209 Plainfield Road, Blue Ash, Hamilton Co., OH 45241-3298 show Richard S. Calloway was born 10 July 1879 in Trimble Co., KY and died 9 Feb 1959 (likely in Hamilton Co., OH) widowed husband of "Gratie" and son of Richard & Martha Calloway. He is interred in Block J, Section 91, Grave 1.

His death notice appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer on 8 January 1959, page 7-F. "Calloway--Richard S. beloved husband of the late Grattie Calloway (nee Handlon), dear father of Daisy Mitchell of Huntington Park, Calif., Ray Calloway of Norwood and Bill Calloway of Kennedy Heights, Friday, February 6, 1959, residence 5512 Kennedy Ave. Friends may call Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Hawkins-Ihlendorf Funeral Home, 4826 Section Ave., Norwood. Services Monday at 2 p.m. Interment Rest Haven." His wife's name "Gratie" was short for "Gracilious."

Susan Stockdale, 2nd wife of Richard M. B. Callaway, was born in 1837 in Indiana (per 1880 census of Trimble Co. KY) or 1838 per her marriage license. She married 18 Feb 1874 at Carroll Co. KY (Bk. A-10 pg. 191 or Bk. 3 pg. 270) the wedding took place "at the Jehu Stockdale, Sr. residence." Her death occurred on 3 April 1912 (per Trimble Co. Obituaries) at the home of her son R. Sylvester Calloway in Palmyra, Trimble Co., KY. Burial was at Corn Creek Church in Trimble Co., KY. Kentucky Vital Statistics record her death as "Gallaway, Susan," died Trimble Co. KY, Vol. 029, Cert. 11308 on 3 April 1912 at age 76."

Ray O'Brien (or Bryan) Callaway, son of Richard Sylvester Callaway & Gracilious "Gratie" Handlon was born 29 July 1903 in KY & died 26 January 1961 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH (per records of Rest Haven Memorial Park, Blue Ash, OH). He married 6 Sept. 1922 at Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY to Lela Betty Gatewood. They divorced 13 Oct. 1948 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, Petition #A110370. They had children as follows: 1.) Hayward O. Calloway b.14 Nov. 1923, d.12 Oct 1996 Grand Island, Lake Co., FL (per SS Index); 2.) Robert Eugene Calloway b.26 April 1925, d.17 Aug 2003 Miami, Dade Co., FL & buried Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Clermont Co., OH (per SS Death Index & Obit in Cincinnati Enquirer 8/31/2003 pg. C8); 3.) Virginia Catherine Calloway b. 8 April 1928 at Norwood, Hamilton Co., OH (per birth certificate), d.10 July 1988 Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH (per death certificate of Virginia Calloway Petrey, widow of Noah Everett Petrey); child #4 died young, name, sex, date ! & place of birth unknown; 5.)Emma Louise Calloway b.23 Nov 1930 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH (per birth certificate); Edward Wayne Calloway b.31 March 1935 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH (per birth certificate), d.21 June 1993 Goshen, Clermont Co., OH per records at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Blue Ash, OH.

Gracilious "Gratie" (Handlon) Calloway was born 17 February 1879 (per 1910 census of Trimble Co., KY & records of Rest Haven Memorial Park, Blue Ash, OH). She died 29 April 1955 per her burial record at Rest Haven. Her obituary was published in the Cincinnati Enquirer May 1, 1955 as follows: "Calloway, Gratie (nee Handlon) beloved wife of Sylvester Calloway and devoted mother of Mrs. Daisy Mitchell, Ray B. and William J. Calloway. Friday, April 29, age 76 years; residence, 4431 Allison Ave., Norwood. Friends may call at the Ray E. Hawkins funeral home 4826 Section Ave., Norwood, Sunday after 4 P.M. Services Monday, May 2 at 2 P.M."
Charles R. Heath II
HeathCR2 at netscape.net


It's always great to hear from a new "Callaway Cousin". This month we hear from Angie, whose husband descends from the Joseph Callaway line. His ancestors traveled through Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas and Oklahoma!

Hello,
I have enjoyed reading about the Callaway Family. Thank you for all the hard work.
My mother-in-law was Millie Callaway and I have done research on her line and know many Callaway families. We are descended from Col. Richard, Richard Jr., Patrick, Charles Lewis, Simpson, James Morgan and Millie. I have records, pictures from Charles Lewis on down.
I would be happy to share any info with you and, of course, see what else I can learn. Please respond. Thank you, Angie
lockmess at tds.net


I would like to thank Teresa Snyder for sharing this family photo with us.

Hi Donna, 

I am sending a photo of the family of Walter K. and Clara Belle Naylor Callaway.  It is not dated, but was taken in Moline, Illinois,  some time after Walter (b. 1872) died of appendicitis in 1923. Walter's line is James E., William Dudley, Edmund, James C., Joseph.
 
Back row, standing, left to right:
Zenda L. Callaway (1906 - 1979), m. E. A. DeLong
Charles Kenneth Callaway (1894 - 1973), m. Laura Prewitt
Bessie Marie Callaway (1896 - 1952), m. Guy Caddell
William E. Callaway (1914 - 1980), m. Isabell Gevock
Eva Callaway (1904 - 1999), m. Emil VanderMeersch
James Naylor Callaway (1898 - 1961), m. Maude Truxell
 
Front row, seated, left to right:
Mary Blanche Callaway (1895 - 1952), m. Charles Hessenflow
Alice M. Callaway (1901 - 1981), m. T. E. Thorpe
Clara Belle (Naylor) Callaway (1869 - 1954)
Katherine M. Callaway (1902 - 1979), m. Mr. Washausen
Mildred Callaway (1909), m. Herman Golofsky
 
Hope this comes through ok. 
Best wishes,
Teresa Snyder
wmsnyder1 at juno.com

U. S. Peter Callaway Line

I would like to thank Samuel Geer for identifying "Mystery Callaway", Morgan Callaway, Jr. from last month's newsletter. For his generosity in sharing this information with us, he has been inducted into the CFANet Hall of Fame for the second time!

Hi Donna,
I have Morgan Callaway, Jr. as the son of Rev. Dr. Morgan Callaway, D.D. and his first wife Elizabeth Mary Hinton of Washington, Wilkes Co., GA.  His descent from Peter is:
    
 1   Peter Callaway, I - American Immigrant b: Abt. 1640  d: Abt. 1719 in Somerset Co., MD
..  +Elizabeth Johnson b: 1654 in Wicomico, Somerset Co., MD m: March 26, 1667 in Stepney Parrish, Somerset Co., MD d: 1739 in Somerset Co., MD or Onslow Co., NC
. 2   John Callaway b: Abt. 1685 in Somerset Co., MD  d: 1770 in Somerset Co., MD
.....  +Mary Gould b: 1689 in Somerset Co., MD m: December 25, 1709 in Stepney Parrish, Somerset Co., MD d: 1768 in Somerset Co., MD
..... 3   Edward Callaway b: 1711 in Somerset Co., MD  d: 1769 in Onslow Co., NC
.........  +Elizabeth b: Bet. 1714 - 1723 in Somerset Co., MD m: in Stepheny Parish, Somerset Co., MD d: Aft. November 1784 in Anson or Rowan Co., NC or Wilkes Co., GA
......... 4   Joseph Callaway b: September 25, 1754 in Sussex Co., DE  d: November 13, 1821 in Wilkes Co., GA
.............  +Sabrina Mary Morgan b: March 14, 1754 in Onslow Co., NC m: June 12, 1777 in Anson Co., NC d: September 07, 1801 in Wilkes Co., GA
............. 5   Jesse M. Callaway b: June 03, 1796 in Wilkes Co., GA  d: August 29, 1875 in Whitfield Co., GA
.................  +Mary Ann Wootten b: November 17, 1805 in Georgia m: November 25, 1824 in Wilkes Co., GA d: January 19, 1855
................. 6   Rev. Dr. Morgan Callaway, D.D. b: April 16, 1831 in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA  d: January 16, 1899 in Wilkes Co., GA
.....................  +Elizabeth Mary "Eliza" Hinton b: 1828 in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA m: 1851 d: 1867
..................... 7   Morgan Callaway, Jr. b: 1863 

Very Truly yours,
Samuel Taylor Geer
SamuelGeer at aol.com


I would like to thank Shirley Whipple for sending information and photos about the Callaway family of Spangle, Washington. The family line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
William Callaway
William Callaway, Jr.
Zachariah Callaway
Andrew Callaway
Verlinda Callaway and J. D. Callaway

Hi Donna,

I have some old snapshots of the J.C. or J.D. Callaway farm at Spangle, Washington. Callaway owned a sizeable farm north of that town, sometime around 1907, when he is recorded as the owner.
 
The pictures were taken shortly before the farm was torn down. The pictures have been made black and white and then colorized to draw out details.

 
The information on this farm was first gleaned from Martha Stentz, who was a descendant of the family. She said that her grandfather lived there many years ago. A letter from one of Nathan's daughters, Thelma Reedy, also stated that it was one of the family homes in that area.
 
Thelma stated that her uncle, Jim Callaway, owned the farm. She calls the lake in the background, Curl Lake. She told how the girls would go there to pick the flowers. The lake was seasonal and dried out during the summer.
 
I checked a Metsger map 1907 and found the name J.C. Callaway. While the initials on the map appear to be J.C., I  believe that it is J.D. Callaway. J.D. was an uncle to Nathan Paul, who was the grandfather of Martha; father of Thelma and nephew of J.D. Callaway.


 

The genealogy of the house:

Be sure to stress that this story is just one that was pieced together from different sources. I think there was an actual J.C. Callaway, but if I'm correct, he would be a cousin. Thelma was specific that it was Uncle Jim who owned the place. Oh, and the family oral history stated that he was buried beside the wagon road. I never tried to find out other than asking the present owner. He said he never heard of anyone being buried there and said that he's been plowing up that patch of ground along the old wagon route for a good many years. If old Callaway is buried out there, then he'd also like to know. Said it made him feel kind of bad hearing that story. (For anyone wanting to research this further, the present owner is Jack Hartmeir of Spangle, WA. Not sure of the spelling or if he is still living. The architect who built the brick home for Callaway (and that Jack Hartmeir lives in) was said to be Kirkland Cutter. His work should be well documented. He was very popular. Jack Hartmeir, I think, is the one who told me the story of Callaway and Paul being nephew and uncle. I think it was also him who told me that the two had an agreement and later a dispute. I think the dispute was over the death of Nathan Paul's wife.

Owned by J.C (or J.D.) Callaway, probably much earlier then 1907. Appears to have been built around the time of a similiar home in the area, which was built circa 1890.

 
The Callaway who owned this home was said by locals to be a bachelor. To my knowledge, J.D. Callaway was a bachelor. The story by the locals was that he had some money and so when a well known architect came to town (Spokane), he commissioned this young man, known as Kirkland Cutter, to build him a bigger and better home. I don't know if that is true, but that home is still standing.
 
Meanwhile (according to local oral tales), J.D's nephew and family moved into the old place and took up farming. Nathan Paul had a wife, Catherine Isabella Brown, and children, Myrtle, Roy, Maudie and Harriett, who was born in 1900. After the birth of Harriett, Catherine (Katie) became very ill. The family story is that she started recovering, but then contracted tuberculosis and died at age 32.
 
Nathan left the farm and went to work in the Big Bend area of Lincoln County, Washington. He worked for a family of Finnish immigrants named Pieti. He became friends with the son, August Pieti, and the two operated a wheat threshing outfit. Nathan married August's sister, Sophina Pieti. After some hardship and the sale of the Pieti farm, August and Nathan came back to the Spangle area. August purchased a gas station at a Duncan, Washington, which is now long vanished. He also purchased a nearby farm.
 
Nathan's second family grew up nearby to the gas station on the farm. It wasn't the Callaway farm, but within a few miles. Thelma Reedy, who wrote a letter about the farm, was the youngest daughter of Nathan. Verlinda Callaway was her great grandmother. J.D. was her great uncle. She said in her letter that she always thought he was an uncle of the other side of the family.
 
Nathan and Sophina's children were:
Viola Lavania Paul
Sadie Lillian Paul
Laura Alberta Paul
Ray Edwin Paul
Theodore Andrew Paul
Thelma Faye Paul
 
The pictures I sent you are all that exists of the Callaway farm. They were taken when the owner called to tell me she was going to have it torn down.
 
Shirley Whipple
SurelyDareTwoTry at aol.com

I would like to thank Lorraine Wilson for sending us lots of Callaway information and some wonderful photos (with newspaper descriptions) she collected while doing family research in Montrose, CO. This is certainly a Callaway family of entrepreneurs!
The line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Edward Callaway
Job Callaway, Sr.
Joseph Callaway
Abraham Aaron Callaway
James Wiley Callaway
Joseph Albert, James Wiley, Jr., William Stone, and Michael Abraham Callaway (brothers)

Dear Donna,
I have recently spent 3 months in Montrose, CO, where there is quite a bit of Callaway family history. I cannot connect it to my line but thought it might be of interest to someone out there. The CD includes several generations from Abraham Callaway to the present. I have also included pictures of early businesses of the Callaway's. There is still a Callaway Meat Packing facility in Delta, CO. We also took pictures of all the headstones we could find and have included them. Some of them are on the direct line, others we could not connect to the Abraham line.


"Callaway Bros., better known as the Corner Grocery, consists of J. A. and J. W. Callaway, Jr., and is located on the southeast corner of Third street and Cascade avenue in a two-story brick building, where they conduct one of the most up-to-date, modern grocery stores in Montrose. The Callaways came to this county in 1883 and from the start have been identified with the interests of Montrose. J. W. Callaway, Jr., was for a number of years a member of the firm doing business as The Mathews Mercantile company. The firm under its present name, while only in business for the past year, has by its straightforward business methods established one of the best grocery businesses in the county.

Aside from being thoro business men, the form is both public spirited citizens. J. W. Callaway, Jr., having been one of the town trustees, in which capacity he faithfully served the people. The Callaway brothers own a ranch of 240 acres a few miles out of town, most all of which is under cultivation.

This location is an old grocery stand and Callaway Bros., are not only holding the trade but constantly adding thereto by their courteous treatment to customers and strict attention to their business. While they do not claim to carry the largest stock, they do carry nothing but the best and that in great variety. Their aim is to carry in stock such goods as meet the demands of their customers with the result that the number is large and increasing."


"Did the reader ever go into a strange town, and desire to drive to some distant point, and endeavor to get a suitable conveyance, with the result that you are furnished with either a worn out or fractious team and broken down buggy and charged an exorbitant price? If you have experienced this too frequent condition of livery stables in western towns, you would certainly appreciate the superior accommodation to be secured at the Callaway livery stable in Montrose conducted by M. A. Callaway & Co., situated on North First street, near the depot. This stable is the oldest livery stand in the county, established over 25 years ago, but has only been conducted by present proprietors for the past two years.

Messrs. Callaway & Co. have constantly on hand over twenty head of horses, all of which are always kept in prime condition for any kind of service desired by a customer. As to wagons, buggies, and other conveyances, they are always in the best of condition, and in variety, style, numerous enough to suit the most fastidious. They make a specialty of accommodation to tourists and sportsmen, furnishing safe and careful drivers. These facts, coupled with the courteous treatment accorded to all comers by the proprietors and their employes, makes it a pleasure to drive to any point in and about Montrose.

Callaway & Co. have undoubtedly the swiftest and finest teams of any livery in the county,  and this is appreciated as duly demonstrated by the continual increasing patronage accorded this popular livery. The firm has recently added to their already fine equipment a handsome hack, the only livery in Montrose that has foreseen the necessity and demand for such an apparent luxury, and while but a recent acquisition to Montrose it has been more than appreciated by the general public as evidenced by the many calls therefor. Simply another case of Montrose business men keeping pace with its rapid growth.

Messrs. Callaway & Co. are to be congratulated for their enterprise and foresight. It is the number of business men that take advantage of opportunities like these that makes Montrose what it is today - the coming city of the Western Slope."


"One of the main resorts for all lovers of recreation and healthful sport is the Pastime at 310 Main street, of which W. S. Callaway is proprietor. Mr. Callaway has succeeded in making it a strictly gentlemen's resort, conducting the place in an absolutely first-class manner, positively prohibiting any profane or improper language. The Pastime was established in 1892 and from the start has been very popular, containing as it does modern billiard and pool tables and the very best up-to-date bowling alleys on the Western Slope. That the latter are appreciated by the lovers of this healthful sport is shown by the daily busy condition of both alleys.

Mr. Callaway came to this county in 1883, and has for many years been actively identified with all local sports, and to him is due the present efficiency of the Montrose baseball club. Mr. Callaway, aside from his billiard, pool and bowling alleys, carries one of the finest lines of cigars, tobacco and confectionery and a complete line of A. G. Spaulding's sporting goods. Montrose is proud of the Pastime and the manner in which it is conducted."


I love the newsletter and am still looking for anyone with information about Edmund Callaway b. 1800, VA d. 1888 Meadville, MO, or his son James Harvey Callaway. I am going to resubmit my PAF info to RootsWeb because I cannot find it there. I cannot connect to either Peter or Joseph lines yet.

We are now in California but could give anyone interested in more about the information, the name of the Callaways still in the Montrose area.
Sincerely,
Lorraine Callaway Wilson
lorrainekristenvere at yahoo.com


I would like to thank Fred Lucas for sending us this story about his grandfather, David K. Callaway. Fred descends from the Monroe Co., WV Callaways with the following line of descent:
Peter Callaway
William Callaway
William Callaway, Jr.
Zachariah Callaway
Joshua Callaway
McComas Callaway
Lewis Callaway
David Callaway
Alice Callaway

My Granddad, David K. Callaway
by Frederick D. Lucas
freddlucas at earthlink.net

Granddad was born in the village of Peterstown WV in 1886. Peterstown had a population of about 600 people and was located in the southeast corner of Monroe County. He didn't attend public schools because Monroe County had not organized a public school system. Instead, several families hired a woman to teach their children.

At the age of fourteen, he became employed by the Terry General Store. He stocked merchandise, took inventory and waited upon customers. I asked him one day how the store determined whether customers would receive credit. He explained that farmers would usually come into the store to obtain credit until the crops were harvested or until cattle or sheep were sold. He said that he and Mr. Terry would look at the pants. If they were worn at the knees, they got credit because they were busy farming. However, if the pants were worn in the seat, they didn't receive credit. They assumed that the farmer was loafing. He also explained that a number of female customers puzzled him when they were buying shoes. Some of the ladies insisted upon buying narrow shoes or shoes that were too short. Several years ago, his daughter Alice, my mother went dancing with Dad. She wore high heels. When she came  home , she explained that her feet were killing her. I asked her why she didn't wear comfortable shoes. She responded that they were not stylish. Like Granddad, I was puzzled.
Granddad grew older, he decided that he wanted to marry. After dating my grandmother Opie Ballard whom he called Miss Opie, he went to her father, Henry Ballard to request permission to marry her. After permission was granted, grandfather gave Mr. Ballard a cigar to celebrate. Ballard replied that is very poor pay young man. After they were married, they had their honeymoon at Old Point Comfort near Norfolk Virginia.
To conclude, there was a problem in town that drew the ire of the mothers of teenage boys. There was a bar and the owner sold alcoholic drinks to the boys, when the mothers learned about the sale, they took axes and destroyed the bar. To this day, no bar has opened in Peterstown.
Hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane.

Editor's Note - See the July 2004 newsletter for further information submitted by R. L. "Bo" Thompson, on this family line.


I would like to thank Susan Hagen for identifying "Mystery Callaway" Mary Frances Calloway Propst from last month's newsletter. For confirming the line of descent she has been inducted into the CFANet Hall of Fame! Congratulations!

Hello, Donna,
I always enjoy reading the CFANet newsletter and commend you for the excellent job you're doing! Usually, though, there isn't much information on "my Calloways" from Stanly County, NC - until I ran across the note from the November 2005 issue about Mary Frances Calloway Propst.

Well, as it turns out, this is my Calloway family, sort of! I believe your line of descent is correct. My great-great-grandfather was George "Flem" Calloway, son of Isaac Calloway and brother of Henry C. Calloway. I do not know much about Henry, but I do have quite a lot of material about Flem (and a little about Isaac.) This particular branch of the family stayed in NC (many relatives moved to Texas), especially in the Concord area. In fact, Isaac and Mary Kendall Calloway are buried at Kendall's Baptist Church in Stanly County, NC.

I am planning to email Jenni Propst directly, but I just wanted to let you know that someone out "here" did recognize this family! Also, I do have a picture of George Calloway (son of Isaac) and his second wife, Emma. I'll try to send a copy to you (I know you like getting pictures for your newsletter) as soon as I find a copy on my computer.

Thanks again for all the good work you do!
Sincerely,
Susan Hagen
Susan.Hagen
at pfizer.com


I would like to thank Lavinia Koot (CALLLV at aol.com) for a very generous contribution to CFA. She has shared with us a copy of the book written by Samuel Newman about his Callaway ancestors. Lavinia spent many hours typing the text of the book into a word processor. Some of the pictures in the book are shown below.
The line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
John Callaway
Edward Callaway
Isaac Callaway
David Callaway
James Wilson Callaway
William Theodore, John Arnold & David Lafayette Callaway (sons of James Wilson)
Clara Effie Callaway (daughter of William Theodore)

    
Above left: William Theodore & Mary Elizabeth Miller Callaway. Above right: David Lafayette Callaway

    
Above left: John Arnold Callaway. Above right: James Richard & Clara Effie Callaway Newman.

Editor's Note - See the August 2004 newsletter for more information on this family line.


I would like to welcome new CFA Member, Angie Seiple Hall. Her family line of descent is as follows:
Peter Callaway
Peter Callaway
Benjamin Callaway
Ebenezer Callaway
Clement Callaway
Joshua P. Callaway
Clement Callaway
John Green Callaway
Lucretia E. Callaway

Hi. 
I would love to join the CFA.
Lucretia E. Callaway is my g g grandmother.  She married Gus Adam Seiple, Sr.
Her Parents, John Green Callaway and Margaret Cain; then Elijah Clement and Anna Grice.
Angie Seiple Hall
momo4byz1 at mchsi.com

Other C/K lines

Thank you to Randy Hanna for sending us some additional information on a "Mystery Callaway" family submitted by Jean Gillmore and mentioned in last month's newsletter.

Hi Donna,
I live in Johnson County, TX and I did find a W.H. Calloway marriage lic.
W.H. Calloway and Mary E. Weir married 7 Oct. 1873 in Johnson County, TX.
 
I also have Mary E. Calloway obituary. Dated Aug. 4, 1921
 
Mrs. W.H. Calloway Dies in Polytechnic The Funeral Here.
 
Mrs. W.H. Calloway, a pioneer citizen of Johnson county, passed away at her home in Polytechnic at 3:30 Wednesday morning and was buried at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Buel cemetery. Rev. R. E. Matlock of Cumberland Presbyterian church of this city, and Rev. Philip Riley of Fort Worth conducted the services.
 
Mrs. Calloway was born Sept. 9, 1851, and spent much of her girlhood in and near Cleburne. The Calloway family lived for many years at Bael, where a large family of splendid sons and daughters was reared. A number of years ago the family moved to Joshua and then to Fort Worth and for some time have made their home at Polytechnic.
 
Mrs. Calloway is survived by her husband and the following sons and daughters: Sam J. Calloway and Miss Sallie A. Calloway of Fort Worth, Mrs. Lula Beasley of Utleyville, Colorado, Dr. E.E. Calloway of Tahoka, Mrs. Mary Boston of Hedley, J.J. Calloway of Rising Star.
 
The many friends of the family extend their sincere sympathy because of their bereavement. 
 
If anybody needs any information on any Calloway, Callaway in Johnson County, TX please feel free to ask and I'll be glad to help out free of charge.
Thank you
Randy Hanna
randyh3758 at sbcglobal.net

Thank you to John Calaway for sending us some additional information on Lowder Calaway, a "Mystery Callaway" who appeared in last month's newsletter.

Donna; 
The Mystery Calaway listed in the Athens Messenger dated September 8, 1887 was my GGG Grandfather. Prior to the 1870 census he was listed as Lowder Callaway. The 1870 census listed him as Louden Callaway. The 1880 census listed him as Lowder. The Athens County Death Records list him as Lowden Callaway. The Athens Messenger, Death notice dated Thursday 19 January 1888 listed him as Louden Calaway. All the different names I cannot explain. However; they are the same person. His tombstone is marked Louden Calaway, Soldier in war of 1812, died Jan. 12, 1888, age 98Y-10M-9D. He is buried close to his wife Abigail and several other members of his family in the Vanderhoff Cemetery, Athens County, Ohio. All the records state he and his parents were born in the State of Delaware. However; we have never found who his parents were. 

I have two updates.

Hattie Belle (Reed) Calaway (My Mother) wife of Elda Ray Calaway, born August 28, 1916 died Thursday, December 12, 2002 at the O'Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio. She was buried December 15, 2002 at the Coolville, Ohio Cemetery, beside her Husband Elda Ray Calaway.

Charles Elmer Calaway (My Brother)son of Elda Ray and Hattie Belle Calaway was born November 30, 1939, died August 7, 2004 at his daughter's home in Savannah, Georgia. His body was cremated and his ashes were brought to Ohio and buried beside his father and mother in the Coolville, Ohio Cemetery. Thanks
John Raymond Calaway
jcalaway1 at roadrunner.com


I would like to thank Isabel Lockard for sending us the following obituary.

Here is an obituary for Marie Calloway that appeared in the Post and Courier, the Charleston, SC newspaper.
Isabel Lockard

ilockard
at juno.com

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
The Post and Courier

Calloway, Marie
Walterboro - the relatives and friends of Mrs. Marie Calloway, 70, are invited to attend her Funeral Service which will be held at 1 p.m., on Thursday, October 13, 2005, at St. Paul CME Church, Walterboro, SC. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Maree Tracy Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Marie Calloway was born on January 16, 1935, in Colleton County. She is the daughter of the late Isaac Williams and the late Rubie Webb Williams. She entered into eternal rest on October 7, 2005, in Charleston, South Carolina.

She is survived by her husband, Emanuel Calloway, three sons, Emanuel Calloway, Jr. (Beverly), Stanley Calloway (Chevette), Phillip Calloway (Arleen), a nephew that she raised, Albert Williams; one sister, Eunice Ford, three brothers, Jimmy Memminger (Sadie), Willie Memminger and David Memminger (Carrie); seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.


Thank you to Patricia Hillis for sending us information about her "Mystery Callaway", Calvin Callaway. Can anyone help her to identify him?

Hi Donna,

Well hello there.  Haven't gotten in touch for awhile because I haven't been able to find anymore descendants on the Callaways in Oh.  But I do have a possible connection.  Have been looking for parents of Calvin Callaway, son of Henry Callaway.  I got stuck on Calvin, but his obituary says his father died during the war, that's all.  But different researches seem to point to possible descendants of Flanders Callaway and stem from Daniel Boone.  Flanders married Boone's daughter, Jemima.  How can I get the census of that family and possibly trace backwards to Calvin.  Possibly Captain Callaway who was killed by the indians.  Can you give me the genealogy of Flanders and the Daniel Boone family?  We think Calvin some how came from Va or Kentucky.  Maybe Calvin's mother was a Callaway and had a different last name.  I believe Calvin was born in Ross Co Oh.  But who were his parents?  If we can solve this mystery Callaway, we will tie the family together.  If his dad died during the war, was it the indian war or did he die in the war?  I believe we are descendants of Peter.  Does he trace to Captain