OBITUARY G. C. CALLOWAY SR. DEAD G. C. Calloway age 87 died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Minnie Burgess last Monday morning. He had been in bad health for some time growing much worse the last few weeks. A physician was summoned about 1 o'clock and placed him under the influence of a hypodermic. When Mrs. Burgess came to his bedside a little later she found him dead. His death was due to old age. Mr. Calloway said a few days before he died that he had no fear of death. He died early Monday morning and without pain. Mr. Calloway was born in Missouri in 1835 and came to Dallas County in the 70s. He joined the Christian church about 40 years ago. He fought thru the Civil war. Mr. Calloway leaves six children, three girls and three boys. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. A. Chesnutt at Farmers Branch Christian church and the body was interred in Farmers Branch Cemetery at 3 P.M. Tuesday. There were many beautiful floral offerings . The pall bearers consisted of young men all of which were his Grandchildren. There was such a large crowd at the funeral they could not get into the church. The Carrollton Chronicle extends sympathy to the berieved ones. The Carrollton Chronicle - July 21, 1922 Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

 

GEORGE CLINTON CALLAWAY, 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Company E, Col. James Jasper Searcy's Battalion, Missouri Sharp Shooters, C.S.A. MILITARY SERVICE: Enlisted ? paroled June 7, 1865, Alexandria, La., and returned home from the war. REGIMENTAL HISTORY: BIOGRAPHY: Son of Elizabeth "Betsey" Eubank and Charles Riley Callaway and husband of Martha Rawlins and Rachel Wilkerson, born Nov. 2, 1835, Howard Co., Mo., died July 17, 1922, Dallas, Tex., buried Keenan Cemetery, Farmers Branch, Tex. CENSUS: George C. Caloway, 16, born Missouri, with parents, Charles, 67, born Virginia, farmer, $3,000 real estate, and Elizabeth, 57, born Kentucky, 1850 Howard Co., Mo., census (NARA Film M432:401:202A). George not yet located in 1860. G. C. Calaway, 37, farmer, with wife, Rachel, 28, keeps house, both born Missouri, and five children born Missouri (Agness, 8; John, 7; Bettie, 5; Stephen, 3; Joseph, 2), 1870 Precinct 4, Dallas P.O., Dallas Co., Tex., CENSUS: (NARA Film M593:1581:408B). George Calaway, 47, born Texas (actually Missouri) to parents born Kentucky, with wife, Rachel, 40, born Texas to a mother born Tennessee and father born North Carolina, keeping house, and eight children born Texas (John, 16; Bettie, 14; Stephen, 13; Joseph, 11; Minnie, 6; Alfred, 5; Carrie, 3; and Anna, 6/12, born in January), 1880 Justice Precinct 2, Dist. 61, Dallas Co., Tex., census (NARA Film T9:1299:187A). G. C. Callaway, 64, born November 1835 Missouri to parents born Kentucky, farmer, rents farm, widowed, and two grown children born Texas (Minnie, 27, December 1872, house keeper; Charles, 18, December 1881, laborer), 1900 Justice Precinct 2, Dallas Co., Tex., CENSUS (NARA Film T623:1625:214A). George C. Callaway, 72, born Missouri to parents born Kentucky, widowed, living with son Joseph S., 39, born Missouri, farmer, owner of a mortgage-free farm, married twelve years, and wife, Addie, 24, born Texas to parents born Arkansas, and their five children, all born Texas (Annie F., 9, and Nannie, 9 [twins]; George, 7; Elbert, 5; and Pauline, 1), 1910 Justice Precinct 1, Haskell Township, Haskell Co., Tex., census (NARA Film T624:1562:16A). Clinton Callaway, 84, born Missouri to parents born Kentucky, father-in-law, widowed, living with John F. Burgess, 50, born Texas to parents born South Carolina, farmer, and Minnie L., 47, born Texas to parents born Missouri, and their three children born Texas (Frank, 18; Clarance, 16; Luis, 13), 1920 Justice Precinct 2, Dallas Co., Tex., census (NARA Film T625:1794:278A). George is a great-grandson of both Agatha (Bramlett) White and Sarah (Bramlett) Callaway Brown. MILITARY RECORD CITATIONS: NARA Index: Callaway G C 2 Lt 2 Lt E Searcy's Bttn MO Sharp Shooters Confed Film 380 Roll 3 Record 227. Other sources: History of Howard and Cooper Counties Missouri names Clint Callaway as a Confederate veteran (St. Louis, National Historical Co., 1883, pp. 274-278); Darell Callaway of Durant, Okla., September 2000. Double Bram(b)let(t)(e) Lineage: George Clinton Callaway, Charles Riley Callaway (and Elizabeth "Betsey" Eubank), Susannah White (and James Callaway Jr.), Agatha Bramlett (and Stephen White), William Bramlett Sr./I. Double Bram(b)let(t)(e) Lineage: George Clinton Callaway, Charles Riley Callaway (and Elizabeth "Betsey" Eubank), James Callaway Jr. (and Susannah White), Sarah Bramlett Callaway Brown (and James Callaway Sr.), William Bramlett Sr./I. Information from Deborah Dennis

 

G. C. CALLAWAY Nov. 2, 1835 July 17, 1922 Keenan Cemetery, Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas

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• Death Certificate

• Wife of Rachel (Wilkerson) Callaway; Son of Charles Callaway

• Find-A-Grave Memorial #46363066