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| THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER November 2022 Edition Volume XXII, No. 7 Always regard with esteem the name you were given; with praise and renoun that it should endure. [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 Latin] Callaway Family Association: https://callawayfamily.info/ Facebook: Callaway Kin Archived Newsletters (Members Only): https://callawayfamily.info/archived-e-newsletters/ Photo by Lena Callaway, Colorado |
| EDITORS’ CORNER November is a month of gratitude with preparations for the holidays and Winter. Currently, it is sunny in metro Denver, and the temperature is 20 degree with today’s high forecast to be 51 degrees. Finally, our large 46-year-old silver maple tree is dropping leaves. This afternoon, it is time for some exercise and raking, because next week will be colder with possibe snow showers. “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flown. How did it get so late so soon?” –Dr. Seuss Yesterday, we celebrated Veterans Day 2022 in the United States and Remembrance Day in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. President John F. Kennedy once said, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live them.” We are also reminded of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month that marked the end of World War ! in 1918. “A Most Notable Physician,” one of the articles featured in this issue, was written by the late Dr. Guy D. Callaway, Jr. It describes what happened when a physician’s Hippocratic oath conflicted with a military officer’s duty to obey orders near the end of World War I. CFA President Don Callaway’s Musings is a must read and includes information about the business and committee meetings that were held in Lancaster, as well as “thanks yous” to the retiring and newly elected officers and directors. Congratulations to Calvin and Anita Geer, who celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in September! Best wishes from your Callaway Kin! Barbara Cantley’s summary of the memorable 2022 Annual Meeting, as well as a picture introducing “First Timers” follow. Family Group Records–CFA Style provides important information and an excellent tool for those working on their “family roots.” Jan Callaway’s initial “Spotlight On” column features Lloyd Callaway and Bryan Godfrey. Please email your suggestions as to who should be spotlighted in future issues to callawayfamilysec@gmail.com Lloyd Callaway’s article, “In Remembrance of American Veteran Colonel James Edmund Callaway,” describes the close relationship between a Callaway relative and Ulysses S. Grant, who became the 18th President of the United States. The Callaway Memorial Tower, located n LaGrange, Georgia, was built as a tribute to Fuller E. Callaway, Sr., who died in 1928. Additional articles about Fuller E. Callaway, Sr., LaGrange /Troupe County Georgia, and the Callaway Foundation will be featured in the next issue. Is it time to become a CFA member, renew your membership, or give someone a gift membership for the holidays or a special occasion? Information is included that makes it easy! The names and contact information for CFA’s 2022-2023 Board Members and Directors follows. Congratulations to all! Thank you for volunteering! An important reminder from Jan Callaway, CFA’s Secretary—“If you have a new mailing address, please send it to callawayfamilysec@gmail.com so you will receive your copy of The Callaway Journal. When we receive returned Journal mailings, CFA must pay the return postage of $9.20 plus an additional $9.90 to remail to your new address. Please include the Callaway Family Association on your list to notify when you have a change of mailing address. It will save the Association almost $20 that could be use on research to further our goals. Thank you.” Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones. We continue to remember those affected by this year’s human and natural disasters, as well as those loved ones no longer with us. Please continue to stay safe during this holiday season. Pete and Truly Callaway CFA Newsletter Co-Editors callawaynews@gmail.com Callaway Family Association Presidents Musings Dear Callaway Family, A great big thank you to Joe and Barbara Cantley and to Rick and Margie Gehlhaus for organizing and hosting our Annual Meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All who attended had a great time! We renewed connections with one another, restocked the hug reserves, created many new memories, retold family stories, and met some wonderful first-time attendees who are now lifelong friends. There were numerous highlights for me during the visit, like Rick and Margie greeting us at our Thursday dinner in Civil War era clothing and giving a presentation on what they were wearing and the purpose of each piece. Entertainment for the evening included classic guitar playing by our very own Mike Cantley. What a special talent! We stepped back into history, saw numerous Amish buggies on Lancaster’s roads, visited the Landis Valley Museum and heard stories of the early Pennsylvania Dutch (Deitsch) immigrants from craftsmen and guides in historic clothing and character. Touring the outstanding “Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania” was an opportunity to see fully restored steam, electric, and diesel locomotives and to sit in an engineer’s seat. This museum is worth a visit, one of the very best historic museums of any kind that I have toured. The food was an experience itself, with outstanding meals at each meeting and wonderful farm fresh Pennsylvania Dutch food during our lunch at the 200-foot long Shady Maple Smorgasbord, not to mention the huge gift store on the first floor. Dianna and I have a beautiful handmade Amish quilt as a lasting memory of our visit. During our business meeting, we elected several new members to the CFA Board. Donald Ray Callaway and Jean Hurley were elected new CFA Directors, and Llyod Callaway was elected The Callaway Journal’s new Editor. We also created a new CFA officer role, that of Chaplain and elected Tarone Claybrook to this office. I look forward to the insights, leadership, and contributions of our new and existing board members. There were special working meetings held by our CFA 50th Anniversary Committee, led by Joe and Barbara Cantley. The Committee is making great progress on plans for this 50th celebration in 2025. Locations have been narrowed to two choices. Stay tuned for more details soon, as you won’t want to miss this event! In closing, I would like to say a great big THANK YOU to Margie Gehlhaus and Joyce Campbell, who each completed six-year CFA Director terms (two consecutive three-year terms). They were outstanding CFA Board Members, always willing to take on any task to support CFA. Both were recent CFA Meeting hosts, with Joyce hosting our 2021 meeting in Berea, Kentucky, and Margie hosting our Lancaster meeting. Thank you, ladies, for all that you did these past six years. Your contributions were significant and much appreciated. May you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your Callaway/Caloway/Kalaway/Kellaway families and friends. Remind them that they are blessed to be members of a special family. We are thankful for our rich family history. Don Callaway, Your President dndcallaway@gmail.com CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. AND MRS. H. CALVIN GEER WHO CELEBRATED THEIR 66TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER! Evans, GA - Mr. and Mrs. H. Calvin Geer celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on September 15th, 2022, with a family gathering at their home at Brandon Wilde, a retirement community near Augusta, Georgia. The couple were married in the old First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia, on Greene Street in 1956. Mrs. Geer, a native of Arlington, Massachusetts, is the former Miss Anita Carolyn Taylor, daughter of the late Harry Symon Taylor and Ella Volmar Taylor of Arlington. She is a graduate of Arlington High School and Simmons University in Boston. Massachusetts. She was employed by E. I. DuPont & Co. in North Augusta, South Carolina, where she was a chemical librarian before becoming a full-time homemaker, Cub Scout Den Mother, School Room Mother, and substitute librarian. . Mr. Geer, a native of Augusta and son of the late William Frederick Geer and Ida Fuller Geer of Augusta, is a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County. He is retired from the Prudential Insurance Company where he worked for 52 years. He is active in the First Baptist Church of Augusta where he serves as Deacon Emeritus and the Crusaders Sunday School Class. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Augusta Lions Club. Mrs. Geer is active in First Baptist as well, where she was a preschool Sunday School teacher for more than two decades, a member of the First Family Singers, and the Faithful Sunday School Class. Family members celebrating this anniversary included son and daughter-in-law Captain David Calvin (Kalynn Warbington) Geer, USN (Ret) of Cumming; sons James Fooshe Geer and Paul Dudley Geer of Marietta; and son Samuel Taylor Geer of Atlanta. Granddaughters and family include Mrs. Jennifer (Jonathan) Byers and great-grandson Theordore Churchill Byers of Portsmouth, Virginia; and Mrs. Christiana (David) Wilson and great-granddaughters Ella Louise Wilson and MIllie Geer Wilson of Cumming. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 29th – October 2nd, 2022 Beautiful Lancaster, Pennsylvania, both the city and the county. I will always remember the friendly people, Amish farms, and the horse-drawn buggies on the highways. The CFA Annual Meeting was held at the Holiday Inn Downtown, Lancaster. Thursday evening, we gathered to “meet and greet” one another and enjoy our buffet and entertainment. We met new friends and ones we have not seen in a few years. We welcomed two of our first-time attendees, Reverend Mike Cantley and his lovely wife Brooke. The Cantleys serve churches in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Mike, a very accomplished classical guitarist and storyteller, provided the evening’s entertainment. He also shared some music history and family connections. Jan Fendley brought her sister, Judy Ertel. Many will remember Jan and her husband Darrell, who were with us for many years. We were saddened to learn of Darrell’s death, but we were thankful to see Jan and meet her sister. Also visiting us for the first time was Rick Gehlhaus, Margie’s husband. The couple live in East Greenville, Pennsylvania. Margie and Rick, who participate in living history re-enactments, welcomed us in period costumes. They described their outfits, as well as the time-period and relevance of their representation. WOW–they were great! Friday morning, we boarded the bus at 8:30 and traveled through the countryside to Landis Valley Village Farm & Museum. The Landis brothers donated their entire farm to the State of Pennsylvania with the provision that the State let them live in the House for the rest of their lives. It is a living history of the people and times when our country was formed. We met some of the presenters in the Workshop. A leather shoemaker demonstrated his craft which he still works. He takes orders for shoes, boots, belts, etc. A “hotel,” more like a “B&B,” showed a woman cooking over an open fire. She told us that an arriving traveler would purchase “space” in an available upstairs room and receive one or two meals. If travelers had animals with them, the animals would also be given barn spaces and food. The Landis brothers’ house was also open, and the guide told us stories about the brothers and their mother. The trio loved collecting “things,” ranging from farm items to their mother’s teacup collection. Next on the tour was the General Store, where many of these items were displayed. The tinsmith was also very interesting. She was teaching an apprentice. While there were other places to see in the Village, we had to move on. Somehow, Joe managed to look in the Barn Museum where he saw a full-size replica of a Conestoga Wagon that carried many immigrants to their new homes in America. Our bus driver, who was born and raised in Lancaster County, drove us down some beautiful side roads so we could see farms, buggies, and even a covered bridge. We saw the Pinetown Bridge, which was planed and built in 1867. As we headed toward our lunch destination, we saw several Amish farms. Apparently, it was “wash day,” and the coveralls, shirts, and dresses were hanging outside on clothes lines. We saw several horse-drawn buggies and wagons. These horses were handsome, and our driver told us that a good buggy horse might cost $3000 – $5000! Soon we arrived at Shady Maple Smorgasbord. Good food and too many choices. Food and Callaways always make for a fun time! After a rather sumptuous lunch, we reboarded the bus and traveled to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Several years ago, Joe and I visited this museum, but it was not indoors as it is now. Friday’s tour was a great way to see trains up close. I had my picture taken, which showed me ready to “operate” s train. There were various kinds of train cars and engines from all parts of our country. All appeared shiny and new. Each row had at least two observation points– either from inside a railroad car or from a platform where one could look inside. I was impressed by the number of dials, valves, and gauges the engineers had to use. Of course, I loved seeing the dining cars with tables set with china dishes. While the plates and cups looked “thick,” the sign said the extra weight of these dishes helped them “stay put” while passengers were eating. The sleeping berths on the cars reminded me of the sleeping arrangements seem in ”Some Like It Hot,” a classic movie starring Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. On the way back to the hotel, our driver pulled the bus into a parking space on a very narrow street near an old store where some of us bought delicious homemade ice cream. Traditionally, Friday evenings are for members and guests to eat on their own or just relax after a day of touring. Saturday began with our Annual Business Meeting. Don Callaway, CFA President, welcomed all and recognized our Veterans and thanked them for their military service. Business of the CFA was presented–approval of the minutes from the 2021 Annual Meeting; committee reports; motions for discussion; and votes from CFA members in attendance. This information is on the CFA website and will be included in the 2023 Journal. Don did an excellent job keeping the meeting on track, and he was assisted by Dianna Callaway, his talented wife and CFA Historian. Following the business meeting, there were two presentations. The first presenter was Lloyd Callaway from Naperville, Illinois, our new Journal Editor. Using PowerPoint, he compared and documented the lives of two Callaway cousins from Missouri. His excellent presentation will be in the 2023 Journal. Our second presenter, Bryan Godfrey, lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He gave each attendee a sample of a chart with findings about his personal Callaway line. He told which sources he finds most helpful while searching genealogical records. Bryan, now a high school math teacher, is a great teacher and presenter. As we started our lunch buffet, our hotel hostess brought the chef into our room to meet us. Why? Her reply—all of us had all commented on the excellent food. As usual, the Callaways were generous in their comments. Later that evening, I was told that servers and other hotel staff had mentioned “how nice those Callaway people have been.” To become better acquainted at Saturday’s banquet, Nancie and Seve Rineer from Yorba Linda, California, placed different kinds of candies by each plate. Yes, the Rineers were up to something. Later they divided us into groups according to type of candy or candy wrapper (since some ate their candy early)! Each group shared personal information. Nancie is CFA’s Recording Secretary. Don Callaway introduced the First Timers: Judy Ertel (Oklahoma); Mike and Brooke Cantley (West Virginia); Lloyd Callaway (Illinois); and Rick Gehlhaus (Pennsylvania). This year, Robert Baker (Virginia) joined us for everything! Previously, he attended the dinner in Hampton, Virginia. Once again, Heide Ann Stephenson, CFA Technologist and Co-Editor of the 2022 Journal, donated one of her beautiful quilts to be given as a door prize. Congratulations to William Baker, this year’s lucky winner! The evening’s entertainment was provided by Steve Courtney and his Band of Friends. Each of the three instrumentalists was a great musician, and they played original pieces and many oldies. As each song began, we sang along, and some of us even danced. What a fun time with fun people! Tarone Claybrook, CFA’s Vice President/Chaplain, and his wife Danetta can really dance! Sunday morning always brings a little sadness as we prepare to say our goodbyes until next year. After a Board Meeting, we gathered for devotions and farewells. Chaplain Tarone Claybrook led us in our devotions, and Mike Cantley shared some thoughts and music. We Callaways are truly blessed to be cousins. Now it’s time to plan for 2023. Watch for more details soon! Barbara Cantley, Meeting Director badacantley@icloud.com What is a Family Group Record? This record is a roadmap for additional research. It has columns with space to list names of husband, wife, and children; as well as for birth and marriage information; and death/burial location. Best of all, the Family Group Record suggested by Judy Ostler contains space to list primary or secondary sources of information, or the proof gathered for each fact. What are primary and secondary documentation? Primary documentations were written at the time the event occurred. They include birth/marriage/death certificates; obituaries; will probates; military records; church and baptismal records. Secondary documents can provide clues for further research, including family history books, indexes or compilations of census records or marriage records. How do you complete a Family Group Record? Always start with yourself and go backwards as far as you can. For example: first page –yourself, next page –your father, next page – your grandfather, etc. Judy recommends using a pencil for records without proof. Use a pen for information that can be confirmed with documentation (primary sources are best). If you find a source for your information previously written in pencil, it will be easy to erase the penciled information and write the information in ink. Remember to note your sources! A picture (jpeg) of a Family Record sheet follows. Unfortunately, our newsletter’s software does not allow downloads. If you want a pdf copy of the sheet, please go to https://callawayfamily.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CFA-Family-Group-Record-2.pdf. For additional information, you can email Dianna Callaway, CFA Historian, @ diannadcallaway@gmail.com Do we include documentation when sending Family Group Records to the Callaway Family Association? Yes, but send only copies. Never send originals. Please scan and email copies to Dianna @ diannadcallaway@gmail.com If you prefer to use USPS,first send Dianna an email to request correct street/city address. Let’s get this program off the ground! By working together, we can record our family history for future generations. Thank you. Following is Jan Callaway’s first “Spotlight On” column. Jan, CFA Secretary, will be writing about various CFA members. If you have suggestions as to who she should recognize and why, please send an email to callawayfamilysec@gmail.com Thank you. FIRST SPOTLIGHTS ARE ON LLOYD CALLAWAY AND BRYAN GODFREY! By Jan Callaway, Virginia Beach, Virginia FIRST TIME ANNUAL MEETING ATTENDEE LLOYD CALLAWAY FROM NAPIERVILLE, ILLINOIS Lloyd calls himself a “19th Century Historian.” At age 47, he went back to school to study history. Specifically, social and economic history, as well as the psychology and family dynamics behind decision-making in the past. Of course, Lloyd included the Callaways in his studies. He has lectured at many professional gatherings across the United States. Lloyd’s presentation at the Lancaster meeting traced his roots from Joseph Callaway to his 2nd great-grandfather. His family’s trek started in Kentucky, then to Illinois, Missouri, and finally to Montana’s Frontier. Lloyd related a myriad of unexpected sources. For instance, he found that the now defunct Abingdon College, where one ancestor had a presence, gave all its papers to Eureka College. He found map sources that showed where specific family farms and cemeteries were previously located. These stories translated into useful tips for those of us engaged in our own family searches. When Lloyd volunteered to be the next editor of The Callaway Journal, a task co-editors Heide Callaway and Heide Ann Stephenson wanted to pass on, Past President Joe Cantley characterized it as “a gift from God.” Lloyd is well qualified to be at the helm of a Callaway history periodical. Thank you, Lloyd, for your wonderful presentation, participation, and willingness to put your expertise to work for the Callaway Family Association! GENEALOGIST EXTRAORDINAIRE—BRYAN GODFREY FROM FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA One of Saturday’s presentations at the Annual Meeting in Lancaster was by Bryan Godfrey, a Callaway genealogist who is a past Annual Meeting attendee. This year we were happy to welcome him back as one of our presenters. At age four, Bryan knew he was destined to be a researcher when his curiosity about “many things” led him to “an obsessive search for information.” His life began in Alabama, then Ohio, and finally Petersburg, Virginia. After graduating from William and Mary College in Williamsburg, he was hired by a computer company. After experiencing a layoff, however, he looked for something that offered more job security. With a Bachelor’s degree in Math, Bryan earned a Master’s in Education and began his teaching career in Richmond, Virginia in 2005. For the past five years, he has been a high school math teacher in Fredericksburg, Virginia. For 30 years, Bryan has researched genealogy. His ancestry centers on Bedford County, Virginia. At one time, he managed an extensive genealogy website. Since 2014, due to privacy concerns, he decided it would be better to post information on Find-A-Grave. Bryan distributed samples of his self-styled genealogy charts, which are his version of a Family Group Record. A page is crammed with information in very small font. He has constructed 900 of these pages, double-sided! Now Bryan is back to electronic hard-copy scrapbook charts. Focused on preservation, he has digitized and backed up his entire collection, and he recommended that we do the same. Bryan’s presentation to our group in Lancaster was inspiring. Clearly, teaching is right up his alley. He showed us how much can be accomplished when a person’s mind is set to it, obsessive or not! In Remembrance of American Veteran Colonel James Edmund Callaway By Lloyd Callaway Born in 1835 in western Kentucky, James Edmund (aka James E.) Callaway moved with his family at the age of 13 to Jacksonville, Illinois, where his father had taken a new position as a minister. James attended Eureka College before studying law in Jacksonville with Richard Yates, a man who would be elected Governor of Illinois in 1860. Yates was also a native Kentuckian who had moved to Jacksonville in the 1830s to attend Illinois College. Yates’ law practice in Jacksonville began in 1837, and his political career began in 1842 with his election to the Illinois House. In 1850 at the age of 35, he was elected as a Whig to the United States House of Representatives, 6th District. Ten years later, he was elected governor as a Republican. In that office, Yates was enthusiastic in recruiting volunteers after the Civil War broke out in April 1861. His former student, James E. Callaway, began practicing law in Tuscola, Douglass County, Illinois, 110 miles east of Jacksonville. He was elected Captain of Company D of the 7th Congressional District Regiment. The 7th Regiment was mustered into State service by Captain Ulysses S. Grant on May 15th, 1861. Less than a month before, Grant had been encouraged by local leaders and promoted as a leader of the State’s troops to Governor Yates. At the time, Grant was one of only a very few men in Illinois who had served as an officer in the U.S. Army. Initially, Yates gave Grant a clerking role, but on May 4th, he was put in charge of organizing Camp Yates and all the new recruits. As of June 15th, the newly named Illinois 21st Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in for three years’ service. Grant was named as Colonel, his first command since the Mexican War. On August 7th of that year, Grant was promoted by President Abraham Lincoln to Brigadier General in charge of the Southeast District of Missouri. His second-in-command, John Alexander, was promoted to Colonel in charge of the Illinois 21st. Ulysses S. Grant, after an uncertain re-entry into military life from the Galena leather shop, had moved from clerk to General in three and a half months. From June until August 1861, Ulysses Grant and James E. Callaway became well known to each other. As a lawyer who had been trained by the current governor of the State, the young Captain was an important officer in the regimental command. He continued in his service until the end of the War. On September 19th, 1862, during a 500-mile march from Corinth, Mississippi, to Louisville, Kentucky, Captain Callaway was promoted to Major. The regiment fought in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on October 8th, 1862, an event which forced the Confederate forces out of Kentucky and into eastern Tennessee. On November 15th, 1864, more than a year after the Battle of Chickamauga, in which he honorably led the forces of an Indiana regiment whose commander had been deemed unfit, Callaway was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. At the conclusion of the War, on May 11th, 1865, Lieuteanant Colonel Callaway, my first cousin four times removed, was promoted to full Colonel. In 1871, two years after Grant became President, James Edmund. Callaway was appointed Secretary of the Montana Territory, a position he held for six years. Edited Reprint of Dr. Guy Callaway, Jr.’s Article About His Father, Dr. Guy Callaway, Sr. Editors’ Note: ”A Most Notabe Physician” and the information and pictures pertaining to the USS Leviathan are our Veterans Day tribute to all those who have gone in harm’s way for the United States since World War I. The information on USS Leviathan and the Spanish flu are from The Smithsonian Institution. Both Dr. Guy Callaway, Sr. and Dr. Guy Callaway, Jr. were physicians in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Guy Callaway, Sr., a charter member of CFA, was one of Pete Callaway’s great-uncles. He died in 1976 and Dr. Guy Callaway, Jr. died in 2005. “This family story dates to WWl. My father, Guy, Sr., was a medical officer on an Army transport ship, carrying troops to Brest, France. At sea he was transferred to another ship, the USS Leviathan, which carried a massive number of troops sick with influenza. The remainder of that trip was a nightmare! One hundred and thirty men died. Eight hundred more were very ill, and the on-board medical facilities were woefully inadequate. But, at last, the ship arrived at France, and the men disembarked—all except those who were too sick to move. For them there were no ready hospital beds. Despite orders, my father refused to have those desperately sick men put ashore. The captain of the ship vehemently objected, and so did the shore-based command. My father stood his ground. His sick patients were not going to escape his care, inadequate as though it was, when there was no place to put them. The outcome of this small conflict was that my father was put up for court martial, because he disobeyed orders. He compounded the problem by continuing to disobey the orders. How was this resolved? There was a fortunate turn of events. It was called an ARMISTICE. When the War ended on Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918, more forgiving minds took over. Military considerations were no longer as stringently applied, and space was found ashore for the sick soldiers. My father’s court martial died in the backwaters of peace in 1918! The result of all this was that I did not have a father behind bars. Can any of you who still remember the gentle Guy Callaway, Sr. conceive of him as a military prisoner?” The USS Leviathan The Leviathan was built as the Vaterland for Germany’s Hamburg-American Line. She was the pride of the German passenger fleet. The Vaterland crossed the Atlantic only seven times as a passenger liner before war broke out in Europe in 1914. She was laid up for safekeeping at her pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her German captain was unwilling to “scupper” her. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, the American government seized the Vaterland and converted her into a troopship. She became “the most gigantic Prisoner of War the world has ever known.” She was under the command of Vice-Admiral Albert Cleaves, US Navy Commander of the Cruiser and Transport Force, United States Atlantic Fleet. Renamed USS Leviathan at the suggestion of President Woodrow Wilson and operated by the US Navy, she carried 94,000 troops to England and France, one-sixth the total American deployment in Europe. The USS Leviathan was one of the fastest Navy ships, “tearing through the water at 22 knots and usually traveling without an escort.” It was believed she was too fast for the German U-boats unless directly in their path. The ship made nine voyages from Hoboken to England and France and then back to Hoboken. Several passengers and crew died of influenza on the previous voyage back from France in September 1918. They were buried at sea. While the Leviathan prepared for her ninth voyage to France on the night of September 27th, 1918, the men of Vermont’s 57th Pioneer Infantry, one of the military organizations ordered to the transport ship, began an hour’s march from Camp Merritt, New Jersey, to Alpine Landing, where ferries waited to take them down the Hudson River to the ship. Soon after the march began, men suffering from symptoms of Spanish flu were unable to keep up. “The Army and the schedules of the Leviathan were inflexible: they waited for no man, healthy or sick. After a break to allow the struggling men to catch up, the march resumed.” Some men lay where they had fallen. “The soldiers were followed by trucks and ambulances, which picked up men as they fell and took them back to the camp hospital. It is not known how many men were lost on this march.” After the Armistice was signed November 11th, 1918, this historic ship was again laid up in New York Harbor from 1919 to 1922. During this time, she also brought American troops back to the United States. After a complete reconditioning at Newport News, Virginia, she reentered commercial service as the flagship of the new United States Lines, which operated her for the US Shipping Board until 1929. Subsequently sold, the ship ran until 1934. High operating costs plus low passenger numbers during the Depression led to the Leviathan again being laid up in New York Harbor until 1938, when she sailed to Scotland and was scrapped. In three successive waves, from Spring 1918 to Summer 1919, the “Spanish flu” pandemic killed an estimated 100 million people worldwide. By 1919, Spanish flu was responsible for the deaths of 500,000 people in the United States, five times its total military fatalities during World War l. The tragic tale of the USS Leviathan, a troop ship sailing between the US and France, is just one example of the horrors endured during this unprecedented outbreak. (Referencers: The Smithsonian Museum and Pandemic 1918–The Story of the Deadliest Influenz in History by Catharine Arnold, 2018) The Callaway Memorial Tower, also known as the Callaway Monument, was built in 1929 as a tribute to textile magnate Fuller E. Callaway, Sr., who died February 12th, 1928. It is in the historic mill village of LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, surrounded by a beautiful lawn. The tower is patterned after the Campanile of St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy. LOCATION: Cypress Street, LaGrange, Georgia 30240 Always Open Free Parking The next newsletter will have more information about LaGrange, Fuller E. Callaway Sr., and the Callaway Foundation. Is it time to renew your CFA Membership? Do you want to create a new membership for yourself or as a gift? Just follow the steps below to renew or create a new membership. Remember–you may pay online or mail a check! To Renew online: 1. Go to the Callaway Family Association website—https://callawayfamily.info/ 2. Look at the top of the page. 3. Use the “Log In” button to log in. 4. Verify that all your information is correct. 5. Click on the “Sign Up” button on the top banner and select which membership level you want to renew. 6.The checkout screen will appear at the bottom of the page. Check the small box to agree to the terms, and then click the “Check out with the PayPal” button. Note: You don’t have to use PayPal!!! Credit or debit cards can be used as well. 7. Enter your PayPal or credit/debit card information. 8. After you receive confirmation that payment has been processed, print and keep a copy of the confirmation receipt. 9. Enjoy twelve months of CFA Membership, including a copy of The Journal and access to CFA’s incredible archives! To Renew by check: 1. Follow steps 1-5 above. 2. Write your check for the membership level you want to renew. Please include your CFA membership number on the “For” or “Description” line of check. 3. Mail your check to Connie Sherrill, PO Box 32, Strong, Arkansas 71765. 4. Enjoy twelve months of CFA Membership, including a copy of The Journal and access to CFA’s incredible archives! Create a membership or give a gift membership on line: 1. Go to the Callaway Family website—https://callawayfamily.info/ 2. Click on the “Sign UP” button 3. Create an account by providing a user name and password. 4. Provide your address information. 5. Select membership level. 6. If this is a gift membership, be sure to include the recipient’s name and both email and home addresses. 7. After the checkout screen appears, look at the bottom of the page. Check the small box to agree to the terms and click the “Checkout with PayPal” button. Note: You don’t have to use PayPal! Credit or debit cards can be used as well. Enter you PayPal or credit/debit card information. To create a membership or give a gift membership by check: 1. Follow steps 1-6 above. 2. Write your check for the membership level you want for yourself or for a gift membership. 3. Mail your check to Connie Sherrill, PO Box 32, Strong, Arkansas 71765. Be sure to include gift recipient’s name and both email and home addresses! Membership Level Price Single Active Membership (one year) $35 Joint Membership (one year) $45 Life Member (One time payment per person) $525 Junior Member (one year, ages 0-17) $5 Supporting Member (one year) $55 International Member (one year with Journal) $45 International Member (one year without Journal) $35 Left side of table–front to back: Heide Ann Stephenson, Nancy and Steve Rineer, Jean Hurley, Lloyd Callaway, Tarone Claybrook Head of table and right side of table–back to front: Jan Callaway, Connie Sherrill, Barbara Cantley, Joe Cantley, William Baker, and Don Callaway CONTACT INFORMATION FOR 2022-2023 CFA BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS Don Callaway, President dndcallaway@gmail.com Tarone Claybrook, VP and Chaplain theclaybrooks@msn.com Jan Callaway, Secretary callawayfamilysec@gmail.com Connie B. Sherrill, Asst. Secretary cfbs1126@gmail.com Nancie Rineer, Recording Secretary steverineer@sbcglobal.net Heide Callaway, Treasurer heidecal@aol.com Judy Callaway Ostler, Genealogist judyostler1@gmail.com Lesley Haigh, Assistant Genealogist les.haigh@btinternet.com Dianna Callaway, Historian diannacallaway@gmail.com Heide Ann Stephenson, Technologist hajds@aol.com Lloyd Callaway, Journal Editor lcallaway777@gmail.com Pete Callaway, Newsletter Co-Editor callawaynews@gmail.com Truly Callaway, Newsletter Co-Editor callawaynews@gmail.com Joe Cantley, Past President badacantley@gmail.com William Baker, Director wmwbaker@aol.com David Callaway, Director davidcallaway63@gmail.com Barbara Cantley, Director badacantley@icloud.com Susan Chiarello, Director susanchiarello@gmail.com Donald Callaway, Director donaldrcallaway@gmail.com Jean Hurley, Director jhurley227@aol.com Pat Schnurr, Director Emeritus schnurr200@aol.com You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. 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