Rev. Callaway was a 4th great-grandson of American Immigrant Peter Callaway. He was pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church for 40 years and Penfield Baptist Church for 30 years. His Callaway ancestry:
Peter Callaway = Elizabeth Johnson
John Callaway = Mary Gould
Edward Callaway = Elizabeth
Maj. John Callaway = Bethany Arnold
Rev. Enoch Callaway = Martha "Patsy" Reeves
William Reeves Callaway, GA State Legislator = Rhoda Anne Cheney
Capt. Rev. John Sanders Callaway
CAPT. REV. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY married SARAH ELIZABETH "ELIZA" WOOTEN January 18, 1865 in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA, daughter of JOHN WOOTEN and ELIZABETH WOOTEN. She was born November 24, 1847 in Wilkes Co., GA, and died May 1, 1927 in Wilkes Co., GA.
Children of JOHN CALLAWAY and SARAH WOOTEN are:
i. ROBERT M. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1866, Wilkes Co., GA; d. November 26, 1930, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) TOMMIE CALLAHAN, January 13, 1886, Bairds Church, Oglethorpe Co., GA; b. December 31, 1864, Oglethorpe Co., GA; d. June 24, 1895, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) CAMILLA WILLINGHAM, Abt. 1895; m. (3) JEAN RUTHERFORD, Aft. 1895; d. Aft. 1953.
ii. KATHERINE L. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1868, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of Monroe, Walton Co., GA; m. JAMES PINCKEY WALDREP, April 26, 1891, Greene Co., GA; b. September 19, 1866, Grove, Greenville Co., SC.
iii. WILLIAM R. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1871, Wilkes Co., GA; d. July 1945, of Cooks, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) MAMIE SMITH, April 22, 1899; b. Abt. 1875; d. Bef. 1911; m. (2) REBA SHORT, January 15, 1911, Wilkes Co., GA; b. October 1890; d. Bef. 1930.
iv. BENJAMIN BRANTLEY CALLAWAY, b. December 6, 1873, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of White Plains, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) NELLIE GERTRUDE CRUTCHFIELD, October 17, 1915, White Plains, Greene Co., GA; b. April 24, 1889, Siloam, Greene Co., GA; d. July 15, 1974, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL.
v. RUTH CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1880, Wilkes Co., GA; d. February 22, 1951, Fulton Co., GA; m. ROBERT BENJAMIN "BEN" DRAKE; b. Abt. 1865, Georgia; d. May 2, 1943, Fulton Co., GA.
vi. BERTHA "BERTA" CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1883, Wilkes Co., GA; d. May 29, 1974, Muscogee Co., GA (of Woodbury, Meriwether Co., GA); m. THOMAS E. BROWN; b. Abt. 1874, Georgia; d. November 13, 1958, Meriwether Co., GA.
vii. EDNA MAE CALLAWAY, b. September 16, 1886, Georgia; d. October 23, 1980, Americus, Sumter Co., GA (lived in Montezuma, Macon Co., GA); m. EDGAR REID BOSWELL, January 23, 1907; b. November 13, 1877, Greene Co., GA; d. December 18, 1940, Greene Co., GA.
viii. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, JR., GA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, b. February 2, 1889, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; d. April 11, 1965, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; m. FRANCES WILSON, December 10, 1914, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; b. October 31, 1891, Greene Co., GA; d. February 19, 1986, Clarke Co. GA (lived in Greene Co., GA).
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JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY
from: History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia: With Biographical Compendium and Portrait Gallery of Baptist Ministers and Other Georgia Baptists by Samuel Boykin (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1976 Reprint of 1881 edition), pp. 88-89:
JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, son of W. R. Callaway by his first wife (Miss R. A. Cheney), and grandson of Rev. Enoch Callaway, of blessed memory, was born in Wilkes county, Georgia, January 6th, 1839. At the early age of twelve years he was hopefully converted, and soon afterwards was baptized by his grandfather, and received into the fellowship of Sardis church, in his native county.
Before reaching manhood, young Callaway had strong impressions that it was his duty to preach the Gospel. These impressions, however, were resisted, under various natural pleas, until the war between the States broke out in 1861. At this time, his country having made an imperative demand upon him for his services, he solemnly promised his Maker that if he should spare his life through the war, he would then serve him as a preacher, as best he could. This promise seemed to satisfy his conscience for the time, and accordingly, in June, 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company A, of the 15th Georgia Regiment. Faithfully discharging his duties, he was gradually promoted until he became captain of his company, which office he filled until disabled by wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga.
The war being over and his life having been spared, his impressions with regard to the ministry returned upon him stronger than ever, and ceased not until finally, in 1868, he tremblingly began the long-delayed work. For the next two or three years he exercised his gift from time to time, according to the strength of his convictions, and the openings of God's providence. Early in the year 1872 his ordination was requested by the Baird's church, Oglethorpe county, this church having previously chosen him as a supply during the affliction of their pastor, Dr. P. H. Mell. Accordingly, the church at Friendship, Wilkes county, of which he was a member, called a presbytery, consisting of A. Chandler, L. W. Stephens, B. M. Callaway, J. H. Fortson, J. W. Jones and James Bramlet, by whom he was ordained to the full work of the ministry, March 1st, 1872.
Since this time, Mr. Callaway has been largely occupied in ministerial labors. At Baird's, New Hope and Union Point churches, and at Oakland, Stonewall, and perhaps other places, he has regularly preached for longer or shorter periods; and at this writing he is the pastor of the churches at Shiloh, Penfield and Bethesda. His longest pastorate has been with Bethesda church, to which he preaches twice a month. Though comparatively young in the ministry, he has already obtained a strong hold on the hearts of his brethren, and is daily growing in power and usefulness, after the old and honored Callaway pattern.
So far as secular pursuits are concerned, Mr. Callaway has devoted himself mainly to teaching, and has established a high reputation as a faithful and successful teacher. At present he is Principal of the Bairdstown Academy.
In person, Mr. Callaway is quite stout, being nearly, or quite, six feet high, and weighing apparently above two hundred pounds. He has a fin, open face, beaming with amiability and candor, and to this face answers a warm, kind and generous heart.
Previously to his entering the ministry - January 18th, 1865 - he was married to Miss S. E. Wootten, of Wilkes county. This estimable woman, by whom he has had several children, has been the true and faithful partner of a true and faithful man.
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Rev. John S. Callaway Dies While Preparing For Church Services
from: Greene County GaArchives Obituaries.....Callaway, John S. December 21, 1914
contributed to USGenWeb Archives by:Denise Murphy, March 15, 2006,
@http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/greene/obits/c/callaway8031ob.txt
(originally published in The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), December 21, 1914):
Penfield, Ga., December 20.—(Special.)—Rev. John Sanders Callaway, pastor of the Penfield Baptist Church and of three other churches in this section, died at his home here tonight at 7:30 o'clock just as he was starting to the local church to deliver his Sunday night sermon. He had many friends who mourn his death. Surviving him are his wife and eight children: R. M. and W. R. Callaway, of Atlanta; A. B. and J. S. Callaway, Jr., Mrs. J. P. Waldrup, Mrs. T. E. Brown, Mrs. Ben Drake and Mrs. E. R. Boswell. He was 77 years old. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday morning.
Peter Callaway = Elizabeth Johnson
John Callaway = Mary Gould
Edward Callaway = Elizabeth
Maj. John Callaway = Bethany Arnold
Rev. Enoch Callaway = Martha "Patsy" Reeves
William Reeves Callaway, GA State Legislator = Rhoda Anne Cheney
Capt. Rev. John Sanders Callaway
CAPT. REV. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY married SARAH ELIZABETH "ELIZA" WOOTEN January 18, 1865 in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA, daughter of JOHN WOOTEN and ELIZABETH WOOTEN. She was born November 24, 1847 in Wilkes Co., GA, and died May 1, 1927 in Wilkes Co., GA.
Children of JOHN CALLAWAY and SARAH WOOTEN are:
i. ROBERT M. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1866, Wilkes Co., GA; d. November 26, 1930, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) TOMMIE CALLAHAN, January 13, 1886, Bairds Church, Oglethorpe Co., GA; b. December 31, 1864, Oglethorpe Co., GA; d. June 24, 1895, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) CAMILLA WILLINGHAM, Abt. 1895; m. (3) JEAN RUTHERFORD, Aft. 1895; d. Aft. 1953.
ii. KATHERINE L. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1868, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of Monroe, Walton Co., GA; m. JAMES PINCKEY WALDREP, April 26, 1891, Greene Co., GA; b. September 19, 1866, Grove, Greenville Co., SC.
iii. WILLIAM R. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1871, Wilkes Co., GA; d. July 1945, of Cooks, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) MAMIE SMITH, April 22, 1899; b. Abt. 1875; d. Bef. 1911; m. (2) REBA SHORT, January 15, 1911, Wilkes Co., GA; b. October 1890; d. Bef. 1930.
iv. BENJAMIN BRANTLEY CALLAWAY, b. December 6, 1873, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of White Plains, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) NELLIE GERTRUDE CRUTCHFIELD, October 17, 1915, White Plains, Greene Co., GA; b. April 24, 1889, Siloam, Greene Co., GA; d. July 15, 1974, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL.
v. RUTH CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1880, Wilkes Co., GA; d. February 22, 1951, Fulton Co., GA; m. ROBERT BENJAMIN "BEN" DRAKE; b. Abt. 1865, Georgia; d. May 2, 1943, Fulton Co., GA.
vi. BERTHA "BERTA" CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1883, Wilkes Co., GA; d. May 29, 1974, Muscogee Co., GA (of Woodbury, Meriwether Co., GA); m. THOMAS E. BROWN; b. Abt. 1874, Georgia; d. November 13, 1958, Meriwether Co., GA.
vii. EDNA MAE CALLAWAY, b. September 16, 1886, Georgia; d. October 23, 1980, Americus, Sumter Co., GA (lived in Montezuma, Macon Co., GA); m. EDGAR REID BOSWELL, January 23, 1907; b. November 13, 1877, Greene Co., GA; d. December 18, 1940, Greene Co., GA.
viii. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, JR., GA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, b. February 2, 1889, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; d. April 11, 1965, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; m. FRANCES WILSON, December 10, 1914, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; b. October 31, 1891, Greene Co., GA; d. February 19, 1986, Clarke Co. GA (lived in Greene Co., GA).
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JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY
from: History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia: With Biographical Compendium and Portrait Gallery of Baptist Ministers and Other Georgia Baptists by Samuel Boykin (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1976 Reprint of 1881 edition), pp. 88-89:
JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, son of W. R. Callaway by his first wife (Miss R. A. Cheney), and grandson of Rev. Enoch Callaway, of blessed memory, was born in Wilkes county, Georgia, January 6th, 1839. At the early age of twelve years he was hopefully converted, and soon afterwards was baptized by his grandfather, and received into the fellowship of Sardis church, in his native county.
Before reaching manhood, young Callaway had strong impressions that it was his duty to preach the Gospel. These impressions, however, were resisted, under various natural pleas, until the war between the States broke out in 1861. At this time, his country having made an imperative demand upon him for his services, he solemnly promised his Maker that if he should spare his life through the war, he would then serve him as a preacher, as best he could. This promise seemed to satisfy his conscience for the time, and accordingly, in June, 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company A, of the 15th Georgia Regiment. Faithfully discharging his duties, he was gradually promoted until he became captain of his company, which office he filled until disabled by wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga.
The war being over and his life having been spared, his impressions with regard to the ministry returned upon him stronger than ever, and ceased not until finally, in 1868, he tremblingly began the long-delayed work. For the next two or three years he exercised his gift from time to time, according to the strength of his convictions, and the openings of God's providence. Early in the year 1872 his ordination was requested by the Baird's church, Oglethorpe county, this church having previously chosen him as a supply during the affliction of their pastor, Dr. P. H. Mell. Accordingly, the church at Friendship, Wilkes county, of which he was a member, called a presbytery, consisting of A. Chandler, L. W. Stephens, B. M. Callaway, J. H. Fortson, J. W. Jones and James Bramlet, by whom he was ordained to the full work of the ministry, March 1st, 1872.
Since this time, Mr. Callaway has been largely occupied in ministerial labors. At Baird's, New Hope and Union Point churches, and at Oakland, Stonewall, and perhaps other places, he has regularly preached for longer or shorter periods; and at this writing he is the pastor of the churches at Shiloh, Penfield and Bethesda. His longest pastorate has been with Bethesda church, to which he preaches twice a month. Though comparatively young in the ministry, he has already obtained a strong hold on the hearts of his brethren, and is daily growing in power and usefulness, after the old and honored Callaway pattern.
So far as secular pursuits are concerned, Mr. Callaway has devoted himself mainly to teaching, and has established a high reputation as a faithful and successful teacher. At present he is Principal of the Bairdstown Academy.
In person, Mr. Callaway is quite stout, being nearly, or quite, six feet high, and weighing apparently above two hundred pounds. He has a fin, open face, beaming with amiability and candor, and to this face answers a warm, kind and generous heart.
Previously to his entering the ministry - January 18th, 1865 - he was married to Miss S. E. Wootten, of Wilkes county. This estimable woman, by whom he has had several children, has been the true and faithful partner of a true and faithful man.
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Rev. John S. Callaway Dies While Preparing For Church Services
from: Greene County GaArchives Obituaries.....Callaway, John S. December 21, 1914
contributed to USGenWeb Archives by:Denise Murphy, March 15, 2006,
@http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/greene/obits/c/callaway8031ob.txt
(originally published in The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), December 21, 1914):
Penfield, Ga., December 20.—(Special.)—Rev. John Sanders Callaway, pastor of the Penfield Baptist Church and of three other churches in this section, died at his home here tonight at 7:30 o'clock just as he was starting to the local church to deliver his Sunday night sermon. He had many friends who mourn his death. Surviving him are his wife and eight children: R. M. and W. R. Callaway, of Atlanta; A. B. and J. S. Callaway, Jr., Mrs. J. P. Waldrup, Mrs. T. E. Brown, Mrs. Ben Drake and Mrs. E. R. Boswell. He was 77 years old. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday morning.
Rev. Callaway was a 4th great-grandson of American Immigrant Peter Callaway. He was pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church for 40 years and Penfield Baptist Church for 30 years. His Callaway ancestry:
Peter Callaway = Elizabeth Johnson
John Callaway = Mary Gould
Edward Callaway = Elizabeth
Maj. John Callaway = Bethany Arnold
Rev. Enoch Callaway = Martha "Patsy" Reeves
William Reeves Callaway, GA State Legislator = Rhoda Anne Cheney
Capt. Rev. John Sanders Callaway
CAPT. REV. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY married SARAH ELIZABETH "ELIZA" WOOTEN January 18, 1865 in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA, daughter of JOHN WOOTEN and ELIZABETH WOOTEN. She was born November 24, 1847 in Wilkes Co., GA, and died May 1, 1927 in Wilkes Co., GA.
Children of JOHN CALLAWAY and SARAH WOOTEN are:
i. ROBERT M. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1866, Wilkes Co., GA; d. November 26, 1930, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) TOMMIE CALLAHAN, January 13, 1886, Bairds Church, Oglethorpe Co., GA; b. December 31, 1864, Oglethorpe Co., GA; d. June 24, 1895, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) CAMILLA WILLINGHAM, Abt. 1895; m. (3) JEAN RUTHERFORD, Aft. 1895; d. Aft. 1953.
ii. KATHERINE L. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1868, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of Monroe, Walton Co., GA; m. JAMES PINCKEY WALDREP, April 26, 1891, Greene Co., GA; b. September 19, 1866, Grove, Greenville Co., SC.
iii. WILLIAM R. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1871, Wilkes Co., GA; d. July 1945, of Cooks, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) MAMIE SMITH, April 22, 1899; b. Abt. 1875; d. Bef. 1911; m. (2) REBA SHORT, January 15, 1911, Wilkes Co., GA; b. October 1890; d. Bef. 1930.
iv. BENJAMIN BRANTLEY CALLAWAY, b. December 6, 1873, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of White Plains, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) NELLIE GERTRUDE CRUTCHFIELD, October 17, 1915, White Plains, Greene Co., GA; b. April 24, 1889, Siloam, Greene Co., GA; d. July 15, 1974, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL.
v. RUTH CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1880, Wilkes Co., GA; d. February 22, 1951, Fulton Co., GA; m. ROBERT BENJAMIN "BEN" DRAKE; b. Abt. 1865, Georgia; d. May 2, 1943, Fulton Co., GA.
vi. BERTHA "BERTA" CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1883, Wilkes Co., GA; d. May 29, 1974, Muscogee Co., GA (of Woodbury, Meriwether Co., GA); m. THOMAS E. BROWN; b. Abt. 1874, Georgia; d. November 13, 1958, Meriwether Co., GA.
vii. EDNA MAE CALLAWAY, b. September 16, 1886, Georgia; d. October 23, 1980, Americus, Sumter Co., GA (lived in Montezuma, Macon Co., GA); m. EDGAR REID BOSWELL, January 23, 1907; b. November 13, 1877, Greene Co., GA; d. December 18, 1940, Greene Co., GA.
viii. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, JR., GA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, b. February 2, 1889, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; d. April 11, 1965, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; m. FRANCES WILSON, December 10, 1914, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; b. October 31, 1891, Greene Co., GA; d. February 19, 1986, Clarke Co. GA (lived in Greene Co., GA).
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JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY
from: History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia: With Biographical Compendium and Portrait Gallery of Baptist Ministers and Other Georgia Baptists by Samuel Boykin (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1976 Reprint of 1881 edition), pp. 88-89:
JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, son of W. R. Callaway by his first wife (Miss R. A. Cheney), and grandson of Rev. Enoch Callaway, of blessed memory, was born in Wilkes county, Georgia, January 6th, 1839. At the early age of twelve years he was hopefully converted, and soon afterwards was baptized by his grandfather, and received into the fellowship of Sardis church, in his native county.
Before reaching manhood, young Callaway had strong impressions that it was his duty to preach the Gospel. These impressions, however, were resisted, under various natural pleas, until the war between the States broke out in 1861. At this time, his country having made an imperative demand upon him for his services, he solemnly promised his Maker that if he should spare his life through the war, he would then serve him as a preacher, as best he could. This promise seemed to satisfy his conscience for the time, and accordingly, in June, 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company A, of the 15th Georgia Regiment. Faithfully discharging his duties, he was gradually promoted until he became captain of his company, which office he filled until disabled by wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga.
The war being over and his life having been spared, his impressions with regard to the ministry returned upon him stronger than ever, and ceased not until finally, in 1868, he tremblingly began the long-delayed work. For the next two or three years he exercised his gift from time to time, according to the strength of his convictions, and the openings of God's providence. Early in the year 1872 his ordination was requested by the Baird's church, Oglethorpe county, this church having previously chosen him as a supply during the affliction of their pastor, Dr. P. H. Mell. Accordingly, the church at Friendship, Wilkes county, of which he was a member, called a presbytery, consisting of A. Chandler, L. W. Stephens, B. M. Callaway, J. H. Fortson, J. W. Jones and James Bramlet, by whom he was ordained to the full work of the ministry, March 1st, 1872.
Since this time, Mr. Callaway has been largely occupied in ministerial labors. At Baird's, New Hope and Union Point churches, and at Oakland, Stonewall, and perhaps other places, he has regularly preached for longer or shorter periods; and at this writing he is the pastor of the churches at Shiloh, Penfield and Bethesda. His longest pastorate has been with Bethesda church, to which he preaches twice a month. Though comparatively young in the ministry, he has already obtained a strong hold on the hearts of his brethren, and is daily growing in power and usefulness, after the old and honored Callaway pattern.
So far as secular pursuits are concerned, Mr. Callaway has devoted himself mainly to teaching, and has established a high reputation as a faithful and successful teacher. At present he is Principal of the Bairdstown Academy.
In person, Mr. Callaway is quite stout, being nearly, or quite, six feet high, and weighing apparently above two hundred pounds. He has a fin, open face, beaming with amiability and candor, and to this face answers a warm, kind and generous heart.
Previously to his entering the ministry - January 18th, 1865 - he was married to Miss S. E. Wootten, of Wilkes county. This estimable woman, by whom he has had several children, has been the true and faithful partner of a true and faithful man.
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Rev. John S. Callaway Dies While Preparing For Church Services
from: Greene County GaArchives Obituaries.....Callaway, John S. December 21, 1914
contributed to USGenWeb Archives by:Denise Murphy, March 15, 2006,
@http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/greene/obits/c/callaway8031ob.txt
(originally published in The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), December 21, 1914):
Penfield, Ga., December 20.—(Special.)—Rev. John Sanders Callaway, pastor of the Penfield Baptist Church and of three other churches in this section, died at his home here tonight at 7:30 o'clock just as he was starting to the local church to deliver his Sunday night sermon. He had many friends who mourn his death. Surviving him are his wife and eight children: R. M. and W. R. Callaway, of Atlanta; A. B. and J. S. Callaway, Jr., Mrs. J. P. Waldrup, Mrs. T. E. Brown, Mrs. Ben Drake and Mrs. E. R. Boswell. He was 77 years old. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday morning.
Peter Callaway = Elizabeth Johnson
John Callaway = Mary Gould
Edward Callaway = Elizabeth
Maj. John Callaway = Bethany Arnold
Rev. Enoch Callaway = Martha "Patsy" Reeves
William Reeves Callaway, GA State Legislator = Rhoda Anne Cheney
Capt. Rev. John Sanders Callaway
CAPT. REV. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY married SARAH ELIZABETH "ELIZA" WOOTEN January 18, 1865 in Washington, Wilkes Co., GA, daughter of JOHN WOOTEN and ELIZABETH WOOTEN. She was born November 24, 1847 in Wilkes Co., GA, and died May 1, 1927 in Wilkes Co., GA.
Children of JOHN CALLAWAY and SARAH WOOTEN are:
i. ROBERT M. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1866, Wilkes Co., GA; d. November 26, 1930, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) TOMMIE CALLAHAN, January 13, 1886, Bairds Church, Oglethorpe Co., GA; b. December 31, 1864, Oglethorpe Co., GA; d. June 24, 1895, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) CAMILLA WILLINGHAM, Abt. 1895; m. (3) JEAN RUTHERFORD, Aft. 1895; d. Aft. 1953.
ii. KATHERINE L. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1868, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of Monroe, Walton Co., GA; m. JAMES PINCKEY WALDREP, April 26, 1891, Greene Co., GA; b. September 19, 1866, Grove, Greenville Co., SC.
iii. WILLIAM R. CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1871, Wilkes Co., GA; d. July 1945, of Cooks, Fulton Co., GA; m. (1) MAMIE SMITH, April 22, 1899; b. Abt. 1875; d. Bef. 1911; m. (2) REBA SHORT, January 15, 1911, Wilkes Co., GA; b. October 1890; d. Bef. 1930.
iv. BENJAMIN BRANTLEY CALLAWAY, b. December 6, 1873, Wilkes Co., GA; d. of White Plains, Greene Co., GA; m. (2) NELLIE GERTRUDE CRUTCHFIELD, October 17, 1915, White Plains, Greene Co., GA; b. April 24, 1889, Siloam, Greene Co., GA; d. July 15, 1974, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL.
v. RUTH CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1880, Wilkes Co., GA; d. February 22, 1951, Fulton Co., GA; m. ROBERT BENJAMIN "BEN" DRAKE; b. Abt. 1865, Georgia; d. May 2, 1943, Fulton Co., GA.
vi. BERTHA "BERTA" CALLAWAY, b. Abt. 1883, Wilkes Co., GA; d. May 29, 1974, Muscogee Co., GA (of Woodbury, Meriwether Co., GA); m. THOMAS E. BROWN; b. Abt. 1874, Georgia; d. November 13, 1958, Meriwether Co., GA.
vii. EDNA MAE CALLAWAY, b. September 16, 1886, Georgia; d. October 23, 1980, Americus, Sumter Co., GA (lived in Montezuma, Macon Co., GA); m. EDGAR REID BOSWELL, January 23, 1907; b. November 13, 1877, Greene Co., GA; d. December 18, 1940, Greene Co., GA.
viii. JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, JR., GA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, b. February 2, 1889, Bairdstown, Greene Co., GA; d. April 11, 1965, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; m. FRANCES WILSON, December 10, 1914, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA; b. October 31, 1891, Greene Co., GA; d. February 19, 1986, Clarke Co. GA (lived in Greene Co., GA).
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JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY
from: History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia: With Biographical Compendium and Portrait Gallery of Baptist Ministers and Other Georgia Baptists by Samuel Boykin (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1976 Reprint of 1881 edition), pp. 88-89:
JOHN SANDERS CALLAWAY, son of W. R. Callaway by his first wife (Miss R. A. Cheney), and grandson of Rev. Enoch Callaway, of blessed memory, was born in Wilkes county, Georgia, January 6th, 1839. At the early age of twelve years he was hopefully converted, and soon afterwards was baptized by his grandfather, and received into the fellowship of Sardis church, in his native county.
Before reaching manhood, young Callaway had strong impressions that it was his duty to preach the Gospel. These impressions, however, were resisted, under various natural pleas, until the war between the States broke out in 1861. At this time, his country having made an imperative demand upon him for his services, he solemnly promised his Maker that if he should spare his life through the war, he would then serve him as a preacher, as best he could. This promise seemed to satisfy his conscience for the time, and accordingly, in June, 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company A, of the 15th Georgia Regiment. Faithfully discharging his duties, he was gradually promoted until he became captain of his company, which office he filled until disabled by wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga.
The war being over and his life having been spared, his impressions with regard to the ministry returned upon him stronger than ever, and ceased not until finally, in 1868, he tremblingly began the long-delayed work. For the next two or three years he exercised his gift from time to time, according to the strength of his convictions, and the openings of God's providence. Early in the year 1872 his ordination was requested by the Baird's church, Oglethorpe county, this church having previously chosen him as a supply during the affliction of their pastor, Dr. P. H. Mell. Accordingly, the church at Friendship, Wilkes county, of which he was a member, called a presbytery, consisting of A. Chandler, L. W. Stephens, B. M. Callaway, J. H. Fortson, J. W. Jones and James Bramlet, by whom he was ordained to the full work of the ministry, March 1st, 1872.
Since this time, Mr. Callaway has been largely occupied in ministerial labors. At Baird's, New Hope and Union Point churches, and at Oakland, Stonewall, and perhaps other places, he has regularly preached for longer or shorter periods; and at this writing he is the pastor of the churches at Shiloh, Penfield and Bethesda. His longest pastorate has been with Bethesda church, to which he preaches twice a month. Though comparatively young in the ministry, he has already obtained a strong hold on the hearts of his brethren, and is daily growing in power and usefulness, after the old and honored Callaway pattern.
So far as secular pursuits are concerned, Mr. Callaway has devoted himself mainly to teaching, and has established a high reputation as a faithful and successful teacher. At present he is Principal of the Bairdstown Academy.
In person, Mr. Callaway is quite stout, being nearly, or quite, six feet high, and weighing apparently above two hundred pounds. He has a fin, open face, beaming with amiability and candor, and to this face answers a warm, kind and generous heart.
Previously to his entering the ministry - January 18th, 1865 - he was married to Miss S. E. Wootten, of Wilkes county. This estimable woman, by whom he has had several children, has been the true and faithful partner of a true and faithful man.
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Rev. John S. Callaway Dies While Preparing For Church Services
from: Greene County GaArchives Obituaries.....Callaway, John S. December 21, 1914
contributed to USGenWeb Archives by:Denise Murphy, March 15, 2006,
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(originally published in The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), December 21, 1914):
Penfield, Ga., December 20.—(Special.)—Rev. John Sanders Callaway, pastor of the Penfield Baptist Church and of three other churches in this section, died at his home here tonight at 7:30 o'clock just as he was starting to the local church to deliver his Sunday night sermon. He had many friends who mourn his death. Surviving him are his wife and eight children: R. M. and W. R. Callaway, of Atlanta; A. B. and J. S. Callaway, Jr., Mrs. J. P. Waldrup, Mrs. T. E. Brown, Mrs. Ben Drake and Mrs. E. R. Boswell. He was 77 years old. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday morning.
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