During the Civil War, Parham and Nancy Callaway lost most of their livestock to marauding parties. Not long after Parham's death in 1864 and a short time before the Battle of Hartville, a number of Confederate troops were camped at the springs along the Marshfield-Hartville road. They somehow found out about two bay mares that Nancy had hidden and sent a detachment to get them. Nancy would not tell them where the mares were, so the troops searched the premises. When they could not find them, they went back to the house and told Nancy if she didn't tell where the horses were hiddden they would take the daughter (Mary Ann) who was about 16 years old. Nancy then relented and told them where the horses were hidden. After they found the horses, they went back to the house and told Nancy that if she would send her "little boy," (James P. aged 14) to the camp with them, they would give him some horses. He was given two very poor horses with harness and saddle sores so bad they were useless to the army. James took them home, healed the sores and put some flesh on their bones. They made a good team for a number of years.
During the Civil War, Parham and Nancy Callaway lost most of their livestock to marauding parties. Not long after Parham's death in 1864 and a short time before the Battle of Hartville, a number of Confederate troops were camped at the springs along the Marshfield-Hartville road. They somehow found out about two bay mares that Nancy had hidden and sent a detachment to get them. Nancy would not tell them where the mares were, so the troops searched the premises. When they could not find them, they went back to the house and told Nancy if she didn't tell where the horses were hiddden they would take the daughter (Mary Ann) who was about 16 years old. Nancy then relented and told them where the horses were hidden. After they found the horses, they went back to the house and told Nancy that if she would send her "little boy," (James P. aged 14) to the camp with them, they would give him some horses. He was given two very poor horses with harness and saddle sores so bad they were useless to the army. James took them home, healed the sores and put some flesh on their bones. They made a good team for a number of years.
Gravesite Details
New type gravestone with the older stones from Johnson Cem. (1 1/2 miles northwest) placed lengthwise on the graves.
Family Members
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John A. Callaway
1845–1914
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Mary Ann Callaway Shook
1848–1886
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Marvel Callaway
1848–1925
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James Postell Callaway
1849–1929
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Thomas Parham Callaway
1851–1934
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Sarah Louise Callaway Montgomery
1855–1937
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Rojina Lambeth
1856–1905
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Cynthia Callaway Hale
1859–1906
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Cynthia "Eva" Callaway Yates
1861–1941
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Henrietta Callaway Yates
1864–1915
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