Callaway Family Cemetery near Rayle, Wilkes County, Georgia Transcription by Samuel Taylor Geer, updated September 2006 ID# NAME Date of Birth Date of Death Remarks/Notes 1 Poss Thomas, Sr. 24-Jan-1822 ??-???-@1886 Henry Thomas "Tom" Poss;s/o Henry Thomas Poss (c1791-1870) and Sarah "Sally" Albert (1789-1884); h/o Mary Ann Johnson; f/o Sewpton C. "Swep" Poss (#76) 2 Callaway Brantly Mercer, III 27-Jul-1897 3-Jan-1992 s/o Edgar A. Callaway (#46) and Mamie Turner Callaway (#47); h/o Maude Granade (#3) 3 Callaway Maude Granade 5-May-1900 16-Dec-1990 d/o Thomas Adam Granade (1859-1934) and Alice Estelle Fanning (1864-1941); w/o Brantly Mercer Callaway, III (#2) 4 Callaway John ??-???-1746 7-Jul-1821 s/o Edward Callaway (1711-1769) and Elizabeth (nee ?) Callaway (c1714 - aft. Nov. 1784); h/o Bethany Arnold (#5); f/o Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) 5 Callaway Bethany Arnold ??-???-@1850 7-Jul-1844 poss. d/o Peter Arnold (July 27, 1724 -?); w/o John Callaway (#4); m/o Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) 6 Latimer Infant ??-???-???? ??-???-???? c/o Luther Latimer (#8) and Emma Callaway Latimer (#9) 7 Latimer Infant ??-???-???? ??-???-???? c/o Luther Latimer (#8) and Emma Callaway Latimer (#9) 8 Latimer Luther ??-???-1868 ??-???-1958 s/o Luther Wesley Latimer (1839-1917) and Ionia Euphrasia Wright (1842-1912); h/o Emma Callaway Latimer (#9) 9 Latimer Emma Callaway 18-Apr-1871 31-Aug-1914 Emma Pope Callaway; d/o W. R. Callaway (#13) & 3rd wife Mrs. Nancy "Nannie" (nee Maxwell) Arnold (1830-1912); w/o Luther Latimer (#8) 10 Latimer Joel C. 13-Apr-1905 18-Apr-1972 Joel Callaway Latimer; s/o Luther Latimer (#8) and Emma Callaway Latimer (#9); h/o Estelle Gausman (#11) 11 Latimer Estelle Gausman 28-Dec-1899 29-Jul-1988 w/o Joel C. Latimer (#10) 12 Callaway R. A. 14-Nov-1821 9-Feb-1848 Rhoda Ann Cheney; d/o of John Cheney (1765-1838) & Catherine Evans "Katie" Owen (1781-1854); 1st w/o W. R. Callaway (#13) 13 Callaway W. R. 2-Mar-1820 17-Dec-1895 William Reeves Callaway; s/o Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) and Martha (nee Reeves) Callaway (#28);h/o Rhoda Ann Cheney (#12) 14 Callaway R. A. and W. R. double marker of R. A. Callaway (#12) and W. R. Callaway (#13) 15 Smith Jabez P. ??-???-1827 24-Mar-1882 h/o Lucy E. (nee Binns) Smith (#17) 16 Smith Lucie Binns 8-Jul-1881 24-Jul-1881 d/o Jabez P. Smith (#15) & Lucy E. (nee Binns) Smith (#17) 17 Smith Lucy E. 27-Apr-1845 18-Jul-1881 Lucy E. Binns;d/o Christopher Binns (#18) & Lydia (nee Callaway) Binns (#19); w/o Jabez P. Smith (#15) 18 Binns Christopher 6-Aug-1811 16-Mar-1881 h/o Lydia (nee Callaway) Binns (#19) 19 Binns Lydia 7-May-1818 7-Apr-1892 Lydia Callaway; d/o of Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) and Martha (nee Reeves) Callaway (#28); w/o Christopher Binns (#18) 20 Binns Dr. John C. ??-???-???? ??-???-???? s/o Christopher Binns (#18) and Lydia (nee Callaway) Binns (#19) 21 Binns Sarah C. ??-???-???? ??-???-???? d/o Christopher Binns (#18) and Lydia (nee Callaway) Binns (#19) 22 Binns George S. ??-???-???? ??-???-???? s/o Christopher Binns (#18) and Lydia (nee Callaway) Binns (#19) 23 McAvoy Katie 22-Jun-1894 11-Feb-1896 Katie Sue McAvoy; d/o Jacob B. McAvoy (1866-1949) and Mary R. (nee Callaway) McAvoy (#27) 24 McAvoy Mattie 20-Jul-1891 22-Jun-1892 Mattie M. McAvoy; d/o Jacob B. McAvoy (1866-1949) and Mary R. (nee Callaway) McAvoy (#27) 25 Callaway Simeon P. 11-Nov-1840 23-Oct-1918 Simeon Parker Callaway; s/o Seaborn I. Callaway (1815-1861) and Mildred Olive Jordan (c1824/6-?); h/o Martha C. (nee Spratlin) Callaway (#26) and Mrs. Eva Kennedy 26 Callaway Martha C. 12-Nov-1842 10-Dec-1895 Martha Catherine Spratlin;d/o J. H. Spratlin (#34) and Martha (nee Callaway) Spratlin (#33); 1st w/o Simeon Parker Callaway (#25) 27 McAvoy Mary R. 1-Sep-1870 31-Mar-1906 Mary Rowena "Mamie" Callaway;d/o Simeon P. Callaway (#25) & Martha C. (nee Spratlin) Callaway (#26); w/o Jacob Benjamin McAvoy (1866-1949) 28 Callaway Martha 8-Apr-1796 10-Mar-1879 Martha "Patsy" Reeves; d/o Abner Reeves (c1761-1809) & Sarah "Sally" Wright (c1773-1858);w/o Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) 29 Callaway Enoch 14-Sep-1792 12-Sep-1859 Rev. Enoch Callaway; s/o John Callaway (#4) and Bethany Arnold Callaway (#5); h/o Martha (nee Reeves) Callaway (#28) 30 Drake Sarah A. L. ??-???-1829 ??-???-1909 Sarah Ann L. Callaway; d/o Seaborn Callaway (1797 - 1877) and Delphia Peteet (1803 - 1891); w/o Reuben S. Callaway (#31) and James V. Drake (1811-1881) 31 Callaway Reuben S. 22-Feb-1822 8-Mar-1853 Dr. Reuben Strozier Callaway 1st h/o Sarah Ann L. Drake (#30); s/o Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) & Martha (nee Reeves) Callaway (#28) 32 Griffith Mrs. Lizzie Turner ??-???-1858 ??-???-1937 Lizzie Spratlin; d/o J. H. Spratlin (#34) and Martha (nee Callaway) Spratlin (#33); w/o Garland W. Turner (1856 - 1882) and John Griffith 33 Spratlin Martha 24-Dec-1823 12-Oct-1895 Martha Callaway; d/o Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) and Martha (nee Reeves) Callaway (#28); w/o J. H. Spratlin (#34) 34 Spratlin J. H. 7-Oct-1815 14-Aug-1871 James Henry Spratlin; s/o Henry Spratlin (@1791-?) and Mary Anne Johnson (c1795-?);h/o Martha (nee Callaway) Spratlin (#33) 35 Spratlin Lottie Lee 6-Oct-1872 28-Jan-1888 d/o Henry Enoch Spratlin (c1841-?) and Martha Susan "Sue" (nee Callaway) Spratlin (c1842-?) 36 Daniel Greer 25-Oct-1881 23-Apr-1896 s/o John Franklin Daniel (1847 - 1921) and Ida Pope (nee Spratlin) Daniel (1856 - aft. 1930) 37 Callaway Edgar 13-Jul-1899 20-Jun-1900 s/o Edgar A. Callaway (#46) and Mamie Turner Callaway (#47) 38-39 Callaway Twin Boys ??-???-???? 23-May-1883 s/o Brantley Mercer (#42) and Lucy Brooks Callaway (#41) 40 Callaway Ellen 9-Apr-1868 7-Nov-1928 d/o Brantley Mercer (#42) and Lucy Brooks Callaway (#41) 41 Callaway Lucy Brooks 1-Nov-1837 15-Jan-1915 Lucy Brooks Howard; d/o Robert Groves Howard (1798-1855) and Mary Brooks Glenn (1810-1840);w/o Brantly Mercer Callaway(#42) 42 Callaway Brantly Mercer 24-Nov-1838 22-Sep-1902 s/o Rev. Enoch Callaway (#29) and Martha (nee Reeves) Callaway (#28); h/o Lucy Brooks (nee Howard) Callaway (#41) 43 Callaway Anna 9-Jul-1860 9-Mar-1926 d/o Brantly Mercer Callaway (#42) & Lucy Brooks Callaway (#41) 44 Callaway Brantly Mercer 30-Jan-1879 22-Aug-1947 s/o Brantly Mercer Callaway (#42) & Lucy Brooks Callaway (#41) 45 Callaway Lila Ragan 2-May-1891 14-Nov-1953 d/o Edgar A. Callaway (#46) and Mamie Turner Callaway (#47) 46 Callaway Edgar A. 15-Jun-1866 10-Apr-1945 Edgar Allen Callaway; s/o Brantly Mercer Callaway (#42) and Lucy Brooks Callaway (#41); h/o Mamie Turner Callaway (#47) 47 Callaway Mamie Turner 20-Jun-1866 2-Mar-1929 Mary Eugenia "Mamie" Turner; d/o William G. Turner (1830-1876) and Mary Wright (1832-1872); w/o Edgar A. Callaway (#46) 48 Holmes Mary Eugenia ??-???-1929 ??-???-1931 d/o Hugh Spratlin Holmes (1903-1969) & Mary (nee Clark) Holmes Squires (#50) 49 Holmes Hugh Spratlin 08-Nov-1908 ??-Jul-1969 1st h/o Mary Howard (nee Clark) Holmes Squires (#50) 50 Squires Mary Holmes 07-Nov-1910 ??-Sep-1979 Mary Howard Clark; d/o William Harrison Clark (#74) and Lucy Howard (nee Callaway) Clark (#73); w/o Hugh Spratlin Holmes (#49) and William Squires 51 Echols Infant 30-Dec-1908 30-Dec-1908 Unmarked, Infant Son Echols;s/o Thomas Allen Echols (1870-1934) and Ida E. Freeman (1871 - 1947); grandson of Alexander Franklin Echols (1838-1912) and Sara Jane Poss (1847-1927) who was the d/o Thomas Poss (#1) and Mary Ann Johnson This grave moved to Clark's Station Baptist Church 52 Callaway William Turner 14-Mar-1895 12-Jul-1976 s/o Edgar A. Callaway (#46) and Mamie Turner Callaway (#47); h/o Lollie Milligan Callaway (#53) 53 Callaway Lollie Milligan 3-Jul-1893 20-Jan-1968 d/o Beverly Walker Milligan (1860-1938) and 1st wife Laura Mary (nee Latimer) Milligan (1864 -1896);granddaughter of Luther Wesley Milligan (1839-1917) and Ionia Euphrasia Wright (1842-1912); h/o William Turner Callaway (#52) 54 Callaway Infant Son ??-???-1939 ??-???-1939 s/o Henry Thomas Callaway (1905-1996) and Mertice Estelle Myrtie" Ogletree (1909-2000);grandson of John Audley Callaway (#62) and Bert McAvoy Callaway (#63) 55 McRee Infant Son 5-Oct-1951 s/o Worth Pittman McRee, Jr. (1929-1975) and Mary Estelle Callaway (1933-1960); grandson of Henry Thomas Callaway (1905-1996) and Mertice Estelle "Myrtie" Ogletree (1909-2000); great-grandson of John Audley Callaway (#62) and Bert McAvoy Callaway (#63) 56 Callaway Otis V. 17-Jul-1906 3-Apr-1907 s/o Walter Pope Callaway (1874-1957) and Annie May Jackson (1874-1948); grandson of Simeon P. Callaway (#25) and Martha C. (nee Spratlin) Callaway (#26) 57 Callaway Infant Son 30-Mar-1903 30-Mar-1903 s/o Walter Pope Callaway (1874-1957) and Annie May Jackson (1874-1948); grandson of Simeon P. Callaway (#25) and Martha C. (nee Spratlin) Callaway (#26) 58 Callaway Bertha M. 28-Jan-1911 11-Dec-1911 d/o J. A. Callaway (#62) and Bert McAvoy Callaway (#63) 59 Callaway William C. 17-Jul-1907 22-Nov-1907 s/o J. A. Callaway (#62) and Bert McAvoy Callaway (#63) 60 Callaway John Mac 3-Sep-1915 23-Jul-1977 John Malcolm "Mac" Callaway; s/o J. A. Callaway (#62) and Bert McAvoy Callaway (#63) 61 Callaway Emmie L. 2-Jun-1903 8-Jan-1920 Emmie Lou Callaway; d/o J. A. Callaway (#62) and Bert McAvoy Callaway (#63) 62 Callaway J. A. 25-May-1879 6-Jul-1955 John Audley Callaway; s/o Simeon P. Callaway (#25) and Martha C. (nee Spratlin) Callaway (#26); h/o Bert McAvoy Callaway (#63) 63 Callaway Bert McVoy* 22-Oct-1880 19-Sep-1935 Lenora Bethany "Berta/Bert" McAvoy; d/o William Thomas McAvoy (1852-1929) and Sarah E. Nash (1853-1894); w/o J. A. Callaway (#62); *per her tombstone, but family name is McAvoy 64 Spratlin John W. 26-Aug-1848 2-Apr-1892 John Webb Spratlin; s/o J. H. Spratlin (#34) and Martha (nee Callaway) Spratlin (#33); h/o Susan A. (nee Howard) Spratlin (#65) 65 Spratlin Susan A. 29-Jan-1843 14-Jan-1909 Susan A. "Sue" Howard; d/o Robert Groves Howard (1798-1855) & 3rd wife Elizabeth Robertson (1817-?);w/o of John W. Spratlin (#64) 66 Wingfield Rosalie R. 8-Apr-1859 6-Aug-1880 d/o Samuel Barnett Wingfield (1838-1913) and Elizabeth Drucilla "Lizzie" Callaway (1841-1913); granddaughter of W. R. Callaway (#13) and R. A. Callaway (#12); w/o William A. Short (b1852) 67 Short Annie Belle 25-Sep-1879 4-Aug-1880 d/o William A. Short (b1852) and Rosalie R. Wingfield (#66) 68 Spratlin Lillie ??-???-???? ??-???-???? d/o John W. Spratlin (#64) and Susan A. Spartlin (#65) 69 Spratlin C. H. ??-???-???? ??-???-???? s/o John W. Spratlin (#64) and Susan A. Spartlin (#65) 70 Spratlin W. H. ??-???-???? ??-???-???? s/o John W. Spratlin (#64) and Susan A. Spartlin (#65) 71 Howard Emma P. 11-Aug-1854 31-Mar-1924 d/o Robert Groves Howard, Jr. (b1833) & Emma Frances Robertson 72 Callaway Rev. Edgar Allan 27-Dec-1910 28-Nov-1981 s/o Edgar A. Callaway (#46) and Mamie Turner Callaway (#47); h/o Marion Josephine McWhorter Callaway (#72a) 73 Clark Lucy Callaway ??-???-1890 ??-???-1954 Lucy Howard Callaway; d/o Edgar A. Callaway (#46) and Mamie Turner Callaway (#47); w/o William Harrison Clark (#74) 74 Clark William Harrison ??-Oct-1886 ??-???-1963 s/o Edwin B. Clark (1861-1926) and Nancy "Nannie" Howard (1861-1942); h/o Lucy Callaway Clark (#73) 75 Johnson Louise Callaway 28-Dec-1923 15-Oct-1993 d/o William Turner Callaway (#52) & Lollie Milligan Callaway (#53) h/o William Theophilus Johnson, III 76 Callaway Marion Josephine 13-Dec-1921 30-Oct-1998 d/o John Clifton McWhorter and Ava Barefield (b1888); McWhorter w/o Rev. Edgar Allan Callaway (#72) 77 Callaway Robert Eugene 10-Feb-1921 27-Feb-2000 s/o William Turner Callaway (#52) & Lollie Milligan Callaway (#53) h/o Henrietta Smith Sisk U Talbot Joseph Hale "Joe" ??-???-c1778 15-Feb-1858 Unmarked; s/o Matthew Talbot, III (1756-1804) and Lucy Bailey (1760 - bef. 1804); h/o Bethany Callaway (Jan. 7, 1780 - 1871) who was the d/o John Callaway (#4) and Bethany Arnold Callaway (#5) U Poss Sewpton C. "Swep" ??-???-1760 ??-???-1875 Unmarked; s/o Henry Thomas Poss (#1) and Mary Ann Johnson Field Stones in the cemetery are possibly the graves of these Callaway children who died young. Callaway John R. ??-???-1814 ??-???-1826 s/o of Enoch Callaway and Martha "Patsy" Reeves Callaway Sally ??-???-1816 ??-???-1821 d/o of Enoch Callaway and Martha "Patsy" Reeves Callaway Enoch G. ??-Feb-1830 ??-???-1843 s/o of Enoch Callaway and Martha "Patsy" Reeves Callaway Sanders ??-Feb-1834 ??-???-1835 s/o of Enoch Callaway and Martha "Patsy" Reeves Callaway Simeon Prudence 14-Feb-1861 ??-???-1865 s/o Simeon Parker Callaway and Martha Catherine Spratlin Callaway Enoch Parker 27-Feb-1865 07-Feb-1868 s/o Simeon Parker Callaway and Martha Catherine Spratlin Callaway William Brantly 15-Mar-1866 05-Nov-1869 s/o Simeon Parker Callaway and Martha Catherine Spratlin Callaway Martha Pope "Mattie" 10-Jan-1868 28-Mar-1870 d/o Simeon Parker Callaway and Martha Catherine Spratlin Callaway Infant Son ??-???-1901 ??-???-1901 s/o John Audley Callaway and Lenora Bethany McAvoy h/o - husband of w/o - wife of s/o - son of d/o - daughter of f/o - father of m/o - mother of c/o - child of U - unmarked poss. - possibly