John Martin Callaway
(1868-1928)
Ida May Basler
(1876-1973)
Harold John Callaway Sr.
(1904-1976)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Caroline Grace Beacher

Harold John Callaway Sr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

  • Born: 13 Sep 1904, Middleport, Schuylkill, PA 2 3 4 8
  • Marriage (1): Caroline Grace Beacher on 10 Oct 1925 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA 1
  • Died: 23 Feb 1976, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA at age 71 2 3 4 8
  • Buried: 25 Feb 1976, Saint Clair: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 2 3 8

   FamilySearch ID: L81M-JM9.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 13 The 1930 census recorded renting at 627 W. Race Street: Harold Callaway, grocery manager, 25, living with wife Dearoline, 23; Doris, 3; and Grace, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1940 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 14 The 1940 census recorded at 604 W. Race St: Harold Calloway, storekeeper grocery business, 36, living with wife Caroline, 34; Doris, 13; Grace, 12; Janet, 10; Gerald, 7; and Joyce, 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1950 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 15 The 1950 census recorded at 617 W. Race Street: Harold J. Calloway, proprietor in retail grocery, 44, living with wife Caroline G., 43; Doris L., 23; Grace J., clerk in school system, 21; Jeanette C., clerk in factory, 19; Gerald H., 16; and Joyce M., 14. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Residence: 617 W. Race St., Pottsville, PA on 4 Apr 1959 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 12

5. Residence: on 25 Jan 1972 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 6

6. Obituary: Pottsville Republican: obituary of Harold J. Callaway on 23 Feb 1976 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 8 Harold J. Callaway, 617 W. Race St., died early Monday morning at his home.
Mr. Callaway was born in Middleport, son of the late John and Ida Bassler Callaway. Until retiring five years ago he conducted a grocery store and television repair business at 800 W. Race St. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his widow, the former Caroline G. Beecher; a son, Gerald H., Pottsville; four daughters, Doris L., at home; Grace J., wife of William C. Schuettler, Mrs. Jeanette Bower, both of Pottsville; Joyce M., wife of Francis Schweikert, Newark, Del.; seven grandchildren; one brother, Floyd, Frackville; two sisters, Beulah, wife of George Frantz, Pottsville; Mildred, wife of George Bauscher, Allentown.
Services will be held Wednesday morning in Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Byard J. Ebling officiating. Burial will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park. The Morgan Home for Funerals has charge of arrangements.

7. Residence: 617 W. Race St., Pottsville, PA on 23 Feb 1976 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. 8


Harold married Caroline Grace Beacher, daughter of Thomas Franklin Beacher Sr. and Agnes May Hepner, on 10 Oct 1925 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA.1 (Caroline Grace Beacher was born on 4 Nov 1906 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA,16 17 18 19 20 21 died on 25 Dec 1995 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA 17 18 19 21 22 and was buried on 28 Dec 1995 in Schuylkill Haven: Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill, PA 17 18 21.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMZ9-TYH Harold J Calloway and Caroline Grace Beacher, 1925.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91535033.

3 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/HaroldJCallaway/9003408.

4 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSGC-L3D Harold Callaway, Feb 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 8844, Harold John Calloway. Father Harold J. Calloway, mother Caroline Beecher.

6 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 26 Jan 1972, page 2. Obituary of Cora Lloyd.

7 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 4 Apr 1959, page 9. Marriage of Laurel Ann Kerby and Gerald Harold Callaway.

8 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 23 Feb 1976, page 5. Obituary of Harold J. Callaway.

9 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 26 Nov 1956, page 11. Marriage of Francis Harry Schweikert and Joyce Mildred Callaway.

10 James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville, Pa., https://www.jehumphreyfuneralhome.com/obituary/grace-schuettler.

11 "Nice Hart Funeral Home (Frackville, PA)," https://www.nicehartfuneralhome.com/gerald-h-callaway-sr/.

12 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 4 Apr 1959, page 9. Kerby - Callaway Wedding.

13 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH41-YN3 Harold Callaway, Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 12A, line 22, family 318.

14 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ6Z-7WK , Harold Calloway, Ward 5, Pottsville, Pottsville City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-118, sheet 62A, family 228, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3605.

15 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1S-GMQW Harold J. Colloway.

16 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Roll 1417 Book 1, Page 212b.

17 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91535120.

18 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/person/9003410.

19 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 193505578, Caroline Grace Callaway, father Thomas Beacher, mother Agnes Hefner.

20 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1909. Series 11.89 (50 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Birth Certificate 132957 Caroline Grace Beacher, father Thomas Franklin Beacher, mother Agnes May Hepner.

21 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 27 Dec 1995, page 2. Obituary of Caroline Callaway.

22 Social Security Death Index.


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