William Andrew Callaway

Brief Life History of William Andrew

When William Andrew Callaway was born on 1 May 1890, in Malheur, Oregon, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Callaway, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Ann Steele, was 32. He married Violet E Coston on 8 August 1914, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Wardner, Shoshone, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 10 August 1950, at the age of 60, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.

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William Andrew Callaway
1890–1950
Violet E Coston
1897–1983
Marriage: 8 August 1914
William Andrew Callaway
1915–2000
Dorothy May Callaway
1916–1991
Roy Douglas Callaway
1920–1981
Ruth Harriet Callaway
1924–2004

Sources (12)

  • William A Callaway, "United States Census, 1930"
  • William A. Callaway, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  • William A. Callaway, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Caillouet-Orgeville in Eure, France, named with a collective form of Old French cail(ou) ‘pebble’ (see Cail ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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