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Surnames: Callaway, Buck, Wheat
Classification: Query
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Thank you for any information you may have. My grandmother was only 23 when she died and
my dad was 3. I would like any information on her. Information such as her wedding date
to Dock Buck; what she did, what she was like, her friends--maybe there is someone who has
a relative who remembers of her. Perhaps someone has old newspaper clippings about her,
I found one in the old Southern Standard from Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It was her obit.
Also, who raised Eula after her mother died? Who raised Martha (from Mattie's marriage
to Charly Anderson). Were Eula & Martha raised together?
After Eula died, my dad said some of their aunts, such as Aunt Lou Pierce & Aunt
Jimmie Callaway & Aunt Georgia(sister to Dock Buck) (these are the ones I remember,
there probably were others) helped raise them. Of course, their step-mom, Ruby Still
Buck, daughter of Julia Callaway (March 20, 1880 - November 7, 1927) who was a daughter of
Thomas Callaway from his first marriage to Isabelle Holder was there later. Dock Buck Sr.
married Ruby Still (July 12, 1902 - November 3, 2003) on February 14, 1928.
Eula's mother was Mattie Wheat (June 12, 1879-June 13, 1909) and her father was
Thomas N. Callaway(February 15, 1858 - May 2, 1934). Thomas was called "Big
Tom". Mattie was 30 years old when she died and she was a member of Methodist Church
in Piney Grove, Arkansas. Mattie & Thomas were married May 1, 1902 in Prescott,
Arkansas and are buried in Golden Cemetery, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Mattie & Tom
had (1) child Eula. Thomas Callaway was previously married to Isabelle Holder (November
6, 1858 - October 6, 1900). Mattie was previously married to Charly Anderson(b. 1876) on
June 3, 1897 by whom she had a daughter, Martha, born about 1899. Mattie was born &
raised in Boughton, Nevada County, Arkansas.
Eula (April 7, 1903 - November 17, 1926) married Dock Buck Sr.(January 11, 1895 - June 19,
1983), son of Missouri Cox & Morgan Buck. Eula & Dock married in 1921, but I do
not know the exact date.
Eula & Dock lived on the Old Hollywood Road near Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Eula &
Dock had two sons (1) Dock Buck Jr. & Thomas Morgan Buck. Eula died when Thomas
Morgan Buck was 10 days old.
Eula Callaway Buck is buried in Golden Cemetery outside of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, along
with Dock Buck Sr.
Her son, Thomas Morgan Buck (November 7, 1926-October 31, 2003) is buried in Hickory Grove
Cemetery, in Bismarck, Arkansas. Tom married Katie Mackey (also of Arkansas) and they had
4 children, 3 daughters & 1 son. They raised their family in Houston, Texas.
Her oldest son, Dock Buck Jr. (April 16, 1923-October 27, 2004) is buried in Houston,
Texas. Dock Jr. married Carmen Dendy in Houston, Texas and they had 7 children, 5
daughters & 2 sons and 13 grandchildren.
My email is marthaabbott1