Notes
J C Castellaw was the owner of the Castellaw Drug Store on Knox Street in Ennis, Texas. The store was in operation from 1895 until his death in 1951. I was told by three different people that the building still stands and is now occupied by a group of lawyers. Upon examining the building, which was down the street from the post office, on the corner, I found that it was Calhoun's Drug Store and not Castellaw's. Castellaw's Drug Store was opposite the post office, according to old advertisements. A bank currently occupies that entire block.
J C and Lila lived on the corner of W Baylor and N McKinney in Ennis. There are pictures of Lila and Jack in front of a wooden home, pictures of an empty lot showing the porch of that home, and then pictures taken in front and around the side of a new home, part brick and part wood. I was told their house burned. I'm not sure if it was the first house that burned or the second one, but no house is on that lot today.
According to the Castellaw family bible, Jack was born John Coleman Castellaw. The 1880 census also has him as John. By the 1900 census, he is going by Jack.
Jack's birth is recorded as Jan 15 1873 in the family bible. His death certificate gives his birth date as Jan 6 1873. The informant was his brother, Jelks. The 1900 census lists his birth year as 1873. His headstone has his birth as Jan 15 1874.
Jack and Lila's only child, Jack Pender Castellaw, was killed in a bus-train accident in 1927.
Pictures/Memorabilia
These pictures provided courtesy of Lynn J Graves:
Jeremiah Fletcher Castellaw Family Photo - c1897 Ellis County, Texas - Lucy Albina Castellaw, A L Cobb, Pat Castellaw, Jack Castellaw, Charlie Castellaw, Tom Castellaw, Helen Moody, Egbert Castellaw, Paul Cobb, Alice Cobb, Jelks Castellaw, Jeremiah Fletcher Castellaw, Mary Aurelia Blaydes, Jessie B Castellaw, Rosie Whitamose
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Castellaw and Pender families, Ennis, Texas, circa 1922.
Standing back left: Bob Pender, from left to right middle: Beulah Pender, Rosalie Roberts Castellaw, Lila Jane Pender Castellaw, Jack Coleman Castellaw, Pearl Pender, Jack Pender Castellaw (partial), children - front left: Billie Jelks Castellaw, on steps: Loise Geline Castellaw
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These pictures provided courtesy of the Ennis Public Library - Ennis, Texas:
Castellaw house, Jack Pender
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Castellaw house (cleared lot)
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J C and Lila with son Jack Pender Castellaw - about 1912 in front of their new home
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These news clippings provided courtesy of Pam Hatley Caldwell:
Castellaw-Pender Marriage - 1901
CASTELLOW-PENDER -- Paris, Tex., July 11.--J. C. Castellow of Ennis and Miss Eliza Pender of this city were married at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon on Fitzhugh avenue. The bride's father, Rev. R. C. Pender, performing the ceremony.
New Bank at Ennis - 1912
Special to The News. Ennis, Tex., Dec. 4.--The First Guaranty State Bank and Trust Company of Ennis is now an assured fact. Organization was effected Monday afternoon. The bank is to have a capital stock of $50,000 and is expected to be ready to begin business early in the new year. The following directors and officers were elected: Directors, T. T. Clark, L. E. Clark, Fred A. Newton, J. L. Clarke, A. D. Brown, J. Oran Carter, John M. Weekley, T. J. Kelsey and J. C. Castellaw. Officers, T. T. Clark, president; J. Oran Carter, vice president; A. D. Brown, cashier.
Castellaw Is President - May 1, 1916
CASTELLAW IS PRESIDENT -- Roy Connally, secretary-treasurer of the Central Texas League, has just announced the election of J. C. Castellaw of Ennis as the new president of that organization, to succeed Earl Brown, resigned. The election was held by telegraph Saturday, with the result as announced above.
Druggist Hit By Car - 1924
Special to The News. ENNIS, Texas, Sept 29.--J. C. Castellaw, well known druggist of Ennis, was run down by an automobile at the corner of North McKinney and West Baylor streets Sunday night as he was on his way to church, accompanied by his wife. He was unconscious for nearly an hour, but it was reported Monday that his injuries are not serious. A young high school student here was driving the car and the accident seems to have been unavoidable.
This news clipping provided courtesy of Lynn J Graves:
J C Castellaw Gets 50-Year Jewel - Knights of Pythias Lodge, Ennis, Texas
These pictures taken at Myrtle Cemetery in Ennis, Texas, by Cheryl Carroll:
Jack Coleman Castellaw - headstone front
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Jack Coleman Castellaw - headstone back
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Castellaw Group - J C, Jack and Lila Pender Castellaw
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Sources
Holly Grove Baptist Church booklet
Castellaw Family Bible - record of births - courtesy of Lynn Graves, great nephew to Jack Castellaw
heritagequestonline.com - Haywood County, TN 1880 US Federal Census (image)
heritagequestonline.com - Ellis County, TX 1900 US Federal Census (image)
Castellaw-Pender Marriage, courtesy of Pam Hatley Caldwell
beta.familysearch.org - Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - Castellaw birth (transcription)
heritagequestonline.com - Ellis County, TX 1910 US Federal Census (image)
heritagequestonline.com - Ellis County, TX 1920 US Federal Census (image)
heritagequestonline.com - Ellis County, TX 1930 US Federal Census (image)
www3.baylor.edu - Baylor University Libraries - Texas Collection - Castellaw (Janie Pender) Papers
rootsweb.ancestry.com - Ellis County News Archives
tn-roots.com - The Crockett Times June 1951
A book review of "The Immortal Ten" - reviewer James D Graves, great nephew to J C Castellaw
Myrtle Cemetery - Ennis, Texas - headstone inscriptions
Ennis Public Library - Ennis, Ellis County, Texas
beta.familysearch.org - Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 - Jack Pender Castellaw death certificate (image)
beta.familysearch.org - Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 - Jack Coleman Castellaw death certificate (image)
Arthur Fletcher Castellaw obituary, courtesy of Lynn J Graves
Mary A Castellaw obituary, courtesy of Lynn J Graves
J. C. Castellaw obituary, courtesy of Pam Hatley Caldwell, Castellaw descendant
J. C. Castellaw rites, courtesy of Lynn J Graves
Janie Pender Castellaw obituary, courtesy of Pam Hatley Caldwell
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