Benjamin Holladay (1819 - 1887)

Born 14 Oct 1819 in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Notley Ann (Calvert) Holladay — married 31 Dec 1839 in Platte, Missouri, United States

Husband of Lydia Esther (Campbell) Holladay — married about 1877 in Oregon, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1887 at age 67 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Occupation

Occupation: The "Stagecoach King" acquired the Pony Express in 1862, and he then operated seven routes with government subsidies totaling nearly $6 million dollars over a four year period. "On November 1, 1866, he sold the company for $1.5 million cash, $300,000 worth of Wells Fargo and Company stock, and numerous other perks."^[1]

Date: 1862-1876

Excerpts Wikipedia Article ^[2]

AND the several Colorado Historic Newspaper articles attached to back it up.

Benjamin Holladay .......was an American transportation businessman responsible for creating the Overland Stage to California during the height of the 1849 California Gold Rush.

Ben Holladay created a stagecoach empire and he is known in history as the "Stagecoach King". .........he also was hired as a private courier to General Alexander Doniphan of Missouri.

Doniphan refused point-blank to carry out orders to kill the Mormons during the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. Through Holladay's friendship with Brigham Young, Holladay established a profitable freighting contract to Salt Lake City.

......He made changes along the trail, including Rattlesnake Station.

His transportation empire later included steamships and railroads in Oregon.

Event

Mormon War of 1838, Missouri^[3]

Marriages

1) Notley Ann Calvert,^[4][5] 1824–1873 (m. 1839)^[3]

2) Lydia Esther Campbell, 1849–1889 (m. about 1874)^[3]

Children

1. Baroness Pauline Holladay De Bussierre 1854–1877 (1st marriage)
2. Linda Holladay Dorcy 1879–1944 (2nd marriage)

Death

Buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery,^[6] Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Location: Plot Section E, 5, 3

Sources

1. ↑ Ben Holladay – The Stagecoach King Legends of America, Copywright 2023. Accessed 18 July 2023.
2. ↑ Benjamin Holladay Wikipedia Article
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Holladay, Alvis Milton. The Holladay family. Publisher Brentwood, Tenn. (1706 Old Hickory Blvd., Brentwood 37027): A.M. Holladay, 1983. Digitized, Boston Public Library. p 147-149
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZJ-ZK9 : Tue Jul 18 00:22:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Benj Holladay and Notley Ann Holladay, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M824-2P7 : 29 May 2021), Ben Halladay, 1870.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5954271/ben-holladay: accessed 18 July 2023), memorial page for Ben Holladay (19 Oct 1819–8 Jul 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #5954271, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by johnnie (contributor 48194122).

• The following articles can all be accessed at Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection. This site is a service of the Colorado State Library and is made possible in part by grant funding from the Institute of Museum & Library Services.

1. WILLIAM GILPIN Article at FROM DELAGATE TO CONGRESS. William Gilpin. "Overland Mail Route Free From Indians." The Weekly Commonwealth, September 18, 1862, p2, columns 1, 2 &3.
2. Ben Hilladay, Esq. The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 2, Number 231, May 24, 1862, p2, columns 1.
3. The Overland Mail The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 4, Number 265, June 30, 1864, p1, columns 1 & 2.
4. From Montana - report on the conditions experienced while traveling on the Overland Stage. The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 5, Number 236, May 26, 1865, p2, columns 2, 3 & 4.
5. A New Road Enterprise. The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 5, Number 158, February 24, 1865, p2, column 1
6. Ben Holladay. The Rocky Mountain News (Daily), Volume 14, November 5, 1873, p2, column 2.

See Also:

• Notable Oregonians: Ben Holladay - Stage and Railroad Builder Article at Secretary of State, Oregon, "Oregon Blue Book." Captured 25 October 2018 by WayBack Machine at Archive.org.

Acknowledgements

• Holladay-276 was created by Eric Pace through the import of Pace - Hallinan Family Tree (2).ged on Jan 21, 2014.
• Carole Taylor my name was deleted when it merged but I recognize my Research and work........ cemetery, Pony Express. wikipedia.com source.