Robert Albon Holliday (1860 - 1953)

Born 12 Sep 1860 in Jackson, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Leila Clementine (Bailey) Holliday — married after 1 Jan 1910 in Jackson County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 11 May 1953 at age 92 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Robert was born about 1861.

His first wife was Dora Bray, who passed away in 1901. They had married in Jackson County, Georgia, on 2 Sep 1886.^[1]

He married the widow, Leila (Bailey) Freeman some time between 1908 and 1911.

In 1920, the couple was living in Red Stone, Jackson, Georgia.^[2] The household included:

• Robert A Holliday Head Male 59 Georgia
• Ledia Holliday Wife Female 42 Georgia
• Laura Holliday Daughter Female 8 Georgia
• Mary Louise Holliday Daughter Female 5 Georgia
• Francis Holliday Daughter Female 1 Georgia
• Jessie Freeman Stepdaughter Female 18 Georgia
• Claude Freeman Stepson Male 16 Georgia
• Della Freeman Stepdaughter Female 13 Georgia

By 1930, the couple and their blended family were living in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia.^[3] The household included:

• R A Holliday Head Male 69 Georgia
• Leila Holliday Wife Female 53 Georgia
• Laura Holliday Daughter Female 18 Georgia
• Mary L Holliday Daughter Female 16 Georgia
• Francis Holliday Daughter Female 11 Georgia
• Jessie Freeman Stepdaughter Female 28 Georgia

By 1940, Robert and Leila were empty nesters living in Jackson County, Georgia.^[4]

In the 1950 census Robert (age 89) was the married head of household in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United States.^[5]

Robert passed away in 1953. Burial was in the Woodbine-Jefferson City Cemetery, Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Family Search pedigree chart[1]
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ68-6TK : accessed 17 January 2020), Robert A Holliday, Red Stone, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing ED 112, sheet 8B, line 92, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 264; FHL microfilm 1,820,264.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3WLF-SMM : accessed 17 January 2020), R A Holliday, Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 4B, line 70, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 370; FHL microfilm 2,340,105.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7GF-FWJ : 20 December 2019), R A Holiday, Militia District 245, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-4B, sheet 2A, line 9, family 19, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 685.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: 4359; Sheet Number: 20; Enumeration District: 44-6
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #124977055 (accessed 19 May 2022)
   Robert A Holliday (89), married head of household in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68524302/robert-alban-holliday: accessed 30 November 2022), memorial page for Robert Alban Holliday (12 Sep 1860–11 May 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68524302, citing Woodbine-Jefferson City Cemetery, Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Jojuanna (contributor 47300273) .

Holliday, John William. The Holliday Family of Jackson County, Georgia. Greenville, GA: John William Holliday, 1992.