William Burton Holloway (abt. 1808 - abt. 1858)

Born about 1808 in Georgia, USA

Husband of Elizabeth M Elder — married 30 Dec 1831 in Clarke County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died about 1858 at about age 50 in Rusk County, Texas, USA

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BIRTH / DEATH

William Burton Holloway, assumed son of David Holloway and Mary "Polly" ?Hardigree

Note: William living close to David Holloway age 69 in 1850 (assumed father)

Middle name: Burton, per death record of child David Holloway(1852-1929)

Birth estimated about 1808, based on the following:

Birth: 1808 GA, per census in 1850, age 42

Possible birth: 01 Oct 1808, per undocumented source

Place of Birth: Georgia, per 1850 census

Possible Place of Birth: Morgan Co. Georgia, per undocumented source.

Note: there may be another William Holloway in GA about the same age, based on a marriage record of William Holloway and Sidney Tingle in 1824 Monroe Co. Georgia.

Death estimated about 1858 in Rusk County, Texas, based on the following:

Last known census location: Rusk County Texas (1850 census)

Estate Probate filed in Rusk County Texas (on/before 1859)

Possible Death: 03 Dec 1858, per undocumented source

William's minor child (Philip) living with married child (Mary) on 1860 census

William's child (David) living with married child (Mary) on 1870 census

MARRIAGE

Ancestry.com, Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850

Name: Elizabeth M. Elder

Spouse: William B. Holloway

Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1831

Marriage County: Clarke

Marriage State: Georgia

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1831: marriage of Elizabeth Elder and William Holloway, Clarke Co. Georgia

1840 Census: cannot locate

Note: daughter Mary Ann, has 1909 widower pension; says born 1835 Coweta Georgia

1845-1848: moved from Georgia to Texas (per children's birth)

1850 Census: Rusk, Rusk, Texas, family#921

William B Holloway ........ 42 ... GA … farmer … real estate $2200

Elizabeth M Holloway .... 34 ... GA

Alexander M Holloway .. 17 ... GA … farmer

Mary Ann P Holloway .... 16 ... GA ... [married 1854 to James Maples]

Almira C Holloway ......... 14 ... GA

William H Holloway ....... 12 ... GA ... [moved back to Clarke Co. Ga in 1860]

Nancy E Holloway .......... 10 ... GA

Sarah A Holloway ............. 7 ... GA

James S Holloway ............. 6 ... GA

Martha S B Holloway ....... 5 ... GA

Philip L Holloway .............. 3 ... TX ... [living with sister Mary Ann in 1860]

John Marshall ................. 3m ... TX <----- who is this

James Park ....................... 20 ... GA

1850 Census Notes:

Living next to family#923: ?nephew: Anderson Fambro (son of Nancy Elder)

Living close to family#934: William's ?father: David Holloway age 69

1851: birth of child David, in Rusk Co. TX

1855: birth of ?child Elizabeth "Bettie", in Rusk Co. TX

(Ref. daughter Mary Ann's 1860/70 census)

1851-1859: death of husband William Holloway

1851-1860: death of Elizabeth Elder-Holloway

1859: Estate Probate (on/before 1859) of William B Holloway, in Rusk Co. TX

ESTATE PROBATE

Notes:

Full details of William B Holloway's Estate Probate is available for $30 paid to East Texas Genealogical Society, however the following can be derived from free information:

The following information might imply that William B Holloway died on/before 1859.

The Index Abstracts lists Elizabeth, which was his wife's name.

The Index Abstracts lists James S, Nancy E, William H, and Sarah, which were children's names found on his 1850 census.

Google Book: Texas, By Mary Jo Powel:

After the death of William B. Holloway of Rusk County, the six slaves in his estate were each hired out to different renters. The slaves included an adult man and woman and her three children. Each of them served different people from 1859 to 1862.

Google Book: An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865, By Randolph B. Campbell

Estate of William B. Holloway, Rusk County Probate Records (Probate Record, Book F)

http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/rusk/wills/probatak.txt

Index To Abstracts From The Probate Files And Records Found In Rusk County, Texas, 1843 - 1878

117, HOLLOWAY, ELIZABETH

118, HOLLOWAY, JAMES S.

118, HOLLOWAY, NANCY E.

118, HOLLOWAY, SARAH

119, HOLLOWAY, W. B.

118, HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM BURTON

119, HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM H.

CHILDREN

1860 Census: Cotton Plant, Beat 8, Rusk, Texas, family#1006

James Maples ...... 26 ... MS … farmer … real estate $400, personal $750

M A Maples ......... 25 ... GA … [maiden Holloway]

Philip Holoway .... 12 ... TX … attends school [brother of Mary Ann]

Bettie Holoway ..... 5 ... TX … [who is this ?, sister of Mary Ann ?]

1860 Census Notes:

Living close to family#1001: AM [Alexander] Holoway age 27, (son of William)

Living close to family#999: Jas P Elder (son of David) age 50

Living close to family#1002: DS [David] Elder (son of James P) age 24

Note: same MAPLES family in 1870: Grayson, Texas

1870 Census: Whitesboro, Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas, family#426

James C Maples ........ 35 ... GA

Mary A Maples .......... 35 ... GA … [maiden Holloway]

John B Maples ............. 3 ... TX

Edward Holloway ..... 18 ... TX … [David Edward Holloway (1851-1929)]

Elizabeth Holloway ... 15 ... TX … [?Bettie from 1860 census?]

CHILD:

Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

Name: D E Holloway

Birth Date: abt 1852

Birth Place: Rush, Texas

Gender: Male

Race: White

Father: Burton Holloway <-----

Mother: Mattie Elder <-----

Age at Death: 77

Death Date: 9 Feb 1929

Death Place: Pritchett, Upshur, Texas, USA

Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 27924181 - D E Holloway (Oct 1851 - Feb 1929)

CHILD:

Name: Mrs M A Maples [maiden Holloway]

Application Date: 7 Jul 1909

Application Place: Grayson, Texas

Birth Place: Coweta, Georgia <-----

Age: 74 [abt 1835]

Spouse: James Cisers Maples

Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1854 <-----

Marriage Place: Rusk, Texas

Spouse Death Date: 27 Sep 1904

Spouse Death Place: Donley, Texas

Pension File Number: 15273

Application Type: Widow

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