John W. Holman (1796 - 1856)

Born 1 Feb 1796 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Anderson) Holman — married 30 Sep 1832 in Decatur, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1856 at age 60 in Clay, Illinois, United States

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Biography

John, son of Edward Holman and Abigail Williams, was born on 1 Feb 1796 at Woodford County, KY. He died on 29 Mar 1856 at Clay County, IL, and was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia.^[1]

John married first Charity STANDAGE (1797-1821).^[1] He married second on 30 Sep 1823, at Decator, Adams County, IN, Jane ANDERSON; children (surname HOLMAN):^[2][3]

1. James Edward -b. Jun 1825; d. bef 1916; m. Sarah J WALKER
2. Mary Jane - b. 27 Oct 1824; d. 19 Dec 1913; m. James Walker SEFTON
3. John Anderson - b. Mar 1827; d. aft 1910; m. Rebecca E BOLING
4. Robert Henry - b. 11 Jan 1829; d. 15 Oct 1919^[4]
5. Abigail W . b. 1826-30; m. William WALKER
6. Martha Ann - twin, b. 2 Apr 1833; d. 1m old
7. Samuel McClure - twin, b. 2 Apr 1833; d. 1921
8. William Gibson - b. 6 Jun 1835; d. 4 May 1890; m. Margaret OVERMAN
9. Margaret Ellen - b. 7 Nov 1838; d. 7 Aug 1886; m. William L HENDERSON
10. Rachel Caroline - b. 1839-42; m. Henry M STOREY
11. Sarah Elizabeth - b. 1846

He was likely one of the males age 16 to 26 with Edward HOLMAN on the 1810 census of Gallatin Twp., Gallatin County, KY, his father.^[5]

The 1850 census of Clay and Richland, Clay County, IL, listed John Hollman (53, farmer, $1000 real estate, b. KY) and Jane (wife, 49, b. KY) along with their children Samuel M. (17, farmer, b. IN), Wm G. (16, farmer, b. IN), Mary J. (14, b. IN), Margaret E (12, b. IL), Rachel C. (11, b. IL), and Sarah E. (4, b. IL) and nephew Robert H. (21, farmer, b. IN).^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #135285596, John W Holman; giving b. 1 Feb 1796 KY, d. 29 Mar 1856 Clay Co MO, s/o Edward Holman and Abigail Williams, m1. Charity Standage (1797-1921), m2. Jane Anderson (eleven children).
2. ↑ Indiana Marriages to 1850, (Provo UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997), Jane Anderson and John W Holman; giving dom, place.
3. ↑ William J Utermohlen, The Holman Family of Kent County, Maryland and Woodford County, Kentucky: A Preliminary Study, version 11, (1916 Windsor Road, Alexandria, VA: n.pub., 1 Apr 1995), p 105-6; giving dom, info for 10 ch (no Martha or John; poss Rbt) per Holeman/Holman Newsletter.
4. ↑ Illinois, U.D., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Provo UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2011), FHL film #1562400, Robert Henry Holman; giving b. 11 Jan 1829 Rush Co IN, d. 15 Oct 1919, Xenia, Clay Co IL, bur 16 Oct 1919, Camp Ground Cemetery, age 90, retired, father John Holman b. IN, mother Jane Walker, b. IN.
5. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M252, roll 6, Gallatin County KY, page 185, Edwa Holeman.
6. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M432, roll 100, Clay County IL, page 302, dwelling 321, family 323, John Hollman (as indexed).