Jeanette Elizabeth (Maddox) Holland (1830 - 1896)

Born 26 Sep 1830 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Died 23 Mar 1896 at age 65 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Jeanette was born in 1830. She passed away in 1896. Dr. Sam N Holland was her "sole heir" in 1896. Dr. Sam has a lot of descendants, however.

Research Notes

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnmcmin2/TheMysteriousDeathofEdwardHembree.htm

The Suicide of John Martin

On 23 July 1859 John Martin hung himself on the plantation of Dr. W. T. Holland

The plantation was in the Warsaw area (of upper Coneross Creek) near the

plantation (“Walnut Hill”) of Warren Webb Stribling. Notable in the inquest

record is the odious presence of Zach Hall, Jr., who had nothing good to say about

Martin. Also W.T. Holland almost immediately relocated his family to his

plantation in Anderson District, leaving a young Kilpatrick to oversee his Warsaw

plantation. Mrs. Holland refused to go see the body or to help cut it down, which

is not unusual, but she began her testimony, “I don’t know anything” even though

Martin lived and worked nearby. Mrs. Elizabeth (Lumpkin?) Martin and her two

boys have not been located in the 1860 census.

The testimony of D.L. Lumpkin was that John Martin came to his house on the

Morning of 23 July 1859 to borrow a horse to go to the mill. “He looked very

sulkey. I lent him a horse. When my little boy was gone to catch the horse Mrs.

Emory who was at my house said to Mr. Martin, ‘You have the advantage of us,

in having new flour.’ He said Yes, who ever ate it or lived to eat it – don’t

remember exact words. Knew nothing more until Mrs. Martin came hallowing

about 1 o’clock, saying, ‘O Uncle, Uncle, go and cut my husband down for he

has hung himself in the shuck house. . . . He was perfectly dead. I knew the

family well and was frequently with them. There was never any difficulty

between any of them, they lived in perfect harmony. I think that Mr. Martin’s

mind was somewhat deranged. He had no enemies that I know of.”

[The identity of this D.L. Lumpkin is hard to determine. It could be David M.

Lumpkin as in the 1850 Census. He either died or moved to Tennessee

immediately after this event.]

The testimony of Zach Hall Jr. was that he saw John Martin about 9 am. Martin

“had nothing to say, except what was dragged out of him. Would have nothing

to say voluntarily at all. I asked him if he had raised the wheat he had at his

mill. He said no, that he had sweated for it.”

[Note that Zach Hall Jr. showed up at John Martin’s grist mill and asked him

where he got his wheat. Martin apparently did some work for someone and was

paid in wheat.]

Before Martin left the mill, Hall says, “I observed something strange in the

conduct of the deceased. I asked him if he was sick. He replied that he could not

say that he was but that he did not feel right. When, in the act of leaving, he

asked me if he thought I could ground him a turn of corn, if he would bring it.

I said that I could.”

[Last person to see Martin alive was helpful Zach Hall Jr., who was going to

grind some corn meal for Martin at Martin’s own mill. Apparently Martin

killed himself rather than bring the corn to Hall, who waited diligently at the

mill.]

Slaves

See Sale Bill in the Estate Papers of Samuel Luckett Maddox.^[1]

Sources

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1. ↑ Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   Estate Papers, 1800-1867; General Index to Estate Papers, 1800-1931; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Laurens County); Probate Place: Laurens, South Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #1145624 (accessed 4 December 2022)
   Samuel Maddox probate on 3 Mar 1857.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 848; Page: 273a; Line Number: 34
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #5665341 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   Jenetta Holland (19) in Eastern Subdivision, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1212; Page: 269; Family History Library Film: 805212
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #18626516 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   Jennette Holland (30) in Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1482; Page: 515B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #4049681 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   Janett E Holland (40), Keeping House, in Fork, Anderson, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 146B; Enumeration District: 025
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #42350283 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   Jannette E Holland (49), widowed mother, in household of Saml. N. Holland (29) in Fork, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.

• will, deeds, gravestone, etc

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80679429/jeanette-holland