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Captain John Holloway 1797–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 January 1797

Birth Location: Trap Hill, Wilkes Co. NC

Death Date: Bef. 1850

Death Location: Dockery, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Father:

Mother: Mary Rose

Spouse(s): Delilah Blewing, Mary Woodruff, Elizabeth Wheatley, Celia Mahaffey, Elizabeth Wheatley, Mary Baugus, Mary Woodruff, Sally Baugues, Sally Baugues

Children(s): James Holloway

The story of Captain John Holloway began in 1797 in Trap Hill, Wilkes Co. NC. In 1840, Captain John Holloway resided in Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Captain John Holloway resided in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Captain John Holloway married Betsey Wheatley, Celia Jane Mahaffey, Delilah Blewing, Elizabeth Wheatley, John Hallaway, Mary Polly Woodruff, Mary Sarah Baugus, Sally Baugues, and had children including James S Holloway. Captain John Holloway passed away in 1850 in Dockery, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Holloway began in 1797 in Trap Hill, Wilkes Co. NC.
  • In 1840, Captain John Holloway resided in Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Captain John Holloway resided in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • Captain John Holloway married Betsey Wheatley, Celia Jane Mahaffey, Delilah Blewing, Elizabeth Wheatley, John Hallaway, Mary Polly Woodruff, Mary Sarah Baugus, Sally Baugues, and had children including James S Holloway.
  • Captain John Holloway passed away in 1850 in Dockery, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Rose
1780–1839
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Delilah Blewing
1795–1874
Birth Location: Virginia
DB
Mary Woodruff
1797–1866
Birth Location: Yadkin Valley, Surry, North Carolina, United States
MW
Elizabeth Wheatley
1797–1829
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., N.C.
EW
Celia Mahaffey
1811–1896
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
CM
Elizabeth Wheatley
1799–1829
Birth Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
EW
Mary Baugus
1826–1880
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
MB
Mary Woodruff
1797–1840
Birth Location: Ashe, NC.
MW
Sally Baugues
–1868
Birth Location: –
SB
Sally Baugues
1824–
Birth Location: NC.
SB

Children(s)

James Holloway
1825–1870
Birth Location: Virginia
JH

Captain Holloway's Ancestors

Self
Captain Holloway
1797–1850
Birth Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes Co. NC
Parents
Mary (Ellen) Rose
1780–1839
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Holloway's Descendants

1.
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Captain (John) Holloway (11 January 1797–Bef. 1850) m. Delilah Blewing (abt 1795–15 Jun 1874) m. Mary ("Polly") Woodruff (1797–abt 1866) m. Elizabeth Wheatley (11 January 1797–1829) m. Celia (Jane) Mahaffey (8 May 1811–18 Aug 1896) m. Elizabeth Wheatley (1799–1829) m. Mary (Sarah) Baugus (May 1826–5 Jun 1880) m. Mary ((Polly)) Woodruff (abt 1797–aft 1840) m. Sally Baugues (–1868) m. Sally Baugues (1824–)
  1. 1. James (S) Holloway 1825–1870
    1. 1. Jessie (Frank) Holloway 1860–1933 m. Nancy ((Nannie)) Hawkins 1845–1892
      1. 1. Matilda Holloway 1891–1934 m. William (Arthur) Yates 1884–1936
        1. 1. Ruth Yates 1921–2000
        2. 2. Eva (M) Yates 1917–
        3. 3. George (B) Yates 1919–
        4. 4. Stanley (H) Yates 1908–1984
        5. 5. Edith (L) Yates 1915–
        6. 6. Mamie (M) Yates 1912–1974
        7. 7. Emory Yates 1924–2001
        8. 8. George (Boyd) Yates 1918–1964
        9. 9. Herbert Yates 1920–1931
        10. 10. Emmett Yates 1924–2012
        11. 11. William (Monroe) Yates 1909–1992 m. Mary (Agnes) Sheets 1912–2001

Captain Holloway's Timeline

7 Records

1797
11 January 1797
Birth of Captain John Holloway in Trap Hill, Wilkes Co. NC
Trap Hill, Wilkes Co. NC
1840
1840
Age 43
Captain John Holloway resided here in Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 53
Captain John Holloway resided here in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1850
Bef. 1850
Age 53
Death of Captain John Holloway in VA
VA
1860
1860
Age 63
Captain John Holloway resided here in Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 73
Captain John Holloway resided here in Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 83
Captain John Holloway resided here in Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 January 1797
    Event Place: Trap Hill, Wilkes Co. NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1797; Birth city: Wilkes Co; Birth state: NC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Family History Film: 1254987; Page: 40D; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0085
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1165; Page: 379A; Image: 223794; Family History Library Film: 552664
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 26; Image: 51; Family History Library Film: 803918
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M432_649; Page: 276A; Image: 58
    [7] North Carolina, Deaths
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 373; Page: 84; Image: 657; Family History Library Film: 0018098

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M432_649; Page: 276A; Image: 58

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 26; Image: 51; Family History Library Film: 803918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1165; Page: 379A; Image: 223794; Family History Library Film: 552664

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Family History Film: 1254987; Page: 40D; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0085

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1850
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dockery, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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