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James Martin Holley 1790–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: Sherwood Holley

Mother: Delitha Jackson

Spouse(s): Mary Berry

Children(s): Richard Holley

The story of James Martin Holley began in 1790 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA. James Martin Holley married Mary Berry, and had children including Richard Colton Holley. James Martin Holley passed away in 1870 in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Martin Holley began in 1790 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Martin Holley married Mary Berry, and had children including Richard Colton Holley.
  • James Martin Holley passed away in 1870 in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sherwood Holley
1760–1803
Birth Location: Sampson, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
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Delitha Jackson
1765–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Berry
1794–
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
MB

Children(s)

Richard Holley
1836–1947
Birth Location: Grenada, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
RH

James Holley's Ancestors

Self
James Holley
1790–1870
Birth Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Sherwood Holley
1760–1803
Sampson, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Delitha Jackson
1765–
Grandparents
Edward Holley
1741–1800
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Bell
1720–1800
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John I
1715–1765
Rebbecca Gilbert
1719–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1690–1728
Sarah Church
1694–

James Holley's Descendants

1.
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James (Martin) Holley (1790–1870) m. Mary Berry (1794–)
  1. 1. Richard (Colton) Holley 1836–1947 m. Emaline (Jane) Jackson 1838–1873
    1. 1. Richard (Albert) Holley 1867–1944 m. Mary (Magdalene) Reich 1869–1944
      1. 1. General (Andrew "Audren") Holley 1859–1947 m. Cordelia (Parmelia) Hale 1868–1901 m. Eva Winter 1879–1961
        1. 1. Beatrice (Corimme) Holley 1897–1936 m. Ian (Duncan) MacTavish 1896–1963
        2. 2. Elgar (Dowess) Holley 1892–1958 m. Rubye (Pearl) McClinton 1904–2002
        3. 3. James (Andrew) Holley 1899–1976 m. Edith (Nadean) Johnson 1905–2004
        4. 4. Carmille (Parmellia) Holley 1901–1978 m. Guy (Hamilton) Rush 1905–1966
        5. 5. Hester (Jena) Holley 1890–1966
        6. 6. Charlotte (Emeline) Holley 1904–1999 m. Dr (Harold Theron) Lehmann 1904–1949 m. Joseph (A) Pellettier –1989
        7. 7. John (Richard) Holley 1912–1983 m. Bettylu (Nichols) Vogel 1917–2012
      2. 2. Floyd (Austin) Holley 1887–1964 m. Julia (A) Trent 1890–
    2. 2. Joesph (Thomas Elijah) Holley 1862–1954 m. Martha (Mackie) Senter 1869–1957
      1. 1. Infant Holley 1893–1893
      2. 2. Charles (Lyle) Holley 1902–1986
      3. 3. Emerald (Inez) Holley 1898–1978 m. Lee (Roy) Butts 1896–1976
        1. 1. Mary J 1926–
        2. 2. Martha (V) Butts 1921–
      4. 4. Chester (Oliver) Holley 1890–1968
    3. 3. Francis (Marion) Holley 1874–1956
    4. 4. Charles (D) Holley 1871–1943 m. Effie (Dora) Weaver 1875–1966
      1. 1. Alfred (E) Holley 1903–1970
    5. 5. Martha (Lumanda) Holley 1857–1927 m. Andrew (Jackson) Raper 1853–1930
    6. 6. Susan (Catherine) Holley 1869–1952 m. Nathaniel (Monroe) Reich 1867–1916
      1. 1. Effie (Pebble) Reich 1904–1963 m. Edward (E) Weeks 1908–1989
      2. 2. Andrew (Carl) Reich 1894–1962 m. May Chamblee 1896–1972
      3. 3. Marvin Reich 1900–1980 m. Ophelia (Algerine) Shook 1903–2000
      4. 4. Russell (Frederick) Reich 1907–1961 m. Elois (Pauline) Chamblee 1916–1997
        1. 1. James (Monroe) Reich 1951–2012
      5. 5. Hollis (Dayton) Reich 1896–1956
      6. 6. Loubet (Author) Reich 1909–1962 m. Mazie Marie 1911–

James Holley's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of James Martin Holley in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 80
Death of James Martin Holley in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
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