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James Herman Holley 1892 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1892

Birth Location: , , Alabama, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1954

Death Location: Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama, USA

Father: James Holley

Mother: Martha Herring

Spouse(s): Pearl Wright

Children(s): James Holly

James Herman Holley was born in 1892 in , , Alabama, USA, the child of James Hermon Odom Holley and Martha Herring. In 1935, James Herman Holley resided in Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama. In 1940, James Herman Holley resided in Election Precinct 11 Simpkinsville, Simpkinsville,. James Herman Holley married Pearl Wright, and had children including James bernice Holly. James Herman Holley passed away in 1954 in Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James Herman Holley was born in 1892 in , , Alabama, USA, the child of James Hermon Odom Holley and Martha Herring.
  • In 1935, James Herman Holley resided in Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama.
  • In 1940, James Herman Holley resided in Election Precinct 11 Simpkinsville, Simpkinsville,.
  • James Herman Holley married Pearl Wright, and had children including James bernice Holly.
  • James Herman Holley passed away in 1954 in Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Holley
1862 – 1931
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Martha Herring
1870 – 1907
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Pearl Wright
1896 – 1981
Birth Location: Alabama, Alabama, USA
PW

Children(s)

James Holly
Birth Location: [<city>], Alabama
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James Holley's Ancestors

Self
James Holley
1892 – 1954
Birth Place: , , Alabama, USA
Parents
James Hermon Odom Holley
1862 – 1931
Alabama, United States
Martha Herring
1870 – 1907
Alabama
Grandparents
Malachi Holley
1832 – 1870
Alabama, United States
Pemmie ((Holley)) Middleton
1836 – 1900
Monroe County, Alabama, USA
Elijah (L. Herring m.) Kent
1826 – 1892
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Malachi Holly
1795 – 1849
Sarah unknown
1790 –
Mary Goolsby
1802 – 1870
John Herring
1778 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malachi HOLLY
1795 – 1849
John Herring
1732 – 1790
Catherine Herring
– 1790

James Holley's Descendants

1.
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James (Herman) Holley (8 Feb 1892 – 8 Sep 1954) m. Pearl Wright (7 October 1896 – 2 July 1981)
  1. 1. James (bernice) Holly ([<dd mm year>] – ) m. Evelyn Holly (11 Feb 1924 – )
    1. 1. Glenda (Carol) Rye (3 Mar 1944 – 2 Jan 2013) m. Donnie Seaman (12 Jul 1942 – )
      1. 1. Desiree Collier (28 Sep 1965 – )
      2. 2. Gwendolyn (sherry) Kinman (25 Oct 1968 – ) m. Edward Worrell (25 Jan 1951 – ) m. Robert (Massey) Kinman (29 September 1961 – 3 October 2008)
        1. 1. Caroline (elizabeth) Kinman (5 Jun 1993 – )
        2. 2. Robert (massey) Kinman (21 Oct 1993 – ) m. Emily (auburn) Richardson
    2. 2. Vance (virginia) Holley (14 Dec 1946 – ) m. Jackie Holley
      1. 1. Robin (bernice) Holley (31 Oct 1962 – )
      2. 2. Sheila (marlene) Holley (14 Oct 1966 – 17/07/1995)

James Holley's Timeline

5 Records

1892
8 Feb 1892
Birth of James Herman Holley in , , Alabama, USA
, , Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
James Herman Holley resided here in Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama
Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 48
James Herman Holley resided here in Election Precinct 11 Simpkinsville, Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Election Precinct 11 Simpkinsville, Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
James Herman Holley resided here in Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
1954
8 Sep 1954
Age 62
Death of James Herman Holley in Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama, USA
Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1892
    Event Place: , , Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00066; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 50-18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Precinct 11 Simpkinsville, Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00066; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 50-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Simpkinsville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Simpkinsville, Monro

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toleg, Alabama
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Simpkinsville, Monro

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1954
    Event Place: Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethel, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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