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James Wiley Holliday 1842–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1842

Birth Location: Wythe Co. Va

Death Date: 27 Feb 1915

Death Location: Wythe Co Va

Father: Fred Sr

Mother: Sarah Cothran

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Wiley Holliday was born in 1842 in Wythe Co. Va, the child of Fred William Holliday Sr And Sarah E Sally Cothran. James Wiley Holliday passed away in 1915 in Wythe Co Va.

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Biography

  • James Wiley Holliday was born in 1842 in Wythe Co. Va, the child of Fred William Holliday Sr And Sarah E Sally Cothran.
  • James Wiley Holliday passed away in 1915 in Wythe Co Va.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fred Sr
1764–1858
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Sarah Cothran
1784–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Holliday's Ancestors

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James Holliday
1842–1915
Birth Place: Wythe Co. Va
Parents
Fred William Holliday Sr
1764–1858
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Sarah (E. "Sally") Cothran
1784–1870
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Elijah) Holladay
1736–1786
Elmwood, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Ann (Greely) Ayres
1735–1786
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Holliday's Timeline

2 Records

1842
13 Mar 1842
Birth of James Wiley Holliday in Wythe Co. Va
Wythe Co. Va
1915
27 Feb 1915
Age 73
Death of James Wiley Holliday in Wythe Co Va
Wythe Co Va

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1842
    Event Place: Wythe Co. Va

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Wythe Co Va
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