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John Wesley Holliday 1878–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Ripley, Mississippi

Death Date: 27 Aug 1943

Death Location: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA

Father: John Holliday

Mother: Matilda Turner

Spouse(s): Mary Callahan

Children(s): Onienell Holliday, Dove Holliday, Walter Holliday, Marydell Holiday

John Wesley Holliday was born in 1878 in Ripley, Mississippi, the child of John M Holliday And Matilda A E Turner. In 1920, John Wesley Holliday resided in Ennis Ward 4, Ellis, Texas, USA. In 1930, John Wesley Holliday resided in Ennis, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA. John Wesley Holliday married Mary Ann Callahan, and had children including Dove Neal Holliday, Marydell Holiday, Onienell Holliday, Walter Virgil Holliday. John Wesley Holliday passed away in 1943 in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Holliday was born in 1878 in Ripley, Mississippi, the child of John M Holliday And Matilda A E Turner.
  • In 1920, John Wesley Holliday resided in Ennis Ward 4, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, John Wesley Holliday resided in Ennis, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • John Wesley Holliday married Mary Ann Callahan, and had children including Dove Neal Holliday, Marydell Holiday, Onienell Holliday, Walter Virgil Holliday.
  • John Wesley Holliday passed away in 1943 in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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John Holliday's Ancestors

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John Holliday
1878–1943
Birth Place: Ripley, Mississippi
Parents
John M. Holliday
1850–
Georgia
Matilda (A. E.) Turner
1850–
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Holliday's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Holliday (8 Mar 1878–27 Aug 1943) m. Mary (Ann) Callahan (16 Apr 1876–6 Apr 1958)
  1. 1. Onienell Holliday 1908–2008 m. F (R "Red") Olmsted 1904–1979
  2. 2. Dove (Neal) Holliday 1906–1979
  3. 3. Walter (Virgil) Holliday 1912–1993 m. Emma (Matilda) Holliday 1917–2000
  4. 4. Marydell Holiday 1911–1997 m. Fred (L) Cooke 1908–2001 m. F (D) Cooper 1908– m. Ernie Wilks 1906–1967
    1. 1. Richard (Neal) Cooke 1934–2019 m. Betty (J) Herschelman 1934–2024

John Holliday's Timeline

6 Records

1878
8 Mar 1878
Birth of John Wesley Holliday in Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 42
John Wesley Holliday resided here in Ennis Ward 4, Ellis, Texas, USA
Ennis Ward 4, Ellis, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
John Wesley Holliday resided here in Ennis, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
Ennis, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
John Wesley Holliday resided here in Ennis, Ellis, Texas
Ennis, Ellis, Texas
1940
1940
Age 62
John Wesley Holliday resided here in , Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
1943
27 Aug 1943
Age 65
Death of John Wesley Holliday in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Ripley, Mississippi
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ennis Ward 4, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ennis, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ennis, Ellis, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ennis, Ellis, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates

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