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Melissa Ellen Holland 1861–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1861

Birth Location: Kentucky,

Death Date: 12 February 1946

Death Location: Saline, Missouri, USA

Father: Sylvester Holland

Mother: Elizabeth Holloway

Spouse(s): Jacob Koontz

Children(s): George Koontz, Lonnie Koontz, Harry Koontz, Mary Kontz, Robert Koontz, Franklin Koontz, Anna Kontz, Alonzo Koontz, Willie Kontz

Melissa Ellen Holland was born in 1861 in Kentucky,, the child of Sylvester W Holland And Elizabeth Susan Holloway. In 1870, Melissa Ellen Holland resided in Arrow Rock, Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, USA. Melissa Ellen Holland married Jacob Richard Koontz, and had children including Alonzo Koontz, Anna Elizabeth Annie Kontz, Franklin Enoch Koontz, George Koontz, Harry H Koontz, Lonnie Loren Koontz, Mary Kontz, Robert Faris Koontz, Willie Kontz. Melissa Ellen Holland passed away in 1946 in Saline, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Ellen Holland was born in 1861 in Kentucky,, the child of Sylvester W Holland And Elizabeth Susan Holloway.
  • In 1870, Melissa Ellen Holland resided in Arrow Rock, Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, USA.
  • Melissa Ellen Holland married Jacob Richard Koontz, and had children including Alonzo Koontz, Anna Elizabeth Annie Kontz, Franklin Enoch Koontz, George Koontz, Harry H Koontz, Lonnie Loren Koontz, Mary Kontz, Robert Faris Koontz, Willie Kontz.
  • Melissa Ellen Holland passed away in 1946 in Saline, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sylvester Holland
1833–1910
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Holloway
1839–1915
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Jacob Koontz
1867–1945
Birth Location: Indiana
JK

Children(s)

George Koontz
1890–
Birth Location: Missouri
GK
Lonnie Koontz
1888–1953
Birth Location: Missouri
LK
Harry Koontz
1893–1908
Birth Location: Missouri
HK
Mary Kontz
1894–1981
Birth Location: Slater, Missouri
MK
Robert Koontz
1895–1964
Birth Location: Missouri
RK
Franklin Koontz
1896–1985
Birth Location: Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
FK
Anna Kontz
1898–1972
Birth Location: Marshall, Platte, Missouri, United States
AK
Alonzo Koontz
1889–
Birth Location: Missouri
AK
Willie Kontz
1891–1940
Birth Location: Missouri
WK

Melissa Holland's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Holland
1861–1946
Birth Place: Kentucky,
Parents
Sylvester W Holland
1833–1910
, , Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Susan) Holloway
1839–1915
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Michael Holland
1807–1863
Cabell County, West Virginia
Jenny Cowen
1811–1880
, Simpson, Kentucky, USA
Garrett (A) Holloway
1812–1885
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Rebecca (Hudson) Puckett
1818–1878
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Michael Holland
1768–1825
Agatha Ward
1773–1810
Peter Cowen
1770–1833
Mary Harris
1789–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Holland
1742–1816
Mary Walker
1744–1821
Jeremiah Ward
1721–1824
Mary Sanders
1740–1824
Edward Cowen
1750–
Frany Cowen
1750–
Nicholas Harris
1740–1829
Ann Barhop
1745–1783

Melissa Holland's Descendants

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Melissa (Ellen) Holland (20 May 1861–12 February 1946) m. Jacob (Richard) Koontz (Apr 1867–abt 1945)
  1. 1. George Koontz 1890–
  2. 2. Lonnie (Loren) Koontz 1888–1953
  3. 3. Harry (H) Koontz 1893–1908
  4. 4. Mary Kontz 1894–1981
  5. 5. Robert (Faris) Koontz 1895–1964
  6. 6. Franklin (Enoch) Koontz 1896–1985
  7. 7. Anna (Elizabeth "Annie") Kontz 1898–1972
  8. 8. Alonzo Koontz 1889–
  9. 9. Willie Kontz 1891–1940

Melissa Holland's Timeline

11 Records

1861
20 May 1861
Birth of Melissa Ellen Holland in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1861
20 May 1861
Birth of Melissa Ellen Holland in Kentucky,
Kentucky,
1870
1870
Age 9
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Arrow Rock, Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, USA
Arrow Rock, Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
1900
1900
Age 39
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
1910
26 Mar 1910
Age 49
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Marshall, Missouri, USA
Marshall, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Marshall Ward 4, Saline, Missouri, USA
Marshall Ward 4, Saline, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 69
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 74
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Marshall, Saline, Missouri
Marshall, Saline, Missouri
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 79
Melissa Ellen Holland resided here in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
1946
12 February 1946
Age 85
Death of Melissa Ellen Holland in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1861
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T627_2155; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 98-26
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marshall Ward 4, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T625_962; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 496
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: 1246; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 866.0; FHL microfilm: 2340981
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: 716; Family History Film: 1254716; Page: 525D; Enumeration District: 067; Image: 0339
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri; Roll: M593_804; Page: 17B
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: 902; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240902
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marshall Ward 4, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T624_823; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1374836
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Missouri, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1861
    Event Place: Kentucky,
    Record Source: Saline County, Missouri, Ridge Park Cemetery Index, 1875-1963, Ridge Park Cemetery Association of Marshall, Saline County, Missouri Part II Incorporated August 17, 1885

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Arrow Rock, Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri; Roll: M593_804; Page: 17B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: 716; Family History Film: 1254716; Page: 525D; Enumeration District: 067; Image: 0339

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: 902; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240902

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Marshall, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marshall Ward 4, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T624_823; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1374836
    [2] Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Weekly Democrat-News; Publication Date: 26 Mar 1910; Publication Place: Marshall, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Marshall Ward 4, Saline, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marshall Ward 4, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T625_962; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 496

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: 1246; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 866.0; FHL microfilm: 2340981

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T627_2155; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 98-26

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri; Roll: T627_2155; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 98-26

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1946
    Event Place: Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Saline County, Missouri, Ridge Park Cemetery Index, 1875-1963, Ridge Park Cemetery Association of Marshall, Saline County, Missouri Part II Incorporated August 17, 1885
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Missouri, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saline, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Saline County, Missouri, Ridge Park Cemetery Index, 1875-1963, Ridge Park Cemetery Association of Marshall, Saline County, Missouri Part II Incorporated August 17, 1885
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Missouri, Find a Grave Index
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