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Selena Ellen Bennett Holland 1870–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1870

Birth Location: Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina

Death Date: 24 Feb 1961

Death Location: Ellijay, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Bennett

Mother: Martha Fox

Spouse(s): John Holland

Children(s): Bessie Poindexter, Anna Corbin, James Holland, Cora Mashburn, Stella Poindexter, Martha Gregory, Clinton Sr, Leonard Holland, Ernest Holland, Harley Holland, Flora McCoy

Selena Ellen Bennett Holland was born in 1870 in Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, the child of James Montiville Bennett And Martha J Fox. In 1880, Selena Ellen Bennett Holland resided in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. Selena Ellen Bennett Holland married John Z Holland, and had children including Anna Lee Holland Corbin, Bessie Ellen Holland Poindexter, Clinton Theodore Holland Sr, Cora Jane Holland Mashburn, Ernest L Holland, Flora Elizabeth Holland Mccoy, Harley Clifford Holland, James Shirley Holland, Leonard John Holland, Martha Beulah Holland Gregory, Stella Mae Holland Poindexter. Selena Ellen Bennett Holland passed away in 1961 in Ellijay, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Selena Ellen Bennett Holland was born in 1870 in Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, the child of James Montiville Bennett And Martha J Fox.
  • In 1880, Selena Ellen Bennett Holland resided in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Selena Ellen Bennett Holland married John Z Holland, and had children including Anna Lee Holland Corbin, Bessie Ellen Holland Poindexter, Clinton Theodore Holland Sr, Cora Jane Holland Mashburn, Ernest L Holland, Flora Elizabeth Holland Mccoy, Harley Clifford Holland, James Shirley Holland, Leonard John Holland, Martha Beulah Holland Gregory, Stella Mae Holland Poindexter.
  • Selena Ellen Bennett Holland passed away in 1961 in Ellijay, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Selena Holland's Ancestors

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Selena Holland
1870–1961
Birth Place: Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina
Parents
James Montiville Bennett
1847–1937
Woodrow, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (J.) Fox
1835–1921
North Carolina
Grandparents
John (W) Bennett
1818–1890
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Cinthia Davis
1814–1854
Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Robert (L.) Fox
1785–1880
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Ann Adams
1816–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Selena Holland's Descendants

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Selena (Ellen Bennett) Holland (22 May 1870–24 Feb 1961) m. John (Z.) Holland (7 Sep 1865–1 May 1950)
  1. 1. Bessie (Ellen Holland) Poindexter 1887–1978
  2. 2. Anna (Lee Holland) Corbin 1913–1989
  3. 3. James (Shirley) Holland 1892–1969
  4. 4. Cora (Jane Holland) Mashburn 1891–1982
  5. 5. Stella (Mae Holland) Poindexter 1902–2000
  6. 6. Martha (Beulah Holland) Gregory 1895–1989
  7. 7. Clinton (Theodore Holland) Sr 1906–1990
  8. 8. Leonard (John) Holland 1904–1980
  9. 9. Ernest (L) Holland 1918–1990
  10. 10. Harley (Clifford) Holland 1894–1976
  11. 11. Flora (Elizabeth Holland) McCoy 1911–2000

Selena Holland's Timeline

4 Records

1870
22 May 1870
Birth of Selena Ellen Bennett Holland in Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina
Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 10
Selena Ellen Bennett Holland resided here in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1890
29 Mar 1890
Age 20
Selena Ellen Bennett Holland was married in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1961
24 Feb 1961
Age 91
Death of Selena Ellen Bennett Holland in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina,
Franklin, Macon, North Carolina,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1870
    Event Place: Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Page: 293D; Enumeration District: 107
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1890
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Page: 293D; Enumeration District: 107

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina,
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellijay, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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