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William Preston Holliday 1887–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1887

Birth Location: St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1965

Death Location: Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: J Holliday

Mother: Emma Galloway-Holliday

Spouse(s): Emma Sharp, Eva Holliday

Children(s): Luther Holliday, Joseph Holliday, Louis Holliday, Rovella Holliday, Bevie Holliday, Ellie Holliday, Adia Holliday, Almina Holliday, James Holliday

The story of William Preston Holliday began in 1887 in St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA. In 1900, William Preston Holliday resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA. In 1917, William Preston Holliday resided in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, USA. William Preston Holliday married Emma Ophelia Sharp, Eva A Sharp Holliday, and had children including Adia P Holliday, Almina Holliday, Bevie Holliday, Ellie Orel Holliday, James Almir Holliday, Joseph Benjamin Holliday, Louis Angus Holliday, Luther Pervin Holliday, Rovella Hattie Holliday. William Preston Holliday passed away in 1965 in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Preston Holliday began in 1887 in St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1900, William Preston Holliday resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1917, William Preston Holliday resided in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, USA.
  • William Preston Holliday married Emma Ophelia Sharp, Eva A Sharp Holliday, and had children including Adia P Holliday, Almina Holliday, Bevie Holliday, Ellie Orel Holliday, James Almir Holliday, Joseph Benjamin Holliday, Louis Angus Holliday, Luther Pervin Holliday, Rovella Hattie Holliday.
  • William Preston Holliday passed away in 1965 in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

J Holliday
1858–1928
Birth Location: Louisiana
JH
Emma Galloway-Holliday
1862–1936
Birth Location: Louisiana
EG

Spouses(s)

Emma Sharp
1894–1968
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Eva Holliday
1892–
Birth Location: Louisiana
EH

Children(s)

Luther Holliday
1917–1987
Birth Location: Folsom, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
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Joseph Holliday
1920–1998
Birth Location: Folsom, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
JH
Louis Holliday
1921–1959
Birth Location: St. Tammany Parish, LA, USA
LH
Rovella Holliday
1925–2011
Birth Location: St. Tammany Parish, LA
RH
Bevie Holliday
1914–1970
Birth Location: Louisiana
BH
Ellie Holliday
1923–1979
Birth Location: Folsom, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
EH
Adia Holliday
1909–
Birth Location: Louisiana
AH
Almina Holliday
1911–
Birth Location: Louisiana
AH
James Holliday
1912–
Birth Location: Louisiana
JH

William Holliday's Ancestors

Self
William Holliday
1887–1965
Birth Place: St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
J Milton Holliday
1858–1928
Louisiana
Emma Galloway-Holliday
1862–1936
Louisiana
Grandparents
Matthew (Henry) Holliday
1808–1880
New York, United States
Charlotte Thomas
1815–1905
Marion County, Mississippi
Sarah (Brooks) Holliday
1840–1903
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Thomas
1780–1850
Bridget Lee
1785–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Thomas
1745–1807
Jane Weathersby
1750–1841

William Holliday's Descendants

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William (Preston) Holliday (28 Mar 1887–30 May 1965) m. Emma (Ophelia) Sharp (25 Oct 1894–18 Apr 1968) m. Eva (A Sharp) Holliday (abt 1892–)
  1. 1. Luther (Pervin) Holliday 1917–1987
  2. 2. Joseph (Benjamin) Holliday 1920–1998
  3. 3. Louis (Angus) Holliday 1921–1959
  4. 4. Rovella (Hattie) Holliday 1925–2011
  5. 5. Bevie Holliday 1914–1970
  6. 6. Ellie (Orel) Holliday 1923–1979 m. Agnes Adams 1932–2002
  7. 7. Adia (P) Holliday 1909–
  8. 8. Almina Holliday 1911–
  9. 9. James (Almir) Holliday 1912–

William Holliday's Timeline

10 Records

1887
28 Mar 1887
Birth of William Preston Holliday in St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 13
William Preston Holliday resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 30
William Preston Holliday resided here in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, USA
Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
William Preston Holliday resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
William Preston Holliday resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
William Preston Holliday resided here in St Tammany, Louisiana
St Tammany, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 53
William Preston Holliday resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
William Preston Holliday resided here in , St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 64
William Preston Holliday resided here in Louisiana
Louisiana
1965
30 May 1965
Age 78
Death of William Preston Holliday in Folsom, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA
Folsom, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1887
    Event Place: St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Louisiana; Registration County: Tangipahoa County

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana; Roll: T625_632; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 99

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340555

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: St Tammany, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Tammany, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01455; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 52-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Tammany, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01455; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 52-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , St Tammany, Louisiana, 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: St Tammany, Louisian

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Folsom, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Louisiana; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1965
    Event Place: Folsom, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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