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William Holloway 1754–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1831

Death Location: Sixmile Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Frances Meador

Spouse(s): Sarah Meador

Children(s): Barnes Holloway

William Holloway was born in 1754 in Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of William Holloway Sr And Frances Meador. In 1782, William Holloway resided in 03 00, Cumberland County, VA. In 1818, William Holloway resided in Tennessee. William Holloway married Sarah Francis Meador, and had children including Barnes Columbus Holloway. William Holloway passed away in 1831 in Sixmile Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Holloway was born in 1754 in Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of William Holloway Sr And Frances Meador.
  • In 1782, William Holloway resided in 03 00, Cumberland County, VA.
  • In 1818, William Holloway resided in Tennessee.
  • William Holloway married Sarah Francis Meador, and had children including Barnes Columbus Holloway.
  • William Holloway passed away in 1831 in Sixmile Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1726–1801
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Frances Meador
1730–1798
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Meador
1759–1824
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Barnes Holloway
1781–1841
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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William Holloway's Ancestors

Self
William Holloway
1754–1831
Birth Place: Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
William Holloway Sr.
1726–1801
Virginia, British Colonial America
Frances Meador
1730–1798
Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Holloway
1696–1758
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Hannah Spiers
1700–1780
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Jonas Meador
1698–1768
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Frances Hudgens
1702–1774
Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Spiers
1682–1706
Martha Mills
1685–1716
John Meador
1658–1721
John Meador
1675–1721
Edward Hudgins
1666–1724
Frances Gwinn
1679–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spiers
1660–1703
Hannah Martin
1660–1721
John Mills
1660–1719
Mary North
1660–1741
Thomas Meador
1638–1663
Sarah Hoskins
1636–1692
Thomas Hudgins
1620–1678
Elizabeth Morgan
1620–1728
Boaz Gwin
1673–1697
Margaret Surry
1670–1734

William Holloway's Descendants

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William Holloway (1754–1831) m. Sarah (Francis) Meador (6 February 1759–1824)
  1. 1. Barnes (Columbus) Holloway 1781–1841 m. Ruth Wallace 1789–1850
    1. 1. Benjamin (Archibald) Holloway 1828–1906 m. Catherine Thompson 1836–1864 m. Sarah McGILL 1829–
      1. 1. Margaret (Eliza) Holloway 1859–1936
      2. 2. Ruth (Agnes) Holloway 1857–1914
      3. 3. Charles (Lee) Holloway 1862–1927
      4. 4. Louisa (Jane) Holloway 1855–1932
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Holloway 1861–1861
    2. 2. John Holloway 1806–1862
    3. 3. Lawson Holloway 1820–1878 m. Mahala (Ann) Jackson 1826–1878
      1. 1. Adaline Holloway 1849–1872
      2. 2. Thomas (Lillard) Holloway 1851–1909
      3. 3. Belle (Zora) Holloway 1852–1930 m. Zalmon Hawley 1835–1889 m. James (Randolph) Robinson 1848–1922
        1. 1. Lida Hawley 1864–
      4. 4. Elderrado Holloway 1853–1878
      5. 5. Gilbert Holloway 1855–1902
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Holloway 1857–1917
      7. 7. Henen (Gosset) Holloway 1859–1952 m. James (Calvin) Snodgrass 1854–1918
        1. 1. Hattie Snodgrass 1877–
        2. 2. Edward (P) Snodgrass 1879–
        3. 3. Francis (O) Snodgrass 1881–
        4. 4. Harry (L) Snodgrass 1887–1962
      8. 8. R (Gordon) Holloway 1862–1918
      9. 9. Henry Holloway 1865–1942
      10. 10. Frank Holloway 1871–1931
    4. 4. Joseph Holloway 1818–
    5. 5. David Holloway 1817–1891 m. Melissa Blakley 1829–1873 m. Susannah Daugherty 1831–1920
      1. 1. Alvin Holloway 1848–1922
      2. 2. Anna Holloway 1859–1889
      3. 3. Frelin (H) Holloway 1849–1906
      4. 4. Jasper (D) Holloway 1846–1880
      5. 5. Rissa Holloway 1856–1931
      6. 6. Julia Holloway 1865–1944
      7. 7. May Holloway 1868–1903
      8. 8. Ray Holloway 1871–1945
      9. 9. Ellen Holloway 1852–1926
      10. 10. Lewis (D) Holloway 1867–1931
      11. 11. Alice Adkins 1854–1944
    6. 6. Fleming Holloway 1812–
    7. 7. William Holloway 1809–
    8. 8. Thomas Holloway 1807–
    9. 9. James Holloway 1822–

William Holloway's Timeline

5 Records

1754
1754
Birth of William Holloway in Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
1782
Mar 1782
Age 28
William Holloway resided here in 03 00, Cumberland County, VA
03 00, Cumberland County, VA
1818
1818
Age 64
William Holloway resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1831
30 April 1831
Age 77
Death of William Holloway in Blount, Tennessee, United States
Blount, Tennessee, United States
1831
1831
Age 77
Burial of William Holloway in Sixmile Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America
Sixmile Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Billy Holloway, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 February 2022), Billy Holloway, ; Burial, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America, Six Mile Cemetery; citing record ID 8143634, <i>Find a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Mar 1782
    Event Place: 03 00, Cumberland County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 April 1831
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Billy Holloway, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 February 2022), Billy Holloway, ; Burial, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America, Six Mile Cemetery; citing record ID 8143634, <i>Find a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Sixmile Cemetery, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Billy Holloway, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 24 February 2022), Billy Holloway, ; Burial, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America, Six Mile Cemetery; citing record ID 8143634, <i>Find a
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