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Enos Holland was born about 1789 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He died 25 April 1875 at age 85, in Colquitt County, Georgia, where he lived in his later life. Reconstructing the life of Enos Holland has been a challenge in spite of extensive military, census, and other records, made difficult by the many locals in which events occurred. Enos lived and left records in different parts of North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia throughout his long life. His father Elisha wrote in his will in 1833, "I give and bequeath unto Enos Holland one dollar and my greatcoat and best hat if he comes after it." That commentary by his father on Enos not spending much time at home was made when Enos was barely half way through his lifespan.

All censuses prior to 1850 listed the name of the head of household only and the number of individuals living within that household, sorted by age, gender and race categories. Elisha Holland's household in the 1800 census of Wayne County, North Carolina consisted of 4 male children ages 10 or under, 1 male between the ages of 10 and 16, 1 male between 26 and 45, and 1 female between 26 and 45. The female would be Patience Watkins, Elisha's wife and Enos' mother; the male between ages 26 and 45 would be Elisha; the one male between ages 10 and 16 would be Enos, born about 1789, making him 11 in 1800; and the four males under 10 years old would be Eli, Woodard, Jesse, and Bryant, born about 1792, 1794, 1795, and 1797, respectively.

Enos is listed in the Wayne County, North Carolina, census of 1810 as head of family with one daughter. He would have been about 21 years old at that time. His wife, we know from his military record, was Patsy Mitchell. I don't know what became of her or his daughter. In his military record, Enos states they were married in North Carolina on 28 January 1810.

Enos served twice in the War of 1812 against England. He was drafted at Waynesboro in Wayne County, North Carolina, on 18 June 1812, and served from September 1812 until February 1813. He detached from 6th Company, 2nd Regiment of the Militia of North Carolina. On 1 October 1814, Enos was again on Muster Rolls of the soldiers of the War of 1812, substituting for Jacob Peacock for a six-month term. He served for four months and six days before being honorably discharged at Camp Portsmouth, Virginia, on 6 February 1815. His military records may be seen in the Public Records section of this web site. One of the important things they tell us is about Enos' first marriage. He states on his military records that his wife was Patsy Mitchell and that they were married in North Carolina 28 January 1810.² This information is consistent with the 1810 census of Wayne County.

Between his two tours of service in the War of 1812, Enos appears on the Johnston County, North Carolina, Taxables list in 1813.⁵ Listed In Captain Cullen Talton's district are Elisha Holland, 350 acres, no polls; Enos Holland, 1 poll; and Eli Holland, 1 poll. In 1817, in Capt. John Gearrald's District are Elisha Holland, 350 acres, no polls; and Eli Holland, 1 poll (Wayne County). In 1819, in Capt. Jesse Grice's District are Elisha Holland, 175 acres, no poll; and Eli Holland, 175 acres, no poll (Wayne County). These poll lists suggest to me that Enos, who was in Johnston and Wayne Counties through 1813, may have gone to Georgia by 1817 since he does not appear on the poll tax list with his father Elisha and brother Eli, as he did in 1813. To further substantiate this idea, by 1819 it is clear that Elisha, who was close to 55 years old by this time had given half his land -- 175 acres -- to his son Eli.

In trying to recover the life of Enos, it helps to look at his life in the context of his brother Eli. Enos and Eli were born about 1789 and 1792, respectively. We know from Eli's 'life story' that he wrote for The Primitive Baptist in 1842, that he went to Jefferson County, Georgia, in January 1816. (This article is reproduced in the Stories section of this web site.) Eli returned to North Carolina in the fall of the same year and married Edith Hood in December 1816. He remained in North Carolina until around 1847-49. It is conceivable that Enos went to Georgia at or about the same time as his brother Eli.

There is a marriage record for Enos Holland and Susan Brown on 6 March 1820, in Jefferson County, Georgia.⁷⁷ Whether that is a marriage of the Enos who is son of Elisha Holland and Patience Watkins is uncertain. Perhaps Enos accompanied Eli to Georgia, or joined him there, but did not return to North Carolina until after he married in 1820. Like Eli, Enos could have gone to Georgia, come back to Johnston County, North Carolina, and settled there for years before returning to Georgia.

The Wayne County, North Carolina Deed Book 13 records, on 30 July 1821, the transfer of part of a tract of land patented by John Holland on 15 September 1785, from Uriah Peacock to Enos Holland. Uriah Peacock was the father of Patience Peacock, who became Enos' step-mother in 1806 after the death of his mother.⁴ We know Enos was in Johnston County in 1822, as least long enough to serve as bondsman for his brother Elisha's marriage to Elizabeth Holland on 26 March 1822.

On the other hand, the Enos of the 1820 marriage record in Georgia may be a different Enos Holland from the one who was the son of Elisha and Patience. Holland was a common name and Enos was not an unusual first name at that time. There was an Enos Holland listed on the census for Nansemond County, Virginia, for example, in 1850 (Image 405, roll M432_962, page 205).

Enos Holland is listed in the 1830 census of Johnston County, North Carolina (page 97). At that time, his household consisted of

Other Holland head-of-households listed on the same page as Enos on the 1830 Johnston County, North Carolina census (page 97) are the following:

This census information makes it appear very likely that the Enos Holland listed is the son of Elisha and Patience since he is living near his brothers Eli, Bryant, Curtis, and Jesse. Enos is not in the 1820 or 1840 census for Johnston or Wayne Counties. There is an Enos Holland in Orange County, North Carolina, in 1840.

An Enos Holland and wife Susan are on the 1850 Census of Thomas County, Georgia. This is probably the same Enos and Susan of the marriage record noted above, and may or may not be the Enos of Elisha and Patience, even though they are listed on the census as being born in North Carolina. Many North Carolinians moved to Georgia, including Hollands, and not all Hollands in North Carolina were in this family.

The 1850 Federal Census of Thomas County, Georgia, included all or part of the modern counties of Brooks, Colquitt, Grady, Thomas and Worth. The abstract below includes only those persons who the census taker recorded as being born in the state of North Carolina. The researcher who desires additional information should consult the National Archives microfilm #432, roll 83, and locate the household number provided.

The Enos Holland who married Susan is also found on the 1860 census of Thomas County, Georgia, living next door to Alvin Holland. Both Enos and Alvin were blacksmiths.³⁶ If the Enos of the 1820 marriage record was a different person from Enos, son of Elisha and Patience, then the Enos and Susan who appear on the Georgia census in 1850 and 1860 were no doubt the Enos and Susan of the Georgia marriage record, and not the son of Elisha. In this case, Enos' (son of Elisha) wife was probably not Susan.

The 1870 Colquitt County, Georgia Census, lists this Enos Holland who was born in North Carolina and married to Celia (Cielia appears to be a mis-spelling by the census taker):
......Holland, Enos 77 Farmer NC [making his year of birth about 1793]
..................Cielia 72 GA [ making her year of birth about 1798; wife]
..................Jack 10 Male GA [making his year of birth about 1860; possible grandchild ]
..................Candis 1 Male GA [making his year of birth about 1869; possible grandchild ]

Perhaps this is the Enos who was son of Elisha, and he has now moved to Georgia with his wife; he is roughly of the right age. Or, this is the Enos of the Georgia marriage record who has a new wife. A Celia Algood filled out and filed a Claim of Widow for Pension on Enos Holland's service record in the War of 1812 (see image file in the Public Records section of this web site).

In 1840 there was an Enos Holland in Orange County, North Carolina. It was probably our Eson, the son of Elisha and Patience; we know his son Eson B. Holland got married there in April 1840. In 1850 there was an Enos Holland in Nansemond County, Virginia, probably a third, and unrelated, Enos Holland. In 1870 there is an Enos Holland with wife Cielia (Celia) in Colquitt County, Georgia. This is our Enos, the son of Elisha and Patience, now living in Georgia. We know this because of she applied for Widow Pension based on his service in the War of 1812.

It is interesting that if there were two Enos Hollands at this time (not counting the one in Nansemond County, Virginia), one in North Carolina and one in Georgia, nowhere do they overlap.

1810 Enos Holland married Patsy Mitchell in North Carolina
1813 Elisha, Enos, and Eli Holland on tax records in Johnston County, North Carolina
1816 Eli went to Jefferson County, Georgia (Jan.) and returned to North Carolina (fall)
1816 Eli married Edith Hood in Wake County, North Carolina (Dec. 25)
1820 Enos Holland and Susan Brown marriage record in Jefferson County, Georgia
1822 Enos Holland was bondsman for Elisha Holland's marriage in Johnston County, North Carolina
1830 Enos and Eli on census of Johnston County, North Carolina
1840 Enos Holland on census in Orange County, North Carolina
1850 Enos and Eli on census of Thomas County, Georgia (ages 59 and 58)
1860 Enos and Eli on census of Colquitt (formerly Thomas) County, Georgia
1870 Enos on census of Colquitt County, Georgia with wife Celia
1871 Enos applied for War of 1812 pension, aged 80, living in Colquitt County, GA married to Patsy Mitchell
1875 Enos died in Colquitt County, GA per Celia Algood Holland's widow pension claim
1878 Celia Algood Holland applied for widow pension based on Enos Holland's service

The dates that don't compute occur in the last decade:
The 1870 census in Colquitt County shows Enos Holland living with his wife Celia.
In 1871 Enos made Declaration of Soldier for Pension stating he is married, his wife's name was Patsy Mitchell, married 28 February 1810 in North Carolina.
In 1878 Enos' wife, the former Celia Algood, applied for widow pension and stated she and Enos were married 3 July 1866. The only way I can make these dates work is to say that in the 1871 Declaration of Soldier for pension, Enos was saying that he is married now and that he was married to Patsy Mitchell at the time of his service. These documents and their transcriptions can be viewed in the Public Records, Military Section of this web site.
Children of Enos Holland and Patsy Mitchell:

1. Eson B. Holland was born about 1818. He married Elizabeth Hicks on 8 April 1840 in Orange County, North Carolina. She was born in North Carolina about 1824. It is likely that Eson was the bondsman listed as Eason Holland on the Johnston County, North Carolina, marriage certificate for Charles Holland and Tempy Holland on 7 January 1847. I do not know who Charles and Tempy Holland are, but know that Eson and Elizabeth were in North Carolina until around 1850, at about which time they moved to Georgia, based on the birth places of their children. Eson would have been about 26 years old at the time of the marriage certificate.

Eson signed and witnessed his step-mother Celia Algood's claim of widow pension, in Mitchell County, Georgia, on 5 September 1871. The document states that Eson B. Holland was 61 years old, and a resident of Colquitt County, Georgia. It also states that his father Enos Holland died in Colquitt County on 25 April 1875. This document and a transcription of it are in the Public Records, Military Section of this web site.
Children of Eson Holland and Elizabeth Hicks:

2. Bright Holland is a possible son of Enos or Eli Holland but no proof or hard evidence has been found to substantiate the relationship. They lived in the same area and the ages fit, but it is not a certainty that he is in this family. The Colquitt County Courthouse burned in 1881 (see Georgia Courthouse disasters in Public Records section). This does not mean that all records were lost; often people took their documents in again for re-recording after a courthouse disaster, but in either case, no records are there today to offer proof about Bright Holland's parentage.¹⁴⁷
Details about Bright Holland:

Holland researcher and descendent Arthur Clark offers this family memory as evidence of Bright Holland being Enos Holland's son,

"My Paternal grandmother, Louisa Kate Nancy Melvina Holland lived in our home from 1924 through her death in 1954 or about 30 years. She stated on many occasions that her paternal grandparents were Bright and Louisa Holland, and her paternal great grandparents were Enos and Susan Holland. She further stated that she never knew Bright, Enos or Susan, because they all died prior to her birth. She did know her Namesake, Louisa.

She also stated that her maternal grandparents were Moses Bodiford and wife Nancy, and her maternal great grandparents were John Bodiford and unknown wife. She only actually met Mosws and Nancy. Incidentally, we still don't know who John Bodiford's first wife and mother of Moses was. Everything she said about her maternal ancestors has been proven by actual records to be true, and I have no reason to doubt her word on her paternal ancestors.

Accordingly, I am compelled to conclude that Enos Holland is the father of Bright Holland."¹¹⁹

Art Clark also points out that two of Enos Holland's sons, who would be Bright Holland's brothers if Bright were a son of Enos, Benjamin and Alvin, named sons "Bright." He also pointed out that Enos, Eson, Bright, and Alvin were members of the Bridge Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Colquitt County at the same time. I have not seen these records and do not know which men or generation are referred to. Enos Holland, son of Elisha, had sons named Eson, Bright and Alvin; he also had grandsons named Enos, Eson, Bright, and Alvin. The use of the name "Bright" by the "brothers" is strong circumstantial evidence.

What I said about Jimmie Holland's origins in Conclusions in the Stories section of this web site about Nellie Holland Russell applies here, there are times when oral history is all we have. The account that Louisa Applewhite Holland told her grandchildren is good enough for me until proof of Bright Holland's parentage is found.

The 1860 census, taken 19 June 1860, for Bridge Creek District of Colquitt County, Georgia, Moultrie Post Office, page 5, shows the following Hollands living in the same area:

Dwelling	Holland family in Bridge Creek District of Colquitt County, Georgia in 1860
32	Eli and Edith Holland
34	Wiley N. Holland	Eli Holland and Edith Hood's son, married Bright Holland's daughter Elizabeth
36	John T. Holland	Eli Holland and Edith Hood's son
37	Alvin Holland	Bright Holland and Louisa's son
41	Merritt Johnson and Mary Ann	Eli Holland and Edith Hood's daughter
42	Elijah Fields and Elizabeth A. Holland	Eli Holland and Edith Hood's daughter

This congregation of Hollands includes Bright's son Alvin; Bright and Louisa were listen on the Thomas County, Georgia, census, now part of Colquitt County. Bright was born about 1822 in Fair Bluff, Columbus County, North Carolina. He married Louisa Applewhite on 30 December 1841, in Stewart County, Georgia, when he was about 19. Louisa, called Eliza, was born in Morgan County, Georgia, 5 February 1824, according to some researchers, and is possibly the daughter of Robert Shaw Applewhite and Elizabeth Barnes. She died 11 March 1899 in Hartsfield, Colquitt County, Georgia, and was buried in Bridge Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Colquitt County.¹¹⁹ Paul Hickey's cemetery listing gives her birth date as 20 September 1841, w/o W. N. Holland."⁹⁷

Bright Holland and Louisa were listed on the 1860 Thomas County, Georgia, census. Bright was age 39, a farmer, born in North Carolina; and Eliza was age 37, born in Georgia. All of their children were born in Georgia: Elizabeth, age 15; William Gaston, age 13, John, age 12, Lovide, and Alvin.

On the 1870 census for Thomas County, enumerated on August 11, 1870, page 43, dwelling #289, family #307, west of the Ochlocknee River, Eliza Holland is 48; William, 21; Lovide Ann, 10; Alvin, 13; Martha A., 6; and Bossy (General Washington), 2. This census suggests that Eliza's husband, Bright Holland, died between November 1867 and August 11, 1870, leaving Eliza with several small. He died intestate.

In 1880, the family was still living in the Ochlocknee District of Thomas County; they were Louisa, age 60; John W., age 33; Alvin Holland, age 23; and General Washington Holland, age 15. ¹¹⁹

Louisa Applewhite Holland died 11 March 1899, in Hartsfield, Colquitt County, Georgia, and was buried 14 March in Bridge Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Colquitt County. Her obituary is in the Public Records section of this web site.
Children of Bright Holland and Louisa Applewhite:

1. Elizabeth F. Holland was born 20 September 1844, although I should point out that the year and place are uncertain. The 1870 census for Colquitt County, Georgia, lists her birth place as Alabama. She was listed on the 1860 Thomas County, Georgia, census as being 15. Thomas County later became Colquitt County. Elizabeth appeared on the Colquitt County censuses of 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910, with her age listed as 26, 34, 53, and 67. She married first Aaron Tison on 4 January 1866, in Berrien County, Georgia. They had one child together, Louisa. Aaron died not long after Louisa was born, about 1867-1968, leaving Elizabeth alone with the baby.

Elizabeth then married 2nd Wiley N. Holland in early 1868, in Georgia. He was her first cousin once-removed, being the son of Eli Holland and Edith Hood (her dad's first cousin, in other words).¹¹ It was a second marriage for Wiley, too. His first wife, Piadama (or Diadoma), had just died, leaving him with five children. When they married, Wiley was 44 and Elizabeth about 23. This diagram shows the relationship between Elizabeth F. Holland and Wiley N. Holland:

Wiley's line with his first wife, as well as his children with Elizabeth, is found in Eli's section. Elizabeth Holland died on 15 November 1926, in Colquitt County, Georgia.
Children of Elizabeth F. Holland:

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2. William Gaston Holland was born 15 May 1847, but there is uncertainly as to where he was born. Some researchers think he was born in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia. The 1880 census indicates he was born in Georgia, whereas 1900 and 1910 censuses state he was born in Alabama. Applewhite researchers (his mother's family) claim he was born in Stewart County, Georgia. William Gaston Holland details:

He was listed on the 1860 Thomas County, Georgia census at age 13, living with his parents Bright Holland and Eliza, his older sister Elizabeth, and his younger siblings John, Lovide, and Alvin. In 1870, he appeared again on the census for Thomas County, living west of the Ochlocknee River with his mother Eliza, and siblings Lovide Ann, Alvin, Martha A. and General Washington.

William Gaston Holland married Mary Ann Bodiford in Thomas County (now Colquitt County), Georgia, on 20 February 1873, when he was 26. The marriage ceremony was conducted by the Reverend G. B. Colman. Mary Ann was the daughter of Moses Columbus Bodiford and Nancy Ann Parker. Moses Bodiford sold William G. Holland 125 acres of land for $50 on 2 November 1874. The deed was recorded in Thomas County, Georgia, on 27 September 1879.

William and Mary Ann's family was recorded on the 1880 census for Thomas County, Georgia. William was 34, Mary Ann, 27; their children were Missoura Holland, 5; James H. Holland, 4; Louisa Kate Nancy Melvina Holland, 3; and John W. Holland, 1. They were living next to his mother Louisa Holland, who was 60, and three brothers, John W., Alvin, and General Washington Holland, ages 33, 23, and 15. This is the census referred to above, that states that William Gaston Holland was born in Georgia.

On 6 June 1900, William and Mary Ann were enumerated on the 1900 census for Decatur County, Georgia. They were 53 and 50; and William was shown to be born in Alabama. Living with them in the Blowing Cave district were Ira, 17; Jennie, 14; and Willie (James Allen), 12.

Mary Ann Bodiford died 27 November 1900, in the Blowing Cave District of Decatur County, Georgia, and was buried in the Long Branch Baptist Church Cemetery near Cairo, Georgia, in present Grady County, then Thomas County.

The 1900 census and Mary Ann's death in 1900 are the only mention of this family being in Decatur County. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, lists Blowing Cave Sink, in Grady County, Georgia. Grady County is adjacent to Decatur County.

Grady County was not formed until 1906, when it was created from portions of Decatur and Thomas County. At the time of the 1900 census and Mary Ann Bodiford Holland's death, Blowing Cave was on the eastern edge of Decatur County, near the western part of Thomas County. William Gaston and Mary Ann were living near the border between what was then Decatur County and Thomas County, and what is now Grady County.

I am grateful to Curtis Darus of Cairo, Georgia, for sending me historic maps of Decatur and Thomas County, and to Arthur Clark for his help in requesting them and putting Mr. Darus in touch with me.¹⁴² From his 1855 and 1864 maps, I created a map for our family history that shows where the Hollands lived in the Blowing Cave area.

The map on the right shows Decatur County and Thomas County, Georgia as they were in 1900. The area in blue is Grady County superimposed, showing where it was taken from Decatur and Thomas Counties by the Georgia General Assembly on August 17,1905. The dotted vertical line down the center of Grady County was the pre-1906 boundary between Decatur and Thomas Counties. You can see Blowing Cave near this border in the northeast corner of old Decatur County.

About 9 months after Mary Ann's death at age 47, William Holland married Mary Irene Finney Caine Bodiford on 15 July 1901, in Thomas County, Georgia. It was a second marriage for him and third for her. The marriage ceremony was performed by W. H. Bibb, Justice of the Peace.

Mary Irene Finney was born 4 January 1861, in Thomas County, Georgia. Her father was Randall Finney, born about 1838 in Georgia. He joined the Army of the Confederate States of America in Thomas County, Georgia, in 1861. He was killed in Jackson, Mississippi in July 1863 while fighting with the Army of Tennessee. Mary Ann's mother was Celia Jane Qualls, born in November 1844 in Alabama. She was a full-blooded Indian, half Creek and half Choctaw; thus, Mary Finney was half Indian.

Following her husband's death in 1863, Celia Jane Qualls married William D. Austin on 10 May 1866, and moved to Leon County, Florida with Mary. They appear on censuses there in 1870 and 1880. William Austin was born in South Carolina about 1807, making him about 37 years older than Jane Qualls. Nevertheless, they had four children together in Leon County: Jane Austin, born about 1868; Martha Austin, born about 1870; William Austin, born about 1875; and Columbus Austin, born about 1877. Martha, who was two months old in 1870 was not listed in 1880 so presumably she died during that decade.

Jane Qualls' daughter Mary Irene Finney married 1st Charles H. Cain in Leon County, Florida, 19 March 1882. I don't know what became of him or if they had children; I will assume he died or was killed, leaving Mary a widow. Mary Finney was 27 when she married for a second time on 31 December 1889, in Thomas County, Georgia. Her husband was John S. Bodiford; Mary was his third wife. He was born 9 March 1824, and was 64 when he married Mary. They had three children together. John Bodiford died 10 April 1899 in Thomas County, Georgia, at age 75, and was buried at Long Branch Baptist Church in Cairo, Grady County, Georgia. Mary was 38.

Widowed again and with three children under 7 years old, Mary married for a 3rd time, this time to William Gaston Holland. It had been less than a year since his wife Mary Ann Bodiford had died but his children were grown and he was apparently willing to step in and provide a family for Mary Finney and her children. Mary Finney's second husband John S. Bodiford who had died two years previously, and Mary Ann Bodiford's father, Moses Columbus Bodiford, were brothers. In other words, William Holland's new wife was the widow of his previous wife's uncle, so they probably knew each other.

The 1910 census for the Cairo District of Grady County, Georgia, shows William G. Holland at age 65, living in dwelling 368 with his wife Mary I. Bodiford (Mary Irene Finney), age 49. Living with them are three children from Mary's previous marriage to John Bodiford: Aaron S. Bodiford, 17; Moses C. Bodiford, 14; and Martha J. Bodiford, 14. This census also shows William Gaston Holland as born in Alabama.

William Gaston Holland signed and had witnessed a will on 31 October 1919. He died a little over four months later, on 12 March 1920, in the Cairo district of Grady County, Georgia. He was buried in Long Branch Baptist Church near Cairo in Grady County. His will was filed for probate with the Grady County, Georgia, Probate Court on 12 March 1920. His executor was Will F. Maxwell, the husband of the oldest daughter of his deceased son, James Henry Holland. He directed that all of his property be sold, and that it be distributed as follows:
    one-fifth share of the value be given to William Allen Holland
    one-fifth share of the value be given to John Wesley Holland
    one-fifth share of the value be given to Nancy Clark
    one-fifth share of the value be given to Jennie Worsham
    one-fifth share of the value be divided between the six children of his deceased son, James Henry Holland.     (They were Etta Holland Maxwell, Allie Holland Harrell, Bernice Holland, Emma Holland, Annie Belle Holland, and Henry Holland.) He left nothing to his 2nd wife Mary Irene Finney Caine Bodiford Holland who he was married to for 18.5 years; she lived for 28 years after he died.

Mary Irene Finney Cain Bodiford Holland died 22 March 1948, in Grady County, Georgia. She was buried near her second husband John S. Bodiford, in the Long Branch Baptist Church Cemetery near Cairo in Grady County. Her obituary is in the Public Records section of this web site.
Children of William Gaston Holland and Mary Ann Bodiford:

1. Missoura Holland was born abt. 1874, in Thomas County, Georgia. She was listed as 5 years old on the 1880 census for the Ochlocknee District of Thomas County, living with her parents William G. and Mary Ann Holland, and siblings James H., Louisa , and John W. Holland. She died young.

2. James Henry Holland was born in September 1876, in Thomas County, Georgia. In 1880 he was listed as 4 years old on the census for the Ochlocknee District of Thomas County, living with his parents William G. and Mary Ann Holland, and siblings Missoura., Louisa , and John W. Holland. He married Mittie Sawyer 20 June 1897, in Decatur County, Georgia. She was born in August 1880, in Thomas County, Georgia. James H. Holland died before 1920 in Thomas County, Georgia.
Children of James Henry Holland and Mittie Sawyer:

3. Louisa Kate Holland was born 13 October 1877, in Thomas County, Georgia. She was listed on the Thomas County census of 1880 at age 3, living in the Ochlocknee District with her parents and siblings Missoura, James H., and John W. Holland. She married James Hastings Clark in Colquitt County, Georgia between 1898 and 1902.
Child of Louisa Kate Holland and James Hastings Clark:

1. James Daniel Clark was born 9 December 1903, in Meigs, Georgia. He married Sarah Edith Hughes on 21 June 1923, in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia.
Children of James Daniel Clark and Sarah Hughes:

1. Margaret Eloise Clark was born 12 June 1925. She married George Kemper Hunnicutt on 14 November 1947, in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia. George Hunnicutt was born 9 February 1925, in Hapeville, Fulton County, Georgia. Margaret Clark Hunnicutt died 19 July 1997, in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia. They had one son.

2. James Marion Clark was born 12 April 1927, in Montezuma, Georgia. He married Martha Susan Bledsoe. She was born 28 May 1931, in Georgia, and died in June 1981. Jim Clark, as he was called, died 6 Oct 2002, in Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia. They had three children.

3. John Frederick Clark was born 8 August 1929, in Montezuma, Georgia. He married a Fincher [first name unknown]. Fred Clark, as he was called, died 15 March 1990, in Hernando, Citrus County, Florida. They had four children.

4. Arthur Lee Clark was born 19 July 1931, in Montezuma, Georgia. He married Melissa Mathews. Art Clark died 12 April 1010, in Murrells Inlet, Georgetown County, Georgia. His obituary is in the Public Records - Death section of this website.

5. Jack Martin Clark was born 25 February 1933, in Montezuma, Georgia. He married a Wisham [first name unknown].

6. Betty Jean Clark was born 14 Jul 1935, in Montezuma, Georgia. She married an Albritton [first name unknown]. Betty Jean Clark died 4 August 1987. They had four children.

4. John Wesley Holland was born in May 1878, in Thomas County, Georgia, and presumably named after his father's brother, John Wesley Holland, who was born in 1849 and was 29 years old at the time of this child's birth.

The information on William Gaston Holland was provided by Arthur Clark.¹¹⁹

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3. John Wesley Holland was born 28 September 1849, in Alabama or Georgia (to be determined). He was listed on the 1860 Thomas County, Georgia census at age 12. He was living with his parents Bright and Eliza Holland, and his brothers and sisters Elizabeth, William Gaston, Lovide, and Alvin.

On 1 November 1875, he purchased 125 acres of land from his brother General Washington Holland, for $200. The deed document was filed in Thomas County, Georgia, on 27 September 1879. The property was the east half of lot #305 located in the 17th district of Thomas County. It was the same property that Moses C. Bodiford sold to John's brother William Gaston Holland for $50 a year earlier, on 2 November 1874. Moses C. Bodiford was William Gaston Holland's father-in-law and the property was originally sold to William G. Holland about a year and a half after her married Moses C. Bodiford's daughter Mary Ann. It is not known how the land was transferred from William Gaston Holland to his brother General Washington Holland, or why it was then sold a year later to their brother John Wesley Holland.

Four years later, on November 8, 1879, John S. Bodiford, brother of Moses C. Bodiford, sold another 125 acres of land to John Wesley Holland for $125. The deed document was filed on 4 December 1879, in Thomas County, Georgia. The land was the north half of lot #296, also located in the 17th district. John S. Bodiford was also a prior husband of William Gaston Holland's 2nd wife, Mary Irene Finney, although the time of this deed, November 8, 1879, was prior to John S. Bodiford's marriage to Mary Finney.

John W. Holland married Mary Agnes Felkel on 2 June 1901, in Colquitt County, Georgia. She was born 5 March 1867, in Florida. She died 5 March 1936, in Colquitt County, Georgia, and was buried 8 March 1936, in Bridge Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Colquitt County. They appear on the 1900 and 1910 censuses of Colquitt County.

By 1920, Mrs. J. W. Holland was listed on the census in Colquitt County with children Ira, Willie, and Minnie. John Wesley Holland had died 14 June 1912, in Colquitt County, Georgia, and was buried 17 June 1912, in Bridge Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery. Mary Agnes Felkel Holland appeared again on the Colquitt County census in 1930, as head of household. In both the 1920 and 1930 censuses, their son Lee Holland was living next door with his family.
Children of John Wesley Holland and Mary Agnes Felkel:

1. Lee W. Holland was born in November 1898, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia. He was listed on the 1900 and 1910 censuses of Colquitt County with his parents; he was 3 and 12. On the 1920 Colquitt County census, Lee was living with his wife Maudie and two daughters, Emma and Mary. His mother was living next door with Ira, Willie, and Minnie, ages 17, 15, and 15.
Children of Lee Holland and Maudie [last name unknown]:

1. Emma Holland was born est. 1918, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

2. Mary Holland was born est. 1920, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

3. Irene A. Holland was born est. 1924, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

4. Dorothy L. Holland was born est. 1928, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

2. Mary Holland was born in September 1899, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

3. Ira Holland was born est. 1902, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

4. Willie Holland was born est. 1904, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

5. Minnie Holland was born est. 1907, probably in Colquitt County, Georgia.

4. Lovide Ann Holland, called Love, was born 17 June 1853 in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia. She was listed on the 1860 Thomas County, Georgia census at age 6, and on the 1870 census at age 16. She married Samuel J. Mathis on 1 December 1878, in Thomas County, Georgia. He was born 17 February 1852, in Georgia. They moved to Jackson County, Florida, sometime between 1888 and 1895. They moved back to the Ocklocknee area of Thomas County, Georgia, between 1910 and 1920. Lovide died 1 May 1923, in Thomas County, Georgia and was buried in the Bold Springs Methodist Church Cemetery near Cairo, Grady County, Georgia. The information on this family is from the research of Shelley Rutkin.⁹⁷
Children of Lovide Ann Holland and Samuel J. Mathis:

1. Gilford A. Mathis was born 17 February 1880 and died 19 February 1880, in Georgia.

2. Arthur Mathis was born in February 1881 in Georgia.

3. Abner Mathis was born in January 1883 in Georgia.

4. Samuel B. Mathis was born in June 1885 in Georgia.

5. Viola A. Mathis was born in June 1885 in Georgia.

6. Mayland Mathis was born 3 December 1888 in Georgia.

7. Mary Lee Mathis was born 3 December 1888 in Georgia. A twin to, or possibly the same child as Mayland.

8. Oscar Mathis was born 7 May 1895 in Florida.

5. Alvin Holland was born in November 1857 in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia. He was listed on the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses in Thomas County, Georgia.

About 10 to 15 years after his father died, when he was 22, Alvin's mother Louisa had him sign a receipt saying he had received a horse, saddle and bridle from her, worth $60, and that this was all of his property that she was holding for him. This receipt was signed and filed in the Colquitt County, Georgia, Court of the Ordinary on 14 September 1880.

On 5 January 1882, Alvin married Kitty Louisa Holland, daughter of Eson B. Holland and Elizabeth, granddaughter of Enos Holland. Alvin and Kitty Holland were first cousins. Alvin and Kitty Louisa Holland were listed on the 1900 census for Colquitt County, Georgia; and on the 1910 and 1920 census in Gadsden County, Florida. Although Alvin was still alive in 1930, Louisa was living with her daughter Betty's family on the Gadsden County, Florida census.

Alvin Holland died at age 78 on 2 October 1936, in Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida.
Children of Kitty Holland and Alvin Holland:

1. Rosetta Holland was born April 1887 in Georgia.

2. Kitten Holland was born January 1892 in Georgia.

3. Laura Holland was born March 1895 in Georgia.

4. Betty Holland was born in 1897 in Georgia.

5. Alvin Holland was born in 1899 in Georgia.

6. Martha Ann Holland was born about 1864 in Thomas County (now Colquitt County), Georgia. She is listed on the1870 census with the family of Bright Holland and Louisa (Eliza) Applewhite. In the 1880 census, she is living with her brother-in-law Samuel Mathis and her sister Lovide Holland, in Thomas County. On 8 April 1883, she married James Johnson in Thomas County.

7. General Washington Holland was born August 1866, in Thomas County (now Colquitt County), Georgia. He was called "Bossy."

On 1 November 1875, he sold 125 acres of land to his brother John Wesley Holland, for $200. The deed document was filed in Thomas County, Georgia, on 27 September 1879. The property was the east half of lot #305 located in the 17th district of Thomas County. It was the same property that Moses C. Bodiford sold to John and General's brother William Gaston Holland for $50 a year earlier, on 2 November 1874. Moses C. Bodiford was William Gaston Holland's father-in-law and the property was originally sold to William G. Holland about a year and a half after her married Moses C. Bodiford's daughter Mary Ann. It is not known how the land was transferred from William Gaston Holland to his brother General Washington Holland, or why it was then sold a year later to their brother John Wesley Holland.

He is listed on the 1880 Thomas County, Georgia, census at 15 years old, living with his mother Louisa, who was listed at 60 although her 1824 birthdate indicates her age to have been 56.

General W. "Bossy" Holland married Ophelia [last name unknown] around 1890-91, in Colquitt County. She was born in December 1868.

His mother, General Washington Holland died on 24 February 1933, in Colquitt County, Georgia.

3. Benjamin Holland was born about 1821 in Fair Bluff, Columbus County, North Carolina. He married Phoebe (last name unknown) in North Carolina around 1844. Phoebe was born in North Carolina around 1824. They moved to Georgia where they appear on the 1850 and 1860 censuses. In 1850 they were living in the 85th District of Union County, Georgia. Benjamin Holland was 30, Phebe was 26, Walter 5, Anthony 3, and Bright was 1. In 1860 they were living in Rabun County, in the Tallulah District, Clayton Post Office. Benji Holland was 39, Phoebe 36, Walter M. was 14, Anthony B. 12, Bright B. 9, Richard J. 7, William C. 6, and Sarah 6 months. Their occupation was listed as farmer.¹⁶⁷
Children of Benjamin Holland and Phoebe:

1. Walter M. Holland was born about 1845 in North Carolina. In 1850, he was listed on the Union County, Georgia census as being 5 years old and living with his parent. In 1860, he was listed as being 14 years old, living with his parents and siblings in Rabun County, Georgia.

2. Anthony J. Holland was born in December 1847, in Georgia. He is listed on the 1850 census of Union County, Georgia along with his parents Benjamin Holland age 30, Phebe 26, Anthony is 3, and Bright 1. In 1860 he is listed on the census for Rabun County, Georgia, living with his parents Benji and Phoebe Holland, and siblings.

In 1880, Anthony, called John on the census, was working in the gold mine in Rabun County. He married Nancy E. [last name unknown] about 1872. Nancy was born in Georgia in June 1852. At the time the census was taken, on 24 June 1880, they were living in Moccasin Township, and listed four children: Phoebe A. age 6, Benjamin 4, Joseph P. 2, and an unchristened son 1 day old. All members of the family were born in Georgia.

Twenty years later, their family had changed quite a bit. The 1900 census shows them living in Tallulah Township in Rabun County. John was 52, Nancy 47. The oldest two children, Phoebe and Benjamin Holland were no longer living with their parents, and possibly the next two children, Joseph P. and the unchristened boy were also no longer living with the family.

It is not clear to me about Joseph P. who was two years old in 1880 and the unchristened boy born in June 1880. The 1900 census lists a Joseph G. Holland, born July 1881. Is this the same child who was two years old in 1880 and would have been 22 in 1900, or is this the unchristened boy born in 1880, or is this another child born after the unchristened boy and before Walter M. Holland? He is listed as being 19. The children who were listed living with John and Nancy Holland in 1900 were Joseph G. Holland, age 19; Walter M. Holland, age 17; James R. Holland, age 11; Nancy C. Holland, age 8; Harriett N. Holland, age 7; and Anthony J. Holland, age 1.
Children of Anthony J. Holland and Nancy E.¹¹⁹

1. Phoebe Holland was born about 1874, in Rabun County, Georgia.

2. Benjamin Holland was born in April 1877, in Rabun County, Georgia. He married Rutha M. [last-name-unknown] about 1898.
Child of Benjamin Holland and Rutha:

1. Garland B. Holland was born in September 1899, in Rabun County, Georgia.

3. Joseph P. Holland was born in July 1878, in Rabun County, Georgia.

4. Unchristened Holland boy was born 23 June 1880, in Rabun County, Georgia.

[ Possible child: 5. Joseph G. Holland was born in July 1881.]

5. Walter M. Holland was born in May 1883, in Rabun County, Georgia.

6. James R. Holland was born in September 1888, in Rabun County, Georgia.

7. Nancy C. Holland was born in May 1892, in Rabun County, Georgia.

8. Harriett N. Holland was born in November 1893, in Rabun County, Georgia.

9. Anthony J. Holland, Jr. was born in September 1899, in Rabun County, Georgia.

3. Bright A. Holland was born about 1849, in Union County, Georgia. He is listed on the 1860 census for Rabun County, Georgia, living with his parents Benji and Phoebe Holland, and siblings. He married Stacy [last name unknown] about 1872. Stacy was born about 1852 in North Carolina. Bright and Stacy Holland are listed on the 1880 census in Rabun County with their children; Alfred is 7, Margaret 6, Jane 2, and Altha 1.
Children of Bright Holland and Stacy:

1. Alfred Holland was born about 1873, in Rabun County, Georgia.

2. Margaret Holland was born about 1874, in Rabun County, Georgia.

3. Jane Holland was born about 1878, in Rabun County, Georgia.

4. Altha Holland was born about 1879, in Rabun County, Georgia.

4. Richard J. Holland was born 21 December 1845, probably in Georgia. He is listed on the 1860 census for Rabun County, Georgia, living with his parents Benji and Phoebe Holland, and siblings. About 1873, Richard Holland married Emily [last name unknown]. They are listed on the 1880 census for Rabun County, Georgia, living in district 509, Tallulah Township. Richard is 36, Emily 35; their children are Phebie 6, Benjamin 5, Joe 2, and Walter 2, all born in Georgia. In 1930, Richard and Emily appeared on the Banks County, Georgia census, living with their daughter Omie who was married to John T. Wade. Richard was listed on that census as "JR Holland, age 81, father-in-law" and his wife Emily was listed as "Emily Holland, age 84, mother-in-law." Richard Holland died 16 November 1931, in Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina. He was buried in the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Children of Richard Holland and Emily:

1. Phoeba Adeline Holland was born 6 August 1873, in Rabun County, Georgia. She is listed on the 1880 census for Rabun County, living with her parents Richard J. and Emily Holland, and siblings. She married John T. Beck on 8 February 1894, in Rabun County, when she was 21. John Beck, whose middle name was probably Thomas, Tilton or Tifton, was born 6 May, 1863. The children listed in their family Bible were listed without dates of birth; all probably born in Commerce, Georgia, in Jackson or Banks County. John T. Beck died 7 August 1927, in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, after 33 years of marriage to Phoeba. Phoeba Holland Beck lived another 33 years, and died in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on 30 October 1960. They were both buried at Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Commerce, Georgia. Pictures of their graves are in the Album - Cemetery section of this website.¹⁶⁷ There is a Memoir in the Stories section of this website about Phoeba Holland and John T. Beck, contributed by her great-grandson, Eddie Rumsey. A picture of her with her great-grandson and sister is in the Album - Family section.
Children of Phoeba Holland and John T. Beck:

1. George Sylvester Beck was born 13 March 1895, in Rabun County, Georgia. He married Martha Curtis Evans. They did not have children. He died in February 1975.

2. Ollie Belle Zona Beck was born 20 May 1897, in Rabun County, Georgia. She married Allen Rudolph Epperson. They had three children. She died in August 1980.

3. Don Carlos Lafayette Beck, called Carl, was born 27 August 1901, in Rabun County, Georgia. He married Minnie Levine. They did not have children. He died in May 1971.

4. Della Estelle Beck was born 14 August 1905, in Rabun County, Georgia. She married Hubert Johnson Rumsey, son of James R. Rumsey (son of Joseph Mitchell Rumsey, son of William A. Rumsey). Hubert Rumsey was born 6 December 1900, in Jackson County, Georgia. Della Beck died 7 January 1997.
Child of Della Beck and Hubert J. Rumsey:

1. Edward Sylvester Rumsey was born 28 June 1923, in Jackson County, Georgia. He married Miriam Ella Wilson in October 1942, in Gaffney, South Carolina. Miriam Wilson was born 11 October 1921, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Edward S. Rumsey died 21 October 1995. He was buried in Carolina Memorial Park in Concord, North Carolina. Miriam Wilson Rumsey died 8 October 1997.
Child of Edward S. Rumsey and Miriam Ella Wilson:

1. Edward Sylvester Rumsey, Jr. was born 21 April 1945, in Amarillo, Texas. He married Lucy Judith Medina. Lucy was born 6 June 1947, in Miraflores, Columbia, South America, the daughter of Dr. Julio C�sar Medina and Maria Blanca Medina de Medina. A picture of Edward Rumsey with his great-grandmother Phoeba Adeline Holland is in the Album - Family section of this website, and a memoir of her is in the Stories section. A Remembrance by Eddie of his Scottish or Irish heritage is also published in the Stories section of this website.

Child of Eddie Rumsey and Lucy:

1. Ana Maria Rumsey was born 18 January 1979, in Miraflores, Boyac�, Colombia, South America. She married Magdiel Hurtado Torres on 20 June 2004, in Athens, Georgia. He was born 28 November 1977, in Havana, Cuba.

2. Joe Mitchell Rumsey was born 11 April 1926. He died serving his county in the U.S. Navy, in 1942. One of the articles from numerous periodicals shows that soon after his enlistment in the Navy in 1942, Joe Mitchell was in radio communications school at Norfolk Naval Air Station when a depth bomb-laden truck caught fire and exploded, killing some twenty-five young men and critically injuring more than 250 others. Joe Mitchell Rumsey was seventeen years old when he died on 17 September 1943. A few of his living relatives recall the graveside ceremony in Kannapolis where taps was sounded and a gun salute fired by a military guard.

3. Betty Jean Rumsey was born 6 December 1930, and died 15 December 1986. She married Henry Cornelius Christy in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was buried in Kannapolis Cemetery in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Child of Betty Jean Rumsey and Henry Christy:

1. Thomas Lewis Christy was born 3 March 1954, and died 4 May 1985.

2. Benjamin Holland was born in April 1876 or 1877, in Rabun County, Georgia. He is listed on the 1880 census for Rabun County, Georgia, living with his parents Richard J. and Emily Holland, and siblings.

3. Joseph P. Holland was born July 1877 or 1878, in Rabun County, Georgia. He is listed on the 1880 census for Rabun County, Georgia, living with his parents Richard J. and Emily Holland, and siblings.

4. Walter M. Holland was born in May about 1882 or 1883, in Rabun County, Georgia. He is listed on the 1880 census for Rabun County, Georgia, living with his parents Richard J. and Emily Holland, and siblings.

5. Eliza Jane Holland was born 23 January 1883, in Rabun County, Georgia. It is thought but not verified that she is the same person known as Oma Holland. She died in June 1977, in Joanna, Lauren County, South Carolina.

6. Sarah Holland

5. William C. Holland was born about 1854, in Georgia. He is listed on the 1860 census for Rabun County, Georgia, living with his parents Benji and Phoebe Holland, and siblings. He married Louisa G. [last-name-unknown] who was previously married to a Vinson and brought two step sons into the marriage. Louisa was born about 1835, in Georgia. The William C. Holland family is listed on the 1880 census for Rabun County, living in Moccasin Township. William was 25 and working in a gold mine; Louisa was 45; Tomkins B. Vinson was 18, born in Georgia, and doing farm work; Jeremiah G. Vinson was born in Georgia, and doing farm work; and Solomon Holland was 6 and born in South Carolina.
Child of William C. Holland and Louisa:

1. Solomon Holland was born about 1874, in South Carolina.

6. Sarah C. Holland was born about 1861, in Georgia. On the 1860 census for Rabun County, Georgia, Sarah is 6 months old in July 1860. She is found in January 1880, living with the William Holbook (Holbrooke?) family in Rabun County as a hired domestic, age 18

4. Alvin Holland was born about 1824 in Fair Bluff, Columbus County, North Carolina. He died 12 March 1883 in Paint Rock, Jackson County, Alabama at age 59. His family information is displayed in a separate section.

5. Eli Holland, previously listed here, has been moved to Jesse's branch due to weightier evidence in that direction.

Elisha Holland's children with wife Patience Watkins:	Elisha Holland's children with wife Patience Peacock:	Enos Holland's children
1. Enos Holland (this page) 2. Eli Holland 3. Woodard D. Holland 4. Jesse Holland 5. Bryant Holland 6. Curtis Holland 7. Absalom Holland 8. Elisha Holland	9. Warren Holland 10. Ave (Nancy) Holland 11. Exum Holland 12. Jinnett Holland 13. Ginsey Holland 14. West Holland 15. Green Holland 16. Candace Holland 17. Needham Gray Holland	1. Eson (Eason) Holland 2. Bright Holland 3. Benjamin Holland 4. Alvin Holland

Elisha Holland's children with wife Patience Watkins:	Elisha Holland's children with wife Patience Peacock:	Enos Holland's children (this page)
1. Enos Holland (this page) 2. Eli Holland 3. Woodard D. Holland 4. Jesse Holland 5. Bryant Holland 6. Curtis Holland 7. Absalom Holland 8. Elisha Holland	9. Warren Holland 10. Ave (Nancy) Holland 11. Exum Holland 12. Jinnett Holland 13. Ginsey Holland 14. West Holland 15. Green Holland 16. Candace Holland 17. Needham Gray Holland	1. Eson (Eason) Holland 2. Bright Holland 3. Benjamin Holland 4. Alvin Holland

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Born about 1789 in North Carolina
Died 25 April 1875 in Georgia

Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Household number
Holland, Enos	59	M	Farmer	45
Holland, Susan	49	F		45
Holland, Enos	29	M	Farmer	45
Holland, Elizabeth	25	F		45
Holland, Sarah	10	F		45
Holland, Mary	8	F		45
Holland, Eli	58	M	P. B. Minister	47
Holland, John T.	28	M	Farmer	49³⁹

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Born about 1789 in North Carolina Died 25 April 1875 in Georgia

Born about 1789 in North Carolina
Died 25 April 1875 in Georgia