Absalom's branch as it extends through his son William W. Holland

29 November 1842 - 4 July 1899

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This page is a sub-section of Absalom Holland and his wife Nancy Hales.   It shows the descendants of their sixth child, William W. Holland and his wife Roena Deans. 

Absalom's children:

 5. Richard W. Holland (identical twin) was born 29 November 1842. He married Bethany Barnes, daughter of John G. and Martha Barnes.  Bethany Barnes was born in 1843 and she died about the last week in May in 1882, approximately a month to 6 weeks after giving birth to Bethany Mamie.  She is buried in the Simon Holland Cemetery.  Richard died in 1882 a few months after Bethany and was also buried in the Simon Holland Cemetery.  M. K. D. Holland states that Richard was courting and planning to be married again when he died suddenly, leaving six small children behind, ranging in ages from approximately 7 months to 10 years.  The six children were dispersed and reared by different families -- some relatives, some friends of the family.  
Children of Richard W. Holland and Bethany Barnes:

1. Etta Holland's information is on a separate page. 

2.  Murray Manning Holland's information is on a separate page.  

3.  Joseph Daniel Holland was born 27 May 1874 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He died 27 December 1953 in Nashville, Georgia, and was buried at Nashville.  On 26 April 1908, he married Mattie Sutton of Nashville, Georgia, daughter of Thomas Henry Talley Sutton and Edith Mathis.  Mattie was born 11 July 1885.  After the death of his parents, Joseph lived with his uncle William.  He went to Baxley, Georgia as a young man and stayed with his uncle Absalom Bryant.  He enlisted in the Army and served in and was wounded in the Spanish American War.  He worked in a bank and from 1931-1945 was Postmaster at Nashville, Georgia. 
Children of Joseph Daniel Holland and Mattie Sutton:

1.  Joeda Holland was born 19 May 1909 in Nashville, Georgia.  She married Homer Lee Pearson, Jr. on 19 November 1928.
Children of Joeda Holland and Homer Pearson, Jr.:

1.  Homer Lee Pearson, 3rd, was born 12 August 1929.  He married Mary Linday Lashley who was born 14 November 1930.
Children of Homer Lee Pearson and Mary Linday Lashley:

1.  Homer Lee Pearson, 4th, was born 2 July 1954.

2.  Linda Caroline Pearson was born 5 October 1957.

3.  Martha Jolynn Pearson was born 6 August 1961. 

2.  Martha Jo Pearson was born 30 January 1932.   She married Ronald Milton Rodgers.
Children of Martha Jo Pearson and Ronald Milton Rodgers: 

1.  Lynne Marie Rodgers

2.  Terri Lee Rodgers 

2.  Melba Holland was born 15 November 1913 in Nashville, Georgia.  She married Samuel Gordon Rogers, Jr., son of Samuel Gordon Rogers and Sue Wellons on 8 September 1934.
Children of Melba Holland and Samuel Rogers, Jr.:

1.  Samuel Gordon Rogers, 3rd, was born 19 July 1935.  On 7 June 1957, he married Helen Claire Smith who was born 6 February 1938, the daughter of Chester Morgan Smith and Frances Wester.  
Children of Samuel Gordon Rogers and Helen Claire Smith:

1.  Samuel Gordon Rogers, 4th, was born 27 June 1959. 

2.  Deborah Claire Rogers was born 25 September 1961.

3.  Frances Holland Rogers was born 10 February 1964. 

Both of Joseph Daniel Holland's grandsons became Methodist Ministers.  Rev. Homer Lee Pearson, 3rd, was with the Florida Conference and Rev. Samuel Gordon Rogers, 3rd, was with the Georgia Conference.

4.  Zachary Grantham Holland was born 9 March 1876 in Wayne County, North Carolina, died 7 May 1941 in Bunnell, FL, buried in Espanola Cemetery, Flagler County, FL;  married 26 May 1900 Flora Maud Deen, daughter of Daniel Martin Deen and Martha Elnora Tuten, born 16 June 1883.  After the death of his parents when he was 6, Zachary, according to M. K. D. Holland, "is supposed to have been reared by an Elijah Overman, but from family stories there was also a close connection with the Jesse Overman family.  He left North Carolina and went to Appling County, Georgia at about the age of 16.  Several members of his family had already migrated to this south Georgia county.  An uncle A. B.  Holland had been there quite some time, as well as the Woodard D. Holland family, for whom he worked when he first come to Georgia."   Zachary and Flora moved to St. Johns County, FL in December of 1903.  "Zachary Holland was engaged in the turpentine business and was one of the early Irish potato and cabbage farmers in this section.  He served as one of the first County Commissioners at the creation of Flagler County, their first meeting being 2 July 1917."   He served from then until 1927, and again from 1929 until 1935.
Children of Zachary Grantham Holland and Flora Maud Deen:

1.  Joseph Oswald Holland was born 7 October 1901 in Appling County, Georgia.  He died 19 July 1902 and was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Bacon County, Georgia. 

2.  Lota Asilee Holland was born 8 September 1903 in Appling County, Georgia.   She died 10 July 1960 in Jacksonville, Florida and was buried in Espanola Cemetery.  She married James A. McDowall in December 1918;  he was born 19 March 1900.  They divorced.  
Children of Lota Asilee Holland and James A. McDowall::

1.  James A. McDowall, Jr., was born 9 August 1922 in Miami, Florida.  He married Betty last-name-unknown. They divorced.
Children of James McDowall, Jr. and Betty: 

1.  Diana Azalee McDowall was born 2 January 1950.

2. James A. McDowall, 3rd, was born 28 July 1951. 

James married 2nd Gladys Thoss in February 1963.  Children by her previous marriage are Danny, Linda, and Johnny. 

2.  Rosa Maud McDowall was born 5 October 1923 in Miami, Florida. ; She married David Franklin Cowan on 30 November 1947. He was born 13 December 1923.
Children of Rose McDowall and David Cowan:

1.  Kimberly Marjorie Cowan was born 13 July 1949 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2.  David Franklin Cowan, Jr., was born 16 January in Orlando, Florida

3.  Douglas Lindsay Cowan was born 6 November 1958 in Orlando, Florida.  

Lota Holland married 2nd Joseph L. Nivan.

3.  Wilda Elnora Holland was born 8 October (est.) 1905 in St. Johns County, Florida.  She married Hoke Smith Cobb on 6 November 1926.  He was born 27 June 1905, and died 5 June 1961.  He was buried in Espanola Cemetery.
Children of Wilda Elnora Holland and Hoke Smith Cobb:

1.  Hoke Smith Cobb, Jr., was born 23 November 1928, died 21 December 1928, and was buried in Espanola Cemetery.

2.  Twin girls died at birth in December 1930, and were buried in Espanola Cemetery.

3.  Dalton Hoke Cobb, was born 2 January 1934 in Palatka, Florida. He married Eleanor Faye Irvin on 11 August 1956. They divorced. 

4.  Zachary Dean Holland was born 4 June 1908 in St. Johns County, Florida. He married Marion Hazel Harrell on 29 May 1938. She was born 18 July 1911, the daughter of John Calhoun Harrell. 
Children of Zachary Dean Holland and Marion Harrell:

1.  Cary Dean Holland was born 23 November 1943 in St. Augustine, Florida.   He married Carolyn Lee Arnold on 28 December 1965. She was born 26 September 1944, daughter of Winfrey Edward Arnold.

2.  Kent Harrell Holland was born 13 February 1947 in St. Augustine, Florida.  

5.  Daphne Maud Holland was born 14 September 1911 in St. Johns County, Florida. She died 14 December 1945 and was buried Espanola Cemetery.   She married Travis Pledger Chambers on 3 July 1927. 
Children of Daphne Maud Holland and Travis Chambers:

1.  Nancy Carol Chambers was born 18 November 1934 in Palatka, Florida.  She married John Mondelli Rodgers, son of A. C. Rodgers, on 7 June 1957.
Children of Nancy Carol Chambers and John Rodgers:

1.  Daphne Carol Rodgers was born 12 October 1958.

2.  June Beverly Chambers was born 7 December 1938 in Daytona Beach, Florida.   She married Gales Wilson Cone on 16 June 1957.
Children of June Chambers andGales Wilson Cone:

1.  Travis Cleland Cone was born 15 January 1964.

6.  Myrtice Oveda Holland was born 13 January 1914 in St. Johns County, Florida.  She married George Henry Giebert, 2nd, on 24 March 1929.   He was born 6 March 1908. 
Children of Myrtice Oveda Holland and George Giebert:

1.  George Henry Giebert, 3rd, was born 19 March 1933 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He married Edwina Williams on 27 August 1957.
Children of George Henry Giebert and Edwina Williams:

1.  Jana Susan Giebert was born 28 June 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida.  

2.  David Lyle Giebert was born 8 September 1961 in Jacksonville, Florida.  

2.  Joe Holland Giebert was born 19 August 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida.  

7.  David Lyle Holland was born 25 April 1916, in St. John's County, Florida.  He died 18 October 1953, and was buried in Espanola Cemetery.  He married Katherine Lord on 21 December 1941; they divorced.  He married 2nd Effie Herr. 
Children of David Lyle Holland and Effie Herr:

1.  Bonnie Ruth Holland was born 16 November 1941(by a previous marriage and adopted by David Holland).  She married Marvin Lee Robertson on 29 December 1957.

2.  Donald Thomas Holland was born 1 August 1945, in Deland, Florida. 

3.  William Ronald Holland was born 24 July 1951, in Richmond, Virginia. 

8.  Zachary Grantham Holland, Jr. was born 27 August 1918, in Flagler County, Florida.  He married Mary Ketus Deen on 21 November 1941.   She was born 24 November 1917, in Bunnell, Florida, the daughter of William Henry Deen and Minnie Mae Johnston.  
Children of Zachary Grantham Holland, Jr., and Mary Ketus Deen:

1.  John Grantham Holland was born 3 May 1945 in Hastings, Florida.  He married Margaret Clare Alpha on 19 November 1965.  She was born 25 February 1946, the daughter of Oscar Alpha.

2.  William Zachary Holland was born 7 January 1948 in Hastings, Florida.

3.  Mary Kaziah Holland was born 9 November 1950 in Hastings, Florida.  She died 28 June 1952 in St. Augustine, Florida, and was buried in Pellicer Creek Cemetery, St. Johns County, Florida.  

9.  Marjorie Carolyn Holland was born 13 September 1922 in Flagler County, Florida. She married Boyd Cordell Robertson who was born 23 December 1917 in Cullman, Alabama.   
Children of Marjorie Carolyn Holland and Boyd Cordell Robertson:

1.  Infant girl was born 19 October 1938, died 20 October1938, buried in Espanola Cemetery, Florida.

2.  Boyd Cordell Robertson, Jr., was born 25 June 1944 in St. Augustine, Florida. 

3.  Gregory Keith Robertson was born 12 February 1953 in St. Augustine, Florida.

5.  Effie Holland was born June 1880 in Wayne County, North Carolina.   It is not known who reared her after the death of her parents when she was two.  She married Jacob M. Stancil.  He was born 3 February 1873 in Wilson County, North Carolina, and died 21 June 1953.  Effie died 10 June 1908 at the death of her second child (mother and baby both died). 
Child of Effie Holland and Jacob Stancil:

1.  Joseph M. Stancil was born 4 January 1906 in Kenly, Johnston County, North Carolina. He married Ethel Johnson who was born 19 May 1912, in Kenly, North Carolina.
Children of Joseph M. Stancil and Ethel Johnson:

1.  James M. Stancil was born 21 January 1932.

Joseph Stancil married 2nd Connie Seley.  She was born 17 May 1914.
Children of Joseph M. Stancil and Connie Seley:

2.  Carolyn Stancil was born 14 January 1942.

3.  Morris Stancil was born 7 February 1944. 

6.  Bethany Mamie Holland was born 13 April 1882 in Wilson County, North Carolina.  After the death of her parents when she was an infant, Bethany lived with the Josiah Davis family. She married Hillard Brown in Wayne County, North Carolina, in 1903.  He was born 31 March 1870, died 2 October 1925, and was buried in the Simon Holland Cemetery in Wayne County, North Carolian.  Bethany died 17 June 1955 in Wilson County, North Carolina, and was buried in the Simon Holland Cemetery.  
Children of Bethany Mamie Holland and Hillard Brown:

1.  Ruth Brown was born 21 March 1905 in Wilson County, North Carolina. She married Thurman Lamm on 18 December 1925.  He was born 1 May 1905, died 2 October 1957, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Wilson, North Carolina.  They did not have children.

2.  Lizzie Brown was born 15 March 1907 in Wilson, North Carolina.  On 19 November 1924 she married James Herman Holland, born 9 October 1907, son of  Willie Holland and Roxie Lamm.  Willie Holland was a great-grandson of Warren Holland, half-brother to Absalom.  See Notes for additional information about this relationship.  
Children of Lizzie Brown and James Herman Holland:

1.  Paul Rudolph Holland was born 6 November 1925 in Wilson County, North Carolina. He  married Ernestine Flowers on 15 November 1945.   She was born 30 March 1928 in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Children of Paul Rudolph Holland and Ernestine Flowers:

1.  Rudolph Wayne Holland was born 13 December 1941.

2.  Sandra Kay Holland was born 8 July 1948.

3. Carrie Diane Holland was born 14 July1952. 

2.  Margie Lee Holland was born 14 September 1929 in Wayne County, North Carolina. She married Gleamous Bunn on 8 March 1947.  He was born 8 April 1918 in Wilson County, North Carolina.
Children of Margie Lee Holland and Gleamous Bunn: 

1. Judy Carol Bunn was born 25 November 1947 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

2. Carolyn Ann Bunn was born 4 April 1949 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

3.  Avis Jean Bunn was born 26 April 1951 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

4.  Gleamous Bunn, Jr., was born 21 January 1953 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

5.  Ruby Lee Bunn was born 6 March 1957 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

6.  Ricky Earl Bunn was born 21 February 1959 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

7.  Charles Ray Bunn was born 11 February 1962 in Wilson County, North Carolina. 

3.  James William Holland was born 20 November 1935 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He married Judith Ann Pope on 15 August 1959.   She was born 27 July 1939 in Johnston County, North Carolina.  James and Judy were 4th cousins, both descended from Elisha Holland and Patience Peacock.  Judy's family appears in Sally Holland's section.   Sally Holland, daughter of Green Holland, was Judy's great-grandmother.  There is more information on their common ancestry in the Notes section of this web site.^{1, 6, 14}
Children of James William Holland and Judy Pope:

1.  Leigh Ellen Holland was born 20 February 1967.  She married Mark Henderson.
Child of Leigh Ellen Holland and Mark Henderson:

1.  Madeline Sarah Henderson was born 27 April 1996.

2.  Neal Holland was born 23 April 1969.  He married, first, Gail Creech, who was previously married to a Foster.  Neal Holland and Gail Creech divorced.  Neal married, second, Carol Hodge. 
Child of Neal Holland and Carol Hodge:

1.  Austin Daniel Holland was born 20 February 2002.

4.  Doris Jane Holland was born 23 November 1937 in Wilson County, North Carolina.  She married Walter Dennis Wheeler on 25 December 1959.  He was born 29 March 1938 in Johnston County, North Carolina
Children of Doris Jane Holland and Walter Wheeler:

1.  Christopher Dennis Wheeler was born 3 April 1965 in Wilson, North Carolina.

5.  Keith Douglas Holland was born 24 July 1948 in Wilson, North Carolina.

3.  Richard Ashley Brown was born 25 October 1909 in Johnston County, North Carolina. He married Inez Parrish on 3 October 1946 in Dillon, South Carolina.  She was born 17 August 1923 in Wilson County, North Carolina.
Children of Richard Ashley Brown and Inez Parrish: 

1.  Ashley Ray Brown was born 22 July 1947 in Wilson County, North Carolina. 

2.  Sandra Kay Brown was born 2 February 1950 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

3.  Laura Ann Brown was born 19 March 1954. 

4.  Mae Brown was born 14 May 1912 in Wayne County, North Carolina.  She married Roy Hooks on 21 December 1929 in Dillon, South Carolina.  He was born 6 June 1905. 
Children of Mae Brown and Roy Hooks:

1.  Roy Hooks, Jr., was born 30 April 1931 in Wilson County, North Carolina.   He married Eunice Parrish in Johnston County, North Carolina on 8 May 1954. She was born 25 July 1935, in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Children of Roy Hooks, Jr. and Eunice Parrish: 

1.  Jimmie Dale Hooks was born 20 September 1955 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

2.  Wanda Faye Hooks was born 19 March 1958 in Johnston County North Carolina.

3.  Timothy Wayne Hooks was born 9 June 1959 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

4. Teresa Lynn Hooks was born 3 October 1961 in Johnston County, North Carolina.  She died 17 December 1961, and was buried in Henly Cemetery.

5.  Christopher Lance Hooks was born 8 January 1963 in Johnston County, North Carolina. 

2.  Sadie Rae Hooks was born 6 November 1933 in Wayne County, North Carolina.  She married Carl Price, Jr., in Dillon, South Carolina on 7 September 1951.  He was born 24 September 1932 in Johnston County, North Carolina. 
Children of Sadie Rae Hooks and Carl Price, Jr.:

1.  Vickie Sue Price was born 2 December 1952 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

2.  Ricky Carl Price was born 24 November 1953 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

3.  Jackie Eugene Price was born 30 October 1955 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

4.  Kathy Diane Price was born 19 November 1956 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

5.  Gail Annette Price was born 1 April 1959 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

3.  Rose Marie Hooks was born 2 October 1936, in Johnston County, North Carolina.  She married Simon Andrew House on 30 September 1956, in Dillon, South Carolina.   He was born 8 October 1933, died 10 December 1961, and was buried in Pearce Cemetery in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Child of Rose Marie Hooks and Simon Andrew House: 

1.  Michael Andrew House was born 15 February1958 in Johnston County, North Carolina.

4.  Mildred Faye Hooks was born13 November 1939, in Johnston County, North Carolina.  She married Manley Averson Creech in Dillon, South Carolina.  He was born 20 December 1940. 
Child of Mildred Faye Hooks and Manley Averson Creech:

1.  Joy Michele Creech was born 9 September 1964.

5.  Louetta Brown was born 6 May 1914 in Wayne County, North Carolina.  She married Rodney J. Davis on 14 December 1933, in Wayne County, North Carolina.  He was born 14 March 1911, in Wayne County, and died 7 January 1956, in Wilson County, North Carolina.  He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Wilson County.
Children ofLouetta Brown and Rodney Davis: 

1.  Rosa Mae Davis was born 9 August 1935, in Wilson County, North Carolina.  She married Selby Tedder on 11 February 1956, in Wilson County.  He was born 11 June 1935, in Wilson County. 
Children of Rosa Mae Davis and Selby Tedder:

1.  Cathy Lorraine Tedder was born 27 February 1957 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

2.  Randy Dale Tedder was born 19 September 1958 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

3.  Garry Wayne Tedder was born 8 November 1960 in Norfolk, Virginia. 

2.  Charles Daniel Davis was born 13 January 1939, in Wilson County, North Carolina.  He married Doris Loretta Slate on 2 December 1962, in Wilson County, North Carolina.  She was born 15 March 1944 in Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
Children of Charles Daniel Davis and Doris Loretta Slate:

1.  Charles David Davis was born 17 August 1963 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

3.  Jimmy Davis was born 16 February 1946, in Wilson County, North Carolina.

4.  Hillard Alvin Davis was born 4 February 1948 in Wilson County, North Carolina.

5.  Archie Davis was born 17 June 1950 in Wilson County, North Carolina. 

6.  Joe Edward Brown was born 30 November 1915 in Wayne County, North Carolina.

7.  Hubert Lee Brown was born 22 December 1920, in Wayne County, North Carolina.  He married Mary Magolene Collier on 13 November 1948, in Dillon, South Carolina.   She was born 26 May 1930, in Wilson County, North Carolina.
Children of Hubert Lee Brown and Mary Collier: 

1.  Donald Marie Brown was born 20 September 1951, in Wilson County, North Carolina.

2.  Joyce Lorraine Brown was born 10 September 1952, in Wilson County, North Carolina.

3.  Hubert Landis Brown was born 24 February 1955, in Wilson County, North Carolina.

This is the end of Richard's line.  Use the links below to get to his parents and siblings.

About this History

I wish to acknowledge the very important contributions of Miss Nellie Holland Russell whose work was the genesis of this history, and Mrs. Mary Ketus Deen Holland of Linville Falls, North Carolina, who continued the work and contributed most of the information in the section on Absalom, from whom her husband descended.  In her honor and in her tradition, I dedicate this section to  her husband, Zachary Grantham Holland, Jr. 

There are errors in this work: some dates that could not logically work.  If you see a mistake or can add to the information here, please contact me.

The information is from family historians Nellie Holland Russell and Mary Ketus Deen Holland, and information of which I have personal knowledge or have gathered from family members.  Though imperfect, it is a good start.  Enjoy and please let me know if you have questions or corrections.  This work is being continued and added to on a regular basis so check the revision date below to see when additions or changes were last posted.

Holland Family History in America - Richard Holland
Published 10 Nov 1996  Last updated 21 January 2011

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