John Holland was a farmer who moved from Del Rio (Big Creek) to Oven Creek, Cocke County between 1880 and 1886.
John Holland the fourth child of William and Eliza Allen Holland was born 28 April 1836 at or near Wolf Creek in Cocke County, Tennessee. He married Sarah “Sally” Elizabeth Easterly of Oven Creek daughter of Noah Webster and Julia A. Gillespie Easterly about 1869. Sally was born 27 September 1846.
John inherited an “undivided interest” and bought his brother James Thomas’ interest in their father’s real estate. John also inherited a tract of land at Oven Creek and a half interest in the Holland farm at Big Creek along with his brother Charles that he later purchased from Charles. Eventually John inherited and bought one-half of all his father’s lands. He and Sally were living in his mother Eliza’s home presumably at Wolf Creek with his brothers Reuben, James, and Elbert in 1870 with Margaret Woody age 9. At the time Eliza’s real estate was valued at $4000 and her personal property at $1500. With them also lived a 25-year-old black female housekeeper, Franklin a 10-year-old black laborer, and Sarah age 4. In 1880 John’s brother Reuben and Jane “Jannie” Holland lived next to them; Reuben had two black “bound boys [living with him] at home” born in North Carolina, named Thomas Holland age 14 and George Holland age 10. Eliza was living with John’s family and Margaret “Maggie” Woody age 17 “raised as one of family” in 1880 later married Elbert Holland. In the Census of 1880 John Holland was enumerated at Big Creek (now Del Rio), Tennessee.
John moved his family to a two story home that they referred to as the log cabin just over the Greene County line south of the Nolichucky River near Oven Creek presumably, when he acquired more of his father’s property by January 1882. John Holland died 2 September 1886 at age 50.
From "The St. Tammany Farmer" (Covington, Louisiana) September 11, 1886:
"The little village of Parrottsville in Cook [sic] Co., Tenn. is in a wild state of excitement over a frightful epidemic that has made its appearance there. The disease, which in every case proves fatal, resembles flux, except that the victims are attacked with severe pains in the head simultaneously with the pain in the bowels. The physicians are unable to cope with the disease, and the sick succumbs in a short time. Twenty-seven deaths have occurred within three days.” He was buried at Oven Creek Methodist Church Cemetery and his tombstone is engraved: “Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God”.
John Holland the fourth child of William and Eliza Allen Holland was born 28 April 1836 at or near Wolf Creek in Cocke County, Tennessee. He married Sarah “Sally” Elizabeth Easterly of Oven Creek daughter of Noah Webster and Julia A. Gillespie Easterly about 1869. Sally was born 27 September 1846.
John inherited an “undivided interest” and bought his brother James Thomas’ interest in their father’s real estate. John also inherited a tract of land at Oven Creek and a half interest in the Holland farm at Big Creek along with his brother Charles that he later purchased from Charles. Eventually John inherited and bought one-half of all his father’s lands. He and Sally were living in his mother Eliza’s home presumably at Wolf Creek with his brothers Reuben, James, and Elbert in 1870 with Margaret Woody age 9. At the time Eliza’s real estate was valued at $4000 and her personal property at $1500. With them also lived a 25-year-old black female housekeeper, Franklin a 10-year-old black laborer, and Sarah age 4. In 1880 John’s brother Reuben and Jane “Jannie” Holland lived next to them; Reuben had two black “bound boys [living with him] at home” born in North Carolina, named Thomas Holland age 14 and George Holland age 10. Eliza was living with John’s family and Margaret “Maggie” Woody age 17 “raised as one of family” in 1880 later married Elbert Holland. In the Census of 1880 John Holland was enumerated at Big Creek (now Del Rio), Tennessee.
John moved his family to a two story home that they referred to as the log cabin just over the Greene County line south of the Nolichucky River near Oven Creek presumably, when he acquired more of his father’s property by January 1882. John Holland died 2 September 1886 at age 50.
From "The St. Tammany Farmer" (Covington, Louisiana) September 11, 1886:
"The little village of Parrottsville in Cook [sic] Co., Tenn. is in a wild state of excitement over a frightful epidemic that has made its appearance there. The disease, which in every case proves fatal, resembles flux, except that the victims are attacked with severe pains in the head simultaneously with the pain in the bowels. The physicians are unable to cope with the disease, and the sick succumbs in a short time. Twenty-seven deaths have occurred within three days.” He was buried at Oven Creek Methodist Church Cemetery and his tombstone is engraved: “Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God”.
John Holland was a farmer who moved from Del Rio (Big Creek) to Oven Creek, Cocke County between 1880 and 1886.
John Holland the fourth child of William and Eliza Allen Holland was born 28 April 1836 at or near Wolf Creek in Cocke County, Tennessee. He married Sarah “Sally” Elizabeth Easterly of Oven Creek daughter of Noah Webster and Julia A. Gillespie Easterly about 1869. Sally was born 27 September 1846.
John inherited an “undivided interest” and bought his brother James Thomas’ interest in their father’s real estate. John also inherited a tract of land at Oven Creek and a half interest in the Holland farm at Big Creek along with his brother Charles that he later purchased from Charles. Eventually John inherited and bought one-half of all his father’s lands. He and Sally were living in his mother Eliza’s home presumably at Wolf Creek with his brothers Reuben, James, and Elbert in 1870 with Margaret Woody age 9. At the time Eliza’s real estate was valued at $4000 and her personal property at $1500. With them also lived a 25-year-old black female housekeeper, Franklin a 10-year-old black laborer, and Sarah age 4. In 1880 John’s brother Reuben and Jane “Jannie” Holland lived next to them; Reuben had two black “bound boys [living with him] at home” born in North Carolina, named Thomas Holland age 14 and George Holland age 10. Eliza was living with John’s family and Margaret “Maggie” Woody age 17 “raised as one of family” in 1880 later married Elbert Holland. In the Census of 1880 John Holland was enumerated at Big Creek (now Del Rio), Tennessee.
John moved his family to a two story home that they referred to as the log cabin just over the Greene County line south of the Nolichucky River near Oven Creek presumably, when he acquired more of his father’s property by January 1882. John Holland died 2 September 1886 at age 50.
From "The St. Tammany Farmer" (Covington, Louisiana) September 11, 1886:
"The little village of Parrottsville in Cook [sic] Co., Tenn. is in a wild state of excitement over a frightful epidemic that has made its appearance there. The disease, which in every case proves fatal, resembles flux, except that the victims are attacked with severe pains in the head simultaneously with the pain in the bowels. The physicians are unable to cope with the disease, and the sick succumbs in a short time. Twenty-seven deaths have occurred within three days.” He was buried at Oven Creek Methodist Church Cemetery and his tombstone is engraved: “Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God”.
John Holland the fourth child of William and Eliza Allen Holland was born 28 April 1836 at or near Wolf Creek in Cocke County, Tennessee. He married Sarah “Sally” Elizabeth Easterly of Oven Creek daughter of Noah Webster and Julia A. Gillespie Easterly about 1869. Sally was born 27 September 1846.
John inherited an “undivided interest” and bought his brother James Thomas’ interest in their father’s real estate. John also inherited a tract of land at Oven Creek and a half interest in the Holland farm at Big Creek along with his brother Charles that he later purchased from Charles. Eventually John inherited and bought one-half of all his father’s lands. He and Sally were living in his mother Eliza’s home presumably at Wolf Creek with his brothers Reuben, James, and Elbert in 1870 with Margaret Woody age 9. At the time Eliza’s real estate was valued at $4000 and her personal property at $1500. With them also lived a 25-year-old black female housekeeper, Franklin a 10-year-old black laborer, and Sarah age 4. In 1880 John’s brother Reuben and Jane “Jannie” Holland lived next to them; Reuben had two black “bound boys [living with him] at home” born in North Carolina, named Thomas Holland age 14 and George Holland age 10. Eliza was living with John’s family and Margaret “Maggie” Woody age 17 “raised as one of family” in 1880 later married Elbert Holland. In the Census of 1880 John Holland was enumerated at Big Creek (now Del Rio), Tennessee.
John moved his family to a two story home that they referred to as the log cabin just over the Greene County line south of the Nolichucky River near Oven Creek presumably, when he acquired more of his father’s property by January 1882. John Holland died 2 September 1886 at age 50.
From "The St. Tammany Farmer" (Covington, Louisiana) September 11, 1886:
"The little village of Parrottsville in Cook [sic] Co., Tenn. is in a wild state of excitement over a frightful epidemic that has made its appearance there. The disease, which in every case proves fatal, resembles flux, except that the victims are attacked with severe pains in the head simultaneously with the pain in the bowels. The physicians are unable to cope with the disease, and the sick succumbs in a short time. Twenty-seven deaths have occurred within three days.” He was buried at Oven Creek Methodist Church Cemetery and his tombstone is engraved: “Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God”.
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