Son of Jake (Jacob) Holland, a native of Virginia, and Emily J Tarleton (burials unknown).
Caleb Holland, 802 North Van Buren was struck by the Illinois Central southbound passenger train on Friday morning, September 25, 1924 about 8 am and died shortly afterwards at the Marion hospital where a losing battle was fought to save his life.
Mr. Holland was born in West Virginia and on July 28th this year celebrated his 79th birthday. He moved to Illinois as a young man and had lived in Marion for 64 years. In his early manhood he was united in marriage with Jerusa Norman and three children by that marriage survive. These are Mrs. Alice Tranbarger of Herrin, Dee Holland of Herrin and Mrs. Hattie Comstock of Carbondale.
Following the death of his first wife, the deceased was united in marriage in 1903 with Mary Kilpatrick and she survives. Six of the children of the deceased preceded their father to the world beyond as have two brothers, Captain Brice Holland and D. Tobe Holland. The two brothers also had sudden deaths having been called to their reward by heart failure.
Caleb Holland enlisted in the Civil War and served 2 years, 11 months and 19 days before his discharge. He was a private throughout his service to his country. He served with the 61st Illinois Infantry. He was a lifelong Democrat and for 18 years served as Justice of the Peace in West Marion Township. Ahough he had been retired for the last 20 years, he was fairly active, getting up town to visit with his friends practically every day. It was one of these daily walks that ended sadly. He was crossing the I.C. tracks on Van Buren street when the train caught him Saturday morning, knocking him over and causing him to hit the concrete curbing there.
Mr. Holland was the first police officer that Marion ever had and served several terms as chief of police. He was said to have been one of the most powerful men from a physical standpoint that ever lived in Marion and was a person much feared by law violators in the earlier days here and even in the remembrance of some of the younger generation. At one time he worked on the railroad when this was the Cairo short line and at another time operated a saw mill near the present ice plant.
The funeral will be held at the home on North Van Buren street and burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
---Contributor: Harry Boyd (48572063)
Caleb Holland, 802 North Van Buren was struck by the Illinois Central southbound passenger train on Friday morning, September 25, 1924 about 8 am and died shortly afterwards at the Marion hospital where a losing battle was fought to save his life.
Mr. Holland was born in West Virginia and on July 28th this year celebrated his 79th birthday. He moved to Illinois as a young man and had lived in Marion for 64 years. In his early manhood he was united in marriage with Jerusa Norman and three children by that marriage survive. These are Mrs. Alice Tranbarger of Herrin, Dee Holland of Herrin and Mrs. Hattie Comstock of Carbondale.
Following the death of his first wife, the deceased was united in marriage in 1903 with Mary Kilpatrick and she survives. Six of the children of the deceased preceded their father to the world beyond as have two brothers, Captain Brice Holland and D. Tobe Holland. The two brothers also had sudden deaths having been called to their reward by heart failure.
Caleb Holland enlisted in the Civil War and served 2 years, 11 months and 19 days before his discharge. He was a private throughout his service to his country. He served with the 61st Illinois Infantry. He was a lifelong Democrat and for 18 years served as Justice of the Peace in West Marion Township. Ahough he had been retired for the last 20 years, he was fairly active, getting up town to visit with his friends practically every day. It was one of these daily walks that ended sadly. He was crossing the I.C. tracks on Van Buren street when the train caught him Saturday morning, knocking him over and causing him to hit the concrete curbing there.
Mr. Holland was the first police officer that Marion ever had and served several terms as chief of police. He was said to have been one of the most powerful men from a physical standpoint that ever lived in Marion and was a person much feared by law violators in the earlier days here and even in the remembrance of some of the younger generation. At one time he worked on the railroad when this was the Cairo short line and at another time operated a saw mill near the present ice plant.
The funeral will be held at the home on North Van Buren street and burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
---Contributor: Harry Boyd (48572063)
Son of Jake (Jacob) Holland, a native of Virginia, and Emily J Tarleton (burials unknown).
Caleb Holland, 802 North Van Buren was struck by the Illinois Central southbound passenger train on Friday morning, September 25, 1924 about 8 am and died shortly afterwards at the Marion hospital where a losing battle was fought to save his life.
Mr. Holland was born in West Virginia and on July 28th this year celebrated his 79th birthday. He moved to Illinois as a young man and had lived in Marion for 64 years. In his early manhood he was united in marriage with Jerusa Norman and three children by that marriage survive. These are Mrs. Alice Tranbarger of Herrin, Dee Holland of Herrin and Mrs. Hattie Comstock of Carbondale.
Following the death of his first wife, the deceased was united in marriage in 1903 with Mary Kilpatrick and she survives. Six of the children of the deceased preceded their father to the world beyond as have two brothers, Captain Brice Holland and D. Tobe Holland. The two brothers also had sudden deaths having been called to their reward by heart failure.
Caleb Holland enlisted in the Civil War and served 2 years, 11 months and 19 days before his discharge. He was a private throughout his service to his country. He served with the 61st Illinois Infantry. He was a lifelong Democrat and for 18 years served as Justice of the Peace in West Marion Township. Ahough he had been retired for the last 20 years, he was fairly active, getting up town to visit with his friends practically every day. It was one of these daily walks that ended sadly. He was crossing the I.C. tracks on Van Buren street when the train caught him Saturday morning, knocking him over and causing him to hit the concrete curbing there.
Mr. Holland was the first police officer that Marion ever had and served several terms as chief of police. He was said to have been one of the most powerful men from a physical standpoint that ever lived in Marion and was a person much feared by law violators in the earlier days here and even in the remembrance of some of the younger generation. At one time he worked on the railroad when this was the Cairo short line and at another time operated a saw mill near the present ice plant.
The funeral will be held at the home on North Van Buren street and burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
---Contributor: Harry Boyd (48572063)
Caleb Holland, 802 North Van Buren was struck by the Illinois Central southbound passenger train on Friday morning, September 25, 1924 about 8 am and died shortly afterwards at the Marion hospital where a losing battle was fought to save his life.
Mr. Holland was born in West Virginia and on July 28th this year celebrated his 79th birthday. He moved to Illinois as a young man and had lived in Marion for 64 years. In his early manhood he was united in marriage with Jerusa Norman and three children by that marriage survive. These are Mrs. Alice Tranbarger of Herrin, Dee Holland of Herrin and Mrs. Hattie Comstock of Carbondale.
Following the death of his first wife, the deceased was united in marriage in 1903 with Mary Kilpatrick and she survives. Six of the children of the deceased preceded their father to the world beyond as have two brothers, Captain Brice Holland and D. Tobe Holland. The two brothers also had sudden deaths having been called to their reward by heart failure.
Caleb Holland enlisted in the Civil War and served 2 years, 11 months and 19 days before his discharge. He was a private throughout his service to his country. He served with the 61st Illinois Infantry. He was a lifelong Democrat and for 18 years served as Justice of the Peace in West Marion Township. Ahough he had been retired for the last 20 years, he was fairly active, getting up town to visit with his friends practically every day. It was one of these daily walks that ended sadly. He was crossing the I.C. tracks on Van Buren street when the train caught him Saturday morning, knocking him over and causing him to hit the concrete curbing there.
Mr. Holland was the first police officer that Marion ever had and served several terms as chief of police. He was said to have been one of the most powerful men from a physical standpoint that ever lived in Marion and was a person much feared by law violators in the earlier days here and even in the remembrance of some of the younger generation. At one time he worked on the railroad when this was the Cairo short line and at another time operated a saw mill near the present ice plant.
The funeral will be held at the home on North Van Buren street and burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
---Contributor: Harry Boyd (48572063)
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