Nathan T. Holley died at his residence in Oak Park on Monday morning, the 3d inst., at seven o'clock, in his 76th year. Mr. Holley was born in Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, New York, in the memorable year 1812, and spent the early part of his life in his native county in active business pursuits.
He removed to Chicago in January, 1870, and settled in Oak Park in October of the same year. He has been very prominent in the material development of this suburb, and three real estate subdivisions bear his name. Several families have been enabled to procure homes through the advantageous terms he gave them and in which he took especial pleasure.
Mr. Holley was much exercised on the subject of religion in 1874, when he joined the Methodist Church. He always showed a veneration for the Word of God and spent much time in reading it as also religious books, especially Mr. Moody's sermons. He frequently asked during his last illness for the reading of the Bible, and the night before he died, while listening to a portion from the epistles of John, he said, "That sounds good to me." He also asked for hymns and prayers even when it was exceedingly difficult for him to articulate.
He was a friend of the W. C. T. U., whose headquarters have been for some years in his building on Lake street.
His disease was principally paralysis of the throat, which often caused severe spells of choking, but at the last this ceased and he passed away as peacefully as one going to sleep.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah A. Holley, his daughter, Mrs. O. D. Allen and his son, Mr. Lyman G. Holley, all residents of Oak Park.
The funeral services, held at his residence on Wednesday, were conducted by Rev. R. W. Bland, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted by Rev. J. W. Conley, of the Baptist church and Rev. H. N. Hoyt, of the Congregational church. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended, and his remains were buried in the lot which he had selected in Forest Home Cemetery.
—Oak Park (Illinois) Reporter, 7 Feb 1890
Holley Court in Oak Park was named for him. It was a short street, then a senior-living high-rise that has since been renamed to Brookdale.
He was married 3 times, first to Martha Giddings, with whom he had 5 children. After her death, and the death of her brother Monroe, he married his dead wife's brother's widow, Electa Giddings. After her death he married Sarah Angeline, who was the widow of Rev. Claudius Manning.
Thanks to Oh look, a chicken! (#46868335) for help with the Holley family memorials, and to Valerie Wixen Thruelsen for corrections.
He removed to Chicago in January, 1870, and settled in Oak Park in October of the same year. He has been very prominent in the material development of this suburb, and three real estate subdivisions bear his name. Several families have been enabled to procure homes through the advantageous terms he gave them and in which he took especial pleasure.
Mr. Holley was much exercised on the subject of religion in 1874, when he joined the Methodist Church. He always showed a veneration for the Word of God and spent much time in reading it as also religious books, especially Mr. Moody's sermons. He frequently asked during his last illness for the reading of the Bible, and the night before he died, while listening to a portion from the epistles of John, he said, "That sounds good to me." He also asked for hymns and prayers even when it was exceedingly difficult for him to articulate.
He was a friend of the W. C. T. U., whose headquarters have been for some years in his building on Lake street.
His disease was principally paralysis of the throat, which often caused severe spells of choking, but at the last this ceased and he passed away as peacefully as one going to sleep.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah A. Holley, his daughter, Mrs. O. D. Allen and his son, Mr. Lyman G. Holley, all residents of Oak Park.
The funeral services, held at his residence on Wednesday, were conducted by Rev. R. W. Bland, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted by Rev. J. W. Conley, of the Baptist church and Rev. H. N. Hoyt, of the Congregational church. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended, and his remains were buried in the lot which he had selected in Forest Home Cemetery.
—Oak Park (Illinois) Reporter, 7 Feb 1890
Holley Court in Oak Park was named for him. It was a short street, then a senior-living high-rise that has since been renamed to Brookdale.
He was married 3 times, first to Martha Giddings, with whom he had 5 children. After her death, and the death of her brother Monroe, he married his dead wife's brother's widow, Electa Giddings. After her death he married Sarah Angeline, who was the widow of Rev. Claudius Manning.
Thanks to Oh look, a chicken! (#46868335) for help with the Holley family memorials, and to Valerie Wixen Thruelsen for corrections.
Nathan T. Holley died at his residence in Oak Park on Monday morning, the 3d inst., at seven o'clock, in his 76th year. Mr. Holley was born in Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, New York, in the memorable year 1812, and spent the early part of his life in his native county in active business pursuits.
He removed to Chicago in January, 1870, and settled in Oak Park in October of the same year. He has been very prominent in the material development of this suburb, and three real estate subdivisions bear his name. Several families have been enabled to procure homes through the advantageous terms he gave them and in which he took especial pleasure.
Mr. Holley was much exercised on the subject of religion in 1874, when he joined the Methodist Church. He always showed a veneration for the Word of God and spent much time in reading it as also religious books, especially Mr. Moody's sermons. He frequently asked during his last illness for the reading of the Bible, and the night before he died, while listening to a portion from the epistles of John, he said, "That sounds good to me." He also asked for hymns and prayers even when it was exceedingly difficult for him to articulate.
He was a friend of the W. C. T. U., whose headquarters have been for some years in his building on Lake street.
His disease was principally paralysis of the throat, which often caused severe spells of choking, but at the last this ceased and he passed away as peacefully as one going to sleep.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah A. Holley, his daughter, Mrs. O. D. Allen and his son, Mr. Lyman G. Holley, all residents of Oak Park.
The funeral services, held at his residence on Wednesday, were conducted by Rev. R. W. Bland, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted by Rev. J. W. Conley, of the Baptist church and Rev. H. N. Hoyt, of the Congregational church. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended, and his remains were buried in the lot which he had selected in Forest Home Cemetery.
—Oak Park (Illinois) Reporter, 7 Feb 1890
Holley Court in Oak Park was named for him. It was a short street, then a senior-living high-rise that has since been renamed to Brookdale.
He was married 3 times, first to Martha Giddings, with whom he had 5 children. After her death, and the death of her brother Monroe, he married his dead wife's brother's widow, Electa Giddings. After her death he married Sarah Angeline, who was the widow of Rev. Claudius Manning.
Thanks to Oh look, a chicken! (#46868335) for help with the Holley family memorials, and to Valerie Wixen Thruelsen for corrections.
He removed to Chicago in January, 1870, and settled in Oak Park in October of the same year. He has been very prominent in the material development of this suburb, and three real estate subdivisions bear his name. Several families have been enabled to procure homes through the advantageous terms he gave them and in which he took especial pleasure.
Mr. Holley was much exercised on the subject of religion in 1874, when he joined the Methodist Church. He always showed a veneration for the Word of God and spent much time in reading it as also religious books, especially Mr. Moody's sermons. He frequently asked during his last illness for the reading of the Bible, and the night before he died, while listening to a portion from the epistles of John, he said, "That sounds good to me." He also asked for hymns and prayers even when it was exceedingly difficult for him to articulate.
He was a friend of the W. C. T. U., whose headquarters have been for some years in his building on Lake street.
His disease was principally paralysis of the throat, which often caused severe spells of choking, but at the last this ceased and he passed away as peacefully as one going to sleep.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah A. Holley, his daughter, Mrs. O. D. Allen and his son, Mr. Lyman G. Holley, all residents of Oak Park.
The funeral services, held at his residence on Wednesday, were conducted by Rev. R. W. Bland, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted by Rev. J. W. Conley, of the Baptist church and Rev. H. N. Hoyt, of the Congregational church. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended, and his remains were buried in the lot which he had selected in Forest Home Cemetery.
—Oak Park (Illinois) Reporter, 7 Feb 1890
Holley Court in Oak Park was named for him. It was a short street, then a senior-living high-rise that has since been renamed to Brookdale.
He was married 3 times, first to Martha Giddings, with whom he had 5 children. After her death, and the death of her brother Monroe, he married his dead wife's brother's widow, Electa Giddings. After her death he married Sarah Angeline, who was the widow of Rev. Claudius Manning.
Thanks to Oh look, a chicken! (#46868335) for help with the Holley family memorials, and to Valerie Wixen Thruelsen for corrections.
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