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Sgt James Holliday Jr.

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Sgt James Holliday Jr. Veteran

Birth
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Sep 1870 (aged 90)
Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Laconia, Harrison County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Son of James ?Robert? Holliday (1754-1834) and Agnes Gables/Gamble; siblings Margaret Holliday [Marsh], Joseph and Nalen

Veteran of the War of 1812; SERGEANT in the REG'T (LEWIS') KENTUCKY VOLUNTEERS, 5th Kentucky Militia.

Married first, Marcia Scholl, descendant of Danial Boone, in March of 1808, married by Baptist minister D. Barrow; parents of:

SARAH HOLLIDAY 1808 – 1887
Jesse Boone HOLLIDAY 1811 – 1874
William HOLLIDAY 1813 – 1813

Secondly, married Rebecca Frame (1791-1871) on Mar 7, 1819; parents of nine children

Birth date per James Holliday Family Bible and headstone; NOTE: family bible has death in 1876 not 1870 per headstone

"According to census info for James Holliday, he was in Harrison Co IN in 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, & 1870. He was born in PA. He and his 2nd wife are buried in the "Old Marsh" Cemetery near Laconia, Harrison Co IN. His death was ca. 8 Sept 1870 and he was 90 yrs. old"

This listing is compiled from a list copied in June of 1940 and from a walk through and notation of remaining headstones in 2003, along with information provided by decedents. LYNN SNYDER (Okiemo) (63.190.1.162) on Sunday, August 17, 2003
Son of James ?Robert? Holliday (1754-1834) and Agnes Gables/Gamble; siblings Margaret Holliday [Marsh], Joseph and Nalen

Veteran of the War of 1812; SERGEANT in the REG'T (LEWIS') KENTUCKY VOLUNTEERS, 5th Kentucky Militia.

Married first, Marcia Scholl, descendant of Danial Boone, in March of 1808, married by Baptist minister D. Barrow; parents of:

SARAH HOLLIDAY 1808 – 1887
Jesse Boone HOLLIDAY 1811 – 1874
William HOLLIDAY 1813 – 1813

Secondly, married Rebecca Frame (1791-1871) on Mar 7, 1819; parents of nine children

Birth date per James Holliday Family Bible and headstone; NOTE: family bible has death in 1876 not 1870 per headstone

"According to census info for James Holliday, he was in Harrison Co IN in 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, & 1870. He was born in PA. He and his 2nd wife are buried in the "Old Marsh" Cemetery near Laconia, Harrison Co IN. His death was ca. 8 Sept 1870 and he was 90 yrs. old"

This listing is compiled from a list copied in June of 1940 and from a walk through and notation of remaining headstones in 2003, along with information provided by decedents. LYNN SNYDER (Okiemo) (63.190.1.162) on Sunday, August 17, 2003


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  • Created by: janicet
  • Added: Nov 3, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61062090/james-holliday: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt James Holliday Jr. (28 Dec 1779–8 Sep 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61062090, citing Marsh Burying Grounds, Laconia, Harrison County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by janicet (contributor 47361005).