"Once owned most of the land up at Stone Mountain near Traphill." (Now a state park)
Had the most slaves of anyone in the area, 14 at one time.
Jefferson was one slave's name who, with his family, took the name Holloway when freed.
Story was that when the Holloways came down off the mountain, especially on Saturday night, anyone who didn't want to lose a fight would get out of their way.
Daniel Hanks Holloway m 2nd wife Sarah Boggess 26 Mar 1866
Will in Ashe County Book D p 89.
Additional Children w 1st wife Mary Woodruff, not linked below:
Phebe Lydia Holloway b 1818 m James Robert Caudle.
Visrah Holloway b 1825 m Mr. Sparks
General Holloway b 1828
Daughter Holloway b 1829
Mary Holloway b 1830 m 1) Mr. Boggess & 2) Mr. Mahaffey
Andrew Jackson Holloway b 1831
Jane Holloway b 1838 m Mr. Brown
Daniel Hanks Holloway b 1839 m Martha J. Prevette
Had the most slaves of anyone in the area, 14 at one time.
Jefferson was one slave's name who, with his family, took the name Holloway when freed.
Story was that when the Holloways came down off the mountain, especially on Saturday night, anyone who didn't want to lose a fight would get out of their way.
Daniel Hanks Holloway m 2nd wife Sarah Boggess 26 Mar 1866
Will in Ashe County Book D p 89.
Additional Children w 1st wife Mary Woodruff, not linked below:
Phebe Lydia Holloway b 1818 m James Robert Caudle.
Visrah Holloway b 1825 m Mr. Sparks
General Holloway b 1828
Daughter Holloway b 1829
Mary Holloway b 1830 m 1) Mr. Boggess & 2) Mr. Mahaffey
Andrew Jackson Holloway b 1831
Jane Holloway b 1838 m Mr. Brown
Daniel Hanks Holloway b 1839 m Martha J. Prevette
"Once owned most of the land up at Stone Mountain near Traphill." (Now a state park)
Had the most slaves of anyone in the area, 14 at one time.
Jefferson was one slave's name who, with his family, took the name Holloway when freed.
Story was that when the Holloways came down off the mountain, especially on Saturday night, anyone who didn't want to lose a fight would get out of their way.
Daniel Hanks Holloway m 2nd wife Sarah Boggess 26 Mar 1866
Will in Ashe County Book D p 89.
Additional Children w 1st wife Mary Woodruff, not linked below:
Phebe Lydia Holloway b 1818 m James Robert Caudle.
Visrah Holloway b 1825 m Mr. Sparks
General Holloway b 1828
Daughter Holloway b 1829
Mary Holloway b 1830 m 1) Mr. Boggess & 2) Mr. Mahaffey
Andrew Jackson Holloway b 1831
Jane Holloway b 1838 m Mr. Brown
Daniel Hanks Holloway b 1839 m Martha J. Prevette
Had the most slaves of anyone in the area, 14 at one time.
Jefferson was one slave's name who, with his family, took the name Holloway when freed.
Story was that when the Holloways came down off the mountain, especially on Saturday night, anyone who didn't want to lose a fight would get out of their way.
Daniel Hanks Holloway m 2nd wife Sarah Boggess 26 Mar 1866
Will in Ashe County Book D p 89.
Additional Children w 1st wife Mary Woodruff, not linked below:
Phebe Lydia Holloway b 1818 m James Robert Caudle.
Visrah Holloway b 1825 m Mr. Sparks
General Holloway b 1828
Daughter Holloway b 1829
Mary Holloway b 1830 m 1) Mr. Boggess & 2) Mr. Mahaffey
Andrew Jackson Holloway b 1831
Jane Holloway b 1838 m Mr. Brown
Daniel Hanks Holloway b 1839 m Martha J. Prevette
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