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PRESTON O. HOLLOWAY

Preston O. Holloway, son of Joseph and Rebecca McCartt Holloway, b. 13-Aug-1836 in Morgan Co., TN., grew up in Morgan Co. TN., just in time for the Civil War. He had to go to Fentress Co., TN., to join the Union Army. While he was in the Army, he was ruptured. They sent him home. He was a farmer, and an Invalid. He married his sweetheart, Martha Aileen Langley, daughter of James O. and Margarette 'Peggy' Graybeal. They married 4-Mar-1967 in Morgan Co., TN at the home of her sister Rebecca Elizabeth 'Betsy' Langley, wife of M.W. Buxton.
Preston O. Holloway d. 24-Nov-1892 of Bright's Disease.

        Their first child was born in January 1870. Rebecca Elizabeth Buxton.
        We found a marriage record for Rebecca Elizabeth Holloway and William Riley Human on 31-March -1887.

        Delia Alice b. 14-Dec-1872, cannot find any records for her.

        Mary Ellen b. 12-Mar-1874, m. Willis Wiley Keith 25-Sept-1890. Mary Ellen died of Cancer   on 19-Feb-1933 in old Montgomery Cemetery in Lancing, Morgan Co., TN.
        Margaret Ann b. 9-Mar-1876, m. Charles Marion Gunter 9-Mar-1876. Margaret Ann died 29-Oct-1965 and is buried in Wartburg Cemetery, Morgan Co., TN with her husband.
        Julia Florence b. 27-July-1879 m. Daniel Evens in Anderson Co., TN . They are both buried in Anderson Co., TN.
        Othenia O. b.15-Dec-1881, m. Garrett Hall and divorced and m. William Clowers and they are buried in Wartburg Cemetery, Morgan Co., TN. Othenia died 31-Oct-1957.
        Louisa Belle b. 31- March-1886 m. James Harrison Cromwell, 6-July-1905, they had three daughters and a son. With the son, Amos, Louisa died 30- July-1916 of childbirth fever. Amos died about 20 days later. They are buried in Old Montgomery Cemetery, Lancing, Morgan Co., TN.
        Bessie b. 14-Nov-1890 m. Marshall Sexton and died 27-Sept-1977.
      They had 10 children.
        Joseph Preston Holloway b. 15-Mar-1883 d. 9-Sept-1973.
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        Researched and Submitted by: Edna Pansy Briggs Ward

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Joseph Preston Holloway

My grandfather, Joseph Preston Holloway, born the seventh child and the only son of this family. Born 15-March-1883 married Ada Crimson Burns.On 29-May-1904. Joe Holloway d. 9-Sept-1973. They had nine children.

Ernest Holloway b 14-Feb-1905 m.Velma Houser and d.30-May-1971. He died of Luekemia. They have five girls.
Clarence Beryl Holloway, b. 26-Sept-1909 first married Ardella Bowling. Clarence d.5-Jun-1980. Buried in Richmond, IN.
Edna Pansy Holloway b. 26-Jun-1912 married James Lloyd Underwood.
Alice May Holloway, b. 1-June-1915, m. Thomas Gray, Sr. and he died.
Agnes Maxine Holloway, b.11-June-1918 and was killed in a car accident, 23-Feb-1935.
Joe Warren Holloway, b. 21-Sept-1920 m. Dorothy and d. 5-Mar-1980.
Joe is buried in Battlecreek, MI.
Nina Vera Holloway, b. 20-Jan-1923 and M. Rawliegh O'Dell and died 28-Jan-1980. She is buried in Tacoma Park, MI.
Junnie Evelyn Holloway, b. 8-Mar-1925 and died of Whooping Cough on 7-Aug-1926. She is buried in Old Montgomery Cemetery.
My Mother, Dora Beatrice 'Kate' Holloway b. 21-Feb-1907 married William Nathan Briggs. She was born the second child on a farm. So, she had to learn how to plow and make a garden. Her father made her quit school in the 6th grade and help run the farm. She learned to shoot a gun, and to do anything the boys had to do on a farm. She had a natural flair for housekeeping. You never found her house dirty or messy.
After she married Bill, he would go away and stay for a long time in the beginning, and she and Wayne, her son would go out and kill a rabbit or squirrel for supper. Or whatever they could find. The older girls learned to fish. After so long a time, Grandpa Briggs was sick of this, and gave Mother some land down on the River and some on Hwy 27. There was a shack to live in, and that is where I was born. A salesman stopped one day and he began to see how things were so he offered her candy and beer to sell. She couldn't buy anything, she had no money. So, he told her to take a box of candy and a case of beer and she could pay him when he came back. When he came back, she had enough money to pay for that and buy more. Thus, a Business Woman was born. She died 16-July-1984 and is buried in Morgan County Memorial Gardens, Wartburg, Morgan Co., TN. She was the greatest woman who ever lived to all us children. Her children:

Wayne Parker Briggs b. 28-Aug-1925 and d. 26-Oct-1998.
Helen Christine Briggs b. 26-Jan-1928 and d. 23-July-1995.
Willie Frances Briggs b. 1-Feb-1930 and lives in Harriman.
Marilyn Sue Briggs b. 28-Feb-1932 and d. 4-Oct-1970.
Edna Pansy Briggs b. 10-Dec-1939 and lives in Knoxville.

Researched and Submitted by:Edna Pansy Briggs Ward, 1331 Margaret Rd., Knoxville, TN. 37920-4601. Family Bible Records, Cousins, Census Records, Cemetery Records.