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Jesse Holly was born on 29 Nov 1775 in Florida, Orange Co., New York and was the son of Noah Holly (b.16 Jun 1741 in Florida, Orange, NY) and Martha Ayers. Jesse married (1) Christian DeForest on 17 May 1799, and married (2) Anna DeSherre. He died about 1871 in Lee Co., Illinois.
CHILDREN OF
JESSE HOLLY & CHRISTIAN (DE FOREST)
  1. William DeForest Holly - born on 06 Jun 1802.
CHILDREN OF
JESSE HOLLY & ANN (DE SHERRER)
  1. David Ayers Holly - born in 1804; died in Jun 1875.
  2. James Neville Holly - born 15 Sep 1806; died on 16 Sep 1891.
  3. Mary A. Holly .
  4. Jane Fredonia Holly
 
 
GENERATION II
 
David Ayers Holly, son of Jesse, was born in 1804 in Paradise Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania and removed at a young age to Ohio where he engaged in farming until 1835. He left Ohio and removed to Franklin Grove in Lee county where he remained for ten years beforeg going to Palmyra Township. There he purchased 720 acres of land and lived there until his death in June of 1875.

David was married to Miss Eva Hoke in Knox County, Ohio on 14 Jan 1833. Eve was born in Pennsylvania in about 1812 and was the mother of his seven children. They were enumerated in the 1860 and 1870 census residing in Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois; and after David's death his widow was listed in their son David's household in 1880.

Biography of David A. Holly
CHILDREN OF
DAVID A. HOLLY & EVA (HOKE)
  1. Jesse B. Holly - born about 1833 in Ohio.
  2. William De Forest Holly - born 01 Sep 1834 in Bellville, Richland Co., Ohip; died in 1891 in Cherokee Co., Iowa and was buried in Cedar Cemetery. He married Martha C. Lantz on 07 Mar 1867 in Richland, Ohio.
  3. Amos H. Holly - born 09 Apr 1836 in Franklin Grove, Lee Co., Illinois and later resided in California.
  4. Cornelia A. Holly - born 12 Feb 1840 in Lee Co., IL; married Frank Biddle and resided in Iowa.
  5. David Clayton Holly - born 01 Jan 1843; died 13 Aug 1920.
  6. George W. Holly - born 24 Apr 1846 in Lee Co., IL and resided in Iowa.
  7. Emily Holly - born in Aug 1849 in Lee Co., IL and married Orville Fort .
 
James Neville Holly, son of Jesse, was born on 15 Sep 1806 in Ontario, Canada. He grew to manhood there and came to Ohio where he married Sophronia Harrison. Born on the 15th of February 1809, Sophronia was the daughter of Norman and Deliverance (Standish) who were among some of the ealries families. After the birth of their first two children, they crossed into Illinois with wagon and teams and located in Franklin Grove, Mrs. Holly being the first white woman to live there. Two years after their claim, they sold the land an continued westward to Clinton, Iowa. Mr. Holly was one of the men who laid out a town on his claim, and gave it the name of New York. The town, however, never materialized to any great extent, as during the two years that the Hollys remained there its population never exceeded fifteen whites. After two years in Iowa, they returned to the former settlement at Franklin Grove, and locate in Lee county where they remained.

The family was enumerated in the 1870 census residing in Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois, and in 1880 living in Palmyra, Lee Co., Illinois. James died there on 16 Sep 1891.
CHILDREN OF
JAMES N. HOLLY & SOPHRONIA (HARRISON)
  1. Warren DeForest Holly - born 22 Jun 1849.
  2. Jennie E. Holly - born about 1851; married Mr. Miller and was residing in her parents home with her son Freddie Miller in 1880, listed as divorced.
 
 
GENERATION III
 
 
David Clayton Holly, son of David, was born on 01 Jan 1843 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois. He wad enumerated with his family in the 1870 census living in Dixon. Two years later he married Callie Bovey, daughter of Daniel Bovey and Martha (Brubaker) on 24 Dec 1872 in Woosung, Ogle Co., Illinois. Callie was born on 16 Apr 1855 in Ogle Co., Illinois and was listed in the 1870 census records with her family residing in Buffalo Twp., Ogle Co., Illinois.

In 1880, David and Callie were living in Palmyra, Lee Co., Illinois and David's widowed mother Eva is listed in their household. By 1885, the family had removed to Cherokee Co., Iowa where they were enumerated in the state census, and again in the federal census in 1900 residing in Sheridan Township.

David died on 13 Aug 1920 in Hewitt, Todd Co., Minnesota and was buried on 15 Aug 1920 in Hewitt Cemetery. His wife passed away on 10 Jun 1932 in Hewitt, and was also buried in Hewitt Cemetery.

Photo of the David C. Holly Family
CHILDREN OF
DAVID C. HOLLY & CALLIE (BOVEY)
  1. Anna L. Holly - born about 1874.
  2. George F. Holly - born 22 Sep 1876; died 28 Feb 1955.
  3. Harry B. Holly - born in September 1878 in Illinois.
  4. Robert Bolton Holly - born in Jan or June of 1884 in Cherokee, Cherokee Co., Iowa. Robert married Ethel Grace Larson in Hewitt, Todd Co., MN. Ethel was born 14 Sep 1890 in Oak Valley Twp., Otter Tail, MN.
  5. Vernie M. Holly - born in June 1886 in Iowa; married Clifford Mills.
 
Warren DeForest Holly, son of James, was born on 22 Jun 1849 in Palmyra Twp., Lee Co., Illinois. He was married here to Mary Catherine Carpenter. who was born 04 Oct 1850 in Bradford Co., PA and was the daughter of Edward and Eliza (Goodwin) who had come to Dixon in 1854.

They were listed in the 1870 and 1880 census records residing in Lee Co., Illinois, and in 1900 were living in Houstonia Twp., Pettis Co., Missouri with their daughter Bell Nichol.

Biography of Warren D. Holly
CHILDREN OF
WARREN D. HOLLY & CATHERINE (CARPENTER)
  1. Belle A. Holly - born in May 1874; married C. Nichol and was mother of Bernard and Robert Holly.
  2. Edward Holly - born about 1876 in Illinois; died young.
  3. James E. Holly - died in infancy.
 
 
GENERATION IV
 
Anna L. Holly, daughter of David C., was born about 1874 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa and was counted in the 1870 and 1880 census records residing with her faminly in Lee Co., Illinois. She moved with her family and was listed in the 1885 Iowa State Census living in Cherokee County. She was the wife of Ira Dul who was born about 1860 in Wisconsin.
CHILDREN OF
ANNA L. (HOLLY) & IRA DULL
  1. Harold Dull - born about 1896 in Iowa.
  2. Ruth Dull was born about 1898 in Iowa.
 
George F. Holly, son of David C., was born on 22 Sep 1876 in Lee Co., Illinois. He was enumerated in the 1880 census with his family residing in Palmyra, and at the age of five, moved to Cheokee Co., Iowa where he was listed in the 1885 state census. There he grew to manhood and was engaged in farming until 1899 at which time he went to Wadena, Minnesota.

He married Grace Johnson, daughter of Franklyn Fremont Johnson and Ida May (Rand) about 1901. Grace was born on 29 Dec 1878 and in Ogle Co., Illinois and resided there until 1892 when she and her parents moved to Cherokee Co, Iowa. In 1899 she moved with her parents to Wadena.

George Holly operated a blacksmith shop in Hewett until 1924 when they moved to Breckenridge and again engaged in farming until 1930 when they returned to Hewitt and George followed the blacksmith trade once again.

They couple died in a tragic home fire on a Monday afternoon in Hewitt, on 28 Feb 1955. The fire was believed to have been caused by the explosion of a gas stove. The couple were both buried on the 3rd of March and were laid to rest at Hewitt Cemetery in Todd Co., Minnesota.

CHILDREN OF
GEORGE F. HOLLY & GRACE (JOHNSON)
  1. Rex Holly - born about 1902; married Gladys Westphal.
  2. Earl Holly - born about 1903; married Frances Westphal.
  3. Ford R. Holly - born 19 Jul 1905 in Hewitt, Todd, MN. He was married to Marge and passed away in 1960 in Broadus, Montana. He was laid to rest in Brained, Minnesota.
  4. Hazel Holly - born in 1906 in Hewitt, Todd Co, Minnesota. She married Glen Edward Pierce, son of Frank Orlando Pierce and Mabel Clair (Brewer). She passed away in 1991 and was buried in Hewitt, Minnesota.
 
Belle A. Holly, daughter of Warren DeForest, was born in May 1874 in Illinois and was enumerated in the 1880 census residing with her parents in Palmyra. Belle married C. Nichol about 1898 and in 1900 they were living in Pettis Co., Missouri - her parents included in the household as well as their two small sons.
CHILDREN OF
BELLE (HOLLY) & C. NICHOL
  1. Bernard E. Nichol - born in Jul 1896 in Missouri.
  2. Robert L. Nichol - born in Mar 1899 in Missouri.
 
 
Sources
  • Probate Records, Richland Co., OH 1864-1868, Vol. 9
  • Portrait & Biographical Record of Lee County, Illinois, 1892
  • Cherokee County, Iowa Biographical History, 1889
  • U.S. Census records
  • 1885 Iowa State Census
  • Marriage Notice - Telegraph and Herald, 09 Jan 1873
  • Long Prairie Leader, 03 Mar 1955
  • Mark Grindy Family Papers
 


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