HOLLYFIELD Family Tree
1 Unknown HOLYFIELD, wife unk, with Daniel, William & Valentine & cousin Joseph HOLYFIELD sailed from Scotland to
Virginia in abt 1690. Parents either died in route or shortly after in VA. A family friend took in the 4 boys to raise.
After severe abuse and when old enough, the boys left home and went to MD, PN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS then TX.
2 Valentine HOLYFIELD b: 1685 England
+ Elizabeth GILLY m: ? MD Farmer near Annapolis d: ? NC
3 Ralph HOLYFIELD b: 1721, christened 4-9-1721 in St. Anne’s P.E. Church Annapolis, MD moved to Wake Co, NC w/
wife & son 1760. Jun 1761 rec 300 acre land grant from Lord Granville on Sycamore Creek, Orange Co, NC d: 1794
Wake Co, NC
+ Jemima ?
4 Son ? d: young
+ ? d: young
5 Sion HOLYFIELD b: 1780 Wake Co, NC reared by grandparents Ralph & Jemima Sion moved to MS in early
1800’s, 1820 Wayne Co census, 1830 Jasper Co census, 1850 Kemper Co census. d: 1860
+Charlotte ? b: 1804 m: bef 1820
6 Lewis HOLYFIELD b: 1803 (from Sion’s former marriage?) lived in Simpson Co, MS 1840-1880
+ Rebecca BEASLEY
6 Henry HOLYFIELD b: 1812 SC, (from Sion;’s former marriage lived in Wayne Co 1830, Jasper Co
1840 & 1850, Clark Co 1860
+ Martha ? lived in Bowie Co, TX in 1870
6 Hays HOLYFIELD b: 1814 lived in Jasper Co 1850, near Cato, Rankin Co, MS 1860-1880, Corporal in
Co F, 1st Btn, State Troops, MS Inf, CSA 1862-63. Cavalry USA 1864, Brandon, MS.
+ (1) Julia A. ? b: 1815 MS d: 1870
7 Mary Jane HOLYFIELD b: 1845 MS
7 Eliza HOLYFIELD b: 1847 MS
7 Henry Clay HOLYFIELD b: Apr 1850 MS
+ (2) A. J. ? b: 1834
6 Needham HOLYFIELD b: 1820 lived in Kemper 1850, Clarke 1860, Jasper 1870-1880.
+ (1) Catherine ? b: 1814 AL
+ (2) Mrs Mary DAVIS b: 1831
6 Alfred HOLYFIELD b: 1819 lived in Kemper & Jasper Co 1850-1860 Co E, 8th Reg MS Volunteers,
CSA 8-21-1861 d: 1861
+ Nancy ? b: 1821 MS lived in Jasper Co 1870
6 Harriet HOLYFIELD b: 1826 MS lived Kemper 1850, Jasper 1860
+ Thomas S. FOGG b: abt 1830 NC or SC
6 Barry G. HOLYFIELD b: 1827 lived Clarke 1850, Miller Township, Bradley (now Cleveland) Co, AR
1860 d: 1864 in Civil War camp
+ Mahalia ? b: abt 1830 MS
7 had 4 children (Althenia, T. Taylor, Thomas H., Henry Clay, and Daniel C)lived in Dorsey (now Cleveland) Co, AR in 1880
6 Mary HOLYFIELD b: 1830 lived Jasper 1870 & 1880
+ (1) A. NEAL
+ (2) Warner HURST b: abt 1815 VA
6 Jane HOLYFIELD b: 1832 lived in Kemper Co, MS in 1850 single
6 Nancy HOLYFIELD b: 1842 (believed to be dau one of Sion’s sons & living with Sion family in 1850
6 Moses HOLYFIELD b: 12-29-1825 Wayne Co, MS moved to Old Moulton, Lavaca Co, TX in abt 1870
d: 4-29-1899 (Gonzales Inquirer shows 4-14-1899) Possom Trot (Saturn), Gonzales Co, TX buried in
old cemetery 1 mile west of their Old Moulton Methodist Church
+ Unicy A. PHELPS German decent, spoke German m: Aug 1843 d: 6-2-1902 buried with Moses
7 Ransom “Rance” J. b: Apr 1849 Jasper, MS moved to Houston in early 1900’s d: 1930 buried in
Houston [Dee’s ggrandfather]
+Sarah “Sally” T. BEAVER b: Jan 1860 AR, m: abt 1877 d: abt 1932 Houston, TX buried in
Houston (father b: SC, mother b: AL)
8 ? died
8 ? died
8 Edward HOLLYFIELD b: Nov 1881 TX
8 Charlie HOLLYFIELD b: Sep 1883 TX
8 Dee HOLLYFIELD b: 8-4-1886 Gonzales, TX d: Feb 1965 LA [lived in SA in 1950’s]
+(1) Laura Fritz SIMMONS b: abt 1888 TX dau of Fritz SIMMONS of Ireland,mother in TX, m: 1808
9 Vernon HOLLYFIELD b: 8-5-1907 TX d: South America 1999
9 Bonita HOLLYFIELD b: 8-20-1909 Welder, TX
9 Maurice HOLLYFIELD b: 12-5-1912 TX
+ Cladie TUCKER
9 Sarah Katherine HOLLYFIELD b: 7-3-1919 TX d: Cedar Crest, TX
+ Lucian Heights “Danny” BOONE d: Mar 1998 Cedar Crest, TX
9 Dee HOLLYFIELD b: 5-13-1923 Orange, TX (Dee left family for another woman)
+ Ernestine RAPIER b: 12-4-1923 Terlton, Pawnee, OK m: abt 1940
10 Dona HOLLYFIELD Shank WILSON [living in Houston]
+ John SHANK ???
+(2) Nell ?
9 Joe Gilbert HOLLYFIELD
8 Pearl HOLLYFIELD b: Jan 1889 TX
+(1) Leon E. THOMAS b: abt 1889 AL, m: abt 1917 TX (married 2 years no children)
+(2) Si or Ci Hawkins? [Pearl was kissing or double cousin to Della]
8 Stella HOLLYFIELD b: Apr 1891 TX
+ Lamar KIMBLE
8 Joseph HOLLYFIELD b: Jan 1896 TX
7 Lazarus “Bud” HOLLYFIELD b: abt 1851 MS d: 1940 buried Kingsville, Kleberg Co, TX
+ ? m: abt 1872
8 Bee HOLYFIELD (son)
8 Harley HOLLFIELD
8 Henrietta HOLYFIELD
8 Julia HOLYFIELD
8 Gladys HOLYFIELD
7 Sine Jefferson “Jeff” HOLLYFIELD b: abt 1856 MS d: 1941 Thonpsonville, TX Buried:
Thompsonville Cem, Gonzales Co, TX
+ Mattie CRANE b: 1860 m: abt 1875 Thompsonville, TX d: 1926 buried with Sine
7 Amanda “Sis” HOLLYFIELD 1862-1887 buried Thompsonville Cemetery
+ George MCGILL Thompsonville, TX
8 George MCGILL
8 Willie MCGILL (dau)
8 Mollie MCGILL
7 John Henry Hays HOLYFIELD b: 9-11-1860 MS lived in Moulton, Lavaca Co, TX d: 3-30-1939 Thompsonville, TX buried Thompsonville Cem, Gonzales Co, TX
+ Elizabeth Ann nee Beaver HOLBROOK b: 5-14-1861 AR m: 11-23-1885 Gonzales Co, TX
d: 12-14-1927 in Waelder, TX Buried Thompsonville Cem, Gonzales Co, TX
[Elizabeth had twin sons, John and Curtis HOLBROOK from her first marriage]
8 Della Melvina HOLLYFIELD b: 11-17-1886 Gonzales Co, TX d: 8-15-1970 San Antonio, TX Buried
Thompsonville Cem, Gonzales Co, TX
+ Victor Gordon LINCECUM b: 8-8-1885 Gonzales Co, TX m: 12-9-1906 Waelder, TX d: 10-15-1966
Buried Thompsonville Cem, Gonzales Co, TX [Parents: Christopher Columbus LINCECUM b: 1860
d: Sep 1926 & Nina COOK b: abt 1881 Orange, TX m: abt 1902 TX d: abt 1952 buried
Thompsonville Cem]
8 Otto Moses HOLLYFIELD b: 8-8-1889 Thompsonville, Gonzales Co, TX d: 3-30-1948 Buried:
Thompsonville Cem, Gonzales Co, TX
+Dora Edna HILL m: 12-18-1908 Parents: Buck H. & Anna Bell nee Gunn HILL
9 Joyce HOLLYFIELD b:
+ William HALEHAK
8 John Harper HOLLYFIELD b: 5-14-1913 d: 1975 Thompsonville, TX
+ Elizabeth SCOGGINS taught school 35 years in Austin, TX, Parents: John H. & Maude SCOGGINS of
Waelder.
9 John Scoggins HOLLYFIELD b: 8-20-1939 Harlingen, TX
+ Penelope “Penny” POUNDS
10 Jon Scott HOLLYFIELD b: Nov 1968 Houston,. TX
10 Courtney HOLLYFIELD
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9 Cynthia Ann HOLLYFIELD b: 12-30-1940 Harlingen, TX
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8 Brookes Hill HOLLYFIELD b: 9-22-1918 Thompsonville, TX d: 1-29-1963 Beaumont, TX buried there
+ Mavis BARNES Father Lem BARNES supt of Waelder schools
9 son died in childbirth
9 Suzanne HOLLYFIELD
+ R. B. KOEHLER Yoakum, TX
9 Cecile HOLLYFIELD (dau)
8 Joyce Elizabeth HOLLYFIELD b: 5-15-1928 Waelder, TX
+ William "Billy" HOLCHAK of Kenedy, TX
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9 Glenn HOLCHAK b: abt 1957
9 Paul HOLCHAK b: abt 1961
8 Scott Lee HOLLYFIELD b: 10-19-1898 d: Sep 1974 Houston, TX
+(1) Anabelle ?
8 Scott HOLLYFIELD Jr.
8 Doris Stelle HOLLYFIELD
+ Jimmy GENTRY
9 Dubbie GENTRY
9 ? GENTRY
9 Scott GENTRY
+(2) Kathleen ?
9 Gracelyn HOLLYFIELD Living in Chicago ~1985
+ George W. FOGLESONG
8 Meddie HOLLYFIELD b: 4-19-1892 d: Oct 1972 Pasadena, TX
+David HARRELL of Humble, TX
8 Edna Mae HARRELL
+ Raymond CORLEY
9 Howell Ray CORLEY
8 Lona Lee “Sister” HOLLYFIELD b: 1901 d: Jun 1958 Buried: Forest Lawn Cem, Houston, TX
+(1) John SCHWING of Johnstown, OH Buried: Thomponsville Cem, Gonzales Co
8 John “Johnny” Harold SCHWING
+(1) Margaret Jo LAGRONE b: 1-24-1928 d: Oct 1964
9 Anita Maureen SCHWING b: 1-1-1949
9 Kathy SCHWING
+(2) ? ?
+(3) Carol ?
+(2) Herbert N. BOOTH b: 1-13-1895 d: Feb 1973 Houston, TX Third wife: Althea ?