Brief Life History of Mahala
When Mahala Holloway was born in March 1847, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Holloway, was 28 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Hendricks, was 22. She married John S Greer in 1864, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Madison Township, Cedar, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 26 March 1902, at the age of 55.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Mahala Holliday in household of Mary E Holliday, "United States Census, 1860"
- Holloway in entry for Daisy D Tindle, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
- M E Halloway in household of John Halloway, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1839–1909 Male
1847–1902 Female
Children (10)
1865–1949 Female
1866–1889 Male
1869– Male
1872–1921 Male
1874–1901 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1820– Male
1824–1861 Female
Siblings (9)
1840–1939 Male
1841–1854 Female
1842– Female
1844–1877 Female
1845–1923 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 3
1861
Age 14
1862 · Battle of Perryville
Age 15
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) sunken road’, from Middle English hol(g)h ‘hollow’ + weie ‘way, road’ (Old English holh + weg), or else a habitational name from any of numerous places so named, such as Holloway (Middlesex) or Holway (Somerset). In Ireland (Leinster), the name has sometimes been Gaelicized as Ó hAilmhic (see Hulvey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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