Brief Life History of John Eller
When John Eller Holman was born in July 1850, in Iredell, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Holman, was 34 and his mother, Catherine Jane Eller, was 23. He married Delilah Jane Massengill in 1876, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and Lanark, Portage, Wisconsin, United States in 1870. He died on 29 March 1917, in Remy, Campbell, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Chadwell Cemetery, Campbell, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (18)
- John Holeman in household of William Holeman, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Holman in entry for Charley Holman and Jessie Senell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- John Holman in entry for Mack C Holman, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Spouse and Children
1850–1917 Male
1850–1923 Female
Children (10)
1874–1955 Male
1878–1880 Male
1879–1942 Female
1880–1949 Male
1882–1930 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1816–1870 Male
1827–1913 Female
Siblings (11)
1845–1883 Male
1846–1917 Female
1847– Male
1849–1917 Female
1850–1917 Male
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World Events (8)
1853 · First State Fair
Age 3
1863
Age 13
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (southern): topographic name for a ‘dweller in a hollow’, from hol + man (Old English holh + mann). Compare Holler and Hole .
Dutch: habitational name for someone from any of several locations named Hol, from Dutch hol ‘hollow’, or from Middle Dutch hole, heule ‘(low) arched bridge, weir’.
Dutch: from a pet form, formed with man ‘man’, of the personal name Holle, from an ancient Germanic compound name with the element hold ‘loyalty’, for instance Holdert, Hollebrand, Holger and Holmer. Compare Holleman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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