When Harry Leland Stanford Holland was born on 2 April 1861, in Newry, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Baker Holland, was 27 and his mother, Lavenia Weaver, was 24. He married Linda Rae Shade on 20 June 1883, in Leamersville, Freedom Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Freedom Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 June 1931, in Hollidaysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Leamersville, Freedom Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States.