Brief Life History of David Hollis
When David Hollis Holladay was born on 31 October 1832, in Marion, Alabama, United States, his father, John Holladay, was 34 and his mother, Catherine Beasley Higgins, was 34. He married Henrietta Ann Taylor on 1 February 1852, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States in 1871. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 29 January 1874, in Spring Lake, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- David Holliday in household of John Holliday, "United States Census, 1850"
- David H. Holladay, "Find A Grave Index"
- David H. Holladay in entry for John Martin Holladay, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (Kent): variant of Holliday .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A Short History of the Life of John Holladay (1798-1862)
John Holladay was born on 10 March 1798, the son of Daniel Holladay Jr. and Keziah Rebecca Terry, in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. John's father, Daniel Holladay Jr. and grandfather Daniel Holladay …
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