Descendants of Joseph Holley

Generation No. 1

1.  JOSEPH¹ HOLLEY was born Abt. 1819 in Virginia.  He married FANNIE JAMES ( HANCOCK).  She was born Abt. 1822 in Kentucky.

Children of JOSEPH HOLLEY and FANNIE HANCOCK) are:

                   i.    ELI ADDISON² HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1842.

                  ii.       MARY HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1844.

                 iii.       SHIELDS HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1846.

2.              iv.       JAMES PATTERSON HOLLEY, b. June 07, 1849, Kentucky; d. September 27, 1927, Commerce, Texas.

                  v.       SAMPSON C. HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1854.

                 vi.       EMILY FRANCES HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1855.

                vii.       MALINDA HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1859.

               viii.       JANE HOLLEY.

Generation No. 2

(From left to right)

Back row - Raymond Holley, Fred Holley, Ernest Clay Holley, John Hardin Holley, James Alfred (Jim) Holley, Addison Richard (Add) Holley.

Front row - Lou Belle Holley Minter, James Patterson Holley, Mary Elizabeth Young Holley, Minnie Lee Holley Young.

2.  JAMES PATTERSON² HOLLEY (JOSEPH¹) was born June 07, 1849 in Kentucky, and died September 27, 1927 in Commerce, Texas.  He married MARY ELIZABETH YOUNG December 03, 1873 in Green County, Kentucky.  She was born July 06, 1856 in Green County, Kentucky, and died June 17, 1945 in Greenville, Texas.

Notes for JAMES PATTERSON HOLLEY:

Holley's were originally from Wales. They are from the states of North and South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Texas, and were of English, Dutch and Irish descent. The state of Texas has the largest number of Holley's residing there than any other state in the U.S.

James Patterson Holley, Mary Elizabeth Young and their seven children, Cuddy, John, Minnie, Lou Belle, Jim, Add, and Sammy migrated to Texas from Kentucky in the year 1887. James's wife Elizabeth was only thirty years old at the time. What an experience that must have been for the whole family. It was the first train ride for all but James, and the stories they told must have come straight out of " Slow Train Through Arkansas". Some of the stories may have become enhance over the years, and some may be sheer imagination, but they are worth telling.

One story concerns Minnie an Lou Belle, the only daughters. They sat quietly on the train with wet handkerchiefs over their noses to filter out the smoke from the coal fired engine, when a man came through the car selling bananas. Minnie and Lou Belle each bought one, having no idea what they were, having never seen one before. After a while, Lou Belle decided to try a bite, just after her first bite the train went into a tunnel, when the train came out of the tunnel, Minnie decided to eat hers, Lou Belle immediately advised her not to eat, " I took a bite of mine and went stone blind for a few minutes.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH YOUNG:

Mary Elizabeth Young Holley could neither read nor write, but she could keep an audience of children spellbound for hours while she sat in a comfortable rocking chair, dipped her snuff with a twig from an elm tree, and told her stories of growing up and moving to Texas. She was happy in her rocking chair, with her snuff box, her little lace hanky and the children at her feet.

Children of JAMES HOLLEY and MARY YOUNG are:

3.                i.       WILLIAM SAMUAL. ( CUDDY )³ HOLLEY, b. August 15, 1874, Lyletown, Kentucky; d. 1913, Granite, Oklahoma.

4.               ii.       MINNIE LEE HOLLEY, b. February 19, 1876, Lyletown, Kentucky; d. May 03, 1978, Abilene, Texas.

5.              iii.       JOHN HARDIN HOLLEY, b. February 12, 1878, Kentucky; d. August 27, 1959, Texas.

6.              iv.       LOU BELLE HOLLEY, b. November 24, 1880; d. December 06, 1976.

7.               v.       JAMES "JIM" ALFRED HOLLEY, b. March 04, 1883, Lyletown, Kentucky; d. January 13, 1955.

8.              vi.       ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON HOLLEY, b. April 06, 1885; d. September 05, 1951, Commerce, Texas.

                vii.       SAM CLEMENT HOLLEY, b. April 12, 1887; d. 1889.

9.            viii.       HENRY HOUSTON HOLLEY, b. January 07, 1890; d. August 1936.

10.             ix.       ERNEST CLAY HOLLEY, b. December 21, 1891, Dial, Fannin County, Texas; d. November 03, 1971.

11.              x.       FRED HOLLEY, b. February 10, 1895, Dial, Fannin County, Texas; d. January 06, 1982.

12.             xi.       RAYMOND HOLLEY, b. March 15, 1897, Dial, Fannin County, Texas; d. June 02, 1954.

                 xii.       CLARANCE HOLLEY, b. 1901; d. 1901.

Notes for CLARANCE HOLLEY:

Clarance lived only one month.

Generation No. 3

3.  WILLIAM SAMUAL. ( CUDDY )³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born August 15, 1874 in Lyletown, Kentucky, and died 1913 in Granite, Oklahoma.  He married ELIZABETH ( LIZZY ) O'GUINN ( O'GWYN ) December 16, 1897 in Honey Grove, Texas.  She died 1925 in Commerce, Texas.

Notes for WILLIAM SAMUAL. ( CUDDY ) HOLLEY:

 William Samual { ( Cuddy ) ( Cuddahey), ( Cuddy for short)} was the first child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He was one of a set of twins, the other twin died at birth. He was thirteen years old when the family moved to Texas. A few years after he married Lizzy they moved to Harold, Texas where he became manager of the cotton gin. They stayed there only a few years before moving to Granite, Oklahoma to become manager of the Light and Water Department for the City of Granite. In the spring of 1913, at the age of thirty nine, he was killed by a short in a Light pole while investigating a power failure.  Lizzy and their adopted son Marvin soon moved to Commerce, Texas, where she died in 1925.

More About ELIZABETH ( LIZZY ) O'GUINN ( O'GWYN ):

Burial: Commerce, Texas

Child of WILLIAM HOLLEY and ELIZABETH ) is:

                   i.       MARVIN⁴ HOLLEY, m. GRACE.

4.  MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born February 19, 1876 in Lyletown, Kentucky, and died May 03, 1978 in Abilene, Texas.  She married A.B. (ALBURTICE TWITTY) YOUNG May 18, 1894 in Honey Grove, Texas.  He was born May 05, 1871, and died April 10, 1958 in Abilene, Texas.

Notes for MINNIE LEE HOLLEY:

Minnie Lee Holley was the second child of James P. Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young was born in Lyletown, Kentucky. Minnie married Burt Young in Honey Grove, Texas, they first settled in Lake Creek, Texas, then in Memphis, Texas. In 1926 they moved to Abilene, Texas where they remained and are buried. Their children are scattered throughout Texas and the west.

More About MINNIE LEE HOLLEY:

Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

More About A.B. (ALBURTICE TWITTY) YOUNG:

Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

Children of MINNIE HOLLEY and A.B. YOUNG are:

13.              i.       MYRTTLE LANE⁴ YOUNG, b. April 01, 1895; d. April 20, 1970.

14.             ii.       REUNETTIE YOUNG, b. April 19, 1896; d. May 02, 1989.

                 iii.       LEONARD CARL YOUNG, b. December 01, 1899; d. November 05, 1902.

                 iv.       BONNIE CLEO YOUNG, b. January 04, 1902; d. July 26, 1927.

15.             v.       OLEN EUGENE "PID" YOUNG, b. September 15, 1904, Oklahoma; d. December 31, 1966, Auto accident near Weatherford, Texas.

                 vi.       ELMER AUGUSTUS YOUNG, b. August 18, 1907; d. February 29, 1936; m. LENA BELLE BRATTON, 1933.

16.           vii.       VERNER ESTELLE YOUNG, b. August 06, 1910, Cooper, Texas; d. May 1980, Abilene, Texas.

17.          viii.       WELDON MOYER YOUNG, b. September 16, 1913; d. July 01, 1966, Veterans Hospital, Big Spring, Texas.

18.             ix.       DOROTHY LORENE YOUNG, b. February 29, 1916; d. July 28, 1970, In car wreck near Ballinger. Texas.

19.              x.       BURTA LEE " GINGER " YOUNG, b. January 15, 1919, Lake Creek, Texas.

5.  JOHN HARDIN³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born February 12, 1878 in Kentucky, and died August 27, 1959 in Texas.  He married WILLIE OPHELIA YOUNG December 07, 1898 in Lake Creek, Texas.  She was born December 05, 1880, and died October 10, 1961 in Texas.

Notes for JOHN HARDIN HOLLEY:

John Hardin was the third child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He was a farmer of watermelons, peaches,  sweet potatoes and peanuts. His watermelons were said to be te best in Texas. He and Willie insisted upon music in their home and provided lessons for their large family. The daughters attended East Texas Teachers College in Commerce, Texas and became teachers. Opal taught physical education in the Dallas, Texas public school district for thirty six years.

When Lonnie Dear learned to play the piano, John demanded that all his kids learned to sing. He would gather them all in the parlor, tell Lonnie to play and encourage them all to sing. He made sure that all his children were enrolled in singing school, which in those days was common. John Hardin Holley's family was a resourceful bunch, making the best of the talents given them.

More About JOHN HARDIN HOLLEY:

Burial: Rosemond Cemetery, Commerce, Texas

More About WILLIE OPHELIA YOUNG:

Burial: Rosemond Cemetery, Commerce, Texas

Children of JOHN HOLLEY and WILLIE YOUNG are:

20.              i.       SYBIL LORENE⁴ HOLLEY, b. October 14, 1899, Hopkins County, Texas; d. November 07, 1940, Commerce, Texas.

21.             ii.       LAWRENCE ODELL HOLLEY, b. November 04, 1901, Harmon, Lmar, County, Texas; d. July 08, 1985, Lubbock, Texas.

22.            iii.       RUBY OTTIE HOLLEY, b. January 11, 1903, Lake Creek, Texas; d. November 01, 1976.

                 iv.       LONNIE DEAR HOLLEY, b. November 15, 1904; d. July 05, 1980; m. (1) HOWARD HULL; m. (2) RAY MCINNIS; m. (3) CLAUDE TAYLOR, November 25, 1925.

                  v.       IRMA OPAL HOLLEY, b. September 05, 1906; d. September 21, 1985.  

        Notes: Services for Opal Holley, longtime physical education teacher in the Dallas Independent School District, will be at 2pm Monday at Tapps Funeral Home Chapel in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County. Ms. Holley ,79, died Saturday afternoon at Hopkins County Nursing Home in Sulphur Springs after a brief illness, relatives said. Ms. Holley taught physical education at N.R. Crozier Technical High School for 25 years. She also taught at Mount Auburn and Obediah Knight elementary schools and at W.T. White High School. She retired from teaching in 1969. A native of Delta County, Holley received her bachelor's degree in English from East Texas State Teachers College in 1932. After graduation, Ms. Holley came to Dallas to begin teaching, relatives said. She recieved a Master's degree in physical education from the George Peabody College for Teacher in Nashville in 1939. Ms. Holley was a member of the First Community Church. Survivors include her brother Travis Holley of Dallas, and her sisters, Beryl Dodd and Jean Corbin of Sulphur Springs.

23.            vi.       LUNA BERYL HOLLEY, b. August 07, 1908, Crossroads, Texas; d. May 1965, North Richland Hills.

24.           vii.       CLYDE C. HOLLEY, b. August 14, 1910, Cross Roads, Texas; d. May 03, 1975, Commerce, Texas.

25.          viii.       CLIFFTON HOLLEY, b. December 19, 1912, Cross Roads, Texas; d. June 26, 1972, Dallas, Texas.

                  ix.       TRAVIS EUGENE HOLLEY, b. June 10, 1915; m. PAULINE LUCKY, July 05, 1947; b. April 21, 1917.

                   x.       WILLIE HARDIN HOLLEY, b. August 29, 1917; d. February 22, 1937.

                  xi.       MAVIS DEAN HOLLEY, b. August 14, 1920; d. July 15, 1946.

26.            xii.       ADDIE IMOJEAN "JEAN" HOLLEY, b. December 16, 1922.

6.  LOU BELLE³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born November 24, 1880, and died December 06, 1976.  She married ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSON MINTER November 25, 1890.  He was born January 26, 1875, and died October 18, 1951.

Notes for LOU BELLE HOLLEY:

Lou Belle Holley was born in Green County, Kentucky, either in Lyletown or Greensburg, both near Horse Cave, Kentucky. She left Kentucky at the age of 7 in 1887, when her parents, James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth boarded a train with their seven children in Horse Cave and came to Honey Grove, Texas on September 6, 1887. She lived in and around Honey Grove and Dial, Texas until she married Albert Sidney Johnson Minter in Bugtussel, Texas, which is close to Ladonia. After they were married they lived in Wolfe City, Nacogdoches, Paris, Ladonia, and Stamford, Texas. In 1908 they moved to Dallas and remained there until her death at age 96.

Children of LOU HOLLEY and ALBERT MINTER are:

27.              i.       BUFORD ALBERT⁴ MINTER, b. January 21, 1902; d. September 06, 1964, Dallas, Texas.

                  ii.       RUBY MINTER MINTER, b. May 21, 1905; d. July 27, 1980; m. (1) LOUIS HARCUN; m. (2) WALTER BRIGGS; m. (3) BERLIE EWEN BROWN.

28.            iii.       MARY LOU MINTER, b. August 19, 1918.

29.            iv.       JAMIE OVELLE MINTER, b. December 01, 1922.

7.  JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born March 04, 1883 in Lyletown, Kentucky, and died January 13, 1955.  He married CORA LEE DUNCAN December 25, 1906, daughter of JOHN ALEXANDER DUNCAN.  She was born December 27, 1886, and died May 06, 1980.

Notes for JAMES "JIM" ALFRED HOLLEY:

James Alfred Holley was the fifth child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. At age four he traveled with his family to Texas. A highlight of his life was a trip he took with his father at age seventeen back to Kentucky to visit family. He married Miss Cora Duncan of Enloe, Texas and settled in the Dial Community where he spent his life farming cotton and corn. For recreation he played his guitar at community gatherings. He and Cora were members of the Dial Presbyterian Church. " Jim" died of a heart attack in 1955 and is buried in Dial, Texas.

When James was a schoolboy he had to use "mud pencils" and a slate for his home work. Mud pencils consisted of hand rolled clay to the proper length and dried at the fireplace by the evening fire. When lead pencils became available he treated them as precious items and was very stingy with their use. When each of his children became of school age, they were given a cedar pencil and made to understand that it was to last the whole school term. Cedar pencils sold at the store, two for a nickel.

Jim Holley used to sometimes take his family to East Texas to visit John Hardin Holley whose home was near the little town of Dike, Texas. There was no hassle with, planes, trains, or automobiles, they just hitched up a team of high stepping mules and headed  southeast for a long ride. They would take enough fried chicken, corn on the cobb and fresh tomatoes to last two days. After a couple of days with John and Willie, they would leave for home with enough fresh peaches to make jam and jelly to last all winter.

Children of JAMES HOLLEY and CORA DUNCAN are:

30.              i.       HORACE DEE⁴ HOLLEY, b. May 17, 1910; d. December 15, 1988.

31.             ii.       IRENE HOLLEY, b. July 26, 1912.

32.            iii.       MARY PAULINE HOLLEY, b. July 25, 1915.

                 iv.       JOHNIE HOLLEY, b. August 12, 1907; d. May 07, 1919.

Notes for JOHNIE HOLLEY:

Johnie was the namesake of her mother Cora Duncan's father, John Alexander Duncan. When She was twelve days old she was diagnosed as having infantile paralysis. She was a beautiful baby, but never learned to crawl or walk. When she was nineteen months old she caught whooping cough and never survived it. She died on a Friday afternoon, March 7, 1919.

33.             v.       CLABORN HASKELL HOLLEY, b. August 15, 1919, Enloe, Texas; d. December 31, 1985, Dallas, Texas.

34.            vi.       CLOVIS ALEXANDER HOLLEY, b. September 05, 1921.

35.           vii.       RAYMOND FOREST HOLLEY, b. October 27, 1923.

36.          viii.       JAMES ALLEN HOLLEY, b. August 10, 1929, The Dial community of Texas..

8.  ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born April 06, 1885, and died September 05, 1951 in Commerce, Texas.  He married MARY IMER WOODARD July 17, 1904.  She was born May 29, 1883, and died October 20, 1975.

Notes for ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON HOLLEY:

Addison Richardson Holley " Ad " was the sixth child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He was just over a year old when the family moved from Kentucky to Texas. At age nineteen he married Mary Imer Woodard, "Imer" at Commerce, Texas. He grew up in Fannin County, moved to Delta County and then to Hunt County where he lived for forty years. Later, he moved to Greenville and Webb Hill. Ad was a farmer by occupation. He is Buried in Commerce, Texas.

More About ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON HOLLEY:

Burial: Commerce, Texas

Children of ADDISON HOLLEY and MARY WOODARD are:

                   i.       HOWARD⁴ HOLLEY, b. June 1905; d. September 1905.

                  ii.       IRVING HOLLEY, b. May 04, 1910; d. August 06, 1916.

37.            iii.       HERMAN WHITE " CAP " HOLLEY, b. November 05, 1906; d. September 06, 1993.

38.            iv.       AUBREY TILTON HOLLEY, b. June 17, 1908; d. November 23, 1986.

39.             v.       CLIFTON LEE "CHEAP" HOLLEY, b. February 05, 1912; d. January 27, 1974.

40.            vi.       VIRGIE MAE "SISTER GRANNY" HOLLEY, b. July 15, 1914; d. November 21, 1992.

41.           vii.       MAGGIE BELLE HOLLEY, b. April 29, 1917; d. February 1985.

42.          viii.       ADDIE ORADELL HOLLEY, b. February 14, 1919.

                  ix.       GLADYS ALINE HOLLEY, b. October 19, 1921; d. November 21, 1989; m. J. C. CHAMBLISS.

43.              x.       DENNIS RAY ( JEFF ) HOLLEY, b. July 05, 1927.

44.             xi.       FRANCES EVELYN HOLLEY, b. October 22, 1932.

                 xii.       CHARLIE HENNON HOLLEY, b. March 29, 1935; d. October 13, 1990; m. SHIRLEY COLEMAN.

9.  HENRY HOUSTON³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born January 07, 1890, and died August 1936.  He married MIRIAM RIGGS November 1914.  She died Abt. 1916.

Notes for HENRY HOUSTON HOLLEY:

James Houston Holley was the eighth child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Henry was a barber and a cook, at one time owning a barber shop and a restaurant at the same time. He moved from Texas to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he lived until his death. He is buried in Cooper, Texas.

Children of HENRY HOLLEY and MIRIAM RIGGS are:

                   i.       GLADYS ELIZABETH⁴ HOLLEY, b. August 31, 1915; m. HENRY H. WATKINS, September 1941.

45.             ii.       JAMES RICHARD " DICK " HOLLEY, b. March 14, 1917.

10.  ERNEST CLAY³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born December 21, 1891 in Dial, Fannin County, Texas, and died November 03, 1971.  He married CLIFTON MOLLEY COUNTS November 10, 1912 in Granite, Oklahoma. 

Notes for ERNEST CLAY HOLLEY:

Earnest clay Holley was the ninth child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He farmed for many years and was an electrician for many year. He made Amarillo, Texas his home.

Children of ERNEST HOLLEY and CLIFTON COUNTS are:

46.              i.       DONNELL CLAY⁴ HOLLEY, b. January 11, 1915, Granite, Oklahoma in Greer County..

47.             ii.       DOROTHY LAVERN HOLLEY, b. August 27, 1916.

48.            iii.       ROBBIE ERNESTINE HOLLEY, b. February 07, 1921.

                 iv.       ROBERT LEE HOLLEY, b. January 29, 1923; d. September 24, 1923.

11.  FRED³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born February 10, 1895 in Dial, Fannin County, Texas, and died January 06, 1982.  He married DOLLIE BELLE LEE September 20, 1915 in Vernon, Texas.  She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Notes for FRED HOLLEY:

Fred Holley was the tenth Child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He started cooking at the age of sixteen and later became the owner of his own restaurant. He Married Dollie Belle Lee, a school teacher at Vernon, Texas. He served for several years as Justice of Peace.

Children of FRED HOLLEY and DOLLIE LEE are:

49.              i.       FREDYE LEE⁴ HOLLEY, d. 1944.

                  ii.       BILLY JOE HOLLEY, d. 1986.

Notes for BILLY JOE HOLLEY:

Billy Joe Holley, after retiring from the US Navy was a deputy sheriff for the city of San Diego, California.

12.  RAYMOND³ HOLLEY (JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born March 15, 1897 in Dial, Fannin County, Texas, and died June 02, 1954.  He married DAISY SMITH.  She was born February 23, 1902, and died March 26, 1972.

Notes for RAYMOND HOLLEY:

Raymond was the eleventh child of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. At the age of sixteen he became a cook and later became a chef. He worked for many restaurants and even on ships. Off and on he stayed with his sister Lou Bell. It is believed he died of either a heart attack or stroke. Due to a divorce at a very early age, his son, Martin was reared by his mother, Daisy  Smith in Vernon, Texas.

Child of RAYMOND HOLLEY and DAISY SMITH is:

50.              i.       MARTIN LEWIS⁴ HOLLEY.

Generation No. 4

13.  MYRTTLE LANE⁴ YOUNG (MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born April 01, 1895, and died April 20, 1970.  She married FIELDS HARPER PETIFILES April 08, 1917 in Delta City. Texas. 

Notes for MYRTTLE LANE YOUNG:

Myrtle Lane Young was the first child of Minnie Lee Holley and Alburtice Twitty Young and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

Children of MYRTTLE YOUNG and FIELDS PETIFILES are:

                   i.       LOWELL FIELDS⁵ PETIFILES, b. February 01, 1922; d. May 06, 1998, Hendricks Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Texas; m. (1) IRENE CARLIN; m. (2) FRANCES GODLESKY; m. (3) NETTIE LEE THOMPSON.

Notes for LOWELL FIELDS PETIFILES:

Lowell Petifiles was first child of Myrtle Lane Young and Fields Petifiles,the grandson of Minnie Holley Alburtice ( A. B. ) Young, and the great grandson James P. Holley and Mary E. Young. Lowell was divorced from his first wife when Bruce was an infant and his name was legally changed to his mothers maiden name. Bruce found his dad in Odessa, Texas, after being separated  thirty two years. Bruce is now deceased.

More About LOWELL FIELDS PETIFILES:

Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

                  ii.       BURTRA ANN PETIFILES, b. November 18, 1938, Abilene, Texas; m. VAUGHN HERRON, June 29, 1959.

Notes for BURTRA ANN PETIFILES:

Burtra Ann is the second child of Myrtle and Fields and the Granddaughter of Minnie Holley and "  A. B " Young. Ann is employed in the Deans office at Abilene Christian University.

14.  REUNETTIE⁴ YOUNG (MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born April 19, 1896, and died May 02, 1989.  She married (1) EUNICE MACAMIE RUSSELL October 17, 1915.  He was born May 01, 1893, and died March 10, 1931.  She married (2) ARTHUR GRANT JOHNSON February 22, 1947. 

Notes for REUNETTIE YOUNG:

Reunettie " Nettie " was the the second child of Minnie Holley and A. B. Young, and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

Children of REUNETTIE YOUNG and EUNICE RUSSELL are:

                   i.       MARY LEE⁵ RUSSELL, b. October 07, 1916, Lake Creek, Texas; d. January 06, 1945, Abilene, Texas; m. LYLE LEROY " DICK "BEHNE, February 01, 1935, Abilene, Texas; b. June 12, 1915, Oseola, Texas; d. September 16, 1957, Austin, Texas.

Notes for MARY LEE RUSSELL:

Mary Lee was the first child of Reunettie " Nettie " Russell, The granddaughter of Minnie Holley and A. B.  " Burt " Young, the great granddaughter of James P. Holley and Mary E, Young. Mary Lee was born in Lake Creek and died in Abilene and died of brain cancer.

More About MARY LEE RUSSELL:

Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

                  ii.       FRANCES RUSSELL, b. August 25, 1920; m. HENRY M. MCBETH, August 22, 1942, Abilene, Texas.

Notes for FRANCES RUSSELL:

Frances is the second child of Nettie Young and Eugene Russell, the granddaughter of Minnie Lee Holley and " Burt " Young,  and the great granddaughter of James Holley and Mary E. Young.

Frances' s son Dennis was killed in a car wreck in El Paso, Texas, Ronnie was killed in Viet Nam, both are buried in Abilene, Texas.

                 iii.       EUNICE FAYE RUSSELL, b. January 13, 1923; d. March 02, 1959; m. CHARLES USSERY, November 07, 1941.

                 iv.       VONCYLE RUSSELL, b. October 17, 1924.

                  v.       EUNICE MACAMIE RUSSELL, b. December 06, 1929; m. CLARA KIRBY.

15.  OLEN EUGENE "PID"⁴ YOUNG (MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born September 15, 1904 in Oklahoma, and died December 31, 1966 in Auto accident near Weatherford, Texas.  He married EDNA WILLIAMS September 10, 1939 in Albany, Texas. 

Notes for OLEN EUGENE "PID" YOUNG:

Uncle " Pid " was indeed a man without enemies, He was loved by all that knew him, and had a smile for everyone. His auto accident was a tragedy for everyone. Jean Williams was Pid's stepdaughter, he loved her as if she were his own daughter. He was the fourth child of Minnie Lee Holley and Burt Young

and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E, Young. Pid was an excellent automobile mechanic and for many years he owned his own shop at 15th and Walnut in Abilene. At he time of his death he was employed by the Brown and Root Construction company.

More About OLEN EUGENE "PID" YOUNG:

Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

Child of OLEN YOUNG and EDNA WILLIAMS is:

                   i.       JEAN⁵ WILLIAMS, m. HUSKIN.

16.  VERNER ESTELLE⁴ YOUNG (MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born August 06, 1910 in Cooper, Texas, and died May 1980 in Abilene, Texas.  She married (1) CARROLL SCOTT Abt. 1937.    She married (2) BENNIE WOODROW December 01, 1938 in Winters, Texas.  He was born in Winters, Texas, and died in Lubbock, Texas.

Notes for VERNER ESTELLE YOUNG:

Verner Estelle Young was the seventh child of Minnie Lee Holley and Burt Young and the grand daughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Estelle was born in Cooper, Texas and died in Abilene. Estelle was first married to Carroll Scott who was a wonderful man and remained one of the best friends to all the Young family

More About BENNIE WOODROW:

Burial: Woodrow, Texas, a small community very near Lubbock

Children of VERNER YOUNG and BENNIE WOODROW are:

                   i.       CHARLES⁵ WOODROW, b. September 23, 1939, Winters, Texas; m. (1) NANCY TRIPSON, Abt. 1960; m. (2) BERNICE BRUNNER, May 06, 1994.

Notes for CHARLES WOODROW:

Charles Woodrow is the first child of V. Estelle Young and Bennie Woodrow, the grandson of Minnie Lee Holley and Burt Young, and the great grandson of James P. Holley and Mary E. Young. Charles was born in Winters, raised in Abilene and first married in Sweeney, Texas.

                  ii.       DAVID WOODROW, b. February 03, 1951, Abilene, Texas; m. (1) VIRGINIA HOLLIS, 1975; m. (2) SARAH ROBERSON, May 22, 1981.

Notes for DAVID WOODROW:

David is the second child of Verner Estelle Young and Benny Woodrow, the grandson of Minnie Lee Holley and Burt Young, and the great grandson of J.P. Holley and Mary E. Young.

17.  WELDON MOYER⁴ YOUNG (MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born September 16, 1913, and died July 01, 1966 in Veterans Hospital, Big Spring, Texas.  He married RUTH SANDERS. 

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Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

Child of WELDON YOUNG and RUTH SANDERS is:

                   i.       CARLA SUE⁵ YOUNG.

18.  DOROTHY LORENE⁴ YOUNG (MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born February 29, 1916, and died July 28, 1970 in In car wreck near Ballinger. Texas.  She married (1) NORMAN LOUIS KARAS in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He was born January 18, 1915 in Kansas City, Missouri, and died February 05, 1996 in Pueblo, Colorado.  She married (2) MARVIN WARD CUNNINGHAM.  He died July 1964 in Midland, Texas.

Notes for DOROTHY LORENE YOUNG:

Dorothy Lorene Young was the ninth child of Minnie Lee Holley and Alburtice T. Young and the granddaughter of James P. Holley and Mary E. Young. After her divorce from Marvin Cunningham in the 1940's, she joined the Womens Ordinance Workers, a psuedo-military organization doing defense work during the Second World War. After basic training in Cisco, Texas, she was assigned to an aircraft plant in Ft. Worth. Texas building B17 Bombers, she was later transferred to an Air Force Base in Shreveport. La. From there she was transferred in 1844 to Camp Barkley in Abilene, Texas, then to Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she met and married Norman Karas. Dorothy died in an automobile accident in Runnells County , Texas, near Ballinger. She was on a Sunday  drive with her younger sister Ginger. She is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, in Abilene, block 115, lot 5 space 5, among the Cunningham's, and Petifile's.

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Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

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Burial: Pueblo, Colorado

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Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, Texas

Children of DOROTHY YOUNG and NORMAN KARAS are:

                   i.       ANTHONY DALE⁵ KARAS, b. August 11, 1946.

                  ii.       HOLLY GALE KARAS, b. October 02, 1947.

                 iii.       ROBIN LYNN KARAS, b. January 29, 1956.

Children of DOROTHY YOUNG and MARVIN CUNNINGHAM are:

                 iv.       KENNETH RAY⁵ CUNNINGHAM, b. September 22, 1933, Justiceburg, Texas in Garza County, Texas; m. (1) PATRICIA SUE HATTON; b. September 09, 1935, Pueblo, Colorado; m. (2) CARRIE ANN ELLIOTT, February 14, 1959, Pueblo, Colorado; b. July 29, 1938, La Junta , Colorado.

Notes for KENNETH RAY CUNNINGHAM:

Kenneth Ray " Ken " Cunningham is the first child of Dorothy Lorene Young and Marvin Ward Cunningham, the grandson of Minnie Lee Holley and " Burt " Young, and the great grandson of James P. Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Ken was born near Justiceburg, Texas, a three building town about eighteen miles southeast of Post, Texas in  Garza County. He was born on a dry land farm during the

" Dust Bowl "  days of the 1930's. The family hit on hard times and moved to Elmdale, Texas, small community on old hi-way 80 about five miles east of Abilene, Texas, where they bought a service station/country store. The old station is still standing, and the playpen that was built with a bedrock floor and Chicken wire sides to keep ken away from the hi-way and service station drive are still there. After about a year, they family moved into Abilene, Texas, where they lived for many years.

                  v.       JERRY DON CUNNINGHAM, b. November 12, 1934; m. (1) SHIRLEY WILLS ( YOUNGBLOOD ), July 1959, New Mexico; m. (2) SANDRA EILEEN HOVLAND, August 12, 1965, Pueblo, Colorado.

Notes for JERRY DON CUNNINGHAM:

Jerry Don is the second child of Dorothy Lorene Young and Marvin Ward Cunningham, the grandson of Minnie Lee Holley  and Burt Young, The great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. His first wife, Shirley was the widow of an old service buddy of Jerry. Her husband was killed in an accident in New Mexico, Shirley had two daughters when she married Jerry. Sandra E. Hovland was married to Jerry in 1965, she was a graduate of Colorado State Univ. with a masters degree, and a high school English teacher. Sandy and Jerry were married twenty eight years, Jerry died in 1999.

Notes for SHIRLEY WILLS ( YOUNGBLOOD ):

Shirley Ann Wills was previously married to a man Named Youngblood in the U.S. Air Force, who was in the service with Jerry Cunningham. It is believed that Mr. Youngblood died in a crop dusting accident. Shirley and Mr. Youngblood had two daughters.

                 vi.       BOBBY WAYNE CUNNINGHAM, b. November 27, 1935, Abilene, Texas; d. July 1975, Farabault, Minnesota; m. ROSEMARY RASSMUSSEN, 1960, Farabault, Minnesota.

Notes for BOBBY WAYNE CUNNINGHAM:

Bobby Wayne was the third child of Dorothy Lorene Young and Marvin W. Cunningham, the grandson of Minnie Lee Holley and Burt Young, and the great grandson Of James P. Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Bobby was accidentally shot in the head at about age twelve and was temporarily paralized for awhile but after surgery he seemed to completely recover although he seemed to suffer some periods of depression after the accident. He served in the U.S. Air Force, married Rosemary Rassmussen where they resided for awhile in Colorado Springs, Colorado, then moved to Farabault. Rosemary was a school teacher. Bobby died in Farabault and is buried there.

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Burial: Farabault, Minnesota

19.  BURTA LEE " GINGER "⁴ YOUNG (MINNIE LEE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born January 15, 1919 in Lake Creek, Texas.  She married (1) O. D. GILMORE.    She married (2) HOWARD CALDWELL June 22, 1939 in Potosi, Texas.  He died 1997 in Abilene, Texas.

Notes for HOWARD CALDWELL:

Burta Lee "Ginger" Young is the tenth child of Minnie Lee Holley and Alburtice Twitty Young and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Ginger was born in Lake Creek, Texas.

Child of BURTA YOUNG and HOWARD CALDWELL is:

                   i.       SANDRA KAY⁵ CALDWELL, b. February 22, 1942, Abilene, Texas; m. JIMMY GILSTRAP, August 31, 1963, Ariba,  Louisiana; b. December 11, 1941, Haskell, Texas; d. August 30, 1990, Oklahoma.

Notes for SANDRA KAY CALDWELL:

Sandra Kay is the daughter of Ginger Young and Howard Caldwell, the granddaughter of Minnie Lee Holley and A. B. Young, and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

20.  SYBIL LORENE⁴ HOLLEY (JOHN HARDIN³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born October 14, 1899 in Hopkins County, Texas, and died November 07, 1940 in Commerce, Texas.  She married WILLIAM BENJAMINE HERMAN 1916.  He was born September 1892, and died September 20, 1974 in Cumby, Texas.

Notes for SYBIL LORENE HOLLEY:

Sybil Lorene was the first child of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the granddaughter of James Patterdon Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. She was a housewife and gave music lessons. Virginia and Ava Lee were school teachers, as was Billy Brown.  Sybil was born in Hopkins County, Texas and died in Commerce. William was a farmer.

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Burial: Commerce, Texas

Children of SYBIL HOLLEY and WILLIAM HERMAN are:

                   i.       VIRGINIA BELLE⁵ HERMAN, b. January 07, 1918; m. BILLY FRISBY BROWN, 1939.

                  ii.       AVA LEE HERMAN, b. November 30, 1919; m. JESSE CLARENCE REED, June 28, 1946, Greenville, Texas; b. April 12, 1923.

Notes for AVA LEE HERMAN:

Ava Lee Herman is the second child of Sybil Holley and William Herman, the granddaughter of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. She was a school teacher and Jessie C. Reed was a school administrator. Their son Jon is a teacher, Jed is an assistant principal, Jullian is Conductor of the Austin Chorus and Jeffrey is in construction.

                 iii.       WILLIAM BENJAMINE JR. HERMAN, b. August 12, 1923, Hopkins County, Texas; m. JUANITA MERYL CRAVEN.

Notes for WILLIAM BENJAMINE JR. HERMAN:

William Benjamin Herman III is the third child of Sybil Holley and William Herman Jr., the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great grandchild of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Wm. Herman Jr. was a dairy farmer.

                 iv.       GWENDOLYN SUE HERMAN, b. January 10, 1933, Hopkins County, Texas; m. STANLEY DONALD BARTLETT, June 04, 1956, Dallas, Texas.

Notes for GWENDOLYN SUE HERMAN:

Gwendolyn Sue Herman is the fourth child of Sybil Holley and Wm. Herman, the grandchild of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great granddaughter of of James P. Holley and Mary E. Young. Stanley Bartlett retired from the U.S. Air Force.

Notes for STANLEY DONALD BARTLETT:

Stanley Bartlett retired from the Air Force.

21.  LAWRENCE ODELL⁴ HOLLEY (JOHN HARDIN³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born November 04, 1901 in Harmon, Lamar, County, Texas, and died July 08, 1985 in Lubbock, Texas.  He married ELLA DRAKE June 08, 1924 in Vernon, Texas.  She was born August 29, 1902, and died May 20, 1990 in Lubbock, Texas.

Notes for LAWRENCE ODELL HOLLEY:

Lawrence Odell Holley was the second child of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He was born in Harmon, Lamar County, Texas and Died in Lubbock. Texas. Lawrence left home at fifteen and went to West Texas to pick cotton. He later worked as a dishwasher and fry cook before becoming a tailor. Ela Drake was a cabaret singer when they met. Later he founded Holley Floor and Tile Company in Lubbock. The fourth child was the rock and roll artist "Buddy Holly", who died in  plane crash in Iowa while on tour. He is buried in Lubbock as is Lawrence and Ella.

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Burial: Lubbock, Texas

Notes for ELLA DRAKE:

Patricia Lou Holley is the second child of Lawrence Odell Holley and Ella Drake, the granddaughter of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. She and her children were born in Lubbock, Texas.

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Burial: Lubbock, Texas

Children of LAWRENCE HOLLEY and ELLA DRAKE are:

                   i.       LARRY ORMAND⁵ HOLLEY, b. October 07, 1925, Lubbock, Texas; m. MAXINE GRAHAM, June 1948.

Notes for LARRY ORMAND HOLLEY:

Larry Ormand Holley is the first child of Lawrence Odell Holley and Ella Drake, the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, the great grandson of of James P. Holley and Mary E, Young. He was born in Lubbock and owns the Holley Tile Company there.

                  ii.       TRAVIS DON HOLLEY, b. July 10, 1927, Vernon, Texas; m. (1) GENEVA; m. (2) SARAH.

                 iii.       PATRICIA LOU HOLLEY, b. March 07, 1929, Lubbock, Texas; m. (1) MANFRED EDWARD KAITER; b. November 21, 1935, Altdamm, Germany; m. (2) JOHN EDWARD WEIR, July 28, 1948, Lubbock, Texas.

                 iv.       CHARLES HARDIN "BUDDY" HOLLEY, b. September 07, 1936, Lubbock, Texas; d. February 03, 1959; m. MARIA ELENA SANTIAGO.

Notes for CHARLES HARDIN "BUDDY" HOLLEY:

Charles Hardin Holley was the youngest child of Lawrence Odell Holley and Ella Drakeand the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Ophelia Young and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young, "Buddy Holly" led a short twenty two year life, recording a score of classic songs in a brief period from age twenty  to age twenty two. Few artists have left such a lasting Impact on "Rock and Roll" music. He came out of a country background and grew up to the music of "Western Swing" and "Honky Tonk" music. He performed briefly with with "Western" groups before forming his own group known as "The Crickets". The sound they created was uncluttered and clean, a sound with simplicity, with clean guitar leads, and with drums providing raw energy.

Buddy's family life was very stable and he was very sociable, he was anything but a loner. His songs reflect a happy upbringing, his lyrics centering upon the trials and tribulations of a teenager. Listen to the classics, "Peggy Sue", "Everyday,"  "  "When Will I Be Loved ", "Maybe Baby", and " well Alright", He and his writers captured the teen experience.

Buddy Holly is probably the most talked about and recognized artists of the  "50s". Many performers of today draw from his style, Listen to James Taylor and other soft rock singers. Buddy's style and repertoire can be hear on radio stations and at concerts any day of the year. He may be the most copied artist of all time. He was truly a pioneer in music and his contribution will be everlasting. His great talent came to an end on a rainy night in Iowa, when the private plane in which he was a passenger crashed.

22.  RUBY OTTIE⁴ HOLLEY (JOHN HARDIN³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born January 11, 1903 in Lake Creek, Texas, and died November 01, 1976.  She married GEORGE FREEMAN BLAYLOCK May 28, 1928 in Paris, Texas.  He was born June 03, 1902, and died February 11, 1975.

Notes for RUBY OTTIE HOLLEY:

Ruby Ottie Holley was the third child of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. She was a teacher and a homemaker. Ruby was born in Lake Creek, Texas and died of pneumonia and alzhiemer's disease. George Blaylock was a school; teacher in Saltillo, Texas from Sept. 1927 until May of 1933. He went into the insurance business, American National, Rio Grande National and Kentucky Central Life. George and Ruby attended East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce, Texas. They moved to Dallas residing at 1819 Ripley

Street, and at 10838 Hermosa drive. George died of a heart attack. Both are buried at Grove Hill cemetery in Dallas. Billy Joe was born in Sulphur Springs and died in Minden, Louisiana. His occupation was the U.S. Army and the Ministry.

Children of RUBY HOLLEY and GEORGE BLAYLOCK are:

                   i.       BILLY JOE⁵ BLAYLOCK, b. June 10, 1929, Sulphur Springs, Texas; d. Minden, Louisiana; m. (1) JACQUELYN J. LEMASTER; m. (2) GRETTA JOAN GREER, August 14, 1948; m. (3) GRACE REBECCA ORFIELD, April 13, 1955; m. (4) ELFRIEDE, Abt. 1965, Germany.

Notes for BILLY JOE BLAYLOCK:

Billy Joe Blaylock was the first child of Ruby Holley and George Blaylock, the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Billy Joe's occupation was the U. S. Army and the Ministry.

                  ii.       VONDA LARUE BLAYLOCK, b. August 18, 1931; m. ROY ALFRED GALLAGHER, October 25, 1947, Dallas, Texas; b. September 24, 1926.

Notes for VONDA LARUE BLAYLOCK:

Vonda is te second child of Ruby Holley and George Blaylock, the granddaughter of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great granddaughter of James P. Holley and Mary E. Young. Roy Gallagher owns Gallagher's Paint and Body Shop in Seven Points, Tx.  Richard Joe was in the employment office business, Roy worked for Doran Chevrolet for 25 years before opening his own shop where his two sons have now learned the craft.

                 iii.       JOHN GERALD BLAYLOCK, b. July 28, 1934, Dallas, Texas; m. (1) ELEANOR ANNE BEAUPRE, September 28, 1951; b. April 15, 1933; m. (2) PATSY JEAN RUSSELL, May 27, 1975.

Notes for JOHN GERALD BLAYLOCK:

John Gerald Blaylock is the third child of Ruby Holley and George Blaylock, the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great grandson of James Patterson and Mary Elizabeth Young. He was employed by Western Electric.

                 iv.       JANICE FERN BLAYLOCK, b. March 07, 1940, Dallas, Texas; m. DWAIN CARROL CLEERE, October 25, 1958; b. January 25, 1931, Hillsboro, Texas; d. June 19, 1996, Dallas, Texas.

Notes for JANICE FERN BLAYLOCK:

Janice Fern Blaylock is the fourth child of Ruby Holley and George Blaylock, the granddaughter of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great granddaughter of James P. Holley and Mary E. Young. Dwain Cleere was a teacher in the Dallas independent school district.

23.  LUNA BERYL⁴ HOLLEY (JOHN HARDIN³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born August 07, 1908 in Crossroads, Texas, and died May 1965 in North Richland Hills.  She married WILBURN WELCOME DODD July 11, 1931 in Hugo, Oklahoma.  He was born September 26, 1910 in Mahoney, Texas, and died May 24, 1986 in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Notes for LUNA BERYL HOLLEY:

Luna Beryl Holley was the sixth child of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. She taught school, first thru fourth grades. Wilburn worked for American Airlines in the communications division. Both died of heart attacks and are buried in Mahoney, Texas.

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Burial: Mahoney, Texas

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Burial: Mahoney, Texas

Children of LUNA HOLLEY and WILBURN DODD are:

                   i.       WAYNE SLAGLE⁵ DODD, b. May 06, 1932, Mahoney, Texas.

                  ii.       JACK RANDALL DODD, b. July 09, 1938, Mahoney, Texas; d. July 09, 1938, Mahoney, Texas.

                 iii.       FRANCES JUANELL DODD, b. April 14, 1935, Mahoney, Texas; m. (1) NATHAN DALE CLEGHORN, June 10, 1959, Dallas, Texas; b. August 19, 1919; d. September 12, 1993, Hurst, Texas; m. (2) CHARLES EVANS CONDON, June 15, 1989.

Notes for FRANCES JUANELL DODD:

Frances J. Dodd is the third child of Luna Beryl Holley and Wilburn Foff, the granddaughter of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Young.

24.  CLYDE C.⁴ HOLLEY (JOHN HARDIN³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born August 14, 1910 in Cross Roads, Texas, and died May 03, 1975 in Commerce, Texas.  He married EDNA LUCILE NICEMAKER November 22, 1931 in Caney, Texas.  She was born October 08, 1911 in Lake Creek, Texas.

Children of CLYDE HOLLEY and EDNA NICEMAKER are:

                   i.       VALTON GLEN⁵ HOLLEY, b. September 14, 1932, Dike, Texas; m. MARSHA MARIE MORRIS, April 27, 1963, Dallas, Texas; b. September 06, 1937.

Notes for VALTON GLEN HOLLEY:

Valton Holley is the first child of Clyde Holley and Edna Nicewarner, the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Young. Valton is in the advertising business.

                  ii.       EARNEST EUGENE " SKIPPER " HOLLEY, b. February 12, 1937, Branom, Texas; m. LASKA FAYE HUGHEY, August 11, 1959; b. July 10, 1939, Greenville, Texas.

Notes for EARNEST EUGENE " SKIPPER " HOLLEY:

Earnest " Skipper " Holley is the second child of Clyde Holley and Edna Nicewarner, the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and May Elizabeth Young. His occupation is construction work.

                 iii.       CLYDE DAVID HOLLEY, b. December 12, 1943; m. (1) LINDA JEAN SMITH, May 13, 1962; b. September 10, 1943; m. (2) MARY HELEN CRAWFORD, January 12, 1984, Houston, Texas; b. May 31, 1943, Rosedale, Michigan.

Notes for CLYDE DAVID HOLLEY:

Clyde Holley was the seventh child of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Young. Clyde in a syrup mill and was paid mostly in syrup. He beame a farmer and also worked on the railroad. When World War II started he returned to the farm full time.

25.  CLIFFTON⁴ HOLLEY (JOHN HARDIN³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born December 19, 1912 in Cross Roads, Texas, and died June 26, 1972 in Dallas, Texas.  She married CLYDE HERBERT BALDWIN November 25, 1934.  He was born May 08, 1908 in Wills Point, Texas, and died January 19, 1994 in Dallas, Texas.

Notes for CLIFFTON HOLLEY:

Cliffton Holley was the eighth child of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Cliffton was a teacher and a sales clerk. Clyde was a detective for the Dallas Police Dept.

Children of CLIFFTON HOLLEY and CLYDE BALDWIN are:

                   i.       CHARLWS HOLLEY⁵ BALDWIN, b. September 28, 1935; m. (1) MARTHA ANN ANDERSON, November 22, 1954; m. (2) DONNA MARIE WILLIAMS, May 30, 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana; b. September 01, 1923.

Notes for CHARLWS HOLLEY BALDWIN:

Charles Baldwin is the first child of Cliffton Holley and Clyde Baldwin, the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

Charles is in automotive axel manufacturing.

                  ii.       ROBERT LEE BALDWIN, b. July 12, 1938, Dallas, Texas; d. October 14, 1952, Dallas, Texas.

Notes for ROBERT LEE BALDWIN:

Robert Lee died of Nephritis.

26.  ADDIE IMOJEAN "JEAN"⁴ HOLLEY (JOHN HARDIN³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born December 16, 1922.  She married (1) J. B. CALLOWAY 1940.    She married (2) CHARLES REED July 10, 1948.    She married (3) DICK CORBIN 1959. 

Notes for ADDIE IMOJEAN "JEAN" HOLLEY:

Addie Imogene Holley is the 12th child of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Addie was a teacher and a dental assistant.

Child of ADDIE HOLLEY and CHARLES REED is:

                   i.    JOE LESTER⁵ REED, b. June 04, 1948, Dallas, Texas; m. CYBTHIA ROBIN HUTCHINS; b. January 21, 1958.

Notes for JOE LESTER REED:

Joe Lester Reed is the only child of Addie Holley and Charles Reed, the grandson of John Hardin Holley and Willie Young, and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and  Mary E. Young.

Children of ADDIE HOLLEY and DICK CORBIN are:

                  ii.       LISA DENISE⁵ CORBIN, b. September 08, 1960, Dallas, Texas; m. (UNKNOWN) BERNSTEIN.

                 iii.       DICKSON BRYAN CORBIN, b. October 28, 1965, Dallas, Texas; m. (1) STEPHANIE ANN (UNKNOWN); m. (2) JOHANNA LYNN (UNKNOWN).

27.  BUFORD ALBERT⁴ MINTER (LOU BELLE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born January 21, 1902, and died September 06, 1964 in Dallas, Texas.  He married SYLVIA KING.  She was born July 24, 1896.

Notes for BUFORD ALBERT MINTER:

Buford Albert Minter, Sr. was the son of Loubelle Holley and Albert Minter and the grandson of of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Buford was an automotive mechanic. The last 27 years was associated with the aviation industry in maintenance and sales. He was also in his on business of securing and selling surplus aircraft parts. He is buried in Dallas,  Texas at Eastland Cemetery.

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Burial: Eastland Cemetery

Children of BUFORD MINTER and SYLVIA KING are:

                   i.       BUFORD ALBERT JR.⁵ MINTER, b. January 31, 1921; m. (1) MARY FRANCES ADAMS; b. December 26, 1924; m. (2) SHIRLEY, July 04, 1978.

Notes for BUFORD ALBERT JR. MINTER:

Buford Albert Minter, Jr. is the son of Buford Albert Minter Sr. and Sylvia King, and the grandson of Loubelle Holley and Albert Minter and the great grandson of of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Buford started working for Braniff Airlines in 1939 in aircraft maintenance and later became a vice president. Other employment included Muse Air, Associated Air Center, Transfer Aviation Company and finally as President and CEO of Aero Corp. He and his wife Shirley are retired and have a Bed and breakfast in Boerne, Texas. 

                  ii.       WILLIAM SIDNEY " BILL " MINTER, b. March 16, 1924; m. (1) ELLLIE GERTRUDE RUSSELL, March 02, 1951; b. May 17, 1930; m. (2) ELLIE GERTRUDE RUSSELL, March 02, 1951; b. May 17, 1930.

Notes for WILLIAM SIDNEY " BILL " MINTER:

William Sidney Minter is the son of Buford Albert Minter Sr. and Sylvia King, the grandson of of Lou Belle Holley and Albert Minter and the great grandson of James Patterson and Mary Elizabeth Young.

William Sidney "Bill " went to work for Western Electric Company in 1946. He is active in civic, church and school activities in Frisco, Texas. He has been a Scout Master, served on the school Board (including serving as president), served as chairman on Frisco planning and zoning commission and has served on the Federal Housing Board. A daughter, Sylvia Kay Jordan in a previous marriage was adopted by her mothers husband, Kenneth Jordan. 

                 iii.       LOIS JANE MINTER, b. November 13, 1927; m. (1) (UNKNOWN); m. (2) JOHN HOOVER, SR., August 30, 1950; b. July 27, 1924.

Notes for LOIS JANE MINTER:

Lois Jane Minter and John Hoover, Sr. adopted Bradford Hoover from Lois's first marriage. Lois is the daughter of Buford Albert Minter and Sylvia King, the granddaughter of Loubelle Holley and Albert Minter and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Lois has a Business named Plantique, that consists of plant leasing and interior design and decoration. John has worked as the national marketing and sales director for the Pilliod Cabinet Company of of Swanton, Ohio. He has also had his own business of furniture manufacturing, and has worked as a representative for several national firms. Lois and John divorced in 1981. John Hoover Jr. is attorney  general investigator in Austin, Texas.

28.  MARY LOU⁴ MINTER (LOU BELLE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born August 19, 1918.  She married EVERETT MCDONALD " BUD " SHEWMAKER July 03, 1940.  He was born September 03, 1912.

Notes for MARY LOU MINTER:

Mary Lou Minter is the daughter of Lou Belle Holley and Albert Minter, and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Bud Shewmaker attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas. Since 1946 he has ben employed as a pharmaceutical representative, division manager, and special assistant to the director of sales  for Texas Pharmaceutical Company of Texas of San Antonio. He retired in 1977, he and Mary Lou reside in Dallas.

Child of MARY MINTER and EVERETT SHEWMAKER is:

                   i.       ROBERT JOHN⁵ SHEWMAKER, b. June 25, 1949; m. LATHERINE LOUISE JEWETT, August 15, 1970; b. June 14, 1949.

Notes for ROBERT JOHN SHEWMAKER:

Robert John Shewmaker is the son of Mary Lou Minter and Everett McDonald Shewmaker, the grandson of Lou Belle Holley and Albert Minter and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He is a divisional manager for Parks Davis Pharmaceutical Company, and Lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado with his wife Kathy who is a special education teacher at Highlands Ranch Jr. High and Highlands Ranch High School. Kathy graduated from Texas A&M.

29.  JAMIE OVELLE⁴ MINTER (LOU BELLE³ HOLLEY, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born December 01, 1922.  She married LYNDELL J. DILL. 

Notes for JAMIE OVELLE MINTER:

Jamie Ovelle Minter is the fourth child of Lou Belle Holley and Albert Sidney Minter and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

Children of JAMIE MINTER and LYNDELL DILL are:

                   i.       LINDA LEE⁵ DILL, b. February 26, 1942; m. (1) HERBERT "SKIP" DIXON; m. (2) NEIL MACKIE, September 19, 1980.

Notes for LINDA LEE DILL:

Linda Lee Dill is the first child of Jamie Minter and Lyndell Dill, the grandaughter of Loue Belle Holley and Albert Minter, and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

                  ii.       DANA KAY DILL, b. August 13, 1944; m. HARRY VINSON HAMMOND III.

Notes for DANA KAY DILL:

Dan Kay Dill is the second child of Jamie Minter and Lyndell Dill, the granddaughter of Lou Belle Holley and Albert Minter and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

30.  HORACE DEE⁴ HOLLEY (JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born May 17, 1910, and died December 15, 1988.  He married LUCEY MAE WHITE September 08, 1934.  She was born January 29, 1912, and died October 19, 1993.

Notes for HORACE DEE HOLLEY:

Horace was the oldest child of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Horace and Lucy Mae farmed around Honey Grove and Dial, Texas until 1941, when they moved to Denison where he worked for a couple of years. After that he worked for the Kraft Food Company until the Company moved to Mesquite, Texas. He worked for awhile for a furniture refinishing company until the dust made him sick. In 1951 they moved to Dallas and Horace was employed by the Texas Hi-way Dept. until retirement in 1975. While with the Hi-way Dept. he earned several safe driving awards. His hobby was gardening and woodworking, his family kidded him about his hand crafted kindling wood. But he is especially remembered for his precision built toys, such as wagons, tractors and automobiles. After a stroke on August 13, 1983, Horace was not able to enjoy much except food. Mary Elizabeth would make him a homemade peach cobbler every week. Lucy Mae is a very fine seamstress and resides with Ola Ruth. Run is a bookkeeper and tax specialist.

Children of HORACE HOLLEY and LUCEY WHITE are:

                   i.       OLA RUTH⁵ HOLLEY, b. July 1936.

                  ii.       MARY ELIZABETH HOLLEY, b. August 17, 1938, Dial, Texas; m. JERRY DALE REEVES, August 06, 1955.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH HOLLEY:

Mary Elizabeth Holley is the daughter of Horace Dee Holley and Lucy Mae White, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Youmg. When the family moved to Denison she attended Wheatland Elementary School, Adamson and and South Oak Cliff High Schools. She worked part time as a cashier until she married Jerry, whom she met at a skating rink in 1954. He joined the US Air Force in 1955, was stationed in Biloxie, Mississippi, then transferred to Homestead Air Force base in Florida three weeks before the first child was born. After his discharge from the service in 1959, they returned to Dallas and Jerry went to work for LTV and Mary worked for Dunn& Bradstreet. Jerry is presently employed as a FFA DME at Texas Aero Tech at Love Field and is office manager for Delta Janitorial Systems. They now live in Irving, Texas, and are members of McArthur Boulevard Baptist Church where they have taught Sunday school classes for alcoholics and drug addicted people for ten years, and have many success stories. Elizabeth Ann works for the City of Irving and attends North Lake College.

31.  IRENE⁴ HOLLEY (JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born July 26, 1912.  She married KIRBY LEE BROWN October 14, 1933.  He was born April 21, 1911.

Notes for IRENE HOLLEY:

Irene Holley is the second child of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth  Young. Two years after marrying Kirby Lee Brown they moved to Gilliam, Louisiana where they still live in the home they built in 1941. She served as bookkeeper for their business, Browns Repair, until it was leased out at retirement. Irene and Kirby celebrated their sixty year wedding anniversary in 1963.

Irene Holley Brown was very conservative with matches, where she grew up. you kept your fire going by heaping the ashes at night and using the still glowing coals to start the morning fire. She trained her children to roll up a piece of paper tightly and light the end of it so that all the lamps could be lighted without using another match.

One day while Irene was having to watch the smaller children in the house while her mother was outside doing the laundry, she was poking the fire with  stick just killing time and in a nasty mood. The stick caught fire, the cat was snoozing close by and she poked the cat, the cat left the house screaming, her mother came in to ask what was going on, She told her she didn't know.

Notes for KIRBY LEE BROWN:

Buzz was the fourth and final child born to Kirby and

Children of IRENE HOLLEY and KIRBY BROWN are:

                   i.    JO ANN⁵ BROWN, b. June 16, 1936, Gilliam, Louisiana; m. JOHN CHILTON QUARRIER II, November 15, 1958; b. September 23, 1934.

Notes for JO ANN BROWN:

Jo Ann is the first child of Irene Holley and Kirby Brown, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. She is a graduate of Vivian High, Vivian Louisiana and Texas Womens University. She has worked in retailing, with the New York Bell System and as an interior decorator. Jo Ann and John have retired and moved from Miami to Tallahassee, Florida.

Notes for JOHN CHILTON QUARRIER II:

John Chilton Quarrier II is a graduate of Brown Military Academy, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, Chamberland-Hunt Military Academy, Port Gibson, Mississippi, the University of Kansas School of Business and Hofstra University where he received his MBA. He has always worked in banking in New York, Cleveland and Miami.

                  ii.       DOROTHY HELEN BROWN, b. March 06, 1941, Gilliam, Louisiana; m. ALAN RAY THETFORD, January 26, 1961; b. September 09, 1938.

Notes for DOROTHY HELEN BROWN:

Dorothy graduated from North Caddo High School in Vivian, Louisiana, attended Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana and graduated from North Texas State University, Denton, Texas in Business Education. Dorothy was employed with Ling-Temco-Vought in Dallas for ten years and with American Biomedical Corp. for three years as executive secretary. In 1972 she and Alan formed their own business, Artwood Products Inc. which has been in operation for over twenty years. Dorothy is the daughter of Irene Holley and Kirby Brown, the granddaughter of Alfred Holley and Cora Duncan and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

Notes for ALAN RAY THETFORD:

Alan graduated from Newcastle High School, Newcastle, Texas, attended Texas Tech in Lubbock, and graduated from North Texas State University with a degree in Industrial Arts and an M.A. in Education.

                 iii.       HOLLY JANE BROWN, b. November 02, 1946; m. JOHN ROBERT SCHWENDIMANN JR., May 07, 1966; b. August 01, 1943.

Notes for HOLLY JANE BROWN:

Holly graduated from North Caddo High School in Vivian, Louisiana and attended Northwestern State College in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Holly is the daughter of Irene Holley and Kirby Brown, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the great granddaughter of James Patterson  Holley and Mary E. Young.

Notes for JOHN ROBERT SCHWENDIMANN JR.:

John graduated from Zachery High School in Zachery, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He operates his own business, Corp-crate Electric.

                 iv.       KIRBY LEE "BUZZ" BROWN JR., b. May 03, 1951; m. PAMELA ROWE.

Notes for KIRBY LEE "BUZZ" BROWN JR.:

Kirby Lee Brown Jr. and Pamela Rowe are divorced. Buzz is the fourth and final child born to Kirby and Irene Holley Brown. He spent his childhood growing up in Gilliam, Louisiana.

32.  MARY PAULINE⁴ HOLLEY (JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born July 25, 1915.  She married (1) REX E. MATTHEWS.  He was born November 17, 1905, and died July 03, 1993.  She married (2) RAYMOND RHODES July 07, 1935. 

Notes for MARY PAULINE HOLLEY:

Mary Pauline Holley was the third child of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. She grew up on the farms in Dial and Honey Grove, Texas where the family raised cotton and corn. Pauline is an expert seamstress and an excellent cook. She travels with her husband Rex between homes in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Kansas.

Children of MARY HOLLEY and RAYMOND RHODES are:

                   i.       BETTYE CAROL⁵ RHODES, b. June 14, 1937; d. September 1990; m. FRED MARCUS MINTON, August 28, 1953, Garland, Texas; b. February 27, 1934.

Notes for BETTYE CAROL RHODES:

Bettye Carol Rhodes was the daughter of Mary Pauline Holley and Raymond Rhodes, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the reat granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Bettye and Marcus eloped in 1953, Bettye was only sixteen at that time. Her parents had state troopers searching for the two but with no success. In 1984 Bettye became a registered nurse, graduating from the nursing program at Navarro College. She was greatly suited for a nursing career because of her cheerful personality and and her concern for others. Bettye and Marcus lived in Ennis, Texas and were members of Baylor Baptist Church. Shortly after Bettye's dream of becoming a nurse was realized she was diagnosed as having cancer, and valiantly battled the disease for six years.

                  ii.       PAULA RAYE RHODES, b. June 01, 1940, Gilliam, Louisiana; m. GERALD "JERRY " FRANK PROHASKA; b. July 02, 1938.

Notes for PAULA RAYE RHODES:

Paula Raye is the second daughter of Pauline Holley and Raymond Rhodes, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Paula graduated from the University of North Texas in 1962 with a BS in education. She taught school for four years in Dallas. She then got a Masters Degree in Art Therapy from Southwestern College before starting her Doctoral Program at the University of New Mexico. Paula and Ray now live in Long Beach, California.

Notes for GERALD "JERRY " FRANK PROHASKA:

Jerry is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, Baylor University Dental School and also has a Masters for The University of Southern California. He has an orthodontics practice in Albuquerque and and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Gerald " Jerry " played Pro Ball for the Houston Oilers.

33.  CLABORN HASKELL⁴ HOLLEY (JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born August 15, 1919 in Enloe, Texas, and died December 31, 1985 in Dallas, Texas.  He married (1) JEAN WHITAKER.    He married (2) PAULINE ANDERSON. 

Notes for CLABORN HASKELL HOLLEY:

Claborn Haskall Holley was the fifth child of James Alfred Holley and Cora Lee Duncan and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He was raised on the family farm and helped his father farm. He attended Dial and Honey Grove Schools and served in the Army from March 6, 1942 until December 21 1045. After the service he was employed by Gulf Oil Company until the company moved, he then began working for Foster Tire And Supply as manager. In 1963 he he started several of his own businesses including the restaurant business, he retired in 1979.

More About CLABORN HASKELL HOLLEY:

Burial: Eastland Cemetary

Child of CLABORN HOLLEY and JEAN WHITAKER is:

                   i.       SUNNI GAY⁵ HOLLEY, m. (1) MORRIS; m. (2) MARDER.

34.  CLOVIS ALEXANDER⁴ HOLLEY (JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born September 05, 1921.  He married IRENE LAIR October 07, 1941.  She was born November 16, 1923, and died May 29, 1996.

Notes for CLOVIS ALEXANDER HOLLEY:

Clovis Alexander Holley is the son of James Alfred and Cora Lee Duncan and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Clovis was a very strict disciplinarian, he had a set of rules and made sure his daughters followed them, no doubt this came from his father. Clovis have retired and live in Honey Grove, Texas.

Children of CLOVIS HOLLEY and IRENE LAIR are:

                   i.       ROSE MARIE⁵ HOLLEY, b. October 19, 1942; m. CURTICE CHARLES, JR. CARPENTER, November 17, 1962.

Notes for ROSE MARIE HOLLEY:

Rose Marie is the daughter of Clovis Alexander Holley and Irene Lair, the grandson of James Alfred Holley and Cora L. Duncan and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Rose Marie and Curtice operate a Public Storage Facility in Irving, Texas.

                  ii.       JOYCE GERIE HOLLEY, b. January 24, 1948; m. (1) HALLET; m. (2) H. L. POLK, 1987.

Notes for JOYCE GERIE HOLLEY:

Joyce is the daughter of Clovis Alexander Holley and Irene Lair, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Duncan and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Young. Joyce and H. L. live in Farney, Texas. H. L. retired from Proctor and Gamble after thirty eight years and enjoy traveling, fishing and bingo.

35.  RAYMOND FOREST⁴ HOLLEY (JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born October 27, 1923.  He married MARY KATHERINE JOYCE. 

Notes for RAYMOND FOREST HOLLEY:

Raymond Forest, known as " Forest", is the seventh child of Jame Alfred Holley and Cora Duncanand the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Young. Forest left Honey Grove in the mid 50's to pursue a career in the insurance business. He and his family lived in Marshall, Texas for eight years prior to moving to Mesquite, Texas. He is retired now and loves to hunt and fish. Mary Katherine was always a working mother, she recently retired from Texas Instruments after many years service.

Children of RAYMOND HOLLEY and MARY JOYCE are:

                   i.       CHARLES RAY⁵ HOLLEY, b. July 01, 1945; m. (1) PAMELA SUE WESLEY; m. (2) BEVERLY ANN HOBDY; m. (3) KENDA RENE URICH.

Notes for CHARLES RAY HOLLEY:

Charles Ray Holley is the son of Raymond Forest Holley and Mary Katherine Joyce, The grandson of James Alfred Holley and Cora Duncan and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. He has been involved with industrial projects related to the petrochemical industry throughout his career and now lives in St. Croix.

                  ii.       LINDA KAY HOLLEY, b. January 24, 1948; m. (1) CHARLES RONALD SUMMERS; m. (2) KENNETH PAUL GRAY.

Notes for LINDA KAY HOLLEY:

Linda Kay Holley is the daughter of Raymond Forest Holley and Mary Kathrine Joyce, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Duncan and the great  granddaughter of Kames Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Linda has been employed in the defense division of Texas instruments for over twenty years, he second husband, Kenneth Gray is retired from the company after many years. They live on thirty five acres near Royce, Texas.

36.  JAMES ALLEN⁴ HOLLEY (JAMES "JIM" ALFRED³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born August 10, 1929 in The Dial community of Texas..  He married (1) BETTY EDDINGS.  She was born June 06, 1933, and died May 06, 1958.  He married (2) WILMA JEAN BATY.  She was born October 09, 1934.

Notes for JAMES ALLEN HOLLEY:

James Allan Holley is the eighth child of James Alfred Holley and Cora L. Duncan and the grandson of James Patterson Lolley and Mary E. Young. At the age of twenty he went to work for the Lone Star Gas Company, at the age of twenty one he went into the Service for two years before returning to Lone Star where he retired after forty years. James Allan and Wilma Jean Baty live in Honey Grove, Texas.

Child of JAMES HOLLEY and BETTY EDDINGS is:

                   i.       ALANA CAROLINE⁵ HOLLEY, b. December 05, 1954; m. FRANK EDMOND JACKSON; b. November 04, 1951.

Notes for ALANA CAROLINE HOLLEY:

Alana Carolyn Holley is the daughter of James Allen Holley and Betty Jo Eddings, the granddaughter of James Alfred Holley and Cora Duncan and thd great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young. Carolyn graduated from Honey Grove High  School in 1973 and in 1978 earned a degree in English and guidance counseling from From East Texas State University, She pursues a career in teaching the gifted and talented. Carolyn and Frank live in Rockwall, Texas.

37.  HERMAN WHITE " CAP "⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born November 05, 1906, and died September 06, 1993.  He married MARY MCALISTER January 29, 1930.  She was born February 11, 1911.

Notes for HERMAN WHITE " CAP " HOLLEY:

Herman White " Cap " is the third child of Addison Richardson Holley and Mary Imer Woodard and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

Children of HERMAN HOLLEY and MARY MCALISTER are:

                   i.       JAMES⁵ HOLLEY, b. January 28, 1931; m. STELLA CRAIG, August 02, 1955.

Notes for JAMES HOLLEY:

James Holley is the first Child of Herman White Holley and Mary McAlister, the grandson of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

James Holley retired from the US Air Force and is now a Justice of the Peace in Lufkin, Texas.

                  ii.       ALFRED LEE HOLLEY, b. May 18, 1932.

                 iii.       NORMAN D. HOLLEY, b. January 22, 1934; m. MAXINE FOSTER, March 27, 1955.

Notes for NORMAN D. HOLLEY:

Norman D. Holley is the third child of Herman White Holley and Imer Woodard, the grandson of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great grandson of of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

                 iv.       BOBBY HOLLEY, b. July 07, 1936; m. WANDA LOUISE MILLER, June 21, 1961.

Notes for BOBBY HOLLEY:

Bobby Holley is the fourth child of Herman White Holley and Mary McAlister, the grandson of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

                  v.       WANDA LOUISE HOLLEY, b. February 10, 1938; m. RALPH MARTIN BATES.

                 vi.       GERALD WAYNE HOLLEY, b. July 27, 1940; m. DOTTIE DODD, March 23, 1975.

Notes for GERALD WAYNE HOLLEY:

Steven Wayne and Connie Harris are children from a prior marriage to Dottie Dodd.  Gerald Wayne Holley is the sixth child of Herman White Holley and Mary McAlister the grandson of Addison Holley and  Imer Woodard and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

                vii.       HERMAN DOUGLAS HOLLEY, b. May 22, 1942; m. SHERYL ANN TALLEY, July 22, 1966.

Notes for HERMAN DOUGLAS HOLLEY:

Herman Douglas Holley had a daughter, Teresa Faye Holley before he married Sheryl Ann Tally. Herman is the seventh child of Herman White Holley and Mary McAlister, the grandson of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

               viii.       RITA KAY HOLLEY, b. November 04, 1946; m. GARY DON WINEINGER, June 1964.

Notes for RITA KAY HOLLEY:

Rita Kay Holley is the eighth child of Herman White Holley and Mary McAlister, the granddaughter of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

                  ix.       BILLIE RAY HOLLEY, b. November 04, 1946; m. ELAINE MARIE BIRCHET, August 18, 1990.

Notes for BILLIE RAY HOLLEY:

Billy Ray Holley is the eighth child of Herman White Holley and Mary McAlister, the grandchild of Addison Holley and Imer woodard and the great grandchild of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

                   x.       LINDA FAYE HOLLEY, b. April 21, 1944; d. April 04, 1949.

38.  AUBREY TILTON⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born June 17, 1908, and died November 23, 1986.  He married LILLIAN RUTH MALONE. 

Notes for AUBREY TILTON HOLLEY:

Aubrey Tilton "Abe" Holley  was the fourth child of  Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. After Abe's death, Ruth remained in the same home where she and Abee had reared their family.

Children of AUBREY HOLLEY and LILLIAN MALONE are:

                   i.       IMER LOU⁵ HOLLEY, b. January 05, 1934; d. May 19, 1989; m. GEORGE OTIS HARGUS.

Notes for IMER LOU HOLLEY:

Imer Lou Holley was the daughter of Aubrey Tilton Holley and Ruth Malone, the granddaughter of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great granddaughter f James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Imer Lou developed multiple sclerosis and died at age fifty five.

                  ii.       SHIRLEY RUTH HOLLEY, b. January 30, 1941; m. BILLY EWELL MOSER, June 19, 1958.

Notes for SHIRLEY RUTH HOLLEY:

Shirley Ruth Holley is the second child of Aubrey Tiltin Holley and Ruth Malone, The granddaughter of Addison Holley and Ruth Malone, the great granddaughter of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the

great great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

                 iii.       RETHIA NELL HOLLEY, b. February 17, 1945; m. COPELAND.

Notes for RETHIA NELL HOLLEY:

Rethia Nell Holley is the daughter Aubrey Holley and Ruth Malone, the granddaughter of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Youmg.

39.  CLIFTON LEE "CHEAP"⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born February 05, 1912, and died January 27, 1974.  He married ALICE MARIE LOCKE September 05, 1938. 

Notes for CLIFTON LEE "CHEAP" HOLLEY:

Clifton Lee Holley was nicknamed " Cheap " by his mother and was known by that name all his life. He was the fifth child of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard, and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. His work was for the City of Dallas as a mechanic for twenty one years. He died in 1974 of cancer. Marie lives in Garland, Texas.

Children of CLIFTON HOLLEY and ALICE LOCKE are:

                   i.       SANDRA SUE "SANDY"⁵ HOLLEY, b. September 19, 1941; m. CARROL LEE PRIGMORE, September 05, 1959.

Notes for SANDRA SUE "SANDY" HOLLEY:

Sandra Sue Holley is the daughter of Clifton Lee Holley and Alice Marie Locke, the granddaughter of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

                  ii.       GWENDOLYN CAROL HOLLEY, b. November 19, 1943, Dallas, Texas; m. JOSEPH ELMER "JOE" WOMACK, September 05, 1966, Garland, Texas.

40.  VIRGIE MAE "SISTER GRANNY"⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born July 15, 1914, and died November 21, 1992.  She married EDMOND HOFFMAN. 

Notes for VIRGIE MAE "SISTER GRANNY" HOLLEY:

Virgie Mae " Sister Granny" was the fifth child of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary E. Young.

Child of VIRGIE HOLLEY and EDMOND HOFFMAN is:

                   i.       KENNETH RUSSELL⁵ HOFFMAN, b. February 02, 1942; m. BETTY JO COBBLE, June 11, 1960.

Notes for KENNETH RUSSELL HOFFMAN:

Kenneth Hoffman is the son of Virgie Mae Holley and Edmond Hoffman, the grandson of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Kenneth Hoffman works for the US Post Office in Garland, Texas.

41.  MAGGIE BELLE⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born April 29, 1917, and died February 1985.  She married HOWARD LAXTON MASHBORN October 18, 1935.  He was born July 14, 1911, and died May 21, 1972.

Notes for MAGGIE BELLE HOLLEY:

Maggie Belle was the seventh child of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard, and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

Children of MAGGIE HOLLEY and HOWARD MASHBORN are:

                   i.       ANITA LENORA⁵ MASHBORN, b. September 13, 1937; m. TRAVIS LEON FOSTER, July 21, 1956; b. May 28, 1933.

Notes for ANITA LENORA MASHBORN:

Anita  Mashburn is the daughter of Maggie Belle Holley and Howard Mashburn, the granddaughter of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

                  ii.       HOWARD MASHBORN JR., b. December 04, 1939; m. (1) SHIRLEY JO FOSTER; m. (2) MARY ELIZABETH TACKER, February 27, 1955; b. October 18, 1940.

Notes for HOWARD MASHBORN JR.:

Howard Mashburn Jr. is the son of Maggie Belle Holley and Howard Mashburn, the grandson of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great grandson of James Pattterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

                 iii.       JACKLYN ALINE MASHBORN, b. June 26, 1944; m. (1) PAUL RAYMOND WOODARD, September 09, 1961; m. (2) DARRYLL WAYNE EASTWOOD, September 29, 1964; m. (3) ROBERT DONALD VINCENT, July 08, 1971; b. June 30, 1937.

Notes for JACKLYN ALINE MASHBORN:

Jacklyn Aline Mashburn is the daughter of Maggie Belle Holley and Howard Mashburn, the granddaughter of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

42.  ADDIE ORADELL⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born February 14, 1919.  She married RALPH SKINNER. 

Notes for ADDIE ORADELL HOLLEY:

Addie Oradell Holley is the eighth child of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

Children of ADDIE HOLLEY and RALPH SKINNER are:

                   i.       DONALD VINSON⁵ SKINNER, b. March 20, 1941; d. November 1941.

                  ii.       KAY LORINE SKINNER, b. October 04, 1946.

43.  DENNIS RAY ( JEFF )⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born July 05, 1927.  He married (1) BOBBY JEAN HARLESS.    He married (2) MARY KAY.    He married (3) BETTY FOLLIS November 01, 1978. 

Notes for DENNIS RAY ( JEFF ) HOLLEY:

Dennis Ray is the tenth child of Addison Holley and Imer Woodard, the grand son of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

Child of DENNIS HOLLEY and BOBBY HARLESS is:

                   i.       RANDALL⁵ HOLLEY, b. February 21, 1953.

Child of DENNIS HOLLEY and MARY KAY is:

                  ii.       DERAL RAY⁵ HOLLEY, b. April 12, 1968.

44.  FRANCES EVELYN⁴ HOLLEY (ADDISON "AD " RICHARDSON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born October 22, 1932.  She married BILLY RAY MCFARLAND. 

Notes for FRANCES EVELYN HOLLEY:

Frances is the Eleventh child of Addison and Imer Woodard and the granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young.

Children of FRANCES HOLLEY and BILLY MCFARLAND are:

                   i.       BELINDA GAIL⁵ MCFARLAND, b. June 16, 1955.

                  ii.       TERRY RAYLENE MCFARLAND, b. February 08, 1958.

45.  JAMES RICHARD " DICK "⁴ HOLLEY (HENRY HOUSTON³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born March 14, 1917.  He married VERA VIOLA CANADY April 20, 1941. 

Notes for JAMES RICHARD " DICK " HOLLEY:

James Richard " Dick" Holley is the son of Henry Houston Holley and Miriam Riggs, and the grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Dick lost his mother at about the age of eighteen months and was raised by his maternal grandparents. Times were hard in 1934, and upon finishing high school, Dick moved to Amarillo, Texas to find work and live with an aunt. He joined the CCC in 1935 and was out in 1936, returned to Amarillo for two years and did ranch work. Deciding not to be a cowboy he took a business course at Fleming Business College after which he worked at American Smelting, a refining company, as a payroll clerk. Then came marriage in 1941, army draft in 1844 with two years in Europe. He returned to Dallas in 1846. He took a job with an insurance company as bookkeeper and office manager. He then served a six year stint as assistant secretary and office manager for Continental Life Insurance Company of Ft. Worth. In 1955 he helped organize Continental Equity Life insurance Company in Alexandria, Louisiana as Secretary and Treasurer. The Company was sold in 1963 and he went to work for Georgetown Life Insurance Company as controller. From 1974 until 1982, Dick worked for Illinois Grain Corp. located in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. He and Vera live in Rosedale, La.

Children of JAMES HOLLEY and VERA CANADY are:

                   i.       JAMES RICHARD JR.⁵ HOLLEY, b. September 28, 1944; m. JUDY CAROL DEAR, June 05, 1963.

Notes for JAMES RICHARD JR. HOLLEY:

James Richard Holley Jr. " Jim" is the son of James Richard Holley and Vera Canady, the grandson of Henry Houston Holley and Miriam Riggs, and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth young. He graduated with a math degree from the University in 1966 and is now living in Peoria, Illinois.

                  ii.       GARRY WAYNE HOLLEY, b. December 11, 1947; m. DORIS JEAN BARNARD, August 16, 1969.

Notes for GARRY WAYNE HOLLEY:

Gary Wayne Holley is the son of James Richard Holley and Vera Canady. the grandson of Henry Houston Holley and Miriam Riggs, and the great grandson of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Garry attended one year of college at Louisiana College before being drafted and spending two years in Viet Nam. He returned from the service and enter Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa. He now lives in Austin, Texas.

                 iii.       CAROL LYNN HOLLEY, b. January 13, 1951; m. JON ALEXANDER RODSATER, December 30, 1978.

Notes for CAROL LYNN HOLLEY:

Carol Lynn Holley is the daughter of James Richard Holley and Vera Canady, the granddaughter of Henry Houston Holley and Miriam Riggs and the great granddaughter of James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. Carol attended Illinois Stat University and is now employed by the State of Illinois, she and her family live in the Oar Run Community, about twenty miles from Galesburg.

46.  DONNELL CLAY⁴ HOLLEY (ERNEST CLAY³, JAMES PATTERSON², JOSEPH¹) was born January 11, 1915 in Granite, Oklahoma in Greer County..  He married MELBA MAE BREWSTER October 04, 1971.  She was born January 12, 1924, and died February 20, 1991.

Notes for DONNELL CLAY HOLLEY:

Donnell Clay Holley was the first child of Clifton Holley and Ernest Clay, and the grandson fo James Patterson Holley and Mary Elizabeth Young. He worked for Furr Foods for twenty eight years. He lived in Lubbock. Texas from 1941 until 1955, at that time he moved to Slaton, Texas.

Children of DONNELL HOLLEY and MELBA BREWSTER are:

                   i.       SONJA KAY⁵ HOLLEY, b. August 15, 1942; m. (1) MICHAEL DALE GORDON, April 09, 1960; b. October 09, 1940; d. September 22, 1971; m. (2) GLENN RAY BURLESON, November 1974; m. (3) HENRY TERRY REED, June 15, 1978.

Notes for SONJA KAY HOLLEY: