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John Alexander Holloway
Born Jan 31, 1798 Franklin Co. KY
Died Dec 5, 1887 Adair Co. MO

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SPOUSE CHILDREN
Frances C. "Fannie" Holloway Talbott (widow)

m. Aug 5, 1819
Winchester, Clark Co. KY
b. 1793?
Clark Co. KY
d. Nov 5, 1858
Santa Fe, Monroe Co. MO
Angelina "Annie"

b. Apr 27, 1821
Nevada, Mercer Co. KY
d. Feb 1, 1901
Madison, Monroe Co. MO
Edward M.

b. Apr 26, 1826
KY
d. Apr 2, 1907
Moberly, Randolph Co. MO
Silas Noel

b. Apr 14, 1828
?Henry Co. KY
d. Sep 19, 1895
Kirksville, Adair Co. MO
James Spencer

b. Dec 17, 1823
KY
d. Apr 9, 1902
Moberly, Randolph Co. MO
Simeon

b. 1830?
KY
d. young
KY
William A.

b. 1833?
Nevada, Mercer Co. KY
d. after 1854
?Adair Co. MO
John David

b. 1835?
KY
d. after 1855
John was the son of George Holloway, who was born in England in 1751 and died in 1817 in Culpeper VA, and Frances Tiller (1765-1843) [family history.org, website].
Wife and cousin Frances C. "Fanny" Holloway Talbott (1793-1858) was the daugher of John Holloway, who was born in England in 1761 and died in 1823, and Elizabeth Hudson (1770-1828) [family history.org, website].
Wife Frances married first John Talbott, a land-owner in Clark Co. KY. In 1819, she married cousin John Holloway in Clark Co. KY. After 1835 they moved their family to Monroe Co. MO with members of the Roby family. Her daughter Ellen Talbott had married John Wesley Roby (born 1807) in Clark Co. KY. Frances was buried there at the Florida Cemetery in Florida, Monroe Co. MO [Find-a-grave, website].
The son-in-law of the first husband of Frances, John Wesley Roby, had a third wife Sarah Ivie of Kirksville, Adair Co. MO. They had a son named Wesley R. Roby (1861-1925) who moved from MO to AR and eventually TX. He died and is buried in Angelina Co. TX [Find-a-grave, website]. Angelina was the name his step-aunt, the first daughter of Frances Holloway, born in 1821.
Angelina Co. TX, formed in 1846, is the only Texas county named for a woman. Researchers believe it was named for an Indian maiden, possibly of the Caddo tribe who helped Spanish explorers in the 1700's. A river named Angelina appeared on a 1760 map in the vicinity [TexasHighways.com, website].
On Jun 24, 1844, Daughter Angelina married William M. Farrell (1823-1912) in Monroe Co. MO [familysearch,org, website].
On Mar 8, 1849, son James married Serelda Hudson (1834-1932) [familysearch,org, website].
On Sep 20, 1849, son Silas, a minister, married Charlotte Allred (1833-1890) in Adair Co. MO [Find-a-grave, website].
On Dec 24, 1849 son Edward M. (1826-1907) married Caroline Lee (1833-1891) in Monroe Co. MO. Photo of his gravestone at Oakland Cemetery in Moberly, Randolph Co. MO [Find-a-grave, memorial of Edward M. Holloway, #57472710, unknown contributors].
On Feb 9, 1854, son William married Mary Stone in Adair Co. MO [familysearch,org, website].
In 1855, son John David married Charlotte Huntsaker (1839-1913) [MyHeritage, website].
On Aug 14, 1861, widower John married Permilia L. Gibbs Watts (Jun 6, 1817-Feb 5, 1910), also widowed. [Find-a-grave, website].
Husband John died Dec 5, 1887. He was buried in Antioch Church Cemetery in Rowena, Audrain Co. MO [Find-a-grave, website].
Sources:
Find-a-grave, memorial of Edward M. Holloway [son], #57472710, identifying immigrant ancestors, unknown contributors.
Holloway, Dr. Robert, Rochester NY, emails Jan 2026, re: shared DNA ancestor.
Olson, Marie K., compiler, "William Holloway", Charleston SC, Apr 9, 1988; ref to Moss, Bobby Gilmer, The Patriots at the Cowpens, Greenville SC, A Press, p.117.
Virginia Will Book 9, p. 318.
"Virginia Troops in French and Indian Wars", Virginia Hist. Mag., v.1, 1894, p. 389.