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John Burton Holloway Jr.
Born Jul 8, 1863 Caldwell Co. NC
Died Apr 9, 1941 Rutherford College NC

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SPOUSE	CHILDREN
Jennie Gardner Clontz m. Sep 15, 1886 Chesterfield NC b. Jan 27, 1865 NC d. Mar 1, 1916 Morganton NC	Pearl Elizabeth "Lizzie Pearline" b. Jul 18, 1887 Burke Co. NC d. 1970	Celeste Bristol b. Feb 26, 1890 Morganton, Burke Co. NC d. Dec 5, 1934 Rutherford Co. NC	Mary Cecil b. May 18, 1892 Burke Co. NC d. 1974
	John Leith b. Feb 5, 1895 Morganton, Burke Co. NC d. Dec 3, 1975 Charlotte NC	Louise Victoria b. Jun 27, 1897 Burke Co. NC d. Nov 11, 1955 Valdese, Burke Co. NC	Jennie Gladys b. Jan 9, 1900 Burke Co. NC d. Jan 31, 2002 New Milford NJ
	Ruth Temperance b. Jul 26, 1905 Morganton, Burke Co. NC d. Feb 4, 1947 Valdese, Burke Co. NC
Lillie Belle Morris m. Aug 9, 1918 Salisbury NC b. Aug 1, 1886 NC d. 1966 Morristown, Hamblen Co. TN	Joseph Burton b. Mar 14, 1920 Rutherford College, Catawba Co. NC d. Nov 27, 1997 Wilmington NC	Lavenia Jackson b. Jun 6, 1921 NC
John Burton Holloway (Jr.) was born eight days after his father died at the Battle of Gettysburg.
In 1901, John was elected Graded School Tax Collector for Burke County and held the position for the next 2 years. He was a member of the Graded School Board of Education and was Treasurer of the Board 2 years. He was elected (Democrat) Register of Deeds in 1906 and served 10 years. In 1919 he was appointed U.S. Deputy Marshal and served until 1921. On Jun 1, 1922 he was made Superintendent of Prison Camps and served almost 20 years without losing a single day.
Photograph of John Burton Holloway Jr.
Eldest Daughters Pearl and Celeste did not marry.
Daughter Mary married William Lee Curlee in 1913. Their son Bill died in the Ringling Brother and Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire in Hartford CT on July 6, 1944, but not before saving many lives. Bill's heroics are described in The Circus Fire by Stewart O'Nan.
Daughter Louise Victoria married Albert Francis Garrou (1893-1978). Both are buried in the Waldensian Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Valdese, Burke Co. NC. His grave includes a placque with the inscription "Original Settler of Valdese".
J. B. married Lillie Belle Morris, a former Morganton school teacher, on Aug 9, 1918 in a small wedding in Salisbury NC. Daughter Gladys attended along with a Hinton Plyler. Lillie was described in the wedding announcement as "from Rutherford College, this State" [Greensboro News, Dec 12, 1918].
Daughter Jennie Gladys married Alfred A. Maffey. "Aunt Gladys" lived to be 102 years old, living through the entire 20th Century.
Daughter Ruth married John Dallas Brinkley (1905-1961) and lived in Valdese NC. She is buried in the Waldensian Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Valdese.
Son Joseph entered the armed service on Jul 10, 1942. He served in the US Navy during World War II in the Marshall Islands, the Marianas, and finally in the Saipan Landings in the Pacific, where, on Jun 26, 1944, he suffered a shrapnel wound to the head during the battle. He was awarded a Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars. Thus, John Burton Holloway, born during the Civil War, had a son and a grandson, George Martin Holloway, serve in World War II.
Daughter Lavinia married Eugene H. Wood and ahe was living in Moganton NC in 1941.
John B. Holloway and wife Lillie are buried in a family gravesite in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Morganton NC. Photo of grave marker of wife Lillie. Buried with them is John's daughter Celeste. Photo of grave marker.
Sources: Family Bible, "Births", in possession of Joyce Maffey, NJ. Find a Grave, "Lillie Belle Morris Holloway", website, Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton NC. Newspaper clipping, "Passes: ... John B. Holloway, 78", Burke Co. Leader, Apr 11, 1941. Newspapers.com, website, "Holloway-Morris Announcement", Greensboro News, Dec 12, 1918. O'Nan, Stewart, The Circus Fire Doubleday, New York. Phifer, Edward William, Jr., Burke: The History of a North Carolina County, 1777-1920..., Morganton, c1977, p. 424. USGENWEB WWII, webpage, Catawba County Young American Patriots, entry #8.