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Narcissa Beavers m. Jul 6, 1834 Franklin Co. MS b. d. before 1835 |
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Sarah Porter m. Dec 13, 1835 Franklin Co. MS b. Jun 16, 1813 d. before 1845 Ashley Co. AR |
Amanda Jane b. Sep 27, 1836 Franklin Co. MS d. after 1850 ?AR |
Virgil Monroe b. Nov 6, 1837 MS d. after 1850 ?Franklin Co. MS |
Dempsy Ferdinand b. Dec 8, 1839 Franklin Co. MS d. by 1850? |
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Gaston or "Gustin" b. Jan 23, 1842 Franklin Co. MS d. after Oct 1850 |
Dona Martha b. Sep 22, 1843 Franklin Co. MS d. Jun 17, 1846 Franklin Co. MS |
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Mariah McFate m. Oct 13, 1845 Franklin Co. MS b. Mar 20, 1814 d. by 1850? |
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St. Helena Parish LA was founded in 1810
(see present day map
for location), and borders Mississippi. |
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Franklin Co. MS was formed on Dec 21, 1809 from the eastern part of Jefferson
Co. and parts of Amite, Wilkinson and Adams Counties
(see present day map
for location). |
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According to W. W. Lambright's History of Franklin County, Mississippi From
1809-1899: "Among the first settlers of the county were John Porter, ...,
John Ford, father of Mr. Jessie Ford, ...
Joseph Porter [MSGW, website]. |
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On Dec 13, 1835 in Franklin Co. MS Robert S. Holloway married Sarah Porter
and they had 5 children. In the 1816 Franklin Co. MS Census, page 5 (last line), there is a household headed by Joseph Porter, Robert's future father-in-law, with: 1 male over 21 (Joseph), 3 males under 21, 1 female over 21 (wife), 3 females under 21 (Jane b. 1807, Sarah b. 1813, ?) and 5 slaves. There was no household counted here for father Robert Holloway because in 1816 the family was living in St. Helena Parish. |
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In 1840 in Franklin Co. MS, "Sarah Hollaway, nee Porter, wife of Robert Holloway"
was listed as one of the heirs of the estate of Nancy Porter, Dec'd [Hendrix,
Miss. Court Records..., Drawer 73, Case #412]. |
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In the 1841 Franklin Co. MS Census,
page 5,
last entry, "Robert Holaway" household had 3 males and 2 females. Next to him was brother "George Holaway" with 5 males and 3 females. Next to him was brother "J L Holaway" [James Lee] with 1 male and 1 female. [familysearch.org, website]. |
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After Robert died around 1846, his children were given over to brothers and sisters.
In the 1850 Franklin Co. MS Census dated Oct 8, son Virgil is listed as aged 12,
born in MS, living in the household of Dempsey (Blacksmith aged 37 born MS) and
Rebecca Cain, Robert's sister, (aged 33 born in LA). Son "Gustin", aged 8 born
in MS, is listed in the same household [M.L. Ragland, pp. 9-10]. |
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In Nov. 1850, daughter Amanda Jane, aged 13 born in MS, was living in the household
of uncle James Lee Holloway in Ashley Co. AR
[M.L. Ragland, pp. 9-10]. On Dec 12, 1852, she married Nicholas H. Trammell in
Ashley Co. AR. |
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SOURCES: Crosby, Tempe Fenn, Bible record of Virginia Cain Gammil Byrd, reprinted in Marsalis Book, vol. IV, unpublished, one of two copies in Pike-Amite-Walthald Library in McComb MS, other copy in Jackson LA. The bible was last owned by Flavis Goza James of McComb MS. A notation says "Copied August 1863.". Hendrix, Mary Louise Flowers, Miss. Court Records from the files of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1799-1859, Drawer 73, Case #412. "John Holloway, 1851", File H-3, on p. 208 of "The MS Cains", website. MSGW, Franklin Co. MS, website, http://www.msgw.org/franklin/settlfms.html, ref. Lambright, W.W., History of Franklin Co. MS. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Holloway Marriage Records of Franklin Co. MS, Greenwood MS, May 1990, p. 12. U.S. Census 1850, St. Helena Parish LA in Ragland, "Holloway Census Records", May 1990, p. 12. Rowland, Dunbar, "1816 Census for Franklin Co. Miss.", taken from The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi,Centennial Edition, 1917, rootsweb website. U.S. Census 1850, St. Helena Parish LA, in M.L. Ragland, comp., "Holloway Census Records", May 1990, p. 12. U.S. Census 1850, Ashley Co. AR, in M.L. Ragland, comp., "Holloway Census Records", May 1990, pp. 9-10. Veach, Damon, "Louisiana Ancestors", article in Sunday Advocate Magazine, Baton Rouge LA, Feb 21, 1982. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. |
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