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James Edward Holley[1, 2]

Male 1888 - 1959  (70 years)


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  • Name James Edward Holley 
    Born 27 Sep 1888  Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Apr 1959  Leukemia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Slayton Family Cemetery Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I8820  My Reynolds Line | Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2015 

    Father James Leonard Holley,   b. 10 Nov 1845, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Alzeria Ella Gregory,   b. 22 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1941, Pittsylvania County, Viurginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 24 Mar 1878  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah 'Sallie' Mae Slayton,   b. 17 Dec 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1992, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1913 
    Children 
     1. D.T. Holley,   b. 11 Jul 1915, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1927, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
     2. James Otis Holley,   b. 10 May 1917,   d. 23 Jul 1926, near Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     3. Irvin Bell Holley,   b. 14 Aug 1919, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 2011, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +4. Carroll Owen Holley,   b. 9 Jan 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1989, Cancer Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Living
     6. James Edward Holley, Jr.,   b. 29 Aug 1927, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1985, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     7. Virginia Holley,   b. 14 Sep 1923, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 2010, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F2935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Certificate: James Edward Holley
    Death Certificate: James Edward Holley
    james edward holley.jpg

  • Notes 
    • James Holley lived all his life in the Callnads community
      on Road 812 (Holley Mill Road, named after the mill his
      father ran) between Rt. 41 and 57. He was a farmer and a
      carpenter and built several homes in the area.

      !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
      Frances Reynolds

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87310372.
      James Edward Holley
      Birth: Sep. 27, 1888, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Death: Apr. 26, 1959, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Parents:
      James Leonard Holley (1845 - 1914)
      Alzeria Ella Gregory Holley (1860 - 1941)
      Spouse:
      Sallie May Slayton Holley (1897 - 1992)*
      Children:
      D.T. Holley (1915 - 1927)*
      James Otis Holley (1917 - 1926)*
      Irvin Bell Holley (1919 - 2011)*
      Carroll Owen Holley (1922 - 1989)*
      Virginia Holley Aaron (1923 - 2010)*
      Siblings:
      John William Holley (1879 - 1966)**
      William M. Holley (1882 - 1977)**
      Maude Lee Holley Finney (1885 - 1960)*
      Thomas Clemens Holley (1886 - 1936)*
      James Edward Holley (1888 - 1959)
      Beverly Honor Holley (1890 - 1987)*
      *Calculated relationship
      **Half-sibling
      Burial: Slayton-Holley Family, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
      Find A Grave Memorial# 87310372

    2. [S37] Death Certificate.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=holley&GSfn=james&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=87310372&df=all&.