Confederate Soldier James Leonard Holley^{[1, 2]}

1845 - 1914  (68 years)

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  Histories

  History Holleys & Gregorys of Pittsylvania Co., VA Holley-Family-History.pdf

  
  

• Name	James Leonard Holley
  	He was a Confederate Soldier at 17 years of age. He served in the McIntosh Artillery Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia, and was at Appomattox when General Robert E Lee surrendered.
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Born	10 Nov 1845	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jul 1914	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried	Mitchell-Holley Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I8813	My Reynolds Line | Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	William Cabell Holley,   b. 9 Feb 1807, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. 10 Jul 1884, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Hundley,   b. 24 May 1813, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 9 Apr 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alzeria Ella Gregory,   b. 22 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Jan 1941, Pittsylvania County, Viurginia  (Age 80 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1878	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Children	+ 1. John William Holley,   b. 2 Sep 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 24 Mar 1966, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 86 years) + 2. Mary Ann Holley,   b. 22 Jul 1881, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 29 May 1961, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 79 years)   3. William "Bill" Holley,   b. 25 Oct 1882, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 30 Dec 1977, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 95 years)   4. Maude Lee Holley,   b. 3 Dec 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Dec 1960, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 76 years)   5. Thomas Clemens Holley,   b. 29 Oct 1886, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 23 Jan 1936, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 49 years) + 6. James Edward Holley,   b. 27 Sep 1888, Callands, Virginia ,   d. 26 Apr 1959, Leukemia  (Age 70 years)   7. Beverly Honor Holley,   b. 25 Mar 1890, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. 26 May 1987, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F2906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Leonard Holley fought in the Civil War at the age of 17. He was in the Johnson C. McIntosh Artillery Battalion and was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered. It is recorded that he attended two DAR birthday dinners; one on 30 Sep 1909 and another on 30 Sep 1911. He lived with his wife and family in Callands, Virginia where he was a miller.

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Family Histories. Family History by Brenda Holley Gregory, Richmond, Virginia 1860 VA Census Pittsylvania Co. See Histories [S107] Family Histories, http://reynoldspatova.org/histories/Holley-Family-History.pdf. Published Family History of the Holley's and Gregorys of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, by Brenda Holley Gregory, direct descendant of Beverly Honor Holley, father of Homer Cephus Holley. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85609042/james-leonard-holley. James Leonard Holley Birth: 10 Nov 1845 Pittsylvania County, Virginia Death: 12 Jul 1914 (aged 68) Pittsylvania County, Virginia Burial: Mitchell-Holley Cemetery Whitmell, Pittsylvania County, Virginia