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"Martha Thornton" AND "Edmund Holleman" |
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Edmund Holleman
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About the year 1800, Wilson Holleman and his two sons departed
from Surry Co., VA and headed west to Kentucky. Here they
established themselves in Muhlenburg Co., KY, and by 1803 Wilson
had purchased land in said county. In the 1810 Census of
Muhlenburg Co., KY, Wilson is shown with his two sons, living in
that county. Land was purchased by Wilson and his son, Moody
Holleman, but, not his son Josiah John Holleman. In 1812, Josiah
Holleman has been granted 160 acres of land in Johnson Co., IL.
Also, in 1812, one Edmund Holleman has been granted 80 acres of
land in same county. Josiah Holleman served in the war of 1812
in the KY Militia for six months. Records in the Federal Land
Grants, indicates that Josiah Holleman has been granted 160
acres of land in Illinois on 7 August 1812. On 15 Apr 1813,
Josiah Holleman marries. In August 1816, Josiah Holleman has
proven out on his land, and this is reoorded in the records
books on land grants. On 12 December 1817, Edmund Holleman
marries a young woman named Martha Thornton, in Union Co., IL.
(Note: the county lines were formed in 1818, and this was
probably Johnson Co., IL in the year 1817. The marriage is
recorded in the William Thornton Bible. What appears to be the
Mississippi State Census of 1818, taken in Lawrence Co., MS,
indicates that Josiah Holleman, and his family of three
children, is living next to Wilson Holleman, and next to these
two is an Edmund Holleman and his wife with no children. In the
January 1820 Census of Hardin Co., TN, the above combination
appears on that Census. Moody Holleman and his father Wilson
Holleman sold land in Muhlenburg Co., KY in the year 1815. In
the Amite Co., MS early records, it is shown that Moody Holleman
bought land in East Baton Rouge, LA. In 1820, Moody is living in
Lawrence Co., MS and did marry in June of 1820 to a widow of
that county.
Martha Thornton was the daughter of William Thornton and his
wife Mary. William and Mary lived in Union Co., IL from before
1818 to at least 1826, by records. Edmund Holleman was living in
Union Co., IL from before 1818 to the time that he registered
his livestock brands in February 1818. He is not on the Illinois
Census of 1820, nor the 1830 Census. There is a record of Edmund
Holliman being in the Illinois Militia in June, 1825. After
1826, William Thornton and his family moves to Clark Co., AR,
where he lives for a number of years before moving on. The
William Thornton Bible records that Martha Thornton marries one
Peter Leatherman in Clark Co., AR in the year 1833, late, or
early 1834. Several children are born to this family in later
years.
I am looking for the parents of this Edmund Holleman. I believe
that he is closely related to Wilson Holleman, and to both
Josiah John Holleman and Moody Holleman, also. Does anyone have
any ideas on this individual. There is a strong possibility that
he was living in Surry Co., VA before he departed that area with
Wilson Holleman & family.
Joe Parker
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Re: Edmund Holleman
http://genforum.genealogy.com/holleman/messages/62.html |
I believe that I have solved the puzzle of who Edmund Holleman
was. In 1795, Edmund Holleman, John Holleman, Wilson Holleman,
and Elizabeth Holleman sign a deed to sell property in Surry
Co., VA. Elizabeth Holleman was probably the mother of the
three men above, including Edmund Holleman, who was just a few
years younger than Wilson Holleman. Wilson Holleman, Josiah
John Holleman, and Edmund Holleman were all enumerated on the
Census of Hardin Co., TN in January, 1820. In January, 1825,
Josiah John Holleman is granted 25 Acres of land in McNairy
Co., TN. In June, 1827, Wilson Holleman is granted 169 1/4
acres of land in McNairy Co., TN. In June 1825, Edmund
Holleman is an ensign in the Illinois Militia in Union Co., IL. In 1826, Edmund purchases merchandise at an estate sale in
Union Co., IL. The probate records for Edmund Holleman are
listed in the court records on 26 Jun 1829. |
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Re: Edmund Holleman
http://genforum.genealogy.com/holleman/messages/73.html |
Edmund Holleman died in about 1828/29 in Union Co., IL. He
and his wife produced no children. I don't know the Holleman
that you refer to, but, it is possible that one of the other
Holleman/Holliman researchers may have some background info
on him and his family.
Joe |
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Holleman
Family Genealogy Forum
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Re: Edmond Holloman
served under Zachary Taylor at Fort Harrison 1812
http://genforum.genealogy.com/holloman/messages/366.html |
Thank you, Fabian. I am aware of the land transaction in
Surry Co., VA, between the individuals mentioned. I am not
aware of Edmund Holleman/Holloman having been married
prior to Martha Thornton in 1817, Union Co., IL. He was
old enough to have been married, but have found no other
records about him in that matter. He and Martha Thornton
had no children, but, Martha did have children with her
second husband when they were living in Clark Co.,
Arkansas Territory, after 1834. Edmund died about early
1829 in Union Co., IL. Martha moved to Arkansas to be with
her father and mother who were living there at that time.
I am also aware of records showing Edmond Holloman serving
with Zachary Taylor in Indiana and Illinois during the
Indian Wars, and, during the War of 1812. I believe this
is where Edmond was able to obtain land grants from the US
Government in Illinois Territory in 1812, then Union
County. Many thanks. |
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Re: Edmond Holloman served under Zachary
Taylor at Fort Harrison 1812
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Was the widow Catherine Martin?
Here an entry with an Edmund Holleman:
Isle of Wight Co., VA, Order Book 1795-1797, p. 248
abstracted by Matt HARRIS
Miscellaneous: Court Orders, 7 Dec 1795: Isle of Wight
County, VA
A bill of Sale between Joseph HOLLEMAN, Wilson HOLLEMAN,
Edmund HOLLEMAN, John HOLLEMAN, William WHITE and Mary his
wife Phillip THOMAS & Lucy his wife of the One part,
& Moreland DELK, of the Other Part was fully proved by
Elizabeth W. GIBBONS as to each of the Above Parties And
Ordered to be Recorded,-
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Re: Edmond Holloman served under Zachary
Taylor at Fort Harrison 1812
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I am interested in your Edmond Holloman, in this respect.
I have an Edmund Holleman, who moved from Surry Co., VA in
about 1800, and apparently drifted through KY and wound up
in Union Co., IL in about the year 1812, where he was
granted 80 acres of land in a land grant. Normally, these
land grants were made to veterans of some wars. Edmund did
not serve in the REV War, and no known records of him
serving in the War of 1812 have been proven. His nephew,
Josiah John Holleman did serve in the War of 1812, and was
granted 160 acres of land in Union Co., IL at about the
same time as Edmund Holleman. J. J. Holleman was married
very shortly about the time of the land grant. Edmund
Holleman did not marry until 1817 in Union Co., IL. Edmund
Holleman died in Union Co., IL about 1829. His widow moved
to Clark Co., AR Territory and remarried and lived out her
live there. I have not seen the name of Edmond Holloman on
the Census of 1810 for IL, but, have not looked on the IN
Census for that year. |
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Edmond Holloman served under Zachary
Taylor at Fort Harrison 1812
http://genforum.genealogy.com/holloman/messages/353.html |
Hello,
I have Edmond Holloman listed as serving under Zachary
Taylor at Fort Harrison (Terre Haute, IN) during the Sept.
4, 1812 Indian raid (considered by some to be the first
U.S. land victory of the War of 1812).
Please write with/for any info.
Thanks,
Shawn Rogers |
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Re: Edmond Holloman served under Zachary
Taylor at Fort Harrison 1812
http://genforum.genealogy.com/holloman/messages/374.html
This site may indicate parents and
sibs of Edmund Holleman |
I am assuming that the Edmond Holleman in this document is
the son of Joseph Holleman Jr and his wife Elizabeth
Wilson.
The Moreland Delk mentioned is my 5th Great grandfather.
Moreland was married to Unity Holleman d/o Joseph Holleman
Jr.
The William White was husband of Joseph Holleman's
daughter Mary Elizabeth "Molly".
My Pedigree:
Fabian S. L. Doles IV. s/o
Shelly Lynn Doles III. & Marie l. Tanzius s/o
Shelly Lynn Doles II. & Elizabeth Pierce s/o
Shelly Lynn Doles I & Mollie Eugenia Barrett, d/o
Junius Edgar Barrett & Margaret Unity Emily Maggie
Delk, d/o
Thomas George Byron Delk & Martha Mattie Precilla
Kello, s/o
Jeremiah Delk & Margaret Warren, s/o
Moreland Delk & Unity Holleman, d/o
Joseph Holleman Jr. & Elizabeth Wilson, s/o
Joseph Holleman Sr. & Unity -unk-, s/o
Thomas Holleman Sr. & Mary Elizabeth -unk-, s/o
Christopher Charles Hollyman & Ann Mary C. Gray/Grey,
s/o
John Hollyman & Judith |
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War of 1812: Battle of Fort
Harrison
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1800s/p/ftharrison.htm |
Conflict & Dates:
The Battle of Fort Harrison was fought September 4-15,
1812, during the War
of 1812.
Armies & Commanders:
Americans
- Captain Zachary Taylor
- Colonel William Russell
- 20 rising to over 1,000
Native Americans
- Joseph Lenar
- Stone Eater
- Pa-koi-shee-can
- approx. 600 warriors
Battle of Fort Harrison - Background:
Built during the Tippecanoe
campaign in 1811, Fort Harrison was located on the
high ground of Terra Haute, overlooking the Wabash River.
A strategic location, it was upstream from the capital of
the Indiana Territory at Vincennes and named in honor of General
William Henry Harrison. With the outbreak of the War
of 1812 in June 1812, Captain Zachary Taylor was ordered
to move north from Vincennes to take command of the
outpost. Possessing a garrison of fifty men, Taylor was
tasked with defending the fort and protecting settlers in
the area.
Angered by their defeat at Tippecanoe the previous year
and backed by the British, the Native Americans in the
region increased their attacks with the beginning of the
larger war. Encouraged by early British successes, such as
the capture
of Fort Detroit in August, a mixed force of various
tribes was assembled to strike at Fort Harrison. On
September 3, Taylor was warned by a group of Miami that he
would be attacked shortly. Taylor's position was worsened
by the fact that sickness had stricken all but fifteen of
his garrison. These remaining soldiers were augmented by
five settlers who were willing to fight.
Battle of Fort Harrison - Holding the Fort:
During the night, the men at the fort heard shots in
the distance. Lacking the manpower to investigate, Taylor
waited until morning before dispatching a group. Moving
out from the fort, they found the bodies of two dead
settlers. Quickly burying them, the soldiers returned to
the fort. Throughout September 4, preparations were made
to repel an assault on the fort's stockade. While the
Americans worked, a force of 600 Patawatomi, Wea,
Winnebago, Kickapoo, and Shawnee warriors moved towards
the fort
Later in the day, Kickapoo Chief Namahtoha approached
the fort with forty warriors and requested a meeting with
Taylor the next morning. Taylor agreed and the Native
Americans withdrew for the night. After midnight, a single
warrior crept towards the fort and succeeded in setting
the blockhouse on fire. As the defenders fired upon the
warrior, the entire Native American force launched an
attacked against the fort's western wall. As the fire
raged, it ignited the fort's supply of whiskey worsening
the blaze.
Organizing a bucket brigade, Taylor worked to control
the fire while also beating back the attackers.
Maintaining a vigorous defense, the soldiers, using the
light from the fire, were able to repel each assault.
Though finally extinguished, the fire left a twenty-foot
gap in the fort's wall. Throwing up a breastwork in the
gap, Taylor was able to hold the line through the night.
Arming many of his invalids, he gathered the able-bodied
men and they worked to repair the walls. This was
accomplished around dawn. As morning approached, the
Native Americans withdrew and began a siege of the fort.
Battle of Fort Harrison - Holding Out:
Short on food, Taylor and his men watched as the enemy
slaughtered livestock outside of the fort's walls. To the
south at Vincennes, Colonel William Russell, who was en
route to Illinois with two companies, learned of the siege
and gathered troops to relieve Taylor. To his command
Russell added local militia and elements of the 7th
Infantry. Moving up the Wabash with over 1,000 men,
Russell reached the fort on September 12. Outnumbered, the
Native Americans withdrew.
While the fort had been relieved, the situation
remained perilous as two supply convoys were ambushed at
an area known as the Narrows on September 13 and 15 by a
group of Potawatomi. Departing the area after plundering
the wagons, the Potawatomi moved on and killed the Hudson
family on September 16 in the Lamotte Prairie Massacre.
Aftermath of the Battle of Fort Harrison:
Taylor's losses in the Battle of Fort Harrison numbered
three killed and three wounded, while eighteen were killed
and two wounded in the two ambushes against the supply
train. Native American losses are not known with any
certainty. The Battle of Fort Harrison was the US Army's
first victory of the War of 1812 after a series of
reverses. Coupled with Harrison's relief of Fort Wayne,
the victory at Fort Harrison effectively ended the Native
American threat to Indiana for the duration of the war as
the fighting shifted north to the Great Lakes. A gifted
commander, Taylor would go on to become one of the US
Army's most successful commanders during the Mexican-American
War.
Selected Sources
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Siege of Fort Harrison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Harrison |
In 1811, while General William
Henry Harrison marched his army north to meet the Indians
at the Battle
of Tippecanoe, the army encamped on the high grounds of Terre
Haute and constructed a fort overlooking the Wabash
River. Harrison had long advocated building a fort in the
strategic location.[2]
On 3 September 1812, a band of Miami
arrived and warned Captain Taylor that they would soon be
attacked by a large force of Native Americans.[5]
That evening, shots were heard, but Taylor was hesitant to
send a scout party. He only had 50 men in his garrison, and
sickness had reduced the number of effective soldiers to only
15.[5]
In the morning, a party was dispatched and discovered the
bodies of two white settlers, the Doyle brothers.[5]
The brothers were buried, and the party reported back to Fort
Harrison.
Captain Taylor, with his 15 able soldiers and about 5
healthy settlers, made ready for the expected attack. Each of
the 20 men was issued sixteen rounds to fire.[6]
That day, 4 September, a force of 600 Potawatomi
(under Chief Pa-koi-shee-can),[7]
Wea
(under War Chief Stone
Eater),[7]
Shawnee,
Kickapoo
and Winnebago
warriors approached Fort Harrison. A party of 40 men under
command of Kickapoo Chief Namahtoha approached under a flag of
truce and asked to parley with Taylor the next morning.[6]
Taylor agreed, and the Indian force retreated to camp for the
night.
That night, a warrior crawled up and set the blockhouse on
fire. When the sentries opened fire on the arsonist, the
600-strong Indian war party attacked the West side of the
fort.[6]
Taylor ordered the fort's surgeon and a handful of defenders
to control the fire. The blockhouse, which was attached to the
barracks, had a store of whiskey, which soon ignited, and the
fire raged out of control. Taylor admitted in his report that
the situation looked hopeless, and two of his healthy men fled
the fort.[8]
Warning the fort that "Taylor never surrenders!",
the captain organized a bucket
brigade[9]
to fight the fire before it destroyed the fort's picket walls.
One woman, Julia Lambert, even lowered herself down into the
fort's well to fill buckets more quickly.[7]
The fire did serve one purpose, in that it illuminated the
night, revealing the attackers. The fire left a 20-foot-wide
(6.1 m) gap in the outer wall, which the garrison temporarily
sealed with a 5-foot-high (1.5 m) breastwork.[9]
The remaining few of the garrison returned the fire of the
Indians so fiercely that they were able to hold off the
attack. All remaining invalids were armed to maintain defense,
while healthy men were put to work repairing a hole left in
the fort's walls. The fort was repaired by daybreak of 5
September.[7]
The Indian force withdrew just beyond gun range and butchered
area farm animals within sight of the fort. The garrison and
settlers inside the fort, meanwhile, had lost most of their
food in the fire, and had only a few bushels
of corn, and faced starvation.[10]
News of the siege arrived in Vincennes as
Colonel William
Russell was passing through with a company of regular
infantry and a company of rangers, on their way to join Ninian
Edwards, governor of Illinois
Territory.[11]
Colonel Russell's companies joined with the local militia and 7th
Infantry Regiment and marched to the relief of Fort
Harrison. Over 1000 men arrived from Vincennes on 12
September,[10]
and the Indian force departed. The next day, however, a supply
train following Colonel Russell was attacked at what became
known as the Attack at the Narrows in modern Sullivan
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Fort
Harrison on the banks of the Wabash, 1812-1912
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Fort
Harrison
The Fort was to be a storehouse of supplies for the army and a
protection in case of a defeat or disaster in the campaign.
The site selected was the point nearest the Indian boundary
that was suitable for a fort. It was on a sharp eastward bend
of the river so that there was a good view both up and down
stream. The land rises twenty-five to thirty feet above low
water and was covered with light forest of oak, honey locust
and others, which furnished the timber used in building the
fort. The fort was about 150 feet square. The west side
consisted of a two-story blockhouse about twenty feet square
at each comer with barracks between. These were stoutly built
log houses with shed roofs, the upper stories of the
blockhouses projecting beyond the lower so that the outside of
the three walls of the fort could be seen from the
blockhouses. The guardhouse on the north was a log house. The
balance of the structure including the bastions on the east,
were of palisades in a trench about four feet deep. The gate
was on the east. The fort was finished October 23, 1811. Soon
afterward the army was called out and Major Joseph Hamilton
Daviess, after a little speech, broke a bottle of spirits on
the gate and named the structure Fort Harrison.
Additional
pages in pdf 49-51 regarding the seige.
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William
Henry Harrison |
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A few miles north of the City of Terre Haute lies the
beautiful site of Old Fort Harrison, conspicuous in the
history of the territory of the Northwest for its great
influence in the national life. It is located on high ground
at a bend in the Wabash river and affords a beautiful and
commanding view of the country beyond for many miles.
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The 7th U. States Infantry in the Midwest
A Sketch of the Detachments of Captains Thornton
Posey and Zachary Taylor
http://umbrigade.tripod.com/articles/midwest7th.html |
Taylor was a part of militia Major General Samuel Hopkins'
expeditions of October and November. The muster roll for the
period mistakenly placed Taylor on leave, when he was really
on command. The first was plagued by weather related delays
and short enlistments. The second included Taylor's company,
though the muster roll still shows its commander on
furlough. This expedition was first delayed by high water,
and then ended by falling into a well-executed ambush. The
column returned to Ft. Harrison after five days of slogging
through the snow and cold. These forays with militia
permanently soured Taylor's opinion of irregulars, whom
thereafter he used as little as possible. (18) After the
failed Hopkins campaigns, Taylor then went on sick leave. He
returned to duty in June at Vincennes. The winter of 1813
saw some changes in Taylor's company. Corporal Edmond Quimby
and Private Thomas Cooke died in November of 1812. Amos
Cummings was elevated to Corporal on the first of February,
1813, to replace Quimby. March 1813 was particularly hard on
the company, Privates Jonathan Green, Stephen Larkins,
George Marrs, and Samuel Stephens all died of disease. This
probably disheartened Corporal Joseph Williams and Privates
William Bennett and Edmond
Holloman who deserted their
posts on March 20. On the other hand, only two
recruits, Edward Bruner and William Jones, joined the
company. As for Posey's company, there was only one brief
desertion, that of Drummer Richard Mason in December. There
were two deaths that month as well, Privates Aaron L.
Badgley and John Baird. However; nine men were on other
assignments from furlough to assisting Colonel Russell and
the District Paymaster. Sergeant Arthur Campbell was in
confinement, but would not be reduced to the ranks until the
end of August 1813. Recruitment did not go much better, as
only three men joined, Privates Thomas McClain, James
Robertson, and Isaac Watson. Watson enlisted with the
intention of serving as a musician, a dream that never
occurred. Richard Mason returned to his post at the same
time Watson enlisted, but Mason was not reduced to the
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