William W. Holman

1806 - 1873  (66 years)

• Name	William W. Holman  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Dec 1806	Harrison County, Kentucky   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Nov 1873	San Augustine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	Also known as "Colonel Billy" and in later years affectionally called "Uncle Billy." Uncle Billy had only one child himself, but had more than fifty nieces and nephews, many following him about, depending on him, learning at his knee. He arrived to Texas in 1834, acquiring a segment of Benjamin Lindsey's headright--two-thirds of a league and a labor (3,129 acres) for $2,200. The tract was three miles northwest of San Augustine. (Noble, page 112). William W. Holman, along with his brother James, joined Captain Bailey Anderson, Jr.'s company, the Texas forces that had been camped around San Antonio since early October, 1835---reinforcements to the "Siege of Bexar." (Noble, page 113). William went with Ben Milam into San Antonio on December 5th, and served as attillery lieutenant and quartermaster during the bloody four day battle for San Antonio. He returned to San Augustine, but again enlisted in the militia, serving three months in Captain John M. Bradley's company. He later served as San Augustine's first Representative to the Congress of the Republic of Texas. During its initial session, the First Congress established two charters for institutions of higher education, one of which was the University of San Augustine. Holman was honored by being named one of the fifteen original trustees. He was a devout horseman and a racing enthusiast throughout his life. He ran a notice in the 6 April 1846 issue of the Red-Lander about "Leviathan--the Celebrated Race Horse." The records are vague, even conflicting, about Holman's marriages and children. THE NEW HANDBOOK OF TEXAS, Volume 3, states that he "....married Elizabeth Yearger about 1848 and had a son, William W. Holman, Jr. born in 1849. His wife died before 1860, and his son died prior to 1876." The census records tend to confirm this. However, no marriage license was ever issued to him in San Augustine County. Other records indicate he had been married earlier to Jacob Garrett's daughter, and one son, William was born to that union. (Noble, page 124) Henson and Parmelee also show his wife as Elizaberth Yearger. (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District Enumerated 10 OCt 1850 Stamped 353 311-311 W. W. Holman 39 M Farmer 30,000 KY Eliza Holman 26 F Mi Wm. Holman 1 M Tx 312-312 Otis M . Wheeler 37 M Farmer 50000 Mass Elvira Wheeler 25 F Tenn Otis Wheeler 5/12 Texas John Polley 27 M Overseer Tx John Kelly 26 M Laborer Ohio Wm. Cartwright 4 M Tx
  Person ID	I14241	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Col. Isaac Holman,   b. 14 Sep 1783, Surry County, North Carolina d. 10 Aug 1835, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Anne Wigglesworth,   b. 14 Sep 1783   d. 22 Jul 1841, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1800	Kentucky   [1, 4]
  	Shown as marrying in Woodford County, Kentucky by some. Henson and Parmelee instead cite their marriage as taking place in Harrison County.
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Yearger,   b. Abt 1824, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1848
  Children	1. William Holman,   b. Abt 1849, San Augustine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Dec 1806 - Harrison County, Kentucky Death - 5 Nov 1873 - San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Noble, Harry P. Jr TEXAS TRAILBLAZERS: SAN AUGUSTINE PIONEERS (Best of East Texas: 1999). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District Enumerated 10 OCt 1850 Stamped 353 311-311 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), Appendix, Chart III: Isaac Holman's Descendants (Reliability: 3). [S292] Collins, Jerry H. (Jerry H. Collins@comcast.net) Ver. 2009-01-18; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jhc-3cousins.