Martha Holland^{[1, 2]}

1836 - 1878  (42 years)

• Name	Martha Holland
  Born	Apr 06, 1836	Dog Creek, Mississippi, USA
  Gender	Female
  Birth	Apr 06, 1836
  Death	Sep 15, 1878
  Died	Sep 15, 1878	Liberty county, Texas, USA
  Buried	Whittington Cemetery, Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I5699	mykindred
  Last Modified	Jun 13, 2012

  
  

  Father	Charles Sherwood Holland,   b. Apr 07, 1794, South Carolina, USA ,   d. Y
  Mother	Elizabeth Smith,   b. circa 1800,   d. Y
  Married	circa 1816
  Family ID	F2095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Hobard "Bill" Whittington,   b. Nov 22, 1835, Texas, USA ,   d. Feb 10, 1908, Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Jun 30, 1857	Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  	W. Monk was the minister.
  Notes	Tradition has it that Bill Whittington met Martha Holland after he lost his money in a poker game on his way to college in Huntsville. As a result of this misfortune, Bill went to work for Martha s father. Martha s family had settled near Village Mills (in present day Hardin County) in 1846 being among the pioneer settlers in that area.
  Children	+ 1. Melina Whittington,   b. Dec 20, 1858,   d. 1898  (Age 39 years) + 2. Charles Hobard "Hob" Whittington,   b. Jan 24, 1860, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 31, 1945  (Age 85 years) + 3. Clara Ann Whittington,   b. Feb 12, 1862,   d. Dec 28, 1945  (Age 83 years) + 4. William Ebenezer "Eb" Whittington,   b. Oct 15, 1864,   d. Feb 24, 1952  (Age 87 years) + 5. Orpha Ellen "Phene" Whittington,   b. Mar 17, 1867, Texas, USA ,   d. Jun 19, 1951  (Age 84 years) + 6. Martha Cecilia "Celia" Whittington,   b. Mar 22, 1870,   d. Jan 30, 1903  (Age 32 years) + 7. Ida Ann Whittington,   b. circa 1881,   d. Nov 25, 1898  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Family ID	F2068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Whittington, Martha (Holland)

  
  

• Sources

  [S844] Holland, Randy, email of OCT 21 2002. [S3961] 1900 US federal census, 1900 census, Texas, Liberty county, 7th pct, e.d. 36, sheet 12-B.