Person:Andrew Holaday (1)

Andrew Holaday was about one and a half years old when brought by his parents to Henry County. He was reared on the farm in Liberty Township, received his education in the early subscription schools and for a number of years was one of Henry County's successful teachers. Later he became a farmer and so continued to the end of his days. Andrew Holaday was twice married, the first time to a Miss Harvey, who bore him five children. His second companion, who also became the mother of four children, was Miss Mahala Pierce, a sister of Alvin E. and W. D. Pierce, of this county. The oldest son by this wife is Lewis, a well-known minister of the Christian church living in Sullivan County, this state; Charles H., is the second in order of birth, after whom comes Orlo, a resident of Delaware county, and Otto, the youngest, also lives in the County of Delaware. Charles H. Holaday was born in Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana, on the 15th day of May 1868. When he was six years old his mother moved to Henry Township, his father having died in Blue River Township April 17, 1874. Submitted by: Lora

Obituary from The New Castle Courier, Friday, 18th, 1873: We regret to announce the death of Andrew J, Holaday, of Blue River township, which occured on Thursday, the 17th inst., after an illness of eight weeks. Mr. Holaday was in his 49th year, and one of our well known citizens, and had held at times various public positions, and had been prominent in the politics of our county for a number of years. He was a member of the Christian Church and of the Masonic order, according to whose rites he was buried at the Hillsboro burying ground. A large crowd of friends followed his remains to their final resting place.

1. ↑ History of Henry County Indiana- 1884, Chicago: Inter-state Publishing Co.
2. ↑ B. F. Bowden. Compendium of Biography of Henry County, Indiana, 1920.