Joseph Holman
Birth 1 Oct 1788
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Death Apr 1873 (aged 84)
Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Title:Joseph Holman
Abstract: Death Age: 85; Centerville resident
See also:
RTimes 4/19/1873 p 4 c 4
RTimes 4/26/1873 p 5 c 2
P. 4/7/1954 Sec.2 p 16 c 1
Newspaper Citation: Richmond Item (RI) 19 APR 1873, page 2, column 1
Joseph Holman was the sole survivor of two events; of the first emigration party of eight, who came to Wayne county in 1805, and also of the body of men who framed the first constitution of the state in 1816.
When he came, Knox, Clark, and Dearborn were the only counties in the territory. Mr. Holman read a sketch of his early reminiscences, which he had prepared.
While he was reading, the emigration train passed by, with their pack horses, hominy kettle and bell, all in the order they started sixty-four years ago. This exhibition excited a good deal of interest.
Mr. Holman was born near Versailles, Woodford county, Ky., and was married November 22, 1810, and went to housekeeping two days afterward in a log cabin built by himself. He served in the war of 1812, and built a block-house on his farm near Centerville.
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