Person:Oliver Holland (1)

Record 232 Name: Kay LaBoyteaux Hollan Website: Referred by: Yahoo! From: Slocomb, AL Time: 1999-06-03 17:35:02 Comments: What a great page! Thanks for sharing all your info. I am looking for information on the HOLLAN family. We have the name spelled HOLLAN with no "d" on the end. The names of the children of James Hollan (b.13 Jan 1845 d. 1911) and Amy Elizabeth Henderson (b.17 Mar 1852 d.20 Dec 1935) and dates that you have all match up with my information. According to my information Oliver Perry Holland (H453) should be spelled HOLLAN (without the "d") as well as his children's and grandchildren. My husband is Donald Lee Hollan (b. 13 Apr 1935) the son of Fred Peers Hollan who is the son of Oliver Perry Hollan (b.28 Aug 1869 d. 3 Mar 1937). We know that at one time the name had the "d" but it was dropped along the way. We haven't been able to uncover the reason for the change. Do you have any clues? Would appreciate any other info you might have on this. Thanks again for sharing all your information. And congratulations on a job well done. Happy family hunting. Kay

NOTE: Oliver never changed his name to Hollan. I have his signature on a document dated February 6, 1882 where he is still signing his name Oliver P. Holland. In 1870 his son James is living next door and he is spelling his name Hollan so he must be the one that started the change for some reason. Then you find James in the 1880 Fleming County, Kentucky census and the last name is spelled Holland.

1. ↑ Research done and information looked up by Darrell Warner. Will of James Alexander Henderson.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Jillson, Willard Rouse, and Kentucky. State Land Office. The Kentucky land grants: a systematic index to all of the land grants recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924. (Louisville, KY: Standard Printing Co., 1925).

   Grantee: Oliver P Holland
   Number of Acres: 75
   Survey Date: 4 Oct 1841
   County: Carter
   WaterCourse: Wingteworths Sugar Camp Br
   Book Number: 17

3.   United States. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, 2009).

   Name: Oliver P Holland
   Enlistment Date: 7 Aug 1863
   Enlistment Place: Grayson, Kentucky
   Enlistment Rank: Corporal
   Muster Date: 28 Sep 1863
   Muster Place: Kentucky
   Muster Company: E
   Muster Regiment: 40th Infantry
   Muster Regiment Type: Infantry
   Muster Information: Enlisted
   Muster Out Date: 30 Dec 1864
   Muster Out Place: Catlettsburg, Kentucky
   Muster Out Information: Mustered Out
   Side of War: Union
   Survived War?: Yes
   Title: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky

4.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   Name: Oliver Holland
   Gender: Male
   Race: White
   Age: 31
   Birth Year: abt 1819
   Birthplace: Kentucky
   Home in 1850: District 2, Carter, Kentucky, USA
   Occupation: Farmer
   Industry: Agriculture
   Real Estate: 300
   Line Number: 26
   Dwelling Number: 310
   Family Number: 310
   Household Members (Name) Age
   Oliver Holland 31
   Mary Holland 42
   Mary Holland 9
   Jane Holland 7
   James Holland 5
   Martha Holland 3

5.   1870 Lewis County, Kentucky Census Laurel Precinct Page 10 Dwelling 75.

   1870 Lewis County, Kentucky Census Laurel Precinct Page 10 Dwelling 75
   Holland, Oliver age 57 Farmer b. Kentucky
   Holland, Mary age 62 Keeping House b. Kentucky
   Holland, Jane age 27 Housework b. Kentucky
   Holland, William age 19 Laborer b. Kentucky

6.   Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880.

   Name: Olwer P Holland [Oliver P Holland]
   Enumeration Date: 7 Sep 1850
   Enumeration Place: Carter, Kentucky, USA
   Enumeration District Number: 2
   Enumerator: John W. C