American AcornsGillia A. A. Holloway
born c. 1846
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Overview
Family
Parents
- Mother: Mary Holloway c. 1811–bet. 1850 and 1860
Likely evidence: show why
Why: The widow's 1865 petition calls Rebecca and Gillia 'his children by a former marriage'; the former wife was probably Mary.
Records:
- Monroe County, Mississippi, probate case 1250, estate of Wilkins Holloway (widow's affidavit 5 Dec 1864; dower petition and heirs list). Ancestry collection 8995, record 3802815, image 005841869_00957 (view at Ancestry)
- 1850 U.S. census, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Wilkins Holloway household
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Father: Wilkins Holloway c. 1800–1864
Likely evidence: show why
Why: In Wilkins Holloway's 1850 household and among his heirs in 1864 (images inspected in the saved research); neither states relationships, but heirs at law of a man without a will are his descendants.
Records:
- 1850 U.S. census, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Wilkins Holloway household
- Monroe County, Mississippi, probate case 1250, estate of Wilkins Holloway (widow's affidavit 5 Dec 1864; dower petition and heirs list). Ancestry collection 8995, record 3802815, image 005841869_00957 (view at Ancestry)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Life events
| Born | about 1846 Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Age and birthplace in the 1850 household (image inspected in the saved research). Records: Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
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| Died | No death date is recorded here. The site classifies this person as deceased from the dated records; no death record is cited. |
| Guardianship | With Rebecca E. Holloway, both minor heirs of Wilkins Holloway and over fourteen, chose Jeremiah Holloway as their guardian, 3 Feb 1865, Monroe County, Mississippi Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The minors' signed selection of a guardian, acknowledged 3 Feb 1865, and Jeremiah Holloway's sworn petition to the February 1865 term (images read in the R6-O03 research). A note on the docket appears to read 'Dismissed Nov 7 1865', but the reading is uncertain and gives no reason, so whether he was appointed is not stated. Records:
Review: assessed 09-26-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
Sources
- 1850 U.S. census, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Wilkins Holloway household (enumerated 27 Nov 1850): Mary, 39, born South Carolina; Monroe County probate case 1250 (1864-65): children 'by a former marriage' Census Citation only Birth, Death, Military service, Probate
Research sources
- 1850 U.S. census, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Wilkins Holloway household Census
- Monroe County, Mississippi, probate case 1250, estate of Wilkins Holloway (widow's affidavit 5 Dec 1864; dower petition and heirs list) Wills and probate view at Ancestry
- Monroe County, Mississippi, Probate Court, estate of Wilkins Holloway, case 1250: the appraisal warrant and return (Dec 1864), the dower petition's docket (filed 5 Dec 1864), the widow's petition of January 1865, the writ citing the heirs to answer her dower petition, the commissioners' division, the guardianship papers (Feb 1865), her second annual account (1867) and tax receipts (1869-1872) Wills and probate view at Ancestry (Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982)
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