American AcornsJosephine Holloway
Female
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Overview
Family
Parents
- Mother: Helen M. Holloway born c. 1825
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Same petition.
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)
Review: assessed 09-23-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Father: Wilkins Holloway c. 1800–1864
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: The widow's Jan 1865 petition names Josephine as 'the issue of the intestate by petitioner' (image inspected in the saved research).
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)
Review: assessed 09-23-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Life events
| Died | No death date is recorded here. The site classifies this person as deceased from the dated records; no death record is cited. |
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| Probate | Named as a minor child of Wilkins Holloway in her mother's petition, which says she would live with her mother, and in the court's writ citing his heirs, Jan 1865, Monroe County, Mississippi Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The January 1865 petition and writ (images read in the R6-O03 research, and the petition in the earlier saved research). They name her as a minor but give no age. 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
- 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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