William Steele Holman Jr.1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 18503, (1850 - 1910)
FatherWilliam Steel Holman4,5,3 (6 Sep 1822 - 22 Apr 1897)
MotherAbigail Knapp4,5,3 (29 Jan 1824 - 18 Mar 1896)

Key Events:

Birth: 22 Dec 1850, Aurora, Indiana6,7,8
Marriage: 29 Jun 1876, Dearborn Co., Indiana, Alice Nancy Cobb (12 Aug 1849 - 27 Oct 1896)9,10,11
Marriage: 3 Jul 1909, Louisville, Kentucky, Rosanna Brown (25 Aug 1859 - 17 Sep 1943)12,13,14
Death: 30 May 1910, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana15,16
Burial: 2 Jun 1910, River View Cemetery, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana17,18
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     William Steele Holman Jr. was born on 22 Dec 1850 in Aurora, Indiana.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents, William Steel Holman and Abigail Knapp.19 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents.20

A First Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     William married first Alice Nancy Cobb, daughter of Oliver Perry Cobb and Caroline S. Foulke, on 29 Jun 1876 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, with Rev. Charles Ayer, Baptist minister, officiating in a joint ceremony with her sister Martha.9,10,11
     William and Alice appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, enumerated 1 Jun 1880. Their son Jesse was listed as living with them, as was Lucinda Brakhage, a 17-year-old servant.21
     He was a lawyer. His practice included pursuing the Civil War claims of his Cobb in-laws against the U.S. Government.22,23,24,25
     William was named executor and an heir in the will of his wife dated 16 Sep 1892 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, in which she left all her property to him.26
     His wife died on 27 Oct 1896.27
     William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, enumerated 1 Jun 1900, reporting he owned his home, free of mortgage. His children Harland and Alice were listed as living with him, as was Mary Sanger, a 19-year-old servant.28

A Brief Second Marriage in His "Old Age" --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     William married second Rosanna Brown, daughter of A. B. Brown and Zerelda Jane Jennings, on 3 Jul 1909 in Louisville, Kentucky, with William M. Bruce officiating.12,13,14
     William left a will dated 27 Oct 1909, beginning with this preamble:
My children having married to my approval, and having established for themselves happy homes in distant cities, and they having formed new ties, and I feeling the need of companionship and the care incident to advancing years, and being entirely alone and shattered in health, have taken to myself a wife; and appreciating the great sacrifice made by my wife in forming this union with me, and loving her devotedly, I desire to make for her the best provision in my power for her care, out of my small estate...
     He then left his new wife all the real estate he owned within the city of Aurora except the house and lot on Sunny-Side Ave., which had been given to his first wife by her father. He also left her the 27-acre homestead in Center Twp. known as "Veraestau" that had been left him by his father, all his personal property except what he specifically left his children, and all money he had or was owed to him.
     He left his son Harland his law books and items in his office, his clothing, two guns, his silver watch from his father, and cancelled any notes he held from him. He left his daughter Alice her grandmother's ring and her mother's sewing machine. He left to both children an equal share in the house on Sunny-Side Ave., all his books at the homestead, his father's family Bible, and all the family pictures and portraits they wanted. He appointed his former law partner L. E. Davies as executor.29
     He amended his previous will with a codicil dated 29 Dec 1909, in which he clarified that his wife had full right to sell or mortgage all the property he left her.30
     William and Rosanna appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, on Hobocken Ridge, enumerated 26 Apr 1910, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage.31
     William died on 30 May 1910 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, at age 59.15,16 He was buried on 2 Jun 1910 in River View Cemetery, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.17,18
     His will was proved on 8 Jun 1910 in Dearborn Co., Indiana.32

Children:
     Children with Nancy Alice Cobb:

  • Jesse Lynch Holman21,33 (21 Nov 1877 - 7 Sep 1899)
  • Harland Davidson Holman28,32 (15 Aug 1880 - 11 Sep 1963)
  • Alice M. Holman28,32,34 (28 May 1883 - 18 Jun 1982)

Children:
     There were no children with Rosanna Brown

Citations

  1. [S11359] Wm S. Holman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as William S. Holman.
  2. [S11360] Wm Holman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as William S. Holman.
  3. [S11353] William Steele Holman, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S11359] Wm S. Holman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S11360] Wm Holman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S11359] Wm S. Holman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 9 and state.
  7. [S11360] Wm Holman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 19 and state.
  8. [S11353] William Steele Holman, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  9. [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 13:153, Will S. Holman and Alice N. Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant. Her sister's marriage is listed next, with same officiant and date.
  10. [S11351] William Holman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows married.
  11. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 9:533-4, Alice N. Holman will, shows him as her husband.
  12. [S8762] Marriage Records, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 24:420, Wm. S. Holman and Rosanna B. Crow, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
  13. [S11358] William Holman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows married 0/12 years.
  14. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:571-3, William S. Holman will, shows her as his wfe.
  15. [S11353] William Steele Holman, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 18768050, William Steele Holman, Jr., shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S11353] William Steele Holman, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 18768050, William Steele Holman, Jr., includes tombstone photo.
  19. [S11359] Wm S. Holman household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  20. [S11360] Wm Holman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  21. [S11351] William Holman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  22. [S11351] William Holman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows occupation as lawyer.
  23. [S11354] William S. Holman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows occupation as lawyer.
  24. [S11353] William Steele Holman, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as attoryey at law.
  25. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:571-2, William S. Holman will, mentions fees that that might come due from the "Cobb Cases" pending in the United States Court of Claims.
  26. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 9:533-4, Alice N. Holman will.
  27. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16610076, Alice Nancy Cobb Holman, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  28. [S11354] William S. Holman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  29. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:571-2, William S. Holman will.
  30. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:572-3, William S. Holman codicile.
  31. [S11358] William Holman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  32. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:571-3, William S. Holman will.
  33. [S11352] Jesse Lynch Holman obituary, St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
  34. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Alice Holman Ilgenfritz, citing Soc. Sec. No. 555-21-2081, shows father's surname as Holman.