 |
Arkansas |
1st m. Veva Inez Reynolds 30
May 1917 Russellville, AR
b. Ashley Co., AR
d. Ashley Co., AR [Portland Cem.]
her father: John W. Reynolds
her mother:
2nd m. Mildred Crockett Shanks c
1951
b.
d.
| children with Veva Inez Reynolds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Hollaway Jr. | b (private) Norman, Ashley Co., AR | d. (private) | m. Ida Nelle Daily 7 Jul 1941 Arkadelphia, Clark Co., AR (b. d. 2007 |
| Hollaway | b. Ashley Co., AR | d. | m. |
1894 - Ernest Lee Hollaway is born in July 1894 in Mist, Arkansas
1897 - Sara (Sadie) Alice is born February 13 in Mist, Arkansas.
c1899
Ernest never revealed to any of his family how the fire had started. When he was about 70 or 75 , he told the story to me." [records of Ernest Lee Hollaway Jr.]
1900 - I'm assuming that the above story has some validity since the
family seems to have moved off the farm into town by 1900.
They last two blacks listed in the household were probably
servants. Bryan is born May of 1900, may have died shortly after
this , he
doesn't show up on 1910 census. Eugenia seems to have had 6
children with only four surviving. Willia Dokes had 10 children
with 4 surviving.
1904, March 23 - Ernest's mother "Jennie" dies of the measles. [Portland Cem. Records]
1907 - Willie marries Lou Ella Wesley (Austin) Hollaway on Oct. 15, 1907, the wife of his deceased brother, Albert. [Ark Co. Marriages 1849-1910]
1910 - Willie Hollaway is (49 years old) living in Portland,
Arkansas
with Ella (48) his new wife, his son, Ernest(15) and daughter,
Sadie,(13). His occupation is listed as "owns farm". Bryan doesn't show
up on this census and probably died shortly after birth.
John D. Hollaway, Willie's brother, and his wife, Sallie, live just up
the road. He also is a farmer.
[Arkansas,
Ashley,
Enum
13/ Sheet 3,
Portland]
1913 to 1915 - Ernest was attending Hendrix College in Conway,
Arkansas. He was majoring in literature.
[Centennial History of Arkansas. vol.III, p.43]
1915-16 - He was a history instructor in the public schools of Russellville, Arkansas. He probably restarted his education in 1916 when he attended Valpariso University at Valpariso, Indiana. [Centennial History of Arkansas. vol.III, p.43]
1916 and 1917 - He became superintendent of the schools at Hermitage, Arkansas, a position that he held until 1918. [Centennial History of Arkansas. vol.III, p.43]
1917, May 30 - Ernest marries Veva Inez Reynolds probably in the Methodist church at Arkansas City.
1918, Sept 10th - Ernest enlists in the Army. He was a private in
Infantry Co., #36 of the Ninth Receiving Battalion. He was discharged
at Camp Pike on December 10, 1918. I'm curious about why his service
was so short.
When he was discharged he became superintendent of schools at Womble,
Arkansas according to his article in the Centennial History of
Arkansas. More recently researchers have found no
record of him having a position of superintendent of the schools
here. It is more likely that he may have been a principal
of a school. The town changed its name to Norman in
1925.
1920, May - He quits his job to return to college at Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduates with a Bachelor of Arts in June, 1921. He also gets an L. L. B degree from this same institution. He had already passed the bar to practice law take cases before the circuit courts. In 1921 he was granted the right to take cases to supreme court. [Centennial History of Arkansas. vol.III, p.43]
1921, September - He became superintendent of schools in Arkansas City and according to the article he remained in that position at the time of the writing. [Centennial History of Arkansas. vol.III, p.43]
1923 - He expected to set up his own law practice and apparently
did.
Ernest eventually becomes a well known judge in Ashley Co., Arkansas. [Centennial
History
of
Arkansas. vol.III, p.43]
1930 - Ernest Holloway is living at 177 W. 3rd St. in Corning, Clay
Co., Arkansas with his wife Veva, son and nephew.
1979 - Dec 27 -
1981 Jul 25 - Ernest Hollaway Sr. dies in Corning, AR
letter to Violet Christenson, October 2, 1981 [letter in
collection of Elroy Christenson]
Ernest Jr. goes on to become a missionary. He has a long and
successful career and spends many years in Japan with his wife and
children.
Ernest Jr. marries and has four chidren who are mostly involved in
the ministry. A Christmas letter lists this information.
" Lee, Bill, Mark, and Rebecca all live
in
the Nashville area. Lee took early retirement from Thomas Nelson
Publishers but continues to do free-lance editorial work. Bill
had to
separate from his former business partner when the partner began using
company resources for his own personal welfare, so he formed "Hollaway
Group," a new company doing the same type of consulting and training he
has been doing for years. Mark continues to work for Rebecca's
husband
in a flooring business but he and his wife have recently bought a
franchise for one of the chain of barber shops. Rebecca has
certification for working with blind and disabled children and keeps
busy going from one school to another helping them. Stephen
continues
as pastor of Latonia Baptist Church in Covington, KY. All of the
children are so busy that I see them only once in a while.
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren are in Massachusetts, New York,
North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas, so we see them even
less often. I believe 18 of the family were at a Thanksgiving
dinner
at a local club. We will probably have a similar or larger number
at
my house on Saturday before Christmas, so we do keep in touch."
[letter of
Ernest Hollaway Jr. Dec. 18, 2006]
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