"W. L. and Eugenia (Machin) Hollaway. He is of Irish lineage, Robert Lee Hollaway, the American progenitor of the family, having left the Emerald isle in 1845.  He first settled in Mississippi, where he continued to reside until 1850, when he came to Arkansas, locating at Portland and casting in his lot with pioneers of Ashley county.  His son, W. L. Hollaway, has devoted his life to the occupation of farming and still amkes his home at Portland. Two of his brothers served as soldiers in the confederate army during the Civil Warand both met death in that conflict.  The Machin family is also of Irish descent, and was established in America in 1845. Settlement was first made in Alabama, whence removal was made to Columbia County, Arkansas,. In 1875, and 1877 members of the family located in Ashley county, this state. Eugenia Machin was born in Lafayette, Oklahoma, and she was married near Hamburg, Arkansas, in 1883 to W. L. Hollaway, by whom she had six children, three sons and three daughters, but only three of the number, one son and two daughters are living.  mrs Hollaway died at Portland in 1904, aat the age of forty-five years and her demise was deeply regretted by her family and a large circle of friends, for she was a devoted wife and mother and was the possessor of many fine qualities. "

 Holloway,   Ernest L.        head   renting    m   w  34 mar at age 21           Arkansas   Arkansas    Alabama     Lawyer   Gen.-Practice  
"                 , Veva               wife                    f   w  33 mar at age 20            Arkansas   Arkansas    Arkansas     none
"                 , Ernest L. Jr.     son                    m  w  10 s                                Arkansas   Arkansas    Arkansas     none
Austin,         Lee  H.       nephew                  m   w  20 div  mar at age 17    Colorado   Arkansas    Arkansas   Agent  Insurance
           [US Census,  Arkansas,  Clay Co., Corning.  enum. dist. 11-18, sheet 3]

      "Thanks for your nice greeting.  Sorry to learn that Violet is having difficulties. Of course she is older than me!  I just had my 93rd birthday!  Thank God I am still able to spend  time exercising an hour in our pool with an aerobics instructor usually 3 or 4 days a week.  I will be flying to LA to speak to a group of Japanese pastors (in Japanese language) in February. Sorry I can't get up to see you.

       I spent about a year there during WWII and then I took Ida Nelle (my wife, who died in 2007) on a three-week trip all over Europe about 1987.  During the war I was stationed near Nantes in Brittany.  After the Germans surrendered I was sent briefly to Germany and then took a trip near the Swiss Alps on our way to  near Marseille.  I happened to be in Paris on the day the Germans surrendered, so saw the city at its wildest, then spent a few more days there later.  From Marseille I was able to tour from the Riviera all the way into Spain.  Made trips to Arles and Avignon and other ancient cities in that area.  I never learned to speak French well, though I learned a lot of German because I supervised a lot of POWs and HAD to learn the language to manage them." [email from Ernest Hollaway Jr. Dec. 11, 2012]
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"There were no other children born to my father.  I was an only child.

       After I had been in Japan,  my father and his second wife, Mildred, adopted a baby that was born to a couple that had been clients of his.  He had gotten them released from jail in Arkansas, and they went to Dallas.  There they were arrested again.  They called my father for help.  He was not able to get them released.  They had this very young baby.  My father felt that the baby's grandparents, who lived near Corning, AR, would want to care for the infant, and so he brought the baby home with him.  When he took the baby to the grandparents, they refused to have anything to do with the child!  So this led to my father and Mildred adopting the child. 

      They named the child Jackie.  After she finished high school she married and had two sons. When the sons were nearly grown, the husband was seriously injured in an accident where he worked.  I suppose Jackie thought he would no longer be able to support her, and so she divorced him and soon married another man.  They are still married even though Jackie has threatened divorce several times.  Jackie is physically disabled and receives disability payments.  I made a trip to see her about two years ago.  She now has convinced herself that my father adopted her because he actually had an affair with the woman who is her mother and was her real father.  I do not believe that is true, but there is no purpose in arguing with her about it. So that is where the "other child" rumor comes from. [Ernest Hollaway email 12/12/12]
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"Ida Nelle and I married immediately after college at the First Baptist Church in Arkadelphia, AR,
I was employed immediaely by the First Baptist Church of Mayfield, KY as assistant pastor, minister of music, minister of education and minister of youth.  The church had about 2,000 members,  a pastor who had been there about 15 years, and a secretary. I was the first additional minister they had ever hired. 

     I was serving the church when Pearl Harbor happened.  I had a reserve commission I had received at college, and so I was immediately called onto active duty as a second lieutenant.

I was sent for a refresher course at The Infantry School, Ft. Benning, GA.  When I finished the 3-month course, I was chosen to remain at the school as an instructor, so I was there about 18 months.  I then was assigned to the 63rd Infantry Division being formed at Camp Blanding, FL.  I was given an assignment on paper as the executive officer of a heavy weapons company (machine guns and mortars), but I was immediately attached to the Plans and Training section of the Division Headquarters.  I remained with the division headquarters for the entire time the division was in training, about another 18 months.  When the division went overseas, I finally joined the company where I had been assigned all along, and so I served with them until I was discharged, almost four years after first being called to active duty. I was discharged as a captain.
       I went to seminary as soon as possible after my discharge, first to Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, KY for 2/3 of one year.  We then moved to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX.  While a student there, I served as minister of education and music at a church in Wichita Falls, TX and then at a church in Stephenville, TX.  We were appointed as missionaries to Japan, where we served for 17 and a half years.

      Ida Nelle had health problems that forced us to return to the USA.  From 1966 I was employed by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville.  I served first as an editor of adult bible study materials, but soon was made a manager and served in various staff positions until I retired in 1985 at age 65, having completed 19 years there..  Ida Nelle and I returned to Japan as volunteer missionaries for 18 months.  So we served 19 years in Japan and 19 years in Nashville.  Shortly before I retired the name of the agency in Nashville was changed to Lifeway Christian Services. In case you are interested, I earned a Doctor of Religious Education from Southwestern Seminary. 

      After Ida Nelle regained her health she earned two Master of Education degrees and taught school in Nashville. She also authored six books that were published by Broadman Press.  Two of the books were very popular among Baptists readers, selling about forty thousands each.  One volume told of her experience with depression and she led conferences on that subject and also spoke to large crowds (up to about 3000) in locations from North Carolina to New Mexico.  The last book she wrote was in the form of a novel and is actually the story of her mother and father's family.  It is published in 8 x 10 size and has 760 pages.  She was well along in the process of writing this book when Alzheimer's made it impossible for her to complete the work, and so I wrote a small portion of the book based on the information we had researched together.  I had that book published privately so that our family could have copies.  The title is Lydia's Life by Ida Nelle Hollaway and I believe it can still be ordered from Amazon.com.  The Alzheimers lasted about 5 years before she died from kidney failure brought on by cancer.

      You may not know that our oldest son, Ernest Lee Hollaway, III, died suddenly on December 23, 2011, at age 69 from a ruptured aorta.  He is buried here in Nashville where he had retired from an editorial position with Thomas Nelson Publishers.

      You probably do not want all this information, but that is the short story of our life.

Amazingly, my sons Bill and Mark and a daughter, Rebecca (Killebrew) still live in the Nashville area.  My son Stephen, who was born in Nagoya, Japan, is the pastor of the Baptist church on Block Island, Rhode Island.  The island is about ten miles off the mainland and has only about 1,000 residents during the winter but 25,000 in the summer.  The church of which he is pastor dates back to October 23, 1765, and was evidently formed by people who came from the first Baptist church in America that was organized by Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island." [Ernest Hollaway email 12/12/12]

Dear Violet;
     I have your letter and we are upset about the news about Sadie.  I hope as this reaches you you can write me a letter advising tht she is rocovering.
     As you may remember my first wife died of cancere.  She first had cancer of the breast followed by that of a kidney.  Fortunately she never suffered pain over the months she had it.
     Keep us advised.  My present wife was always fond of her and of Ed.  I had hoped she would come to see us or we could see her.
     I am feeling better right now.  And hope will continue to imporve.  I am still busy at the practice of law.  Tried case at Paragould yesterday.
     Sadie told me abou you and your family but I don't believe I have ever seen Chris since shortly after you marriage.  I do remember Roy but have not met any of his family.
     Tell Sadie we are hopeful for her swift recovery.
                         Your Uncle
                             (signed) Ernest and Aunt Mildred

10-2-81
Dear Violet & All,
I am sorry to be so slow about writing But I just recent found your letter it was mix'd up with Ernest Lees mail, so it was news to me.
Ernest had been going down hill, for five years.  For 2 years he was sick and last year it was awful, He got to where he just couldn't go.  He wouldn't go to Dr or Hospitals. So I took care of him like he was a baby, He died with locked bowels.  24 hours after we got him in Hospital, The Lord was good to us, & he was mercy to take him.  I have no regerts, for I did for him all I could. Yes, I am lonsome, Guess I'll miss him for the rest of my life. 
Jacky, has a lovely husband and two sweet little boys & she is busy as a B  They are real good to me. Shes a blessing. Ive been going quiet a bit, as I told all the children, when Ernest dies that i would . So Ive visted by son in Ill. Ernest Le and his family in Nashville T. N. & with Jackie and family last week, Ernest Lee is very sweet to me he told my son, that I had been a good mother to him, But he is sure good to me.   Every one at the Hollaways. Grand children great Joan K kids and the hole bunch are all just craze about me and & I love them.  
I am trying to sell out E. L. Law books and I am have a time, know body seames to have any money, I am also trying to sell rent house, but no luck.  Its a mess.
I'd sure like to met you.  You know sister was my favorite Hollaway. & I had such good time together,  Hope Edd. is better,  make it a point to come see us. andy time let me hear for you all.
    Love
Aunt Mildred Hollaway
207 N. Polk St
Corning Ark  72422

" 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]