I have very little information on this family besides the list of children. The three Hollaway brothers, James, George and Robert, married women from the Porter family and were involved in a major lawsuit of Tillet Porter. (see James Lee Hollaway for more details)

Robert seems to have been a farmer in Louisiana and later in Mississippi. He probably operated his plantation as a minor slave holder, although I have no confirmation of this.

Robert dies sometime around 1846. Amanda Jane is living with James Lee Hollaway, her uncle, in 1850. There seems to have been a terrific epidemic of possibly cholera, dyptheria or yellow fever. Several of the Hollaway and other related families lost adults. Robert's brother George and his wife, a Pettedly family, Byrd family, all had children distributed to various Hollaway relatives as orphans all about the same time.

sources:

bible record of Virginia Cain Gammil Byrd, reprinted in Marsalis Book, Vol IV, written by Tempe Fenn Crosby, unpublished, one of two copies in Pike-Amite-Walthald Library in McComb, Miss. other copy in Jackson, LA., The bible was last owned by Flavis Goza James of McComb, MS. a notation says "Copied August 1863." , photocopy of original & abstract w/ EC
Caroline Co., Deder Book, Part II, page 135 (March 11 1748/9),
Lisabeth Holloway, personal research, email - LMHMSLS@APPSTATE.CAMPUS.MCI.NET
Prince George County, Virginia Deeds 1713-28,

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