Letter: Bobbie C. Martin to King Holloway

Undated letter about Holloway family history

  King,
    Aunt Nira Kelly was mama's oldest sister and mama and Aunt Ret
    Jefferson was two youngest of 12 children. Aunt Ret was youngest and
    mama next and Cousin Silas Bingham was her nephew, son of her oldest
    brother, our own cousin, would be Dorothy's second cousin but I can't
    remember what grandma Bingham's given name was. She died at our house.
    Lived there when I was a baby, but her maiden name before she was
    married was Cranston. She had a nephew that was Bishop in the Methodist
    Conference. I can remember seeing his picture. I guess maybe Cousin
    Ret remembers what Grandma's given name was. She was buried at Wallonia
    on the place Jim Nichols owns. I have often thought I would love to go
    see if there was any tombs to her grave. They came to Wallonia to Uncle
    Jabe Bingham's when Mama was only 13 years old and made their home there
    until Mama was married, and then (grandma) lived with us. Aunt Nira
    Kelly married a Methodist preacher and when the Methodist church split
    up and had it North and South Methodist they left Ohio and went to
    Portland, Oregon, and they both died there. I guess there is some of
    their family there now. Aunt Nira lived to be 99 years old. I have her
    picture, and they had another sister, Aunt Hannah Howe. I don't know
    how long she lived, but I think there were several of the children died
    when they were small.

    I think May must be mistaken about grandpa
    Holloway. They always told me they were raised up above Hopkinsville.
    I can remember of some of his people coming to see us; a whole wagon
    load, and it seems to me they stayed a week, but I don't remember the
    name. I think it was his sister's family, and one of his brothers went
    off and married an Indian squaw, and some of his brothers are buried at
    Hopewell. Uncle Dick, Uncle Pleas and I don't remember Cousin Jim
    Holloway's father's name. They were all buried at Hopewell. Uncle Dick
    never was married. Uncle Pleas lived on the place Jas. Gray lives on
    now. He was Cousin Fannie Rich's father and I think he married a
    Kilgore; some kin to Uncle John George Kilgore. That is all I know
    about them.

  Bobbie