by Karen Yvonne Hamilton, 2026

Henry M Holland was born in 1825 in Georgia to Elizabeth Sarah Tucker (1789-unknown) and Benjamin Holland (1785-unknown).

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SIBLINGS

(Siblings inferred from 1850 U.S. Census of Benjamin Holland. None of these have been verified.)

  • George Washington Holland 1830–1905
  • Elizabeth “Eliza” Julia Holland 1832–1907
  • Benjamin Holland 1834–unknown
  • Rowland P Holland 1838–unknown
  • Rebecca Holland 1838–unknown
  • John Holland 1840–1911
  • William Arnold Holland 1843–1919 

NOTE: On the 1850 census, Henry M is listed as a separate household living with his wife, Martha and son, Henry in the entry just above Benjamin’s.

FIRST MARRIAGE

Henry M Holland married Martha Pinson in Madison, Florida, on July 13, 1848, when he was 23 years old.

State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts Various Counties; County Marriages, 1845-1942 MARTHA PINSON
  • Henry was born in 1850 in Florida.

Martha passed away in 1858 at the age of 28. They had been married 10 years.

SECOND MARRIAGE

Henry M Holland married Elizabeth Hodge in Levy, Florida, on May 9, 1858, when he was 33 years old.

State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts Various Counties; County Marriages, 1841 to 1969 ELIZABETH HODGE

CHILDREN

  • Sarah I was born in 1860 in Florida.
  • Mellisa Emaline was born in 1862 in McRae, Georgia.

OCCUPATIONS

Occupation: Farmer, 1860 • Township 11 Range 14, Clay Landing, Levy, Florida, USA

It appears that Henry’s mother, Elizabeth HODGE Holland lived with Henry and his wife in 1860. Next door there is the Hodge family, possibly relations of Elizabeth HODGE.

LAND RECORDS

In April 1859, Henry filed a certificate to register 40 acres in Newnansville Florida.

U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015. Issue Date 1 Apr 1859 Place Levy, Florida, USA Land Office Newnansville Meridian Tallahassee Township 11-S Range
United States, Bureau of Land Management. Florida Pre1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1993.

DEATH

Henry M Holland died in 1870 in Levy, Florida, when he was 45 years old.

SOURCES

  • 1850 United States Federal Census Division 11, Madison, Florida, USA
  • 1860 United States Federal Census Home in 1860 Township 11 Range 14, Levy, Florida Post Office Clay Landing Dwelling Number 12 Family Number 9
  • State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts Various Counties; County Marriages, 1841 to 1969 ELIZABETH HODGE
  • State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts Various Counties; County Marriages, 1845-1942 MARTHA PINSON
  • U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015. Issue Date 1 Apr 1859 Place Levy, Florida, USA Land Office Newnansville Meridian Tallahassee Township 11-S Range
  • United States, Bureau of Land Management. Florida Pre1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1993.
  • History of Alachua Florida. City of Alachua .com https://www.cityofalachua.com/discover/about-alachua/history
  • Wikipedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newnansville_Methodist_Church.jpg#filelinks

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