HARALSON COUNTY, GA - BIOS  John K. Holcome, Jr.

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Source: "MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA", Historical and Biographical Sketches,  1896.

JOHN K. HOLCOMBE, JR., farmer, Buchanan, Haralson
Co., Ga., son of John K. and Rachel Holcombe, was
born in Carroll county, Ga., Jul 4, 1848. His father
was born IN Laurens district, S. C., in 1810, and
came to Georgia with the family in a one-horse wagon
, and settled in what is now DeKalb County GA,in
1820. His education was very limited, and he
followed farming all his life. Mr. Holcombe's mother
was born in what is now De Kalb county in 1815 and
was married to her husband in 1830 Mr. Holcombe
received a very limited education, as he was merely
a boy, and lad while the war was being waged, and
the schools suspended; but being ambitious he
studied at home and acquired a fairly good
education. He was reared a farmer, but ran machinery
at one period of his life, and has also done a
general merchandise business. The estimation in
which he is held by the people of Haralson county is
evidenced by the fact that for ten years he held the
office of sheriff. He has been successful in all his
under-takings, has accumulated a compentency, and
while one of the most popular, he is accounted one
of the solidest men in the county . Mr.Holcombe
married Miss Mary, daughter of Levi and Lucretia
(Reeves) Stidman of Bartow county . Her grandfather,
Martin Stidman, was one of the first settlers of
Bartow (then Cass) county. Six children have blessed
this union: William F., Reuben Cornelius,Estelle,
Sarah Elizabeth, Emilia and John Kellette. As Mr.
Holcombe is yet young, so popular and so well
capacitated for public position, it is quite certain
he will again be called into the public service.

[Note: 2/5/2003: Buried at Buchanan City Cemetery,
bn. 7/4/1848, Died 10/24/1920 Wife Mary bn.
9/21/1847, died 12/24/1932]