Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Holtzman, H. H. November 3, 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 10, 2006, 3:24 am Author: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", 1882 H. H. HOLTZMAN, stationery and news depot, Morris, was born in the District of Columbia, November 3, 1837, son of James H. and Sophia (SHELL) HOLTZMAN, both natives of the District of Columbia. He, born December 7, 1815, was a merchant, and died November 12, 1868; she, born May 22, 1816, died May 28, 1868; they had five sons, of which our subject was the oldest, and six daughters. Mr. HOLTZMAN was educated in the District of Columbia, and, with his father and the family, came to Morris in 1855, where our subject engaged in the same business he follows at present, except that it was on a very limited scale. He has increased his business from year to year until he now has a large and commodious storeroom well filled with goods and controls a good trade. He is no partisan in politics; is a member of the Masonic Order, and has taken all the degrees from E. A. to K. T. Mr. HOLTZMAN was married, in this county, May 9, 1869, to Lucy HOLLANDS, born March 10, 1847. She is a daughter of Joseph and Jane (SMITH) HOLLANDS, both born the same year, 1813. She died January 27, 1881. He still lives in this county. Mrs. HOLTZMAN is a member of the Presbyterian Church. [Source: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Lake Side Building, 1882] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/holtzman77nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb