26                      HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY

1881, Annie M. Burns, a daughter of John and Catherine (Coulson)
Burns, of Lewis township, born in 1861. She died July 1, 1896, leaving
three children, Samuel, Elwood, and Lena. Mr. Crichfield married
second, October 8, 1889, Clara B. Brock. She was born in Jackson town-
ship, Sullivan county, Indiana, June 18, 1870, a daughter of Elijah and
Susan (Saunders) Brock. There were two sons and four daughters in
the Brock family, and all are living. Joseph L., a resident of Hymera,
Indiana, and a miner, married Miss Etta Nelson. They have five chil-
dren: Lester, Elva, Roosevelt, Emma and Noble. Win. F., residing in
Jackson township, Sullivan county, is a farmer and married Flora Griffith.
There are three children: Russell, Foster and Forrest (twins). Frances
E., wedded James R. Liston, a farmer and resident of Clay county, and
has two children, Paul and Leland. Dora A. is the wife of Thomas R.
Nelson, a resident of Hymera, Indiana, and a salesman. They have
three sons: Manley, Randolph and Harry. Lucretia R., wife of John
Fox, a telegrapher, residing in Casey, Illinois, has one daughter, Juniata
Belle. Clara (Mrs. Crichfield). Father Brock was a soldier in Civil
war, serving four years. and was a prisoner thirteen months. He resides
in Hymera and is a retired farmer. The mother is deceased. Mr. and
Mrs. Crichfield have three children, namely: Willard, Ralph and Maston
Beecher. Religiously Mr. Crichfield is a member of the Free Methodist
church, and Mrs. Crichfield belongs to the Missionary Baptist church.

    HON. ELIAS SELAH HOLLIDAY.—Whatever else may be said of the
legal fraternity it cannot be denied that members of the bar have been
more krominent actors in public affairs than any other class of the com-
munity. This is but the natural result of causes which are manifest and
require no explanation. The ability and training which qualify one to
practice law also qualify him in many respects for duties which lie out-
side the strict path of his profession and which touch the general inter-
ests of society. Holding marked precedence among the members of the
bar of Clay county stands Elias Selah Holliday, a prominent practicing
attorney of Brazil and one who has performed important public service
for his city and district in. an official capacity.
    Mr. Holliday is a native son of Indiana, having been born in
Aurora, Dearborn county, on the 5th of March, 1842. His father, Dor-
man Holliday, was a native of the state of New York and with his par-
ents came to Indiana in 1819, his father being Selali Holliday, one of
the pioneers of this state. Having arrived at years of maturity, Dor-
man Holliday was united in marriage to Miss Julia Ann Little, a native
of this state, and they became the parents of nine children, all of whom
reached adult age, while seven still survive.
    Elias S. Holliday, the third in order of birth, spent the first twelve
vears of his life upon the home farm in Dearborn county, Indiana, and
then accompanied his parents on their removal to Missouri. They
located in the northern part of the state, where they resided for about
two years, and then took up their abode in Iowa, so that E. S. Holliday
pursued his education successively in the schools of Indiana, Missouri
and Iowa to the age of sixteen years, when he began teaching. As an
instructor he was connected with the public schools of the middle west
until June, 1861, when in response to the country’s call for aid he offered
his services to the government, enlisting in Company F, Fifth Regiment
of Kansas Volunteers. When this command was mustered into the