HOLLAND BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== HOLLAND, F. C. - b: 1819 Trigg Co, KY source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 680 residence: Fields Creek Twp F. C. Holland, farmer, section 32, is one of Henry County's earliest pioneers, having come to the county in 1837 with his parents, Whitemill and Jane (Alexander) Holland, they settling near Brownington. He is a native of Trigg County, Kentucky, and was born January 15, 1819. His father was born in North Carolina in 1794 and was married in Kentucky, Mrs. H. being a native of that state. They had a family of nine children, of whom F. C. was the eldest. He was married December 6, 1849, in Missouri to Miss Eliza A. Arnett, who came originally from Bath County, Kentucky, born April 8, 1823. She was a daughter of Ahi and Parmelia (Evans) Arnett, both Kentuckians by birth. The former was born in 1800 and the latter in 1802. To them were born ten children, and of these Eliza was the eldest. The family moved to Montgomery County, Illinois, and later to Henry County, Missouri, in 1842. Mr. Holland and his wife settled in Clinton Township after their marriage and remained there till 1867, then moving to where they now reside. The farm consists of eighty acres of fine land, improved and well watered. They have reared a large family of children and are known for their kindness to orphans. They have lived to see Henry County in all the varied stages of her growth, and during the late war afforded relief to many widows and orphans. They are both members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, ==================================================================== HOLLAND, Robert Henry - b: 1865 Logan Co, KY source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 689 residence: Honey Creek Twp Robert Henry Holland, owner of the "Pecan Stock Farm," is one of the progressive farmers and stockmen of Honey Creek township. Mr. Holland is a native of Kentucky. He was born in Logan County in 1865 and is a son of W. A., and Sarah M. (Browning) Holland, both natives of Logan County, Kentucky. They came to Henry County in 1876 and settled in Deepwater township, where they resided until 1896. W. A. Holland moved to Appleton City, and a few years later settled on a farm near Ohio Post office in St. Clair County, where he died. To W. A. and Sarah M. (Browning) Holland were born the following children: Charles J., Deepwater township; Robert H., the subject of this sketch; G. B., Kansas City, Missouri; W. S., died in Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Laura J. Park, Greenville, Kentucky; Mrs. Virginia Bryson, Stewardsville, Missouri; S. T., Bellingham, Washington; J. T., lives in California; Homer D., Chinook, Montana. The mother of these children died in 1894 and the father was married again and two children were born to that marriage, Wilbur and Mabel, both living at Appleton City. W. A. Holland died May, 1913. Robert H. Holland was about eleven years of age when he came to Henry County with his parents, and here he received the principal part of his education in the public schools, and spent his early life on the home farm. He has made farming and stock raising his life's occupation and has met with success. He has a good farm of two hundred forty acres and in recent years has given much attention to stock improvement, and now has a small herd of registered white- face cattle, which are among the best strain of pure bloods to be found in the county. The "Pecan Stock Farm" is located three and one-half miles south of Hartwell in Honey Creek township. The place is well improved with good residence and other substantial farm buildings. Mr. Holland was united in marriage in December, 1894, to Miss Gertrude Brown, a daughter of John D. and Louisa (Cecil) Brown, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. Mrs. Holland was born in Deepwater township. Her mother is deceased and her father now resides at Montrose, Missouri. Mr. Holland is a Democrat and takes an active interest in local politics, being the present Democratic committeeman from Honey Creek township. He is a member of the township board and holds the office of treasurer. His fraternal affiliations are with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the time-honored Masonic Lodge. He holds membership in both these lodges at Clinton, Missouri. Mr. Holland is a progressive and energetic man who by his own unaided efforts has won a place in the community of which any man may be justly proud. ==================================================================== HOLLAND, Wesley - b: 1845 Benton Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 720 residence: Osage Twp For sixty-five years Wesley Holland has lived in Henry County and has experienced the revelation of wild unbroken waste lands being replaced by fertile farms, modern cities and industries. Mr. Holland was born in Benton County, Missouri, February 14, 1845, the son of Needham and Matilda (Blankenship) Holland, who were natives of Barron County, Kentucky, and came to Benton County, Missouri, in the early days, remaining there until 1853, when they came to Henry County. In after years they lived in different portions of the State, Mrs. Holland being laid to rest in Vernon County, Missouri. Mr. Holland died in Texas. He was the father of twenty children, ten by his first wife and ten by the second. For many years he was a member of the Missouri State Guards. Wesley Holland was educated in the rural schools of Henry County and helped in the work of the pioneer home, incidental to the farming methods of those days. In 1862 Mr. Holland enlisted in the Confederate Army under Gen. Joe Shelby and served for three years. He was in many important battles, one of which was Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Mr. Holland loves to review those stirring times and one of the incidents he relates is as follows: He was a member of Gen. Joe Shelby's cavalry and each fourth man was detailed to hold horses, while the other three were to invite an attack of the Union men. Mr. Holland's captain ordered him to hold one of the officer's horses and Mr. Holland replied: "H--l, I didn't enlist to hold horses; I came to fight," and the captain said: "All right, there are plenty of them here that want the job," and let him get in the thick of the fray. The men were then ordered into an open field to draw the enemy's fire and they succeeded in doing so. The Union batteries opened, but firing over the heads of the Confederates, who were lying flat upon the ground. One of the Confederates, observing their shots flying high, yelled: "They're shooting too d--n high," and the laugh went the rounds. But that kind of shooting suited Mr. Holland and his comrades, as they were the targets for the big guns in that memorable battle. They were then ordered to take to their horses and continued their fighting of one of the biggest battles that took place west of the Mississippi River during the Civil War - Prairie Grove. Mr. Holland received his honorable discharge in 1865 at Shreveport, Louisiana. He returned to Henry County; Leesville township, and resumed farming upon Forty acres which he purchased at that time. He remained upon this land until 1881, when he sold it and purchased 200 acres in Osage township, his present home. In 1913 he purchased 200 additional acres, making 400 acres of well improved land that he now owns. December 25, 1868, Wesley Holland was married to Georgiana Renfro in Leesville township. Mrs. Holland was born December 7, 1837, in Barren County, Kentucky, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Leeper) Renfro, who were early settlers of Henry County. Mr. and Mrs. Holland are the parents of six children and have twenty-one grand children and four great grandchildren. Their children are as follow: Minnie Frances, wife of William B. Moree, Lowry City, Missouri; John N., Lowry City; William Y., in Montana; Retta of California; and Thomas B., of Minnesota; Matilda Elizabeth, now Mrs. Henry Schmidli, Brownington, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Holland have spent most of their lives in Henry County and have contributed in no small degree to its development. Upon their farm they raise the usual crops of wheat, corn, etc., and also successfully raise alfalfa. Mr. Holland has a herd of Shropshire sheep, which are eligible for registry, and give of their valuable wool to their owner. He is a Democrat, and is a member of the township board. Mr. and Mrs. Holland have been members of the Baptist Church for over forty years. He is a member of Spangler Camp, Confederate Veterans, Clinton, Missouri, and wears the "Cross of Honor," given for four years' service. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. 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