Biographical Sketch of Rev. J. T. Holloway, Johnson County, Missouri,
Centerview Township.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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Reverend J. T. Holloway, the highly respected and well known pastor of
the Centerview church of the Brethren and progressive farmer and stock-
man of Centerview township, is a native of Illinois.  He was born in
1855, a son of John and Mary Holloway, honored pioneers of Johnson 
county, John Hollway was born in Tennessee, a son of Nathan Holloway, 
who was also a native of Tennessee and of Scotch and German lineage.
When his son was still but a child, Nathan Holloway moved to Kentucky
and, in that state, John Holloway was reared and educated.  In early
manhood, he left Kentucky and located in Illinois, coming thence to
Missouri in 1867, settling in Johnson county.  Mr. Holloway rented land
and for many years was engaged in general farming.  He was always 
active in church work and served as janitor of the Knob Noster Church 
of the Brethren (Dunkard) for several years.  When he first came to
Johnson county, John Holloway resided in a small house of two rooms,
which was the Holloway home for nearly two years, and then the family
moved to a larger and more comfortable residence, a house of the prim-
itive log cabin type.  In those days, the land was virgin soil and 
crops were easily produced in abundance.  Mr. Holloway is now at the
advanced age of ninety-two years.  He makes his home with his son, 
J. H., on the farm north of Knob Noster.  Reverend Holloway attended
the country schools of Johnson county and he recalls amoung his teach-
ers:  Professor T. J. Summers, George Gallaher, J. H. Harter, and Miss
Clara Leash.  He remembers several pioneer preachers, whom he knew in
his boyhood days, and four men in this connection stand out prominent-
ly, namely: Reverends S. S. Mohler, John Mohler, "Uncle Andy" Hutchin-
sopn, and Bear.  Mr. Holloway's early companions in the days long past
were Amos Wampler, T. J. Summers, Benjamin Summers, Jacob Wampler, and
the Thornton boys.  The first church established in Johnson county by
the Dunkards was the Mineral Creek Church of the Brethren.  A second
one was soof after organized north of Knob Noster, Missouri.  In the
early days, services were frequently held in the homes and in connec-
tion with church work "singing schools" and prayer meetings were 
conducted in the cabin homes of the early settlers.  Church services
were largely attended then.  People in that day were not so absorbed in
moneymaking and seemed to have more time for church work.  Reverend 
Holloway has been pastor of the Centerview Church of the Brethren for
twenty years and during his pastorate here he has done splendid work
all over the county and many churches are rejoicing as the result of
his efforts.  He is recognized as a most forceful speaker and evangel-
ist and recently held a series of revival meetings at Clearfork Church
of the Brethren, which greatly strengthened this congregation.  Rev.
Holloway has never accepted a salary as compensation for his church
work.  He believes that a man should support himself independently of
his church and then he will more probably preach the whole Gospel.
Practically all his life, Reverend Holloway has been interested in 
farming and stock raising.  In 1886, he purchased a tract of land com-
prising forty-five acres and during all the ensuing years has been 
laboring in the endeavor to improve the soil by the use of fertilizer
and crop rotation and he has succeeded.  Reverend Holloway has always
rented a farm of one hundred sixty acres in addition to farming his 
own place and is extensively engaged in raising Poland China Hogs and
other stock.  In 1882, Reverend J. T. Holloway and Lenna Strausburg,
daughter of Jacob Strausburg, who settled in Johnson county in the 
early sixties, were united in marriage.  To this union have been born
four children, who are now living: Reverend Jacob H., Leavenworth,
Washington; Mrs. Grace Rich, Centerview, Missouri; Mrs. Maud E. Cunn-
ingham, Centerview, Missouri; and Mrs. Clara Houx, Centerview, Missouri.
When Rev. Holloway came to Johnson county with his parents fifty years
ago, one could travel from the Holloway home to Warrensburg, a distance
of ten miles, following a straight line across the open prairie.  The
Holloway boys, driving yokes of oxen, were often employed in breaking
sod.  J. T. Holloway used to have a plow which would cut to a depth of
twenty inches.  The customary method of planting grain in the olden
days was to drop seed corn in every third furrow.  Cattle paths led in
all directions and these were usually taken for roads.  The pioneer
settler was privileged to go anywhere on the unfenced prairie and cut
all the hay he desired and Reverend Holloway has many times harvested
hay in immense quantities from the open fields.  He has also had his
experiences with the ever dreaded prairie fires.  Reverend Holloway is 
a pioneer citizen of Johnson county, worth of much honor and consider-
ation.  

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