Biographical Sketch of George T. Holman, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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George T. Holman, stock farmer, of Auglaize Township, was born in Guil-
ford county, N. C., in 1813, and is a son of James Y. and Mary B. 
(Hart) Holman, who were born in Virginia and North Carolina, respect-
ively.  James Holman was born in 1769, and is a son of John Holman,
whose parents were originally from Switzerland, and at a very early day
located in Virginia.  John Holman was a soldier in the Revolutionary
War.  James Y. Holman was married in his native state, and was engaged
in working at the brick mason's trade and farming.  He was first marri-
ed to a Miss Spencer, a native of Virginia, by whom he had two sons and
two daughters, but after her death he removed to Guilford county, N.C.,
where he was married to Miss Hart, who was born on the 24th of April,
1791, by whom he has one son, George T.  In 1816 the mother died, 
having lived the life of a true Christian, being a consistent member of
the Lutheran Church.  In 1842 Mr. Holman immigrated with his eldest
daughter to Dade county, Mo., where he died on the 3rd of August, 1843,
having been engaged in teaching school the latter part of his life. 
From fourteen to eighteen years of age George T. Holman made his home
with an uncle in Virginia, and then went to North Carolina, and remain-
ed with his father on a farm until his marriage in 1837, when he took
charge of the home place until 1842, and then moved to Missouri, locat-
ing on a farm in what is now Laclede county.  During the late Civil War
he served for about three months on frontier duty at Lebanon, but being
over age and crippled he could not act in the regular service.  He is a
Democrat in politics, and served as justice of the peace for several
years.  He was married to Miss Lucinda Lambeth, who was born in Guil-
ford county, N.C., May 17, 1817, and their union was blessed in the 
birth of seven children, five of whom are now living: James L., Mary L.
(wife of Dr. McCombs), John L.L. (who lives in Idaho Territory, engaged
in farming), Andrew J. (who resides near the home farm), William (who
farms on the home place); and the following children, who are deceased:
George T. W., who died at the age of six years, and Joseph B., whose
death occurred when thirty-five years of age.  Mrs. Holman, who was an
earnest and worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
died on February 23, 1881.

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