LICKING COUNTY OHIO - HOLLER, William (1909) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by William Bertini FZDQ55A@prodigy.com Licking County Ohio USGenWeb Registry Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlickin/index.html February 19, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A short biography of the life of William Holler Other surnames mentioned: CHANNELL HELSLEY SHOWMAN SPARKS THOMAS WILSON From the book "Cenntenial History of the City of Newark and Licking County" by E.M.P. Brister, 1909, Vol II, p419, 420, 421 Contributed by William Bertini on 19 Feb 1998. WILLIAM HOLLER. William Holler, who for many years has been identified with the agricultural interests of Newark township and who descends from an old Virginia family, the members of which followed farming in that state and came here at an early date, was born in Madison township, October 3, 1838, and, with the exception of few years, has spent his entire life here. His grandfathers spent their lives on farms in the vicinity of Newark. The paternal grandparents, Henry and Katharine (Helsley) Holler. were natives of Virginia and among their children was Henry Holler, Jr., the father of our subject, whose birth occurred in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia. When four years of age he accompanied his parents on their removal to Licking county and on attaining man's estate he wedded Miss Katharine Showman a native of Maryland, who likewise came to this county with her parents at an early day. Her birth occurred on the farm on which the battle of Antietam took place and which was owned by her father, Jacob Showman. Her mother died of cholera in 1834. Henry Holler, Jr., departed this life in Newark in 1866, when he had attained the age of seventy-nine years, while his wife was called to her final rest at the age of sixty-seven years. William Holler was one of eleven children, three of whom survive, one child, Hiram, having lost his life while serving with the First Iowa Cavalry during the Civil war. After acquiring his education in the district schools of his native township, Mr. Holler remained on the old home farm for a time and in 1854 removed with his parents to Newark township On the 18th of August, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Ninety-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with Captain David Thomas, and participated in all of the engagements of his regiment, including Richmond, Kentucky; Jackson, Mississippi; the siege of Vicksburg; Tupelo, Mississippi; Spanish Fort, Alabama; and Nashville, Tennessee. In Richmond, Kentucky, he was taken prisoner but was not detained long before being exchanged. Upon receiving his honorable discharge on August 11. 1865, after he had served throughout the entire war, he returned home and resumed the pursuit of agriculture, which he has since followed without intermission. His farm consists of one hundred and sixty acres of excellent land and is provided with barns, outbuildings anti machinery, with all conveniences required to carry on its cultivation by modern methods, and in addition to producing general grain crops he has given considerable attention to raising stock. His residence, which is three miles north of the courthouse on the Mount Vernon road, is an elegant brick building, which was constructed in 1836 by General Thomas Wilson, who was commanding officer of the state militia, and in which he resided for a number of years. The grave of John Sparks, who was a guide and scout for the Lewis and Clark expedition, is on Mr. Holler's farm, marked by a thin sandstone slab and is looked upon by the citizens of the comunity as an Old landmark. On February 15, 1866, Mr. Holler wedded Mary Channell who was born near Utica, this county, on March 8, 1842, and departed this life on December 4, 1904, after having passed all her days in Licking county. She was a daughter of Aaron Channell, who was captain of Company E, Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and served from the year 1861 until 1864 and in June, of the latter year, lost his life in the battle of Cloyd Mountain, Virginia, of which state he was a native. Mr. Channell was among the early settlers of Licking county, to which he came with his parents when a lad. His father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and his grandfather in the colonial army. Mr. and Mrs. Holler have two sons: Edward, a farmer of Utica, this county; and William, of Newark. In politics Mr. Holler has always given his support to the republican party because, after studiously deliberating upon the value of its principles, he long ago became convinced that they contained the secret of our nation's financial worth and are best suited to produce permanent prosperity. His religious convictions become apparent upon knowing that he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Newark, with which he has been affiliated for many years and of which he has always been a liberal supporter. He is a comrade of Newark Lemert Post, No. 71, G.A.R. Mr. Holler is a man who is widely known throughout the county for his honesty and straightforwardness, and, as well, for his upright life, and stands in high respect among the citizens of the township.