Somerset County PA Archives Obituaries.....Holliday, Andrew  February 29, 1892
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The Somerset herald. (Somerset, Pa.): March 16, 1892
Andrew Holliday died at his home in Ursina on Monday, February 29, 1892, in his 74th
year. His remains were interred at Cross Roads cemetery, near Ursina, on Wednesday,
March 2nd, with the honors of war, by Ross Rush Post, No. 361, G. A. R., of which he
was a comrade. The deceased was of Scotch and English extraction. He was born near
the famous 'box poplar,' on the farm recently owned by William Hanna. He was married
at the age of 18 years to a Miss Engle, of Elklick Twp. After her death he married a
Miss Nicola, who was 15 years old, while be was about 40 years old. Mr. Holliday was
the father of 17 children; the combined weight of four of his largest sons was near
800 pounds. Previous to the war, Mr. Holliday was known as a man of great physical
strength, but he came out of the army an invalid, the result of malarial fever, and
of a severe sunstroke, both of which proved very nearly fatal at the time and in the
end proved the cause of his death. His brother, Thomas Holliday, was a soldier of
the war of 1812, and was connected with campaigns against the Indians, having been
killed at the Kittanning massacre. His grandfather, John Holliday, was killed at the
battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781. His grandfather McCay was wounded in battle
under Montgomery, and died on the march to join the army in North Carolina, under
General Goler, in 1776. One of Andrew Holliday's sons Jerry, was a member of Co. F.
6:h W. Va. Cavalry, and died in the service. Another son, Cyrus, now living at
Uniontown, entered the service with his father at the age of 11 years, and carried a
musket until the company was mustered out. Mr. Holliday had 32 nephews in the Union
army. An uncle of Andrew Holliday was the founder of the town of Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Mr. Holliday was a good reader, and was well versed in the local and natural history
of the county.

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