Robertson County TN Archives Biographies.....Holman, Clinton G. 1847 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com November 13, 2005, 9:12 pm Author: Will T. Hale CLINTON G. HOLMAN. Eminent in civic service in his county and able in agricultural endeavors is Judge C. J. Holman. He is a son of W. A. Holman (1819-1862), whose father was Benjamin A. Holman, originally of North Carolina, but a very early settler in Robertson county. W. H. Holman spent his entire life in this county, where he was a land-owner and slave-holder. In the Civil war, he was honored with the colonelcy of the Eighty-ninth militia, although his command was never called to the front. His wife was Edna Ann Mason Holman (1819-1894), a daughter of Isaac Mason, who removed to Robertson county from his native state of North Carolina and remained in his adopted home throughout his remaining years. Five children were born to W. A. Holman and his wife. Of these Laura D., now the wife of Dr. Miles Scott, lives in this county; Gilbert S., an agriculturist and tobacco dealer, resides in Adairville, Kentucky; Charlie B., the owner of a livery business, is located at Trenton, Kentucky; and Isaac, a merchant, is one of Springfield's citizens. C. G. Holman, the oldest of his generation in the family, is the special subject of this review. He was born in Robertson county of Tennessee, on July 18, 1847. After the customary juvenile period spent in boyish sports, home activities and the pursuit of general knowledge, C. G. Holman as a young man entered upon the most useful of all human vocations—that of farming. Throughout his well-lived years his interest in the soil and its development along productive lines has never ceased, although he has been able to combine with it other activities. He spent three years in traveling for the Indiana Road Machine Company, and found variously profitable the experience thus gained. For more than a score of years Judge Holman has been interested in the affairs of county courts. In that of Robertson county he served as a member for nineteen years. In 1910 he was elected judge of the same body and for nine years served as chairman. The performance of Judge Holman's civic duties has been facilitated by his residence within the city limits of Springfield, to which place he removed his home in 1901. Aside from his other successes, the judge has the satisfaction of having reared a goodly family. In 1867, he wedded Miss Ethetes Taylor, whose father, J. B. Taylor, was an early settler in Robertson county and a soldier in the Seminole war. His father had removed from North Carolina to Robertson county in an early period, making the journey in an ox-cart. Since the marriage of Ethetes Taylor to C. G. Holman, they have been blessed by the birth and growth to maturity of these children: the eldest is William A. Holman, who is settled in Kentucky; Ora, now Mrs. J. F. Mason, also lives in Hopkinsville, Kentucky; Miss Laura and Miss Mollie P. Holman are at home; Joseph T. Holman is one of Springfield's residents; Eva is Mrs. W. H. Johnson of Springfield; Jesse Holman is a Robertson county citizen; Clinton G. Holman is yet under the parental roof; Mattie Bell Holman, now Mrs. Binpby,[sic] lives in Springfield. The church affiliation of the family is that of the Missionary Baptist, of which religious fold Judge Holman Js mother was a devoted member. The judge has always been a Democrat of firm principles and consistent action. He is most conscientious in his attitude toward his judicial responsibilities, in which connection he exhibits fair and impartial judgments. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/robertson/bios/holman292nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb