Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Elisha E., 1927 

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Holland Dies At County Dwelling 

  E.E. Holland, a prominent farmer of near Holland, Va., died at his home 
Thursday afternoon at 5:35 o'clock after an illness of five weeks, aged 67 
[sic*] years. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Holland, and six children: Mrs. E.L. 
Beechman, Mrs. H.D. Lewis, Mrs. J.P. Hedgepeth [sic; Hedgebeth] and Mrs. Henry 
Duke, of Holland; Mrs. F.H. Hedgepeth [sic; Hedgebeth], of Suffolk, and Dewey 
Holland, of Holland, Va., and also 22 grandchildren.  Two sisters and one 
brother, and two half-brothers: Mrs. E.L. Holland and Mrs. Joel Holland, of 
Holland, Va.; J.T. Holland, of Suffolk R.F.D.; Lloyd Holland, of Suffolk, and 
H.K. Holland, of Holland, Va. 

  The funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the 
residence by Dr. N.G. Newman, assisted by the Rev. L.F. Paulette, and the Rev. 
J.H. Lightbourne.  Interment will be in the family cemetery near Holland. 


Elisha Edward HOLLAND, farmer, 
b. 21 Nov 1858*, Nansemond Co., d. 25 Aug 1927, at home, near Holland, 
interred in the HOLLAND family cemetery*, Mineral Springs Rd., 26 Aug 1927, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 5, No. 134, Fri., Aug. 26, 1927, p. 2, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #273709273, 
   by W. Clay Byrum 

*Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 3 (NV-III-5), an extension 
   of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol3.txt 

Find a Grave Memorial #273709273 [no grave photo] gives b. Nov 1859, as does 
   the 1900 Census - Holy Neck Dist., Nansemond Co. 

He was the son of William Lemuel HOLLAND, son of Lemuel & Nancy HOLLAND, and 
   Mary Louisa ODOM, daughter of William & Keaton ODOM. 

D.Cert. 18358 (Holy Neck #6) gives b. 1858, d. age 69 years, 9 months, & 
   4 days. 

His widow's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Virginian-Pilot," Feb. 1932) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h453m18o.txt 


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