From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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WALLACE R.HOLDERMAN
	Wallace R. Holderman,residing four miles south of Valley,Stevens 
county,has been blessed with a satisfactory amount of prosperity in this 
community.  A native of the Buckeye state,he was born in Ross county,
February 18,1863. Francis and Elizabeth(Hosler)Holderman were his parents, 
born and raised in Pennsylvania. Until the decease of Francis Holderman,
they lived in Ross county, where the father followed the occupation of a 
farmer. He died in 1865. The mother now resides in Chicago. Rhonda,wife of 
Elihu Patrick,of Ohio;Florence, wife of W.D.Trainer of Chicago;and 
Wallace R.the subject of this sketch,are their children.
	Until the age eighteen the latter was edcuated in the public schools 
of Chillicothe,Ohio. At the age of twenty-one he engaged in the business of 
a butcher in Adelphia,Ohio,and at that conclusion of four years he followed
various persuits until 1889 when he came to Spokane,Washington,and was,until
1890,in the liverly business in that city. In that year he came to Stevens
county,engaged for awhile in freighting,and then purchased three hundred and
twenty acres of land. From 1893 until 1902 he leased meadow land;the bought 
one hundred and sixty acres,three fourths of which are under cultivation. He
now has a good orchard,substantial farm buildings,and a fair bunch of stock.
	Mrs.Holderman was,formerly, Clara Horner,daughter of Hozial Horner,
of Michigan. She lost her mother while yet in  infancy,and has since been 
called to mourn the loss of one sister,Annette. She has one sister,Minnie 
residing in Michigan,and three half brothers,Benjamin,Thomas and Arthur. 
She is a devout and consistent member of the congregational church.
	Two children have blessed the union of Mr.and Mrs.Holderman,Leroy 
and Stanley,at present residing with their parents. He is prominent in 
Masonic circles. Good and bad fortune have been encountered by the subject 
of this article,but he now bids fair to becaome one of the substantial 
business men of Stevens county as he is,at present,one of the most highly 
respected and influential.
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