Samuel L. Holland's Histories of Holland Families

Thursday, August 12, 2010

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UnknownAugust 12, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Editor Note

Andrew and Margaret’s children shown here are:
Eddie Calvin 1889-1904.
Jewell Frances 1891-1985 married Oscar Neeley.
David Mordie 1895-1972 married lois Elisabeth Allison.
Mamie Pearl 1893-1950 married Talmage Kennon.

Eddie would die shortly after this photo was taken.
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About the Author

I was born on Thursday, December 25, 1919, in the community of Fairplay, Texas which is located in Panola County near Carthage, Texas. I was the second born of five children to Mordie Holland and Lois Allison Holland. My Father, at the time of my birth, was a sharecropper for his uncle, and worked as a farmer, rancher and carpenter all of his life. Under this setting I learned many things, not written in books, that were unknown to city reared boys; one being the pleasure of accomplishment in doing a difficult job well. At an early age I could tell time accurately by the sun, make my own toys, run miles without a letup and make a mule walk the top of a high furrow.