8. Calvin (called Cab) C. Holland was born 7 March 1848 in Wayne County, North Carolina.  He died 20 March 1899 at age 51, and was buried at Elisha Holland Cemetery near Pinkney, Wayne County, North Carolina. He married 1st Sarah Jane Ballenberger (name changed to Berger) on 29 January 1874.  She was born 1 November 1855.  They had ten children together.  Sarah Jane died 10 November 1896 at the age of 41.  She was buried in the Elisha Holland Cemetery.  There is a picture of her grave in the Album section of this web site.  

Jane Berger was born Sarah Jane Ballenberger.  She was the 2nd child of Joseph Ballenberger, born in 1826 in Frankfurt, Germany, and Martha Langston (called Patsy) of Wayne County, North Carolina.  Patsy Langston was born about 1820.  Joseph Ballenberger served in the War Between the States and operated a store in Goldsboro.  The Ballenberger family is presented on a separate page. 

5. Joseph Walter Holland was born 25 December 1883.  He died 17 February 1901 at age 17.  Walter is buried at Elisha Holland Cemetery on N.C. Highway 581 north of Pinckney, Wayne County.  There is a picture of his grave in the Album section of this web site.  

6.  Lou Ella (called Ella) Holland was born 26 December 1885, died 1927 at about age 44.  She is buried in Smithfield, North Carolina.  Ella married Edward J. Sasser.  See picture.

7. David Holland was born 2 February 1888. On 20 January 1911 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, he married Emma Lea Bryant who was born 29 April 1894 in Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, daughter of Richard S. Bryant and Florence.  They were divorced after 1915 and before 1918.  Emma married 2nd Henry Rogers Gaddy, born 20 June 1885. They lived in Tampa, Florida and had two children, Jack Gaddy (born 1918) and Dorothy Gaddy (261-28-4151), born 14 February 1919; died 26 June 2009 Odessa, Hillsborough County, Florida.  Emma died of cancer 11 July 1964 and was buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park in Tampa, Florida 14 July 1964.  Henry Gaddy (262-07-6018) died 5 November 1973 in Tampa, Hillsborough, FL 33612. 

David Holland worked in the Seaboard Hotel in Hamlet, North Carolina around 1913-1916.  His two sons, Louis and Curtis, lived for awhile, after their mother Emma left, with David's sister Ella.  They also lived with "Aunt" Lizzie and "Uncle" Nathan Barnett of Pikeville (no relation).  Lizzie (b. 4 November 1886, d. 20 July 1974) and Nathan (b. 17 May 1886, d. 20 September 1944) Barnett are buried in the Pike Cemetery located in Wayne County on the Pikeville-Princeton Road about 3 miles west of Pikeville, North Carolina.  

David Holland, a resident of Johnston County, married 2nd Bessie Owens of Fountain, North Carolina, daughter of N. C. Owens and Weltha Webb.  She was born 15 November 1894.  They obtained a marriage license in Wayne County, North Carolina and were married 4 April 1918, in Goldsboro.  He was 29 and she was 23. 

By the 1920 census, David's family was living at 126 South John Street, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina. David Holland was the proprietor of the McAlphin Hotel and his “household” consisted of the following:
D. Holland, head, male, white, age 32, married, proprietor, hotel, employer
Bessie, wife, female, white, age 24, married, no occupation listed
Louis Lee, son, m, w, 8, single, attending school, occupation: none
David A?, son, m, w, 5, single, (read/write/speak English left blank); occupation: none
Charles Aycock, employee, m, w, 34, single, clerk at hotel, salaried
Otto Gribbling, employee, m, w, 21, single, waiter at hotel, salaried
Leonard Williams, employee, m, w, 17, single, dishwasher at hotel, salaried
Everyone could read, write, speak English and all were born in North Carolina to parents that were born in North Carolina.

David Holland died 30 October 1932, at age 44, and was buried in Fountain, North Carolina.  Bessie Owens died 12 August 1979.  She was buried in Wayne Memorial Park on U. S. Highway 117, Goldsboro, North Carolina, next to her husband David who was moved from Fountain and reburied there on 20 May 1952 in grave location 1C, 251, #4.  Pictures of David Holland, Emma Bryant, Bessie Owens, Louis and Curtis Holland, Diana and Jack Holland are in the Album section of this web site, as are pictures of Bessie Owens and her children Sydney, Janie, and Peggy.  Pictures of the graves of David Holland and his 2nd wife Bessie are in the Album Cemetery section.

Children of David Holland and Emma Lea Bryant:

1. Louis Lea Holland was born 17 February 1912 in Alta Vista, Virginia.  He died 8 January 1976 in Wilmington, Delaware and was buried in Richmond Memorial Park in Hamlet, North Carolina.  His mother was Emma Lea Bryant, born 29 Apr 1894 in Monroe, VA, died 11 Jul 1964 in Hillsborough County, FL; his father was David Holland, born 2 Feb 1888 in Wayne County, NC, died 30 Oct 1932 in North Carolina.  He married  Iris Boyette Bellamy on 17 May 1939, in Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina.  She was born in Ahoskie on 31 August 1912, the daughter and only child of Zebulon Vance Bellamy (born 18 July 1887, died 23 June 1962) and Annie Elizabeth Boyette (born 5 August 1892, died 19 August 1972) of Ahoskie.  Annie Elizabeth Boyette was the daughter of Annie Elizabeth Parker (born 12 March 1865, died 5 April 1946) and John Pledger Boyette (born 11 October 1860, died 30 May 1932) of Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina.  Iris Bellamy died 25 August 2001 in Greenville, North Carolina and was buried beside her husband in Richmond Memorial Park in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina.  Louis Lea Holland was a pharmacist in a drug store he owned in Hamlet, North Carolina.  His obituary may be found in the Public Records section of this web site.  
Children of Louis Holland and Iris Bellamy:


1. David Louis Holland was born 31 October 1940 in Hamlet, North Carolina.  He married 1st Janis Colbert in 1961.  She was born 14 July 1942, the daughter of Thomas Samuel Colbert Colbert (b. MS, d. 13 Apr 2005 TN) and Janette Chanault (b. MS, d. 9 Apr 2018 TN) .  David Louis Holland received B. of Pharmacy degree from UNC and worked for Burroughs-Wellcome in Greenville, North Carolina, for many years.  David and Janis divorced in 1989.  He married 2nd Anna Ruth Beard on 16 February 1990.  Anna was born 17 July 1942.  Janis married 2nd Robert Lee Mallard III on 9 May 1992.  He died 6 April 1998 in Greenville, North Carolina, at the age of 55.  Janis married 3rd James Evans on 16 February 2008. 
Children of David Holland and Janis Colbert:

1. Jana Elizabeth Holland was born 5 June 1971, and was adopted by David Holland and Janis Colbert. Jana married Brian Christopher Watkins, son of Pam and William Watkins, on 23 November 1996 in Greenville, North Carolina.  Pictures of Jana Holland and Brian Watkins' wedding are at the family's web site, TheFolks at betterthanmost.com.  Jana received a B.S. degree in nursing from East Carolina University in 1995 and a B. S. degree in nursing anesthesiology in 1999.  There is a picture of Jana in the Album section of this web site.  
Child of Jana Holland and Brian Watkins:

1.  Colbert Kalin Watkins was born 5 March 2004, in Ekaterinburg, Russia.  He was adopted by Jana and Brian on 2 March 2005, who brought him home to Greenville, North Carolina.  Pictures of Cole, as he is called, are in the Album - Family Photos section of this website. 

2. Louis Colbert Holland was born 3 May 1974, and was adopted by David Louis Holland and Janis Colbert.  Louis married Eve Belanger on 28 January 2009, in Greenville, North Carolina.  He makes his home in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and works at D Acres organic farm and educational homestead in Dorchester, New Hampshire.  There is a picture of Louie at work in his unique and rewarding vocation in the Family Photos Album section of this web site.  There is also a newspaper article about him in the Stories Articles section that appeared in the Concord (NH) Monitor.  Louie Holland and Eve Belanger divorced when the children were very young. 
Children of Louis Colbert Holland and Eve Belanger:

1.  Emile Belanger Holland was born at home 5 October 2011, in Plymouth, New Hampshire.  There are pictures of him in the Album - Family Photos section of this website.

2.  Jules Belanger Holland was born 7 September 2014 in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

2. Diana Iris Holland was born 9 July 1942, in Hamlet, North Carolina.  She married 1st Roy Eugene Smith in 1966 while teaching school in Delaware;  divorced 1976.  On 3 October 1992, she  married Douglas Marlin Faust, in Madison, Madison County, Alabama.  Diana Iris Holland received a B.A. degree in English from Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1965, and did further study at U. of Delaware, Augusta College, and Florida Institute of Technology.  The Faust genealogy can be seen at FaustFamily.us.
Children of Diana Holland and Roy Smith:

1. Roy Eugene Smith, Jr., was born 24 February 1968, in Wilmington, Delaware.  He graduated from Middletown, Delaware High School in 1986.  He works for M.C. Dean, Inc., one of the nation's premier engineering and integration firms specializing in complex electrical, electronic, and telecommunication systems, headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, and serving the northern Virginia and Washington, DC area.  He lived in Ashburn, Virginia, and worked in Germany for two years, since December 30, 2005.  He currently is a contractor for ITT in Iraq. 

Roy Smith, Jr. married Nawal Bekkali in Khemisset, Morocco on 12 December 2007.  Nawal was born 14 January 1984, in Khemisset, Morocco, the oldest daughter of Abderrahim Bekkali (b. 1 January 1961, in Khemisset, Morocco, son of Omar Bekkali) and Malika Bouirik (b. 1 January 1964, in Khemisset, Morocco, daughter of Hammou Bouirik).  She is a French teacher in Chefchaoun, Morocco.  Pictures of their wedding, held 4 May 2008, in Khemisset, Morocco, are in his family's web site TheFolks at Betterthanmost.com. 
Child of Roy Smith and Nawal Bekkali:

1.  Alexander Zachery Smith was born 26 December 2013, in Huntsville, Alabama.  There is a picture of him in the Album - Family Photos section of this website.

2.  Sophia Diana Elizabeth Smith was born 6 July 2016, in Huntsville, Alabama. 


2. Trevor Holland Smith was born 29 September 1970, in Wilmington, Delaware.  Trevor was married on 7 March 1992, at Faith Lutheran Church in Eustis, Lake County, Florida to Brandy Jean Buchholz.  Brandy Buchholz was born 8 March 1970, daughter of Gary H. Buchholz and Margaret A. (Peggy) Buchholz.  Gary and Peggy Buchholz also had children Virginia M. Buchholz and Shawn W. Buchholz.  Trevor and Brandy were divorced  9 March 1995, in Orange County, Florida.  Trevor died 16 March 1995, in Orlando, Florida, at age 24 years, 5 months, 15 days.  Trevor was cremated in Orlando, Florida, and his ashes were divided between his parents.  His mother spread his ashes in a memorial garden for Trevor at her home in Harvest, Alabama.

2. Curtis David Holland was born 20 August 1914, died 14 June 1971 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina at age 54.  Curtis was buried in Whiteville, North Carolina.  He married Elizabeth Carnes on 4 August 1942 who was born in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina 26 February 1916, daughter of John Luther Carnes and Lena M. Wiggins;  died 20 July 1977 and is buried next to Curtis in Whiteville, North Carolina.
Child of Curtis David Holland and Elizabeth Carnes:

1. Jack Louis Holland was born 3 December 1943. He married 1st Wilda (last name unknown).   Jack married 2nd Susan Gaillard on 6 March 1976. Susan was born 30 December 1950, in Elyria, Ohio, and lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Children of Jack Holland and Susan Gaillard:

1. Susan Elizabeth Holland was born 26 May 1979 in Homestead, Florida.  She attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where she received a Bachelor's degree, followed by a Master of Accounting degree in May 2002.

2. Irish Gaillard Holland was born 5 May 1980 in Norfolk, Virginia.  She graduated from North Carolina State University 18 May 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. 

3.  Edgar Sydney Holland was born 1 April 1920. He married Lannie Mildred Suggs.  Sydney practiced pharmacy in Brighton, Jefferson County, Alabama.
Child of Sydney Holland and Mildred Suggs:

1.  Gary Holland was born around 1942, and grew up in Bessemer, Alabama.   Gary is a doctor and practices medicine in Florida. 

4.  Janie May Holland was born 23 May 1925.  She married Carlisle Wilkins Nunn on 15 November 1946, when she was 21 and he was 23.   They lived in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Carlisle Nunn died.  Janie died 29 July 2006, at WakeMed in Raleigh. North Carolina.  She was 81.  She was buried 31 July 2006, at Wayne Memorial Park in Goldsboro, North Carolina.  Her obituary is in the Public Records section of this web site.
Children of Janie May Holland and Carlisle Nunn:

1.  Wilkie Nunn was born about 1944.  He is married and lives in Davidson, North Carolina.  


2.  Nancy Carroll Nunn was born about 1946.  She married a Lambert is a nurse in North Carolina.  She lives in Knightdale with her family. 

5.  Peggy Ann Holland was born 1 February 1932, in Fountain, Pitt County, North Carolina.  She married Willie Gibson; they lived in Kannapolis and Concord, North Carolina.⁴⁸
Children of Peggy Ann Holland and Willie Gibson:

1.  Sherry Staley Gibson was born 14 June 1950.  She married Donald Rogers 7 December 1969.  
Child of Sherry Staley Gibson and Donald Rogers:

1.  Carey Ann Rogers was born 28 January 1976.

2.  Susan Holland Gibson was born 15 September 1954.  She married first Mark Allen Goodson on 17 May 1975 at his parents' home at Lake Norman, Lincoln County, North Carolina.  Mark was the son of William J. Goodson and his wife.   Susan married 2nd John Hampton.  Susan is a doctor and lives with her husband in Tampa, Florida.  They do not have children.  There is a picture of Susan Holland Gibson in the Album section of this web site. 

3.  Ginger Owens Gibson was born 18 September 1960.  She married John Walter on 1 June 1979.  Ginger is a nurse. There is a picture of Ginger Owens Gibson's family in the Album section of this web site. 
Children of Ginger Owens Gibson and John Walter:

1.  Christina Allison Walter was born 9 March 1981.

2.  Melissa Kay Walter was born 5 February 1983.

3.  Adam Lee Walter was born 13 March 1989.

8.  Infant son, born 4 July 1890, died 8 July 1890 at age 4 days; buried Elisha Holland Cemetery

9.  Tobe Holland was born  24 August 1891, died 10 June 1892 at age 9 months, 17 days.  He was  buried in the Elisha Holland Cemetery.

10.  Edwin Holland was born 6 August 1893.  He died 1 December 1893 at age 3 months, 25 days and was buried in the Elisha Holland Cemetery.

Calvin C. Holland married 2nd Mary (Molly) Johnston Mitchell who was born in 1836.

This is the end of Calvin's branch.  Use the links in the tables below to get to Calvin's parents and siblings. 

Elisha Holland's children with wife Patience Watkins:	Elisha Holland's children with wife Patience Peacock:
1.  Enos Holland 2.  Eli Holland 3.  Woodard D. Holland 4.  Betsy-Jesse Holland 5.  Bryant Holland 6.  Curtis Holland 7.  Absalom Holland 8.  Elisha Holland	9.  Warren Holland 10.  Ave (Nancy) Holland 11.  Exum Holland 12.  Jinnett Holland 13.  Ginsey Holland 14.  West Holland 15.  Green Holland 16.  Candace Holland 17.  Needham Gray Holland

 

Exum Holland's children by Penniah Boswell:	Exum Holland's children by Martha Parks:
1. Gaston Holland  2. Jency Holland 3. Jinnett Caswell Holland 4. Elisha Holland 5. West Pratt Holland  6.  Jane Holland 7.  Addison Pearson Holland 8.  Calvin C. Holland (this page)	9.  Patrick Holland 10.  Sarah Jane Holland 11.  Annie B. Holland 12.  Catherine [Isibell F.] Holland 13.  Martha M. Holland

 

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About this History

My father's people came from Wayne County, North Carolina.  Although I live in Alabama now, I inherited his love of our heritage.  So it is with love for him and admiration for his strong desire to preserve our history that I dedicate my part in compiling and maintaining this Holland Family History and Tree to my father,

Louis Lea Holland
17 February 1917 -  8 January 1976

There are errors in this work; some dates could not logically work.  If you see a mistake or can add to the information here, please contact me.  The information is from family historians Nellie Holland Russell and Mary Ketus Deen Holland, information of which I have personal knowledge or have gathered from family members, and contributions sent to me through this web site.  Though imperfect, it is a good start.  Enjoy and please let me know if you have questions or corrections.  This work will be updated on a regular basis so check the revision date below to see when additions or changes were last made.

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Holland Family History in America - Exum-Calvin's branch
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