to Jane in San Jose mailto:[email protected] I have copied the material requested for you and will be mailing it to you shortly. Meanwhile, here are some highlights .... First, the Rare Book Call Number F868.A1 G8A History of the State of California and Biographical record of Coast Counties is not in the CA Room. If you noticed, the citation you gave me was for Sutro Library. I did find another citation in the History of San Francisco Bay qc979.461 M6 Vol 3 p 330, which I copied for you. I also copied the obituary in the Griz. Bear for you as well, and a NDGW submission by Nellie Holliday Brackman. Beverly R. Holliday was born in Warren County KY on Dec 22 1823. When he was two years old he was taken by his parents to White Hall, Greene County IL. In 1832 they moved to Morgan County, IL. He was engaged in teaching from 1840 to 1849 in Scott County IL. In March, 1849, he joined a company bound for the Land of Gold, traveling with oxteams by the Old Emigrant Route. They arrived at Johnson's Ranch. In January 1850 he came to Martinez and taught 'the young idea how to shoot' until the Fall of 1850. In December he opened a dry-goods and grocery store, Hunsaker & Company. He was married in Lafayette, August 19 1855 to Jane A. Holliday, a native of PA, and has six surviving children: Mary J. (Mrs. Thomas Scott), Charles H. William B., Minerva L. Eliza E. and George Edwin. Beverly Holliday a pioneer of 1849 and the first teacher of a public school in Contra Costa County, is dead at the age of 84 years. For 50 years he made his home in Contra Costa County and took an active part in its affairs, being one of the founders of the Martinez Gazette. - Griz Bear William Beverly Holliday (son of Beverly Holliday) was born in Martinez CA on Apr 24 1860. He was a farmer. Married Aug 1890 in Martinez to Leanora Dukes. Children: Mrs. Mabel Pracy, San Francisco, CA Mrs. Ruth Weaver, Washington Mrs. Myra Honegger, Oakley, CA >From San Francisco Bay Region B. R. Holliday was one of the gallant and ventursome pioneers who gained title to being a 'Forty-niner' in California. His death occured on the 11 of August 1911. He was born in KY on Dec 22, 1823, son of Hiram Holliday, who was of Scotch and English lineage and of staunch American Revolutionary ancestry. He was married at La Fayette, Contra Costa County, in August 1855 to Mrs. Jane A. (Hardy) Holliday, was was born in PA but reared and educated in Wisconsin. She came to CA in 1853 by way of the Isthmus of Panama. She was a daughter to Dr. William Hardy who was one of the pioneer exponents of agricultural industry in the Alhambra Valley of Contra Costa County. His ancestors were patriot soldiers in the War of the Revolution, the family lineage tracing back to English origin. Children: Mary J. born at Martinez in the year 1856. Her first husband was Thomas W. Scott, of Oregon. They had two children: Maude Leona, wife of Joseph E. Tarwater, Martinez and Charles Carter Scott, also in Martinez. Mrs. Scott later became the wife of George Gillpatrick. Charles Hiram resides in Oakland. William Beverly, is also in Martinez. Minerva L. is the wife of William E. Christian, Oakland George Edwin lives in Antioch and is an electrician. >From History of coast counties Beverly R. Holliday was the son of Hiram and Agnes (Lemon) Holliday. In 1849 he crossed the plains and arrive at Johnson's Fort, above Sacramento, about Oct 1 1849. On August 19, 1855, he married Jane Ann Holliday, the widow of his brother, Adolphus M. and she died at 56 years of age in 1886. She was the mother of six children. Mary Jane, born July 2 1856, the widow of George Gilpatrick, Charles Hiram, born May 31 1858, married Emily Christian William Beverly, born Apr 24 1860, married Nora L. Dukes, now deceased Minerva L. born March 21 1862, married William Christian, Rodeo, Eliza E., born Jul 21 1865, married F. T. Brockman, George E. born December 12 1868, married Annie McAvoy. Charles Hiram Holliday was the son of Beverly R. Holliday. He married Emily Christian, native of CA, daughter of George W. Christian. They had five children: Violet K., Charles H. Jr, Percy, Jennie and Albert, who died in youth. Hiram P. Hardy was born Feb 18 1825 in Goffstown, New Hampshire. His parents moved to Woburn, MA when he was an infant and stayed there until 1832. Sept 16 1849 Mr. Hardy, in company with several others, purchased vessel-the Cordova-and sailed from Boston, via Cape Horn, for the Golden State. they arrived in San Francisco on April 9 1850. He was married in San Francisco on May 7 1863 to Miss Ellen Cannon, of New York. >From Contra Costa Gazette March 23 1907 Death of a Pioneer Hiram P. Hardy died after a brief illness on Friday night. He was born Feb 18 1825 in Goffstown, New Hampshire. The following is from the pen of a relative. In 1853 he married Miss Emma S. Parker, a decendant of Sir Peter Parker, who took part in the war of the Revolution. Two children were born to them. Mrs. W. A. Faser, of Hanford Kings County and Mrs. Joseph H. McKenzie of Oakland.

Somehow I missed the original post...but to whomever wrote it. I am a descendant of these HOLLIDAYs and have a fair amont of info. Please drop me a note --Laurel sandrah wrote: >to Jane in San Jose mailto:[email protected] > >I have copied the material requested for you and will be mailing it to you >shortly. > >Meanwhile, here are some highlights .... >First, the Rare Book Call Number F868.A1 G8A History of the State of >California and Biographical record of Coast Counties is not in the CA Room. >If you noticed, the citation you gave me was for Sutro Library. > >I did find another citation in the History of San Francisco Bay qc979.461 M6 >Vol 3 p 330, which I copied for you. >I also copied the obituary in the Griz. Bear for you as well, and a NDGW >submission by Nellie Holliday Brackman. > >Beverly R. Holliday was born in Warren County KY on Dec 22 1823. When he was >two years old he was taken by his parents to White Hall, Greene County IL. >In 1832 they moved to Morgan County, IL. He was engaged in teaching from >1840 to 1849 in Scott County IL. > >In March, 1849, he joined a company bound for the Land of Gold, traveling >with oxteams by the Old Emigrant Route. They arrived at Johnson's Ranch. > >In January 1850 he came to Martinez and taught 'the young idea how to shoot' >until the Fall of 1850. In December he opened a dry-goods and grocery store, >Hunsaker & Company. > >He was married in Lafayette, August 19 1855 to Jane A. Holliday, a native of >PA, and has six surviving children: Mary J. (Mrs. Thomas Scott), Charles H. >William B., Minerva L. Eliza E. and George Edwin. > >Beverly Holliday a pioneer of 1849 and the first teacher of a public school >in Contra Costa County, is dead at the age of 84 years. For 50 years he made >his home in Contra Costa County and took an active part in its affairs, >being one of the founders of the Martinez Gazette. - Griz Bear > >William Beverly Holliday (son of Beverly Holliday) was born in Martinez CA >on Apr 24 1860. He was a farmer. >Married Aug 1890 in Martinez to Leanora Dukes. >Children: Mrs. Mabel Pracy, San Francisco, CA >Mrs. Ruth Weaver, Washington >Mrs. Myra Honegger, Oakley, CA > >>From San Francisco Bay Region >B. R. Holliday was one of the gallant and ventursome pioneers who gained >title to being a 'Forty-niner' in California. His death occured on the 11 of >August 1911. > >He was born in KY on Dec 22, 1823, son of Hiram Holliday, who was of Scotch >and English lineage and of staunch American Revolutionary ancestry. > >He was married at La Fayette, Contra Costa County, in August 1855 to Mrs. >Jane A. (Hardy) Holliday, was was born in PA but reared and educated in >Wisconsin. She came to CA in 1853 by way of the Isthmus of Panama. She was a >daughter to Dr. William Hardy who was one of the pioneer exponents of >agricultural industry in the Alhambra Valley of Contra Costa County. His >ancestors were patriot soldiers in the War of the Revolution, the family >lineage tracing back to English origin. > >Children: >Mary J. born at Martinez in the year 1856. Her first husband was Thomas W. >Scott, of Oregon. >They had two children: Maude Leona, wife of Joseph E. Tarwater, Martinez and >Charles Carter Scott, also in Martinez. >Mrs. Scott later became the wife of George Gillpatrick. >Charles Hiram resides in Oakland. >William Beverly, is also in Martinez. >Minerva L. is the wife of William E. Christian, Oakland >George Edwin lives in Antioch and is an electrician. > >>From History of coast counties >Beverly R. Holliday was the son of Hiram and Agnes (Lemon) Holliday. >In 1849 he crossed the plains and arrive at Johnson's Fort, above >Sacramento, about Oct 1 1849. > >On August 19, 1855, he married Jane Ann Holliday, the widow of his brother, >Adolphus M. and she died at 56 years of age in 1886. >She was the mother of six children. >Mary Jane, born July 2 1856, the widow of George Gilpatrick, >Charles Hiram, born May 31 1858, married Emily Christian >William Beverly, born Apr 24 1860, married Nora L. Dukes, now deceased >Minerva L. born March 21 1862, married William Christian, Rodeo, >Eliza E., born Jul 21 1865, married F. T. Brockman, >George E. born December 12 1868, married Annie McAvoy. > >Charles Hiram Holliday was the son of Beverly R. Holliday. He married Emily >Christian, native of CA, daughter of George W. Christian. >They had five children: >Violet K., Charles H. Jr, Percy, Jennie and Albert, who died in youth. > >Hiram P. Hardy was born Feb 18 1825 in Goffstown, New Hampshire. His parents >moved to Woburn, MA when he was an infant and stayed there until 1832. >Sept 16 1849 Mr. Hardy, in company with several others, purchased vessel-the >Cordova-and sailed from Boston, via Cape Horn, for the Golden State. they >arrived in San Francisco on April 9 1850. >He was married in San Francisco on May 7 1863 to Miss Ellen Cannon, of New >York. > >>From Contra Costa Gazette March 23 1907 >Death of a Pioneer >Hiram P. Hardy died after a brief illness on Friday night. He was born Feb >18 1825 in Goffstown, New Hampshire. > >The following is from the pen of a relative. > >In 1853 he married Miss Emma S. Parker, a decendant of Sir Peter Parker, who >took part in the war of the Revolution. Two children were born to them. Mrs. >W. A. Faser, of Hanford Kings County and Mrs. Joseph H. 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