Sarah Holler was born in Washington County, Indiana about 1826 to George Elam Holler and Lucy Robertson Holler. Her grandfather, Johannes “John” Holler, son of Zachariah Holler, had been born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, but had spent over 30 years in the Rowan/Iredell Counties area of North Carolina before heading out on covered wagon to the fertile land of Indiana, where he farmed in Washington County.
On 25 Jul 1843, Sarah married David Owens of neighboring Lawrence County. David’s family also hailed from North Carolina. The Owens’ family farmed in Lawrence County for a few years before heading to “greener pastures” in Iowa in 1853. Sarah’s brother John and his family, Sarah’s mother Lucy, and the Owens’ family settled in southeast Black Hawk County along with a handful of other families. The area was designated “Poyner Township” in 1854 and was so named for Baptist minister Rev Nathan Poyner who was an early resident and township leader. After the first death in Poyner Township in 1853 of Poyner’s wife Nancy, Nathan married Sarah’s mother Lucy in 1854.
Sarah gave birth to nine children: Enoch N., Martha E., Emily, Lucy Jane “Lizzie”, George Franklin, James D., Sarah E., David, and Hattie, the last two of whom are believed to have died as infants. Sarah died in Poyner Township on 20 Feb 1864 at age 38. David remarried two more times before his death in 1909 in Davison, South Dakota.
On 25 Jul 1843, Sarah married David Owens of neighboring Lawrence County. David’s family also hailed from North Carolina. The Owens’ family farmed in Lawrence County for a few years before heading to “greener pastures” in Iowa in 1853. Sarah’s brother John and his family, Sarah’s mother Lucy, and the Owens’ family settled in southeast Black Hawk County along with a handful of other families. The area was designated “Poyner Township” in 1854 and was so named for Baptist minister Rev Nathan Poyner who was an early resident and township leader. After the first death in Poyner Township in 1853 of Poyner’s wife Nancy, Nathan married Sarah’s mother Lucy in 1854.
Sarah gave birth to nine children: Enoch N., Martha E., Emily, Lucy Jane “Lizzie”, George Franklin, James D., Sarah E., David, and Hattie, the last two of whom are believed to have died as infants. Sarah died in Poyner Township on 20 Feb 1864 at age 38. David remarried two more times before his death in 1909 in Davison, South Dakota.
Sarah Holler was born in Washington County, Indiana about 1826 to George Elam Holler and Lucy Robertson Holler. Her grandfather, Johannes “John” Holler, son of Zachariah Holler, had been born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, but had spent over 30 years in the Rowan/Iredell Counties area of North Carolina before heading out on covered wagon to the fertile land of Indiana, where he farmed in Washington County.
On 25 Jul 1843, Sarah married David Owens of neighboring Lawrence County. David’s family also hailed from North Carolina. The Owens’ family farmed in Lawrence County for a few years before heading to “greener pastures” in Iowa in 1853. Sarah’s brother John and his family, Sarah’s mother Lucy, and the Owens’ family settled in southeast Black Hawk County along with a handful of other families. The area was designated “Poyner Township” in 1854 and was so named for Baptist minister Rev Nathan Poyner who was an early resident and township leader. After the first death in Poyner Township in 1853 of Poyner’s wife Nancy, Nathan married Sarah’s mother Lucy in 1854.
Sarah gave birth to nine children: Enoch N., Martha E., Emily, Lucy Jane “Lizzie”, George Franklin, James D., Sarah E., David, and Hattie, the last two of whom are believed to have died as infants. Sarah died in Poyner Township on 20 Feb 1864 at age 38. David remarried two more times before his death in 1909 in Davison, South Dakota.
On 25 Jul 1843, Sarah married David Owens of neighboring Lawrence County. David’s family also hailed from North Carolina. The Owens’ family farmed in Lawrence County for a few years before heading to “greener pastures” in Iowa in 1853. Sarah’s brother John and his family, Sarah’s mother Lucy, and the Owens’ family settled in southeast Black Hawk County along with a handful of other families. The area was designated “Poyner Township” in 1854 and was so named for Baptist minister Rev Nathan Poyner who was an early resident and township leader. After the first death in Poyner Township in 1853 of Poyner’s wife Nancy, Nathan married Sarah’s mother Lucy in 1854.
Sarah gave birth to nine children: Enoch N., Martha E., Emily, Lucy Jane “Lizzie”, George Franklin, James D., Sarah E., David, and Hattie, the last two of whom are believed to have died as infants. Sarah died in Poyner Township on 20 Feb 1864 at age 38. David remarried two more times before his death in 1909 in Davison, South Dakota.
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