Henry Martin Holman was born the son of Isaac Henry Holman buried in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, and Susannah Martin buried in this cemetery. Henry was married first to Elizabeth Williams on August 7, 1828 in Lawrnce County, Indiana. She was born 1809 in Orange, North Carolina, daughter of Vinson Williams. She died January 23, 1848 and is buried in Bailey Cemetery. They were parents of six children:
1. Sarah Carter (Holman) Long buried this cemetery.
2. Susanah Martin Holman born June 30, 1831 Bedford died November 13, 1832 buried in Bailey Cemetery
3. Isaac Newton Holman born August 18, 1833 Lawrence County, Indiana, buried in Troy Mills, Iowa.
4. Nancy Jane (Holman) Arwine born February 23, 1836 buried Troy Mills, Iowa.
5. Catherine Margaret (Holman) Briney Thompson born December 27, 1838 Bedford, Indiana buried in Groat Cemetery in Arlington, Iowa.
6. Vinson Williams Holman born December 27, 1841 buried Missippi River National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennesse.
After Henry Martin Holman came to Iowa in the same wagon train with his mother, his children, siblings and other relatives. After they arrived, Henry was married to Rebecca (Bailey) Downs on July 1, 1873 in Buchanan County, Iowa. Rebecca is buried in this cemetery. This picture is not of Henry Martin Holman but his son, John Henry Holman who is buried Troy Mills, Iowa.
---------------------------
1907, Oct 22, - Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier
" PIONEER EXPERIENCES IN BUCHANAN COUNTY"
Isaac Holman in Independence Bulletin Journal:
Henry M. Holman and family, in company with Amos H. Long and family, arrived at Yankee Grove, Cedar county, Iowa, in the forenoon of May 22, 1850, and rented a small log cabin with 20 acres of land, both families moving Into it in the forenoon of the same day, and went to plowing for corn with two teams in the afternoon. By the help of some of the neighbors we had the twenty acres plowed and planted to corn inside of a week, which made a splendid crop. About the first of September the same year Holman and Long went into Linn, Delaware and Buchanan counties to look for land. They entered each 160 acres of land in sections 29 and 32, all in township 87, range 7, west, now Newton township, Buchanan county. I and father, Henry M. Holman, spent a great part of our time during the remainder of the fall helping Long put up buildings on his land, camping out while working, and by the« 20th of November we had a good hewed log house finished, making the shingles to cover the same and in the meantime putting up out-buildings and making hay. This was the third house built in Spring Grove. We then returned to Yankee Grove and gathered our corn. About December 20 I helped Long move from Yankee Grove to his land, a distance by the way the crow flies of about 30 miles. Father stayed with Long from January 1, 1851, until spring, making rails to fence his land. My sister, Nancy J, also stayed there to assist in the house Work. I and my brother and younger sister stayed at Yankee Grove during the winter. We continued to live at Yankee Grove until we raised and harvested the crop of 1851. We then, about December 20, moved to our land in Buchanan county. Father's house was not quite finished, consequently we moved in with Long for about two weeks, until we could finish our house. Father's house was the fourth house of the Spring Grove settlement. We then moved Into our cabin on a dirt floor and continued to live this way until we could split puncheons, hew one side and straighten both edges and lay them down. While we lived with Long, Andrew Whisenand also lived with him, making three families and about twenty persons living in one room. How was that for high? Andrew Whisenand and Nathan Holman also settled here, making six families in the settlement. At this time the country was a wide waste of prairie, miles of raw prairie met your eyes on every side awaiting the coming settler. The prairie wolf roamed at will over the wild prairie and deer could be counted by scores, in fact, you could see this grand country in all of its beauty, with its deep, rich soil awaiting the magic touch of industrious settlers. In the spring of 1851 father and Long started the breaking plow. At that time I do not think there was over 30 acres of prairie broken in the township. The rain fell in such torrents that the best we could do we only got about 20 acres broken and planted to sod corn. The streams were so swollen that the mills could not turn a wheel, and there were no railroads, consequently it was impossible to get breadstuff of any kind. Our only bread that summer was hominy. This we had every meal. The heavy downpours ceased about the first of July. Our crop that year was very poor, but we managed to get through without much suffering. We continued to improve our land as best we could, there being no market short of Dubuque, and worst part of it was we had in a manner nothing to sell. In the meantime Wm. Fanning, Cornelius McNulty, James Mellvanin and Patrick Smith settled on sections 1 and 2. J. L. DeVine was also an early settler. Wm. J. Dunn was an early settler, I think. Dunn and Devine are about all of the living pioneer settlers of the Buffalo settlement.
Henry Martin Holman was born the son of Isaac Henry Holman buried in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, and Susannah Martin buried in this cemetery. Henry was married first to Elizabeth Williams on August 7, 1828 in Lawrnce County, Indiana. She was born 1809 in Orange, North Carolina, daughter of Vinson Williams. She died January 23, 1848 and is buried in Bailey Cemetery. They were parents of six children:
1. Sarah Carter (Holman) Long buried this cemetery.
2. Susanah Martin Holman born June 30, 1831 Bedford died November 13, 1832 buried in Bailey Cemetery
3. Isaac Newton Holman born August 18, 1833 Lawrence County, Indiana, buried in Troy Mills, Iowa.
4. Nancy Jane (Holman) Arwine born February 23, 1836 buried Troy Mills, Iowa.
5. Catherine Margaret (Holman) Briney Thompson born December 27, 1838 Bedford, Indiana buried in Groat Cemetery in Arlington, Iowa.
6. Vinson Williams Holman born December 27, 1841 buried Missippi River National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennesse.
After Henry Martin Holman came to Iowa in the same wagon train with his mother, his children, siblings and other relatives. After they arrived, Henry was married to Rebecca (Bailey) Downs on July 1, 1873 in Buchanan County, Iowa. Rebecca is buried in this cemetery. This picture is not of Henry Martin Holman but his son, John Henry Holman who is buried Troy Mills, Iowa.
---------------------------
1907, Oct 22, - Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier
" PIONEER EXPERIENCES IN BUCHANAN COUNTY"
Isaac Holman in Independence Bulletin Journal:
Henry M. Holman and family, in company with Amos H. Long and family, arrived at Yankee Grove, Cedar county, Iowa, in the forenoon of May 22, 1850, and rented a small log cabin with 20 acres of land, both families moving Into it in the forenoon of the same day, and went to plowing for corn with two teams in the afternoon. By the help of some of the neighbors we had the twenty acres plowed and planted to corn inside of a week, which made a splendid crop. About the first of September the same year Holman and Long went into Linn, Delaware and Buchanan counties to look for land. They entered each 160 acres of land in sections 29 and 32, all in township 87, range 7, west, now Newton township, Buchanan county. I and father, Henry M. Holman, spent a great part of our time during the remainder of the fall helping Long put up buildings on his land, camping out while working, and by the« 20th of November we had a good hewed log house finished, making the shingles to cover the same and in the meantime putting up out-buildings and making hay. This was the third house built in Spring Grove. We then returned to Yankee Grove and gathered our corn. About December 20 I helped Long move from Yankee Grove to his land, a distance by the way the crow flies of about 30 miles. Father stayed with Long from January 1, 1851, until spring, making rails to fence his land. My sister, Nancy J, also stayed there to assist in the house Work. I and my brother and younger sister stayed at Yankee Grove during the winter. We continued to live at Yankee Grove until we raised and harvested the crop of 1851. We then, about December 20, moved to our land in Buchanan county. Father's house was not quite finished, consequently we moved in with Long for about two weeks, until we could finish our house. Father's house was the fourth house of the Spring Grove settlement. We then moved Into our cabin on a dirt floor and continued to live this way until we could split puncheons, hew one side and straighten both edges and lay them down. While we lived with Long, Andrew Whisenand also lived with him, making three families and about twenty persons living in one room. How was that for high? Andrew Whisenand and Nathan Holman also settled here, making six families in the settlement. At this time the country was a wide waste of prairie, miles of raw prairie met your eyes on every side awaiting the coming settler. The prairie wolf roamed at will over the wild prairie and deer could be counted by scores, in fact, you could see this grand country in all of its beauty, with its deep, rich soil awaiting the magic touch of industrious settlers. In the spring of 1851 father and Long started the breaking plow. At that time I do not think there was over 30 acres of prairie broken in the township. The rain fell in such torrents that the best we could do we only got about 20 acres broken and planted to sod corn. The streams were so swollen that the mills could not turn a wheel, and there were no railroads, consequently it was impossible to get breadstuff of any kind. Our only bread that summer was hominy. This we had every meal. The heavy downpours ceased about the first of July. Our crop that year was very poor, but we managed to get through without much suffering. We continued to improve our land as best we could, there being no market short of Dubuque, and worst part of it was we had in a manner nothing to sell. In the meantime Wm. Fanning, Cornelius McNulty, James Mellvanin and Patrick Smith settled on sections 1 and 2. J. L. DeVine was also an early settler. Wm. J. Dunn was an early settler, I think. Dunn and Devine are about all of the living pioneer settlers of the Buffalo settlement.
Inscription
Henry M. Holman
died
Dec. 23, 1886
aged 81 yrs. 9 mo. 7 da.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
