Henrietta Hall and John Nelson Holloway
JOHN NELSON HOLLOWAY was born March 9, 1839 in Warren County, Indiana,456 and died April 19, 1887 in Indiana.456 He is buried in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren, Indiana.456
He married HENRIETTA HALL on July 1, 1862 in Warren County, Indiana,1675 daughter of SARAH H. HUNT and REV. HUGH COLBRAITH HALL. She was born in March, 1838 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,6898 and died April 13, 1914 in Sugar Creek, Montgomery, Indiana.4931 She is buried in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren, Indiana.4931
Children of HENRIETTA HALL and JOHN NELSON HOLLOWAY:
- ETTA MAY HOLLOWAY, b. June 5, 1864, Montgomery County, Indiana;629 m. (1) DAVID HENRY JOHNSTON on April 20, 1886 in Green Hill, Tippecanoe, Indiana1675, m. (2) DR. JAMES A. GRAY on March 20, 1909 in Mobile County, Alabama7601; d. August 6, 1938, Cameron County, Texas.1486
- JOSEPH HALL HOLLOWAY, b. February 16, 1866, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana;4931, 7594 m. ROSE DELLA WAGNER on March 7, 1886 in Warren County, Indiana1675; d. December 20, 1926, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.4931
- BABY GIRL HOLLOWAY, b. March, 1870, Illinois.
- JOHN C. HOLLOWAY, b. May 5, 1878, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois;6898 d. September 9, 1916, Union, Montgomery, Indiana;4931 bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana.4931
Obituaries
Indianapolis Journal, April 20, 18977592
John M. Holloway Dies from the Effects of a Shot Fired by Isaac Downs
The Downs-Holloway Shooting Affray—Holloway Dies from the Injuries Received.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, April 19.—John M. Holloway, a farmer, an account of whose shooting by Isaac Downs, a neighbor, appeared in the Journal last Wednesday, died this morning. He suffered intensely, and death was a relief. The particulars of the killing are somewhat conflicting. Down's story is that Holloway and his son were armed; that the father threw a big club at him, at the same time calling to his son, Joseph Holloway, to shoot. He says he dodged the club, and as young Holloway raised his gun, he (Downs) fired at John Holloway who was very near to him. THe charge entered Holloway's chest and abdomen, a few shots lodging in his arm. The Holloway side of the story is that, in the morning, Downs was ordered off the land of Holloway, but that, instead of going, he raised a rifle and took aim at Holloway, but that the weapon did not explode. Downs then went after another gun. Young Holloway borrowed a gun, which his father made him lay down, expressing the belief that Downs would not shoot. After Downs had fired on his father, Joseph Holloway aimed at Downs. The latter then started to run, when Holloway fired again, the shot hitting Downs in the back, doing no injury.
Both men are well-to-do, respected citizens, and have families. Holloway was about forty-eight years old; Downs is almost sixty-seven. The latter has been in jail since the shooting, and has remained unconcerned about the affair until to-day, when he was informed of Holloway's death. He then began to realize the position he was in. He expressed regrets for Holloway's family that it had occurred, but maintained that his action was one of self-defense; that while he might be convicted by an earthly court, he felt certain of acquittal in the court on high.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| August 3, 18503648 | Pike, Warren, Indiana | |
| June 13, 18707593 | Pana, Christian, Illinois |
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| June 12, 18801649 | Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana |
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| June 2, 19007604 | Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana |
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| April 27, 19107602 | Jackson County, Texas |
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