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From: "Irby N. Hollans, Jr." <>
Subject: In search of William Reily Holland
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:52:31 -0400

10 August 1999

My great grand father was William Reily Holland whom I have traced back to
circa 1820 in Floyd County, Virginia. On 27 December 1843 he married Mary
Jane (Polly) Moore in adjoining Franklin County, Virginia.

Since his first son was "John Henry Holland," circa 1849 in Floyd County,
Virginia, following naming patterns -- William Reily Holland's father may
have been a "John Henry Holland"

Although William Reily Holland's birth is circa 1820 I have been unable to
locate his parents in adjoining Southwestern Virginia counties.

There is a possibility that William Reily Holland was born to a "John Henry
Holland and unknown" in another state and when he was in his early 20's he
migrated to Virginia, married Polly Moore, and they had 13 children -- most
of whom grew up, married, etc., and died in Virginia.

Would you please search your data bases and see if you have a "John Henry
Holland" who circa 1820 had a son "William R. (Reily) Holland" who either
(a.) mirgrated away from his birth place or (b.) about whom nothing is
known. And/or a "William Reily Holland" in your data base about whom
nothing more is known.

I seem to have hit a stone wall here in Virginia on where "William Reily
Holland" came from.

Anxiously awaiting your posting!!!

Irby Hollans
in Fairfax, Virginia

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