Yet another Martin Holloway, or, "too many Martins"

A man named Martin Holloway enlisted in the Confederate Army on May 3, 1862, in Alleghany County, NC, at Gap Civil in Company I, 61st NC Infantry. Enlisting the same day at the same place, into the same unit, were Thomas Holloway and William Holloway. Ages were not listed on their enrollment cards.

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Martin served until October 2, 1864 - after that he was absent without leave. I have no information on William Holloway.

Thomas Holloway died in the hospital in Wilmington, NC, of fever in January 1863. His clothing was claimed by "Delila Holloway, Mo." which surely means "mother", which matches with the Thomas living in Delila Halloway's household in 1850.

Martin Holloway, my husband's 3rd great-grandfather, was the son of John and Delila Holloway, died in 1906 and is buried in the Holloway Family Cemetery in Texas. A marker placed there honors his Confederate military service.

I recently discovered a story online, written by James Earl Jackson Holloway, a descendant of yet ANOTHER Martin Holloway. This is a different man than the Martin who died of disease in Raleigh during the Civil War and who was the son of Isaac and Polly.

This third man named Martin Holloway was, apparently, the son of Andrew Jackson Holloway, who was living in Wilkes County in 1860, and had moved to Pike County, Kentucky, by the time of the 1870 census.
 
The 1890 Veteran's Schedule was supposed to enumerate Civil War Union veterans and widows of veterans. Martin Holoway was mistakenly included on this enumeration, and his entry then had a line drawn through it. Looking closely, the dates of service that he claimed do match the Civil War service cards.

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Martin also indicated on the 1910 census that he was a Confederate Army veteran.

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"Martin who died in Kentucky" would have a calculated birth date sometime between 1841 and 1845, after comparing census entries and the entry for him, in 1912, in the Kentucky Death Record Index. So he would have been somewhere between 17 and 21 years of age, certainly old enough to have served if he is, indeed, the Martin Holloway who volunteered for Confederate service in 1862.

So, which Martin Holloway served in the 61st Regiment, NC Infantry, CSA?

"Martin who died in Texas" was not enumerated on the 1890 Veteran's Schedule, but, he wasn't supposed to be (since it was only supposed to count Union veterans.) And he died before the 1910 census that specifically asked about Civil War service.

But the other Martin, who died in Kentucky in 1912, claimed Civil War service on two different official documents during his lifetime.

My father-in-law never knew the name of his great-great-grandparents, or that they moved to Texas. So he is no help at all in determining the correct answer.

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Census information was obtained from Ancestry.com. Military service information was found at Fold3.com.

"Holloway" can be spelled a variety of ways. Wildcard searches using "H*l*way" helped locate entries.

Holloway Research - My Summary

I have recently been focusing on my husband's Holloway family line, who moved in and out of Wilkes County, North Carolina.  The biggest challenge, thus far, was to prove that Martin was the son of John, not Isaac. There is no single, clear-cut record that says Martin's father was John, but using several different records together, a strong case can be made that proves their relationship.

I'm awaiting a copy of Martin Holloway's Texas death certificate. IF his father or mother is named, that could prove or disprove my theory about his parents.

[UPDATE: I received a copy of Martin's death certificate. There was no place to enter parents' names on the form. Martin's wife, Margaret, should have known at least her mother-in-law's name, since she lived with them in Wilkes County, NC, in 1860. But, that question wasn't asked!]

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There were quite a few Holloways living in northwest North Carolina in the early to mid-1800's, who were likely related. Sorting them out will be a challenge, especially because they seemed to use the same first names in several lines. Based on their proximity and naming patterns, they were almost certainly kin.

One example of frequently-occuring names involved my husband's 3rd-great-grandfather Martin, the Martin who died during the Civil War, and the Martin who died in Kentucky and stated, during his lifetime, that he served in the Confederacy.

More work can be done on the Holloways, researching land records and pursuing probate and/or court records.

I also plan to view Delila Holloway's Virginia death record (to try to determine her maiden name).

But for now, I'm going to leave the Holloways and pursue different family lines.

If you have any other information, or if you are a Holloway cousin, I'd love to hear from you!