This photo is of the J. P. Holland family home in 

Monticello / Greenhill township.  It was taken about 

1897-98.  

 

Standing at the gate are:

James Pinkney & Mattie Martha (Veasey) Holland with 3 

of their youngest children.  In Mattie Martha's arms is 

Dora Lexa Holland (b: 1897), standing between James P. 

& Mattie Martha is Lottie Dee Holland (b: 1891), standing 

& holding her arm over her eyes is Alberta Holland (b: 1895).  

 

Standing on the porch are:(left to right)

two unknown African American ladies; several people 

behind torn portion of photo (unknown)lady on far right 

on porch is probably Lula Holland (b: 1883)

 

Man on horse (unknown)

 

The James P. Holland family did not leave Drew Co. until 

after 1900 - when they migrated to Anderson and Cherokee 

Counties,  Texas.  Lottie Dee Holland married William H. 

Erwin in Jacksonville (Cherokee Co.) in 1911.  Which explains

my interest in both the ERWIN and HOLLAND families.  

 

Rev. R. M. Holland at age of 18 yrs. Taken in Monticello, 

Ark.  when I first began to preach.  

 

Richard Marion (R.M.) Holland (born 1875) was the 2nd son 

of James Pinkney & Mattie Martha (Veasey) Holland.  

 

Also - I have his obit from 1957.  His death date was Nov. 

28th, 1957.  

 

Newspaper obit:  

Rev. R. M. Holland, Retired Minister (Gazette State News 

Service)  Waldron, Dec. 1. - Rev. R. M. Holland, aged 

83, a retired Methodist minister, died Saturday at his 

home here.  He is survived by his wife; two sons, Richard 

Holland of Houston, Texas and Dale Holland of Kansas City; 

three daughters Mrs. Elsie Wright of Waldron, Mrs. Carol 

Bitticks of Albuquerque, N.M., and Mrs. Jane Rayford of 

Little Rock; two brothers, Henry Holland of Jacksonville, 

Tex., and M. R. Holland of Longview, Tex.; three sisters, 

Mrs. Lottie Erwin and Mrs. Dora Judd of Houston and Miss 

Elberta Holland, and seven grandchildren.  Funeral will be 

at 2 pm Monday at First Methodist Church here by Rev. Elmo 

Thomason, Rev. Ethan Dodgen and Rev. Oscar Evanson.  Burial 

will be at Duncan Cemetery by Rice Funeral Home.

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