HOLMAN, ABBIE A.

HOLMAN

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Date: 5/5/2005 at 16:58:58

Biography reproduced from page 523 of the History of Kossuth and Humboldt Counties, Iowa published in 1884:

Abbie A. Holman, widow of Charles T. Holman, was born in Windham Co., Vt., July 26, 1831. When twenty-three years of age, was married and removed to De Kalb Co., Ill., where she resided two years, then went to Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill., and lived there two years. She then resided eight years in Ogle Co., Ill., after which, in 1866, they came to Kossuth Co., Iowa. They brought their goods in a wagon, driving one horse and camping out at night. They were twenty-one days on the road. Mr. and Mrs. Holman settled on section 20, township 96, range 28, Portland township, paying $5 per acre for their land, arriving in May. There being no house on the place, they camped out until fall, then lived in a part of Mr. Rice’s house until the spring of 1867, when they moved to their own place. Mr. Holman was a native of Vermont, born in 1830. He died Sept. 30, 1880. Mrs. Holman has four children—Zina L., George A., Fred H. and Rosie M.