John Holland and Surena Cordell

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This couple appears in the 1850 Roane Census, along side a Robert Holland, born abt. 1830 in Georgia (wife Elizabeth, married within the year, son Samuel 4 months old) We believe these men are probably brothers, and ancestry unknown at this time.

John's household has Rebecca Cordel, age 45, born SC--possibly mother in law, and name could be sometimes spelled Caudle.

Ancestors of Gail Martin gailmar1@msn.com

John Holland b. abt. 1820 SC . 1820 D 1881 married Surena Cordall b. 1826 on 29 Dec 1840, Monroe Co. TN

         2 Cynthia Holland. b. 1843

         2   Rebecca Holland. b1845

         2   Martha Holland. b. 1848

         2   Lorenzo Tipton Holland. b. 5 Aug 1849 d.. 9 Jan 1906
         m. Queen Virginia Walker b. 29 May 1854 d.. 27 May 1910
        m. 3 Oct 1872 Roane TN    See additional notes at end of this tree.

            3 William Frances Holland. b. 18 Oct 1873 d.. 4 Oct 1924
            m . Minnie Fisher

            3 Ida Belle Holland. b. 9 Jan 1876 d.. 22 Mar 1940 m. John Nance

3 Elbert Eskew Holland. b. 6 Mar 1878 d. 4 Jul 1892

            3 Charles Hiram Holland. b. 4 Apr 1880 d. 2 Nov 1972
             m. Maggie Belle Guffey b. 24 Mar 1884 d. 2 Apr 1947
             [Daughter of Andrew White Guffey and Rebecca Catherine Wyatt]

               4 William Bert Holland. b. 17 Apr 1907 d.17 Mar 1970

               4 Arthur A Holland. b. _____ d.. 28 May 1970

               4 Hardy Holland.

               4 Jessie Odi Mae Holland. b. 6 Jan 1911 m. Roy Leffew

               4 Charles Eugene Holland. b. 24 Dec 1924 d.. 4 May 1991
m. Catherine ?

               4 Omi Pauline Holland. b. 25 Mar 1916 d.. 3 May 1967
                m. John William Pogue b. 5 Apr 1914 d.. 16 Oct 1969

               4 Walter Wilson Holland. b. 6 Jul 1921 d.. 29 Jul 1944

3 Richard. Lee Holland. b. 16 Apr 1882 d 23 Apr 1941 m. Jeanette M Ferrell

3 Thomas Grover Holland. b. 16 Mar 1884 d 18 Mar 1888

3 Lena Bertie Holland. b. 18 Apr 1886 m. George Shipman

3 Essie May Holland. b. 8 Jan 1889

3 Rena Elizabeth Holland. b. 12 May 1891 d.. 4 Apr 1909

3 Robert Taylor Holland. b. 4 Apr 1893 d 6 May 1894

3 Josephine Tennessee Holland. b. 21 Jun 1895

3 Oda Jane Holland. b. 20 Nov 1897 m. Robert "Bob" Parker

2 Sarah Holland. b. 1851

I found this on Ancestry.com, copied from the source shown. I have not tried to verify it's accuracy, but it looks like they got the wrong John, according to census records. PatMc

Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769–1923: Volume 2
WILLIAM FRANCIS HOLLAND.

A prominent member of the Roane county bar and postmaster of Kingston is William Francis Holland, who was born in Roane county, on the 18th of November, 1873, a son of T. L. and Queen V. (Walker) Holland. The paternal grandparents were John and Mary Jane Holland, natives of Virginia, as were the maternal grandparents, H. Q. and Betsy Jane Walker. The father was born in 1850 and practiced law in Roane county for many years, and was chairman of the democratic election committee of the county for a period covering several years. His demise occurred in 1906 and was a severe loss to all who knew him. His wife was born in 1853 and died in 1909.

In the acquirement of his early education William Francis Holland attended the public schools of his native county and subsequently read law in his father's office. He was admitted to the bar in 1902 and has since practiced in Roane and adjoining counties. Mr. Holland brought to the profession innate ability and thorough training and has won for himself a position among the foremost attorneys of the county and state. Aside from his profession Mr. Holland has been active in public life. For three terms he served as mayor of Kingston, inaugurating and bringing to completion many movements for the development and improvement of the community, and in 1913 he was appointed to the office of postmaster, in which position he is still serving, and is giving general satisfaction in the discharge of the many duties devolving upon him. For three years he was a member of the county board of education and for eight years he was connected with the city school board. A stanch democrat, he was chairman of the democratic executive committee for five years. Mr. Holland has achieved success in every undertaking and he well merits the confidence and esteem accorded him by his fellowmen. He has extensive farming interests in Roane county.