John Holly b. 1831 GR d. 8 Jun 1901 Toledo, Lucas Co. OH: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

John Holly

Male 1831 - 1901  (70 years)


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  • Name John Holly  [1, 2
    Birth 1831  GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Religion Anabaptist, then German Methodist Episcopal 
    Death 8 Jun 1901  Toledo, Lucas Co. OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial West Unity, Williams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Floral Grove Cemetery (890644038)
    Person ID I16322  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2021 

    Family Mary Eliza Kehlemire (Kellermeier),   b. 1833   d. 1903 (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1862  Defiance Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • By Herman Hertzer, a German Methodist minister.
    Children 
     1. John Wesley Holly,   b. 4 Jul 1863, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1911, Camden, Hillsdale Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     2. Charles Franklin Holly,   b. 29 Oct 1866, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1912, Fulton Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F9838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jan 1862 - Defiance Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jun 1901 - Toledo, Lucas Co. OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - West Unity, Williams Co., OH Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John settled in German Township, Fulton Co., OH. By 1863, he owned a 120-acre farm with a log cabin near the Williams County line, close to his home church…in his later life, John suffered from senility, and became more and more difficult…..to care for….his family institutionalized John at the Toledo State Hospital, where he died less than a year later.

      Floral Grove Cemetery is located southeast of West Unity. From West Unity, take State Rt. 191 south to County Road K. Turn east. The cemetery is located just past County Road 21. The Cemetery flanks three sides of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, which was built in 1869. An earlier frame church was built in 1851, and there were three burials before that time. A son of Jacob Pettit, and a son and daughter of Benjamin Combs, in 1850. The oldest tombstones are now broken and very hard to read, or not legible at all. The cemetery is well maintained and still used. The church itself is no longer used, but is open to visitors, during the summer daylight hours. [1, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1173] Timothy E. Holly, Remembering John Holly.

    2. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/40880/floral-grove-cemetery.


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