William D. Holland

William D. Holland is a prosperous farmer of Washington County, Ark., and
was born in Jackson County, Ala., December 3, 1827, and was educated in the
common schools. He was married in 1851 to Miss Polly Thomas, of Lincoln
County, Tenn., and their union resulted in the birth of three children: Thomas
N., John A. and William D. Three years after their marriage they came to
Washington County, Ark., locating on a farm which now consists of 176 acres
of fertile and well-improved land. He is also quite extensively engaged in
breeding fine stock, and his annual sales amount to a nice sum. He served in
the Confederate army during the late war, and was on active duty for three
years. He was wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove. His parents, John and
Rhoda (Davis) Holland, were natives respectively of Tennessee and Virginia.
At an early day the father moved to Middle Tennessee, thence across the Cumberland
Mountains to Alabama, he being the first man to cross with a wagon.
He was a planter by occupation, and owned a number of slaves. He served
under Jackson in the War of 1812, and was a participant in the battles of New
Orleans and Pensacola. William Davis, father of Mrs. Holland, served in the
Revolutionary War under Washington, and was one of the very early settlers
of Tennessee, afterward moving to Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Holland died in
Jackson County, Ala., in 1858 and 1878, respectively, and four of their nine children
are now living........................HOLLAND, William D. –(from The Fayetteville Democrat) Maj. William D. Holland, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of the county, died at his home half way between this city and Farmington Wednesday night. Maj. Holland was born in Alabama in 1827 and came to Washington County in 1854. He was a soldier in the Confederate army and was wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove. The burial will take place at Farmington at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning [The Springdale News 11/26/1897]
William Harvey, the noted horse thief, was convicted on Thursday last, for stealing W.D. Holland’s horse, and sentenced to the State Penitentiary for twelve years. His attorney, Col. A.M. Wilson, appealed the case to the Supreme Court. [Fayetteville Democrat 1/31/1884]