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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 547]

    W.D.F. HOLLY is one of the leading and well-known early settlers of
    Cherokee County.  He was born in Richland County, Ohio, September 7,
    1834, and is a son of DAVID A. and EVA (HOKE) HOLLY.  In his infancy
    his parents decided to removed farther West and went to Lee County,
    Illinois, where they were among the earliest settlers.  Mr. DAVID A.
    HOLLY built the first log cabin in Lee County outside of the town of
    Dixon.  He spent the remainder of his life in that county, and his
    wife, who is still living, resides in Cherokee.  W. D. F. HOLLY was
    trained to agricultural pursuits and received a common-school edu-
    cation.  In the spring of 1864 he enlisted in the defense of his
    nation's flag, entering the One Hundred and Fortieth Illinois
    Volunteer Infantry, Company C; he served six months, at the end of
    which time he was honorably discharged and returned to his home to
    engage in the more peaceful pursuit of agriculture.  Mr. HOLLY was
    united in marriage March 7, 1867, in Lee County, Illinois, to Miss
    MAHALA LANTZ, a native of Richland County, Ohio.  He remained where
    he was married for several years working at the carpenter's trade.
    In 1870 he came to the State of Iowa and bought a claim on which a
    sod shanty had been erected, and five acres of which had been broken
    out.  There he has since dwelt, and devoted himself to the improvement
    and cultivation of the place.  He has erected a fine residence of a
    modern plan, in the midst of a lawn dotted with evergreen and shade
    trees; he has built a barn, cribs and sheds, and has planted one of
    the most beautiful groves in the county.  He employs his time in
    farming and stock-raising, and is successful in his work.  Mr. and
    Mrs. HOLLY are the parents of eight children: GRACE E., B. F., DORA
    M., WILLIAM G., EDNA, CHARLES F., EVA A. and ALICE V.  Mr. HOLLY has
    held most of the township offices, and has served with much credit
    to himself and with satisfaction to the public.  He is in the prime
    of life, and has attained a solid standing in the county.

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