She was BORN 3/29/1880 near Rockdale the eldest of 10 children born to Martin and Parlee Tuma. Married John Thomas Whiteley 9/1/1895 and 10 children were born to them. Mr. Whiteley died 7/16/1913. She then married James F. Holliman, a widower with 3 children, on 12/8/1915, this marriage produced 5 children, a total of 18 children. Mr. Holliman died 4/18/1970. She lived all her life in or near Rockdale. Member of above church and a charter member of the new Salem Home Demonstration Club. Preceding her in death were children Martin, Fannie, Seburne, Fred and Velma of the Whiteley's and James F., Jr. (Jake) of the Holliman's.
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Grace Hagnes, Louis Whiteley, Mary Etta Fails, Howard Whiteley, Johnnie Whiteley, Walter Holliman, Alcie Chaddock, Ruth Robinson, Ruby Ellis, Albert Holliman, Clyde Holliman, Elton Holliman; Surviving brothers and sisters: Anton, Walter, Emerson, and Paul Tuma, Bettie Holliman and Cassie Rettig; large number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was BORN 3/29/1880 near Rockdale the eldest of 10 children born to Martin and Parlee Tuma. Married John Thomas Whiteley 9/1/1895 and 10 children were born to them. Mr. Whiteley died 7/16/1913. She then married James F. Holliman, a widower with 3 children, on 12/8/1915, this marriage produced 5 children, a total of 18 children. Mr. Holliman died 4/18/1970. She lived all her life in or near Rockdale. Member of above church and a charter member of the new Salem Home Demonstration Club. Preceding her in death were children Martin, Fannie, Seburne, Fred and Velma of the Whiteley's and James F., Jr. (Jake) of the Holliman's.
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Grace Hagnes, Louis Whiteley, Mary Etta Fails, Howard Whiteley, Johnnie Whiteley, Walter Holliman, Alcie Chaddock, Ruth Robinson, Ruby Ellis, Albert Holliman, Clyde Holliman, Elton Holliman; Surviving brothers and sisters: Anton, Walter, Emerson, and Paul Tuma, Bettie Holliman and Cassie Rettig; large number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Family Members
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Martin Avery Whiteley
1897–1973
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Grace Vivian "Viv" Whiteley Hagnas
1897–1975
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Fannie Whiteley
1899–1917
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Mary Etta Whiteley Fails
1906–2001
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Johnnie Branch Whiteley
1913–1998
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Walter Harvey Holliman
1916–1999
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Ruth Pauline Holliman Robison
1920–2008
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Ruby Lorene Holliman Ellis
1921–2005
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James Franklin Holliman
1926–1958
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