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HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY.
often to be found with his gun in search of
gale. In those days what is now the city of
)Dallas was only a village, with only a few log
huts, all merchandise being freighted by ox
teams from Shreveport, Louisiana, and Houstoll,
Texas, a distance of 250 miles.' Mr. and
Mrs. Holland had ten children, of whom J.
W. is the youngest in order of birth.
He was reared on a farm, and devoted most
of his time to stock-raising. He is now the.
owner of about 1,000 acres of land lying in
the famous Mountain creek valley, all of
whicll is fenced, and 160 acres is under a
fine state of cultivation. Mr. Holland is one
of the most important stock dealers of the
county, shipping hundreds of fattened cattle
yearly. He is a member of the Christian
Church, and as a neighbor he is highly apdreciated
by all who know him.
Mr. Holland was married December 30,
1875, to Miss Ada Bundy, a daughter of Richard
and Arnelia Bundy. The father fought
with the Confederate army in the Mexican
war, and also through the late war. Mr. and
Mrs. Holland have three children, one of
whom died in infancy. In February, 1885,
the mother died, and December 4, 1887, Mr.
Holland married Miss Victoria Bevans, the
daughter of Isaac and Margaret Bevans, who
are still living in Virginia, their native State.
By this last union there is one child.
RHARLES B. LEWIS, Dallas, Texas.General
L. MI. Lewis was the descendant
of a Welsh family that attained distinction
in military and social circles, and
were people of great wealth. He was born
in the State of Maryland, January 6, 1832,
and at the age of eleven years he was sent to
Washington city to enter school; he studiedthere for some time, and in 1848-'49 he was
a student at the Military Academy of Maryland.
The two years following he pursued
his studies at the Wesleyan University in
Middletown, Connecticut, and then began the
study of law. After reading for four years
he was admitted to the bar in 1855, at Liberty,
Missouri. He devoted himself to the
legal profession until 1858, when he entered
the ministry, preaching the gospel until the
beginning of hostilities between the North
and South. In 1861, he became Colonel of
the Seventh Regiment, State troops; and in
1862 he enlisted in the Confederate service
as Captain, rising by successive steps to the
office of Brigadier General. He was wounded,
taken prisoner, and experienced all the horrors
of warfare. Few soldiers, however,
made a more brilliant record than he, and
none were more beloved by their comrades.
After the surrender, he returned to the ministry,
and was stationed at Shreveport, and
then Galveston. He also did a vast amount
of work as an educator. At one time he was
president of Arcadia Female College, Arkansas;
was afterward professor of English
language and literature at A.
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Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas., book, 1892; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20932/m1/1090/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.