James C. Hollabaugh

HOLLABAUGH, James C. - James Calvin Hollabaugh died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hugh J. Pond, in Fayetteville Sunday morning at 1:30 o’clock where he was taken about three weeks ago because of the illness of his son-in-law, Louis Clement, with whom he had been living. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church here Monday at 2 o’clock conducted by Rev. Edward Forrest, assisted by Rev. C.D. Pace, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church of Fayetteville. Burial was made in the Harrison cemetery, near Illinois Chapel. Mr. Hollabaugh was a member of the Methodist church, was born in Tennessee January, 1845 and fought under Forrest in the War Between the States. He was a member of Prairie Grove Camp U.C.V., being elected flag bearer for life and requested that when he could no longer carry the flag that it might be turned over to the U.D.C. This was done two years ago. Nine children survive, they are: Mrs. H.J. Pond and Mrs. A.D. Milsap, Fayetteville; Mrs. Louis Clement, Prairie Grove; Mrs. Walter Sallee, Crossville, Missouri; W.A. Hollabaugh, Wheaton, Missouri; J.W. Hollabaugh, Keleen, Texas; R.M. Hollabaugh, Ruby, Texas; John Hollabaugh, Sapulpa, Oklahoma and J.P. Hollabaugh, Vinita, Oklahoma. There are also fifty-four grandchildren and twenty-eight great-grandchildren. [Prairie Grove Herald 3/23/1928]

James Calvin Hollabaugh, of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, was born July 4, 1845 in Perry County, Tennessee, the son of Jacob Hollabaugh, born at Linden, Perry County, Tennessee who lived in Wayne County, Tennessee. He was the son of George Hollabaugh and his wife Catherine Fraley who was raised in Roan County, North Carolina near Salsbury. Maiden name of subject’s mother was Catherine Fraley, originally from Germany. “My great-grandmother Catherine Fraley in the time of the Revolutionary War, and died at the age of 104 years, came across the ocean in a walnut chest.” Subject educated in the German language and had a German Bible. He was a Democrat, Mason and Southern Methodist. He was a soldier in the Civil war, 2nd Corporal, 9th Tennessee Cavalry, Company H, Forrest’s old Brigade. He married the daughter of James and Rachel Harvey, of Wayne County, Tennessee. (Name not given) The Harvey’s came from Georgia to Tennessee and were of Irish descent. Children were; William Allen, Rufus Milton, Mrs. Rachel Ingam, Mary Frances, Allis, Thomas Tilden, Vergey Ann and John Tilden Hollabaugh. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]

The following old soldiers left here this morning to attend the reunion in Macon, Georgia: G.W. Benton, Judge Hannah and daughter, Miss Bessie, of Prairie Grove, James Hollabaugh of Prairie Grove, Ed McCoy of Prairie Grove, W.J. Perry, Prairie Grove, and Jim Mock, this city. [Fayetteville Democrat 5/9/1912]

J.C. Hollabaugh filed Veteran Application #21724 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate pension and it was received as allowed August 8, 1918 at the State, citing service with Company H, 9thTennessee Cavalry from 1862 thru1865. [State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives]