German Chocolate Cake, Holland Family Pictures

This is a picture of my Great Aunt Bertha Holland, daughter of Morgan and Emma Holland, and my brother Steve Holland. The picture was taken during a family reunion at my Great Uncle Lucius Holland's farm located next to Falling Waters State Park in Chipley, Florida.

This is a picture that we believe to be Morgan Holland with his wife Alcey Caroline Kirkland Holland, Alcey's mother Sarah Jane Kirkland is holding baby Jesse, who was born in 1897, thus dating this picture around 1888.  Lome, the oldest child and Riley are standing in the back and Lucius is next to Morgan. Lena Mae, their youngest child, was not born at this time. Morgan and Alcey lived between Headland and Newville where he farmed.

We don't know where Alcey is buried but we think she is buried along with most of her family in the cemetary of Piney Grove Church outside of Headland close to Newville. Alcey was the daughter of Sarah Jane Kirkland and William Riley Kirkland.

Lena Mae Holland standing left, along with Jesse Holland. They were the children of Alcey and Morgan Holland. Jesse had some birth defects and never married, died young and is buried at Ramer. I was unable to locate his grave. Jesse is also buried there and never married and died at a young age. The children of Morgan's Second marriage to Emma McInnis are on front row left to right Naomi, Orea, Hubert and Bertha, the oldest child of Morgan and Emma.

Emma died in 1936 and Bertha and Naomi took care of the younger children. Naomi married Wenzel Avery and lived in Madrid. Naomi is buried at Big Creek Methodist Church. Bertha and her sister Ruby never married and lived together until Aunt Bertha died in 1982. Aunt Ruby died in May of 2005.

This is a picture of Morgan and Emma McInnis Holland. They are buried at Ramer Baptist Church on State Line Road close to Cottonwood, Al. They lived in the Ramer Church Community. Morgan farmed.  Emma took care of the five children from Morgan's first marriage, Lome, Lucius, Riley, Jesse and Lena Mae, along with her own children Bertha, Ruth, Orea, Ernest Hubert, Ruby, Lousie, and Naomia,

These are some old pictures that I found in Granny's box. I'm not sure who they are exactly. The side of the wagon in the picture above has lettering that says "Sold by Morris Engine Supply" Graceville, Florida.

These are Morgan's children in a picture taken after his funeral at Ramer Baptist Church in Cottonwood.

Left to right: Lucius Holland, Ernest, Hubert Holding Doyle, Zeckledge McDaniel husband of Louise Holland, Bertha, Ruby, Lome, Ruth Holland Thurman holding Son Charles and Ray Thurman holding Faye, Luvern Sims Holland, Hubert's wife, and Lena Mae. The last two young children I'm not sure who's children they are, but I think Lome or Lucius'. And the very tall man on the right I can't identify either. Anyone who can identify them please let me know. Orea is missing he may have been away in World War II at the time.

Bertha Holland daughter of Morgan and Emma McInnis Holland

Hubert Morgan Holland

Ruby and Louise Holland

Ruth Thurman Holland

Elmire Holland, youngest child of Morgan and Emma Holland

Standing back left to right

Ernest, Elmire, Hubert and Orea, Front row left to right Luvern, Bertha Front Doyle Holland

Naioma Holland Avery

Miss Ruby Holland

This was taken during a family reunion in the mid 70's at Doyle Holland's House in Big Creek. This was one of the few reunions that almost all of the brothers and sisters were together.
Back row left to right: Hubert, Elmire, Ernest and Oree. Sons of Morgan and Emma McInnis Holland
Front row left to right Lena Mae Holland Pitts daughter or Morgan and Alcey Kirkland Holland
Naomi, Ruth, Ruby and Bertha. Louise is missing she lived outside of Buffalo, New York.

I have more information on the parents of William Morgan Holland, Sanders and Emily Caroline Kirkland Holland and their parents John and Mary Holland and Josiah and Synthia Watson Kirkland that I will be sharing with you soon. It's a long but interesting story.

I am posting Daddy's favorite cake, German Chocolate. Granny always made this cake for him every Thanksgiving, and any other time he wanted it!