Copy of letter from Bobbie Catherine Holloway Martin to King Holloway:
King, Aunt Nira Kelly was mama's oldest sister and mama and Aunt Ret Jefferson was two youngest of 12 children. Aunt Ret was youngest and mama next and Cousin Silas Bingham was her nephew, son of her oldest brother, our own cousin, would be Dorothy's second cousin but I can't remember what grandma Bingham's given name was. She died at our house. Lived there when I was a baby, but her maiden name before she was married was Cranston. She had a nephew that was Bishop in the Methodist Conference. I can remember seeing his picture. I guess maybe Cousin Ret remembers what Grandma's given name was. She was buried at Wallonia on the place Jim Nichols owns. I have often thought I would love to go see if there was any tombs to her grave. They came to Wallonia to Uncle Jabe Bingham's when Mama was only 13 years old and made their home there until Mama was married, and then (grandma) lived with us. Aunt Nira Kelly married a Methodist preacher and when the Methodist church split up and had it North and South Methodist they left Ohio and went to Portland, Oregon, and they both died there. I guess there is some of their family there now. Aunt Nira lived to be 99 years old. I have her picture, and they had another sister, Aunt Hannah Howe. I don't know how long she lived, but I think there were several of the children died when they were small.
I think May must be mistaken about grandpa Holloway. They always told me they were raised up above Hopkinsville. I can remember of some of his people coming to see us; a whole wagon load, and it seems to me they stayed a week, but I don't remember the name. I think it was his sister's family, and one of his brothers went off and married an Indian squaw, and some of his brothers are buried at Hopewell. Uncle Dick, Uncle Pleas and I don't remember Cousin Jim Holloway's father's name. They were all buried at Hopewell. Uncle Dick never was married. Uncle Pleas lived on the place Jas. Gray lives on now. He was Cousin Fannie Rich's father and I think he married a Kilgore; some kin to Uncle John George Kilgore. That is all I know about them.
Bobbie