Family: Abraham A. Holdeman / Elizabeth Curtis (F1930)  ^{[1, 2]} 

• Father | Male Abraham A. Holdeman

  
  

  Born	28 Nov 1838	Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio U.S.A.
  Died	10 Jul 1895	Van Buren County, Michigan U.S.A.
  Buried
  Married	25 Dec 1864	Elkhart County, Indiana U.S.A.
  Father	George Holdeman | F2021 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anna Eicher | F2021 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Elizabeth Curtis

  
  

  Born	15 Mar 1848	Waterloo County, Canada West
  Died	08 Nov 1924	Lee, Allegan, Michigan U.S.A.
  Buried
  Father	Burton H. Curtis | F2022 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Koblin | F2022 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Catharine C. Holdeman

  
  

  Born	02 Dec 1865	Olive Township, Elkhart, Indiana U.S.A.
  Died	21 May 1927
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Joseph C. Holdeman

  
  

  Born	05 Aug 1867	Elkhart Township, Elkhart, Indiana U.S.A.
  Died	19 May 1964
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female + Maria Curtis Holdeman

  
  

  Born	01 Aug 1869	Burr Oak, Noble Township, Branch, Michigan U.S.A.
  Died	09 Oct 1949	Lewistown, Fergus, Montana U.S.A.
  Buried	11 Oct 1949	Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Montana U.S.A.
  Spouse	Clarence Wallace Hitchcock | F0721
  Married	14 Jan 1890

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Anne C. Holdeman

  
  

  Born	08 May 1871	Noble Township, Branch, Michigan U.S.A.
  Died	20 Aug 1872
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Emma A. Holdeman

  
  

  Born	28 Oct 1873	Olive Township, Elkhart, Indiana U.S.A.
  Died	09 Jan 1874
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Franklin Alvin Holdeman

  
  

  Born	19 Jan 1879	Noble Township, Branch, Michigan U.S.A.
  Died	09 Nov 1967
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Grace Mae Holdeman

  
  

  Born	11 Jun 1881	Noble Township, Branch, Michigan U.S.A.
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Claudius Holdeman

  
  

  Born	21 Aug 1884	Bloomingdale Township, Van Buren, Michigan U.S.A.
  Died	Feb 1965
  Buried

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Eleanor Jane Holdeman

  
  

  Born	06 Nov 1886	Bloomingdale Township, Van Buren, Michigan U.S.A.
  Died	25 Jul 1946
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Married by Samuel Holdeman, Justice of the Peace. Less than three years after marriage Abraham and Elizabeth moved to Noble Township, Branch County, Michigan, where a few Mennonite families had settled shortly before, and in a neighborhood where there had seldom been any religious services. As early as 1866 Mennonite ministers made trips to Branch County, and John M. Brenneman has reported a visit he made there when on November 20, 1867 a meeting was held at the home of Abraham Holdeman, where two persons were received into the church. The membership then numbered twenty-eight, and they were in need of a meeting-house. In 1873 Abraham moved with his family back to Elkhart County, Indiana near Wakarusa, and later near Nappanee, but returned to Branch County, Michigan. The final move was to Bloomingdale Township, Van Buren County, Michigan. Abraham was a soldier in the Civil War, having enrolled, September 5, 1861 at LaPorte, Indiana for three years. He was a member of Company C, 9th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and on December 26, 1862 at the battle of Lavargne was severely wounded. He was discharged September 15, 1864. A daughter of Abraham, who had not reached her ninth birthday when her father died, wrote of him as follows: "He exacted obedience and might have been considered stern, but he never seemed so to me; he must have been quite patient , for he helped me all one summer after I had failed in the second grade. I do not remember any coercion about the study, for I distinctly remember that I was tempted to give up when I reached the place where the fine print began. It seems the decision to continue was entirely my own. When I was small I sat beside him a great deal on winter days and remember that, though I had two places to play, I was never allowed to have more than one strewn with paper dolls, etc. at a time. When I went to the other place the one where I had been playing had to be put in order first. I have always been thankful for that training in order. My father's word was counted good and he was able to say "It's alright" before his sudden death. He was one of those whose life was shortened as a result of his three years in the army." (Weaver, 1937) [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/i/Philip-D-Bailey/GENE1-0007.html]

  
  

• Sources

  [S04253] Holdeman Descendants Vol. I, Weaver, Edwin L., (E. V. Publishing House; Indiana; 1937), page 241. [S67775] U.S. Census 1880: Michigan-BranchCounty-Noble, page 20.