Descendants of William (The Immigrant) Holcombe - Cemetarian

Sand Mountain. After the death of her mother, the younger brothers and sisters scattered, living with
some of the older ones who were already out on their own. For this reason she did not have close
contact with some of them after this time. A short time after the marriage of Sarah Viola (Sally) to
William B. Driskill (Jan. 1901), William T. Holcomb and his second family moved to Texas.
More About William Driskill and Sarah Holcomb:
Marriage: 1901, Cherokee County, Alabama
Children of Sarah Holcomb and William Driskill are:
209 i. Roy E. 25 Driskill, born Private.
+ 210 ii. Carl Driskill, born Private.
211 iii. Hazel Driskill, born Private.
212 iv. Jewell Driskill, born Private.
213 v. James Archie Driskill, born Private.
214 vi. Bonnie Driskill, born Private.
215 vii. Minnie Driskill, born 1902; died Unknown.
146. Martha Louise 24 Holcomb (William Taylor 23 , John R 22 , Solomon P 21 , John 20 , John 19 , Richard
B 18 , William (The Immigrant) 17 Holcombe, William 16 , William 15 , Christopher (Southern) 14 , Thomas H 13 ,
Ellis 12 , Charles 11 , Roger 10 , John 9 , John 8 , Walter 7 de Holcombe, Symon 6 , Thomas 5 , John 4 , Walter 3 ,
Symon 2 , Symon 1 ) was born March 12, 1898 in Cherokee Co. Ala. 15 , and died August 18, 1979 in
Golden, Colorado (Buried in Lone Oak, Texas) 15 . She married Olvey Melvin Moore September 02,
1920 in Greenville, Texas , Hunt County. He was born April 02, 1892 in Texas, and died January 03,
1952 in Lone Oak, Texas.
Notes for Martha Louise Holcomb:
Martha Louise Holcomb was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on March 12, 1899. Soon after her
birth her father moved his family to the Sand Mountain area of Alabama in DeKalb, County. Late in
1903 her father, William Taylor Holcomb, moved the family once again, this time to Ladonia, Texas. It
was in this general area of Texas that Martha Louise Holcomb would spend the rest of her life. She
married Olvey Melvin Moore from the area of Lone Oak, Texas and it was in this area that she settled
and raised her family of one boy and two girls. She married Olvey Moore on September 2, 1920 in
Greenville, Texas, Hunt County. Martha Louise Holcomb Moore died on Saturday, August 18, 1979 in
a Golden, Colorado hospital. She was visiting her Daughter, Martha Earl Moore Riordan at the time.
Her mother was Luella Strickland Cantrell Holcomb. Mattie Louise was a member of the Lone Oak
Baptist church and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include a son, Billy
Melvin Moore of Lone Oak; daughters, Mary Mosley of Tyler and Martha Riordan of Golden,
Colorado; sisters Mrs. Ray Williams of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mrs. B.B. Dooley of Commerce,
Texas, Mrs. L.L. Marx of Atlanta, Georgia; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband on January 3, 1952. Martha Louise was buried in the City Cemetery
of Lone Oak, Texas.Aunt Louise's Social Security Number was 451-50-9590. Her last residence was in
Tyler , Texas, in the home of Mary Lou , her daughter.
Notes for Olvey Melvin Moore:
Olvey Melvin Moore was born in Lone Oak , Texas. He started working in a blacksmith shop there
when he was twelve years old. After working there for several years he wandered around for a few
years and then came back and somehow put together the money to buy the blacksmith shop he had
worked at at a younger age and stayed there for over forty years. Olvey liked to play dominoes and
played quite often with Ben Holcomb, Herbert Cantrell and Bonnie Dooley. They played mostly 42
and played for drinks. The winner would get a drink from the corn likker bottle and the losers would
get a sniff. Ater the games they would sit around the drop forge in Olveys blacksmith shop and sing
songs such as Sweet Adeline. Olvey was a good , Hard working man who along with Martha Louise
raised a good family of one boy and two girls. He died on January 3, 1952 and is buried in Lone Oak,
Texas.
More About Olvey Moore and Martha Holcomb:
Marriage: September 02, 1920, Greenville, Texas , Hunt County
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