Individual Details

1860 Census. Center Twp, Greene Co IN, Hh 801
Benjamin Holstclaw, 42, b. KY
Jane, 23, b. IN [Jane Sexson from obit of son Henry]
children b. IN: Sarah 4, Taylor Z. age 2, Mary J. 6 months.

1870 Census. Center Twp, Solsberry P.O., Greene Co IN, Hh 199
Ben Holesclaw, age 53, farmer, b. KY
Jane, age 33, b. IN
Sarah 13. Zachariah 12. Jane 10. Benjamin 6. Margaret A. 4. Elizabeth age 1.

1880 Census. Center Twp, Greene Co IN. Jasper Holtsclaw, Enumerator. [son of William]
Hh 161
Benj. Holtsclaw, age 63, farmer, b. KY, father b. VA, mother b. KY
Jane, 43, wife.
Sarah 23, dau. Z. T. 22, son. Mary J. 20, dau. Benj. F., 16, son. Margaret A. 14, dau. Elizabeth 11, dau. Henry H., 8 son. Claresy M., age 6, daughter.

1900 Census. Center Twp, Greene Co IN, Hh 41
Taylor Holtsclaw, b. Feb 1858, age 41
Benjamin, father, b. Feb 1817, age 83, married for 45 years, b. KY
Jane, mother, b. Dec 1836, age 63, 10 children - 8 are living
Sarrah, sister, b. Jun 1856, age 43
Henry, brother, b. Apr 1874, age 36.
Hh 61
Benjamin Holtsclaw, b. Jul 1863, age 36, married 10 years
Saddie, wife, b. Oct 1885, age 24, 4 children - 3 are living, b. IN
Truley G., dau, b. Feb 1893, 7.
Truman D., son, b. Aug 1895, age 4.
Tevia H., dau, b. Nov 1897, age 2

FindAGrave has his birth as 17 Feb 1817, died 14 Nov 1900. buried Ridgeport Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene Co IN.
Obit:
Benjamin HOLTSCLAW, one of the early settlers of Center Township, aged eighty-four years, died Wednesday morning, Nov. 14, and was buried Thursday at Ridgeport. He was born in Kentucky. He was a brother of Martin HOLTSCLAW, deceased, and William HOLTSCLAW, also pioneers of Center Township. His children are Benjamin, Zachary, Henry and Sarah HOLTSCLAW, and Malinda KIRK and Alice HAYS, all of Center Township, and Elizabeth ANDERSON, of Richland Township, and Mary ALLEN, of Jefferson Township

CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, GCHS, Ridgeport Cemetery, Section 13 T7N R4W, Center Township, Page 82: Benjamin HOLTSCLAW, 7 Feb 1817—14 Nov 1900, CO E 2ND REG IND VOL ARMY, Mexican War; Jane HOLTSCLAW, 5 Dec 1837—20 Aug 1921; Taylor HOLTSCLAW, s/o Benjamin & Jane, no dates; Sarah HOLTSCLAW, d/o Benjamin & Jane, no dates; Henry HOLTSCLAW, 1873—1957; Zachariah HOLTSCLAW, 1919; Benjamin F. HOLTSCLAW, “Father”, 1863—1951; Sarah J. HOLTSCLAW, “Mother”, w/o Benjamin F., 1876—1957.


Son Taylor. born 25 Feb 1858, died 27 Nov 1919
Obit:
Taylor HOLTSCLAW was born February 25, 1858, and departed this life November 27, 1919, aged sixty-one years, nine months and two days.
He was the son of Benjamin and Jane HOLTSCLAW. The father and an infant sister and brother preceded him to the better land
He leaves his aged mother, a brother, Henry, a sister Sarah, at home; a brother B. F. HOLTSCLAW, of Center Township; four sisters—Mrs. Mary ALLEN, of Solsberry: Mrs. Alice BAYS, of Center Township; Mrs. Elisabeth ANDERSON, of Linton, and Mrs. Malinda KIRK, of Brownwood, Mo., with a host of distant relatives, friends and neighbors to mourn his departure.
He will be greatly missed in the home, as he was a kind, loving, dutiful son and brother; always at home, the head of the house; Sarah having said during his sickness, “we can’t do without Taylor.” As a neighbor there were few like him, always ready to lend a helping hand in sickness and during rush or busy times on the farm. We will all miss him, but our loss is his gain.
He was thoroughly converted during his sickness and departed this life in the triumph of a living faith.


Son Henry, born 7 Apr 1873, died 2 Mar 1957.
Obit:
Henry HOLTSCLAW, 84 year-old well known lifelong resident of the Ridgeport community, died at 11:00 o’clock Saturday evening at his home. He had been in failing health for some time. Born near Ridgeport April 7, 1873, he was the son of Benjamin and Jane (SEXSON) HOLTSCLAW. He was a farmer during his lifetime. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Nettie FIELDS-HOLTSCLAW; THREE STEP-CHILDREN, Mrs. Mary ROGERS, OF Indianapolis; Eugene B. FIELDS, of Martinez, California, and William Theodore FIELDS, of Los Angeles, California, and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth ANDERSON, of Linton. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at the Ridgeport Church at 10:00 o’clock.

Birth	Feb 1817	Kentucky
Death	14 Nov 1900	Greene County, Indiana
Marriage		Mary Jane Secton

Spouse	Mary Jane Secton (1837 - 1921)
Child	Benjamin Franklin Holtsclaw (1863 - 1951)

Father	Martin Holtzclaw (1794 - 1870)
Mother	Sally Parsons ( - 1840)
Sibling	Beverley Holtzclaw ( - )
Sibling	Barnett Holtzclaw ( - 1858)
Sibling	Hosea Holtzclaw ( - )
Sibling	Mary "Polly" Holtzclaw (1821 - )
Sibling	Martin Holtzclaw Jr. (1823 - 1894)
Sibling	Jordan Holtzclaw (1825 - )
Sibling	William Holtzclaw (1826 - 1911)