Justin Holland (1819 - 1887)

Born 26 Jul 1819 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Died 24 Mar 1887 at age 67 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Justin Holland is Notable.

Justin Holland was a Freemason.

Justin Holland was a classical guitarist, arranger, and music teacher in the 1800's, nationally known for publishing numerous guitar arrangements and guitar methods. He was also a civil rights activist who worked with the Underground Railroad and fought for recognition of Prince Hall Freemasons.

Justin was born about 1819 in Virginia as a free person of color; his father Exum was a farmer. When Justin was a young teenager he moved to Boston, Massachusetts followed by nearby Chelsea, Massachusetts where he studied guitar from several well-known performers.

He attended Oberlin College in Ohio for two years, then travelled to Mexico in order to learn Spanish so that he could read and study the methods of some famous Spanish guitarists. He returned to Oberlin in 1845, married Delphine Minor, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio where he gave music lessons and arranged music for the guitar. He gained a national reputation as an arranger and published approximately 350 arrangements along with two books on guitar methods.

In addition to his music, he was a leader in the black Free Masons (Prince Hall) and active with the Underground Railroad.

He passed away in 1887 at his son's home in New Orleans, Louisiana. His widow Delphine survived him, along with at least two children. A historical marker to honor him was erected by Virginia's Department of Historic Resources in 2013 in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Sources

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1850; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 1, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 672; Page: 172a; Line Number: 3
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #13434989 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Justin Holland (30), Professor Music, in Cleveland Ward 1, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Born in Virginia. With inferred wife Josephine, 1 inferred child.

• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1860; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 6, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_952; Page: 38; Family History Library Film: 803952
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #42778217 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Justin Holland (40), Music Teacher, in Cleveland Ward 6, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Born in Virginia. With inferred wife Dalphine, 3 inferred children

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 6, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M593_1190; Page: 18A
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #38914232 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Justin Holland (50) in Cleveland Ward 6, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Born in Virginia. With inferred wife Dephino, inferred wife 3 children.

• 1887 Death: "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Death Records Index, 1804-1949"
  Louisiana State Archives; Baton Rouge, LA; Orleans Death Indices 1877-1895; Volume Number: 90; Page number: 1037
  Ancestry Record 6606 #161517 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Justin Holland death 24 Mar 1887 (age 67) in Orleans, Lousiana, USA.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
  Find A Grave: Memorial #89822850 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Memorial page for Justin Perry Holland (26 Jul 1819-24 Mar 1887), citing Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA (plot: 55 Live Oak Hawthorne Cedar); Maintained by Monica (contributor 49006540).

• Historical Marker for Justin Holland in Chesapeake, Virginia

• 1902, Widow's death notice, The Times-Democrat, New Orleans, Louisiana, 27 Apr 1902, Sun, p. 2 Free View of Notice 19 Apr 1902, Delphine Howard Minor Holland, widow of the late Justin Holland, aged 72 yrs

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q1113230, en:Wikipedia

• https://web.archive.org/web/20220518215048/http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Holland.html

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Holland