The Wade Wilson Holman Family

Facts provided by Luman Holman

The Holman family, Wade Wilson and wife, Jessie Elba Kent Holman, and their three-year-old son, Wade Kent, arrived in Jacksonville December 13, 1917, from Burnet County, Texas. They immediately joined the Central Baptist Church and have been active members since.

Mr. Holman is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of lumber and associated products. He also has been active in the acquisition and sale of real estate, having organized two mortgage companies, First Home Credit Corporation, and Builders Loan and Investment Corporation. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of First National Bank for 28 years, and also is a Mason and Shriner and is a Past Master of the Bertram, Texas, lodge. He served as the fourth president of the Jacksonville Rotary Club in 1924, and is a past president of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. He served for more than 30 years as a member of the Board of Trustees of Lon Morris College, more than 25 years as chairman of Deacons of Central Baptist Church, long-time Sunday School teacher and superintendent.

The Holmans first located on College Avenue, but later built on the old Henderson highway on land known as the Taylor-Pickens tract.

Three children were born to the Holmans after their arrival here. They were a son, Luman Wilson, in 1919, another son, James, in 1921, and a daughter, Mary Elba, in 1924. Three of these children live in Jacksonville.

Wade Kent Holman, a rancher, is in the cattle business. He married Nona-lee Kent; they have no children.

Luman Holman, who married Rosemary Crawford, is in the lumber business and has seven children, five of whom are living here.

Mary Elba (Mrs. J. E. Brown) and her husband have two daughters, both of whom are in school in Jacksonville.

James, after medical school graduation, practices in Dallas. He married Nancy Holman; they have daughter.

In addition to his civic and church activities, Mr. Holman's principal contribution to Jacksonville would have to do with the operation of his business, which has provided employment for many people down through the years.

Mrs. Holman also has made outstanding contributions to the City of Jacksonville, through her church activities and works of benevolence, as well as her work in cultural endeavors. Her spirit of hospitality has endeared her to many strangers and others who have passed this way.

Truly, Wade Wilson and Jessie Kent Holman have made indelible footprints on the sands of time as they have lived and worked among the people of Jacksonville.

W. W. Holman

Mrs. W. W. (Jessie Kent) Holman