Eula Mae Holland Hansen
Memories from Aunt Mae, 1912–1997
Eula Mae Holland Hansen, my Aunt Mae, was the daughter of Charles Quincy Holland and Missouri Jane Bramlett Holland and a granddaughter of the Confederate soldier Bluford R. Holland. She shared these photographs and notes with me.
At a Glance
- Born: 26 February 1912, Laurens County, South Carolina
- Died: 31 December 1997, Aiken County, South Carolina
- Parents: Charles Quincy Holland (14 March 1862 – 8 December 1939) and Missouri Jane Bramlett Holland
- Grandfather: Bluford R. Holland (1839–1875), Company B, 1st South Carolina Cavalry; buried at Leesville Methodist Church Cemetery
On This Page
- Mae
- Mae’s Parents
- The Battlefield Letter
- Six Little Cousins, about 1924
- Sources
- Open Questions
- How You Can Help
Mae
Mae’s Parents
The Battlefield Letter
Aunt Mae sent me this note in a letter. It gives directions to a battlefield where her grandfather, Bluford R. Holland, fought during the Civil War.
If you ever want to go to a battle sight Bluford R. Holland fought, go to Fredericksburg, Va, take Rte. 17 North, go by “Hartwood”; then “Gold Vein” – a gentleman named Noah Brooks lives there – can direct you – go 1 or 2 miles to Summer Duck Run – turn left, go mile or so – turn left on gravel road – cedar trees on both side of road – go to end to Ballard Cabin – red clay road – a stream, & remains of a bridge left there – hillside covered with daffodils – take a small shovel & sack; get some to take home – other battle sites near: Brandy Station, Stevensburg etc, etc
Mae
Mae’s directions also sent me after a sack of daffodils. She was a member of the Aiken Garden Club, so it was a fitting side quest.
Mae’s route runs northwest from Fredericksburg to Summerduck Run, which meets the Rappahannock River at the Culpeper County line. Ellis’ Ford is on that stretch of river. On 31 December 1862, Union troops drove in the 1st South Carolina Cavalry’s pickets at Richards’ and Ellis’ Fords, and Bluford was there. The family history in the Scrapbook records: “When on duty at Ellis Ford on Rappahannock River, December 31, 1862, his horse was killed by the enemy.” This is the battlefield Mae sent me to.
Six Little Cousins, about 1924
Mae is standing at center. The baby on the right is my grandmother, Mildred Holland Falls.
6 1st cousins, about 1924. At Grandpa & Grandma Bramlett’s Plantation. Owings Station, SC upper Laurens County.
Mae’s note on the photograph
More Photos
Sources
- Photographs, notes and a letter from Eula Mae Holland Hansen, family papers.
Open Questions
- Who else is in the photograph with Missouri Jane?
- Who are the other four cousins in the 1924 photograph?
How You Can Help
If you can name anyone in these photographs, or have more of Aunt Mae’s family stories, I would love to hear from you.
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