ELIZABETH HOLLIDAY was born Abt. 1804 in Wilkes County, GA, and died Abt. 1841 in Mississippi. She was the daughter of He was the son of Ayres Holliday and Olivia Johnston.  She married THOMAS JEFFERSON MILLSAPS 15 Sep 1825 in Copiah County, MS (Source: Mississippi Mariages to 1825.). He was born 01 Jan 1799 in Tennessee, and died Abt. 1882 in Mississippi.
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Marriage: 15 Sep 1825, Copiah County, MS (Source: Mississippi Mariages to 1825.)

Children of ELIZABETH HOLLIDAY and THOMAS MILLSAPS are:
2. i. THOMAS JEFFERSON4 MILLSAPS, b. May 1840, Copiah County, Mississippi; d. Bet. 1910 – 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi.
3. ii. URIAH MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1827, Copiah County, Mississippi.
iii. WILLIAM MILLSAPS.
iv. MARTHA MILLSAPS.
v. MARY MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1836, Copiah County, Mississippi.
vi. SARAH MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1838, Copiah County, Mississippi; m. WILLIAM WADSWORTH, 09 Dec 1856, Copiah County, MS (Source: Mississippi Mariages to 1826 – 1900.); b. Abt. 1830, Mississippi.

More About SARAH MILLSAPS:
Census: 1860, Copiah County, Mississippi

More About WILLIAM WADSWORTH:
Census: 1860, Copiah County, Mississippi

More About WILLIAM WADSWORTH and SARAH MILLSAPS:
Marriage: 09 Dec 1856, Copiah County, MS (Source: Mississippi Mariages to 1826 – 1900.)

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS JEFFERSON4 MILLSAPS (ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born May 1840 in Copiah County, Mississippi, and died Bet. 1910 – 1920 in Copiah County, Mississippi. He married MISSISSIPPI FATHEREE 11 Apr 1870 in Copiah County, MS (Source: Mississippi Marriages, 1776 – 1935.). She was born Abt. 1848 in Mississippi, and died Bet. 1889 – 1900 in Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About THOMAS JEFFERSON MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, HH 941, Aug 25, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 26, HH 249, June 1880
Census 3: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900
Census 4: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 58, HH 110, Apr 21, 1920

More About MISSISSIPPI FATHEREE:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, HH 941, Aug 25, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 26, HH 249, June 1880

More About THOMAS MILLSAPS and MISSISSIPPI FATHEREE:
Marriage: 11 Apr 1870, Copiah County, MS (Source: Mississippi Marriages, 1776 – 1935.)

There’s a brief biographical sketch of “Thos. J. Milsaps” in T.C. Catchings and Mrs. M.C. Torrey, THE CATCHINGS AND HOLLIDAY FAMILIES:

“Thos. J. Milsaps…, b. Copiah Co., Miss, 1834, m. in 1870, a daughter of Hon. John Fatheree, of Holmes Co. He was educated at Hanover College, Indiana, and Centenary College, Jackson, La. Read law. When the Civil War began he enlisted and fought throughout. He represented his State in the legislature of 1887 and 1889. He was widely known as a brilliant member of the Masonic fraternity.”

Goodspeed’s MISSISSIPPPI (Vol. II, p. 444) has additional information, in the context of a sketch of his brother, Judge Uriah Millsaps.

His father was also named Thomas Millsaps. His mother was Elizabeth Holliday, the daughter of Ayers and Olivia (Johnston) Holliday. Thomas Holliday (my great-great-grandfather), in whose household he was listed in the 1860 Goliad census, was his uncle.

Children of THOMAS MILLSAPS and MISSISSIPPI FATHEREE are:
4. i. MARY BELLE5 MILLSAPS, b. Dec 1872, Copiah County, Mississippi.
5. ii. IDA LEE MILLSAPS, b. Dec 1873, Copiah County, Mississippi.
6. iii. JOHN F. MILLSAPS, b. Aug 1874, Copiah County, Mississippi.
7. iv. THOMAS JEFFERSON MILLSAPS, b. Sep 1873, Copiah County, Mississippi; d. Bet. 1912 – 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi.
v. DAVID S. MILLSAPS, b. 1879, Copiah County, Mississippi; m. LILLIAN LEA, Bet. 1900 – 1910, Mississippi; b. Abt. 1888.

More About DAVID S. MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 26, HH 249, June 1880
Census 2: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900
Census 3: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 426, Feb 7, 1920

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Marriage: Bet. 1900 – 1910, Mississippi

vi. CLARENCE HOLLIDAY MILLSAPS, b. 15 Oct 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi; d. Bef. 1930, Mississippi; m. JESSIE LEA, Abt. 1906, Copiah County, MS; b. Abt. 1885, Mississippi.

More About CLARENCE HOLLIDAY MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900
Census 2: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 136, April 22, 1910
Census 3: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 64, Jan 3, 1920
Military service: WWI Draft Registration, Copiah County, MS

More About JESSIE LEA:
Census 1: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 136, April 22, 1910
Census 2: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 64, Jan 3, 1920

More About CLARENCE MILLSAPS and JESSIE LEA:
Marriage: Abt. 1906, Copiah County, MS

8. vii. BEN HILL MILLSAPS, b. Oct 1884, Copiah County, Mississippi.
viii. RUTH MILLSAPS, b. Nov 1888, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About RUTH MILLSAPS:
Census: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900

ix. JULIA MILLSAPS, b. Nov 1889, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About JULIA MILLSAPS:
Census: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900

3. URIAH4 MILLSAPS (ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1827 in Copiah County, Mississippi. He married SARAH H. LEWIS 18 Dec 1856 in Copiah County, MS. She was born Abt. 1834 in Mississippi.

More About URIAH MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurst, HH 100, Aug 11, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880
Occupation: 1870, Lawyer

More About SARAH H. LEWIS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurst, HH 100, Aug 11, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

More About URIAH MILLSAPS and SARAH LEWIS:
Marriage: 18 Dec 1856, Copiah County, MS

Children of URIAH MILLSAPS and SARAH LEWIS are:
i. ANNIE5 MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1859, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About ANNIE MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurst, HH 100, Aug 11, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

ii. EULA MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1861, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About EULA MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurst, HH 100, Aug 11, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

iii. HENRY T. MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1865, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About HENRY T. MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurst, HH 100, Aug 11, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

iv. URIAH L. MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1867, Copiah County, Mississippi; m. OLLIE BEDFORD, 03 Oct 1894, Jefferson County, Miss.

More About URIAH L. MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurst, HH 100, Aug 11, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

More About URIAH MILLSAPS and OLLIE BEDFORD:
Marriage: 03 Oct 1894, Jefferson County, Miss

v. SARAH MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1868, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About SARAH MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1870, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurst, HH 100, Aug 11, 1870
Census 2: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

vi. WEBSTER MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1873, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About WEBSTER MILLSAPS:
Census: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

vii. MARY MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1873, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About MARY MILLSAPS:
Census: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Hazlehurt, Beat 1, ED 17, HH 131, June 7 1880

Generation No. 3

4. MARY BELLE5 MILLSAPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON4, ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born Dec 1872 in Copiah County, Mississippi. She married JOHN DAVID SINGLETARY Abt. 1897 in Mississippi. He was born Dec 1867 in Mississippi, and died Bet. 1910 – 1920 in Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About MARY BELLE MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 26, HH 249, June 1880
Census 2: 1900, Hinds County, MS, Beat 5, State Insane Hospital, HH 5, June 2, 1900
Census 3: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 58, HH 110, Apr 21, 1920

More About JOHN DAVID SINGLETARY:
Census 1: 1900, Hinds County, MS, Beat 5, State Insane Hospital, HH 5, June 2, 1900
Census 2: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 58, HH 110, Apr 21, 1920

More About JOHN SINGLETARY and MARY MILLSAPS:
Marriage: Abt. 1897, Mississippi

Children of MARY MILLSAPS and JOHN SINGLETARY are:
9. i. THOMAS JEFFERSON6 SINGLETARY, b. 12 Nov 1897, Mississippi; d. Jan 1963, Mississippi.
ii. LELAND SINGLETARY, b. Abt. 1901, Mississippi.

More About LELAND SINGLETARY:
Census 1: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 58, HH 110, Apr 21, 1920
Census 2: 1930, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 15-16, HH 261, Apr 8, 1930

iii. JOHN DAVID SINGLETARY, JR., b. Abt. 1902, Mississippi.

More About JOHN DAVID SINGLETARY, JR.:
Census: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 58, HH 110, Apr 21, 1920

iv. ELIZABETH SINGLETARY, b. Abt. 1908, Mississippi.

More About ELIZABETH SINGLETARY:
Census 1: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 58, HH 110, Apr 21, 1920
Census 2: 1930, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 15-16, HH 261, Apr 8, 1930

5. IDA LEE5 MILLSAPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON4, ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born Dec 1873 in Copiah County, Mississippi. She married PATTEN T. JOHNSTON Abt. 1904 in Copiah County, MS. He was born Abt. 1878 in Mississippi.

More About IDA LEE MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 26, HH 249, June 1880
Census 2: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900
Census 3: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 112

More About PATTEN T. JOHNSTON:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 112
Occupation: 1920, Blacksmith

More About PATTEN JOHNSTON and IDA MILLSAPS:
Marriage: Abt. 1904, Copiah County, MS

Children of IDA MILLSAPS and PATTEN JOHNSTON are:
i. ERNESTINE6 JOHNSTON, b. Abt. 1905, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About ERNESTINE JOHNSTON:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 112

ii. EARL JOHNSTON, b. Abt. 1906, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About EARL JOHNSTON:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 112

iii. LUCILLE JOHNSTON, b. Abt. 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About LUCILLE JOHNSTON:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 112

iv. WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON, b. Abt. 1912, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 62, HH 112

6. JOHN F.5 MILLSAPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON4, ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born Aug 1874 in Copiah County, Mississippi. He married KATHERINE D. UNKNOWN Abt. 1901 in Copiah County, MS. She was born Abt. 1880 in Mississippi.

More About JOHN F. MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 26, HH 249, June 1880
Census 2: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900
Census 3: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 142, April 22, 1910
Census 4: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 60, HH 406, Feb 6, 1920

More About KATHERINE D. UNKNOWN:
Census 1: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 142, April 22, 1910
Census 2: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 60, HH 406, Feb 6, 1920

More About JOHN MILLSAPS and KATHERINE UNKNOWN:
Marriage: Abt. 1901, Copiah County, MS

Children of JOHN MILLSAPS and KATHERINE UNKNOWN are:
i. JOHN F.6 MILLSAPS, JR., b. Abt. 1902, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About JOHN F. MILLSAPS, JR.:
Census 1: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 142, April 22, 1910
Census 2: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 60, HH 406, Feb 6, 1920

ii. KATHERINE MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1919, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About KATHERINE MILLSAPS:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 60, HH 406, Feb 6, 1920

7. THOMAS JEFFERSON5 MILLSAPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON4, ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born Sep 1873 in Copiah County, Mississippi, and died Bet. 1912 – 1920 in Copiah County, Mississippi. He married PEARL JOHNSON Abt. 1905 in Copiah County, MS. She was born Abt. 1880 in Mississippi.

More About THOMAS JEFFERSON MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1880, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 26, HH 249, June 1880
Census 2: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900
Census 3: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 133, April 22, 1910

More About PEARL JOHNSON:
Census 1: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 133, April 22, 1910
Census 2: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 305, Jan 23, 1920

More About THOMAS MILLSAPS and PEARL JOHNSON:
Marriage: Abt. 1905, Copiah County, MS

Children of THOMAS MILLSAPS and PEARL JOHNSON are:
10. i. THOMAS J.6 MILLSAPS, b. 18 Dec 1905, Copiah County, Mississippi; d. 20 Apr 1983, Jacksonville, Duvall County, FLorida.
ii. WILLIAM T. MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1908, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About WILLIAM T. MILLSAPS:
Census: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 133, April 22, 1910

iii. DOROTHY J. MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1913, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About DOROTHY J. MILLSAPS:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 305, Jan 23, 1920

8. BEN HILL5 MILLSAPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON4, ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born Oct 1884 in Copiah County, Mississippi. He married EULA LEE UNKNOWN Abt. 1914 in Mississippi. She was born Abt. 1883 in Mississippi.

More About BEN HILL MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1900, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5 Crystal Springs, ED 44, HH 85, June 5, 1900
Census 2: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 426, Feb 7, 1920

More About EULA LEE UNKNOWN:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 426, Feb 7, 1920

More About BEN MILLSAPS and EULA UNKNOWN:
Marriage: Abt. 1914, Mississippi

Children of BEN MILLSAPS and EULA UNKNOWN are:
i. PAUL6 MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1915, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About PAUL MILLSAPS:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 426, Feb 7, 1920

ii. VIRGINIA MILLSAPS, b. Abt. 1917, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About VIRGINIA MILLSAPS:
Census: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 426, Feb 7, 1920

Generation No. 4

9. THOMAS JEFFERSON6 SINGLETARY (MARY BELLE5 MILLSAPS, THOMAS JEFFERSON4, ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born 12 Nov 1897 in Mississippi, and died Jan 1963 in Mississippi. He married LUCILLE UNKNOWN Abt. 1922 in Copiah County, MS. She was born Abt. 1897 in Mississippi.

More About THOMAS JEFFERSON SINGLETARY:
Census 1: 1900, Hinds County, MS, Beat 5, State Insane Hospital, HH 5, June 2, 1900
Census 2: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 58, HH 110, Apr 21, 1920
Census 3: 1930, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 15-16, HH 261, Apr 8, 1930

More About LUCILLE UNKNOWN:
Census: 1930, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 15-16, HH 261, Apr 8, 1930

More About THOMAS SINGLETARY and LUCILLE UNKNOWN:
Marriage: Abt. 1922, Copiah County, MS

Child of THOMAS SINGLETARY and LUCILLE UNKNOWN is:
i. THOMAS7 SINGLETARY, b. Abt. 1929, Copiah County, Mississippi.

More About THOMAS SINGLETARY:
Census: 1930, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 15-16, HH 261, Apr 8, 1930

10. THOMAS J.6 MILLSAPS (THOMAS JEFFERSON5, THOMAS JEFFERSON4, ELIZABETH3 HOLLIDAY, AYRES2, WILLIAM1) was born 18 Dec 1905 in Copiah County, Mississippi, and died 20 Apr 1983 in Jacksonville, Duvall County, FLorida. He married ELEANOR UNKNOWN. She died Sep 1968 in Jacksonville, Duvall County, FLorida.

More About THOMAS J. MILLSAPS:
Census 1: 1910, Copiah County, Mississippi, Beat 5, ED 38, HH 133, April 22, 1910
Census 2: 1920, Copiah County, Mississippi, Crystal Springs, ED 60, HH 305, Jan 23, 1920

Child of THOMAS MILLSAPS and ELEANOR UNKNOWN is:
i. THOMAS J.7 MILLSAPS, b. 10 Oct 1929, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; d. 01 Oct 1992, Jacksonville, Duvall County, FLorida.