George Myron Holley, one of the enterprising farmers of West Point Township, is pleasantly located on section 36, and busily engaged in the various pursuits of farm life. He is a gentleman in the prime of life, and a native of this State, born in Lake County, July 6, 1848. He was reared in West Point Township, and is the only son of B. J. Holley, a sketch of whom appears on another page in this work.

Our subject was but six years of age when his parents came to this county. His early life was passed in the manner common to most farmers' boys, going at an early age barefooted to the district school, and as soon as large enough, assisting in the duties around the homestead. He received careful home training and remained under the parental roof until his marriage, March 14, 1870. The maiden of his choice was Miss Elvina Albee, a native of West Point Township, and the daughter of Harvey and Betsey M. Albee. Upon commencing life together the young people located under the parental roof of the father of our subject for six years, and then moved to the farm adjoining the homestead, which constitutes their present property, and upon which our subject has effected good improvements. It embraces 161 acres of fertile land, and is supplied with all the buildings convenient for the occupation of the family and the carrying on of missed husbandry. Mr. and Mrs. Holley have one child, a daughter, Cora M., who was born in West Point Township Dec. 23, 1870. Our subject is living the quiet, unobtrusive life of a peaceful and law-abiding citizen, mixing but little in politics or local affairs, but when called upon to exercise the right of suffrage, casts his vote with the Republican party.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Ill. (1888), p. 421