Almon S Holloway: Murder 1st Degree

Almon S Holloway was born in most likely Ohio in about 1867 to Jessie Holloway (1834-1922)and Rachel Middleton (1834-1870).




Inmate #28947 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 18 Oct 1915
Crime: Murder 1st Degree
Term: Life
Paroled: 6 June 1927



He was married twice, first marriage was to Maggie Shoemaker(1869-1893) 10 Nov 1890 in Nebraska, They had a son.

Homer Arthur Holloway (1891-1983)

His second wife was Ida J Palamountain (1875-1915) they had a son.

Almon E Holloway born 1 Mar 1906 California 




I wonder what the motive was, newspapers do not give any clues as why? But that poor 6 year old boy was there when it happened.

I wonder how his first wife died?

He came up for parole in 1925



Almon comes from a Quaker ancestors in Ohio.  After his release from prison he went to Cummington, Iowa to live with his son Homer, that is where he spent the rest of his life dying in 1944.



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