Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 4. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 713.
 
WILLIAM W. HOLLAND

     is one of the most respected citizens of Marshfield, in Coos county. He is
a native of Oregon, his birth having occurred in this county January 19, 1865.
He is a son of David and Sarah Holland, natives of Scotland and England
respectively. David Holland emigrated to Nova Scotia in the year 1830 and from
that country removed to Maryland in 1850, where he continued to reside until
1859. He then removed to Oregon, making the journey by way of the Isthmus of
Panama, and on reaching this state he purchased a ranch of one hundred and sixty
acres located near Myrtle Point. Upon that property he established his home and
in the following spring suffered the misfortune of having his entire
improvements, together ether with all of his personal property, destroyed by the
floods which covered a large section of the territory in which he had located.
Immediately after this disaster he went to the East Port coal mines near
Marshfield and worked in them as superintendent for a period of ten years. He
purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land across the bay from Marshfield in
1872 and two years later disposed of that property and established himself as a
butcher in Marshfield. In that business he continued for two years, during which
time his wife purchased an interest in the Blanco Hotel at Marshfield. In 1880
he also became interested in that hostelry. He and his wife were associated in
conducting that property from 1886 until 1896 when they retired from active
business and maintained their residence in Marshfield until the time of their
deaths, his demise occurring in 1908 and that of his wife on the 25th of March,
1902. In their family were five children: Mrs. Simpson, of North Bend, Oregon;
Mrs. Ross, of Marshfield; Thomas D., of Seattle; William W., of this review; and
Parker B., of Marshfield, who is engaged in operating a ranch of four hundred
and thirty-seven acres located near Bandon, of which he and his brother William
W. are joint owners.
     William W. Holland was reared in his father's home and received his early
education in the public schools, while later he completed a course in the Rhode
Island Business College and was honorably graduated from that institution. He
remained at home during the life of his parents and at the age of twenty-two
years became an apprenticed shipbuilder in Marshfield, continuing until he had
mastered the trade. In 1890 he established himself in the boat-building business
at Marshfield and has so been engaged for the past twenty-two years, during
which time lie has confined his operations largely to the building of boats of
various tonnages and capacities for use on the bay and the rivers of this state.
To Mr. Holland belongs the distinction of having constructed the first gasoline
launch ever built in Marshfield. As a builder of boats he enjoys a reputation
second to none in his state and his establishment is one of the largest of its
kind in Coos county. He is the owner of a half interest in four hundred and
thirty-seven acres of ranch land near Bandon, has large interests in various
business enterprises in Marshfield and in the surrounding country and is the
owner of his beautiful residence located on one of the desirable residence
streets of that city.
     Mr. Holland is a member of Blanco Lodge, No. 48, A. F. & A. M., at
Marshfield, the Fraternal Union and the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Marshfield.
He is unmarried and by his associates and friends, who are widely distributed
throughout Coos county, he is highly esteemed for his integrity and for his
upright and consistent life.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in August 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.