Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Holliday Family Home

— Doc Holliday —

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

1. Holliday Family Home Marker

Inscription.
John Henry “Doc” Holliday was born in Griffin on August 14, 1851. The Holliday Family home where “Doc” Holliday spent his early years is believed to have been on this lot. This property was one of fourteen owned by the Holliday family on this street.

Despite being the only living child of Henry Holliday and Alice Jane McKey Holliday, “Doc” did not grow up as an only child. Doc had an adopted brother: Francisco Edalgo (born Hidalgo). Following his service during the Mexican-American war, Henry Holliday brought the orphaned Francisco to Griffin. By the time “Doc” was born in 1851, Francisco was already in his teens. Over the next few years, Francisco would leave the Holliday house to start a family of his own approximately 20 miles east of Griffin.

The Holliday household expanded in 1856 following the death of Alice Jane's father, William Land McKey. Henry was named guardian of four of his wife's siblings. The five-year-old “Doc” was joined by his young aunts and uncles ranging between the ages of 10 and 14 years old. Eight years later, some of the McKey aunts followed the Hollidays south to avoid the encroaching Civil War while the uncles were in the midst of battle.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1851.

Location.

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33° 15.229′ N, 84° 16.009′ W. Marker is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is at the intersection of West Tinsley Street and North 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on West Tinsley Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 233 W Tinsley St, Griffin GA 30223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Griffin Commercial District (approx. ¼ mile away); Founding of Griffin (approx. ¼ mile away); Pvt. J.F. Posey (approx. ¼ mile away); Cpl. A.R. Ballard (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pvt. A.J. Terrell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Capt. Raymond Doke (approx. 0.3 miles away); SSgt. Chesley Gilbert (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griffin.

Regarding Holliday Family Home. The marker is part of a self-guided driving tour focusing on John Henry “Doc” Holliday, a Griffin native best known for his involvement with Wyatt Earp and the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Ariz.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

2. Holliday Family Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,929 times since then and 265 times this year. Last updated on March 13, 2022, by Jessica L Hall of Church Creek, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.