 Joseph William Holliday, orphaned at an early age, inherited a share in the sizable estate of his father, but his inheritance was quickly squandered by his guardian and he soon found himself working for uncaring relatives as an indentured servant.Despite the unhappy start, Holliday worked hard, gave himself a good education, and grew prosperous.His early experience was the fire that forged his success and an iron resolve from which he was known throughout the states coastal plain.