Joshua married Nancy Palmer on 2 Dec 1838 in Sterling,,Massachusetts, USA. Nancy (daughter of Joseph Palmer and Nancy Thompson) was born on 3 Jun 1813 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Mar 1893 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edwin Holman was born on 2 Sep 1839; died in Nov 1862.
2. Nelson Holman was born on 16 Dec 1842; died on 11 Apr 1920.
3. Alvin Holman was born on 1 Feb 1845 in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Aug 1928 in Melrose or Leominster,,Massachusetts, USA.
4. Mandana Holman was born on 16 Mar 1847; died on 12 Jul 1922.
5. Joseph P. Holman was born on 16 Jan 1850; died on 5 Jun 1933.