Henry Gregory Holt

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Henry Gregory Holt (1895-1984)















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Next-to-Last Photograph: Henry Gregory Holt and son Larry G. Holt.

Last Photograph: Henry G. Holt and daughter Henrietta Lee Holt (1953).
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Obituary of Henry Gregory Holt (News & Advance (Lynchburg, Virginia) March 1984)

Henry Gregory Holt, 88, of Route 4, Forest, formerly of 316 Botetourt St., died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Salem. He was the husband of Margaret M. Holt. He was born in Yanceyville, N. C., a son of the late Calvin Lee and Lucy Dodson Holt. He was owner of Holt's Detective Agency for 20 years and retired as a security guard at Boonsboro Country Club. He was a member of Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon, Sunday School teacher and member of Berean Sunday School Class. He was a member of American Legion for 63 years and was commander of Post No. 16 in 1967-68.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Timmons of Lynchburg; three stepdaughters, Miss Ida M. Wright of Forest, Mrs. Bettie Lyman of Madison Heights and Mrs. Margaret Ann Boyd of Bainbridge, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Mable Smith of Danville and Mrs. Annie Sue Webster of Pelham, N.C.; three half sisters, Mrs. Ophelia Chisholm of Yanceyville, N.C., Mrs. Juanita Cook of Greensboro, N.C., and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Oshkosh, Wisc.; three brothers, Judson G. Holt and Harvey C. Holt, both of Yanceyville, and James T. Holt of Graham, N.C.; one grandchild, six step grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in Diuguid Rivermont Chapel by the Revs. Tommy Jarrett and Frank D. James and Dr. Harry T. Dixon. Burial will be in Fort Hill Memorial Park with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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1910 US Census
Name: Henry G Holt
Age in 1910: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina

He was living in Lynchburg, Virginia, at the time of his father's death. Source: Obituary of Calvin Lee Holt. There he operated a detective agency for over twenty years.

Henry married Margaret Louise Massie Miller about 1950. Margaret was born on 14 Sep 1917; died on 01 Dec 1998. [Group Sheet]

1. Larry G. Holt was born on 17 Apr 1951; died on 20 Dec 1951.

Henry married Ruby Davis on 22 Oct 1916 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Ruby was born about 1895. [Group Sheet]

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Calvin Lea Holt









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First Photograph: Calvin Lea Holt Children (From left to right):

Back Row: Henry Gregory Holt, Roy Lee Holt, Ophelia M. Holt, Harvey Clarence Holt, Mason L. Holt, Judson Grear Holt , James Thomas Holt

Middle Row: Daisy Elizabeth Holt, Calvin Lea Holt, Mabel M. Holt

Front Row: Anna Sue Holt, Juanita Holt

Second Photograph: Calvin Lea Holt (on left) and Unidentified Man. While this photograph purportedly is Calvin Lea Holt, born 1867, it is suspect. The dress and apparent age of the man call into question whether it could be an image of someone born in 1867. He also changed his name to Roy Lee Holt.

Third Photograph: Calvin Lea Holt House.

Fourth Photograph: Death notice.
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Seen as Calvin Lee Holt in some records but the Holt family has his name as Calvin Lea Holt. Note that his name was changed to Roy Lee Holt.

Birth date also seen as 2 February 1867 and 1868. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files.

1880 US Census
Name: C. L. Holt
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: Henry Holt
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's name: S. E. Holt
Mother's birthplace: NC

In the 1910 US Census (Milton Township, Caswell County) Calvin Lea Holt was shown as widowed and 42 years old. His mother, Sallie B. Holt (age 64 and widowed) was living in his household.

1910 US Census
Name: Calvin L Holt
Age in 1910: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Calvin L Holt 42
Sallie B Holt 47
Mason L Holt 18
Henry G Holt 14
Mabel M Holt 13
James T Holt 11
Harvey C Holt 8
Annie S Holt 6
Jutson G Holt 5
Herbert E Holt 3

1920 US Census
Name: Lea Holt
Age: 52 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Home owned: Rent
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Image: 1021

1930 US Census
Name: Calvin L Holt
Age: 62
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Martha Holt
Race: White
Home in 1930: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina

Death Record (Unconfirmed)
Name: Calvin L Holt
Death Date: 24 Jul 1942
Death County: Caswell
Death State: North Carolina
Race: W
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

Obituary of Calvin Lee Holt

Yanceyville, N.C., Dec. 3 -- Funeral services for Calvin Lee Holt, who died Wednesday at his home here, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m.from Yanceyville Baptist church. Interment will be in the family cemetery. He was born in Caswell Co., Feb. 29, 1867, son of the late Henry and Sallie Powell Holt. All of his life was spent in the county and he was a member of Shilo Baptist Church. Survivors include five daughters and six sons: Mrs. Juanita Arnold of Yanceyville, Mrs. Peggy Williams of Sugar Bush, Wisc., Mrs. J. E. Smith of Sutherlin, Va., Mrs. Orphelia Chims and Mrs Annie Sue Webster of Danville, Harvey and Judson Holt of Yanceyville, H. G. of Lynchburg, Mason of Sutherlin, J. T. of Julian, N.C., and Roy Lee Holt of Walnut cove. Also left are: a brother, B. H. Holt of Norfolk, 33 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Source: Newspaper clipping undated and newspaper not stated in the files of the CCHA.

Calvin married Lucy Jane Dodson on 12 Dec 1889. Lucy was born about 1873 in Virginia; died before 1910 in Caswell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

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Lucy Jane Dodson

Also seen as Lucy E. Dodson and born February 1867 in North Carolina.
Apparently died in childbirth (with the child as well).

Holt family sources report that Lucy Jane Dodson, the first wife of Calvin Lea Holt, died in childbirth. If correct, and if her last child was Herbert E. Holt, shed died c. 1908. The only known image of her is a portrait done by an itinerant artist, which is in the possession of her granddaughter.



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Henry Holt (1834-1903)



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From Family Records: Henry Holt (Co H 18 Regiment Infantry CSA Sept 8, 1834-July 10, 1903).

Holt, Henry, Private, Company H, 48th NC Regimetn: Resided in Davidson or Caswell County and enlisted in Wayne County on May 8, 1862, for the war. Reported present in September-October, 1862. Detailed as a shoemaker at Danville, Virginia, on or about November 15, 1862. Reported on detail as a shoemaker through June 25, 1864. Rejoined the company on an unspecified date. Reported present in September-October, 1864. Captured at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, April 2, 1865. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout on June 14, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance. Source: North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, page 462. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files

Certificate of Release of Prisoner of War
Head Quarters, Point Lookout, MD.
Provost Marshal's Office, June 14, 1865
I hereby Certify that H. Holt
Prisoner of War, having this day taken the Oath of Allegiance to
the United States, is in conformity with instructions from the War
Department, hereby released and discharged.
In witness whereof, I hereunto affix my official Signature and Stamp.
A. W. Brady
Maj. and Provost Marshal.

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United States of America
I, Henry Holt, of the County of Caswell Co, State of N.C., do solemnly swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign; that I will bear true faith, allegiance, and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or laws of any State, Convention, or Legislature, to the contrary notwithstanding; and further, that I will faithfully perform all the duties which may be required of me by the laws of the United States; and I take the oath freely and voluntarily without any mental reservation or evasion whatever.

Henry (his mark) Holt
Witness: W. E. Brady

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Fourteenth day of June, A.D. 1865
A. W. Brady, Major(?) __ __ ______
The above-named has fr (fair?) complexion, blk hair, and _____ ______, and is six feet ?1/8 inches high.

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Oath and Parole

"I do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of the States thereunder; and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court; and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion, having reference to slaves, so long and so far as not modified or declared void by decision of the Supreme Court,--So help me God; and I give my solemn parole of honor (to be enforced according to military law,) that I will hold no correspondence with, or afford any aid or comfort to any enemies or opposers of the United States, save as an act of humanity, to administer to the necessities of individuals, who are in sickness or distress; and I solemnly declare that this Oath and Parole is taken and given freely and willingly, without any mental reservation or evasion whatever, and with full intention to keep the same."

Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files

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May have had children named Nealie Holt who married June Brandon and a Spurgeon Holt. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files.
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Henry married Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell on 28 Nov 1856 in Person County, North Carolina. Sarah was born on 12 Jun 1840 in North Carolina; died on 05 Oct 1933 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; was buried in Holt Family Cemetery (Highway 62 Between Milton and Yanceyville). [Group Sheet]

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Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell (1840-1933)



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Her birth state is shown in the census reports both as North Carolina and Virginia. And, one researcher shows Virginia as the birth state (Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files).

The 1880 US Census shows her name as Sarah E.

Name: S. E. Holt
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Spouse's name: Henry Holt
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's birthplace: NC

The 1900 US Census shows her as the 59-year-old wife of Henry Holt. She reported having 14 children, 10 of which were alive.

1900 US Census
Name: Sarah B Holt
Home in 1900: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White

The 1910 US Census shows 64-year-old Sallie B. Holt widowed and living in the household of her son, Calvin Lea Holt. She reported having 14 children, 8 of which were alive. Thus, two children apparently died in the 1900-1910 period. She was born in Virginia, as were her parents.

1910 US Census
Name: Sallie B Holt
Age in 1910: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1863 [questionable]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: Virginia

Death Record
North Carolina State Board of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Standard Certificate of Death
1. Place of Death
Registered No.: 20
County: Caswell State: N.C.
Township: Dan River
City: Blanche, N.C.
2. Full Name: Mrs. Sarah Holt
Residence: Blanche, N.C.
Personal and Statistical Particulars
3. Sex: Female
4. Color or Race: White
5. Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: Widowed
6. Date of birth: not answered
7. Age: 92 years
8. Occupation: Housewife
9., 10. and 11. ask occupation questions not relevant and not answered
12. Birthplace: Halifax County, Virginia
13. Father's Name: Biggest(sic) Powell
14. Birthplace of Father: Halifax County, Virginia
15. Mother's Maiden Name: Gillie Whitlock
16. Mother's Birthplace: Halifax County, Virginia
17. Informant: C. L. Holt
Address: Blanche, N.C.
18. Burial, Cremation or Removal: Family Cmty Date: Oct. 6, 1933
19. Undertaker: Swidegood's(?) Home
20. Filed: Nov. 1, 1933
Medical Certificate of Death
21. Date of Death: Oct. 5, 1933
22. I hereby certify that I attended deceased from: Did not attend
The principal cause of death and related causes of importance in order of onset were as follows: arteriosclerosis
23. If death was due to external causes (violence), fill in also the following: Not relevant, not answered
24. Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? Not relevant, not answered
(Signed) Mrs. James Slade, Registrar Address: Blanche, N.C.

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Marriage Record
Groom: Henry Holt; bride: Sallie Powell; date: 28 Nov 1856; county: Person; bondsman: Dolphin Holt. Source: Marriage Bonds in NC to 1868 (Grooms), http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwellis/NCto1868

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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Bigers Powell
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Person, North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Bigers Powell 43
Gilly Powell 37
William B Powell 19
Jerald Powell 16
Thomas B Powell 14
James C Powell 12
Henry E Powell 10
Sarah Powell 8
Mary C Powell 6
Minerva W Powell 0

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Bigger Powell
Home in 1880: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Gilly
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Bigger Powell 71
Gilly Powell 68
Mineroor Powell 30
Mastine Powell 25


Early ancestors of Louise Powell Butler
My great-great-great-grandparents on my gg grandfathers' side were Mastin Powell and Mary called "Polly" Carter. He was a settler, tavern keeper, owener of a race track and slaves. They resided about 8 miles below Milton, NC on Powell Creek, Halifax Co., VA now Turberville. They had nine children:
> Carter, 5/6/1800-10/26/1857, married Sarah Bates Moore,
1/31/1804-10/21/1877, 6/22/1822; Elizabeth married Gerald Powell, her uncle, 12/24/1816;
Biggers married Gillie Lipscomb, 6/16/1829;
John Bibb married Nancy Carter;
Nancy T. married Richard Carter;
Mary Ann married Green Carter;
William Jefferson married Elizabeth Allen Carter;
Susan married Jackson "Jack" her nephew;
Harriett I. married, 1st Joseph Yarbrough and, 2nd, Henry Laws. Most of their children settled in and around
Caswell County, NC and Danville, VA Source: Information from Uncle Walter B. Powell, Great Aunt Fleetwood Powell, Stanfield Family Bible, paper written by Charlie Stanfield
to Uncle Walter B. Powell and wills.
> > > >
> > > > END of EXTRACTION

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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Bigers Powell
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Person, North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Bigers Powell 43
Gilly Powell 37
William B Powell 19
Jerald Powell 16
Thomas B Powell 14
James C Powell 12
Henry E Powell 10
Sarah Powell 8
Mary C Powell 6
Minerva W Powell 0

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Bigger Powell
Home in 1880: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Gilly
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Bigger Powell 71
Gilly Powell 68
Mineroor Powell 30
Mastine Powell 25

Biggers married Gillie Whitlock Lipscomb on 16 Jun 1829 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. Gillie was born about 1812 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Clement Lipscomb married Sarah B. Edwards on Dec. 23, 1811, Halifax Co., Va. Her nickname was "Sally"; she was living near Milton, Caswell Co., N. C., aft. 1812, and is shown living in Halifax Co., Va. in the 1850 Census. She died June 16, 1869, Halifax Co., Va. Her father, John Edwards, in Dec. 1848, "John Edwards, Sr. left 1/3 of estate to daughter, Sarah B. Lipscombe." This marriage, which occurred on Dec. 23, 1811, Halifax Co., Va., is also shown in the book, "LIPSCOMB 300 YEARS IN AMERICA." Also, Gilley W. Lipscomb and John J. Lipscomb were brothers, Gilley being about 11 years older. Source: Raymond Ryan/rwryan295@verizon.net