Vincent Holt

Notes:

Data provided to the Caswell County Historical Association by a Holt family ancestor.

Notes:

1880 US Census
Name: R. B. Holt
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
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

Richard married Mary Elizabeth Turner on 14 Dec 1892 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Green Washington Turner and Harriett Elizabeth Powell) was born about 1871. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Elizabeth Turner



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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Turner
Home in 1880: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Dau (Daughter)
Father's Name: Green Turner
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Harriet Turner
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At Home
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Green Turner 62
Harriet Turner 48
Edward Turner 22
William Turner 20
James Turner 19
Samuel Turner 17
Perry Turner 14
George Turner 12
Mary Turner 10
Emma Turner 8
Biggers Turner 6
Jasper Turner 3

Notes:

North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
Groom's Name: Richard Bijas Holt
Groom's Birth Date: 1870
Groom's Age: 22
Bride's Name: Mary Elizabeth Turner
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1892
Marriage Place: Caswell, North Carolina
Groom's Father's Name: Henry Holt
Groom's Mother's Name: Sallie B. Holt
Bride's Father's Name: Green Turner
Bride's Mother's Name: Harriet
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Bride's Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75234-5
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 540255

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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.

Notes:

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

Notes:

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Turner
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Southern District, Halifax, Virginia
Family Number: 918
Household Members: Name Age
Green Turner 33
Harriet Turner 23
Elizabeth Turner 45

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Turner
Age in 1860: 35
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Southern District, Halifax, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Halifax Court House
Household Members: Name Age
Green Turner 35
Harriett Turner 25
Martha Turner 7
Lea Turner 9
Fleming Turner 6
Edward Turner 2
Wm G Turner 6/12

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Turner
Home in 1880: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Harriet Turner
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Green Turner 62
Harriet Turner 48
Edward Turner 22
William Turner 20
James Turner 19
Samuel Turner 17
Perry Turner 14
George Turner 12
Mary Turner 10
Emma Turner 8
Biggers Turner 6
Jasper Turner 3

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Green W Turner
Home in 1900: Dan River, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Age: 82
Birth Date: Oct 1818
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Spouse's Name: Harriet E Turner
Marriage year: 1850
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 50
Household Members: Name Age
Green W Turner 82
Harriet E Turner 65
William Turner 40
Edward Turner 42
Tillie Turner 22
Annie M Turner 6
Annie L Turner 4

Green married Harriett Elizabeth Powell on 27 Dec 1849 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Harriett (daughter of Biggers Powell and Gillie Whitlock Lipscomb) was born in 1832 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.; died on 15 Aug 1922 in Caswell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Aged Woman Dies In Caswell County: Mrs. Harriett Turner who died near Providence in Caswell county, N. C. yesterday morning will be buried early this afternoon at Mountain Hill. Mrs. Turner succumbed at the age of 92 years and six months to the infirmities of old age after a short illness. She was a daughter of Briggous [Biggers] Powell and it is said she is survived 127 descendants.

Source: The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 16 August 1922 (Page 1).
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Harriet E Turner
Age in 1910: 78
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1910: Pelham, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
William G Turner 50
Harriet E Turner 78

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Harriet E Turner
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 88 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1009
Household Members: Name Age
George Turner 52
Mamie P Turner 41
Earl C Turner 16
Ida E Turner 11
Harriet E Turner 88
William Turner 58

Green Washington Turner b: MAR 1818 in Halifax County, Virginia

Married: 27 DEC 1849 in Caswell County, North Carolina
Note:

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Groom: Green Turner
Bride: Harriett E Powell
Bond_Date: 27 Dec 1849
Bond #: 000018708
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 006436
County: Caswell
Record #: 01 313
Bondsman: John W. White
Witness: N. J. Palmer

Children

Has No Children Fleming Lipscomb Turner b: 27 AUG 1856
Has No Children Edward W. Turner b: ABT 1860
Has No Children Emma Turner
Has Children Mary Elizabeth Turner b: ABT 1871
Has No Children Biggers Turner
Has No Children Jasper James Turner
Has No Children George Turner
Has No Children Perry Turner
Has No Children Martha Turner
Has No Children Leah Lea Turner
Has No Children William G. Turner
Has No Children Samuel Turner
Has No Children James TurnerAged Woman Dies In Caswell County: Mrs. Harriett Turner who died near Providence in Caswell county, N. C. yesterday morning will be buried early this afternoon at Mountain Hill. Mrs. Turner succumbed at the age of 92 years and six months to the infirmities of old age after a short illness. She was a daughter of Briggous [Biggers] Powell and it is said she is survived 127 descendants.

Source: The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 16 August 1922 (Page 1).

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Harriet E Turner
Age in 1910: 78
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1910: Pelham, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
William G Turner 50
Harriet E Turner 78

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Harriet E Turner
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 88 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1009
Household Members: Name Age
George Turner 52
Mamie P Turner 41
Earl C Turner 16
Ida E Turner 11
Harriet E Turner 88
William Turner 58

Notes:

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Groom: Green Turner
Bride: Harriett E Powell
Bond_Date: 27 Dec 1849
Bond #: 000018708
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 006436
County: Caswell
Record #: 01 313
Bondsman: John W. White
Witness: N. J. Palmer

Notes:

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