Brenda Ruth Holt

Notes:

Calvin Clay Holt (1922-2009)



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Sutherlin, Virginia (GoDanRiver.com, 27 March 2009) - Calvin Clay Holt, 86, of 1188 Laurel Grove Rd, Sutherlin, VA died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in Danville Regional Medical Center, Danville, VA. Born November 26, 1922 in Halifax County, VA, he was the son of the late Mary Sue Dodson Holt and the late Mason Lea Holt. He was married for 42 years to Ruth Jones Holt who preceded him in death. He was a member of Laurel Grove Baptist Church. He was postmaster at Sutherlin for 30 years and was an honor graduate of Wilson Memorial High School.

He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force from March 1943 to February, 1946. He had active duty in WWII, 5th Army Air Corps, 478th Air Service Squadron, New Guinea, Philippine Islands, (Leyte) Ie Shima, and Japan Occupation. He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Belton and husband, Jeff of Chatham and two sisters, Edith H. Kendrick of Danville and Frances H. Daniel of Providence, NC. In addition to his wife and parents, he was predeceased by a daughter, Brenda Ruth Holt.

Funeral service will be held Friday, March 27, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Norris Funeral Services Chapel, 3995 Franklin Tpke, Danville with Rev. Clark Crowder officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Burial Park, Danville. American Legion Post 1097 will conduct military honors. Family will receive friends Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Norris Funeral Services and at other times will be at the residence of his daughter, 1021 North Fairview Road, Chatham, VA. Norris Funeral Services, Inc., and Crematory, Danville is serving the Holt family.

Calvin married Ruth Jones. Ruth died before 25 Mar 2009. [Group Sheet]

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Also seen as Marvin Holt. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files

Birth Record
Name: Mason Lea Holt
Date of Birth: 31 Oct 1891
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Calvin Lea Holt
Parent2 Name: Lucy E Dodson
Roll Number: B_C020_68001
Volume: 5
Page: 33
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

1910 US Census
Name: Mason L Holt
Age in 1910: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
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

World War I Draft Registration Card
Name: Mason Lea Holt
City: Not Stated
County: Halifax
State: Virginia
Birthplace: North Carolina;United States of America
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1891
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1984718
DraftBoard: 0
Source Information: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005

World War II Draft Registration Card
Name: Mason Lea Holt
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1891
Residence: Halifax, Virginia
Birth: Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Roll: WW2_2370169
Source: Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006

He was living in Sutherlin, North Carolina (Virginia?), at the time of his father's death. Source: Obituary of Calvin Lee Holt

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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]

Notes:

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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