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    Henry Holt[1]

    Male 1836 -


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    • Name Henry Holt 
      Born c 1836  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Notes 
      • Henry Holt's year of birth is given in some sources as 1835.
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        1870 FederalCensus, Caswell County, North Carolina, inhabitants in Dan River Township in the county of Caswell of N. Carolina, enumerated by me on the 28th day of June, 1870; post office: Yanceyville;, Saml. G. Harrison
        Dwelling house numbered in order of visitation: 233
        Families ordered in number of visitation: 233
        Holt, Henry, age at last birthday: 35; male; white; occupation: farmer; place of birth: N.
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        Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Sarah, age at last birthday: 31; female; white; occupation: keeping house; place of birth: N. Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Jane; age at last birthday: 10; female; white; occupation: at home; place of birth: N. Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Henrietta, age at last birthday: 7; female; white; occupation: at home; place of birth: N. Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Eli, age at last birthday, 11; male, white, place of birth: N. Carolina
        Holt, Calvin, age at last birthday: 2; male; white; place of birth: N. Carolina
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        Twelfth (1900) Census of the United States
        State: North Carolina; County: Caswell; Township: Milton Precinct, enumerated 13 June 1900 by Thomas M. Angle
        Number of dwellinghouse in order of visitation: 146
        Number of family in order of visitation: 146
        Holt, Henry, Head, White, Male, Date of birth: Sep 1835; age: 64; married; # of years married: 44; birthplace of this person and both parents: North Carolina; occupation: farmer; months not employed: 0; can read: no; can write: no; can speak English: yes; owned or rented home: owned; owned free or mortgaged: mortgaged; farm or house: house; # of farm schedule: 24.
        Sarah B., wife, white, female, born June 1840; age: 59; married; # of years married: 44; mother of how many children: 14; # of those children living: 10; birthplace of this person and of both of her parents: North Carolina; can read: no; can write: no; can speak English: yes.
        Beverly H., son, white, male, born May 1875, age: 15; single; birthplace of this person: North Carolina; occupation: farm laborer; months not employed: 1; can read: yes; can write: yes; can speak English: yes;
        Arthur D., son, white, male, born August 1886; age: 13; single; birthplace of this person: North Carolina; occupation: farm laborer; months not employed: 3; can read: yes; can write: yes.
        Powel, Mary Sue, cousin, white, femeale, born July 1887; age: 12; single, birthplace of this person and of both of her parents: North Carolina; can read: no; can write: no; can speak English: yes.
        Note: Beverly Holt was born in 1884, not 1875. The enumerator for the 1900 census made a mistake or was given incorrect information. Mary Sue Powell, born July 1887, was counted in the Henry Holt household as a 12-year-old cousin. (She was probably the niece of Sarah Powell Holt.) Source: Twelfth Census of the U.S., June 13, 1900, Milton Precinct, Caswell County, North Carolina.
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        More About HENRY HOLT:
        Burial: Caswell County, North Carolina
        Occupation: Farmer
        More About HENRY HOLT and SARAH POWELL:
        Marriage: November 28, 1856, Person County, North Carolina31
        Children of SARAH POWELL and HENRY HOLT are:
        i. ELI5 HOLT32,33, b. Abt. 185933; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, Caswell County, North Carolina.
        Notes for ELI HOLT:
        Eli Holt does not show up in the 1880 or later censuses for this family, which may mean that he died sometime between 1870 and 1880.
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        According to Juanita Shreve, 15 Hillview Road, St. Matthews, South Carolina, 29135-9432, Jmshr999@aol.com, Eli Holt was born in 1866. I do not know her source.
        5. ii. SARAH JANE HOLT, b. 1862, North Carolina; d. February 29, 1928.
        6. iii. HENRIETTA HOLT, b. November 15, 1863, North Carolina; d. October 31, 1941.
        7. iv. CALVIN LEA HOLT, b. February 02, 1868, Milton Twp., Caswell County, North Carolina.
        8. v. JOHN D. HOLT, b. Abt. 1876, Caswell County, North Carolina; d. 1927, Caswell County, North Carolina.
        vi. DAISY HOLT34, b. Abt. 1877, Caswell County, North Carolina35; m. MASTIN POWELL35.
        9. vii. BEVERLY HENRY HOLT, b. May 20, 1884, Milton Twp., Caswell County, North Carolina; d. March 01, 1975, Norfolk (independent city), Virginia.
        viii. ARTHUR D. HOLT36,37, b. August 04, 1886, Caswell County, North Carolina38,39; d. February 1967, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana39.
        ix. NANCY HOLT40, b. 1859, North Carolina41; d. 1868, Caswell County, North Carolina41.
        Notes for NANCY HOLT:
        Nancy Holt died at about nine years of age. Source: Raymond V. Ware, 4669 Walters Mill Road, Providence, North Carolina 27315
        x. SUSAN C. HOLT42, b. 1874, Caswell County, North Carolina43; m. JOHN BRANDON44.
        xi. NEALIE HOLT44, b. Caswell County, North Carolina45; m. JUNE BRANDON46.
        xii. RICHARD B. HOLT46,47, b. 1871, Caswell County, North Carolina47; m. MOLLIE TURNER48.
        xiii. SPURGEON HOLT48, b. Bef. 1900, North Carolina49; d. Bef. 1900, Caswell County, North Carolina49.
        Notes for SPURGEON HOLT:
        Spurgeon Holt died at the age of three years. Source: Raymond V. Ware, 4669 Walters Mill Road, Providence, North Carolina 27315
        xiv. AUDRY HOLT50, b. Bef. 1900, North Carolina51; d. Bef. 1900, Caswell County, North Carolina51.
        Notes for AUDRY HOLT:
        Audry was killed at the age of twenty-one years. Source: Raymond V. Ware, 4669 Walters Mill Road, Providence, North Carolina 27315
        The 1900 Federal census for Caswell Co NC shows an Arthur D. Holt who was born August 1886.
      • 2. HENRY2 HOLT (RICHARD1)10,11 was born September 08, 1834 in Milton Twp., Caswell County, North Carolina12,13, and died July 10, 1903 in Caswell County, North Carolina14. He married SARAH JANE PARKSDALE POWELL15,16 November 28, 1856 in Person County, North Carolina17, daughter of BIGGERS POWELL and GILLIE LIPSCOMB. She was born June 12, 1840 in Halifax County, North Carolina18,19, and died October 05, 1933 in Dan River Township, Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina20.
      Person ID I14150  Devin Timber
      Last Modified 26 Feb 2012 

      Family Sarah Jane Parksdale Powell,   b. 12 Jun 1840, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married 28 Nov 1856  Person Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Last Modified 28 Dec 2011 
      Family ID F4415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        Notes for HENRY HOLT:
        The sources for Henry Holt and his parents, his wife Sarah Powell and her parents, and their children come from the research of Mary Leigh Boisseau, 3240 Drury Lane, Danville, Virginia24540-6132, which was commissioned by Raymond V. Ware, 4669 Walters Mill Road, Providence, North Carolina 27315. Mary Leigh listed her sources all together so I cannot be sure which facts came from which sources. Those sources: Person County and Caswell County, North Carolina, and Halifax County, Virginia 1850, 1860 and 1870 Federal Censuses; Person County MB's; Caswell County Death Register and M.B.s; Halifax County Virginia 1850 Federal Census.
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        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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        Holt, Henry, Private, Company H, 48th NC Regiment
        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.
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        Source: North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, page 462
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        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.
        Witness: W. E. Brady
        Henry (his mark) Holt
        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.