Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell

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.

Sarah married Henry Holt on 28 Nov 1856 in Person County, North Carolina. Henry was born on 08 Sep 1834 in Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 10 Jul 1903 in Caswell County, North Carolina; was buried in Holt Family Cemetery (Highway 62 Between Milton and Yanceyville). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1880 US Census
Name: S. J. Holt
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At Home
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father's name: Henry Holt
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's name: S. E. Holt
Mother's birthplace: NC

Sarah married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1880 US Census
Name: Henrietta Holt
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At Home
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father's name: Henry Holt
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's name: S. E. Holt
Mother's birthplace: NC

Henrietta married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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]

Calvin married Martha Barksdale Powell about 1914. Martha was born about 1899 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

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:

1880 US Census
Name: S. C. Holt
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father's name: Henry Holt
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's name: S. E. Holt
Mother's birthplace: NC

Susan married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1880 US Census
Name: John Holt
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
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

Notes:

1880 US Census
Name: Dasie Holt
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father's name: Henry Holt
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's name: S. E. Holt
Mother's birthplace: NC

She may have married a Powell.

Daisy married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1900 US Census
Name: Beveley h Holt
Home in 1900: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White

Some family members give 20 May 1884 as the birth date of Beverly Henry Holt, while some records show May 1885.

The obituary of his brother, Calvin Lee Holt, refers to a B. H. Holt living in Norfolk (presumably in Virginia).

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BEVERLEY HENRY HOLT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, BEVERLEY HENRY HOLT, of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all former Wills and Codicils heretofore by me at any time made.

FIRST: I direct that all of my just debts, funeral expenses, charges of administration and all taxes, both Federal and State, be paid out of my residuary estate.
SECOND: All of the rest, residue and remainder of my property and estate, real, personal, mixed, tangible and intangible, and wheresoever situated, I give, devise and bequeath unto my hereinafter named Executor as Trustee, upon the following trust:
My said Executor and Trustee shall sell and dispose of all of the said assets of my estate and convert the same into cash and shall pay and distribute the net proceeds thereof, after payment of all estate debts and expenses of administration, unto the following named beneficiaries in equal shares:
A one-fourth share unto my son, FRED E. HOLT, subject to his being located, or his descendants being located as hereinafter provided;
A one-fourth share unto my son, LESLIE E. HOLT, of Norfolk, Virginia;
A one-fourth share unto my daughter, EDNA HOLT BEALE, of Norfolk, Virginia;
A one-fourth share unto my son, ALVIN H. HOLT, of Norfolk, Virginia.
Should any of my said children predecease me leaving issue surviving, such issue shall take the parent's share, per stirpes.
At the present time the whereabouts of my son, FRED E. HOLT, is not known. I direct my said Executor and Trustee to make a reasonable effort to locate my son, FRED E. HOLT, after my decease, or to locate his then living descendants should he have predeceased me, or have died prior to his being located; should my Executor and Trustee be unable to locate him within a period of five yars following my death, or be unable to locate his descendants if he be dead, then I give, devise and bequeath the one-fourth share provided for him unto my other children then living and to the then living descendants of any that may then be deceased, per stirpes.
THIRD: The Executor and Trustee is hereby granted the usual flexible powers granted to testamentary trustees, and is hereby expressly granted the power to sell and dispose of any and all of my property and estate; real and personal, especially my real property known as 1308 West 38th Street, Norfolk, Virginia, and give good and sufficient title deeds to the purchaser or purchasers thereof; and my Trustee is also granted full and flexible powers in the matter of investment of the share of FRED E. HOLT during the period of time allotted for his location, and the Trustee is not confined to any particular list of securities but the Trustee may, in his discretion, invest in any security including common stocks, which, in the judgement of the Trustee, is a good and proper investment, not requiring any particular percentage of income.
FOURTH: I hereby nominate and appoint J. RANDOLPH DAVIS, of Norfolk, Virginia, the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, and the Trustee of the above mentioned trust provisions as to the share of FRED E. HOLT. Should he predecease me, resign or otherwise fail to qualify, then in that event, I hereby nominate and appoint ROBERT T. F. BOYD, of Norfolk, Virginia, the Executor and Trustee of this my Last Will and Testament. I direct that no surety be required of either of them.
I hereby authorize my Executor to sell, mortgage, lease or convey any and all of my property at public or private sale, at any time and at any place, and for any price and upon any terms as to cash or credit, as he, in his discretion, shall deem proper, and I hereby authorize him to make all conveyances and to execute any legal documents that may be necessary for the execution of this power as fully as I myself could do were I alive.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of July, 1966.

Beverly Henry Holt

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, three competent witnesses, who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witness thereto, in the presence of the said Testator, and of each other.

Mary Jane Bockuis Norfolk, Va.
Joan L. Cooke Norfolk, Va.
J. Randolph Davis Norfolk, Virginia
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CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BEVERLEY HENRY HOLT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, BEVERLEY HENRY HOLT, of Norfolk, Virginia, beong sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated the 11th day of July, 1966.
FIRST: I hereby amend the first paragraph of the fourth item of my said Will of July 11, 1966, by making the following change:
FOURTH: I hereby nominate and appoint my son, Leslie E. Holt, and my daughter, Edna Holt Beale, both of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, as Co-Executors of my said Last Will and Testament. I direct that no surety be required of either of my said son or my said daughter.
SECOND: I hereby reaffirm all other provisions of my said Will of July 11, 1966.
WITNESS my hand this 25th day of July, 1966.

Beverly Henry Holt
Beverly H. Holt
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament of July 11, 1966, in the presence of us, three competent witnesses, who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witness thereto, in the presence of the said Testator and of each other.

Mary Jane Bockius Norfolk, Virginia
Joan L. Cooke Norfolk, Virginia
R. Randolph Davis Norfolk, Virginia

The above will (and codicil) was probated 3/5 1975. See clerk's order book 26 page 129

Virginia:
In the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk
This day personally appeared Leslie E. Holt, Executor and Trustee of the last will and testament of Beverly Henry Holt who departed this life on the 1st day of March, 1975, and made oath that to the best of his knowledge and belief, the following names are all of the heirs at law of the said decedent; and that he has made diligent search and inquiry as to the names, ages and addresses of such heirs, and believes the same to be true and correct.

Beverly married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1900 US Census
Name: Arthur D Holt
Home in 1900: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White

Notes:

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

Notes:

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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

Mason married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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]

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

Notes:

Mabel M. Holt



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

History of the Poteat One-Room School (Caswell County, North Carolina.

1910 US Census
Name: Mabel M Holt
Age in 1910: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1897
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina

Mabel married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

James Thomas Holt (1899-1998)



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History of the Poteat One-Room School (Caswell County, North Carolina.

1910 US Census
Name: James T Holt
Age in 1910: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1899
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

1920 US Census
Name: James Thomas Holt
Age: 20 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Image: 1021

Name: Holt, James Thomas
City: Blanche
County: Caswell
State: NC
Year: 1926
Class: Senior
School: Duke University

He was living in Julian, North Carolina, at the time of his father's death. Source: Obituary of Calvin Lee Holt

Julian--James Thomas Holt, 99, of 6247 Nat Rd., died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at Moses Cone Hospital, in Greensboro, following a brief illness. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 1998, at Pleasant Union United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Harry Andrews and the Rev. Greg Freeman. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A Caswell County native, Mr. Holt came to Guilford County in 1926 and began teaching at Nathanael Greene School. During a tenure of 38 years, he taught mathematics and history in Guilford, Forsyth, Rockingham Counties, retiring in 1964 from Rankin High School in Greensboro. A dedicated teacher, Mr. Holt was loved by his many students and was always interested in their lives. He was a graduate of Trinity Park Preparatory School and Duke University, where he was on the varsity cross country track and wrestling teams. A devoted member of Pleasant Union United Methodist Church, Mr. Holt served in many ways, particularly as a Sunday school teacher. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Dortha Causey Holt.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Leonidas C. Holt and Linda B. Holt of Greensboro; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Larry E. Avery of Greensboro; half-sister, Juanita Cook of Greensboro; and grandson, James Alton Holt of Julian.

The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405. Loflin Funeral Home in Ramseur is in charge of arrangements.

Source: Undated clipping from unknown newspaper furnished by Kenneth G. Holt, 7008 Albany Avenue, North Beach MD 20714-9604
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Dr. Leonidas Holt wrote and delivered the eulogy below to honor his father, James Thomas Holt, at his funeral:

As I write this for Dad, I write it for every dad, for "Dad" and "Mom" are two of the dearest words in our language. I want to relate a little perspective on the life of the man we memorialize today. He was born January 14, 1899, to humble parents, Calvin Lea Holt and Lucy (Dodson) Holt, in Caswell County. He was their fourth child. This was during the administration of William McKinley. Childhood diseases, diphtheria, whooping cough, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, and smallpox meant that reaching adulthood was questionable at best. No man had ever flown and the automobile was a rare motorized buggy. No public school system existed.

As time went along, more children were born to this couple. Calvin Lea struggled to exact a living from the soil in a county still economically devastated by the Civil War. The children joined the struggle at an early age. Though economically poor, the family was rich in love, camaraderie and religious faith. They knew how to work and how to have fun. They played various musical instruments (Dad was banjo and mandolin). These jam sessions were often joined into by neighboring families. The Wright brothers flew a powered airplane. Automobiles became more frequent.

Along in this time an event happened that so profoundly affected Dad's life that he could never talk about it. His mother, Lucy Dodson Holt, died following childbirth. "Papa Lea," as Granddaddy Holt was know, kept the family together. Aunt Mable, the oldest daughter, became the "Mom."

Dad spent a lot of time with his paternal grandparents, Henry and Sallie Powell Holt. Henry was a veteran of the Civil War. Their stories of this period of time doubtless started Dad's interest in history. 1914 found the family in another economic crisis. A severe drought devastated crops. So the three oldest boys, Mason, Greg, and Dad, went to work at a sawmill to help support the family. For several years, off and on, Dad worked in various sawmill camps. Here his education really began. Once he told us about becoming camp cook. "What did you cook?" Linda asked. "Beans and fatback!" Dad answered. "We got beans in 100 pound bags. When one ran out, we got some other kind of beans for variety."

His sawmill experiences led Dad to decide he wanted something other than a sawmill career. He moved to Milton to enter Milton Academy, the only high school in Caswell County. Completing this, he went on to Trinity Park Preparatory School in Durham. Completing thhis, he entered Trinity College. All during this time, he did various jobs to help pay for school. With family encouragement, especially from eldest brother Mason, he graduated in the second class of Duke University in 1926. While at Duke, he lettered in both track and wrestling. I asked Dad how in the world he ever got into wrestling. He said the track season was about over and one of the coaches also coached wrestling and invited him to watch a practice. Dad did watch, decided he was as tough as any of them, and joined the team. During his career he was pinned only once and that was at the U.S. Naval Academy in the third overtime.

In 1926, following college, he applied to the school board of Nathanael Greene School for a high school teaching position. He was hired. He and Mr. R. W. Utley (then school principal) boarded across the road from the school in the home of Aunt Blanch Bowman. While teaching here, his eyes fell on a young lady, Dortha Elizabeth Causey, whom he married in this church in 1932. She was his spouse for 57 years until her death in 1989. Dad's teaching career spanned 38 years until his retirement in 1964. The stories of pranks and jokes are endless. I know that he loved all his students and truly wished them well in life. One of his greatest joys was seeing them succeed.

After retirement he worked on the farm. He enjoyed his cows, tended his garden, and loved to share his produce with neighbors and friends.

The things that Dad gave us to carry on in our lives was a quiet demeanor, a sense of total honesty and fairness, and most of all a total devotion to our Christian faith. These were the solid rocks that were the foundation of his life. He loved life and his fellowman. He never wavered from knowing who he was and he never would compromise his principles for personal gain. He believed a man's word was his bond.

So please bear with us as we shed our tears. Time stooped his body, dimmed his sight, dminished his hearing. But nothing could ever diminish his spirit or squash his optimism. These memories will be with us forever.

Dad, you will always be my hero!

Source: Kenneth G. Holt, 7008 Albany Avenue, North Beach, Maryland 20714-9604

James married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Harvey Clarence Holt (1901-1988)







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History of the Poteat One-Room School (Caswell County, North Carolina.
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1910 US Census
Name: Harvey C Holt
Age in 1910: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
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

1920 US Census
Name: Heracy C Holt [Harvey C. Holt]
Age: 18 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
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Obituary of Harvey Clarence Holt

Yanceyville -- Harvey Clarence Holt, 87, of Route 1 died Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Danville, Va. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Prospect United Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Holt was a native of Caswell County and a retired farmer. Surviving are brothers, Judson G. Holt of Yanceyville, Jim Holt of Julian, sister, Mrs. Mabel Smith of Danville, Va.; half-sisters, Ms. Juanita Cook of Greensboro, Mrs. Peg Williams of Wisconsin. The family will be at Hooper Funeral Home 7-8:30 p.m. today. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files; undated clipping from unknown newspaper furnished by Kenneth G. Holt, 7008 Albany Avenue, North Beach, MD 20714-9604

Living married T.S. Webster. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Judson Grear Holt (1905-1997)









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Judson Holt Receives Award: Take Pride in America

Governor Jim Martin named Judson Holt of Yanceyville among the 31 winners statewide to receive the Take Pride in America award. Holt, a timber cruiser by profession, is a self-taught naturalist, botanist and trailblazer. Holt was selected by the Governor's blue ribbon committee from 122 nominations in 10 categories, including civic, business, youth, media, education, individual, public-private, local, and state and federal government. Holt is credited with planning, developing and marking the nature trail loop at the Cherokee Boy Scout Camp in Caswell County. Holt also developed a trail guide for the mile-long circular trail which marks and describes the various plants and wildlife habitats found along the way. The Judson Holt Trail is a recreational and education asset to Caswell County and has been used by thousands of visitors from around the state. Holt has also provided seedlings for wildlife habitat development throughout Caswell County. Holt will be recognized with a plaque during a Take Pride in America awards ceremony planned for April in Raleigh. The state's award winners will be submitted for consideration for national awards.
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History of the Poteat One-Room School (Caswell County, North Carolina.

Birth Record
Name: Judson Greer Holt
Date of Birth: 5 Sep 1905
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Calvin Lee Holt
Parent2 Name: Lucy Jane Dodson
Roll Number: B_C020_68001
Volume: 7
Page: 44
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

1910 US Census
Name: Jutson G Holt
Age in 1910: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1905
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

1920 US Census
Name: Judson G Holt
Age: 14 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1906
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
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1930 US Census
Name: Judson Holt
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1906
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Bertha E Holt
Race: White
Home in 1930: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina

The following is from The Caswell Messenger, which retains all rights:

Jimmy Kelley & Judson Holt
From the Editor (Gordon Bendall)

Caswell County lost a good man this month and another beloved citizen has been hospitalized with a case of double pneumonia. The life's work of Jimmy Kelley and Judson Holt will never be forgotten. We have much to gain from their gifts to Caswell County. Passing men and women teach us about life, but in many cases, they go too soon for us to say thanks. The lessons they have shared live on, but memories of their work sometimes make us regret. We wake up and they are gone. It's always too late. After working all their lives to make life better for their family, friends and community, it's unfortunate the last wishes of the dying are not expressed fully so we might pick up where they left off. We could say, "This is what they wanted. Let's work to make it happen." But most go quietly and leave us wondering who is going to carry on their work. It hurts more in a small community like ours because everyone seems to know everyone else.

Judson Holt, 91, is pure Caswell County -- a fighter and a gentleman. Holt has been admitted to the hospital in Halifax County near South Boston, Virginia for treatment of double pneumonia. Holt said, "My downfall was plowing my garden." A few weeks ago, the weather was cold and wet. "It was a chilling cold, all day long," he said from his hospital bed. "It was my fault altogether. I knew better." But don't count Holt out. If anyone is going to beat a case of double pneumonia at the age of 91, it's Judson Holt. As a timber cruiser all his life, Holt remained strong into his eighties, walking large tracts of timber, all day long, leaving most men behind. He amazed everyone with his strength and knowledge.

Holt is a naturalist. The names of all the plants and animals in Caswell County he knows by heart. He shares his knowledge with others and a trail is named for him by the Boy Scouts at Camp Cherokee. He cultivates wild ginseng and is able to locate the roots in the wild. Perhaps his long and happy life has something to do with that mysterious root. He also smokes tobacco all the time. "I stopped smoking about a month ago," he said this week. "The doctors told me to quit until I get better," he said with a chuckle. Holt said about five different doctors were working on him, coming in every 30 minutes giving him one thing or another. His wife, Bertha, is also in serious condition in the same hospital. "I don't know if I'm going to make it," Judson said on the telephone Monday night, almost as if he was angry he couldn't plant the row of beans he had planned for his early garden. His appreciation of Mother Nature's wonders is an inspiration to everyone. "Tell the folks, Howdy," he said, "Wish them well for me."
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Death Record
Name: Judson G. Holt
SSN: 246-54-7218
Last Residence: 24592 South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States of America
Born: 5 Sep 1905
Died: 22 May 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (1954 )
Source: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006

Links to Photographs

Judson Grear Holt Photograph

Judson Grear Holt at Poteat School

Judson married Bertha Elizabeth Butts on 21 May 1927. Bertha was born on 31 Jul 1911 in North Carolina; died on 02 May 1997 in South Boston, Halifax, Virginia U.S.A.; was buried in Shady Grove Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Daisy Elizabeth Holt (c.1915-2008)



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Birth Record
Name: Daisy Elizabeth Holt
Date of Birth: 11 Sep 1914
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Calvin Lea Holt
Parent2 Name: Martha Barksdale Holt

1920 US Census
Name: Daisey E Holt
Age: 5 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1915
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Female
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina

Daisy married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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1920 US Census
Name: Ophelia M Holt
Age: 3 years 2 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1916
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Female
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
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Name seen as Orphelia in the obituary of her father, Calvin Lee Holt.

Ophelia married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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His name was changed from Calvin Lawrence Holt to Roy Lee Holt. However, both records will be shown here to assist researchers.

Birth Record
Name: Calvin Lawrence Holt
Date of Birth: 23 Jan 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Calvin Lea Holt
Parent2 Name: Martha B Holt [Martha Barksdale Powell Holt]
Roll Number: B_C021_68003
Volume: 2
Page: 274
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

1920 US Census
Name: Roy Lea Holt
Age: 3 years 11 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1916 [believed incorrect]
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
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He was living in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, at the time of his father's death.

Roy married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Irvin married Mary T. Sage. Mary was born in 1905; died in 2000. [Group Sheet]

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]

Notes:

Larry G. Holt (1951-1951)



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Henry Gregory Holt and son Larry G. Holt.

Notes:

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: Leonard Franklin Webster
Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1933
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Catawba [Caswell]
Parent1 Name: Troy Sidney Webster
Parent2 Name: Annie Sue Webster
Roll Number: B_C021_68003
Volume: 9
Page: 484

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Leonard F Webster
Service Info.: A1C US AIR FORCE KOREA
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1933
Death Date: 26 Feb 2005
Cemetery: Lively Stones Baptist Church
Cemetery Address: Ruffin, NC 27326

Leonard married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died as an infant and is buried in the Holt family cemetery.

Notes:

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

Irvin married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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