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Alva Ratta Holcomb 1868–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1868

Birth Location: White County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 28 September 1929

Death Location: Cleveland, White County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Mayberry Pruitt

Mother: Mary Freeman

Spouse(s): James Holcomb

Children(s): George Holcomb, Walter Holcomb, James Holcomb, Richard Holcomb, Joseph Holcomb, Anabelle Westmoreland, Henry Holcomb, Mary Cobb

Alva Ratta Holcomb was born in 1868 in White County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Mayberry Pressley Pruitt And Mary Elizabeth Freeman. In 1880, Alva Ratta Holcomb resided in Blue Creek, White, Georgia, USA. Alva Ratta Holcomb married James Jackson Holcomb, and had children including Anabelle Westmoreland, George Burton Holcomb, Henry Payton Holcomb, James Hubbard Holcomb, Joseph Millard Holcomb, Mary Lois Cobb, Richard Arnold Holcomb, Walter Franklin Holcomb. Alva Ratta Holcomb passed away in 1929 in Cleveland, White County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alva Ratta Holcomb was born in 1868 in White County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Mayberry Pressley Pruitt And Mary Elizabeth Freeman.
  • In 1880, Alva Ratta Holcomb resided in Blue Creek, White, Georgia, USA.
  • Alva Ratta Holcomb married James Jackson Holcomb, and had children including Anabelle Westmoreland, George Burton Holcomb, Henry Payton Holcomb, James Hubbard Holcomb, Joseph Millard Holcomb, Mary Lois Cobb, Richard Arnold Holcomb, Walter Franklin Holcomb.
  • Alva Ratta Holcomb passed away in 1929 in Cleveland, White County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alva Holcomb's Ancestors

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Alva Holcomb
1868–1929
Birth Place: White County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Mayberry Pressley Pruitt
1836–1902
South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Freeman
1843–1905
Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Reason (Daniel) Pruitt
1804–
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Delila Pruitt
1806–1852
South Carolina
William (Allen "Yerby”) Freeman
1817–1870
South Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Elvira) Kenimer
1819–1883
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Pruitt
1766–1850
Judith
1780–1850
Shadrack Farmer
1755–1836
Barney Freeman
1793–1876
Margaret McCollum
1799–1870
Moses Kennemore
1776–1826
Rosannah Anderson
1775–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (VA\NC)
1738–1838
Elizabeth Prewitt
1729–1790
Martha Moore\Freeman
1766–1850
Needham Freeman\Moore
1758–1848

Alva Holcomb's Descendants

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Alva (Ratta) Holcomb (22 January 1868–28 September 1929) m. James (Jackson) Holcomb (10 November 1861–15 July 1947)
  1. 1. George (Burton) Holcomb 1889–1971 m. Cora Holcomb 1891–
    1. 1. James Holcomb 1922–
    2. 2. Walter (F) Holcomb 1924–2009
  2. 2. Walter (Franklin) Holcomb 1887–1962 m. Mary Holcomb 1893–
    1. 1. Lillie (Gladys) Holcomb 1914–2016
    2. 2. Mary (Willene) Holcomb 1918–2012
    3. 3. Lorene (H.) English 1921–1990
  3. 3. James (Hubbard) Holcomb 1907–1986 m. Lou (Emma) Halcomb 1910–
  4. 4. Richard (Arnold) Holcomb 1897–1919
  5. 5. Joseph (Millard) Holcomb 1892–1976 m. Unar Halcomb 1896–
    1. 1. Mary (J) Halcomb 1925–
  6. 6. Anabelle Westmoreland 1901–1998 m. Robert Westmoreland 1905–
  7. 7. Henry (Payton) Holcomb 1904–1973 m. Geneva Halcomb 1910–1995
    1. 1. Curtis Holcomb 1936–2012
  8. 8. Mary (Lois) Cobb 1914–2004

Alva Holcomb's Timeline

3 Records

1868
22 January 1868
Birth of Alva Ratta Holcomb in White County, Georgia, United States of America
White County, Georgia, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 12
Alva Ratta Holcomb resided here in Blue Creek, White, Georgia, USA
Blue Creek, White, Georgia, USA
1929
28 September 1929
Age 61
Death of Alva Ratta Holcomb in Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America
Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1868
    Event Place: White County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Blue Creek, White, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1929
    Event Place: Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cleveland, White County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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