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David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden 1820–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1820

Birth Location: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1918

Death Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Holden

Mother: Catherine Merryman

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lou Holden

David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden was born in 1820 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Richard Holden And Catherine Katy Merryman. David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden had children including Lou Crete Lula Holden. David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden passed away in 1918 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden was born in 1820 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Richard Holden And Catherine Katy Merryman.
  • David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden had children including Lou Crete Lula Holden.
  • David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden passed away in 1918 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Holden
1796–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JH
Catherine Merryman
1802–1887
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
CM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lou Holden
1882–1953
Birth Location: Shell Creek, Tennessee, USA
LH

David Holden's Ancestors

Self
David Holden
1820–1918
Birth Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Richard Holden
1796–1880
North Carolina, USA
Catherine (Katy) Merryman
1802–1887
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elijah (M) Holden
1773–1863
Great-Grandparents
henry Holden
1750–1845
Two Dempsey
1750–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Holden's Descendants

1.
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David (Richard Richmond (Merryman)) Holden (12 Jun 1820–15 Aug 1918)
  1. 1. Lou (Crete "Lula") Holden 1882–1953
    1. 1. Viola (Compton) Perry 1914–2007
      1. 1. Mary (Armetia) Shell 1933–1964
        1. 1. Brenda (Jayce) Caraway 1950–2013
      2. 2. Perry (Richard) Shell 1937–1989

David Holden's Timeline

2 Records

1820
12 Jun 1820
Birth of David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
1918
15 Aug 1918
Age 98
Death of David Richard Richmond (Merryman) Holden in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1820
    Event Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
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