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John William Holder 1856 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1856

Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Mar 1896

Death Location: Cobb, Campbell, Virginia

Father: James Holder

Mother: Sarah Cruse

Spouse(s): Louisa Carwile

Children(s): Christiana Holder, William Holder, Hattie Holder, Bessie Holder, Dallas Holder

In 1856, John William Holder entered the world in Campbell County, Virginia, USA, born to James Holder and Sarah Jane Cruse. In 1860, John William Holder resided in Eastern District, Green Hill, Campbell, Virginia, . John William Holder married Louisa Carwile, and had children including Christiana M Holder, William Edward Holder, Hattie (Evelyn?) Estoria Holder, Bessie Virginia Holder, Dallas W Holder. John William Holder passed away in 1896 in Cobb, Campbell, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1856, John William Holder entered the world in Campbell County, Virginia, USA, born to James Holder and Sarah Jane Cruse.
  • In 1860, John William Holder resided in Eastern District, Green Hill, Campbell, Virginia, .
  • John William Holder married Louisa Carwile, and had children including Christiana M Holder, William Edward Holder, Hattie (Evelyn?) Estoria Holder, Bessie Virginia Holder, Dallas W Holder.
  • John William Holder passed away in 1896 in Cobb, Campbell, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Holder
1820 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Cruse
1826 –
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Carwile
1860 – 1896
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Christiana Holder
1879 – 1896
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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William Holder
1882 – 1956
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Hattie Holder
1885 – 1909
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Bessie Holder
1888 – 1967
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Dallas Holder
1890 – 1939
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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John Holder's Ancestors

Self
John Holder
1856 – 1896
Birth Place: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Holder
1820 –
Virginia
Sarah (Jane) Cruse
1826 –
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Holder
1783 – 1878
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Nancy Wood
1792 – 1865
Pittsylvania County, VA
John Cruse
Sarah
Great-Grandparents
John Holder
1766 – 1863
Elizabeth Jennings
1766 – 1792
Joseph Wood
1756 – 1833
Lucy Henry
1760 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Davis Holder
1720 – 1784
Susannah Harding
1726 –
John Henry
Sarah Winston

John Holder's Descendants

1.
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John (William) Holder (Jun 1856 – 17 Mar 1896) m. Louisa Carwile (1860 – 17 Mar 1896)
  1. 1. Christiana (M) Holder (7 Apr 1879 – 10 Mar 1896) m. Never married
  2. 2. William (Edward) Holder (21 Feb 1882 – 22 Aug 1956) m. Maude (Ester) Wagner (5 Oct 1896 – 2 Jul 1963) m. Olenia (Richerson) Hamlett (2 Jun 1885 – 10 Apr 1950)
    1. 1. Ella (Odell) Holder (14 Jan 1905 – 25 Mar 1989) m. Francis (Lilly Middleton) (Adopted) (26 Dec 1902 – 19 May 1973)
      1. 1. Virginia (Richerson) Middleton (6 Jul 1923 – 27 May 2012) m. Joseph (Bynum) Saunders (5 Nov 1922 – 8 Oct 2002)
        1. 1. Joseph (Bynum) Saunders (15 Oct 1944 – ) m. Nancy Dinsmore (10 Nov 1946 – )
        2. 2. Stephen (Leigh) Saunders (28 Oct 1949 – 8 Feb 2021) m. Kathy (Lorraine) Blake (8 Apr 1951 – ) m. Rhonda (Kay) Skelton (6 Mar 1958 – )
        3. 3. Richard (Dierick) Saunders (20 Oct 1955 – 26 Feb 2025)
        4. 4. Karen (Marie Saunders) Pollard (22 Jul 1957 – ) m. Donald (David) Dailey (10 Jan 1945 – 24 May 2021) m. Joseph (Grant) Shackelford (9 Feb 1953 – )
      2. 2. Homer (Francis) Middleton (14 Dec 1924 – 31 Mar 1985) m. Amelia ("Millie") Scafolo (11 Jun 1925 – )
        1. 1. Robert (F "Bobby") Middleton (17 Jan 1947 – 14 Oct 1971) m. Barbara (Doty Middleton) Porter (22 Sep 1950 – 30 Jun 2023)
      3. 3. Leigh (Royal) Middleton (16 Jan 1927 – 16 Mar 2019) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Scherer (abt 1932 – 11 Jan 2019)
        1. 1. Randolph ("Randy" Leigh) Middleton (14 Jan 1956 – )
        2. 2. Keith (Brian) Middleton (16 Jun 1958 – ) m. Amber (R) Farnham (abt 1973 – )
      4. 4. Ella (Louise) Middleton (27 Mar 1929 – 4 Oct 1988) m. McIra ("Mike") Hudgins (27 Sep 1926 – 16 Dec 2001)
        1. 1. Timothy (Ray) Hudgins (Sep 1959 – )
        2. 2. Patricia Hudgins (20 Oct 1967 – )
      5. 5. John (Hugh) Middleton (12 Mar 1932 – 15 Jun 2018) m. Lorene Carswell (11 Aug 1934 – 31 Mar 2022)
        1. 1. Wanda (Kay) Middleton (8 Sep 1955 – 26 Nov 2019) m. Michael (Roy) Mooney (1954 – 13 Jul 2023)
        2. 2. John (Barry) Middleton (2 Jun 1961 – )
      6. 6. Rosa (Louvenia) Middleton (17 Aug 1936 – 26 Apr 2019) m. Curtis (Donald) Stigall (9 Apr 1932 – 6 Sep 1958) m. Franklin ("Bo") Carver (abt 1940 – )
        1. 1. Curtis (Donald "Donnie") Stigall (22 May 1956 – 1 Jun 1974)
        2. 2. Mark (Anthony) Stigall (20 Mar 1959 – )
        3. 3. John (Patrick) Carver (17 Dec 1964 – )
        4. 4. Robert (F) Carver (16 Dec 1969 – )
      7. 7. Dewey (Wayne) Middleton (17 Nov 1943 – ) m. Brenda (F) Hart (abt 1946 – )
        1. 1. Donna (Lynn) Middleton (22 Aug 1966 – )
        2. 2. Lesa (Dawn) Middleton (31 Mar 1969 – )
      8. 8. Jessie (Lorena) Middleton (24 Nov 1946 – )
        1. 1. James (Darron) Overacre (19 Jan 1970 – )
        2. 2. Scott Overacre
    2. 2. William (Hamlett) Holder (15 May 1906 – 23 May 1996) m. Annie (V) Oliver (6 Feb 1911 – 13 Dec 1988)
      1. 1. Gail (Patricia) Holder (22 Mar 1936 – 28 Jul 2001) m. Robert (Lyman) Reed (abt 1923 – 30 Oct 2012)
        1. 1. Craig (Patrick) Reed (15 Aug 1965 – )
        2. 2. Crystal (L.) Reed (27 Nov 1967 – )
        3. 3. Robert (Lane) Reed
        4. 4. Lyman (Lynn) Reed
        5. 5. Ronald (K.) Reed
      2. 2. Janet (F) Holder (19 Apr 1943 – ) m. Jesse (L) Riley (24 August 1934 – 6 August 2010)
        1. 1. Joel (Lee) Riley (19 Jun 1964 – )
    3. 3. Rena Holder (19 Jun 1908 – 5 Jun 1955) m. Bennie (F) Johnson (20 Jul 1908 – 19 Sep 1968)
    4. 4. Edward (Burton) Holder (10 May 1910 – 24 Nov 1965) m. Nina (Ruth) Nunnery (4 Sep 1903 – 20 Jan 1987)
      1. 1. Betty Holder (abt 1933 – ) m. John (Ray) Hodges (abt 1931 – 25 Aug 2023)
        1. 1. John (Edward) Hodges (9 Jul 1950 – ) m. Sharon (Bruce Fuller) Faith (16 Apr 1960 – )
        2. 2. David (Ray) Hodges (1952 – )
        3. 3. Charles (Marshall) Hodges (1954 – 14 Mar)
    5. 5. Alma (Louise) Holder (1912 – 24 Jul 2004) m. Charlie (B) Hudgins (22 May 1909 – 27 Jun 1985)
      1. 1. Emily (Fay) Hudgins (21 Jul 1945 – )
        1. 1. Dara (Louise) Saunders (1 May 1969 – ) m. Timothy (Wayne) Lockamy (16 Jan 1968 – )
    6. 6. Florence Holder (12 Aug 1914 – 6 Feb 1988) m. Ernest (Thomas) Carver (8 May 1907 – 5 Sep 1974)
      1. 1. Betty (Jane) Carver (26 Feb 1938 – 28 Jul 2000) m. Page (H) Yarbrough (23 July 1939 – 30 July 1999)
        1. 1. Stephen (Thomas) Yarbrough (27 Dec 1960 – 26 Aug 2007)
        2. 2. Christie (Paige) Yarbrough (13 Dec 1967 – ) m. David Henderson
      2. 2. Elbert (Bradley) Carver (5 Jul 1949 – 1 May 2013)
    7. 7. Hattie (Elnora) Holder (3 Oct 1916 – 29 Apr 2014) m. Walter (Gibbs) Fears (2 Jun 1917 – 27 Nov 2003)
      1. 1. Judith (Carroll) Fears (17 Nov 1942 – ) m. James (Otis) Kimrey (1944 – )
        1. 1. James (Otis "Jay") Kimrey (1970 – ) m. Jennifer (Nicole) Lawrence (7 Jan 1981 – )
        2. 2. Christopher (Scott) Kimrey (1973 – ) m. Stacie (Nicole) Herndon (11 Aug 1971 – )
      2. 2. Greg (Morgan) Fears (13 Sep 1956 – )
    8. 8. Robert (Nelson) Holder (22 Mar 1919 – 17 Jun 1993) m. Rosa (Ella) Hawkins (abt 1921 – 8 September 2007)
      1. 1. Marvin (Curtis) Holder (30 Nov 1943 – ) m. Nancy (Lori) Turpin (31 Aug 1956 – )
      2. 2. Shirley (Joyce) Holder (10 Dec 1945 – )
      3. 3. Rita (Arlene) Holder (1 Jul 1947 – 21 Sep 2015) m. Dickie Smith
        1. 1. Marcy (Ann) Smith
      4. 4. Robert (Nelson "Bob") Holder (18 Dec 1952 – )
      5. 5. Roger (Dale) Holder (26 Sep 1957 – )
        1. 1. Barbara (Nicole) Holder (19 Apr 1980 – 30 Oct 2020)
    9. 9. Mabel (Eugene) Holder (7 May 1921 – 1986) m. Henry (Edward) Johnson (abt 1915 – abt 2002)
      1. 1. Charles (Edward) Johnson (1939 – 30 Nov 2001) m. Betty Harris
      2. 2. Richard (Garland) Johnson (1942 – 1944)
      3. 3. Kathy (Jean) Johnson (4 Jul 1953 – ) m. Francis (Allen) Murray (19 Jul 1951 – )
    10. 10. Herbert (Watkins) Holder (4 Mar 1924 – 29 Feb 1956) m. Mamie (Maude) Walker (14 Feb 1921 – 30 Apr 1999)
      1. 1. Larry (Joel) Holder (26 Feb 1947 – 6 Dec 2020) m. Rose (Maria) Chambers
    11. 11. John (Haskins) Holder (24 Feb 1926 – 7 Aug 2007) m. Geraldine Gentry (15 Jan 1932 – 15 Oct 2005)
      1. 1. Danny Holder (4 Sep 1952 – )
      2. 2. John (Haskins) Holder (17 Dec 1958 – 6 Nov 2011)
      3. 3. Emmett (Martin) Holder (14 Feb 1962 – ) m. Tina Cates
        1. 1. Kyle Holder
      4. 4. Bruce (Neal) Holder (25 Dec 1965 – 19 Oct 1993)
    12. 12. Marshall Holder (29 Jan 1930 – 7 Oct 1948)
  3. 3. Hattie ((Evelyn?) Estoria) Holder (13 Jun 1885 – 1909) m. Charles (William) Cyrus (30 Aug 1881 – 18 Feb 1982)
  4. 4. Bessie (Virginia) Holder (28 Aug 1888 – 8 Aug 1967) m. Charles ("Charlie" William) Cyrus (30 Aug 1881 – 18 Feb 1982)
    1. 1. Elsie (Louise) Cyrus (10/29/1903 – 21 Jul 1988)
    2. 2. Sadie Cyrus (24 Aug 1905 – 26 Jan 1988) m. Clarence (Duval) Casey (4 August 1904 – 22 March 1966) m. James (Thurman) Thomas (15 January 1912 – 19 February 1977)
    3. 3. Jack (E) Cyrus (1907 – )
    4. 4. Raymond (Earl) Cyrus (9 Jan 1908 – 7 Jan 1993)
    5. 5. Irene Cyrus (1911 – )
    6. 6. Nemo (Virginia) Cyrus (26 Jul 1912 – 8 Mar 1987) m. James (Thomas) Jamieson (abt 1916 – 1970)
    7. 7. Royal (W) Cyrus (19 Mar 1915 – 9 May 2003)
    8. 8. Elvin Cyrus (1918 – )
    9. 9. Charlie (Morgan) Cyrus (5 Jan 1920 – 26 Oct 1999)
  5. 5. Dallas (W) Holder (19 Aug 1890 – 5 Feb 1939) m. Bessie Frazier (abt 1894 – )
    1. 1. Thelma (Louise) Holder (1918 – )

John Holder's Timeline

4 Records

1856
Jun 1856
Birth of John William Holder in Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Campbell County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
John William Holder resided here in Eastern District, Green Hill, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Eastern District, Green Hill, Campbell, Virginia, USA
1896
17 Mar 1896
Age 40
Death of John William Holder in Cobb, Campbell, Virginia
Cobb, Campbell, Virginia
1900
1900
Age 44
John William Holder resided here in Falling River, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Falling River, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1856
    Event Place: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 2
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Falling River, Campbell, Virginia; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0021
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Eastern District, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1338; Page: 303; Family History
    [4] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Eastern District, Green Hill, Campbell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Eastern District, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1338; Page: 303; Family History

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Falling River, Campbell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Falling River, Campbell, Virginia; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Falling River, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Births, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Cobb, Campbell, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
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