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John M. "Black John" Holt 1868–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1868

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 11 Feb 1963

Death Location: Redwine Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee

Father: Ren. Holt

Mother: Elizabeth Holt

Spouse(s): Lisco Holt

Children(s): P Holt, Virgie Holt, Burl Holt, Suaddie Holt, Trula Holt, Leona Holt, Sabra Holt, Doda Holt, Myrtle Holt, Dealey Holt, Hattey Holt, Claude Holt, Nellie Holt, Burl Holt, Grace Holt, Ray Holt, Beatrice Holt, Estell Holt, Cleo Holt

In 1868, John M. "Black John" Holt entered the world in Tennessee, born to Ren James Holt And Elizabeth A Holt. John M. "Black John" Holt married Lisco Holt, and had children including Beatrice Holt, Burl Holt, Claude Herman Holt, Cleo Holt, Dealey Holt, Doda Holt, Estell Holt, Grace Holt, Hattey Holt, Leona Holt, Myrtle E Holt, Nellie Holt, P H Holt, Ray Holt, Sabra J Holt, Suaddie Holt, Trula Holt, Virgie Holt. John M. "Black John" Holt passed away in 1963 in Redwine Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1868, John M. "Black John" Holt entered the world in Tennessee, born to Ren James Holt And Elizabeth A Holt.
  • John M. "Black John" Holt married Lisco Holt, and had children including Beatrice Holt, Burl Holt, Claude Herman Holt, Cleo Holt, Dealey Holt, Doda Holt, Estell Holt, Grace Holt, Hattey Holt, Leona Holt, Myrtle E Holt, Nellie Holt, P H Holt, Ray Holt, Sabra J Holt, Suaddie Holt, Trula Holt, Virgie Holt.
  • John M. "Black John" Holt passed away in 1963 in Redwine Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ren. Holt
1835–
Birth Location: tennessee
RH
Elizabeth Holt
1846–
Birth Location: tennessee
EH

Spouses(s)

Lisco Holt
1876–1956
Birth Location: Tennessee
LH

Children(s)

P Holt
1897–1971
Birth Location: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
PH
Virgie Holt
1895–
Birth Location: Tennessee
VH
Burl Holt
1910–
Birth Location: Tennessee
BH
Suaddie Holt
1901–
Birth Location: Tennessee
SH
Trula Holt
1907–
Birth Location: Tennessee
TH
Leona Holt
1903–
Birth Location: Tennessee
LH
Sabra Holt
1905–
Birth Location: Tennessee
SH
Doda Holt
1895–
Birth Location: Tennessee
DH
Myrtle Holt
1899–
Birth Location: Tennessee
MH
Dealey Holt
1892–
Birth Location: Tennessee
DH
Hattey Holt
1892–
Birth Location: Tennessee
HH
Claude Holt
1904–1980
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
CH
Nellie Holt
1909–
Birth Location: Tennessee
NH
Burl Holt
1911–
Birth Location: Tennessee
BH
Grace Holt
1913–
Birth Location: Tennessee
GH
Ray Holt
1915–
Birth Location: Tennessee
RH
Beatrice Holt
1917–
Birth Location: Tennessee
BH
Estell Holt
1903–
Birth Location: tennessee
EH
Cleo Holt
1895–
Birth Location: tennessee
CH

John Holt's Ancestors

Self
John Holt
1868–1963
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Ren. James Holt
1835–
tennessee
Elizabeth (A.) Holt
1846–
tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Holt's Descendants

1.
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John (M. "Black John") Holt (Abt. 1868–11 Feb 1963) m. Lisco Holt (Abt. 1876–04 Nov 1956)
  1. 1. P (H) Holt 1897–1971 m. Virginia ("Jenna") Baker 1901–1986
    1. 1. Lloyd (Lilian) Holt 1925–1988
    2. 2. Arthur Holt 1922–2005
    3. 3. Leon (P) Holt 1933–1993
    4. 4. VIOLA ((BEA)) HOLT 1918–1974 m. RAY (SAMUEL) HENDERSON 1912–1974 m. CARL BYINGTON 1915–1977
      1. 1. WILLIAM (WAYNE) HENDERSON 1932–2005
    5. 5. John Holt 1920–1972 m. Lucy Leonard 1930–2012 m. Lena (Myrtle) Eads 1919–2003 m. Phyllis (McNew (Holt)) Bouton 1942–2004
      1. 1. Judi (Elizabeth) Holt 1947–2002
      2. 2. John (Wesley Holt) Jr 1941–1945
    6. 6. Robert Holt 1927–1996
    7. 7. Ivan (Gene) Holt 1931–2016
  2. 2. Virgie Holt 1895–
  3. 3. Burl Holt 1910–
  4. 4. Suaddie Holt 1901–
  5. 5. Trula Holt 1907–
  6. 6. Leona Holt 1903–
  7. 7. Sabra (J) Holt 1905–
  8. 8. Doda Holt 1895–
  9. 9. Myrtle (E) Holt 1899–
  10. 10. Dealey Holt 1892–
  11. 11. Hattey Holt 1892–
  12. 12. Claude (Herman) Holt 1904–1980 m. Private 1911–
    1. 1. Herbert (Hoover) Holt 1932–2010
    2. 2. Earnest Holt 1931–2013
    3. 3. John (Harley) Holt 1935–2005
  13. 13. Nellie Holt 1909–
  14. 14. Burl Holt 1911–
  15. 15. Grace Holt 1913–
  16. 16. Ray Holt 1915–
  17. 17. Beatrice Holt 1917–
  18. 18. Estell Holt 1903–
  19. 19. Cleo Holt 1895–

John Holt's Timeline

27 Records

1868
11 Jan 1868
Birth of John M. "Black John" Holt in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1868
Abt. 1868
Birth of John M. "Black John" Holt in Tennessee
Tennessee
1868
Abt. 1868
Birth of John M. "Black John" Holt in Tennessee
Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 2
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 12
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 32
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee
Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 32
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee
Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 32
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 42
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 52
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 62
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 62
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Cocke, Tennessee
Cocke, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 67
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Sh, Cocke, Tennessee
Sh, Cocke, Tennessee
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 72
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 72
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 72
John M. "Black John" Holt resided here in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1963
09 Feb 1963
Age 95
Death of John M. "Black John" Holt in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1963
11 Feb 1963
Age 95
Burial of John M. "Black John" Holt in Redwine Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
Redwine Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3881; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 15-7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 142
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 139.0; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 351D; Enumeration District: 061
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1519; Page: 384B; Image: 4104; Family History Library Film: 553018
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0171; FHL microfilm: 1241562
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375507
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1868
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 139.0; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1868
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 142

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1519; Page: 384B; Image: 4104; Family History Library Film: 553018

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 351D; Enumeration District: 061
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0171; FHL microfilm: 1241562

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 142

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 139.0; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3881; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 15-7

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3881; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 15-7

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3881; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 15-7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 142
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 139.0; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chuckey Knobbs, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 351D; Enumeration District: 061
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1519; Page: 384B; Image: 4104; Family History Library Film: 553018

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 139.0; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1963
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1963
    Event Place: Redwine Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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