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Vera Lucilla Holden 1909–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 6, 1909

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: March 6, 1998

Death Location: St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Father: Carroll Holden

Mother: Laura Holcomb

Spouse(s): Jesse Sr.

Children(s): Jesse Jr.

Vera Lucilla Holden was born in 1909 in Mississippi, the child of Carroll Jackson Jack Holden And Laura Sarah Beanie Holcomb. In 1910, Vera Lucilla Holden resided in Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi. In 1920, Vera Lucilla Holden resided in Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi. Vera Lucilla Holden married Jesse James Looney Sr, and had children including Jesse J J James Looney Jr, Wilford Rudolph Looney. Vera Lucilla Holden passed away in 1998 in St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Vera Lucilla Holden was born in 1909 in Mississippi, the child of Carroll Jackson Jack Holden And Laura Sarah Beanie Holcomb.
  • In 1910, Vera Lucilla Holden resided in Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi.
  • In 1920, Vera Lucilla Holden resided in Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi.
  • Vera Lucilla Holden married Jesse James Looney Sr, and had children including Jesse J J James Looney Jr, Wilford Rudolph Looney.
  • Vera Lucilla Holden passed away in 1998 in St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vera Holden's Ancestors

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Vera Holden
1909–1998
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Carroll Jackson "Jack" Holden
1877–1962
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Laura (Sarah "Beanie") Holcomb
1880–1961
Mississippi
Grandparents
Elburn (Cahal Carroll "Kay") Holden
1842–1924
Holmes County, Mississippi
Elender ("Ellen" Caroline) Douglas
1840–1897
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Sarah (Jane) Jenkins
1850–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Dennis Holden
1813–1903
Matilda Slocum
1826–1888
Younger Douglas
1805–
Martha
1814–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Holden
1798–
Fanny Douglas
1795–1835
William Slocum
1792–1845
Sabrina Brewer
1796–
Joseph Douglas
1735–1815
Margaret Stroud
1757–1816

Vera Holden's Descendants

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Vera (Lucilla) Holden (January 6, 1909–March 6, 1998) m. Jesse (James Looney) Sr. (June 15, 1905–July 1981)
  1. 1. Jesse ("J.J." James Looney) Jr. 1930–1977

Vera Holden's Timeline

6 Records

1909
January 6, 1909
Birth of Vera Lucilla Holden in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 1
Vera Lucilla Holden resided here in Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi
Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 11
Vera Lucilla Holden resided here in Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi
Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 26
Vera Lucilla Holden resided here in Rural, Desoto, Mississippi
Rural, Desoto, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 31
Vera Lucilla Holden resided here in Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1998
March 6, 1998
Age 89
Death of Vera Lucilla Holden in St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 6, 1909
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3935; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 79-39
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T625_890; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 182.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T624_754; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0057; Image: 1243; FHL microfilm: 1374767.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T624_754; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0057; Image: 1243; FHL microfilm: 1374767.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T625_890; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 182.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Desoto, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3935; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 79-39

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3935; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 79-39

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 6, 1998
    Event Place: St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

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