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Calvin Lea Holt

Calvin Lea Holt[1]

Male 1867 - 1953  (86 years)

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  • Name Calvin Lea Holt 
    Born 28 Feb 1867  Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Dec 1953  Yanceyville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holt Family Cemetery (Highway 62 Between Milton and Yanceyville) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I29467  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Edward Powell
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2017 

    Father Henry Holt,   b. 8 Sep 1834, Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1903, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane Barksdale 'Sallie' Powell,   b. 12 Jun 1840, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1933, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1856  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage Record
      Groom: Henry Holt; bride: Sallie Powell; date: 28 Nov 1856;
      county: Person; bondsman: Dolphin Holt. Source: Marriage
      Bonds in NC to 1868 (Grooms),
      http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwellis/NCto1868

      !MARRIAGE:Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the
      CCHA Files., Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in
      the CCHA Files.
    Family ID F11709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucy Edward Dodson,   b. 13 Feb 1867, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1889 
    • !MARRIAGE:Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the
      CCHA Files., Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in
      the CCHA Files.
    Children 
     1. Mason Lea Holt,   b. 31 Oct 1891, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1963, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Henry Gregory Holt,   b. Jul 1895, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1984, Salem, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)
     3. Mabel M. Holt,   b. 4 Mar 1896, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1989  (Age 92 years)
     4. James Thomas Holt,   b. 14 Jan 1899, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1998, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     5. Harvey Clarence Holt,   b. 10 Apr 1901, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1988, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     6. Living
     7. Judson Grear Holt,   b. 5 Sep 1905, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1997, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     8. Herbert Edison Holt,   b. 12 Feb 1907, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1928, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F11705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Barksdale Powell,   b. 12 Jul 1898, Yanceyville, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1953, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1913  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage year also seen as 1911. Source: Research of Mrs.
      Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files
    Children 
     1. Peggy Elizabeth Holt,   b. 11 Sep 1914, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 2008  (Age 93 years)
     2. Ophelia Mae Holt,   b. 24 Nov 1916, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1986  (Age 69 years)
     3. Roy Lee Holt,   b. 23 Jan 1919, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1968, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F11708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Calvin Lea Holt
    Calvin Lea Holt
    clholt1.jpg

    Documents
    Obit. for Calvin Lea Holt. Provided by Carter Powell from The Bee dated 12/3/1953
    Obit. for Calvin Lea Holt. Provided by Carter Powell from The Bee dated 12/3/1953
    holt-calvin l..jpg
    Herbert E Holt-Death Notice
    Herbert E Holt-Death Notice
    The Danville Bee
    Feb 11, 1928
    Marriage Record-Lucy Edward Dodson to Calvin L. Holt
    Marriage Record-Lucy Edward Dodson to Calvin L. Holt
    dodson-holt.jpg
    Marriage Record-Calvin Lea Holt-Martha B. Powell
    Marriage Record-Calvin Lea Holt-Martha B. Powell
    holt-powell.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Calvin Lea Holt

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      Children" />


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      left)" />


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      House">


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      29_m.jpg" width="121" height="240" alt="Calvin Lea Holt
      Funeral">


      (for larger image, click on photograph, then
      click "Actions/View all Sizes")

      _______________

      First Photograph: Calvin Lea Holt Children (From left to
      right):

      Back Row: Henry Gregory Holt, Roy Lee Holt, Ophelia M.
      Holt, Harvey Clarence Holt, Mason L. Holt, Judson Grear
      Holt , James Thomas Holt

      Middle Row: Daisy Elizabeth Holt, Calvin Lea Holt, Mabel M.
      Holt

      Front Row: Anna Sue Holt, Juanita Holt

      Second Photograph: Calvin Lea Holt (on left) and
      Unidentified Man. While this photograph purportedly is
      Calvin Lea Holt, born 1867, it is suspect. The dress and
      apparent age of the man call into question whether it could
      be an image of someone born in 1867. He also changed his
      name to Roy Lee Holt.

      Third Photograph: Calvin Lea Holt House.

      Fourth Photograph: Death notice.
      _______________

      Seen as Calvin Lee Holt in some records but the Holt family
      has his name as Calvin Lea Holt. Note that
      his name was changed to Roy Lee Holt.

      Birth date also seen as 2 February 1867 and 1868. Source:
      Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files.

      1880 US Census
      Name: C. L. Holt
      Age: 12
      Estimated birth year: abt 1868
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Relationship to head-of-household: Son
      Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
      Marital status: Single
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Father's name: Henry Holt
      Father's birthplace: NC
      Mother's name: S. E. Holt
      Mother's birthplace: NC

      In the 1910 US Census (Milton Township, Caswell County)
      Calvin Lea Holt was shown as widowed and 42 years old. His
      mother, Sallie B. Holt (age 64 and widowed) was living in
      his household.

      1910 US Census
      Name: Calvin L Holt
      Age in 1910: 42
      Estimated birth year: abt 1868
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
      Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
      Household Members: Name Age
      Calvin L Holt 42
      Sallie B Holt 47
      Mason L Holt 18
      Henry G Holt 14
      Mabel M Holt 13
      James T Holt 11
      Harvey C Holt 8
      Annie S Holt 6
      Jutson G Holt 5
      Herbert E Holt 3

      1920 US Census
      Name: Lea Holt
      Age: 52 years
      Estimated birth year: abt 1868
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Race: White
      Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
      Home owned: Rent
      Sex: Male
      Marital status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
      Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
      Image: 1021

      1930 US Census
      Name: Calvin L Holt
      Age: 62
      Estimated birth year: abt 1868
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Relation to head-of-house: Head
      Spouse's Name: Martha Holt
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina

      Death Record (Unconfirmed)
      Name: Calvin L Holt
      Death Date: 24 Jul 1942
      Death County: Caswell
      Death State: North Carolina
      Race: W
      Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Collection,
      1908-1996 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com,
      Inc., 2005

      Obituary of Calvin Lee Holt

      Yanceyville, N.C., Dec. 3 -- Funeral services for Calvin
      Lee Holt, who died Wednesday at his home here, will be held
      tomorrow at 2 p.m.from Yanceyville Baptist church.
      Interment will be in the family cemetery. He was born in
      Caswell Co., Feb. 29, 1867, son of the late Henry and
      Sallie Powell Holt. All of his life was spent in the county
      and he was a member of Shilo Baptist Church. Survivors
      include five daughters and six sons: Mrs. Juanita Arnold of
      Yanceyville, Mrs. Peggy Williams of Sugar Bush, Wisc., Mrs.
      J. E. Smith of Sutherlin, Va., Mrs. Orphelia Chims and Mrs
      Annie Sue Webster of Danville, Harvey and Judson Holt of
      Yanceyville, H. G. of Lynchburg, Mason of Sutherlin, J. T.
      of Julian, N.C., and Roy Lee Holt of Walnut cove. Also left
      are: a brother, B. H. Holt of Norfolk, 33 grandchildren and
      seven great-grandchildren.

      Source: Newspaper clipping undated and newspaper not stated
      in the files of the CCHA.

      !NAME:Details: Obituary of Henry Gregory Holt (1895-1984),
      News & Advance (Lynchburg, Virginia) March 1984.,
      Details: Obituary of Henry Gregory Holt (1895-1984),
      News & Advance (Lynchburg, Virginia) March 1984.

      !NAME:U.S. Census 1920: North Carolina, Caswell county, Dan
      River, U.S. Census 1920: North Carolina, Caswell county,
      Dan River

      !BIRTH:Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the
      CCHA Files., Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in
      the CCHA Files.

      !BIRTH:U.S. Census 1920: North Carolina, Caswell county,
      Dan River, U.S. Census 1920: North Carolina, Caswell
      county, Dan River

      !BURIAL:Citation Text: Calvin Lee Holt Obituary, Citation
      Text: Calvin Lee Holt Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S150] Photograph, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=91352534&PIpi=110582592.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91352534.

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NC-MarriageRecords&h=6172168&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=2442.

    4. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NC-MarriageRecords&h=10684152&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=60548.