Judson Grear Holt

Notes:

Judson Grear Holt (1905-1997)

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Judson Holt Receives Award: Take Pride in America

Governor Jim Martin named Judson Holt of Yanceyville among
the 31 winners statewide to receive the Take Pride in
America award. Holt, a timber cruiser by profession, is a
self-taught naturalist, botanist and trailblazer. Holt was
selected by the Governor's blue ribbon committee from 122
nominations in 10 categories, including civic, business,
youth, media, education, individual, public-private, local,
and state and federal government. Holt is credited with
planning, developing and marking the nature trail loop at
the Cherokee Boy Scout Camp in Caswell County. Holt also
developed a trail guide for the mile-long circular trail
which marks and describes the various plants and wildlife
habitats found along the way. The Judson Holt Trail is a
recreational and education asset to Caswell County and has
been used by thousands of visitors from around the state.
Holt has also provided seedlings for wildlife habitat
development throughout Caswell County. Holt will be
recognized with a plaque during a Take Pride in America
awards ceremony planned for April in Raleigh. The state's
award winners will be submitted for consideration for
national awards.
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href="http://ncccha.blogspot.com/2011/06/poteat-one-room-sch
ool-yanceyville.html">History of the Poteat One-Room School
(Caswell County, North Carolina.

Birth Record
Name: Judson Greer Holt
Date of Birth: 5 Sep 1905
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Calvin Lee Holt
Parent2 Name: Lucy Jane Dodson
Roll Number: B_C020_68001
Volume: 7
Page: 44
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
[database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

1910 US Census
Name: Jutson G Holt
Age in 1910: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1905
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina

1920 US Census
Name: Judson G Holt
Age: 14 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1906
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
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: Judson Holt
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1906
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Bertha E Holt
Race: White
Home in 1930: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina

The following is from The Caswell Messenger, which retains
all rights:

Jimmy Kelley & Judson Holt
From the Editor (Gordon Bendall)

Caswell County lost a good man this month and another
beloved citizen has been hospitalized with a case of double
pneumonia. The life's work of Jimmy Kelley and Judson Holt
will never be forgotten. We have much to gain from their
gifts to Caswell County. Passing men and women teach us
about life, but in many cases, they go too soon for us to
say thanks. The lessons they have shared live on, but
memories of their work sometimes make us regret. We wake up
and they are gone. It's always too late. After working all
their lives to make life better for their family, friends
and community, it's unfortunate the last wishes of the
dying are not expressed fully so we might pick up where
they left off. We could say, "This is what they wanted.
Let's work to make it happen." But most go quietly and
leave us wondering who is going to carry on their work. It
hurts more in a small community like ours because everyone
seems to know everyone else.

Judson Holt, 91, is pure Caswell County -- a fighter and a
gentleman. Holt has been admitted to the hospital in
Halifax County near South Boston, Virginia for treatment of
double pneumonia. Holt said, "My downfall was plowing my
garden." A few weeks ago, the weather was cold and wet. "It
was a chilling cold, all day long," he said from his
hospital bed. "It was my fault altogether. I knew better."
But don't count Holt out. If anyone is going to beat a case
of double pneumonia at the age of 91, it's Judson Holt. As
a timber cruiser all his life, Holt remained strong into
his eighties, walking large tracts of timber, all day long,
leaving most men behind. He amazed everyone with his
strength and knowledge.

Holt is a naturalist. The names of all the plants and
animals in Caswell County he knows by heart. He shares his
knowledge with others and a trail is named for him by the
Boy Scouts at Camp Cherokee. He cultivates wild ginseng and
is able to locate the roots in the wild. Perhaps his long
and happy life has something to do with that mysterious
root. He also smokes tobacco all the time. "I stopped
smoking about a month ago," he said this week. "The doctors
told me to quit until I get better," he said with a
chuckle. Holt said about five different doctors were
working on him, coming in every 30 minutes giving him one
thing or another. His wife, Bertha, is also in serious
condition in the same hospital. "I don't know if I'm going
to make it," Judson said on the telephone Monday night,
almost as if he was angry he couldn't plant the row of
beans he had planned for his early garden. His appreciation
of Mother Nature's wonders is an inspiration to everyone.
"Tell the folks, Howdy," he said, "Wish them well for me."
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Death Record
Name: Judson G. Holt
SSN: 246-54-7218
Last Residence: 24592 South Boston, Halifax, Virginia,
United States of America
Born: 5 Sep 1905
Died: 22 May 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (1954 )
Source: Social Security Administration. Social Security
Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc.,
2006

Links to Photographs

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onholt2rs.jpg">Judson Grear Holt Photograph

href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncccha/images/holtfamily/juds
onholt.jpg">Judson Grear Holt at Poteat School


!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.

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

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

!BURIAL:Details: Gravestone at Prospect United Methodist
Church (Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone at Prospect United Methodist Church (Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Judson married Bertha Elizabeth Butts 21 May 1927. Bertha was born 31 Jul 1911, North Carolina; died 2 May 1997, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia; was buried , Shady Grove Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]