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Mason Lea Holt

Male 1891 - 1963  (72 years)


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  1. 1.  Mason Lea Holt was born 31 Oct 1891, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 18 Dec 1963, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.

    Notes:

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    Also seen as Marvin Holt. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne
    Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files

    Birth Record
    Name: Mason Lea Holt
    Date of Birth: 31 Oct 1891
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birth County: Caswell
    Parent1 Name: Calvin Lea Holt
    Parent2 Name: Lucy E Dodson
    Roll Number: B_C020_68001
    Volume: 5
    Page: 33
    Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
    [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

    1910 US Census
    Name: Mason L Holt
    Age in 1910: 18
    Estimated birth year: abt 1892
    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

    World War I Draft Registration Card
    Name: Mason Lea Holt
    City: Not Stated
    County: Halifax
    State: Virginia
    Birthplace: North Carolina;United States of America
    Birth Date: 31 Oct 1891
    Race: Caucasian
    Roll: 1984718
    DraftBoard: 0
    Source Information: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft
    Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online]. Provo, UT:
    Ancestry.com, 2005

    World War II Draft Registration Card
    Name: Mason Lea Holt
    Birth Date: 31 Oct 1891
    Residence: Halifax, Virginia
    Birth: Caswell, North Carolina
    Race: White
    Roll: WW2_2370169
    Source: Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration
    Cards, 1942 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com,
    Inc., 2006

    He was living in Sutherlin, North Carolina (Virginia?), at
    the time of his father's death. Source: Obituary of Calvin
    Lee Holt


    !NAME:Details: 1910 US Federal Census., Details: 1910 US
    Federal Census.

    !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.

    Mason married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Calvin Clay Holt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Nov 1922, Halifax County, Virginia; died 25 Mar 2009, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Calvin Clay HoltCalvin Clay Holt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mason1) was born 26 Nov 1922, Halifax County, Virginia; died 25 Mar 2009, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    Calvin Clay Holt (1922-2009)

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    (1922-2009)" />


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    click "Actions/View all Sizes")

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    Sutherlin, Virginia (GoDanRiver.com, 27 March 2009) -
    Calvin Clay Holt, 86, of 1188 Laurel Grove Rd, Sutherlin,
    VA died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in Danville Regional
    Medical Center, Danville, VA. Born November 26, 1922 in
    Halifax County, VA, he was the son of the late Mary Sue
    Dodson Holt and the late Mason Lea Holt. He was married for
    42 years to Ruth Jones Holt who preceded him in death. He
    was a member of Laurel Grove Baptist Church. He was
    postmaster at Sutherlin for 30 years and was an honor
    graduate of Wilson Memorial High School.

    He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force from
    March 1943 to February, 1946. He had active duty in WWII,
    5th Army Air Corps, 478th Air Service Squadron, New Guinea,
    Philippine Islands, (Leyte) Ie Shima, and Japan Occupation.
    He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Belton and husband,
    Jeff of Chatham and two sisters, Edith H. Kendrick of
    Danville and Frances H. Daniel of Providence, NC. In
    addition to his wife and parents, he was predeceased by a
    daughter, Brenda Ruth Holt.

    Funeral service will be held Friday, March 27, 2009 at 2:00
    p.m. at Norris Funeral Services Chapel, 3995 Franklin Tpke,
    Danville with Rev. Clark Crowder officiating. Interment
    will follow in Highland Burial Park, Danville. American
    Legion Post 1097 will conduct military honors. Family will
    receive friends Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 7 to 8:30
    p.m. at Norris Funeral Services and at other times will be
    at the residence of his daughter, 1021 North Fairview Road,
    Chatham, VA. Norris Funeral Services, Inc., and Crematory,
    Danville is serving the Holt family.

    !NAME:Citation Text: Obituary of Calvin Clay Holt
    (1922-2009), Citation Text: Obituary of Calvin Clay Holt
    (1922-2009)

    !BIRTH:Citation Text: Obituary of Calvin Clay Holt
    (1922-2009), Citation Text: Obituary of Calvin Clay Holt
    (1922-2009)

    !DEATH:Citation Text: Obituary of Calvin Clay Holt
    (1922-2009), Citation Text: Obituary of Calvin Clay Holt
    (1922-2009)

    Calvin married Ruth Jones. Ruth was born Est 1922, Halifax County, Virginia; died Bef 25 Mar 2009, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]