Calvin Lea Holt

Notes:

Calvin Lea Holt

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Children" />

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31_m.jpg" width="184" height="240" alt="Calvin Lea Holt (on
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")
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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

Calvin married Lucy Edward Dodson 12 Dec 1889. Lucy was born 13 Feb 1867, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1908, Caswell County, North Carolina; was buried , Holt-Gillespie Family Cemetery Caswell County, North Carolina . [Group Sheet]

Calvin married Martha Barksdale Powell 12 Feb 1913, Caswell County, North Carolina. Martha (daughter of William Mastin 'Mack' Powell and Daisy W. Holt) was born 12 Jul 1898, Yanceyville, Caswell Co., North Carolina; died 7 Feb 1953, Caswell Co., North Carolina; was buried , Community Baptist Church Cemetery, Caswell Co., NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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66_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Calvin Lea Holt
Children" />

(click on photograph for larger
image)
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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]

Notes:

Henry Gregory Holt (1895-1984)

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07_t.jpg" width="80" height="100" alt="Henry Gregory Holt"
/>

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66_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Calvin Lea Holt
Children" />

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Flickr"> src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2315992754_c8c05d33
79_m.jpg" width="83" height="240" alt="Henry Gregory Holt
(1895-1984)" />

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/>

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/>

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Flickr"> src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2911880539_3fffbeac
0a_m.jpg" width="144" height="240" alt="Henry Gregory Holt
and Ruby Davis Holt" /> href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncccha/6237005510/"
title="Henry G. Holt and Larry G. Holt (17 Apr 1951-20 Dec
1951) by CCHA, on Flickr"> src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6237005510_b1c882e8
eb_m.jpg" width="145" height="240" alt="Henry G. Holt and
Larry G. Holt (17 Apr 1951-20 Dec 1951)">

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Flickr"> src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6236505723_69df9378
25_m.jpg" width="145" height="240" alt="Henry G. Holt and
Henrietta Holt (1953)">

(click on thumbnail for larger
image)
_______________

Next-to-Last Photograph: Henry Gregory Holt and son Larry
G. Holt.

Last Photograph: Henry G. Holt and daughter Henrietta Lee
Holt (1953).
_______________

Obituary of Henry Gregory Holt (News & Advance
(Lynchburg, Virginia) March 1984)

Henry Gregory Holt, 88, of Route 4, Forest, formerly of 316
Botetourt St., died Wednesday at Veterans Administration
Hospital in Salem. He was the husband of Margaret M. Holt.
He was born in Yanceyville, N. C., a son of the late Calvin
Lee and Lucy Dodson Holt. He was owner of Holt's Detective
Agency for 20 years and retired as a security guard at
Boonsboro Country Club. He was a member of Rivermont Avenue
Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon, Sunday School
teacher and member of Berean Sunday School Class. He was a
member of American Legion for 63 years and was commander of
Post No. 16 in 1967-68.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Henrietta Timmons of Lynchburg; three stepdaughters,
Miss Ida M. Wright of Forest, Mrs. Bettie Lyman of Madison
Heights and Mrs. Margaret Ann Boyd of Bainbridge, Ga.; two
sisters, Mrs. Mable Smith of Danville and Mrs. Annie Sue
Webster of Pelham, N.C.; three half sisters, Mrs. Ophelia
Chisholm of Yanceyville, N.C., Mrs. Juanita Cook of
Greensboro, N.C., and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Oshkosh,
Wisc.; three brothers, Judson G. Holt and Harvey C. Holt,
both of Yanceyville, and James T. Holt of Graham, N.C.; one
grandchild, six step grandchildren and two step
great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in
Diuguid Rivermont Chapel by the Revs. Tommy Jarrett and
Frank D. James and Dr. Harry T. Dixon. Burial will be in
Fort Hill Memorial Park with military honors. The family
will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to
8:30 p.m.
_______________

1910 US Census
Name: Henry G Holt
Age in 1910: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
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

He was living in Lynchburg, Virginia, at the time of his
father's death. Source: Obituary of Calvin Lee Holt. There
he operated a detective agency for over twenty years.



!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: 1910, U.S. Census: 1910

!BIRTH: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.

!DEATH: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.

Henry married Margaret Louise Massie Miller Abt 1950. Margaret was born 14 Sep 1917; died 1 Dec 1998. [Group Sheet]

Henry married Ruby Davis 22 Oct 1916, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Ruby was born Abt 1895. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mabel M. Holt

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Children" />

(click on photograph for larger
image)
_______________

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

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.

1910 US Census
Name: Mabel M Holt
Age in 1910: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1897
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina


!NAME:U.S. Census: 1910, U.S. Census: 1910

!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.

Notes:

James Thomas Holt (1899-1998)

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Children" />

(click on photograph for larger
image)
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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.

1910 US Census
Name: James T Holt
Age in 1910: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1899
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: James Thomas Holt
Age: 20 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
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

Name: Holt, James Thomas
City: Blanche
County: Caswell
State: NC
Year: 1926
Class: Senior
School: Duke University

He was living in Julian, North Carolina, at the time of his
father's death. Source: Obituary of Calvin Lee Holt

Julian--James Thomas Holt, 99, of 6247 Nat Rd., died
Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at Moses Cone Hospital, in
Greensboro, following a brief illness. The funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 1998, at Pleasant Union United
Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Harry Andrews and
the Rev. Greg Freeman. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. A Caswell County native, Mr. Holt came to
Guilford County in 1926 and began teaching at Nathanael
Greene School. During a tenure of 38 years, he taught
mathematics and history in Guilford, Forsyth, Rockingham
Counties, retiring in 1964 from Rankin High School in
Greensboro. A dedicated teacher, Mr. Holt was loved by his
many students and was always interested in their lives. He
was a graduate of Trinity Park Preparatory School and Duke
University, where he was on the varsity cross country track
and wrestling teams. A devoted member of Pleasant Union
United Methodist Church, Mr. Holt served in many ways,
particularly as a Sunday school teacher. He was preceded in
death by his wife of 57 years, Dortha Causey Holt.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Leonidas
C. Holt and Linda B. Holt of Greensboro; daughter and
son-in-law, Barbara and Larry E. Avery of Greensboro;
half-sister, Juanita Cook of Greensboro; and grandson,
James Alton Holt of Julian.

The family will receive friends immediately following the
service. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at
Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405.
Loflin Funeral Home in Ramseur is in charge of arrangements.

Source: Undated clipping from unknown newspaper furnished
by Kenneth G. Holt, 7008 Albany Avenue, North Beach MD
20714-9604
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Leonidas Holt wrote and delivered the eulogy below to
honor his father, James Thomas Holt, at his funeral:

As I write this for Dad, I write it for every dad, for
"Dad" and "Mom" are two of the dearest words in our
language. I want to relate a little perspective on the life
of the man we memorialize today. He was born January 14,
1899, to humble parents, Calvin Lea Holt and Lucy (Dodson)
Holt, in Caswell County. He was their fourth child. This
was during the administration of William McKinley.
Childhood diseases, diphtheria, whooping cough, scarlet
fever, typhoid fever, and smallpox meant that reaching
adulthood was questionable at best. No man had ever flown
and the automobile was a rare motorized buggy. No public
school system existed.

As time went along, more children were born to this couple.
Calvin Lea struggled to exact a living from the soil in a
county still economically devastated by the Civil War. The
children joined the struggle at an early age. Though
economically poor, the family was rich in love, camaraderie
and religious faith. They knew how to work and how to have
fun. They played various musical instruments (Dad was banjo
and mandolin). These jam sessions were often joined into by
neighboring families. The Wright brothers flew a powered
airplane. Automobiles became more frequent.

Along in this time an event happened that so profoundly
affected Dad's life that he could never talk about it. His
mother, Lucy Dodson Holt, died following childbirth. "Papa
Lea," as Granddaddy Holt was know, kept the family
together. Aunt Mable, the oldest daughter, became the "Mom."

Dad spent a lot of time with his paternal grandparents,
Henry and Sallie Powell Holt. Henry was a veteran of the
Civil War. Their stories of this period of time doubtless
started Dad's interest in history. 1914 found the family in
another economic crisis. A severe drought devastated crops.
So the three oldest boys, Mason, Greg, and Dad, went to
work at a sawmill to help support the family. For several
years, off and on, Dad worked in various sawmill camps.
Here his education really began. Once he told us about
becoming camp cook. "What did you cook?" Linda asked.
"Beans and fatback!" Dad answered. "We got beans in 100
pound bags. When one ran out, we got some other kind of
beans for variety."

His sawmill experiences led Dad to decide he wanted
something other than a sawmill career. He moved to Milton
to enter Milton Academy, the only high school in Caswell
County. Completing this, he went on to Trinity Park
Preparatory School in Durham. Completing thhis, he entered
Trinity College. All during this time, he did various jobs
to help pay for school. With family encouragement,
especially from eldest brother Mason, he graduated in the
second class of Duke University in 1926. While at Duke, he
lettered in both track and wrestling. I asked Dad how in
the world he ever got into wrestling. He said the track
season was about over and one of the coaches also coached
wrestling and invited him to watch a practice. Dad did
watch, decided he was as tough as any of them, and joined
the team. During his career he was pinned only once and
that was at the U.S. Naval Academy in the third overtime.

In 1926, following college, he applied to the school board
of Nathanael Greene School for a high school teaching
position. He was hired. He and Mr. R. W. Utley (then school
principal) boarded across the road from the school in the
home of Aunt Blanch Bowman. While teaching here, his eyes
fell on a young lady, Dortha Elizabeth Causey, whom he
married in this church in 1932. She was his spouse for 57
years until her death in 1989. Dad's teaching career
spanned 38 years until his retirement in 1964. The stories
of pranks and jokes are endless. I know that he loved all
his students and truly wished them well in life. One of his
greatest joys was seeing them succeed.

After retirement he worked on the farm. He enjoyed his
cows, tended his garden, and loved to share his produce
with neighbors and friends.

The things that Dad gave us to carry on in our lives was a
quiet demeanor, a sense of total honesty and fairness, and
most of all a total devotion to our Christian faith. These
were the solid rocks that were the foundation of his life.
He loved life and his fellowman. He never wavered from
knowing who he was and he never would compromise his
principles for personal gain. He believed a man's word was
his bond.

So please bear with us as we shed our tears. Time stooped
his body, dimmed his sight, dminished his hearing. But
nothing could ever diminish his spirit or squash his
optimism. These memories will be with us forever.

Dad, you will always be my hero!

Source: Kenneth G. Holt, 7008 Albany Avenue, North Beach,
Maryland 20714-9604

!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: 1910, U.S. Census: 1910

!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.

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

Notes:

Harvey Clarence Holt (1901-1988)

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(1901-1988)" />

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Children" />

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/>

(click on thumbnail for larger
image)
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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.
_______________

1910 US Census
Name: Harvey C Holt
Age in 1910: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
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: Heracy C Holt [Harvey C. Holt]
Age: 18 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
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

Obituary of Harvey Clarence Holt

Yanceyville -- Harvey Clarence Holt, 87, of Route 1 died
Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Danville, Va. Funeral will
be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Prospect United Methodist Church,
of which he was a member. Holt was a native of Caswell
County and a retired farmer. Surviving are brothers, Judson
G. Holt of Yanceyville, Jim Holt of Julian, sister, Mrs.
Mabel Smith of Danville, Va.; half-sisters, Ms. Juanita
Cook of Greensboro, Mrs. Peg Williams of Wisconsin. The
family will be at Hooper Funeral Home 7-8:30 p.m. today.
Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA
Files; undated clipping from unknown newspaper furnished by
Kenneth G. Holt, 7008 Albany Avenue, North Beach, MD
20714-9604


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

!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.

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

Living married T.S. Webster. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Judson Grear Holt (1905-1997)

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_m.jpg" width="187" height="240" alt="judsonholt2rs" />

title="Calvin Lea Holt Children by CCHA, on Flickr"> src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2315102765_671e8e75
66_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Calvin Lea Holt
Children" />

title="Judson Holt House (front) by CCHA, on Flickr"> src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2661553557_9c0d289f
64_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Judson Holt House
(front)" />

title="DCP_3161 by CCHA, on Flickr"> src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/118/368601593_37ca755b7f
_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="DCP_3161" />

(click on group photograph for larger
image)
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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.
_______________

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."
_______________

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

href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncccha/images/holtfamily/juds
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]

Notes:

Herbert E. Holt

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00_m.jpg" width="129" height="240" alt="Holt Brothers 1927"
/>

(click on photograph for larger
image)
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1910 US Census
Name: Herbert E Holt
Age in 1910: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1907
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: Herbert E Holt
Age: 12 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1908
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


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

Notes:

Daisy Elizabeth Holt (c.1915-2008)

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66_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Calvin Lea Holt
Children" />

(click on photograph for larger
image)
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Birth Record
Name: Daisy Elizabeth Holt
Date of Birth: 11 Sep 1914
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Calvin Lea Holt
Parent2 Name: Martha Barksdale Holt

1920 US Census
Name: Daisey E Holt
Age: 5 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1915
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Female
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina



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

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

Notes:

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66_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Calvin Lea Holt
Children" />

(click on photograph for larger
image)
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1920 US Census
Name: Ophelia M Holt
Age: 3 years 2 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1916
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Female
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Image: 1021

Name seen as Orphelia in the obituary of her father, Calvin
Lee Holt.


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

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

Notes:

title="Calvin Lea Holt Children by CCHA, on Flickr"> src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2315102765_671e8e75
66_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Calvin Lea Holt
Children" />

(click on photograph for larger
image)
_______________

His name was changed from Calvin Lawrence Holt to Roy Lee
Holt. However, both records will be shown here to assist
researchers.

Birth Record
Name: Calvin Lawrence Holt
Date of Birth: 23 Jan 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Calvin Lea Holt
Parent2 Name: Martha B Holt [Martha Barksdale Powell Holt]
Roll Number: B_C021_68003
Volume: 2
Page: 274
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
[database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

1920 US Census
Name: Roy Lea Holt
Age: 3 years 11 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1916 [believed incorrect]
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Image: 1021

He was living in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, at the time
of his father's death.





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

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

Notes:

Calvin Clay Holt (1922-2009)

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Flickr"> src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3391182274_c18e2b05
19_m.jpg" width="168" height="168" alt="Calvin Clay Holt
(1922-2009)" />

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

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]

Notes:

Larry G. Holt (1951-1951)

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1951) by CCHA, on Flickr"> src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6237005510_b1c882e8
eb_m.jpg" width="145" height="240" alt="Henry G. Holt and
Larry G. Holt (17 Apr 1951-20 Dec 1951)">

(for larger image, click on photograph, then
click "Actions/View all Sizes")
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Henry Gregory Holt and son Larry G. Holt.

Notes:

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: Leonard Franklin Webster
Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1933
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Catawba [Caswell]
Parent1 Name: Troy Sidney Webster
Parent2 Name: Annie Sue Webster
Roll Number: B_C021_68003
Volume: 9
Page: 484

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Leonard F Webster
Service Info.: A1C US AIR FORCE KOREA
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1933
Death Date: 26 Feb 2005
Cemetery: Lively Stones Baptist Church
Cemetery Address: Ruffin, NC 27326