Thomas Edgar Holder

1871 - 1949  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas Edgar Holder  [1]
  Birth	7 Nov 1871	Hunt County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jun 1949	Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico   [1]
  Burial	24 Jun 1949	Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico
  Notes	Lovington, NM newspaper June 23, 1949 Thomas E. Holder Passed Away Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, 1949, for Thomas Edgar Holder, whose death occurred Tuesday, June 21st, after an illness of several months duration. The remains will lie in state in the Chapel of the Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home until time of services, which will be held in the chapel at 4:30 p.m. Rev. Claude A Lorts, Minister of the First Christian Church of Clovis, and a family friend will officiate. Active bearers will be Woodrow Wood, J. S. Lister, J. C. Lister, Z---ey Edwards, F. L. Beal, V. M. Shortes and Wesley Allen. Honorary bearers are: Embry Wall, Joe Wilcox, Arthur Byrd and A. L. Frence of Elida, Bernard Cook, Portales and Carl Sams, Dan Berry, Fred Cox, Bob Beverly, Leland Campbell, Dow Woods, Al Spradling, Johnnie Roberts and Jim Beverly. Interment will be made in the Lovington Cemetery. The Smith-Yarbro Home will be in charge of arrangements. Mr. Holder was born in Hunt County, Texas on November 7, 1871. His marriage to Stella Adams took place November 5, 1899 at Benjamin, Texas. Six children were born to this union, two daughters having predeceased their father. Mr. Holder came to Redlands, N. M. in November, 1913, and in the spring of 1914 moved to Elida, N. M., where the family resided until they moved to Lovington in 1931. He was an active member of the Masonic Lodge and a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Holder was loved and respected by all members of the Masonic Lodge. All of the casket bearers together with many others, learned their Masonic work through the diligent coaching of Mr. Holder. He was a learned scholar in Masonary, and lived it's teachings. He was never too busy nor too tired to assist and advise men in Masonic work, and his advice and guidance will be greatly missed by the members of the Lovington Lodge. The deceased is survived by his wife and four sons, Thomas A. of Pecos, Texas, O. J., Santa Fe, A. C., Lovington, and Billy in Canada, by three grandsons and three granddaughters. (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell) (Research):Census Listings: 1900 census Knox Co. TX ED 43 Pg. 174A Prect. 2 84/84 Holder, Edgar T., head, WM, Nov. 1871, 28, M, 0yrs. , Stock farmer, TX TN TX Estella, wife, WF, Aug. 1880, 19, M, 0yrs., 0/0 children, TX MO KY 1910 census Knox Co. TX ED 150 Pg. 11A Prect. 1 147/150 Holder, Edgar, head, MW, 38, M 10yrs., Stockman, TX TN TX Stella, wife, FW, 29, M 10yrs., 3/2 children, TX MS IL Trudie, dau., FW, 9, TX TX TX Tom, son, MW, 2, TX TX TX 1920 census Roosevelt Co. NM Ed 152 Pg. 238A Elida, Prect. 2 Fm/62/68 Holder, Thos. E., head, MW, 48, M, Farmer stock, TX AL TX Stella, wife, FW, 39, M, TX MS IL Thomas A., son, MW, 11, TX TX TX Oscar, son, MW, 9, TX TX TX A. C., son, MW, 5, NM TX TX Wilson, son, MW, 2, NM TX TX 1930 census Roosevelt Co. NM ED 21-6 Pg. 178A Elida Village Prect. 2 60/66 Holder, Thomas E., head, MW, 58, M, age when first married 28, Laborer, odd jobs, TX TN TX Stella, wife, FW, 49, M, age when first married 19, TX MS IL Oscar, son, MW, 19, Dry Cleaner, Tailor shop, TX TX TX A. C., son, MW, 15, NM TX TX Alfred W., son, MW, 12, NM TX TX (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)
  Person ID	I31852	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Stella Adams,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Wise County, Texas d. 9 May 1950, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1899	Benjamin, Knox County, Texas
  Children	1. Gertrude "Trudie" Holder,   b. 17 Feb 1901, Benjamin, Knox County, Texas d. 5 Jan 1919, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas (Age 17 years)   2. Thomas Adams Holder,   b. 10 Feb 1908, Texas d. 13 Jan 1974, Reeves County, Texas (Age 65 years)   3. Oscar Joseph Holder,   b. 10 Jul 1910, Knox County, Texas d. 3 Jun 1973, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico (Age 62 years)   4. A.C. Holder,   b. 4 Sep 1914, Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico d. 19 Dec 1999, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico (Age 85 years)   5. Alfred Wilson "Bill" Holder,   b. 31 May 1917, New Mexico d. 11 Mar 1989, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F10219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Nov 1871 - Hunt County, Texas Marriage - 5 Nov 1899 - Benjamin, Knox County, Texas Death - 21 Jun 1949 - Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico Burial - 24 Jun 1949 - Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.