The Sabine County Reporter
November 10, 2010, Page 11
L. J. Hogue
L. J. Hogue, 79, died in his home Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, after a lengthy illness. Hogue was born in Center to Lydia DuBose and Johnny Hogue and lived his life in Hemphill. He was a retired self-employed plumber, a U. S. Air Force veteran, and a member of the Broaddus United Pentecostal Church.
Hogue is survived by his wife of 50 years, Myrtle Hogue of Hemphill; son, David Hogue of Hemphill; daughter, Debora and her husband, Kenneth Birdwell of Hemphill; sisters, Gladys Flowers of Groveton, Yvonne Attwood of Texas City, and Callie Mae and her husband George Brooks of LaMarque. He is also survived by grandchildren, Kevin and Katie Birdwell, Kim and Burl Tarver, and Kellie Birdwell; great-grandchild, Brandon Tarver, and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Katherine Bird.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Nov. 7, in Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Bronson Cemetery in Bronson.
Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starfuneralhome.com
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2010)
1910 Census
Michigan, Cheboygan, Cheboygan City
Enumerated 21 Apr 1910
SD 10 ED 72 Ward 3 Sheet 8B
112-125
Schopf, Margaret Head F W 57 M1 40 9/5 Pa Pa Pa English None
Schopf, George Son M W 26 S Mich Germany/German Pa English Laborer Sawmill
Schopf, Augustus SOn M W 19 S Mich Germany/German Pa Laborer Sawmill
Davis, Robert Son-in-law M W 33 Wd Mich Mich Mich Foreman Sawmill
Davis, Emma B Grnddtr F W 9 S Mich Mich Mich
Davis, Frank Grandson M w 7 S Mich Mich Mich
Holbon, Clyde Grandson M W 18 S Mich Mich Mich Laborer Odd Jobs
113-126
Blank, John Head M W 45 M1 17 Mich Germany/German NY Policeman City
Blank, Rosa Wife F W 33 M1 17 1/1 Ohio Germany/German Pa
Blank, John E Son M w 16 S Mich Mich Ohio
Name Annie Berkely Mccroskey
Event Type Death
Event Date 18 Jun 1966
Event Place Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 15 Apr 1894
Birthplace Little Rock, Arkansas
Father's Name M A Holcomb
Mother's Name Louetta Pilgram
Informant R C McCroskey (son)
Certificate Number 46612
GS Film number 2118371
Digital Folder Number 005144882
Image Number 00349
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS1J-Z6M : accessed 14 Mar 2014), Annie Berkely Mccroskey, 18 Jun 1966; citing certificate number 46612, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2118371.
The daughter of Thomas Holden, Jr. and Elizabeth Flanagan. Her Holden line can be traced back to Massachusetts to Richard Holden, one of the original immigrants to come to America. Her gravesite is lost but Bible records can be found for this family in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 81).
John and Meg Anderson, on the the FindaGrave website shows that after Isaac died, she married William Amos Ponder, son of Silas Lito Ponder and Lucitta Darden, on 22 Jan 1854. He adopted her youngest three children, and William and Amos went on to have three children of their own. The also "took in" the children of Margaret's sister, Julia, namely Charles Nettie Carter, Joseph Coleman Carter, and Jensey Elizabeth Carter.
Probably a Lovington, N.M. newspaper
Dec. 21, 1999
A. C. Holder
Funeral services for A. C. Holder, 85, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church. Rev. Roy Elmore will officiate. Burial will be at Lovington Cemetery. Born September 4, 1914, in Elida, he passed away December 19 at Nor-Lea General Hospital. He was married to Ruby Farrow on June 16, 1936, in Washington D. C.. She preceded him in death in 1986. He was married to Joyce Alexander Heidel on August 23, 1987, in Seminole, Texas. A past Lovington city commissioner, he was a member of First United Methodist Church, and was a Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the Scottish Rite. He also was a member of Independent Petroleum Association, Land Man's Association and was a charter member of the Lovington Country Club and served on the original airport board. He had served as an aide to Senator Dennis Chavez. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Holder of Lovington; a son, Richard W. Holder and his wife, Shirley, of Sandy, Utah; a daughter, Betty Holder Schoeneman and her husband, Alan, of Sioux City, Iowa; a stepdaughter, Jane Massey and her husband, Alan of Peach Tree, Georgia and a step-son, Bill Alexander of Hobbs; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Holder, in 1986, and a daughter, Joyce Holder Small. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church or Boy and Girls Ranch of New Mexico.
The Lovington Leader
March 14, 1989
Brother of Local Man Dies
Word has been received here of the death of Bill Holder of Pecos, Texas, brother of A. C. Holder of Lovington. Graveside rites are planned Wednesday at 11 a.m. Texas time at the cemetery in Pecos, Texas. Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born May 31, 1917, he passed away March 11 at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque. A resident of Pecos, he had been engaged in oilfield work. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the North Africa, Sicily and Italy campaigns.
SSDI - ALFRED W HOLDER 31 May 1917 11 Mar 1989 (not specified) (none specified) 525-03-7695 New Mexico
Name: Gertrude Holder
Death date: 05 Jan 1919
Death place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): W
Age at death: 17 years 10 months 20 days
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 17 Feb 1901
Birth place: Benjamin, Texas
Marital status: Single
Spouse name:
Father name: T. E. Holder
Father birth place: Texas
Mother name: Stella Adams
Mother birth place: Texas
Occupation:
Residence:
Cemetery name:
Burial place: Elida, N. M.
Burial date: 09 Jan 1919
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2073525
Digital GS number: 4167719
Image number: 2068
Reference number: cn 4927
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Tom Holder
Death Date: 14 Jan 1974
Death County: Reeves
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Death certificate #05089 give parent's as Edgar Holder an
d Stella Adams. He was a water well driller and died of a heart attack. Informant was Louise Holder, wife.
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.
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
"....Sarah E. "Sallie, b. 1825, married Anderson McLemore,as his second wife, 18 Jul 1854, Calhoun Co, AR. She died between 1860 and 1870 probably in Arkansas. Anderson married again and moved to Hopkins Co, TX, living near his brother-in-law, Dr. Robert c. Holderness...."
From the FindAGrave memorial page of Elizabeth Brooks Holderness, born 1795 in Caswell County, NC and died 1858 in Calhoun County, Ark.
The Social Security Application for her son, M.B Pointer, lists her as Josie Alice Holland. All other sources show her first name as Alice.
Sarah Ritter (sjritter@compworldnet.com) writes that "Josie Alice Holland, b. 14 Apr 1881 in Johnson Co, TX, is the daughter of John William Holland, b. 2 jun 1838 Carroll Co, TN, and wife, Martha Jane Parrish, b. 9 Nov 1844 Fannin Co, TX. Josie was the next to youngest of 13 children. Siblings are: Wm. Lafayette; Mary Elizabeth; Henry Columbus; Nancy A.; Mary Lucille; Caroline S.; Moses G.; Jefferson Needham; Lemuel B.; John Edgar; Lillie B.; and Merrett Wise Holland."
1950 Census
Texas, Ellis, Ennis
Holland, Gerald Hea W M 24 Tx Salesman Wholesale Grocery
Holland, Billie Wif W F 24 Tx
Holland, Billie Ann Dtr W F 4 Texas (census was taken in April, so she was not 5 yet)
Holland, Gerald Jr Son Tx
Enumeration District: 70-31; Description: Ennis city: Ennis city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by E. Ennis Ave., State Hwy. 34; City limits; City limits; S. Main
1850 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Gallatin
Enumerated 21 Sept 1850
Stamped 255
678-678
Nancy McGrew 54 F --- $320 Ga
Wm G. McGrew 23 M Farmer Mi
Amanda 19 F Mi
James McGrew 17 M Laborer Mi
John McGrew 16 M Mi
Margaret McGrew 14 F Mi
George Hartley 22 M Laborer Mi
John W. Seers 70 M Garden Maker N. York
1860 Census
Texas, Victoria County, Victoria
Enumerated 14 Jun 1860
Page 39
279-287
Martha Cunningham 22 F ---- $7500 $7000 Miss
Nancy McGrue 63 F ---- $--- $1500 Ga
Amanda McGrue 29 F Miss
(Research):Possibly a descendant of this family???
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Hollis Surname Researchers
And Webpage links
Thomas C. HOLLIS born 1792 and his wife Elizabeth Nancy TAYLOR (daughter of James Taylor) Children: William Gerald, MOSES Jackson, Mary Polly, John Floyd, Ezekiel, Henrietta, JAMES McLEMORE, Elizabeth E., Martha Ann, Susan Ann, Francis E., Thomas Taylor. Then Thomas Married Rebecca Pearson and had the following children: Jeremiah and Penelope who were twins and Margaret Karina. Then Thomas married Elizabeth Bussey Bozeman and had the following child: Benjamin Pullman Hollis
Carlotta Hollis Bates , Roots v3.00, Family Treemaker, PAF
In both 1870 and 1880. Amanda Cartwright was living in a household with her son Leonidas "Lon" and his family.
Amanda died in Lon's home at age seventy-seven. The family gathered for her funeral and, as she had wished after almost a quarter century of widowhood, she was buried next to Matthew in the little private graveyard east of her old house. Lon composed suitable facts about her life on a sheet of paper entitled "In Memoriam" for use of the minister. Besides providing her birthdate, parents' names, date of arrival in San Augustine, and marriage dated, and noting the loss of one of her six children, Lon added, "She was one of the Kindest of Mothers and devoted wife, a faithful Christian, charitable to all in need and beloved by all who know her. She had joined the Methodist Church in 1858, and, he added, she had been a faithful and consistent member...Two weeks later, Lon, who once wrote poetry for Ludie, wrote six stanzas praising motherhood. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 305).
1870 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, PO San Augustine
Enumerated 6 July 1870
Page 20
121-121
Cartwright, A 52 F W Keep House 343291 15529 Tenn
Cartwright, M 14 M W At School Tx
Cartwright, A. P. 30 M W Merchant Tx
Cartwright, Ophelia 23 F W Tx
Cartwright, Mathew Jr 7/12 M W Tx
Jones, Tom 20 M B Svt Tx
Burl, Elvira 15 F B Svt Tx
Sexton, Qunn? 10 F B Tx
Along with her cousins Mary Garrett and Victoria Thomas, she "Attended St. Mary's Hall, an elite Episcopalian finishing school founded in 1837 in Burlington, New Jersey, near Philadelphia...(enduring) terrible homesickness and culture shock upon...arrival in November 1854." (Henson and Parmelee, THE CARTWRIGHTS OF SAN AUGUSTINE, p. 174)" She and her husband moved to Kaufman County soon after the civil war, but their relationship with her Uncle Matthew Cartwright seemed strained by his handling of some of her inheritance. (ibid, p. 264).
1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine, San Augustine District
Enumerated 14 Sept 1850
Stamped 336
77-77
Wm. Garrett 38 M Farmer 14700 Tenn
Lucette Garrett 22 F Texas
Clementine Garrett 14 F Tenn
Mary Garrett 12 F Tenn
William Garrett 2 M Tenn
Anna Holman 10 F Tenn
Wm Holman 8 M Tenn
Harry Noble shows that her first marriage was to a Mr. Dye, before moving to Texas. Henson and Parmelee write that she married third Iredell D. Thomas, Sr., and was a stepmother to Victoria "Tory" Thomas who along with her cousins Anna Holman and Mary Garrett "Attended St. Mary's Hall, an elite Episcopalian finishing school founded in 1837 in Burlington, New Jersey, near Philadelphia...(enduring) terrible homesickness and culture shock upon...arrival in November 1854." (Henson and Parmelee, THE CARTWRIGHTS OF SAN AUGUSTINE, p. 174)
After John Cartwright's death, Elvira married Otis M. WHEELER, and can be found as "wife" in his household, along with a namesake newborn son, and her first-born, four year old William Cartwright. They later moved to Polk County. Matthew Cartwright wrote in his daybook "Mrs. John Clinton Cartwright married O. M. Wheeler in 8 mos and 8 days from Death of her Husband. Myself & wife rec'd invitation from the Madam late in the evening to take supper at candle lighting. She intended to moving to the country and making her home at Col. Wheeler. We went in the dark and Rain through the mud and saw the last of John C. Cartwright's fond and ever adoring wife." (Henson and Parmelee, p. 153).
1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District
Enumerated 10 OCt 1850
Stamped 353
311-311
W. W. Holman 39 M Farmer 30,000 KY
Eliza Holman 26 F Mi
Wm. Holman 1 M Tx
312-312
Otis M . Wheeler 37 M Farmer 50000 Mass
Elvira Wheeler 25 F Tenn
Otis Wheeler 5/12 Texas
John Polley 27 M Overseer Tx
John Kelly 26 M Laborer Ohio
Wm. Cartwright 4 M Tx
Isaac was a veteran of the War of 1812 where he earned the title of Colonel. An attorney by profession, he was attracted to politics. He was elected to the Kentucky legistlature in 1810 and again in 1816. In 1818, he moved his family to Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he immersed himself in public affairs, running for the Tennessee assembly in 1823, and later serving as state senator. A credit squeeze in Tennessee put the Holman family in a financial bind, and the family decided to move to Texas. Sons William W. and James S. made the trip first, arriving in San Augustine in October 1834. (Noble, page 111). Isaac arrived in December with his two younger sons. In March, 1835, his wife and daughters followed. The entire family became citizens of the Redlands. Isaac died only eight months after his arrival in San Augustine. (Harry Noble) In "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" it was written that the family brought 20 slaves with them to Texas. (Henson & Parmelee, p. 84)
Henson and Parmelee show that he married first Louisa V. Higgins, and second ?Montgomery?. He was the father of six children by his second wife, Lucius, Delia, Anna, Mary, Harriet Ann, and James B. Holman.
James would make his mark in Houston, Texas. He would become involved in John and Augustus Allen's Houston venture and would eventually own 13 1/2 Houston blocks, and would serve as Houston's first Mayor. Holman avenue was named in his honor. (Noble, page 112).
James, along with his brother William W., joined Captain Bailey Anderson, Jr.'s company, the Texas forces that had been camped around San Antonio since early October, 1835---reinforcements to the "Siege of Bexar." (Noble, page 113). Henson and Parmelee note that they took eleven pounds of powder and a bar of lead from the Cartwright store. (Henson & Parmelee, p. 85). His son, Columbus Holman of Austin, stopped for lodging at the home of his Aunt Amanda Holman Cartwright in Sabine county in 1863, en route to Mississippi for duty with the commissary department. (ibid, p. 227)
Richard Browning, on the "Ancestors and others for the Texas Cartwrights" shows him instead as James Barksdale Holman, born 7 Sept 1801 and died 24 Feb 1855. This conflicts with Henson and Parmelee's book about the allied Cartwright family of San Augustine. They instead shows his dates as 1804-1867, and note he married a cousin, Martha Holman. They had a eight children, Hardy Columbus, Isaac W, Joseph, James Smith, Polly Ann who m. J. D. GILLUM, Willis M., Louisa Virginia who m. G. M FLOURNOT and William Fulton.
Married a Barksdale. (Noble, page 128). Henson and Parmelee show him as Dr. James G. BARKSDALE. She remained in Tennessee. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 176).
William's "Uncle Billy" Holman was appointed his guardian in December, 1857 by Chief Justice Alfred Polk. William's sister, Anna Holman, and her husband, Richard F. Slaughter, a San Augustine Attorney filed a petition against William W. Holman and Matthew Cartwright to gain control of William Holman's interest in a 722 acre tract obtained by Clementine Holman dec'd as an heir to the estate of John Cartwright. After hearing the case the judge ruled against the Slaughters. (Noble, Harry P. TEXAS TRAILBLAZERS: SAN AUGUSTINE PIONEERS: Best of East Texas Publishers, Lufkin, Texas, 1999, pp. 128-129).
Henson and Parmelee write that "William S. Holman, the orphan son of Sanford and Clementine" served alongside his cousin, Lon Cartwright [a son of Amanda Holman] during the Civil War. On May 25, 1861, Lon, Meck "and twenty other volunteers rode to Shelby County, where Captain Short lived, to enlist...Short's company left in June to rendezvous near Dallas, where along with other East Texas units, they were sworn into Col. Elkana Greer's mounted regiment....(and) eventually were designated as the Third Texas Cavalry, and Short's company became Company E." (Henson & Parmelee, THE CARTWRIGHTS OF SAN AUGUSTINE, p. 200, p. 205) By 1862, Bill was a second lieutenant of Company C, and "acted nobly and received compliments from Maj. Stone for his gallant behavior." (ibid, p. 224). After the civil war, he moved to Bell County where, in addition to his own business, he watched over the investments of his Uncle, Matthew Cartwright. (ibid, p. 264).
1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine, San Augustine District
Enumerated 14 Sept 1850
Stampted 336
77-77
Wm. Garrett 38 M Farmer 14700 Tenn
Lucette Garrett 22 F Texas
Clementine Garrett 14 F Tenn
Mary Garrett 12 F Tenn
William Garrett 2 M Tenn
Anna Holman 10 F Tenn
Wm Holman 8 M Tenn
Biographical Notes from the Texas Archival Resources Online, A Guide to the Sanford Holman Papers, 1839-1845
William Sanford Holman was born in Fayette County, Kentucky, on 1816 April 12, a son of Isaac (1775-1835) and Anne Wigglesworth (1783-1841) Holman. A veteran of the War of 1812 and an attorney, Isaac Holman served as a Kentucky legislator and Tennessee state senator.
Sanford Holman moved with his family to Lincoln County, Tennessee, around 1818. A shortage of money and a resulting credit crisis in that state in 1834 prompted the Holman family to move to San Augustine County, Texas, in three groups between 1834 October and 1835 March. The family soon became prominent in the area, with Sanford's brother, William W. (1806-1873), representing San Augustine in the first Congress of the Republic of Texas. Another brother, James Saunders Holman (1804-1867), served as the first mayor of Houston after it was incorporated in 1837.
Sanford Holman served in the Texan army during the Texas Revolution and was a member of Captain William Kimbro's "San Augustine Company" at the Battle of San Jacinto. In 1842 September, President Sam Houston appointed Holman as Customs Collector for the San Augustine District. Owing the government more than $2,600, he was removed from office by 1843 July.
Sanford Holman married Clementine Cartwright (1819-1847) in San Augustine...The couple had two children, Annie (1839-1923), who married Richard Fendall Slaughter (1829-1904), and William Sanford, Jr.
Sanford Holman died in San Augustine on 1843 December 23. His brother William W. Holman and his widow Clementine were named administrators of his estate the following month.
References
Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing, 1995.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas: The Lineages of the Members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Volume II. Austin, Texas: Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1974.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Muster Rolls of the Texas Revolution. Austin, Texas: Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1986.
Dixon, Sam Houston, and Louis Wiltz Kemp. The Heroes of San Jacinto. Houston, Texas: Anson Jones Press, 1932.
Holman, Dixon W. "James Sanders Holman." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho38.
Holman, Dixon W. "William W. Holman." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho39.
Ingmire, Frances Terry, compiler. San Augustine County, Texas, Marriage Records, 1837-1880. St. Louis, Missouri: Frances Terry Ingmire, 1980.
Noble, Harry P., Jr. Texas Trailblazers: San Augustine Pioneers. Lufkin, Texas: Best of East Texas Publishers, 1999.
San Augustine Public Library. 1828-1940: Probate Cases of San Augustine County, Texas. Nacogdoches, Texas: Ericson Books, 1984
Also known as "Colonel Billy" and in later years affectionally called "Uncle Billy." Uncle Billy had only one child himself, but had more than fifty nieces and nephews, many following him about, depending on him, learning at his knee.
He arrived to Texas in 1834, acquiring a segment of Benjamin Lindsey's headright--two-thirds of a league and a labor (3,129 acres) for $2,200. The tract was three miles northwest of San Augustine. (Noble, page 112).
William W. Holman, along with his brother James, joined Captain Bailey Anderson, Jr.'s company, the Texas forces that had been camped around San Antonio since early October, 1835---reinforcements to the "Siege of Bexar." (Noble, page 113). William went with Ben Milam into San Antonio on December 5th, and served as attillery lieutenant and quartermaster during the bloody four day battle for San Antonio. He returned to San Augustine, but again enlisted in the militia, serving three months in Captain John M. Bradley's company. He later served as San Augustine's first Representative to the Congress of the Republic of Texas. During its initial session, the First Congress established two charters for institutions of higher education, one of which was the University of San Augustine. Holman was honored by being named one of the fifteen original trustees.
He was a devout horseman and a racing enthusiast throughout his life. He ran a notice in the 6 April 1846 issue of the Red-Lander about "Leviathan--the Celebrated Race Horse."
The records are vague, even conflicting, about Holman's marriages and children. THE NEW HANDBOOK OF TEXAS, Volume 3, states that he "....married Elizabeth Yearger about 1848 and had a son, William W. Holman, Jr. born in 1849. His wife died before 1860, and his son died prior to 1876." The census records tend to confirm this. However, no marriage license was ever issued to him in San Augustine County. Other records indicate he had been married earlier to Jacob Garrett's daughter, and one son, William was born to that union. (Noble, page 124)
Henson and Parmelee also show his wife as Elizaberth Yearger.
1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District
Enumerated 10 OCt 1850
Stamped 353
311-311
W. W. Holman 39 M Farmer 30,000 KY
Eliza Holman 26 F Mi
Wm. Holman 1 M Tx
312-312
Otis M . Wheeler 37 M Farmer 50000 Mass
Elvira Wheeler 25 F Tenn
Otis Wheeler 5/12 Texas
John Polley 27 M Overseer Tx
John Kelly 26 M Laborer Ohio
Wm. Cartwright 4 M Tx
"Mandy served as postmistress of Wilhan, a temporary post office in the vicinity of Old Salem. She had sheep cut, spun, dyed and wove the wool to make her clothing & used a 28 gauge shotgun with accuracy. She lived in an old homeplace in Old Salem, now just across the road from Camp Bill Stark....Tony and Amanda had 5 daughters, all of whom lived in the Call area. Georgia, Ola, Trudy, Laura and Paul Jones (we called her Paulie). All 5 married, two, Laura and Trudy died young. I believe I was told it was of "consumption." Ola married Clarence Wightman, a lawyer, partner of Handcock, and they had three children, Tom, Ola Amanda and George. All married, moved away and had their families away from this area. Paulie married & divorced Royal McMahon, she had one daughter, Mary Lynn, who married and lived until her death in Alaska" (email from Phyllis Martin .
Called "Annie." She was legally adopted by the Cleaver's when she was 12 years old, as her mother had died at the birth of her last child, who was stillborn. Annie remembered her brothers using a little ditty to remember their names. She said "they were Alf and Doug and Mac, Charlie, Keat and Jack, James and Henry." Her sister was named Catherine, after their mother. All contact was lost with her birth family. Apparently only the girls were adopted out, the boys all being big enough for their father, Caleb, to care for and to help him with the farm.
Annie went to with the Cleaver family to help cook for the men that worked in the forest. There she met George and they were married. Later they moved to St. John, Michigan, and then on to Cass City.
An item in the Cass City paper (circa 1947) reads:
""One Cow Heard" Brings Owner Nice Revenue
The "one cow heard" of Mrs. Geo Kolb, who lives in Elkland Township, on the Tuscola-Sanilac County Line, brought its owner a check for $20.30 for milk produced the first two weeks of July. Mrs. Kolb is in the eightieth year and cares for the cow herself and does the milking.
Her grandchildren, sent over to help with the chores, remember that she would not allow anyone to milk HER cow. She would, however, put them to work, telling them she'd have a surprise for them at supper. When they came in, their would be a big, deep dish apple pie, warm from the oven. She had apples years round, as she would thread the excess on a string to dry.
Annie was thrifty, drinking hot water reather than coffee. She would sometimes flavor it with hot milk and call it 'Cambridge tea.'
At Easter, the children could have all the eggs they wanted, but this was the only time. The rest of the year, eggs were sold for money that was needed to help raise such a large family.
(Excerpted from Art Peck's book)
Cass City Chronicle
Friday, March 23, 1951
BULLETIN
Mrs. George Kolb, for many years a resident of Elkland township, died Wednesday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ted Bruggeman, in Philadelphia, Pa. and was brought to Cass City Saturday. Funeral services will be held in the Douglas Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Cass City Chronicle
Friday, March 30, 1951
Mrs. Kolb Funeral Rites Held Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. George H. Kolb, former Elkland township resident, who died in Philadelphia last week, were held Sunday afternoon at the Douglas Funeral Home, Rev. S.R. Wurtz officiating. Interment was in Elkland cemetery.
The former Annie Holmes, she was born April 15, 1867 in Ellington Township. She married George H. Kolb in 1883 at Caro. In 1900, Mr. and Mrs. Kolb moved to their farm in Elkland Township on Greenland Road where Mr. Kolb died 18 years ago. Mrs. Kolb remained on the farm until a few years ago when she went to live with her daughters in Detroit, St. Johns and Philadelphia because of her failing health.
Mrs. Kolb is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Leon Ormes of St. Johns, Mrs. Walter Wisniewski of Detroit, Mrs. Charles Kleinschmidt of Dearborn, Mrs. Ted Brueggeman of Philadelphia, Pa. and Mrs. Walter Markin of Birmingham, one son, Harold Kolb of Pontiac, 11 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Three children also preceded her in death.
Other out-of-town relatives who attended her funeral included Mrs. Ferris Jamison and daughters of Saginaw, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Abke of Caro, Mr. and Mrs. Robt Wagner and family of North Branch, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gordon of Pontiac, Mr. and Mrs. Morley Wright of Oxford, Mr.a nd Mrs. Lester Theill of Flint, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Helbeck and family of St. Johns and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nix, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Theill, Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Wright, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Theill, all of Detroit.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
The classified section of the Cass City Chronicle, March 30, 1951, page 7, also contained the following note of thanks:
It is with deep appreciation and gratitude that we acknowledge the kindness and thoughtful consideration of our loving friends in sharing with us the loss of our dear mother, Mrs. Annie Kolb. We also express our thanks to Rev. Wurtz and those assisting him in the services. The family.
When Maria was eight years old, her mother died of Cholera, and she was placed in the Poydras Orphan Asylum for Females by order of the court recorder on August 19, 1849. Her father was still living, but presumable unable to care for his children. She was Protestant. On May 19, 1856, she was placed with a Mrs. Randall.
In 1900, she was living with her youngest son and his wife. When she died in 1901, the funeral services were held at their residence on 2518 Poydras Street. She was buried in Cypress Grove 2 Cemetery, which was later excavated during the 1930's for construction of Canal Boulevard. Her remains were not relocated to another burial place.
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Name: Roy Albert Holmes
Death Date: 22 Sep 1972
Death Place: Newton, Newton, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 69 years
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Birth Date: 04 Jun 1903
Birthplace: Call Texas
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Father's Name: T G Holmes
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Stella A Cartee
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Film Number: 2242088
Digital Film Number: 4005484
Image Number: 02227
Reference Number: 77567
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Thomas HOLMES Self M Male W 45 MS Farmer SC AL Teresa HOLMES Wife M Female W 37 GA Keeping House GA GA Thomas Son S Male W 13 TX Farm Worker MO GA Amanda Dau S Female W 10 TX At Home MO GA Buck Son S Male W 8 TX MO GA Mary Dau S Female W 3 TX MO GA Laura Dau S Female W 1 TX MO GA Source Information:
Census Place Jasper, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255313
NA Film Number T9-1313
Page Number 146D
1910 Census
Texas, Newton County, JP 5
Enumerated 5 May 1910
SD ? ED 113 Sheet 22A Stamped 114
399-407
Holmes, Thomas G Head M W 43 M2 8 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Holmes, Estella Wf F W 27 m1 8 3/3 Iowa Maryland Ohio
Holmes, Robert Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Teamster Log Camp
Holmes, Rosa Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Holmes, Katie Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Holmes, Royal Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Holmes, Thomas Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Holmes, Aubrey Son M W 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Mullinger, Fred Hired Man M W 25 S Maryland Maryland Maryland Laborer Farm
1920 Census
Texas, Newton County, JP 5
Enumerated 15 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 143 Sheet 10B
Fm 188-188
Holmes, Thomas G Head M W 53 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Holmes, Estella Wf F W 36 M Iowa Iowa Iowa
Holmes, Royal Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Iowa
Holmes, Thomas G Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Iowa
Holmes, Mekin Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Iowa
Holmes, Una B Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Iowa
Holmes, Volet Dtr F W 1 8/12 S Tx Tx Iowa
Wright, Darnie Boarder F W 23 S Tx Tx Iowa Teacher Private School
The son of Peter and Kate HOLPUCH. He contracted 80 acres of railroad land in 1878, in Saline County. This land was later sold to Anton KUSKA. He contracted 160 acres, also in Atlanta Township, and later sold to Frank SOUKUP on September 2, 1891.
He and Frank STECH later bought land int he new town of Castor, which it Tobias today. The village granted them a license to sell malt spirits and liquor. John eventually made his home on a lot in Tobias, moving later to the Turkey Creek township. Prior to the turn of the century, he was in the implement business in Milligan.
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John HOLPUCH Self M Male W 41 BOH Farmer BOH BOH
Anna HOLPUCH Wife M Female W 43 BOH Keeping House BOH BOH
Catie HOLPUCH Dau S Female W 10 IA BOH BOH
Source Information:
Census Place Atlanta, Saline, Nebraska
Family History Library Film 1254755
NA Film Number T9-0755
Page Number 128A
As of the 1910 Sabine County Census, she was listed as the mother of 6 children, all of whom were still living.
Her Texas Death Certificate shows that her parents were Bill HOLT and Margaret FARRIS. The informant was Mrs. W. D. Curl, her daughter, Maudie Strickland Curl. She was widowed, and a 13 year resident of Kirbyville at the time of her death.
Her Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows her as the daugther of Rachel Fullen and Thad Holt. The informant was her husband, Dale Aubrey, Sr.
Lee Holtmeier, 74, of Grand Island died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at home with his loving family by his side. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Michael Reiners will officiate. Private family burial will be prior to service in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island. Mr. Holtmeier was born Aug. 30, 1935, at Tobias to Albert and Hermina (Meyer) Holtmeier. Survivors of the immediate family include his wife, Jeanie; a son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Brigitte Holtmeier of Kearney; a daughter, Shari Holtmeier of Lutz, Fla.; and three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Norval Holtmeier of North Platte, Lavern and Shirley Holtmeier of Rockville and Aldo and Marilyn Holtmeier of Crete. Other survivors are grandchildren, Liza and her husband, Chad Lorenz, Blake Holtmeier and Brady Holtmeier. His parents welcomed him into heaven. Lee was raised in Tobias, where he attended Zion Lutheran School and graduated from Tobias High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Doane College and his Masters from the University of Cincinnati. He was united in marriage to Willa (Jeanie) Kotas on Aug. 4, 1957, at Milligan. They lived at Guide Rock, Cincinnati, Ohio, Lexington and Leola, Pa., before moving to Grand Island. Lee was a school teacher and coach for Guide Rock Public Schools and Lexington Public Schools. He went to work for New Holland in Lexington before joining the plant in New Holland, Pa. He later moved to Grand Island retiring from New Holland on Jan. 1, 1998. He is a member of Peace Lutheran Church. Lee enjoyed golfing and was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren especially attending their many activities. Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church or Asera Care Hospice. Condolences may be sent to < http://www.giallfaiths.com/> .
Published in The Grand Island Independent on 11/24/2009, Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
SOURCE: Obituary, Jasper, April 25: Jim Lucas Holton, 79, of San Antonio died in a San Antonio hospital at 6:30 pm on Saturday. He was born and reared in Jasper County and had lived in San Antonio for 40 years. Funeral services will be 10 am Monday at Zion Hill Cemetery with Rev. Jack Lee of Jasper officiating.
According to Jenny Holton, Family researcher, Jim Lucas was a resident of the state hospital for years. He had a tumor of some sort in his brain that impaired him.
Dau. of Deacon William HOLTON of Northampton. Rachel m. for her second husband 16 May 1698, Nathan BRADLEY of E. Guilford, Ct., now Madison, Ct. This marriage took her younger children with her into Southern Connecticut.
Marie and Anna were the daughters of Frank HORNICKY and Elizabeth KRAL.
Obituary, from FindAGrave
?sup?MRS. ANNA MATEJKA CALLED BY DEATH WHILE RESTING
Mrs. Emil (Anna) Matejka passed away very unedpectedly, Thursday afternoon, July 22, 1965, while resting. She was 83 years of age.
Anna Honisky, daughter of Elizabeth (Kral) and Frank Honisky, was born December 18, 1881, of English descendants. She came with her parents and brothers and sisters, to Crete, Neb., where they made their home. Later they moved to a farm south of Exeter, where she grew up and received her education. She lived with the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thorpe family of Geneva for a length of time, and also lived in Denver, Col., and Pierce, Neb.
October 31, 1905, she was married to Emil Matejka, and they lived on their farm east of Milligan more than 59 years.
Among the family events she cherished most were the family get-togethers, and the celebrations of their wedding anniversaries, the 50th and 59th.
Mrs. Matejka was a lady of many commendable qualities, and was devoted to the welfare of her family. Her self sacrificing devotion to her home and family endeared her to all who came to know her. She will be greatly missed in her home, where her crowning glory was her motherhood. The memory of her serviceable life will remain a sacred and comforting possession for the family relatives and friends.
She is survived by her husband, one daughter, and three sons, Mildred Fujan; Charles, William, and Alois. Three grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by two sons, her parents, three brothers and three sisters, and one granddaughter Lori LuAnn Matejka.?/sup?
1910 Census
Indiana, Fayette County, Jackson Twp, Everton
Enumerated 2 May 1910
SD 8 ED 29
160-160
Hood, Orvil Head M W 43 M1 19 Ind Ind Ind Farmer
Hood, Stella Wf F W 42 m1 19 1/1 Ind Ind Ind
Hood Lawrence Head m W 18 M11 1/1 In Ind Ind Farm Laborer
Hood, Maime Wf F W 19 m1 1 1/1 Ind Ind Ind
Hood, Anna Dtr F W 1/12 S Ind Ind Ind
1920 Census
Indiana, Fayette County, Connersville Twp
Enumerated 21 Jan 1920
SD 6 ED 2 Sheet 7B
146-152
Hood, Lawrence Head M W 28 M Ind In Ind Helper Blower works
Hood, Mayme Wf F W 29 M Ind In Ind
Hood, Anna G Dtr F W 9 S Ind Ind Ind
Hood, Ethel Dtr F AW 6 S Ind Ind Ind
151-157
Hood, Orville Head M W 53 M Ind Ind Ind Laborer Farm
Hood, Mary S WEf F W 52 M Ind Pa Ohio
1900 Census
Indiana, Fayette County, Columbia Twp
Enumerated 2 and 4 Jun 1900
SD 6 ED 1 Sheet 1B
19-19
Wood, Orvan Had W M Jan 1866 34 m9 Ind Ind Ind Farmer
Wood, Estella Wf W F Feb 1867 33 m 9 2/1 Ind Pa Ind
Wood,. Lawrence Son W M Nov 1891 8 Ind Ind Ind
Wood, Samuel Father W M Dec 1833 66 Wd Ind Pa Ky Farm Laborer
Hull, William Boarder W M Apr 1851 49 S Ind Va Va Farmer
1910 Census
Indiana, Fayette County, Jackson Twp, Everton
Enumerated 2 May 1910
SD 8 ED 29
160-160
Hood, Orvil Head M W 43 M1 19 Ind Ind Ind Farmer
Hood, Stella Wf F W 42 m1 19 1/1 Ind Ind Ind
Hood Lawrence Head m W 18 M11 1/1 In Ind Ind Farm Laborer
Hood, Maime Wf F W 19 m1 1 1/1 Ind Ind Ind
Hood, Anna Dtr F W 1/12 S Ind Ind Ind
1920 Census
Indiana, Fayette County, Connersville Twp
Enumerated 21 Jan 1920
SD 6 ED 2 Sheet 7B
146-152
Hood, Lawrence Head M W 28 M Ind In Ind Helper Blower works
Hood, Mayme Wf F W 29 M Ind In Ind
Hood, Anna G Dtr F W 9 S Ind Ind Ind
Hood, Ethel Dtr F AW 6 S Ind Ind Ind
151-157
Hood, Orville Head M W 53 M Ind Ind Ind Laborer Farm
Hood, Mary S WEf F W 52 M Ind Pa Ohio
1930 Census
Indiana, Fayette, Connersville Twp
Enumerated April 24, 1930
ED 21-10 SD 9 Sheet 10A Stamped 148
230-237
Hood, Orville Hed M W 64 Wd 23 Ind Ind Ind Farm Laborer
Richard Hooker, Jr. wrote, in 2010, that his father was now " a retired Infantry Colonel living in Preston, MD on the Chesapeake. He is also a Mississippi native and is descended from Samuel B. Hooker, one of six brothers who came west from NC in the late 1700s and ended up in northern Mississippi. We are often asked, but we are not related to General Joe Hooker of Civil war fame."
Obituary below was copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by David McInturff.
Colonel RICHARD D. HOOKER, SR. (Ret.) Colonel Richard "Dick" Hooker, Sr. passed away on October 24, 2014 at his home in Preston, MD at the age of 80. A native of Pass Christian, Mississippi, Colonel Hooker graduated with Distinguished Honors and an active duty commission from the ROTC program at the University of Mississippi, where he also served as president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and editor of the university newspaper.
Colonel Hooker initially served with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, and then with the 8th Division Airborne Brigade in Mainz, Germany. Following the advanced infantry officer course and one year of Vietnamese language training, he began the first of three tours in Vietnam as an advisor to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 5th Army of the Republic of Vietnam Division, followed by assignment as aide-de-camp to General William Westmoreland, Commander U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam. He then served as an instructor at the Armor School, Fort Knox, before attending Command and General Staff College and then returning to the Republic of Vietnam to serve as G3 Plans Officer, HQ IIFV, Nha Trang, and subsequently assuming command of the 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry (M), then attached to TF South, Phan Thiet.
Following five years in the Pentagon with the Army Staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colonel Hooker was assigned to the U.S. Military Mission to Iran. This tour of duty was followed by assignments as Army attach? to the Philippines, Deputy Chief of the U.S. Military Training Mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and immediately thereafter as Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Beirut, Lebanon and Senior U.S. Defense Representative to Lebanon.
Colonel Hooker completed his military career in Washington, DC as Special Assistant to the Defense Intelligence Officer for Asia, Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon. He retired from active duty in 1987 after 31 years of service. His awards and decorations included three awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, eight air medals, various meritorious and commendation medals, and the Lebanese Order of the Cedars, Degree of Commander, Vietnamese Medal of Honor, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He had also been awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, Master Parachute Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, Saudi Arabian Parachute Badge and Philippine Army Parachute Badge. Following his retirement, Colonel Hooker was a consultant, editor and writer, and lived on the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie McLemore Hooker, and is survived by three children: Dorothy Hooker Pearce of Newport News, VA, Colonel Richard D. Hooker Jr. of McLean, VA, and MaryAnne Martin of Smithfield, VA; seven grandchildren: Megan Duncan, Evelyn Pearce, Christoper Hooker, Richard David Hooker III, Rachel Dees, Price Martin, and Victoria Martin; and a great-granddaughter, Cadence Duncan.
Interment with full military honors will follow at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, Maryland 21601.Interment with full military honors will follow at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
As of 2010, Col. Hooker was serving in the Communications Action Group in Afghanistan. Graduated USMA 1981. Retired as Colonel of Infantry, US Army 2010 (Grenada, Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan).
James Thomas Hooks was the only son of Robert Melvin Hooks (FAG #5719349) & Martha Ann Grant Hooks (FAG #5713671). He married Queen Isabella McLemore c1880, dau of Wilson and Louisa Experience Broxton McLemore. James Thomas Hooks was living with his son Comer at 408 Jefferson St in Montgomery when he died.
On the 1910 Census, Christopher and Mary were living in Atwood, PA, and his occupation was Teamster, Gas Company. They had been married 4 years, and were shown as the parents of two children, both still living, daughters Edna and Veda.
The 1912 birth certificate of daughter Olive Ruth Hoover shows his occupation as Liveryman. He was 27 when she was born, and the family was living in Plumville, Indiana County, PA.
On the 1920 census, the family was still in Indiana Co, PA, and his occupation was that of a farmer.
In 1930, he was still living in Indiana County, PA. His wife Sally had died four years previously, and he was the sole occupant of his household, working as a laborer at odd jobs. None of his seven children were listed in the home, the younger ones likely living with relatives?
In 1940 he had remarried, and he and his second wife Anna were living in Indiana County, with her two sons, George and Donald Borland, as well as a 3 year old daugther Susanne and 9 month old son, Clarence.
In 1950, and Anna May were still in Indiana County. His occupation was cattle dealer. He and Mary had two more children, Rose Gene (7) and James (2). Stepson Donald was still living in the home, working as a salesman at a retail gas station. Their was also a lodger, Thomas Rupert, age 64, sharing their home.
OBITUARY
Christopher C Hoover, of Indiana, died Friday, June 2, 1972 at his home in Indiana RD 4. He was born 3 Dec 1883 at Atwood, the son of Zenas H. and Elizabeth Rowley Hoover. He was married April 3, 1937 to Mrs. Anna May McLain.
He had been a member of the US Trotting Association, and was a retired livestock dealer.
Survived by daughters and sons, Mrs. Edna Martin, Duncansville, Mrs. Veda Tocci, San Antonio, Mrs. Ruth Tocci and Zenas H Hoover, both of Indiana, Mrs. Edward (Etta Mae) Yarkowsie, Pittsburgh, Richard C Hoover and Mrs. Ahrens (Kathleen) Clever, both of Boulder, Colo, Mrs. James (Suzanne) Barto, Cherry Tree, Clarence Ed Hoover, Indiana, Mrs. Robert (Rose) Lundburg, Akron, OH, James Hoover, Blairsvillr, also 27 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Preceded in death by first wife, Mrs. Sally McSweeney Hoover, who died Dec. 8, 1926..
Interment Atwood Cemetery.
Published in the Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1972.
Christopher enlisted on 3 September 1864 in Allegheny, PA into the Union Army, near the end of the Civil War, and mustered in the next day as a Private in the 6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Company B. A
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Civil War Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1861? 1866. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.11 (153 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
When she married James Myers in 1913, she was employed as a teacher.
Her 1960 Pennsylvania death certificate listed her parents incorrectly and Christopher Hoover (vs. Z. H. Hoover, as shown on her marriage certificate) and Elizabeth Baldwin (vs. Elizabeth Rowley). Birthdate and location, as well as her husband, match however. The informant was Jas. C. Myers of Moon Twp, PA, relationship not known, as she was shown as widow of James M Myers at the time of her death.
Their Pennsylvania application for Marriage shows her as age 21, born to Zenith and Elizabeth E Hoover. Her occupation was shown as housekeeper.
Obituary
Mrs. John Mechling (nee Miss Dolly Hoover) died at her home in West Kittanning, on Sunday, February 20, 1910, after a lingering illness, of tuberculosis. She is survived by her husband and two little daughters. Funeral services will be held at her late home, this (Monday) evening, Rev. Taylor, of the First Baptist church officiating. The interment will be at Atwood, on Tuesday.
From scan of obituary on Find A Grave, added by Shirley Lukehart
She died from complications of metastatic carcinoma, which originated 5 years previously in her breast. Her address at the time of her death was 728 West Main St, Mt. Pleasant, PA, Informant was her husband, C. L. De Priest, MD, of the same address.
His Pennsylvania Death Certificate shows he was married to Nellie F Hoover at the time of his death, who was also the informant. He was shown as a retired Farmer, and was buried in Kittaning PA.
His Pennsylvania death certificate shows his usual occupation was "Steel Mill, retired." His address at the time of his death was 510 N 7th Street, Apollo, PA. The informant was his widow, Grace Hoover, of the same address.
On her FindAGrave memorial, created by Nort & Jan Addy, the inscription on her tombstone in the Rosehill Cemetery was shown as "Mary, wife of J.W. Norton". The family bible refers to Mary Hoover and Mary Clapp in each of the two family records for which she is mother (she married John Clapp by whom she had 6 children prior to marrying James Wiley Norton). The Norton family plot is on the north end of Cedar.
Barnes-In San Bernardino, Calif., Sept 22, 1963, Mrs. Nan Etta Barnes, 72, native of Atwood, Pa., resident of San Bernardino 45 years. Services 3 p.m. Thursday, Mark B. Shaw Chapel. Burial Mt. View Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 7 pm today.
Olive married the younger is brother of her sister's husband, Frank, both sons of Angelo Tocci and Mary Rose Mambuca.
A photo on Find A Grave, from the Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum, shows the following three names:
Ruth Tocci 1912-2007
Kenneth K Snyder Sr 1927-2013
Betty L [nee KINTER] Snyder 1927-No Date of Death yet shown
Ruth's relationship to the Snyder's is not known. Per the obituary of Kenneth Snyder, also viewable on Find A Grave he is a son of Archie and Florence McKay Snyder, and the brother of Betty Smith. His wife born in 1927 was Betty Lou Kinter Snyder. It is possible they simply share the same space in the Mausoleum, and were not related.
Suzanne M. (Hoover) Barto, 85, passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at Indiana Regional Medical Center.
Born in Indiana on March 30, 1937, Suzanne was the daughter of the late Christopher C. and Anna M. (McLain) Hoover.
She was a member of the Hilltop Baptist Church in Indiana and a long-time member of the USTA. Suzanne was a homemaker all her life and raised nine children. In her free time, she enjoyed horses, listening to Elvis, fishing and she loved going to the Indiana County Fair to watch harness racing.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Jesse Barto, James Barto, Johnny Barto, Christine Mahan and husband Chris, Robert Barto and wife Chrissy, William Barto and wife Amy, Jerry Barto, Scott Barto and James Barto and wife Jackie; her brother, James Hoover and wife Nancy; 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Barto was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and a sister.
The SSDI shows her a daughter of Christopher Hoover and Sally McSweeney.
Veda Tocci
Veda Belle Tocci, 88, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Indiana, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, in San Antonio.
A daughter of Christopher and Sally McSweaney Hoover, she was born Sept. 29, 1908, in Plumville.
Mrs. Tocci was a former member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church in Indiana.
She was a housewife and employed as a cafeteria worker in the San Antonio school system. She moved from Indiana to San Antonio in 1970.
Surviving are one son, Ronald, and his wife, Julie, Mandeville, LA.; two grandchildren, Ronald and Luchia Tocci; three sisters Ruth Tocci, Delmont; Etta Yarkowski, Pittsburgh, and Kathleen Clever, Akin, S.C. and one brother, Richard Tocci, Cedar Edge, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James V. Tocci, Sr; and an infant son, James V. Jr.
A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Cemetery in Indiana, with her niece, Deacon Jean Steel, officiating.
Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana in charge of arrangements.
The 1900 Census, in Cowanshannock, PA, lists him as a Farmer, married for 19 years, and indicates both of his parents were also born in Pennsylvania.
Obituary
From the Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Thursday, February 6, 1919
Death Calls Four Residents of the County
Z. H. Hoover, aged 58 years, died at this home on West Philadephia street, Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock. Death was caused by paralysis. Mr. Hoover was a well-known horse and cattle dealer in Armstrong county and also followed that occupation in Indiana county. He leaves his widow and these children: Mrs. J. M. Myers of Ambridge; J. R. Hoover of Apollo and Misses Etta and Elizabeth Hoover at home.Mr. Hoover was a conscientious member of the First United Presbyterian Church, the pastor of which, The Rev. Chalmers G Morrow will condut the funeral services at the Hoover home tomorrow evening. Interment will be made at Atwood Saturday morning.