Husband: Robert John HOLT
Birthdate: abt 1834
Birthplace: Cecil Co, MD
Death date: 20 Oct 1898
Place of death: Soldiers Home, Hampton, VA
Burial: 21 Oct 1898, Hampton National Cemetery, VA
Father: Isaac J Holt
Mother: Mary A. Campbell

Marriage date: 26 Apr 1860
Marriage place: Union M.E. Church, New Castle Co. Delaware

Wife: Sallie Sarah SHAW
Birthdate: Oct 1843
Birthplace: New Jersey
Death date: 2 Oct 1902
Place of death: Wilmington, DE
Burial: Wilmington Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware.
Father: Aaron W. Shaw
Mother: Sarah Sallie Steelman

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Ellsworth Holt
Sex: M
Birthdate: Jun 1862
Birthplace: Wilmington, De.
Death date: 4 Jun 1930
Place of death: Farnhurst Hospital, New Castle County, Wilm, De.
Burial: 7 Jun 1930, Riverview Cemetery, Wilm, De.
Marriage date: 15 Nov 1886
Marriage place: Fall River, Bristol Co, Mass
Spouse's name: Jennie Stowe

Child No. 2: Eugene W. Holt
Sex: M
Birthdate: 12 Feb 1865
Birthplace: Delaware
Death date: 9 Jan 1942
Place of death: Wilmington, DE
Burial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilm De.
Marriage date: abt 1888-1889
Marriage place: BTB Wilm, De
Spouse's name: Clara V. Heebner

Child No. 3: William A. Holt
Sex: M
Birthdate: 3 Jun 1868
Birthplace: Wilm, DE
Death date: 3 Apr 1925
Place of death: Bellefonte, Wilmington, De.
Burial: Mt Salem Cemetery, Wilm, De
Marriage date: 3 Jul 1889
Marriage place: Asbury Methodist(M.E.)Church, Wilm, Delaware
Spouse's name: Ella M. Cameron

Child No. 4: Clarence R. Holt
Sex: M
Birthdate: 7 Jun 1869
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware
Death date: 23 Dec 1940
Place of death: Wilm, DE
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Wilm, De.
Marriage date: 23 sep 1891
Marriage place: Asbury Methodist (M.E.)Church, Wilm, Delaware
1. Spouse's name: Estella I Russell
2. Spouse's name: Anna Carrie Fleming

Sources:
1. Delaware Public Archives, Hall of Records, Dover, DE. 19901.
2. Birth, Marriage, Death records.
3. US Census records 1860 thru 1940 for Delaware, Maryland,& Rhode Island.
4. City Directories 1855-1940, Wilmington, De & Newport, RI.
5. Tatnal Tombstone Records for Wilm, De.
6. Probate Records.
7 Holt Family Genealogy Book by Kathryn Sims, Cecil County Historical Society, 135 East Main Street, Elkton, MD 21921.
8. Local News Paper Articles; The Sunday Morning Star, Wilm Del; Cecil Whig, Elkton, MD, and others found on Ancestry for Births, Engagements, and obituaries.
9. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
10. WWI Draft Registration Cards.
11. WWII Draft Registration Cards.

Notes:
*Robert J. Holt was a Captain during the Civil War and fought with numerous Delaware Infantry Regiments. During the end of the War he was Battalion Commander for the 8th Regiment. His Regiment of three companies participated in the Appomattox Campaign. They were present at the surrender of Gen Robert E. Lee and also marched in the Grand Review in Washington, DC on May 23, 1865. The Regiment was mustered out on June 5, 1865.
*Sallie Shaw’s family worked in the marine industry and her brother Richard was a Ship’s Captain one of which was the "Coaster" and he married a Lydia M. (Smith)Padelford from Providence Rhode Island. Capt Shaw also owned shares in two Ships "A Godfrey" & "Margaret" which were Schooners.
*Sometime in the 1880’s Ellsworth (Elsworth)departed Wilmington and was later found him in Rhode Island 1886 were he married Jennie Stowe. No doubt he got there on his uncles Ship. Now between 1906 and 1909 Ellsworth Holt returned to Wilmington Delaware. The 1909 Wilmington City Directory shows an entry for Ellsworth Holt occupation was a painter, living at 232 French Street which was close to the river. Around February 1926, Ellsworth became a patient at the Farnhurst, New Castle Hospital. He was a resident there for 4 yrs, 4 months and 2 days where he died from throat cancer on 4 June 1930.
*Some documents list Jennie Stowe’s last name as Stove or Stone.
*Eugene Holt’s wife Clara was a descendent of the Schwenkfelder families who were exiled from Germany. They arrived in the new world (USA) around 1734 in Phila, Pa., and established a community. There is a Schwenkfelder Family Library located in Pennsburg, PA.
*William A. Holt was a butcher for R.P. Garey and no doubt provided meats to his brothers restaurant.
*Clarence R. Holt was self-employed in 1890 and owned a quick lunch restaurant located at 3 East, 4th Street in Wilmington. He later purchased the property next door at number 5 east, and established a Hotel for Single Men. This establishment was prosperous through his death in 1940.
*BTB = Believe to Be not confirmed.