Husband: Levi HOLDER
Birthdate: abt 1806
Birthplace: KY
Death date: Aft 1863
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Father: Possibly Jesse Holder
Mother: ?

Marriage date: 27 Mar 1843
Marriage place: , Union, AR

Wife: Elizabeth Emily LEMONS
Birthdate: Abt 1818
Birthplace: AR
Death date: Aft. 1860
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Father: Abraham Lemons
Mother: Jemima ?

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Martha Jane Holder (2)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 11 Feb 1841
Birthplace: , Bienville Parish, LA
Death date: 9 Dec 1913
Place of death: Dike, Hopkins, TX
Burial: Conner Cemtery,, Hopkins, TX
Marriage date: 6 Sep 1860
Marriage place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, TX
Spouse's name: Elliot B. Burkham

Child No. 2: John C. Holder
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt 1843
Birthplace: , Bienville Parish, LA
Death date: Aft 1914
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Marriage date: (1) 14 May 1865
Marriage place: , Hopkins, TX
Spouse's name: (1) Martha J. Ward; (2) Mary D.

Child No. 3: Jackson Nathaniel Holder
Sex: M
Birthdate: Mar 1845
Birthplace: , Bienville Parish, LA
Death date: Bet. 1910-1920
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Marriage date: (1) 2 Mar 1865
Marriage place: , Hopkins, TX
Spouse's name: (1) Mary C. Gafford; (2) Sarah E. Toppins

Child No. 4: Joshua A. Holder (2)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 29 Aug 1847
Birthplace: , Bienville Parish, LA
Death date: 25 Aug 1930
Place of death: Jeter Twp, Choctaw, OK
Burial: Poor Farm Cemetery,, Choctaw, OK
Marriage date: 10 Oct 1872
Marriage place: , Hopkins, TX
Spouse's name: Melvina V. (Stroud) Burkham

Child No. 5: William A. Holder
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt. 1849
Birthplace: , Bienville Parish, LA
Death date: ?
Place of death: ?
Marriage date: ?
Burial: ?
Marriage place: ?
Spouse's name: ?

Child No. 6: Pryor Holder
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt 1851
Birthplace: , Bienville Parish, LA
Death date: ?
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Marriage date: (1) 15 Aug 1872
Marriage place: , Hopkins, TX
Spouse's name: (1) Mollie Robertson; (2) Jane Hagood

Child No. 7: Mary E. Holder
Sex: F
Birthdate: Dec 1852
Birthplace: , Bienville Parish, LA
Death date: ?
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Marriage date: (1) 23 Jan 1874
Marriage place: , Hopkins, TX
Spouse's name: (1) John Ward ; (2) George Simpson

Child No. 8: Henrietta Holder
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1856
Birthplace: TX
Death date: ?
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Marriage date: ?
Marriage place: ?
Spouse's name: ?

Child No. 9: Ellen Holder
Sex: F
Birthdate: 6 Sep 1858
Birthplace: , Hopkins, TX
Death date: Aft 1922
Place of death: ?
Burial: ?
Marriage date: (1) 7 Jun 1876
Marriage place: , Lamar, TX
Spouse's name: (1) Littleton Jackson Strawn; (2) William Perry Henson
 
 
Documentation:
1. Death Certificate for Josh Holder.
2. Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992.
3. Letter from Lucille Strickland, 9 Dec 2004.
4. Marriage License for Ellab Burkham & Martha Holder.
5. Hopkins County, TX Marriages, 1846-1890.
6. Marriage License for John C. Holder & Martha Ward.
7. Confederate Pension Application for John C. Holder.
8. Confederate Pension Application for J. N. Holder.
9. Marriage License for Pryor Holder & Mollie Robertsn.
10. Confederate Pension Application for Ellen Henson wife of L. J. Strawn.
11. Census Records.
12. For specific census information contact April at amakerney@yahoo.com.