Brief Life History of Jeremiah Marr
When Jeremiah Marr Holt was born on 24 February 1842, in Wayne, Tennessee, United States, his father, Benjamin Wheatley Holt, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Garner Curtis, was 29. He married Margaret Ann Scott on 29 December 1866. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Civil District 11, Warren, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1910. He died on 24 February 1916, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Holt Cemetery, Wayne, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Jerry M Holt, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jerry Holt in entry for Harrison Holt and Mary Eva Jones, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Jerry Holt in entry for Mandy Elizabeth Keeton, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
Spouse and Children
1842–1916 Male
1848–1925 Female
Children (13)
1867–1910 Female
1870–1956 Female
1870–1964 Female
1872–1948 Male
1874–1964 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1806–1894 Male
1812–1886 Female
Siblings (13)
1834–1860 Female
1836–1877 Female
1838–1914 Female
1840–1920 Male
1842–1916 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
1846
Age 4
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 20
Name Meaning
English, North German, Dutch, Danish, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, from Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, and Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word. In England, the surname is widely distributed, but more common in Lancashire and Yorkshire than elsewhere.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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