Brief Life History of Manerva
When Manerva Holt was born in 1837, in Blount, Alabama, United States, her father, William Charles Jasper Holt, was 52 and her mother, Elizabeth Hogeland, was 32.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Manerva Holt in household of Wm Holt, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1785–1856 Male
1805–1915 Female
Siblings (17)
1823–1923 Female
1824–1865 Female
1825–1910 Female
1826–1904 Male
1826–1886 Female
+12 More Children
World Events (3)
1846
Age 9
1863
Age 26
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 26
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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