Catherine Holt

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Holt was born about 1795, in Alabama, United States, her father, Cader Holt, was 16 and her mother, Sarah Cain, was 13. She married Alexander Barnwell on 28 December 1819, in Greene, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in April 1845, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Barnwell
1799–
Catherine Holt
1795–1845
Marriage: 28 December 1819
Mary Frances Barnwell
1825–1860
William H Barnwell
1825–1901
Sarah Ann Barnhill
1826–1933
Elizabeth Catherine Barnwell
1833–
Samuel Holt Barnwell
1834–1895

Sources (4)

  • Catherine Watts, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Catharine Holt, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Catherine Watts, "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967"

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World Events (7)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

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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