George Jacob Holder

Brief Life History of George Jacob

When George Jacob Holder was born in 1787, in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, his father, George Gottlieb Holder, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Null, was 28. He married Rebecca Williams on 15 December 1814. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.

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Family Time Line

George Jacob Holder
1787–
Jane "Jenny" Powell
1811–1889
Marriage: 22 August 1833
Evaline Holder
1835–
Mary Holder
1836–
John W. Holder
1842–
Henry Holder
1843–1864
Louise Catherine Holder
1846–1930
Emanuel Holder
1851–1937

Sources (18)

  • George Holden, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Geore Holder, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • George Holder in entry for James W Culler and Louisa C Holder, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree, Middle High German holder, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be protective of a house.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Holder ‘elder tree’.

English: status or occupational name from Middle English holdere, haldere, heldere ‘tenant; servant, retainer; laborer’, an agent derivative of holden ‘to hold’ (Old English healdan). Compare Helder 3.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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