Jesse S. Holder

Abt 1817 - 1897  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Jesse S. Holder  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Alt. Birth	13 Aug 1810	North Carolina   [3]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1816	Georgia   [6]
  Born	Abt 1817	North Carolina   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1820	North Carolina   [9]
  Residence	Abt 1820	Georgia   [3]
  Occupation	16 Aug 1850	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [8]
  	farmer
  Illness	28 Jun 1860	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [9]
  	insane
  	He is noted as "insane" on the 1860 census.
  Military Service	24 Aug 1861	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [3, 10]
  	Company F, 24th Georgia Infantry, and "The Independent Blues."
  Military Service	15 Apr 1862	Richmond City, Virginia   [3, 10]
  	mustered out of the "Independent Blues"
  	This is his military discharge by reason of "old age and stiffness in his back and legs". He had pay due him from 28 February 1862 to the 15 April 1862 at a rate of $11.00 per month. He was due $25.00 for clothing but was "indebted to the Confederate States two 50/100 dollars on account of blanket drawn." His total pay for service and clothing was $42.00, minus the $2.50 deduction for the blanket, netting $39.50, and this payment was made on 26 September 1862.
  Physical Description	26 Sep 1862  [3]
  	as 5 feet 7 inches tall, dark complexion, dark eyes, and 'dark slightly grey" hair
  Military Service	Jun 1865	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [3]
  	On his pension application he states he served about two years and was transferred to the militia where he served until discharged at Lawrenceville in June 1865.
  Occupation	17 Aug 1870	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [6]
  	farm laborer
  Pension	10 May 1895	Floyd County, Georgia   [3]
  	applied for a pension
  	The document is signed with Jesse's "X" and dated 10 May 1895. Accompanying that document is a sworn statement by a witness, James M. Patterson, attesting to the same facts, and a letter written by G. B. Holder dated 24 September 1895 stating that his father is indigent and has been unable to work or contribute to his own support for "15 or 20 years on account of his physical condition."
  Pension	19 Jan 1896	Georgia   [3]
  	was awarded his Confederate pension
  Alt. Death	Aft 1896	Silver Creek, Floyd County, Georgia   [2]
  Name	Jesse Holder  [8, 9, 11, 12]
  Died	17 Mar 1897	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [12]
  	JESSE HOLDER DEAD The Well-Known Citizen of Rome Expires at His Home This Morning Rome, Ga., March 17, Special to Th eEvening Constitution. Mr. Jesse Holder, father of ex0Commissioner G. B. Holder, died here this morning after a long illness. He was one of the most highly respected citizens in Floyd county.
  Buried	Silver Creek, Floyd County, Georgia   [5]
  Person ID	I827	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	2 May 2015

  
  

  Father	John Holder,   b. Abt 1796, Cumberland County, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1870, Oak Level, Cleburne County, Alabama  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Rachel Morrison,   b. Bef 1800, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1850, Georgia  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hepsebah Langley,   b. Abt 1826, Georgia ,   d. Bef 10 May 1895  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	Both sons enlist together in the Confederate Army on 6 March 1862, fight in various campaigns including the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, and are present at Appomattox for Robert E. Lee's surrender on 9 April 1865. The brothers walked home to Georgia and soon relocated, along with their parents, to Floyd County in the northwestern part of Georgia. George G. Morgan
  Census	16 Aug 1850	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [8]
  	Cates District, 36th Subdivision, Page 148A, Line 39, Dwelling 270, Family 270: The household consisted of Jesse Holder, 33, male; Hepsebeah, 24, female; John, 9, male; and Greenberry, 4, male.  Jesse did not declare any real estate.
  		Census of 1850 - Georgia, Gwinnett County Cates, Page 148a
  Census	28 Jun 1860	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [9]
  	District 407, Page 50, Line 22, Dwelling 369, Family 369: The household consisted of Jesse Holder, 30, male; Hepsaba, 35, female; John 17, male; and Greenberry, 14, male.  Jesse declared no occupation, or real or personal estate, and is noted to be insane. The previous household, dwelling 368, family 386, consited of Fanny Langly, 67, f., persumably Hepsaba's mother. Fanny declared $500 real estate and $40 personal estate.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2013 the relative worth of $540 from 1860 was: $15,600.00       using the Consumer Price Index $11,600.00       using the GDP deflator $96,300.00       using the unskilled wage $196,000.00       using the Production Worker Compensation $206,000.00       using the nominal GDP per capita $2,070,000.00       using the relative share of GDP
  		Census of 1860 - Georgia, Gwinnett County District 407, Lawrenceville, Page (50) 612
  Occupation	1830-1865	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [3]
  	farmer
  Residence	1843-1865	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [13]
  Residence	1865	Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia   [13]
  Census	17 Aug 1870	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [6]
  	Subdivision 141, Page 102, Line 27, Dwelling 738, Family 120: The household consisted of Jesse S. Holder, 54, male; Hepzevah, 46, female; and Katie C. Langley, 12, female. Jesse S. declared no real or personal estate.  The previous household was that of his son Green Berry Holder & family.  The next household that of his son John T. Holder & family.  The next household is that of Willis T. Langley & family, probably a brother or nephew of Hepzevah.
  		Census of 1870 - Georgia, Floyd County Subdivision 141, Rome, Page (102) 294b
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Floyd County, Georgia
  Children	+ 1. John Thomas Holder,   b. 30 Aug 1840, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia ,   d. 19 Feb 1905, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age 64 years) + 2. Green Berry Holder,   b. 22 Dec 1843, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia ,   d. 18 Jun 1914, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	2 May 2015
  Family ID	F310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Jesse S. Holder" (accessed April 15, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I827&tree=Legends.