Benjamin Collie Holder b. 30 Jul 1885 Allsop, Calhoun County, Alabama d. 4 Feb 1949 Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1885 - 1949 (63 years)

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Name	Benjamin Collie Holder [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1882	Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Jul 1885	Alabama [5]
Born	30 Jul 1885	Allsop, Calhoun County, Alabama [3]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	30 Jul 1885 [1]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1886	Alabama [6, 7]
Occupation	9 Jun 1900	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [5]
	laborer in a lime work
Occupation	9 May 1910	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [6]
	farmer
	He rents a farm.
Physical Description	12 Sep 1918	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [1]
	tall, medium build, brown eyes, black hair
Military Service	12 Sep 1918	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [1]
	registered for the draft during World War I
Occupation	13 Jan 1920	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [4]
	farmer
Occupation	9 Apr 1930	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [8]
	farmer
	He owned a farm.
Alt. Death	4 Feb 1949	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [7]
Name	B. C. Holder [8, 9]
Name	Benjaman Collie Holder [10]
Name	Benjamin Holder [4, 5]
Name	Benjamine Collie Holder [7, 11]
Name	Benjimin C. Holder [6]
Died	4 Feb 1949	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [3]
Buried	Thomas Cemetery, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [3]
Person ID	I113921	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	28 Nov 2015

Father	Jefferson Davis Holder, b. Mar 1860, Alabama , d. 2 Apr 1945, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama (Age ~ 85 years)
Mother	Frances Adeline Hardy, b. 3 Apr 1865, Alabama , d. 24 Jan 1923, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama (Age 57 years)
Married	20 Jul 1882	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama
Family ID	F534	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Lomie Braswell, b. 14 Apr 1889, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama , d. 4 Jun 1924, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama (Age 35 years)

Married Abt 1910 [6]

Census 9 May 1910 Greens Schoolhouse, Calhoun County, Alabama [6]

Precinct 8, Sheet 8B, Line 59; Dwelling 142, Family 143:

The household consisted of Benjimin C. Holder, head, 24; and Saloma, wife, 20. They were married in the past year and rent a farm.

Residence 12 Sep 1918 Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [1]

Census 13 Jan 1920 Greens Schoolhouse, Calhoun County, Alabama [4]

Precinct 8, Sheet 6A, Line 15, Dwelling 101, Family 101:

The household consisted of Benjamin Holder, 38, head; Loma O., wife, 30; Mandie, daughter, 8; Elbert, son, 5; De Way, son, 4; Gladdis, daughter, 2; Floy, son, 2 months.

They own a farm mortgage free.

Children

+	1. Maudie Lenie Holder, b. Abt 1912, Alabama , d. 25 May 1977 (Age ~ 65 years)
	2. Elbert Holder, b. Abt 1915, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Dewey Holder, b. Cal Nov 1915, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Gladys Addie Holder, b. 20 Nov 1917, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama , d. 11 Dec 1997, Piedmont, Calhoun, Alabama (Age 80 years)
	5. Floyd Virgil Holder, b. 13 Oct 1919, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Vernon Benjamin Holder, b. 28 Feb 1922, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. T. S. Holder, b. Cal 24 Sep 1923, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama , d. 14 Oct 1923, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama (Age ~ 0 years)

Last Modified 8 Nov 2015

Family ID F42067 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Ethe, b. Abt 1897, Georgia , d. Yes, date unknown

Married Bef 1930 [8]

Census 9 Apr 1930 Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [12]

Precinct 8

Sheet 5A, line 20, dwelling 71, family 81:

The household consisted of C. B. Holder, head, 44; Ethe, wife, 33; Mandie, daughter, 19; Elbert, son, 16; Dewey, son, 14; Gladis, daughter, 12; Floyd, son, 10; Vernon, son, 8; and Mabelle, daughter, 1 year 11 months.

B. C. declared he was 24 and Ethe declared she was 16 when first married, which means this must be the 2nd marriage for both of them as Ethe's 1st marriage would have occurred in 1913, nearly ten years before Saloma died in 1924.

They own a farm.

Children

1. Mabelle Holder, b. Cal May 1928, Alabama

Last Modified 6 Jul 2014

Family ID F42091 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

(Research):The 1930 fold3 census has Ben and his brother Nathan and father Jefferson Davis Holder indexed under "Halder". Under magnification it becomes clear that the census taker wrote an "o", not an "a".

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Benjamin Collie Holder" (accessed August 12, 2020) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I113921&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Benjamin Collie Holder (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing Calhoun County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1509363 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3P8-KVF. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", Vernon Benjamin Holder & Myrtice Louise Sellers (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing Calhoun County; FHL microfilm 002200560 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/29NG-KG4. (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 13505634, Benjamin Collie Holder (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 2).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Calhoun County, Greens Schoolhouse Precinct 8, Sheet 6A (HeritageQuest). Series: T625 Roll: 5 Page: 146. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville, Precinct 1, Sheet 6B (HeritageQuest). Series: T623 Roll: 5 Page: 6. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Calhoun County, Greens Schoolhouse Precinct 8, Sheet 8B (HeritageQuest). Series: T624 Roll: 4 Page: 128. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", Benjamine Collie Holder (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing reference 2101, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908836 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6SK-PHZ. (Reliability: 4).
[S627] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Calhoun County, Precinct 8, Sheet 5A (fold3). Series: T626 Record Group: 29 Roll: 0005. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", Holder (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing reference cn 20129, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908253 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDL9-WZF. (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", Arvel L. Johnson & Gladys Addie Holder (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing Calhoun County; FHL microfilm 002200557 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/29NG-Q5F. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", Floyd Virgil Holder & Mildred Elizabeth Johnson (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing Calhoun County; FHL microfilm 002200389 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/29NL-PGT. (Reliability: 4).
[S627] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Calhoun County, Precinct 8, Sheet 5A (fold3). Series: T626 Record Group: 29 Roll: 0005. (Reliability: 4).