Green Berry Holder

1843 - 1914  (70 years)

• Name	Green Berry Holder  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	22 Dec 1843	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Dec 1845	Georgia   [6, 7]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1846	Georgia   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Census	1860	Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia   [3, 12]
  	Page 612, Dweling # 367, Family # 367
  Military Service	6 Mar 1862-8 Apr 1865	Georgia   [1, 2, 3, 13]
  	Confederate Army
  	He enlisted in the Confederate Army on 6 March 1862, serving in Company D, 9th Georgia Battalion, Leyden's Artillery (Major Austin Leyden). He served for three years, and was wounded in the wrist at Appomattox, VA, on 8 April 1865 -- the day before Lee's surrender. The following is taken from "Confederate Military History, A Library of Confederate States History, in Twelve Volumes, Written by Distinguished Men of the South, and Edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia....", Vol. VI. Atlanta, Confederate Publishing Company. 1899. Pp. 727-728.: "Green B. Holder, of Rome, served as a Confederate soldier with the Ninth Georgia battalion of artillery in east Tennessee and Virginia. He was born at Lawrenceville, Ga., and left home at the age of fifteen years to fight for the South, enlisting in Capt. T. M. Peeples' company, D, of the Ninth Artillery battalion.  He was mustered into the Confederate service near Bristol, Tenn., in March, 1862, and was on active duty until the surrender at Appomattox. After participating in numerous engagements in east Tennessee and southwest Virginia, among them the battle of Wytheville, Va., he took part in the operations against the Federal column under General Hunter that was threatening Lynchburg in the spring of 1864, and after the defeat of the enemy, campaigned down the Shenandoah valley as far as Winchester. Then, under orders from Richmond, he and his comrades turned over their guns at Wayne's Gap, and went to Richmond, where they were on duty with the heavy artillery. During the siege of Richmond and Petersburg, July, 1864, to April, 1865, they were on duty at Fort Gilmer and Fort Hoke, and when the Confederate lines were finally broken, April 2, 1865, they spiked their siege guns, blew up their magazines, and marched out with Lee's army. On the evening before the surrrender at Appomattox Court House, he was wounded in the wrist. Reaching home on April 29, 1865, Mr. Holder remained there for a few months, and in December following made his home in Floyd County. At Lindale he was engaged as a merchant until 1899, when he retired and gave his attention to real estate. For a number of years he held the office of commisioner of Floyd county. He has a wide acquaintance throughout the county and is recognized as one of its leading men. In politics he has taken an active part as a Democrat, and with his old comrades he is yet affiliated as a member of the Floyd county camp, United Confederate veterans. He has six sons and six daughters living: Edward W., a merchant at Rome; WIlliam I., railroad agent at Lindale; Scott Thomas, in business at Huntsville, Ala.; Briscoe, of Birmingham; Luther M., Charlie B., Ida J., Anna M., Ella, Emma, Netie and Elizabeth."
  Military Service	9 Apr 1865	Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  	present at Lee's surrender
  	He was discharged from the Army of Virginia, to which his unit had been attached, and he walked home to Lawrenceville.
  Occupation	17 Aug 1870	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [9]
  	farm laborer
  Occupation	7 Jun 1880	Floyd County, Georgia   [10]
  	grocery merchant
  Occupation	16 Jul 1883-15 Jan 1889	Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia   [3, 13]
  	Postmaster
  	Gwen Billingsly of the Rome-Floyd County Public Library sent copies of pages 31-32 of a book by Polly Gammon called "History of Lindale" which shows that Green B. Holder was appointed as Postmaster on July 16, 1883, and reappointed on July 14, 1886. It further states that "The Silver Creek U.S. Post Office came into existence on July 16, 1878, with Green B. Holder as its first Postmaster. Mr. Holder was also the first Postmaster at Lindale." In July 1997, the current postmaster provided a copy of a letter from the historical division of the USPS that states that Green Berry Holder was Lindale's first postmaster, appointed on 14 July 1886 and serving until 15 January 1889.
  Military Award	1900  [3, 13]
  	The Southern Cross of Honor
  	May 28, 1900 To the United Daughters of the Confederacy: The undersigned, residing at Lindale GA. who is an Ex-Confederate Soldier and a member of Camp No. 368 U.C.Vs., hereby makes application for a Confederate Cross of Honor. Applicant entered the service of the Confederate States on the 6th day of March 1862, as a private in Company D of the 9th Ga. Battalion artilrey [sic] Volunteers, _____________ C.S.A, and was at that time a resident of Lawranceville Gwinett County Ga. Your applicant was honorably discharged from said service by order of General R. E. Lee on the 9th day of April 1865, at which time he held the rank of Private Respectfully, [signed] G. B. Holder Applicant We hereby endorse the above application. [signed] G. W. Powell [signed] J. A. GloverMembers Camp No. ___ United Confederate Veterans Approved by order of [signed] A. B. MontgomeryCommander Camp No. 368 U.C.Vs. F. W. Quarles, Adjutant Holder, Green Berry Co. D, 9th Bttn, GA Artillery Southern Cross of honor Bestowed 1900 in Rome by Chapter 28
  		Holder → Green Berry The Southern Cross of Honor
  Occupation	20 Jun 1900	Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia   [6]
  	traveling salesman
  Residence	1904-1906	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia   [1]
  	(Morgan has Atlanta in Cobb County.)
  Residence	1908-1910	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia   [1]
  	(Morgan has Atlanta in Cobb County.)
  Occupation	25 Apr 1910	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [7]
  	trader
  Occupation	1913	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [3, 13]
  	President of The Rome Mercantile Company
  	The 1913 City Directory listed him as president of the Rome Mercantile Co. This facility was located at 100 Broad Street in Rome, GA. In 1997, this building still stands and is now Christie's Office Supply, Inc. Green Berry Holder was president, C.R. Porter was vice president, and Arthur Dana Starnes was secretary-teasurer. Next door at 102 Broad Street, in the same building, was Holder Coal and Lumber Co., operated by Edward E. Holder. At 104 Broad Street, also in the same building, was Averett Grocery Co. William Ira Holder was president and Scott Thomas Holder was secretary-teasurer. (From the Rome 1913 City Directory, located at the Floyd County-Rome Public Library.)
  		Holder → Green Berry - place of business 100, 102, 104 Broad Street Rome, Georgia
  Occupation	14 Jan 1914	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [3, 13]
  	agent for The Mutual Life Insurance Company
  	The following was transcribed by George G. Morgan on 22 July 1997 at Rome, GA, in the Floyd County Department of Education Records retention facility from the original newsprint binder of the Rome Herald-Tribune. The text below was from the "Rome Tribune-Herald, Rome, Georgia, Wednesday Morning, January 14, 1914" and appeared on Page 1, Column 6. This appeared on the same page as the obituary for G.B. Holder's wife. coincidentally. CAPT. CORPUT HEADS ROME MERCANTILE CO. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rome Mercantile company, G.B. Holder, who has been the president of the concern for a number of years, and in active charge of its affairs, declined re-election. He gave as his reason the fact that he had recently agreed to act as agent for the State Mutual Life Insurance Co., in handling its realty, and that this would prevent him giving sufficient time to the duties of the Mercantile Company. Captain Felix Corput was elected to succeed Mr. Holder as president. E.E. Holder is vice-president, and A.D. Starnes is secretary. These three, with D.W. Curry, and C.R. Porter, make up the board of directors. The finance committee is composed of D.W. Curry, E.E. Holder an[d] C.R. Porter. The company, which does a large business throughout this section, declared a good dividend.
  Buried	Jun 1914	Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia   [3, 4, 5]
  	He is buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, GA, New Front Addition, Terrace 1, Lot # 1. William T. Beauregard – 2006
  		Holder → Green Berry
  Died	18 Jun 1914	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [3, 4, 5, 14]
  	Cause: Bright's disease
  	Green Berry Holder was on his way to visit his daughter, Elizabeth, his son-in-law, Walton, and their four daughters in Mebane, North Carolina in June of 1914. He was taken ill in Atlanta and some of his family had to travel there to take him home. He died soon thereafter. Green Berry Holder died intestate. His estate was considerable. He owned a significant number of rental houses in Rome, GA, and one in Atlanta. The inventory of his estate by his executors also included bales of cotton, livestock, undeveloped property. Also listed is a refund from the Southern Railway in the amount of $7.50 for the unused portion of a train ticket. Presumably this is ticket on which he was travelling when he was taken ill and died. William T. Beauregard – 2006
  Obituary	19 Jun 1914	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [3, 13]
  	Rome Tribune-Herald
  	The text of his obituary from the Rome Tribune-Herald on Friday morning, June 19, 1914, is as follows: G.B. Holder Dies Thursday Evening Confederate Veteran, Pioneer Citizen of rome and Well Known Business Man Passes Away -- Funeral This Afternoon at 4 P.M. From Residence G. B. Holder, pioneer citizen of Rome, and ex-Confederate soldier, died Thursday night at 10:30 o'clock at his late residence. Funeral services over the remains will be conducted from the home at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. G.G. Sydnor and Rev. J.W. Cooper will officiate. The following will act as pall-bearers: Active – S.S. Rogers, Russell Berry, Graham Griffin, Willie Burkhalter, Earl Clark, and W. W. Woodruff; honorary – J.G. Pollock, Fred Averett, J.H. May, John P. Davis, John C. Foster, C.B. Goetchius, J.W. Maddox, C.L. Conn. This "noble Roman" was a native of Lawrenceville, Ga., and went from there to the Confederate army when a mere boy. He enlisted in Co. D, of the 9th Georgia batallion, Layton's artillery and served in it for three years, being wounded in the wrist the day before the surrender at Appomattox, and going with Lee's men in their dreary marches three days before having the wound dressed. On his return from the army, Mr. Holder located in Rome, in 1865, and has lived in this county continuously. For a while interested in farming and then in the mercantile business, Mr. Holder acquired a grasp on the local business situation that has made him a bulwark in the community.  The people of Floyd Co. have many times recognized the integrity and ability of this man. Twice was be [sic, he] elected to the Board of county commissioners, twice to the state legislature and many times to other honors. An enthusiastic singer, he served for many years as an officer of the Floyd County Singing Convention and his ability was given wider recognition by his appointment as a member from the United Sacred Harp Association to reviese [sic] their songbook. This work he completed with remarkable credit to himself. In the business world of Rome the name of G. B. Holder was found on many directorates, he being president of the North Georgia Fertilizer Co., and the Rome Mercantile Co.  Mr. Holder was joined by marriage early in life to Miss Swords, of Cobb county, and is survived by a family of five sons and six daughters. Transcribed 21 July 1997 by G. G. Morgan from the original newspapers in storage in Rome, GA
  Military Award	29 Aug 1914	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [3, 12]
  	United Confederate Veterans
  	The following was found among family papers. It is a copy of a document addressed to the Camp No. 368, U.C.V. (United Confederate Veterans). Rome Ga. Aug. 29, 1914 To Camp No. 368, U.C.V. Your Committee appointed to write a few lines in memory of a member of this Camp submit the following: There is a last roll call which is being answered by those who wore the grey and also those who wore the blue. Comrade Green B. Holder is no more with us, he answered the last call June 18, 1914. With folded arms he bid comrades, friends and loved ones adieu. Comrade Holder was born at Lawrenceville, Georgia [sic], December 22, 1845. What we gather concerning his war record is the following: Comrade Holder in March 1862 was mustered Into the Confererate [sic] Army in Capt, T..M. Peeples Company "D" with Battalion Light Artillery at Bristol, Tennessee, said Battalion was in many engagements in East Tennessee and West Virginia. After the fight at Wythville, Va. in the spring of 1864 they campaigned down the Shanandoah [sic] Valley to Winchester, then under orders from Richmond they turned over their guns at Waynes Gap and went to Richmond where they were put in heavy Artillery. During the seige [sic] of Richmond and Petersburg,  July 1864 to 1865 they manded [sic manned the guns in forts [sic] Gilmer and Hoke. On April 2, 1865 when the Confederates could no longer hold the forts they spiked their seige [sic] guns and blew up their magazine and marched out with Lee's Army to or near Appomattox. On the evening before the surrender Comrade was wounded In the wrist. Comrade Holder was parolled [sic] with Lee's Army. He reached his Georgia home on the 29th of April. In December following he moved to Floyd County. For a time he engaged in merchandising,, afterwards in real estate. One of your Committee by his vote elected Comrade a member of the Board of County Commissioners and he made an acceptable member. Afterwards he served two years in the General Assembly of Georgia. Comrade Holder was President of the Rome Mercantile Company and other industries. He was a good neighbor, good business man and a true friend to both white and colored. He was a great lover of old sacred harp songs. His life long Consort recorded him only a few months to the haven of rest. They left with their friends and comrades to mourn their passing away twelve children, six sons and six daughters. We extend the bereaved ones sincere sympathy. We respectfully ask that a page in our Minute Book be ascribed to the memory of comrade G.B. Holder, and we further ask that our Adj. Send a copy to either Miss Emma or Miss Ida Holder. Respectfully submitted,W.L. Selman, ) H.C. Jennings, ) Committee. H.C. Hones )
  Name	Green B. Holder  [6, 7, 9, 10]
  Name	Greenberry Holder  [8, 11]
  Person ID	I1427	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Jesse S. Holder,   b. Abt 1817, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Mar 1897, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Hepsebah Langley,   b. Abt 1826, Georgia ,   d. Bef 10 May 1895  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ansibelle Penelope Swords,   b. Apr 1842, Rock Run, Cherokee, Alabama ,   d. 13 Jan 1914, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1866  [6]
  Married	27 Dec 1866	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [1, 3, 4, 13]
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1867  [7]
  Census	17 Aug 1870	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [9]
  	Subdivision 141, Page 102, Line 22, Dwelling 737, Family 719: The household consisted of Green B. Holder, 24, m; Ancybel P., 26, f; Edward W., 2, m; Willis I, 3 months, m, and James D. Muncie, 14, m. The next household is that of his father Jesse S. Holder, and the next that of his brother John T. Holder. Green B. declared $200 real estate.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2013 the relative worth of $200 from 1870 was: $3,680.00       using the Consumer Price Index $3,310.00       using the GDP deflator $25,100.00       using the unskilled wage $49,400.00       using the Production Worker Compensation $54,200.00       using the nominal GDP per capita $430,000.00       using the relative share of GDP
  		Census of 1870 - Georgia, Floyd County Rome, Subdivision 141, Page 102
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Floyd County, Georgia   [10]
  	Barker District 924
  	Page 11, line 17, dwelling 94, family 94: The household consisted of Green B. Holder, 34, head; Ansabell, 34, wife; Edward, 13, son; Willis, 11, son; Scott T., 9, son; Ida, 7, daughter; Fannie, 5, daughter; Luther, 4, son; Ella, 3, daughter; Brisco, 1, son; Emma, 4 months, daughter, and William P. Hunt, 28, border.
  		Census of 1880 - Georgia, Floyd County Barkers District 924, Page 11
  Residence	Bef 1881	Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia   [1, 3, 13]
  	They raised their children there in a home on Bluff Road they jokingly called "Bunker Hill."
  Census	20 Jun 1900	Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia   [6]
  	Sheets 20B-21A, line 95, dwelling 287, family 293: The household consisted of Green B. Holder, head, 54; Nancy B., wife, 58; William I., son, 30; Ida L., daughter, 27; Anna L., daughter, 26; Lutha M., son, 24; Ella E., daughter, 23; Emma E., daughter, 20; Charles W., son, 19; Anita N., daughter, 17; and Lizzie B., daughter, 14. Green B. & Nancy B. are married 34 years with 12 children, all living.  They own a farm mortgage free.
  		Census of 1900 - Georgia, Floyd County Lindale, Sheet 20B
  		Census of 1900 - Georgia, Floyd County Lindale, Sheet 21A
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [7]
  	808 Broad Street
  	Sheet 8A, line 29, dwelling 131, family 139: The household consisted of Green B. Holder, head, 65; Annie, wife, 67; Ida, daughter, 32; Anna, daughter, 28; and Emma, daughter 26. Green B. & Annie are married 43 years with 12 children, 11 living.  They own a house mortgage free.
  		Census of 1910 - Georgia, Floyd County Rome, Sheet 8A
  Residence	1881-1914	Rome, Floyd, Georgia   [1, 3, 13]
  	808 South Broad Street
  	They had a beautiful home in Rome, Georgia. The stairway was solid mahogany. Nita Elizabeth Weatherly, Sarah Edith Weatherly and Caroline Penelope Weatherly were all born in this house. Penelope Sword Holder died in this house the night after Caroline Penelope Weatherly was born. (See notes on Carolyn Penelope Weatherly.)
  		Holder → Green Berry, house 808 South Broad Street, Rome Georgia
  Children	1. Edward Ernest Holder,   b. Nov 1869, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 25 Jun 1947, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age ~ 77 years) + 2. William Ira Holder,   b. Nov 1869, Georgia ,   d. Jul 1954, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age ~ 84 years) + 3. Scott Thomas Holder,   b. Apr 1871, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 28 Nov 1937, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age ~ 66 years)   4. Ida Jane Holder,   b. 29 Jul 1872, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 3 Apr 1955, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age 82 years)   5. Anna Larena Holder,   b. 8 Apr 1874, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 9 Feb 1962, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age 87 years) + 6. Luther Moffett Holder,   b. 15 Jul 1875, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 20 Mar 1908  (Age 32 years) + 7. Ella Edna Holder,   b. 12 Oct 1876, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 13 Feb 1964, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age 87 years)   8. Brisco Holder,   b. 1878, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. Abt 1925, Ohio  (Age 47 years)   9. Emma Dale Holder,   b. 24 Dec 1879, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 17 Jan 1966, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age 86 years) + 10. Charles Warner Holder,   b. May 1881, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Nita Martha Holder,   b. 15 Jun 1883, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 3 Apr 1971, Rome, Floyd, Georgia  (Age 87 years) + 12. Elizabeth Holder,   b. 19 Jul 1885, Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia ,   d. 4 Dec 1962, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F3742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Holder → Green Berry
  		Holder → Green Berry

  
  

• Notes

  He was involved with a number of businesses, most prominent of which was the Rome Mercantile Company. He started and built the business into the largest retail store in Rome and in Floyd County. Extant company records indicate that he was CEO and that he employed four of his children in that business: William Ira Holder was president; Scott Thomas Holder was secretary-treasurer; Emma Dale Holder as accountant; and Charles Warner Holder as a salesman. Marriage records for Floyd County, Georgia, show that Charles married Miss Essie Eunice Buffington on 12 November 1913. His mother, Penelope, died on 13 January 1914 and his father, Greenberry, died on 18 June 1914. Greenberry Holder's probate packet includes documents that indicate that he owned a great deal of real estate, including the house at 540 Branham Avenue which he rented to his son, Charles, and which was sold in early 1914 in order to settle the estate. The mercantile company was also sold in 1914. William, Scott, and Emma Dale Holder remained in Rome and found other endeavors. George G. Morgan – 2004/6 (Research):I've seen mention that Holder and Holden are the same name, genealogicly.  So the following, from Beauregard's research,  may be an indication that this Holder family is a banch of the ancient European Holden family. (J. Craig Canada – 2006) "Floyd County, Georgia, in 1880 with a list of the villages and post offices. Included are the names of the principal business men and farmers." Under the village of Silver Creek, the following names appear. I believe the real spelling is HOLDER and not HOLDEN. Holden, G.S., P.M. and grocer [NOTE: P.M. indicates Post Master.] Holden, J.T., farmer Holden & Powers, grist mill Source For The Above:  The Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Quarterly, Volume Sixteen, #1 (1984), Pages 3 & 4. ( At Denver Public Library, call #: G929.37583.N819) The Georgia Department of Archives and History wrote to George G. Morgan on 12 November 1998: "We have searched our records and have found Green Berry Holder listed only in the rosters compiled by the Georgia Soldier Roster Commission, and as a witness for the pension of John T. Holder. We are sending you these records. Green Berry Holder's name does not appear in the Index of the Compiled Service Records or the Compiled Service Records of the 9th Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery. The "W.R." notation found on page 19 beside Berry Holder's name, indicates "Not on War Record." The pension record states that he surrendered at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865, however, according to the Compendium of Confederate Armies (See Enclosure), most of the 9th Battalion was captured on April 8, 1865. We have been unable to find Green Berry Holder's name on a list of Appomattox parolees. There is a possibility that the records for Green Berry Holder may appear in the Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging In Confederate Service Records (M347). The records are obtainable from the National Archives. the records were discovered after the Compiled Service Records were microfilmed, so rather than refilm the records, these records were filmed separately in alphabetical order, regardless of State affilliation. You may wish to contact the National Archives for these records (See Enclosure). "There is a listing for Green Berry Holder, Private, Company I, 25th Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, and Berry Holder, Private, Company H, 64th Regiment, North Carolina Volunteer Infantry. You may wish to contact Alabama and North Carolina for these records (See Enclosure). "If you have any questions, please call me at (404) 656-2352." [Signed] Andy Phrydas Military Records Archivist According to the"Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia" by Stewart Sifakis, the Georgia 9th Light Army Battalion was organized with five companies in April, 1862. Its First Commander was Major Austin Leyden. Its assignments were in Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. It was involved in the following battles: Cumberland Gap (September 8-10, 1863) Chickamauga [Companies C, D and E] (September 19-20, 1863) Knoxville Siege (November-December 1863) Petersburg Siege (June 1864 – April 1865) Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Appomattox Court House [detachment] (April 9, 1865 William T. Beauregard – 2006

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Green Berry Holder" (accessed July 14, 2020) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1427&tree=Legends.