Sue, This is probably not the book Melba is referring to but ... information about Charles HOLT. From the book, "Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files", abstracted by Virgil D. White, Page 1691, Volume II F-M Charles HOLT, Wife: Martha MNU, W7756, North Carolina Line, Soldier applied for pension 6 July 1833 BLOUNT COUNTY, ALABAMA, aged 71. He lived in Granville County, North Carolina at enlistment; Soldier was born March 1762, in Prince William County, Virginia ; After the Revolution he lived in Granville and Franklin Counties of North Carolina for ten years ; then moved to Spartanburg District, South Carolina for twelve years; then moved to Franklin County, Georgia for seven years and about 1826 he moved to Tennessee and lived in Dickson, Hickman and Rutherford Counties of Tennessee; Widow applied for pension 6 April 1854 aged 89 and stated Soldier died 19 September 1847 and that they had married in Franklin County, North Carolina on 15 February 1785; Their oldest child was William HOLT who was born on Christmas Day in 1785 and was still living in 1854; Soldier and wife had ten children of which five were sons; a son John HOLT was born about 1790 and a son Kinderal HOLT was next to the youngest of their children; widow died 11 May 1854 and her son John HOLT was administrator of her estate in BLOUNT COUNTY, ALABAMA; other children were not named. Carole Thomas Kane P.S. And ... We wonder why we have difficulty finding our ancestors! Charles Holt was not untypical of how some moved around. On Oct 6, 2006, at 12:14 PM, Melba and Doug Lowe wrote: > there is a book on the Rev War soldier, Charles Holt at the Blount > County > Museum in Oneonta. Telephone 205-625-6905 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SewzArt@aol.com> > To: <ALBLOUNT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 8:20 AM > Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] John Holt 1840-1850 ? Dau. Catherine married > Dunkin? > > >> Does anyone have acdess tothe 1850 census of Blount Co. for >> one john Holt or any mention of an amos Holt. >> We have family records that mention these names as being the father >> of our >> Catherine (Katherine) who married a Sanford Dunkin (can`t find him >> either) >> She was born about 1845. >> dunkin may have been from Georgia. >> Census records give her birth place as Alabama. >> Are there any biographies of a John Holt and family? >> Any suggestions. >> The descendents are in Somerville, Morgan co. Al. later.in the >> 1800`s. >> Catherine later marries a Lemley and then a Chaney . >> did not die until 1933. We have her death cert. but can`t read >> mother`s >> name. >> Thankd for help in the past. >> Sue >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >