Helene, good to hear from you. I thought that subject line might get your attention. David Eldred Holt's book "A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia" (one of the best descriptions of the Civil War battles and hardships of the soldiers I have read) follows him into Virginia where he meets some of his relatives. "Cousins" mostly. He first meets Dr. Alfred Charles Holt, Surgeon General of the Mississippi troops in Virginia. They were both from Woodville, Mississippi. David Eldred was a son of Dr. David Rice Holt and Juliet White. Dr. Holt was a son of John Saunders Holt and Harriet Nightingale O'Toole. He was a son of William Holt and Lucy Saunders. David was in Co. K of the 16th Miss. He enlisted with his uncle, James William Holt, brother of Dr. Charles Alfred. When they get to Lynchburg, a Hotel clerk asks him if he is kin to the Holts of Bedford Co. He says Senator John Holt is his Uncle and has a Plantation. He is told the Holts own the hotel property and his cousin Jim lives 2 blocks down. Jim's wife is Betty and their little girl is Milly. He has a brother in law named Scruggs. He also has a sister named Sallie, widow of John Reese. He meets old James Saunders, a cousin to his grandmother, Lucy. Old Jim's wife was Ann. they had a daughter who married a Surgeon. He goes to Liberty, Virginia and meets David Holt, son of Sen. John Holt. This David has a sister Ann who married John Gill and they lived on a plantation named "Wolf Hill". David Eldred goes to church and meets Lizzy Holt, a cousin and an old lady, cousin Martha Campbell. David, son of Sen. John later married Sally Booth. When asked why he isn't in the war, David replies he's running the farm and says brother Joe is a major at the front and William, John and Jim are too old and have their families. These Bedford people MIGHT be Samuel P. Holt's people but I don't have a lot on him. They might also be Major Joseph Holt's bunch or Rev. John White Holt's family. Any ideas? Bob Holt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helene" <hlvmp@comcast.net> To: <holt@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [HOLT] Attn: Randall-John-Joseph-John-William > Not familiar with the book Bob. Just looking for combinations of the > names<VBG> There is a Robert Holt, one of the twins of Simon & Sara who > has > a William, Joseph and David and Isaac and Sallie. Robert born in 1764 in > Richmond, VA and died in Hacock Co., GA at age 41 in Nov1805. > The only near Gill I have is a Gilbert G Hot son of Milton Holt who was > born > 1817 in Georgia. Milton also has a son William P and a daughter Martha C. > Tell us more. > Helene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Holt" <robertmholt@comcast.net> > To: <HOLT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 4:23 PM > Subject: [HOLT] Attn: Randall-John-Joseph-John-William > > >>I have been going over David Eldred Holt's book and trying to figure out >>who he met at the "Plantation of his forefathers". >> As best I can glean, he was in Liberty, Virginia, near Lynchburg. He >> meets >> a young man, David, whose father is "old Uncle Jim." David later marries >> "Sally" He has a brother, Major Joseph Holt fighting at the front. (Civil >> War) They have a sister, Ann Holt, who married John Gill. Gill has a >> plantation, "Wolf Hill". Can anyone place these people? >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> HOLT-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 > HOLT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message