In a message dated 7/18/2002 1:20:08 AM Central Daylight Time, lance@mactire.net writes: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Holt, Jetton > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Eej.2ACIB/62.70.75.77.84.85.88.123.1 > > Message Board Post: > > My Holts are from Fort Smith, Arkansas - right on the border of Poteau, > Oklahoma. They are of the Prussian variety and my great Grandfather "Fritz" > (Frederich William) Holt was born "on the boat" in 1872 - I have since > deduced that "the boat" may have been a river boat, as they lived in > Illinois for some years before "landing" in Fort Smith. Any connection? > Feel free to email me any time to compare notes or share photos and > stories. > > Cheers! I also have Holt family members that live in Oklahoma....my line starts with Charles Holt who was born in Virginia...do you have a connection to the Holt's of Virginia or Alabama.....I am however NOT connected to the Michael Holt line. CArri www.cuzncarri.com www.familytreemaker.com/users/v/a/n/Carri-Lou-Vance