Sorry about reply to message. Iforgot it was set to default to the list instead of to Lisa. The holt family has a long history. It's well documented and the family did quite well. didn't mean to tell the whole story to the world however. Need to look at address before I hit send. RATS! Sorry all. Should have gone to Lisa. ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig & Lisa Hopp <thehopps@mindspring.com> To: <VACHARLO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 7:53 PM Subject: [VACHARLO] HOLT 1870 Virginia Census > Hello List! I've been doing some more research on my husband's HOLT family, > and I now have copies of the HOLT families from the 1870 Virginia Census, > series M593, roll 1640, Charlotte Co. Roanoke Township. It seems that there > were four people in the household of my husband's great-great grandfather > Marcellus Holt: Marcellus HOLT age 28 and "farmer", Rufus HOLT age 26 and > "farmer", Martha HOLT age 60 and "housekeeper", Nancy HOLT age 30 and > "without occupation." Since I know that Marcellus married Charlotte "Emma" > Elizabeth EAST, he must not have been married at the time of the 1870 > census. Also, I know that Marcellus' mother was Sarah MASON HOLT so I'm not > sure how this Martha age 60 is related. Can anyone confirm for me the > relationships of those listed in Marcellus' household? Is Rufus a brother? > Is Nancy a sister? Is Martha an aunt...spinster or by marriage? I was told > by another Charlotte Co. list subscriber that Marcellus was from a large > family, but I currently only know the names of two of his brothers...Burwell > Nicholas HOLT and John Lee HOLT. > > Thanks for your help. > > Lisa > > P.S. Is anyone out there attending the Bethel Baptist Church homecoming > next weekend...I may have some family members also attending. > > > > > ==== VACHARLO Mailing List ==== > If you discovered an abandoned cemetery,tombstone, or old grave site > marked with fieldstones, whom would inform? How about a full account > for VAGenWeb Archives. I will help. JoLee spearsj@bellsouth.net. >