LIsa, I may have info for you. I don't know if anyone has answered you or not. I've been in Canada and am slowly wading through my email. I turned off all but the charlotte co list, thankfully. I know Marcellus Holt through a book titled "I Wrote you Word The Poignant Letters of Private Holt, John Lee Holt 1829 1863. edited by James A. Mumper # 498 of 1000. signed by descendants of John Lee I believe the book is still in print. It's the story of a John Lee Holt and the letters he wrote his wife before his death in the war. John Lee Holt is the brother of Marcellus and Nicholas, as well as many others. It was sent to me as they thought it was my line of Holts, and they are second cousins, but not direct lines. Marcellus is the son of James F. HOlt b. 1804 d. 1865, and Susan Mason. married 20 Dec 1827 in CAmbpell co VA. They moved to Charlotte Co and died there. James' father is James Holt b. 1760 d. 1834 Charlotte Co Va and his wife Eleanor. James is my 6 G uncle. James father is Plunkett Holt b. 1726 in Amelia/Nottoway Co Va d. 1789 in Prince Edward Co VA his wife was Anne ____ died after 1800 in Cambpell Co VA? I come from James' brother John. Actually I have a second line that ends up in a step grandmother from this crew as well. Plunkett's parents were Plunkett Harroway Holt b. 1689 and died abt 1767 VA. and ? Elizabeth Robertson. Plunkett is the child of Richard Holt (b. 1628 Rochdale England d 22 Apr 1693, in VA) and Dorothy Harroway (?). Richard was the son of Robert HOlt b 1803 in Rochdale England and arrived in St. Mary's Md in 1646,with wife Dorothy Heywood and 4 children. They are quite infamous in MD history, but it's a long story. I can fill in some blanks. The person you most likely need to speak with is Mark Holt on AOL. He's got a huge data base on HOlts. I also come from a long line of Harvey's. I'd like your info on Marcellus and any Harvey info you have going back that will tell me which Harvey your's comes from. I come from Thomas d. 1782 Charlotte, John d. 1813 Charlotte, Thomas BW d. 1870 charlotte Or so (going off my head), Polly Harvey m. Ralph Jackson in 1804. So, I think we may have a lot to talk about. Marcellus served with John Lee HOlt during the war. You need to get a copy of that book. It may be available in Charlotte Co. I'll see if I can find where it came from. It's not an old book. Karen in DE ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig & Lisa Hopp <thehopps@mindspring.com> To: <VACHARLO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 7:48 PM Subject: [VACHARLO-L] Holt, East, Harvey, Raine > Hello Charlotte Co.! > > I am researching my husband's family, and his maternal grandmother, Mary > "Kathryn" HOLT, is from Charlotte Co. The surnames listed in the subject > section are those that I am interested in researching. I have been able to > identify my husband's great-great grandfather Marcellus HOLT b. ~1842 (per > the Virginia 1870 Census Index). He married Emma EAST, and they had four > children: Leslie Taylor (my husband's great-grandfather and father to > Kathryn), Paschal, Benjamin, and Josephine. The family lived in the Phenix > area, and they attended Bethel Baptist Church (Marcellus and his son Leslie > Taylor are buried in the church cemetery). I believe that Marcellus had a > brother named Nicholas HOLT who was wounded during the Civil War, and family > photographs show a scar square in the middle of his forehead from the bullet > wound. > > Leslie Taylor HOLT (b. November 11, 1881 d. 1942) married Mary Willie HARVEY > (b. February 05, 1882 d. 1951)...Mary was the daughter of Henry Watkins > HARVEY and Susie RAINE. Mary was one of eight Harvey children: Mary, Henry, > Cleveland, Allie, Norma, Irene, Julia, and Dorothy. The Harvey family was > Presbyterian. > > I am desperately seeking anyone with whom I can share information. I could > not locate Marcellus Holt on the 1850 and 1860 Virginia Census Indices. Any > response is greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > Lisa > > > ==== VACHARLO Mailing List ==== > A "Family Reunion Calendar" is now linked from the home page. > Homepage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacharlo/indexcha.htm >