Life History
Nov 1859 |
(most likely) |
about 1860 |
Born in Mississippi.5 (less likely) |
17th Aug 1882 |
Birth of daughter Ciscela Ola HOLDEN in Mississippi.15,3,16,5,17,4,18,19,12 |
18th Mar 1886 |
Birth of daughter Ethel E HOLDEN in Mississippi.20,7,3,21,1,12,4,22 |
21st Oct 1889 |
Death of Mary E WIGLEY in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.4,1,23,12 |
16th Sep 1895 |
Married Jane C MCSWAIN in Arkansas County, Arkansas.10,4,3 |
27th Sep 1896 |
Birth of son John A HOLDEN in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.6,7,1,8,9,10,11,12 |
22nd Jan 1901 |
Birth of daughter Maude Caldonia HOLDEN in Arkansas.13,14,2 |
about 1904 |
Birth of son Mattie HOLDEN in Arkansas.2 |
1905 |
Other facts
|
Married Mary E WIGLEY |
Notes
- David Murray Raper reports that the first husband of Jane C (Maiden Name Unknown) was
William H Holden
b NOV 1859 Mississippi
d BET 1903 AND 1907 Prairie, Arkansas Co., Arkansas
This source also reports the marriage of William and Jane occurred in 1895, but there is no comment or documentation. I later found this confirmed in the 1900 census.
1895 Marriage to Jane R. C. UNKNOWN, Prairie, Arkansas Co., Arkansas.
In August 2012, I found the marriage record, which reports that William's wife was J C McSwain. His name is also given as W F rather than W H, which we find in the Holden family genealogies.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
W F Holden
Gender Male
Age 35, Birth Year abt 1860
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name J C McSwain
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 17 [b abt 1878]
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 16 Sep 1895 Arkansas
Marriage License Date 13 Sep 1895
If John was born in April 1895, then we should estimate the marriage as 1894. Note that the marriage is reported as occurring in September 1895. The 1900 census birth date for John fits with the marriage, date, reporting his birth in March 1896, not 1895, as found in one or more genealogies.
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 18A, Hse #21, Fam #212
Holden, William H Head W M Nov 1859 40 Married 5 years MS MS MS Farmer Rents
Holden, Jane R Wife W F Mar 1878 22 Married 5 years 2 children/1 living AR SC SC
Holden, John H Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single AR MS AR
Holden, Ethel Dau W F Mar 1884 16 Single MS MS MS
Wigly, Margaret Mother W M May 1843 57 Widow 4 children/2 living NC NC NC
Note that the census reports Jane has had 2 children and only one is living, but there are two children enumerated here. Checking ages we see that the daughter Ethel is 12 year older than John. Ethel is the child William's first wife Mary Wigley. No death record has been found for Mary. Jane and William have been married only 5 years. Ethel was born in Mississippi. John was born in Arkansas where William had moved, and where he married Jane.
William's mother is reported as born in Mississippi, but on her own report she is reported as born in North Carolina. In the 1910 census, however, her birth state in South Carolina. Her last name Wigly [usually spelled Wiggly or Wiggley] tells us Margaret was widowed at least twice. Margaret's maiden name was Criswell. She was apparently widowed twice.
In December 2010, I found Jerry Griffitt had linked this census to the Holden family in his genealogy. Griffitt provides some additional details on some of the children. He reports their marriage in 1895.
William H Holden
Birth Nov 1859 in Mississippi
Death BET 1903 AND 1907 in Prairie, Arkansas Co., Arkansas
Marriage 1895 Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, to Jane R [McSwain]
Born Mar 1878 in Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas
Died 1930 in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas
Children:
Ethel Holden b Mar 1884 in Mississippi
John H Holden, Birth 27 Sep 1896 in Arkansas, Death 1 Oct 1978 in Los Angeles City, California
Caldonia Holden
Birth 22 Jan 1901 in Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas
Death 11 March 1995 in Dallas, Polk, Oregon
Mattie Holden b 1904 in Arkansas
-- Holden Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10407308/person/-645503526
Jerry Robnett provides further details that help clarify the family relationships in Ethel, Arkansas, community. Grave details obtained in May 2017 also helped to fill in detail of how these families are related, and led to Robnett's genealogy and brought to light other details from the 1900 census already researched but with insufficient information at that time on how to connect various families in the Ethel area enumerated on consecutive pages of the census.
William Henry Holden
Birth NOV 1859 Mississippi, USA
Death ABT 1905 Prairie, Arkansas Co., Arkansas
Parents:
John Bell Holden 1844-1882
Margaret R J Criswell 1843-
Spouse 1 Margaret Birth 1860, Death Unknown
Children:
Ciscela "Sissily" Ola Holden 1882-1957
Ethel E Holden 1884-1939
Spouse 2 Janie R C McSwain
Birth MAR 1878 Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
Death 1930 Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas
Children:
John H Holden 1896-1978
Caldonia Maude Holden 1901-1995
Mattie Holden 1904-1910
-- Jerry Robnett, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12478704/person/26219058800/facts
Sources
- 1. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 18 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 18A, Hse #21, Fam #212
- 2. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 18 April, Prairie Township, Country Road, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #18
- 3. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 4. Ancestry Trees
- 5. Texas Death Certificate
- 6. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 7. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 15 April, Prairie Township, District 18, page 1A, Hse/Fam #5
- 8. 1930 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, California
- 22 April, Los Angeles, Block 267, District 369, page 7A, 1041 w 17th St, Hse #947 Fam #153
- 9. California Death Index, 1940-1997
- 10. Ancestry Trees
- David M Raper, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=7336277&pid=-1114688020
- 11. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 12. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 13. Ancestry Trees
- Griffitt Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3144262/person/-903102966
- 14. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 10 February, Southern Prairie Township, District 16, page 90A, Ethel-St Charles By Road, Hse #154, Fam #163
- 15. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 21 July, Prairie Township, District 7, page 15B, Hse #255, Fam #262
- 16. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 18 April, Prairie Township, District 13, Page 1B, Hse/Fam #16
- 17. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1931, p 1121
- 18. 1930 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas
- 7 April, Dallas, District 11, page 12A, 2216 S Ervay St, Hse #112, Fam #153
- 19. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 6 January, South Prairie Township (Ethel), District 16, page 9A, By road, Hse #160, Fam #169
- 20. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 10 February, South Prairie Township, District 16, page 9A, Hse #158, Fam #167
- 21. 1930 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas
- 10 April, Dallas Precinct 10, District 23, page 17A, 801 Park Ave, Hse #148, Fam #208
- 22. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- 23. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Cemetery