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Note: 1940 Census - check on him when TX available - Could not locate 8-
Note: 3-2012.
On copy of Dorothy Mae Holder's birth certificate, it states that Benjamin Franklin Holder was born in Voth, Texas, and his occupation was "Millman". He and Jennie lived at 5007 Eigle, RFD #6, Box 844. Frank was 30 years old and Jennie was 27 years old.
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1900 United States Federal Census about Frank Holder
Name: Frank Holder
[Frank Halder]
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 1, Jefferson, Texas
Age: 5
Birth Date: Mar 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: J R
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Lena
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Justice Precinct 1, Jefferson, Texas
1910 United States Federal Census
about Frank Stidham
Name: Frank Stidham
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Justice Precinct 6, Bandera, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Family Number: 28
Page Number: 2
Household Gender Age
Parent Lon Stidham M 33y
Parent Lena Stidham F 32y
Frank Stidham M 15y
Ruby Stidham F 10y
Roy Stidham M 1y 9m
1910 - See his mother's notes - Frank is 15 living with Lena and her n
ew husband, Alonzo Stidham in Bandera, TX
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Frank Holder [che
ck image on Ancestry.com someday to print signature]
Name: Frank Holder
[Benjamin Franklin Holder]
County: Jefferson
State: Texas
Birthplace: Texas;United States of America
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1895
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1953798
DraftBoard: 1
1920 United States Federal Census
about Frank H Holder
Name: Frank H Holder
Home in 1920: Spring Hill, Rapides, Louisiana
Age: 24 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Birth Place: Mississippi
Mother's Name: Lena
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 130
Works as a mechanic at a saw mill
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 about Benjamins Frank Holder
Name: Benjamins Frank Holder
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1895
Birth Place: Voth, Texas
Age: 25
Residence: Houston, Texas
Passport Issue Date: 15 Feb 1921
Father Name: G R Holder
Father's Birth Location:
Harnett Co, NC
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes
1930 United States Federal Census about Benjamin F Holder
Name: Benjamin F Holder
Home in 1930: Precinct 8, Harris, Texas
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Jennie
Race: White
Occupation: Foreman - what appears to be a Lock-or Sash and Door Manufact
uring Co.
Benjamin F Holder 35
Jennie Holder 32
Virginia F Holder 7
Dorothy M Holder 4 11/12
Grace Elaine Holder 2 6/12
1940 - cannot yet locate
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Frank Holder
Name: Frank Holder [Benjamin Franklin Holder] {image says he worked for Gulf Mfg. Lumber Co; had lt brown hair; blue eyes]
County: Jefferson
State: Texas
Birthplace: Texas,United States of America
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1895
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1953798
1942 WWII Draft Registration Car:
Name: Benjamin Franklin Holder
Event: Military
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 02 Mar 1895
Film Number: 4145569
Digital Folder Number: 4145569
Image Number: 00415
According to card, he lived at 1515 1/2 Congress Ave., Houston, and work
ed at Burge Mfg Co., Houston.
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Received copy of Frank Holder's death certificate. The informant was LeRoy Stidham. Place of death: Galveston, city of LeMarque, Texas. His address at that time was Houston, TX. His date of death was June 19, 1952. Date of birth was given as March 2, 1895 (the March 2 date different from what was given me by Doug or Carolyn). His father was George R. Holder, born NC; mother: Evelina Daniels, bn MS. He was 'widowed.' The cause of death was "acute myocardial failure." Nothing on the certificate mentioned the auto accident written about in the newspaper article, nor was the leg amputation mentioned. However, an autopsy and inquest were performed. He was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston.
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Doug DeShields found a copy of a newspaper article relating to the death of Frank Holder, June 20, 1952:
Headline reads 'Houston Man Truck Victim at Texas City": "Frank Holder, 57, of Houston, died in Galveston County Memorial Hospital thursday night, five hours after being struck by a truck in the 100 block of Sixth Street in Texas City. Holder was undergoing amputation of a leg when he died and, until the immediate cause of death is known, Texas City police withheld listing the death as a traffic fatality. The city had gone 678 consecutive days without a traffic death. Police had few details on the mishap. The truck driver had not been located. The truck is believed to have backed into Holder."
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From a letter written by G DeShields on July 9, 1994:
"Jennie is very pretty and Frank is kinda handsome with a big dimple in his chin which he passed on to his daughter, Dorothy. Jennie had brown hair and brown eyes, also in her daughters Frankie and Dot. I got the recessive trait from our Dad -- blond hair and blue eyes. You can see Dot in Frank's face and Frankie and I in Jennie's."
From a letter dated February 3, 1998 from C Hilderbran
"Your Grandfather, I only remember seeing once. He was short, blue eyed, white headed and sort of appeared out of the blue at our home in Corpus Christi. I was a teenager, probably a freshman in college, I'm not sure. He was always Uncle Frank whom we never saw."
From August 12, 1978 letter from Carolyn Hilderbran to Dorothy Jones: "I live 90 miles west of San Antonio on the edge of what is called the hill country . . . ironically this is an area of the state that Granny brought Mother and your father to when she (Granny) married Lon Stidham. When I first moved here 20 years ago, Mother and I visited some of the places she remembered and she told me stories of Uncle Frank driving a wagon team hauling cedar and the week long, rough trip for him over these rough hills to travel to Rocksprings. This now seems almost unreal because it can be driven in 40 min. by car."
Some notes from diary of Eva Stokely regarding Frank:
9-18-31"Letter from Jennie telling of Frank being a hero and getting written up in The Houston papers for pulling child from a burning car - "
2-28-34"About ten A.M. got wire from Frank, saying Jenny near death, acute appendicitis. Left at noon and drove 17 hours to Houston."
3-1-34"Found J in bad condition. She was glad to see me and talked the Sweetest I ever heard anyone anytime in my life."
3-2-34"Jennie decidedly worse & delirious. Realized it couldn't be long. She knew me up until shortly before she passed away."
3-3-34"Jennie's funeral @@ 4 pm at Fagle-West Chapel. Dr. Hodges spoke and Mrs. H sang "Abide With Me' - casket and robe pink - lovely flowers.
5-4-34"Dorothy Mae is nine today. She is almost living image of her mother.
I sent her a little white purse for her birthday."
5-28-34"Letter from Frank - first in some time - poor fellow is just about to Give up it seems."
6-23-34"Letter from Frank stating he wants relief from the present situation.
I surely want to help him."
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Texas Deaths:
Name: Benjamin Frank Holder
Death Date: 19 Jun 1952
Death Place: Lamarque, Galvaston, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 57 years 3 months 17 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Mar 1895
Birthplace: Beaumont, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George R. Holder
Father's Birthplace: N. Carolina
Mother's Name: Evelina Daniels
Mother's Birthplace: Miss.
Occupation: Huckster
Place of Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Cemetery: Forest Park
Burial Place: Houston, Texas
Burial Date: 22 Jun 1952
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2113745
Digital Film Number: 4167279
Image Number: 894
Reference Number: cn59862
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