Oren Jason Holder and Sarah Alma Page

Herbert King Holder and Ella Williamson

William Floyd Holder and Mary Ann Newby

Samuel King McSpadden

he was born Nov.12 1823 Warren Co.Tn.

and died May 3 1896 Cherokee Co. Ala.

In 1842 he walked from McMinnville Tn.

to Cherokee Co. Ala. In 1856 he became

a state Senator in 1862 he became a Colonel

in the 19th Alabama Regiment. He was the brother

of Johnathon Holders wife Cynthia McSpadden

Civil War History

The Civil War possibly could have divided Baylor Holders family as it did the country itself Baylor had 5 sons to fight in the war 2 fought for the Confederacy while 3 fought for the Union



Private William Holder

A Company 35th Tennessee Infantry C.S.A.

Mustered in April 17 1862

Private James Holder

D Company 22nd Tennessee Infantry C.S.A.

Mustered in November 26 1862

Private Louis Jackson Holder

L Company 5th Tennessee Cavalry Union

Mustered in April 1863

Mustered out August 1865

Private Christopher Columbus Holder

M Company 5th Tennesse Cavalry Union

Mustered in October 1863

Mustered out due to dislocated shoulder 1865

Corporal Berryman Holder

I Company 5th Tennessee Cavalry Union

Mustered in December 10 1862

Mustered out February 22 1864

Berryman was killed in action at Calf Killer Creek,Johnson Mills White Co. Tn. while helping clear out noted Confederate Champ Ferguson from the area



Other kinfolk who fought

Private William Newby

G Company35th Tennessee C.S.A.

Mustered inSeptember 11 1861

***He was the Grandfather of Mary Ann Newby w/o William Floyd Holder

Private Zebedee Edge

D Company 22 nd Tennessee C.S.A.

Mustered in November 26 1862

***He was the Grandfather of Mary Ann Newby w/o William Floyd Holder

Private Nicholes Henry Williamson

L Company Holmans 11th Tennessee Cavalry C.S.A.

Mustered in February 25 1863

*** He was the Grandfather of Ella Williamson w/o Herbert King Holder

Colonel Samuel King McSpadden

19th Alabama Regiment C.S.A.

Mustered in August 17 1861

Prisoner of War captured May 14 1864 at The Batlle of Resaca,Georgia

Military Prison Louisville,Ky. May 18 1864

Military Prison Johnsons Island,Ohio May 21 1864 until conclusion of the war

*** He was the maternal Uncle of Samuel King Holder

I bet you didnt know that combined (Confederate and Union) forces there were 3,263,363 Veterans of the Civil War 669 of them were Holders

Samuel King Holder

Samuel King Holder was born March 3 1849 in Warren Co. Tn. and died of tuberculosis August 5 1898 in the Keltonburgh community of Dekalb Co. Tn. he was the son of Johnathon and Cynthia McSpadden Holder.He was married to Lee Ann Adcock born May 15 1859 and died August 1 1894 in the Keltonburgh community of Dekalb Co Tn. she was the daughter of Tillman Adcock born 1827 Warren Co.Tn. died 1890 Dekalb Co Tn. and Sarah Ann McManus born 1835 White Co . Tn. died 1879 in Dekalb Co Tn.King and Lee Ann are buried in Fustons Cemetery the cemetery is 1/4 acre in size and fenced in and rest well of the road in the corner of a 50 acre field used to pasture cattle.For the age of the cemetery it is well taken care of.



Children of Samuel King Holder and Lee Ann Adcock

William Floyd Holder born April 28 1876 died December 6 1957

+Mary Ann Newby born May 27 1880 died March 12 1961

John T Holder born September 15 1878 died July 27 1937

+Jennie Newby born June 28 1884

Robert P Holder born March 14 1879 died April 10 1964

+***Never Married

Alice Holder born November 25 1881 died January 8 1952

+Jesse Norman Winnett born January 14 1885 died February 27 1949

Clara Holder born October 13 1885 died December 24 1958

+William Thomas Stewart born March 24 1874 died May 7 1949

Eliza Florence Holder born January 24 1884 died 1948

+Warren Calvin Winnett born May 18 1883 died June 23 1953

Johnathon Holder

Johnathon Holder was born about 1824 in Surry Co. North Carolina and died between 1873-1880 in Warren Co. Tennessee he was married to Cynthia McSpadden the daughter of Rev. Samuel Anderson McSpadden and Rebecca Donelson.Johnathon along with his wife and 4 children lived and farmed along Mountain Creek in Western Warren Co.


Children of Johnathon Holder and Cynthia McSpadden

Origin Holder born 1847 married James VanHooser

Pantheon Arnette Holder born 1848 married Thomas Lewis

Samuel King Holder born 1849 married Lee Ann Adcock

Patrick Holder born 1852 married Electa Marler

William R Holder born 1854 reportedly left for Texas as a teenager



Warren Co. Will Book pg.433-434

9 March 1868 Report of final settlement made with Johnathon Holder administrator of Frances Pigg,dec'd C.C. Holder,guardian of the heirs of said estate

***CC Holder is Christopher Columbus Holder brother of Johnathon



Warren Co. Will Book Vol.2 pg.250-251

9 January 1873 Report of settlement made with Johnathon Holder administrator of Washington Jones dec'd voucher filed for E.J. Jones the widow for her years of support



No cemetery records can be found for Johnathon or his wife Cynthia but it is highly likely they are buried in unmarked graves in Blues Hill Cemetery

My Holder Line

(1)Baylor Holder b 1795 Pittsylvania Va. d between 1870-1880 Warren Co.Tn.

+Debby York b. 1796 Virginia d between 1860-1870 Warren Co.Tn

(2)Johnathon Holder b 1824 Surry Co. North Carolina d between 1870-1880 Warren Co. Tn.

+Cynthia McSpadden b 1825 d between 1850-1860 Warren Co.Tn.

(3)Samuel King Holder b March 3, 1849 Warren Co. Tn d August 5 ,1898 Dekalb Co. Tn.

+Lee Ann Adcock b May 15, 1859 Warren Co. Tn. d. August 1 1894, Dekalb Co. Tn.

(4)William Floyd Holder b April 28, 1876 Warren Co. Tn. d December 6 ,1957 Warren Co Tn.

+Mary Ann Newby b May 27 1880 Warren Co Tn. d. March 12 1961 Warren Co. Tn.

(5)Herbert King Holder b. June 23 1898 Warren Co. Tn. d.December 28 1964 Warren Co. Tn.

+Ella Williamson b.October 9 1897 Warren Co. Tn. d. December 9 1982 Waren Co. Tn.

(6)Oren Jason Holder b.October 29 1918 Warren Co. Tn. d. January 21 2008 Waren Co. Tn.

+Sarah Alma Page b. January 8 1922 Warren Co. Tn. d. June 9 2006 Warren Co. Tn.

Holder Family Plat Records

Warren Co Tennessee Plat Record Page 137
Surveyed 10 March 1852 for Baylor Holder 175 acres by entry dated 1 March 1852 No. 5199
on the waters of Mountain Creek on the South side of said creek Joseph Hawkins corner, Shaws Line,John Hoosers Line,Yorks Line,Johnathon Holders Line, Including the place were the said Holder lives.Baylor Holder and Johnathon Holder chain carriers A. Higginbotham Surveyor March 28 1852 sent on 13 April 1852 by Samuel Turney

Warren Co. Tennessee Plat Record Page 140
Surveyed 27 February for Johnathon Holder 67 Acres by entry dated 3 February 1851 No. 5156 on the waters of Mountain Creek and on the South side there of Baylor Holders NE corner and Charles Jones fence Baylor Holder and Johnathon Holder chain carriers A.Higginbotham Surveyor June 26 1852 sent on 25 August 1852 by Samuel Turney

****** Johnathon Holder is the son of Baylor Holder

Baylor Holder

Most all present day Holder family members in Warren Co. descended from Baylor Holder.Baylor was born in 1795 most likely in Pittsylvania Co. Va. he was the son of Presley Holder born in 1766 in Virginia and died around 1850 in Surry Co. North Carolina.Baylor married Debby York on November12,1813 in Surry Co. North Carolina,between 1830 and 1840 Baylor along with a cousin named Spencer Holder began there migration west into Tennessee settling in White Co. Tennessee in the area known as Holders Station.During the late 1840s Baylor his wife and 8 children migrated into Warren Co. Tennessee settling along Mountain Creek,present day this area consist of several small communities such as Blues Hill,Bratchers Crossroads and Lucky.No records show an exact death date for Baylor Holder but using census records he died sometime after 1870 and is most likely buried in an unmarked grave in the Blues Hill Cemetery in Warren Co. Tennessee
Children of Baylor Holder and Debby York
Jane Holder born 1822
+John VanHooser born 1822
Rebecca Holder born 1823
+Thompson Newby born 1821
Johnathon Holder born 1824
+Cynthia McSpadden born 1825
Berryman Holder born 1828
+Sarah Caroline Smith b 1831
William Holder born 1830
+Margaret Isabelle Russell born 1839
James Holder born 1832
+Martha Ellen Burton born 1835
Louis Jackson Holder born 1835
+Susanna Blue born 1840
Christopher Columbus Holder born 1840
+Cleopatra Paris born 1843
+2nd wife Ruth Paris born 1838