Jacob Holt

Birth Date

1794-08-23

Death Date

1878-04-12

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. North Carolina native. Married to Sarah Ann Vied Holt. Father of Mary S. Holt, Irene Holt, Catherine J. Holt, James A. Holt, Sarah E. Holt, Noah G. Holt, Mariah L. Holt, John S. Holt, David N. Holt, and George W. Holt. Served as fife major in the East Tennessee Militia (U.S.A.) during the War of 1812. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Lyon County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 315A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 664.
Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M602, Roll M602_0102.
"Jacob Holt (1794-1878)," Find A Grave, Memorial #26386201, accessed May 17, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26386201.

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