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     William was born on 11 September 1898 at Mitchell Co., Georgia.¹ He was the son of James Henry Holt and Margaret Rebecca Sullivan. He married Lillian D. Graham, , on 25 December 1921 at Mitchell Co., Georgia. William died on 21 January 1991 at Bainbridge, Decatur Co., Georgia, at age 92. His body was buried in January 1991 at Oak City Cemetary., Bainbridge, Decatur Co., Georgia.

     William was born on 24 April 1923. He was the son of Clarence Leonard Holt and Florence Virginia Williams. William died on 4 August 1997 at Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., Florida, at age 74.¹ His body was buried on 9 August 1997 at Mt. Pleasant Bapt. Chr. Cem, Decatur Co., Georgia.

     Audrey was born on 19 March 1921 at Suwannee Co., Florida.² She was the daughter of Thomas M. Holton and Nancy Annie Dixon. Audrey died on 13 December 1921. Her body was buried in 1921 at Midway Baptist Church., Madison Co., Florida.

     Gary was born in 1949.¹ He was the son of George W. Holton and Bernice Childs. Gary died on 25 July 1991.

     John was born on 19 March 1906 at Madison Co., Florida.² He was the son of Thomas M. Holton and Nancy Annie Dixon. John died on 24 October 1926 at Hillsborough Co., Florida, at age 20. His body was buried in 1926 at Midway Baptist Church., Madison Co., Florida.
     
Biography of John Franklin Holton:

John died as a result of an accident working in a sawmill in Hillsborough County, Florida.

     Louisa V. Holton married Thomas R. Brooks, son of James Brooks and Hetty Amanda Tompkins, on 21 December 1876.¹

     Martha Holton was the daughter of Teletha Holton and Frances (--?--). She married John A. Tompkins, son of Francis Young Tompkins and Sarah Sheppard, circa 1865 at Washington Co., Georgia.¹

     Stella was born on 17 March 1908 at Madison Co., Florida.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas M. Holton and Nancy Annie Dixon. She married Frank Williford Jones, , on 10 November 1925 at Bartow, Polk Co., Florida.² Stella died on 16 July 1986 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida, at age 78. Her body was buried on 19 July 1986 at Sunset Memory Gardens, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.
     
Biography of Stella Pearl Holton:

"Stella Pearl, left the family farm in Madison, Florida when she was about 16 years old. She came to Tampa, to work in the city. She lived with family friends that had moved to Tampa prior to her moving here. She lived in Ybor City for a period of time."

     "I remember Grandma (Stella) telling me that she met Grandpa in Tampa. She said he was a handsome man."

     "Marriage certificate states Grandma was 22 years old when she married Grandpa. According to her birth records (Holton Family Bible) she was born in 1908. They were married in 1925 and that makes her age at seventeen."

     "Operated "Bennetts Chili Bowl", Ybor City, (Tampa) Florida. "Bennetts Sugar Bowl" was the original name of "Bennetts Chili Bowl"." [Shirley Evans Besch]

     She also, managed a rooming house in Ybor City.

     Susan was born circa 1853 at Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Teletha Holton and Frances (--?--). She married Nathaniel Greene Foster Tompkins, son of James M. Tompkins and Eliza Ann King, on 14 January 1877 at Washington Co., Georgia.² Susan died circa 1892 at Washington Co., Georgia.³