My 3x great grandfather. My grandmother recalls her great-grandfather Sam being a very kind and gentle man. She has told that he was blind, but had the ability to take care of the babies while the grownups and older children worked the fields. He would request that the babies' food be left close at hand so that he could feed them when they got hungry. Also, when my grandmother was a child, she would help him walk to church, by taking his arm and leading him there.
Parents are John Everett Holt and Mary E. W. Greenwood Snellings.
Married Lillie D. Strickland Oct 7, 1885 Limestone, Alabama
Sam's Texas death record states that he was Carpenter in the Building Trades industry.
On page 11 in the book "Between Two Rivers: A History of Wells, Texas" by John N. Cravens reads the following information: "The Wells auxillary coaling camp was established in 1890 about three miles west of Wells on the road toward the present location of the Durham and Simpson Cemeteries. A Captain Strain was in charge of this camp of 3000 prisoners whose work was to turn growing timber into charcoal to feed the iron furnace. The camp buildings were made of wood, and the kitchen remained standing until around 1920 when Sam W. Holt dismantled it and used the materials to build his house at Wells".
Parents are John Everett Holt and Mary E. W. Greenwood Snellings.
Married Lillie D. Strickland Oct 7, 1885 Limestone, Alabama
Sam's Texas death record states that he was Carpenter in the Building Trades industry.
On page 11 in the book "Between Two Rivers: A History of Wells, Texas" by John N. Cravens reads the following information: "The Wells auxillary coaling camp was established in 1890 about three miles west of Wells on the road toward the present location of the Durham and Simpson Cemeteries. A Captain Strain was in charge of this camp of 3000 prisoners whose work was to turn growing timber into charcoal to feed the iron furnace. The camp buildings were made of wood, and the kitchen remained standing until around 1920 when Sam W. Holt dismantled it and used the materials to build his house at Wells".
My 3x great grandfather. My grandmother recalls her great-grandfather Sam being a very kind and gentle man. She has told that he was blind, but had the ability to take care of the babies while the grownups and older children worked the fields. He would request that the babies' food be left close at hand so that he could feed them when they got hungry. Also, when my grandmother was a child, she would help him walk to church, by taking his arm and leading him there.
Parents are John Everett Holt and Mary E. W. Greenwood Snellings.
Married Lillie D. Strickland Oct 7, 1885 Limestone, Alabama
Sam's Texas death record states that he was Carpenter in the Building Trades industry.
On page 11 in the book "Between Two Rivers: A History of Wells, Texas" by John N. Cravens reads the following information: "The Wells auxillary coaling camp was established in 1890 about three miles west of Wells on the road toward the present location of the Durham and Simpson Cemeteries. A Captain Strain was in charge of this camp of 3000 prisoners whose work was to turn growing timber into charcoal to feed the iron furnace. The camp buildings were made of wood, and the kitchen remained standing until around 1920 when Sam W. Holt dismantled it and used the materials to build his house at Wells".
Parents are John Everett Holt and Mary E. W. Greenwood Snellings.
Married Lillie D. Strickland Oct 7, 1885 Limestone, Alabama
Sam's Texas death record states that he was Carpenter in the Building Trades industry.
On page 11 in the book "Between Two Rivers: A History of Wells, Texas" by John N. Cravens reads the following information: "The Wells auxillary coaling camp was established in 1890 about three miles west of Wells on the road toward the present location of the Durham and Simpson Cemeteries. A Captain Strain was in charge of this camp of 3000 prisoners whose work was to turn growing timber into charcoal to feed the iron furnace. The camp buildings were made of wood, and the kitchen remained standing until around 1920 when Sam W. Holt dismantled it and used the materials to build his house at Wells".
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