JOHN HOLT (24 Mar 1807-4 Jun 1857) was born in Whitefield, Lancashire, England the son of John Thomas Holt and Sarah Dawson.
John married Elizabeth Rhodes on 6 Aug 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. John and Elizabeth had eight children of record:
- Sarah Holt (8 Apr 1832-19 Jun 1914)
- Mary Ann Holt (7 Nov 1834-20 No 1902)
- Joseph Holt (24 Feb 1843-14 Jan 1914)
- Ralph Holt (Mar 1845-1845)
- John Holt (Mar 1845-1845)
- Samuel Holt (1846-3 Nov 1895)
- William John Holt (29 Jun 1850-31 Aug 1926)
- Hannah Holt (22 Apr 1852-26 Jan 1918)
John died in St. Joseph, Andrew, Missouri on 4 Jun 1857.
Life of John Holt
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Grandfather John Holt, father of William Holt was born in Lancashire, England, March 24, 1807. He came to Utah in 1854 to prepare a home for his family whom he had left in England. He built a little log home on a piece of land in Ogden, Utah. It was at the time of the “grasshopper plague”.
John left Utah and started back to England for his family. He was traveling with another man at this time. When they had gotten as far as St. Joseph, Missouri, grandfather took very ill with either a sunstroke or cholera and died. The man he was traveling with could never tell where grandfather’s property was located in Ogden, and it is believed by the family that he kept it himself.
Grandfather John Holt joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England when he was about 16 years of age. Their home was always an open house for the traveling Elders. When he was about 18 years of age, he married Elizabeth Rhodes, in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had eight children; Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Hannah, Joseph, Samuel, William and Ralph who died as a child in England.
Grandfather John Holt was the son of John (Thomas) Holt and Sarah Dawson, of Whitefield Parish, Lancashire, England. He died about the year 1857 in England.
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