Individual Details
Rebecca Sarah Holderness
(4 Apr 1856 - 24 Oct 1929)
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 176, Ed. 1, Monday, May 20, 1895
Sulphur Springs
Mrs. Bob Holderness and Miss Willie Holderness of Black Jack spent Wednesday with their sister, Mrs. John Russell.
The 1900 Census stated that Rebecca had 6 children, 5 now living.
Marshall County Democrat, Madill, Oklahoma. Fri. 21 Feb 1908, p. 6
Miss Lynna Holderness was at home from school at Oklahoma City the latter part of the week. Ive Holderness, brother of Miss Lynna came up from Emory, Texas, to see her and visit his Uncle and Aunt Mrs. J. G. Russell. Mr. Holderness returned to his home Monday and Miss Lynna to school at Oklahoma City.
Letter from "Sis" to Bettie. dated 30 Dec 1912 from Madill, OK, thanking her for a Christmas gifts. Sis also mentions gifts from Virgie & Hub (daughter Virginia) and from Robert (son). Niece Lynna has recently been to Madill for a visit, but left to go back to Como where she is apparently teaching school.
Rebecca & John are buried Woodberry Forest Cemetery, Madill, Marshall Co, OK.
Find A Grave Memorial# 163573568
Events
| Birth | 4 Apr 1856 | ![]() | |||
| Marriage | 8 Oct 1879 | Hopkins County, Texas - John G. Russell | ![]() | ||
| Death | 24 Oct 1929 | Marshall County, Oklahoma | ![]() |
Families
| Spouse | John G. Russell (1854 - 1946) |
| Child | Virginia Clara Russell (1881 - 1976) |
| Child | Robert Henry Russell (1883 - 1922) |
| Child | Delilah Russell (1885 - 1979) |
| Child | Eddie Russell (1888 - ) |
| Child | Junius George Russell (1896 - 1962) |
| Father | Dr. ROBERT CHARLES HOLDERNESS (1827 - 1905) |
| Mother | VIRGINIA ELIZABETH THOMAS (1836 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Robert N. Holderness (1858 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Junius I. Holderness (1860 - 1896) |
| Sibling | ELIZABETH ECHOLS "Bettie" HOLDERNESS (1863 - 1950) |
| Sibling | George Washington Holderness MD (1867 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Thomas Brooks Holderness (1869 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Virginia Ann "Jennie" Holderness (1872 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Charles Sidney Holderness (1874 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Willie Richmond Holderness (1877 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Mary Katherine Holderness (1879 - 1908) |
Endnotes
1. Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, WFT- Volume 1, Pedigree 63. Submitted by Vivian Krauss Rose; Subsequent correspondence., Pedigree #1103.
2. US Census 1880 - FamilySearch CD-ROM Transcription of entire 1880 Census by the LDS; 2000., Texas, Hopkins Co, Prec 4; p.178D.
3. Texas Marriage Index 1850-1900; CD Rom: Family Archive #398 (Family Tree Maker), Microfilm #1064654, Item 3..
4. Hopkins County Texas Marriages: Books 1-6 1846-1890 (Hopkins County Genealogical Society, 1997.), Book 4, p.383 Gives date as 8 Oct 1879..
5. Family Tree Maker CD-ROM, WFT- Volume 1, Pedigree 63. Submitted by Vivian Krauss Rose; Subsequent correspondence., Pedigree #1103.
