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Marriage record: Holderness, Robert C. (27) - Thomas, Virginia A. (18) 2 Nov 1854


The land that Virginia and her sister Rebecca inherited was sold to William H. Holderness, her husband's brother that had bought all the Holderness land, before they left for Arkansas. Rebecca had died.
Found in the estate file of Nathaniel P. Thomas as found on FamilySearch.org:
Virginia E. Thomas's Petition to sell real restate. Decree Spring Term 1857
Virginia E. Thomas has intermarried with Robert C. Holderness since the sale of lands set forth in the petition, who come to be made party to the petition in right of his wife.
It further appears to the court, that the petitioner Rebeccah W. Thomas has died under age since the sale of the lands set forth, and that by the death of the said Rebeccah, the whole estate passed over to Virginia E. Holderness, by the Will of the testator, their father Nathaniel P. Thomas, who thereby became entitled to received the whole of the proceeds of the sale.
Further appears that Robert C. Holderness and wife Virginia E. Holderness, formerly Virginia E. Thomas, have by deed duly conveyed all right, title and interest, to William H. Holderness.
Decreed by the Court, that the master pay over to William H. Holderness whatever terms of money are remaining in his hands from the sale of real estate and that the receipt of the said William H. Holderness by a sufficient discharge for the same.

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 183, Ed. 1, Friday, May 25, 1894
After a Short Illness
Special Dispatch
Black Jack Grove, Tex. May 24. Mrs. Dr. R. C. Holderness, aged 58 years died last Sunday afternoon of erysipelas after an illness of only a few days. Her remains were interred in the city cemetery Monday evening and were followed to the grave by a large crowd of sorrowing citizens.

Erysipelas is an acute infection of the upper dermis and superficial lymphatics, usually caused by streptococcus bacteria. Patients typically develop symptoms including high fevers, shaking, chills, fatigue, headaches, vomiting, and general illness within 48 hours of the initial infection. The erythematous skin lesion enlarges rapidly and has a sharply demarcated raised edge. It appears as a red, swollen, warm, hardened and painful rash, similar in consistency to an orange peel.
Erysipelas infections can enter the skin through minor trauma, insect bites, dog bites, eczema, surgical incisions and ulcers, and often originate from strep bacteria in the subject's own nasal passages. Infection sets in after a small scratch or abrasion spreads resulting in toxaemia.

Find A Grave Memorial# 21022020. Buried Cumby Cemetery, Hopkins Co, TX. She has her own grave marker and is also on her husband's stone.

Birth	29 Apr 1836	Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Marriage	2 Nov 1854	Calhoun County, Arkansas - Dr. ROBERT CHARLES HOLDERNESS
Death	20 May 1894	Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas

Spouse	Dr. ROBERT CHARLES HOLDERNESS (1827 - 1905)
Child	Rebecca Sarah Holderness (1856 - 1929)
Child	Robert N. Holderness (1858 - 1905)
Child	Junius I. Holderness (1860 - 1896)
Child	ELIZABETH ECHOLS "Bettie" HOLDERNESS (1863 - 1950)
Child	George Washington Holderness MD (1867 - 1945)
Child	Thomas Brooks Holderness (1869 - 1952)
Child	Virginia Ann "Jennie" Holderness (1872 - 1954)
Child	Charles Sidney Holderness (1874 - 1966)
Child	Willie Richmond Holderness (1877 - 1963)
Child	Mary Katherine Holderness (1879 - 1908)

Father	NATHANIEL PRICE Thomas (1798 - 1851)
Mother	REBECCA E. Walters (1799 - 1846)
Sibling	William A. Thomas (1825 - 1864)
Sibling	Phillip Henry Thomas (1828 - 1878)
Sibling	Archibald W. Thomas (1830 - 1900)
Sibling	Frances Ann Thomas (1832 - 1917)
Sibling	Price Nathaniel Thomas (1834 - 1865)
Sibling	Rebecca W. Thomas (1838 - 1855)
Sibling	Junius I. Thomas (1842 - )