Individual Details
William T. Holderness
(1860 - 1886)
In 1880, William T. had already moved to Hopkins Co TX. He was teaching school at age 20. He lived with a widow Nancy Hays and her son and wife.
The Texas State Gazeteer & Business Directory 1884-1885, posted on the USGenWeb Hopkins Co website lists the town of Fairyland, 12 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs. There is a school - Fairyland Academy - of which W. T. Holderness is principal.
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 256, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 28, 1885
From the Executive Office, Austin, 23 Mar 1885
The Govenor lists appointments of the notaries public. Included for Hopkins Co is Will T. Holderness.
In the 1900 Census L. M. Holderness, female, age 34 and widowed was living in Sulphur Springs TX. She was a teacher. Her mother, Ann Moore, lived with her.
Will T. and Lucy have matching stones in the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Hopkins Co, TX.
Events
| Birth | 1860 | North Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Dec 1885 | Hopkins County, Texas - Lucy Moore | | ||
| Death | 1886 | Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Lucy Moore (1863 - 1952) |
| Father | William Henry Holderness (1819 - 1890) |
| Mother | Sarah Foreman (1827 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Julia Holderness (1855 - 1920) |
| Sibling | George Allan Holderness (1867 - 1947) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1880 - FamilySearch CD-ROM Transcription of entire 1880 Census by the LDS; 2000., Texas, Hopkins Co, Prec 1; p.115C.
2. Compiled and written by Marvin E. Holderness, Sr., Holderness: History & Genealogy of the Holderness Family (New York c1958), p.13.
3. Vital Records Index - North America Family History resource Fille: Marriages, Births, Christenings. Set of 7 CD Roms. (Latter Day Saints; c1998), FHL Number 1298849.
4. Hopkins County Texas Marriages: Books 1-6 1846-1890 (Hopkins County Genealogical Society, 1997.), Book 5, p.465.
5. Digital Images online at Genealogy.com. 20 Jun 2001., Hopkins Co; Sulphur Springs; p.66b; Household 230..