Individual Details

World War I Draft Registration:
George Strange Holderness, age 21, lived 810 West 2nd, Pine Bluff, AR. Born 18 Dec 1895.
He was a Student at the Citizens Training Camp, Ft. Logan H. Roots, AR. Medium height, slender, Grey eyes, dark brown hair.
Ft. Logan H. Hoots, Pulaski Co, AR, 24 May 1917

"Commodore", Vanderbilt University Yearbook, 1915. Nashville, TN
Sophomore Class - Academic and Engineering
George Strange Holderness, B. S. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, from Pine Bluff, AR
[U.S. School Yearbooks Database; Ancestry.com]

1915 Nashville, TN, City Directory
Holderness, Geo S., student, boards at 200 23rd ave, N
Holderness, Marvin E., cashr, First Savings Bk &Trust Co. boards with C. S. Brown

Unidentifed Newspaper Clipping
LOCAL BOY IS GRANTED DEGREE BY VANDERBILT
Nashville, TN, June 15
Among the 200 graduates of Vanderbilt University receiving degrees this week was George Strange Holderness of Pine Bluff, who received a degree of Bachelor of Science. While a student at Vanderbilt, Mr. Holderness served on the staff of the Vanderbilt Hustler, being managing editor during the 1916-1917 term; was a member of Calumet Club 1915-1916 and 1916-1927; was president of the Arkansas Club, and a member of the Pan-Hellenic Club 1961-1917.
Mr. Holderness returned to the city from Vanderbilt about May 1st to enter the officers' reserve corps at Fort Logan H. Roots, near Little Rock where he is now training. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Holderness.

Fort Roots:
Fort Logan H. Roots (usually referred to simply as Fort Roots) is a military base located in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The land was traded to the Federal Government in 1892 in exchange for the property now known as MacArthur Park, in Little Rock, which had been a military arsenal since the 1830s before Arkansas was even a state. The base was named for Logan H. Roots in recognition for his work in the negotiations.
The Sixty-Sixth Congress of the United States transferred Fort Roots to the Public Health Service Department on March 4, 1921, for conversion to a veterans hospital for neuropsychiatric disorders. On June 10, 1983, a newly constructed hospital building was dedicated on the existing property. The main hospital building was formally named the Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center in May 1996 in honor of Eugene J. Towbin, M.D., Ph.D., in recognition of his 40-year career at the VA Medical Center. The Center provides long-term, rehabilitative care for eligible veterans.
Although four of the existing hospital structures were demolished, Fort Roots (as the campus is still known) retained many of its original military buildings and an 11-acre "parade ground" in the center of the original post. Many of the historic buildings are listed in the National Register for Historic Places.

1925. New York State Census.
George S. Holderness, age 29, Lodger at 17 Gramercy Park. Occupation: Architectural Draughts

George sailed on the "S. S. Samaria" from Liverpool to New York, departing 2 Sep 1930, arriving 11 Sep 1930. He was age 34, born Pine Bluff AR, 28 Dec 1895. His home address was 22 E. 38th St., New York City.

Married Elsa Mildred Kross 2 March 1933, in Kings County, NY. One child, George Malcolm Holderness.

New York Voter List, 1924, includes #793, Krooss: Mildred, George, Willard J., and G. M.
Undated newspaper clipping:
Bon Voyage Party
A bon voyage party was given in honor of the Misses Martha Von Dohlen and E. Mildred Krooss, both of Flatbush, at the home of Miss Krooss recently. There were 25 guests including members of Signa Delta soroity. An illuminated ship formed the table certerpiece. Mis Von Dohlen and Miss Kross sailed on Tuesday on the "Tuscania" for an extended trip through Europe.
The "Tuscania" of the Cunard line, arrived in London, 16 Jul 1927, from New York. Passenger #720 was E. Mildred Kross, bound for the Russell Hotel in London, She was a Teacher, age 28.
On 23 Aug 1927, Mildred Krooss, US citizen, age 28, departed from Bremen on 23 Aug 1927 on the "Sierra Cordoba" for Brooklyn, New York.

1940 Census.
793 East 35th St, Brooklyn, Kings, NY. Apparently a two family home and they all said they lived at the same house in 1935.
Geo. Kross, age 69, b. Germany, Salesman, Food products
Gertie, wife, 68, b. Germany
Geo. Holderness, Son-in-law, age 44, b. AR, Salesman, Dept Store
Mildred, wife, 38, b. NY, Clerical, Insurance
Charles, brother, age 31, widowed, b. NY, mechanic, auto repair [Mildred's brother?]

World War II Draft Registration.
George S. Holderness lived at 793 E. 35th St, Brooklyn, Kings, NY. He was age 47, b. 28 Dec 1895. The person who would always know his address was Mildred Holderness. His employer was Eggers & Higgins, 542 5th Ave, New York.
George was 5'9", 175 lbs. Had green eyes, brown hair.
25 Apr 1942

1950 Census. Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, Hh 114
793 East 35th St.
Holderness, George, 51, b. AR, Architect, Building Plans
Mildred, wife, 49, b. NY
George Malcom, son, 13, b. NY
George Kross, father-in-law, 79, b. Germany, Pickle Salesman, Wholesale Grocer
Gertrude Kross, mother-in-law 79, b. Germany

Mildred also made trips over seas. As Mildred Kross, she sailed on the S.S.Sierra Cordorba, out of Bremen 23 Aug 1927, arriving in New York 3 Sept. She was 28 - her birth listed as 1 May 1899 in Brooklyn, NY; her home address was 793 E. 35th St, Brooklyn. Martha Van Doren, age 32, b. 6 Mar 1895 in Brooklyn, was listed next to Mildred - she lived at 189 E. 35th in Brooklyn.

Then listed on the S. S. Shawnee, a cruise from Quebec, Montreal & Halifax, 2 Aug 1930, arriving in New York on 7 Aug 1930 is E. Mildred Kross. She again said she was 28, b. 1 May 1902. She still lived at 793 N. 3th St, Brooklyn.

Death location not given in the SSDI. Applied for his Social Security number in New York.

Unidentifed newspaper clipping
George S. Holderness Retired Architect
George S. Holderness of Bronxville, a retired architect who designed several hospitals in the area, died yesterday at Lawrence Hopital in Bronxville of heart failure. He was 92.
Mr. Holderness was a partner in the Manhattan architectual firm of Eggers and Higgins for 44 years, retiring in 1967. During that time he helped design Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in North Tarrytown, a wing of Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, Meadowbrook Hospital in Hempstead, NY and Triboro Hospital in Queens.
He was born 28 Dec 1895 in Pine Bluff, Ark to Harry I and Vida Strange Holderness. Mr. Holderness graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1917. He served in the US Army Field Artillery during World War I. After the war, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1922
He married Mildred Kross in New York City in 1933 and they lived in Brooklyn.
Mr. Holderness and his wife moved to Bronxville in 1957.
He was a member of the Reformed church in Bronxville.
Mr. Holderness was a member of the Siwanoy County club in Bronxville, the Larchmont Shore Club, the Shriners, the Masons and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
In additon to his wife, he is survived by a son, G. Malcolm of Manhattan; and a sister, Vida May Baker of Little Rock, Ark.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by McGrth Funeral Home in Bronxville,

Birth	28 Dec 1895	Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Death	10 Sep 1988

Father	Harry Iverson Holderness (1868 - 1950)
Mother	Vida Vivian Strange (1873 - 1919)
Sibling	Vida May Holderness (1907 - 1994)