Individual Details
Robert Thomas Holderness Jr.
(2 Sep 1896 - Apr 1983)
World War I Draft Registration Card
Robert Thomas Holderness of Fordyce, AR, was age 21.
Born 2 Sep 1896 in Fordyce.
Father's birthplace: Chambersville, AR
He is a Student at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Mrs. E. S. Holderness of Fordyce is his nearest relative
Signed his name
Eyes: gray Hair: brown
29 May 1918.
In 1920, Robert T. was living in Pine Bluff with his Uncle Harry I. Holderness. He was a pharmacist.
1929 Little Rock AR City Directory
Holderness, Robt F. (Camille), spl agt, Home Fire Ins Co. residence: 4415 I street.
By 1930, he had moved to Little Rock and had been married for three years to Camille. His occupation was given as "special agent, insurance".
Married Camille Williams. A son Lt. Robert T. Holderness III.
World War II Draft Registration
Robert Thomas Holderness
4415 I Street, Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR
Telephone: 3-2769
45 years old, b. 2 Sep 1896 in Fordyce, AR
Mrs. R. T. Holderness of same address will always know his address.
Employer: John R. Hampton, Union Natl Bank, Little Rock
Signed: R. T. Holderness
The back of the card showed Robert to be 5' 7 1/2', 154 #'s. Eyes, hazel; hair; brown, ruddy complexion
His obituary appeared in the Pine Bluff Commercial newspaper on 8 Apr 1983.
Buried Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR.
Events
Families
Spouse | Camille Williams (1899 - 1987) |
Child | Robert T. Holderness (1931 - ) |
Father | Robert Thomas Holderness (1870 - 1910) |
Mother | Elizabeth Myrick Simms (1874 - 1936) |
Sibling | Catherine Elizabeth Holderness (1898 - 1986) |
Sibling | Thomas Simms Holderness (1900 - 1965) |
Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Holderness (1903 - 1904) |
Sibling | Algernon Sidney Holderness (1905 - 1993) |
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index. Search available on
2. Compiled and written by Marvin E. Holderness, Sr., Holderness: History & Genealogy of the Holderness Family (New York c1958).
3. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
4. Social Security Death Index. Search available on