Individual Details
James M. Holderness
(1822 - 22 Jan 1884)
Guardianship Accounts, Caswell Co NC
1843, p.222 Abner Miles. Receipt of James M. Holderness for all claims and demands. [James has just turned 21]
Texas land records of Palo Pinto County reveal J. Holderness was Grantee of a tract of land. Abstract #1581 on file at county courthouse and at TX General Land Office - this could be either James or Jonathan.
1860 Caswell Co NC. James was living with his brother William, William's wife Sarah and daughter Julia age 5.
1870 Caswell Co NC, Locut Hill Twp. James Holdiness lived alone. Age 49, Farmer.
In 1880 in the Palo Pinto TX Census, James was living with Jonathan and suffering from rheumatism.
Buried Palo Pinto Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 1822 |  | |||
| Death | 22 Jan 1884 | Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Texas | |
Families
| Father | ROBERT HOLDERNESS (1783 - 1833) |
| Mother | ELIZABETH BROOKS (1795 - 1858) |
| Sibling | William Henry Holderness (1819 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Thomas B. Holderness (1823 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Sarah E."Sallie" Holderness (1825 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Dr. ROBERT CHARLES HOLDERNESS (1827 - 1905) |
| Sibling | George W. Holderness (1829 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Iverson Holderness (1832 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Algernon Sidney Holderness MD (1834 - 1904) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1850 NC, Caswell Co, Line 517; Household 519.
2. Biographic Souvenir of Texas, 1889.
3. Grave Marker, Information sent by Lawrence Maynard..