Individual Details

The given name Iverson also occurs in the Brooks and Gwyn families in Caswell Co - they may have come from Gloucester Co VA at the same time. The surname Iverson is found also found in the records of the Kingston Parish in Gloucester.

15 Aug 1860 Federal Land Patent - Calhoun Co AR, issued at the land office in Champagnolle. Military Warrant under the Scrip Warrant Act of 1855, Jonathan I. Holderness and Algernon S. Holderness. 80 acres located in S32, T12S, R12W, the S1/2 SW 1/4. Originally issued to Graves Gunn, Warrant #35386, Corporal, Captain Patterson's Company, Kentucky Militia, War of 1812. Said warrant having been assigned by Graves Gunn to Jonathan I. Holderness and Algernon S. Holderness in whose favor the tract has been located.

Article from Hopkins Co Heritage, Mar 1998, stated Jonathan was a farmer & stock grower in Palo Pinto Co TX.

In 1870, Jonathan, was living with his brother Robert in Black Jack Grove, Hopkins Co TX. Occupation - Farmer, age 35, born NC.

27 Aug 1877. 160 acres school land surveyed and assessed for J. I. Holderness in Palo Pinto Co. His application dated 15 Jun 1877. land on the waters of Elm Creek, about 3 miles NC of Palo Pinto. Patent dated 8 Mar 1886.

Census 1880 Palo Pinto TX; ED 155, Precinct 30, Dist 155. p.135; Household 231. Jonathan Holderness age 45, Farmer, he and both parents born in NC. [He was actually 48] Living with him was James, age 60, a brother with Rheumatism.

Census 1900 Palo Pinto TX: ED 119, S9, L77, Precinct 1. Holderness, J. I. Born Mar 1832, age 68, Stock Farmer. [living alone]

Letter dated 29 Sep 1905, Palo Pinto TX from J. I. Holderness to Mrs. J. B. Hayden.
My dear niece,
No doubt you think I have been very negligent in not answering your letter before this time but I hope you will excuse me as I have not been very well and we have had so much hot weather and have been called on to give up another one of our dear relatives - Bob who died in Aug it makes me feel so bad but that is something we all will be called on to do sooner or later so let us try to be redy when the time comes to go. [Nephew Robert N. Holderness died in Aug, 1905.] Hope this letter will finde you all well and that Mr Harris, Jennie and Kate have returned from Colorado improved in health. I will be compelled to stay here for a while as my stock water has all dried up in my pasture but have a plenty close by in another pasture and I have to be here to see that my cattle get water. It looks at this time a little like it might rain. I want to sell my cattle as soon as I can get a fair price for them as I don't feel able to look after them. Cattle are very low at this time. Crops of all kinds are good here - corn is making from 30 to 40 bushels per acres, and other crops in proportion. Cotton will do better than at first it was thought it would - the dry weather has been a great help to cotton. it will make about 1/2 bale to the acre and is bearing a good price now.
I will have to close as I have writen more than I thought I would be able to write.
Much love to you and Mr. Hayden and your children.
J. I. Holderness
P.S. Old people don't write very good as you will see. [He was 73.]

Buried Palo Pinto Cemetery. The Cemetery book had 1885? for year of birth - stone probably getting difficult to read. On FindAGrave he is also listed as J. I. Holderness 1885 - 13 May 1907.

Birth	Mar 1832	Caswell County, North Carolina
Death	13 May 1907	Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Father	ROBERT HOLDERNESS (1783 - 1833)
Mother	ELIZABETH BROOKS (1795 - 1858)
Sibling	William Henry Holderness (1819 - 1890)
Sibling	James M. Holderness (1822 - 1884)
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	Algernon Sidney Holderness MD (1834 - 1904)