Individual Details

North Carolina Birth Index. Martha was the daughter of Edgar David Broadhurst, born 6 Sep 1907, Guilford Co, NC

1910 Census. Greensboro City, Morehead Twp, Guilford, NC, Hh 73
Edgar D. Broadhurst, 31, married 3 years, b. NC, Lawyer, General practice
Mamie, wife, 30, 1 child, b. NC
Martha, dau, age 2, b. NC
Josephine Boyd, Servant, Black, age 26, b. NC, Cook, Private family


1920 Census. Greensboro Ward 4, Guilford, NC, Hh 297
126 S. Mendenhall St
Edgar D. Broadhurst, 41, Attorney of Law, Greensboro
Marnie S., wife, 40
Martha A. dau, 12, Graded School
Edgar D Jr. son, 6, Primary School
Lucinda Gant, Servant, Black, 35, widow

In 1927, Martha Broadhurst appears in the yearbook "Pine Needles" for North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro in the Freshman Class, 1926-27

1930 Census. Greensboro, Guilford, NC, Hh 436
Lives at D1, Irving Park Manor
E. D. Broadhurst, age 55, married at age 27, Lawyer
Mamie, wife, 51
Martha, dau, 22
E. D. Jr., son (absent), age 16

7 Apr 1934. Marriage record. Applied for license on 4 Apr 1934 - William H. Holderness was 29, son of Geo. A. Holderness and Harriet H. Holderness, resident of Richmond, VA; Martha Jane Broadhurst was 25, daughter of E. D. Broadhurst and Mamie S. Broadhurst, resident of Guilford Co.
Married by W. A. Strubing, Minister of the ME Church, South
Witnesses: Mrs. C. C. Hinkle, W. R. Brown, Fred C. Odell.

The Charlotte News, Charlotte, NC, 15 Apr 1934, Sunday, p.18
Holderness-Broadhurst
Miss Martha Broadhurst and William H. Holderness were wed April 7 at Greensboro. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Broadhurst. Mr. Holderness is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Holderness, of Richmond, Va., and is a native of Tarboro.

North Carolina Death Certificate #5082
Martha Broadhurst Brooks died at the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, Gilmer Township, Guilford Co, NC. Her residence was 312 Irving Place, Greensboro. She died on the 3rd of February 1967 of brocho-pneumonia while in a coma from a subdural hematoma. She had apparently fallen and been in the coma for five days. Martha was born 6 Sep 1907 in Guilford County. Her father was Edgar D. Broadhurst, her mother Mamie S. Stroud. Her husband was Francis Brooks, Dec'd. Mrs. E. D. Broadhurst, Jr. of Greensboro was the informant. She was buried Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro on February 4th, 1967.

Birth	6 Sep 1907	Guilford County, North Carolina
Marriage	7 Apr 1934	Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina - William Henry Holderness
Marriage	1951	Palm Beach County, Florida - Francis Brooks
Divorce	1951	Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida - William Henry Holderness
Death	3 Feb 1967	Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina

Spouse	William Henry Holderness (1904 - 1965)
Child	Living
Child	William Henry Holderness Jr. (1938 - 1981)

Spouse

Francis Brooks ( - 1967)