Charles H HOLDEN, Sr b. 27 Jun 1862 Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA d. 1 Nov 1940 Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA: Our Family History

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Charles H HOLDEN, Sr

1862 - 1940 (78 years)

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Name	Charles H HOLDEN
Suffix	Sr
Birth	27 Jun 1862	Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA
Gender	Male
Death	1 Nov 1940	Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA
Person ID	I201	Fisher
Last Modified	4 Oct 2019

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Obituary Danville Commercial News Nov. 2, 1940

Life-long resident of this community, Charles Henry Holden, 78, died at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 1940 at his home in Hillery. He was born in Middlefork Twp., Vermilion Co. near Higginsville, June 27, 1862, son of Alexander T. Holden and Sarah (Andrews) Holden. Greatest part of his life was spent as a Miner and he was a member of the United Mine Workers Union.

Surviving in addition to his widow, Josephine Evelyn Holden, are two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Scott and Mrs. Naomi Lane of Hillery, and four sons, Thomas A., Clarence A., Harvey O., and Charles H. JR., all of Hillery. Two daughters and one son preceded him in death. He is also survived by a brother, A.T. Holden JR of Batestown and three sisters, Mary Wonderland, Danville Rt. 1; Mrs. Esther Eve, Vermilion Heights, and Mrs. Cora Mauck, of Danville.

The body is at Berhalter Funeral Home where it will remain until Saturday when it will be returned to the home in Hillery. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Monday at the United Brethren Church in Hillery. Burial in Oakhill Cemetery.

Burial:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Danville
Vermilion County
Illinois, USA

Father	Alexander T HOLDEN, b. 4 Jul 1823, Jefferson County Indiana, USA d. 6 Feb 1894, Danville IL (Age 70 years)
Mother	Sarah ANDREWS, b. 24 Sep 1839, Steamship d. 6 Dec 1911, Vermilion Co Illinois USA (Age 72 years)
Marriage	12 Jan 1861	Rossville IL
Marriage	On January 12, 1861 Alexander met and after a short courtship he married Sarah Andrews. She came to Rossville area in July 1860 from Hamilton Ontario, Canada. Alexander and Sarah lived in the Rossville and Potomac area on the famous eight mile prairie until around 1870. They later moved to Oakwood Twp. in Vermilion Co. Ill. and settled on a farm in the Batestown area with Alexander's son Edward Wallace Holden and their four sons, Charles Henry Holden born in 1862, Oscar Vincent Holden born in 1864, Logan Tincher Holden born in 1866, and Alvan Gilbert Holden born in 1868. They later had three daughters and another son, they being Esther Ann Holden (Eve) born in 1872, Cora Ellen Holden(Mauck) born in 1873, Mary Isabel Holden (Wonderlin) born in 1877, and Alexander Thompson Holden Jr. born in 1881. All of the above family were buried in Oakhill Cemetery in Batestown.
Photos		1917 holden andrews reunion
Documents		1917 holden andrews reunion
Family ID	F24	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Josephine Evelyn HOLDEN, b. Nov 19 1874, Jefferson County Indiana, USA d. Sep 28 1950, Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA
Family ID	F34	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Jun 2014

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Birth - 27 Jun 1862 - Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA

Death - 1 Nov 1940 - Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA

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