Alvin Gilbert HOLDEN b. 20 Jan 1869 d. 10 Apr 1940 Batestown IL: Our Family History

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Name	Alvin Gilbert HOLDEN
	Alvin Holden was a life resident of the Batestown community. He died at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, 1940, at his home in Batestown following an illness of three years. He was born January 20, 1869, just west of Batestown, a son of Alexander T. and Sarah Andrews Holden. For the past 23 years, Mr. Holden had been employed with Webster Grocery Company. He was a member of Batestown Methodist church and Loyal Order of Moose. He is survived by his wife, Marie Holden, two sons, Gordon, and Melvin, his brothers, Alexander T. Holden, Jr.and Charles Sr. and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Wonderlin, Mrs. Esther Eve and Mrs. Cora Mauck. Commercial News, Danville, IL, April 11, 1940
Birth	20 Jan 1869
Gender	Male
Death	10 Apr 1940	Batestown IL
Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Person ID	I591	Fisher
Last Modified	26 Jun 2021

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Alvin Gilbert HOLDEN
This was found in the diary of Charles Holden about the death of Alvan Gilbert Holden, his brother. Partly cloudy most of day. On school job. Sent for to come to home of brother Alvan in evening. Alvan passed away at 5:40 in evening. Most of his brothers and sisters being at his bedside with his wife and two sons. April 10, 1940

Obituary of Alvin Gilbert Holden
Danville Commercial April 11, 1940

A life resident of the Batestown community, Alvin Gilbert Holden, 71, died at 5:30 pm, Wednesday, April 10, 1940, at his home in Batestown following an illness of three years. For the past 23 years, Mr. Holden had been employed with Webster Grocery Company. He was born January 20, 1869, just west of Batestown, a son of Alexander T. and Sarah Andrews Holden. He was a member of Batestown Methodist Church and loyal order of moose. Besides his widow, Mrs. Marie Holden, he is survived by two sons, Gordon, Tuscola, and Melvin at home; the brothers, A.T. Holden Jr., Batestown, and Charles Sr., Hillery, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Wonderlin, Danville Route 1; Mrs. Esther Eve, Vermilion Heights, and Mrs. Cora Mauck, Danville.
The body is at Edmund & Dickson Funeral Home and will be returned to the family residence. Funeral services will be at Batestown Methodist Church at 2pm, Saturday. The Rev. Henry Davies, Pastor. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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 Marie Kay MAUCK, b. 29 Dec 1884, Danville Vermilion County Illinois, USA d. 11 Jan 1975, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA (Age 90 years)

Children

	1. Gordon L HOLDEN, b. 20 Jan 1913 d. 26 Nov 2002, Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	2. Melvin Russell HOLDEN, b. 21 Nov 1916, Batestown, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA d. 17 Nov 2007, Santee, San Diego County, California, USA (Age 90 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]

Family ID F182 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 Oct 2019

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