The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-16

Lennel d. Holden. ESQ, died ut his
home near Grassrll at 3 o'clock sun
day morning from disease Incident. to
old age. Tie funeral occurred al 10
O'clock Monday morning from tho lots
homo % the deceased and the inaeruIent
WAS III thc family cemetery
Six grandsons from ~ many different
families were pail bearers namely, Cnas
+. Holden, Dr. w II. Ifosdeu, Robert
Pool, Heszie Holden. Ralph Holden and
Arden Holden Rev e. b. Mcdaniel 81
iciated.
The deceased was bora ID Harrison
county. October 20. 1913. and was a sen
of Peter w and Nancy tHiCEnian4
Holden, natives If Harrison county also
The father was born October ", 1908
end the mother October "a, l7aS. TlRS
spent tlrir entire lives in iiarTisoi
county, where tney were among tlu
llonored pioneer settlers. sIrs. HOlde
dying December q, 1858, and Ar. Holden
September 5, 1871, Both were Baptistp
and he was minister Of that denoniira
ton Tor many years He was also 4
farmer His father was Benjamin Hold
en-, who came from New Jersey to tIar
rison county in pioneer days and located
On TSEk creek, above CiarlSsbure, where
he spsnt the remainder OF his days. He
was a stone mason by trade, 10 a
Thought that he was born in England
The maternal grandfather Of the sub
ject Of this sketch was Arthur Hiels-
man and he and his wife we're also ma
tives Of Hrrrison county The great
grandfather. I.otba Hickman, Spas.one al
the first settlers of Harrison county
which. at that time, was overrun with
Indians.
lemnel y. Holden. the only child born
to Ms parents. had little schooling uI
those early days, but spent most 81 IL
time assisting his parents On tie faito
On The Path Of ilccsnher, 1893. he wil
married 10 Miss Eliza NJ fIaikius sal
natiye Fl Harrison county. and dahgll
ter Of I.eaard and ElizaSeth
s0d. saiay settlers here. Fifteen ehiia
nm were 4grn 70 them. nsy5ely llay \
NJ. af Clark sbarg. who j. nnnilii
Baptist fninister- Anaisda. desssIj
who wts the wife of Robert asisa,ll 81
Harrisburg; Mary A.. decc.isedy Wilson
T. Holden a prominent mpseaant here
Hesekiah, deceased; Martins G., widow
d Brown adams. of Frsaiisfort. rs.
Aiinter J, II Bristol pfha is i farmer;
John ~ isceaseds IRE D. 81 Center
Branch FARMER; Alsxis Holden. 81 Mo-,
aunaah: SARAH A., s.iie of'tseorge Pool
cf this vify Nancy Holden. u EraHlsA
fort. Ky.i Olive r. widow Of Issaadcr
Davis Helen 8ife 81 REV. Frank
Cost, af wiiliainstovn. and At.aa H. II
home.
Mr.. Holden spent M i,fs life III IEar.
ri-ua county and farmei mast III thas
time. Hi served fonT years as deputy
saerfiT of the county his term expiring
1T the beginning 81 the ciyiE war. he
owned 40 acres Three miias above
clarSslnn'gf whore he resided an lhi.
iife and wNea. &c ,sps held in AZ isieli-
est estees bs an. Ear many sears lie
and mis- wife were saerpbers OF the Bap
hist church and for seventy years they
had happy and contented married
life. Politically he was a Democrat
and since his first presidential vote IN
1896, when ne voted Tor Van Buren,, ne
remained with that party
AIRS Elizabeth Holden. wife Of taa
subject 81 this sketch. died "wednesday
evening, December 50, 1908, az the age
Of 50 years and Mr.. Holden Ayonld have
been N years OF age, IL ale had lived
s,rffl| 6.s3 49,. on ,.ss..e