Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameEdward Riley HOLT [12008], [77], [12113], [12122]
BirthOct 25, 1852, Owensville, Gasconade County, Missouri [12122], [12123], [12008]
DeathFeb 21, 1930, Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri [12122]
BurialSaint James Cemetery, (Masonic Cemetery, Saint James Masonic), Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri [12122]
Flags Research Pending
FatherGeorge Hoffman HOLT (1818-1884)
MotherElisabeth RODGERS (1823-1861)
Spouses
BirthMar 24, 1869, Wright County, Missouri [12124]
DeathDec 8, 1931, Phelps County, Missouri [12124]
BurialSaint James Cemetery, (Masonic Cemetery, Saint James Masonic), Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri [12124]
MarriageMar 3, 1898, Newburg, Phelps County, Missouri [12122]
Obituary Online notes for Edward Riley HOLT
Edward R. Holt married Mary Ellison/Allison 3 October 1878.

On 3 March 1898, he married Margaret E. West.

A review of 1910-1920 Saint James, Phelps, MO, Edward Holt household, suggests that Edward and Margaret's children were Everett, Emmet, Bernice, Orma, and Ada.

There may also have been an earlier marriage for Margaret Holt.
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Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
about Edward Holt Name: Edward Holt
Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1878
Marriage Location: Gasconade Co, Missouri
Spouse Name: Miss Mary Ellison

Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Edward B Holt [of Owensville]
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1898
Marriage Location: Newburg, Phelps, Missouri
Marriage County: Phelps
Spouse Name: Margaret E West [of Canaan]
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interment source:
http://files.usgwarchives.org/mo/phelps/cemeteries/stjamescity.txt
Saint James City Cemetery, aka The Masonic Cemetery, St James, Phelps Co., MO
Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project February 28, 2010 by Dee Brown

Findagrave volunteer SteveZ reported July 2012 that the stated plot or section was searched and no grave was found; therefore, a photo request was deleted.
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Obituary Online notes for Margaret Ellen (Spouse 3)
Margaret E. West married Edward R. Holt 3 March 1898.

A review of 1910-1920 Saint James, Phelps, MO, Edward Holt household, suggests that the couple's children were Everett, Emmet, Bernice, Orma, and Ada.

On her MO Death Certificate, Mrs. Holt's parents were listed as Jackson Reed born IL and Sarah Jane Hamilton born MO; informant was Mrs. J. M. Smith of Conway, MO.

There may have been an earlier marriage for Margaret Holt.
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Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Edward B Holt [of Owensville]
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1898
Marriage Location: Newburg, Phelps, Missouri
Marriage County: Phelps
Spouse Name: Margaret E West [of Canaan]

Findagrave volunteer SteveZ reported July 2012 that the stated plot or section was searched and no grave was found; therefore, a photo request was deleted.
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Last Modified Apr 13, 2025Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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