In 1880[3] Samuel, the youngest of five children, is 11 months old, living with his parents in Canaan Township, Gasconade County, Missouri. His father is a farmer. Samuel’s mother died when he was fifteen on 1 December 1895.[4] At age 21, in 1900,[5] Samuel is living with his widowed father and sister Eliza in Canaan Township, Gasconade County, Missouri. (Note: This census mistakenly labels his father as divorced.)
He married Marie Elizabeth Nichols on 24 Nov 1904 in Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri.[6] Their children:
The 1910 Census[7] shows him at age 30 with his wife, two children, and his widowed mother-in-law in St Louis Ward 26, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri. His occupation is furniture salesman. This census states that his wife is the mother of 2 children, and 2 are still living.
His WWI Draft Registration Card[1] shows that he and his wife live in St. Louis, Missouri. It also shows that he is 39 years old and that he is working as a shipping clerk for a furniture company. He is tall and of medium build, with grey eyes and dark brown hair.
The 1920 Census[8] shows him at age 40 with his wife and two children in Little Prairie Township, Pemiscot County, Missouri. His occupation is foreman at an egg case manufacturing company.
The 1930 Census[9] shows him at age 50 with his wife, his unmarried son Harvey, his late sister Malinda's youngest son Elvin Maupin, his married daughter Opal Nulsen and her two daughters (but without her husband) in St. Louis, Missouri. His occupation is mover.
He died in Owensville, Gasconade County, Missouri on 9 Nov 1939 at age 60 from a coronary occlusion as a result of coronary artery disease.[2] He is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Bel-Nor, St. Louis County, Missouri.[10]
His death certificate states his occupation is upholsterer.[2]
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X9-JTD : 19 February 2021), Samuel Holt in household of Harvy Holt, Canaan, Gasconade, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 82, sheet 329A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,686.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #48440271 page for Permelia Ann Leach Holt (27 Dec 1843–1 Dec 1895), citing Leach Cemetery, Owensville, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA; accessed 5 July 2021; Maintained by Rex Harmon (contributor 47243293).
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CV-159 : accessed 11 June 2021), Samuel B Holt in household of Harvey Holt, Canaan Township, Gasconade, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 12B, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,855.
↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7G4-1FPZ : 12 August 2020), Samuel B Holt, 24 Nov 1904; citing Marriage, Morgan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007271570.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLMM-M7R : accessed 11 June 2021), Samuel B Holt, St Louis Ward 26, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 413, sheet 12A, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 822; FHL microfilm 1,374,835.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHJG-YBX : accessed 11 June 2021), Samuel B Holt, St Louis (Districts 1-250), St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 7B, line 51, family 149, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1239; FHL microfilm 2,340,974.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #195825360 page for Samuel Benjamin Holt (29 May 1879–9 Nov 1939), citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; accessed 10 June 2021; Maintained by Kathie (contributor 46970958).
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Susan Bozarth and Bartley McRorie, her 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Harvey Holt and Permelia Leach, the great great grandparents of both Susan Bozarth and Bartley McRorie. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins (35% are 3rd), based on sharing 43 cM across 5 segments.
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