Sisters. There were three of them. Eula Mae HOLDER was the middle sister of three little girls who lived in Locust Grove, Henry County, GA with their parents Alma Josephine JACKSON and James Solomon HOLDER.
Bertha Lane HOLDER
Bertha Lane HOLDER born 1 July 1898 was the firstborn . She married John H SPEIR and they had one child. It’s believed that Bertha had some higher education beyond elementary school. It may seem a funny thing to note, but higher education was not an expected privilege for most girls in the early 1900’s. Bertha could also play the piano. This beautiful young woman’s life was shorter than her sisters. She died a few weeks after her 21st birthday on the 20th of Aug 1919. It would be of interest to find out the cause of death.
Although not a sister, Lindon C. HOLDER, the only son of James and Alma was born on the 24th of Sept in 1899. He died at 15 months of age on 18 Dec 1900.
Eula Mae HOLDER
Eula Mae HOLDER was the 2nd sister born on the grand date of December 10th, 1900. She would have been 8 days old when her brother died. It can only be imagined what a difficult time Alma, the mother would have suffered. Eula married Max Augustus LINN. They had 4 children, 2 of whom reached adulthood. Eula had an elementary school education up to the 8th grade. She worked as a dressmaker until her retirement. She loved to read, sew, crochet and tat. She died at her son’s house in Covington, GA at the age of 92.
Mamie Lee HOLDER
Mamie Lee HOLDER was the last sister born 4 March 1903 in Locust Grove like the other girls. She would have been 3 years old when her mother Alma died in 1906 and was 6 years old when her father married Della HARKNESS. Mamie married William Albert EVANS on Dec 2, 1919 and lived most of her life in Griffin, Spalding County, GA. She and her husband owned and worked a general store that serviced the local community which included both blacks and whites. Mamie and Bill never had children but hosted their niece many summers. She was known to like cake. Through the years, especially during hard economic times she employed her sister Eula to sew dresses for her which was mutually beneficial to each. She lived to be 100 years old.
Thomas Wilkes Glascock INGLETT left his sweet wife, Martha A. PALMER, with 3 children to fight in the Civil War. They carried on their courtship throughout the conflict through letters. T.W.G. INGLETT was 25 years old when he wrote the above tender letter to his 21 year old sweetheart wife back at home in Columbia County, GA, outside of Augusta, GA.
My Kindred Tree 