Don Holden
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Signed 15 Dec 2020 | 1,660 contributions | 48 thank-yous | 2,969 connections
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Don C. Holden
Born 1930s.
Ancestors 
Son of Jettie Carl Holden
and Hattie Jewell (Routh) Holden
Brother of
Jack Holden and [private brother (1930s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Nov 2015
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Biography
Don was born 11 May 1931 in Hamlin, Jones Co., Texas. His parents were Carl and Hattie Holden. When he was very young, the family moved to Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas. Don attended Abilene schools and graduated from Abilene High School in 1948. He then attended McMurry College for 3 semesters.
From 1950 to 1952, Don served in the U.S. Army. He married Wynelle Chaney in Abilene 29 Nov 1952. He enrolled in Texas Tech and graduated from there in 1956 with a degree in civil engineering. His professional career began with Magnolia Petroleum Co. and ended with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1989. During this period, Don and his family lived in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and back to Texas.
Don and Wynelle had two children.
Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935[1][2]
- Name: Don Carl Holden
- Event Type: Birth
- Event Date: 11 May 1931
- Event Place: Hamlin, Jones, Texas, United States
- Gender: Male
- Father's Name: J Carl Holden
- Mother's Name: Hattie Routh
- Digital Folder Number: 005035128
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997[3]
- Name: Donna Carol Holden
- Event Type: Birth
- Event Date: 25 Sep 1955
- Event Place: Taylor, Texas
- Gender: Female
- Father's Name: Don Carl Holden
- Mother's Name: Louise Wynelle Chaney
Sources
- ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJM-9SP : 4 April 2020), J Carl Holden in entry for Don Carl Holden, 11 May 1931; citing Hamlin, Jones, Texas, United States, certificate 41565, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,467.
- ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8TH-C92 : 1 January 2015), J Carl Holden in entry for Don Carl Holden, 11 May 1931; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
- ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V63X-5RP : 5 December 2014), Don Carl Holden in entry for Donna Carol Holden, 25 Sep 1955; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
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