Edward
Maxwell
"Tom"
Holder
Born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Beulah Virginia (Holder) Hunter, Ella Alvira (Holder) Doub, Hubert Holder, Russell Grabs Holder, Bernice (Holder) Nichols, Carroll Wesley Holder and Eva Gertrude Holder
Husband of
[private wife (1910s - 2000s)]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Holder) Harris
Died
at about age 40
in Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Dec 2014
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Biography
He was the youngest child of Wesley Winfield Holder and Emily Grabs. He married Elizabeth Jerome on August 1, 1942, and lost his life less than two years later at Boy Scout Camp Lasater in Forsyth County, NC, rescuing a boy who was drowning. He was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Hero Medal.
Sources
Family information of Elizabeth Holder Harris.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
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50.00%
50.00%
Elizabeth (Holder) Harris 
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #211112
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~1.17%
June (Craft) Israel :
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