Lenna May (Woods) Holt (1895 - 1953)

Born 16 May 1895 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James William Woods and Alberta Virginia (Neff) Woods

Wife of Omar Leroy Nichols — married 19 Jan 1915 (to before 1940) in Alexander, Illinois, United States

Wife of Karl Holt — married 29 Oct 1939 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1953 at age 57 in Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Lenna (Woods) Holt was a Kentuckian.

Lenna was born in 1895. She was the daughter of James Woods and Alberta Neff. She passed away in 1953. ^[1].^[2].^[3]

Lena and Omar Leroy NIchols married Jan 19, 1915 in Alexander County, Illinois.^[4].

Lena and her second husband, Karl Holt are living in Paducah, Kentucky in 1940. ^[5]

She died March 26, 1953, while visiting her daughter in Grosse Point Woods, Wayne County, Michigan.^[6]

Lenna was mentioned on a memorial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, United States with a death date of 26 March 1953.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Obit of Mrs. Karl Holt.The Paducah Sun(Paducah, Kentucky). 27 March 1953. Page 9-A. Online at newspapers.com
2. ↑ Lena Woods Holt, born 16 May 1895 Jackson, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1953; Claim Date 3 Apr 1953.Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
3. ↑ Lena M Woods Age: 5 Birth Date: May 1895 Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Home in 1900: Paducah Ward 1, McCracken, Kentucky Ward of City: 1 (Part of) Street: North Seventh Street House Number: 617 Sheet Number: 3 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 42 Family Number: 43 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital status: Single Father's Name: James W Woods Father's Birthplace: Arkansas, USA Mother's Name: Bertie V Woods Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James W Woods 29 Bertie V Woods 28 Lena M Woods 5; Year: 1900; Census Place: Paducah Ward 1, McCracken, Kentucky; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240540 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. ↑ Name: Leroy Nichols Sex: Male Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Spouse's Name: Lena Mae Woods Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Marriage Date: 1915 Marriage Place: Alexander, Illinois, United States Page: 449 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Leroy Nichols Husband M 24 Digital Folder Number: 004539813 Microfilm Number: 000961427 Image Number: 00600 Citing this Record "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2RP-GQZ : 19 February 2021), Leroy Nichols and Lena Mae Woods, 1915; citing Alexander, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 961,427.
5. ↑ Name: Lena Mae Holt Sex: Female Age: 44 Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Magisterial District 1, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Event Place (Original): Kentucky, McCracken, Magisterial District 1 Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Event Type: Census Last Place of Residence: Paducah, Mccracken, Kentucky Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Karl Holt Husband M 60 Kentucky Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 6 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Household ID: 112 Line Number: 43 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 1335 Digital Folder Number: 005460795 Image Number: 00244 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Y3-NM2 : 9 January 2021), Lena Mae Holt in household of Karl Holt, Magisterial District 1, McCracken, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73-30, sheet 6B, line 43, family 112, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1335.
6. ↑ Lena May Holt Birth Year: 1896 Age: 57 Death Date: 26 Mar 1953 Death Place: Grosse Point Woods, Wayne, Michigan, USA Save Cancel Source Information Ancestry.com. Wayne County, Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1934-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Burton Historical Collection. Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #31422695 (accessed 1 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Lenna Mae Woods Holt (16 May 1895-26 Mar 1953), citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA (plot: Old Addition, Section 42, Lot # 11); Maintained by Olive Oyl (contributor 46829644).

• Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Metropolis Ward 1, Massac, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1374325

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Mary James and SPE, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Woods and Alberta Neff, the grandparents of Mary James and great grandparents of SPE. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd cousins, based on sharing 373 cM (5%) across 19 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Mary James and SPE, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Woods and Alberta Neff, the grandparents of Mary James and great grandparents of SPE. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd cousins, based on sharing 373 cM (5%) across 19 segments.