Dorothy Amanda (Knight) Holder (1927 - abt. 2017)

Born 5 Jul 1927 in Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Gregg — married 25 Mar 1944 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Dorothy (Knight) Holder was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Dorothy (Knight) Holder was born in Greene County.

Dorothy was born july 5, 1927 in Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, United States. She was a daughter of William J. Knight and Mary Ruth Marshall.^[1]

Dorothy lived with her parents in both the 1930 and 1940 census records of Greene County, Tennessee, United States.^[2][3]

Dorothy married Charles Gregg on March 25, 1944 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States.^[4] Dorothy and Charles had the following children:

1. Charles W. Gregg
2. Claude K. Gregg
3. Unnamed Gregg
4. Willie Ruth Gregg
5. Robert C. Gregg
6. Earnest Paul Gregg

Dorothy was listed as being 22 and a wife of Charlie Gregg in the 1950, Greene County, Tennessee census records.^[5]

After the death of Charles, Dorothy, with five (5) small children to raise, married William H. Holder in 1959.

Dorothy passed away on October 13, 2017 and was laid to rest at the Philippi Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, United States.^[6]

Research Notes

Need a source including date and place for her marriage to William Holder. This could also use a source for date and location of death. Brewer-566 18:49, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GQ-1VF : 12 March 2020), Dorathy A. Knight, 05 Jul 1927, Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP49-229 : Wed Oct 04 19:31:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Dortha Knight, 3, daughter, in the household of William J Knight, 1930, Civil District 12, Greene County, Tennessee, United States.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4H9-GRY : Tue Nov 28 13:28:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Dortha Knight, 12, daughter, in the household of W J Knight, 1940, Civil District 6, Greene County, Tennessee, United States.
4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZWL-15L : Thu Dec 28 23:01:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Charlie Gregg and Dorothy A Knight, 25 Mar 1944, Greene County, Tennessee, United States.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS9-VF2Q : Fri Oct 06 12:08:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Dorothy K Gregg, 22, wife, in household of Charlie Gregg, 10 April 1950, Greene County, Tennessee, United States.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185441952/dorotha_amanda-holder: accessed February 24, 2024), memorial page for Dorotha Amanda Knight Holder (5 Jul 1927–13 Oct 2017), Find A Grave: Memorial #185441952, citing Philippi Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Stevvi (contributor 47387493).