Leora Arline (Brown) Holt (1903 - 1981)

Born 24 Oct 1903 in Carroll Co, Indiana

Ancestors

Wife of Howard William Holthoefer — married 1 Dec 1930 (to 1949) in Lordsburg, Hidalgo, New Mexico, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1981 at age 77 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico

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Biography

Leora Arline Brown born 24 Oct 1903,^[1] was the daughter of Charles Brown and Ora Sharp. She was the eldest of 2 children. She had one younger sister, Mildred May (Brown) Wilson. Her Mother died of Tubuculoses, on Thanksgiving Day, when she was just 11 yrs old, and her sister was age 1. Her father hired a housekeeper to take care of the home and girls. The second one was Mary Keller, who stayed on with the family until after her fathers death. Leora was 16 years old, living with her Father, Charles Brown in 1920, in Center, Clinton Indiana, on the Family Farm. Beside herself, her sister Mildred-6, and Mary Keller-27-the house keeper were in the home.^[2] On completion of High School she went to Chicago where she attended Nursing School. She contracted Tuburculosis, and moved to Albuquque, Bernilillo County, New Mexico, to be treated in a T.B. Sanatarium. She was there in 1928.^[3] She was a patient in the Methodist Sanatorium in Albuquerque, in 1930, at age 26.^[4]

She then moved on to Douglas, Arizona where where she met Howard Holt. She married Howard William Holthoefer aka Holt on December 1, 1930, in Lordsburg, Hildago County, New Mexico.^[5] He had shortened his name to Holt and they were married by that name. They had two children during their marriage.

1. Ora May (Holt) Hanks (1933-1967)
2. Charles H Holt

They lived in several places in New Mexico during their marriage. In 1940 they were living on Pearce St. in University Heights, Albuqueruque, NM.^[6]

When World War II started they moved to North Hollywood, where Howard worked for Lockheed Airplane Factory and was a mechanic on the side. She regestered to Vote in California at the time. ^[7] In 1945 they came back to Albuquerque where they Had a home at 200, Virginia St. NE. ^[8]

She and Howard Divorced in 1949. She worked as a Private nurse until she retired.^[9]

She died on January 1, 1981, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of 77. She was cremated and her ashes were strewn in the Mountains she loved so well.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security Death Index; Issue State: New Mexico; Issue Date: Before 1951; Ancestry's Social Security Deat Index Ancestry Record 3693 #28468991
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQY-M24 : 1 February 2021), Leora Brown in entry for Charles Brown, 1920.
3. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Residence Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; Occupation: Nurse; Publication Title: Albuquerque, New Mexico, City Directory, 1928; Ancestry's U.S. City Directories Image
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1R-N9Q : accessed 18 April 2021), Leora A Brown in household of Minnie G Gorrell, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 22A, line 8, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1392; FHL microfilm 2,341,127.
5. ↑ The Marriage certificate In possession of Helen L (Thornton) Holt.
6. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census: 11 April: Census Place: University Heights, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA; Roll: T627_2439; Page: 6A; Household 132; Line 18-21; April 11, 1940; Enumeration District: 1-43; Ancestry's 1940 Census Image
7. ↑ Caifornia, voter Registrations, 1900-1968; Ancestry's California, Voter Registration Image
8. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Albuquerque, Nm City Directory; Ancestry's U.S. City directories Image
9. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989: Albuquerque, NM City Directory; Ancestry's U.S. City Directories Image
10. ↑ Death Certificate in posession of Helen (Thornton) Holt