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James Barrett Holt

Birth	:	21 Sep 1851 Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	11 Jul 1932 Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8891983, -117.3494034
Plot	:	Masonic Original, South, Lot 8, Grave 12
Description	:	The tendency of the age is toward specialization. Investigation has broadened knowledge to such an extent that it would be impossible for any individual to know all there is to be known concerning any science, profession or industrial interest of the world. After gaining knowledge of the general principals the individual may carry his study to a high degree of perfection in special lines and attain therein a proficiency which would be impossible under other circumstances. Such a course has James B. Holt followed, becoming recognized as an able orchardist. He is engaged in this pursuit near Pullman, Whitman... Read More	The tendency of the age is toward specialization. Investigation has broadened knowledge to such an extent that it would be impossible for any individual to know all there is to be known concerning any science, profession or industrial interest of the world. After gaining knowledge of the general principals the individual may carry his study to a high degree of perfection in special lines and attain therein a proficiency which would be impossible under other circumstances. Such a course has James B. Holt followed, becoming recognized as an able orchardist. He is engaged in this pursuit near Pullman, Whitman County. His birth occurred at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, September 21, 1851, his parents being Alfred and Harriet (Thomas) Holt, natives of Tennessee and South Carolina respectively. James B. Holt pursued his early education in the public school of South Carolina. In 1861 his parents removed to Marietta, Georgia, and he entered the schools of that city. In the spring of 1866, his parents came to Oregon by way of New York, Isthmus of Panama and San Fransico, and after settling in Linn County, Oregon, James Holt again entered the public schools. His term here, however, lasted but three months. The following year he undertook to assist his father in his agricultural pursuits and gained some knowledge of the duties and intricacies of farm culture. He remained at home thus employed until 1871 when he, in company with his parents, went to Rebel Flat three miles south of Colfax. There he took up a one hundred and sixty acres homestead claim, a preemption claim of one hundred and sixty acres and eighty acres timber land. He devoted his time to developing this property while he was proving it up and it was his home until 1877. When he came to this country he had brought horses and cattle with him, and in 1877, in partnership with his father, he engaged in stock dealing, trading horses and cows for sheep. Previously, in the winter of 1875, when he had one hundred head of cattle he lost all but fifteen. In 1878 he engaged in the horse business on Union Flat and three years later removed to Wawawai on the Snake River where he, in partnership with J.B. Tabor, purchased four hundred acres and put out sixty acres of peaches, plums, prunes, apricots, cherries, apples, and grapes. He continued to cultivate and improve this land until 1889 when he formed a corporation which purchased the adjoining land until they controlled one thousand acres. As he took the initiative in incorporating this company he was subsequently given charge of its management, and much of the productivity of this property, two hundred and fifty acres of which are planted to fruit trees, is due to this efforts. He remained there until the panic of 1893 when they lost so heavily that they were compelled to dispose of the property and after that transaction, Mr. Holt had but three hundred dollars as the capital with which to start in business again. The corporation had been composed in part of J.A. Perkins, W.J. Hamilton, Dr. Mitchell, and H.H.Spalding. In 1894 Mr. Holt removed to Albion, Washington, rented a small place and began to raise hogs, chickens and garden truck. This enterprise was conducted on a very small scale, but as rapidly as his resources allowed he added to the property and stock until in 1896, when he removed to Pullman, Washington, and opened a small commission house. In these various undertakings he had tried to regain his former fortune and in 1901 was able to purchase twenty-five acres adjoining Pullman and planted it in an orchard. He continued developing this property and met with such success that in 1910 he sold six thousand boxes of apples and is now one of the leading small orchardists of Pullman country. But he has not confined his attention wholly to agricultural pursuits but is associated with the leading businessmen of Pullman and is a stockholder, director and vise president of the Star Bottling & Manufacturing Company, and a stockholder in the Leo Fruit Produce Company. IN Whitman County, on the 28th of October, 1875, Mr. Holt was married to Miss Henrietta Tabor, a native of Oregon and a daughter of John B. and Malsina (Taylor) Tabor, both of whom were born in Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. Holt three children were born: Mrs. W.R. Brewer, who is residing in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the mother of one child; Harold G., who is living at home and attending Washington College; and Eva, who died at the age of twelve years. In politics, Mr. Holt has always voted with the democratic party. he holds membership in the Masons and the Woodmen of the World. His prominence and interest in civic affairs are shown by an incident which occurred when the county seat of Whitman county was to be established. In the contest of this Mr. Hold drove a stake on his land and called it Whitman City and that place contested with Colfax for the seat. History of the City Of Spokane and Spokane Country Washington From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume III Pg. 394 1912 Illustrated N.W. Durham - S.J. Clarke Publishing Company Spokane-Chicago-Philadelphia transcribed by Kerry ===== Washington State Death Records - James B - Alfred Holt - First Name: James B Last Name: Holt Date Of Death: 11 Jul 1932 Age: 80 Gender: Male Father Name: Alfred Holt Mother Name: Unknown Death Place: Colfax, Whitman, Washington Mother Name Gn: Unknown Source: www.digitalarchives.wa.gov

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James Barrett Holt's memorial is located at: Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman County, USA.
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James Barrett Holt death on 11 Jul 1932 in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 46.8891983
Longitude: -117.3494034

Family Members:

Parent

Alfred E Holt

(1814 - 1875)

Harriet Parmelia Thomason Holt

(1824 - 1878)

Spouse

Henrietta Nellie Tabor Holt

(1853 - 1930)

Siblings

Julia Ann Holt Beach

(1845 - 1885)

Talulah Tecoa “Lula” Holt Hamilton

(1857 - 1882)

Children

Eva Holt

(1882 - 1893)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Colfax Cemetery
Colfax, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8891983, -117.3494034

2. Lloyd Cemetery
Colfax, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8924700, -117.3726300

3. Mount Olivet Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.8739014, -117.2275009

4. McConnell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.9539830, -117.4686210

5. Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.0052986, -117.3460999

6. Albion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.7868996, -117.2518997

7. Saints Home Cemetery
Union Center, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7613983, -117.3478012

8. Elberton Cemetery
Elberton, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9821100, -117.2108300

9. Pitt Cemetery
Fallon, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8368988, -117.1588974

10. Eden Valley Cemetery
Palouse, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9407997, -117.1472015

11. Ewartsville Cemetery
Ewartsville, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7287000, -117.3178000

12. Onecho Cemetery
Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7503014, -117.4775009

13. Moys Cemetery
Almota, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7299548, -117.4143646

14. Garfield Cemetery
Garfield, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9999100, -117.1498600

15. Coleman Cemetery
Fallon, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8444310, -117.0963620

16. Odd Fellows Cemetery
Pullman, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7313800, -117.1908400

17. Greenwood Cemetery
Palouse, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9043999, -117.0686035

18. Whelan Cemetery
Pullman, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7785900, -117.1167800

19. Farr Cemetery
Pullman, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7262420, -117.1915700

20. Trinity Lutheran Church Columbarium
Pullman, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7390110, -117.1626180

21. Spalding Cemetery
Almota, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7061005, -117.4633026

22. Zion Lutheren Cemetery
Endicott, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9672700, -117.6388500

23. Pullman City Cemetery
Pullman, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7107353, -117.1739502

24. Dusty Cemetery
Dusty, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8107200, -117.6436200