Meigs HOLDEN

                   1860 CENSUS , CLARK TWP, CLARKSBURG POST OFFICE, HARRISON CO. VA  P.16
1870 CENSUS,    "    "         "      "    "         "     "   " P. 453


                                                                           

     Date:        Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:43:15 -0700
     To:        Ellie Johnson 
     From:        hodgson@azstarnet.com  | Block address
   Subject:        Meigs A. Holden

                                                         
Meigs A. Holden
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1860 May 4 Born to Lloyd Holden and Mary Jane Wells of Morgantown, WV
1860 Census Harrison Co VA
1870 CENSUS,    "    "         "      "    "         "     "   " P. 453

1878 Apr 27 Baptized Centre Branch church
1880 Census Harrison Co WV
1888-89 Meigs A. Holden J. H. Locke & Co salesman   Boards 19 Virginia
Wheeling WV
1890-91 M. A. Holden J. H. Locke & Co. salesman   25 Kentucky Wheeling 
WV
1891 Mar Guy E. born
1892-93 Meigs A. Holden J. H. Locke Shoe Co. Secretary   Boards 3. N.
B'dw'y Wheeling WV
1894 Jan Ruth M. born
1900 May 5 Dismissed from Centre Branch church
1900 May Helen M. born
1900 Census Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV
1905 Dorothy J. born
1910 Census Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV
1920 Census Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV

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Descendants of Meigs A. HOLDEN
Generation No. 1

1.  MEIGS A.6 HOLDEN  (LLOYD W.5, LEMUEL D.4, PETER W.3, BENJAMIN * 
WV2,
HUNTERDON1) was born 04 May 1860 in Harrison County, West Virginia, and
died in Wheeling, West Virginia.  He married CORA A. LEACHMAN.  She was
born May 1866 in Parkersburg, Virginia.
          
Children of MEIGS HOLDEN and CORA LEACHMAN are:
          i.      GUY E.7 HOLDEN, b. March 1891.
          ii.     RUTH M. HOLDEN, b. January 1894.
          iii.    HELEN M. HOLDEN, b. May 1900.
          iv.     DOROTHY J. HOLDEN, b. 1905.
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Lloyd Holden married Mary Jane Wells, of Morgantown, December 21, 1856. Her father, Moses Wells, was an inventor.  Among his inventions were  the first types of reaper and grist mill burrs used in the state.  Mrs. 
Holden died January 23, 1918, and her husband November 20, 1918.  Their oldest child, Meigs, was born May 4, 1860.  Effie, now deceased, was the next child.  Dr. William H. Holden, third child, was born September 16, 
1868. He died May 31, 1928 in Coeur DuLene, Idaho, leaving a widow but no  children.
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1860 Census Harrison County, VA

112 112
Lloyd W Holden 25 VA Carpenter
Mary J 37 Va
Megs 1/12 VA
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1880 Federal Census, Harrison County, WV

Holden, Lloyd W WM 45 Minister VA VA VA
Mary J WF 43 Wife Housekeeper VA VA VA
Meigs WM 20 Son Teacher VA VA VA
Effie L WF 13 Dau WV VA VA
Wm H WM 11 Son WV VA VA
Wells WM 9 Son WV VA VA
Ethel L WF 2/12 Dau (Apr 1880) WV VA VA
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1900 CENSUS SOUNDEX OHIO COUNTY, WHEELING, WV
Vol 25; ED 121; SH 11; LN 21

HOLDEN, Meigs A. W May 1861 39 WV 
HOLDEN, Cora A W May 1866 34 WV
          Guy E S Mar 1891 9 WV
          Ruth M D Jan 1894 6 WV
          Helen D May 1900 1/12 WV
FRACEY, Clara Sr Aug 1886 13 WV
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CENTRE BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH

152 Meags Holden Baptized Apr 27 1878; Dismissal by letter May 5 1900
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1910 FEDERAL CENSUS SOUNDEX OHIO COUNTY, WV

HOLDEN, Meige 49 WV
          Cora W 44 WV
          Guy S 19 WV
          Ruth D 16 WV
          Helen D 9 WV
          Dorothy D 5 WV
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1920 FEDERAL CENSUS WHEELING, OHIO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
V 40 ED 103 SH 5 LN 92 101 N. Huron

HOLDEN, Meigs A. W 53 
          Ruth M. D 25 WV
          Helen M. D 19 WV
          Dorothy J. D 14 WV
    
   
   
I found following on ancestry.com  Sent to Jane Hodgson who did a time line above....
    Search > Record Type > Wheeling, West Virginia Directories, 1888-93 
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Search Terms: HOLDEN (10)
Database: Wheeling, West Virginia Directories, 1888-93
Combined Matches: 10 


Name Business Name Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year 
Chas. Holden       boards 2161 Main Wheeling WV 1888, 1889 
Jeff Holden   coalminer   307 Coal (2d story.) Wheeling WV 1888, 1889 
Meigs A. Holden J. H. Locke & Co salesman   Boards 19 Virginia Wheeling 
WV
1888, 1889 
Chas. Holden   junk dealer   Boards 2505 Alley B. Wheeling WV 1890, 
1891 
M. A. Holden J. H. Locke & Co. salesman   25 Kentucky Wheeling WV 1890, 
1891 
Solomon R. Holden   junk dealer   2505 Alley B. Wheeling WV 1890, 1891 
Wells Holden Alexander & Co. salesman   Boards 25 Kentucky Wheeling WV
1890, 1891 
Meigs A. Holden J. H. Locke Shoe Co. Secretary   Boards 3. N. B'dw'y
Wheeling WV 1892, 1893 
Solomon Holden   laborer   rear 2706 Market Wheeling WV 1892, 1893 
P. J. Greene; M. A. Holden; W. H. Pfarr Locke J. H. Shoe Co. President;
Secretary; Treasurer; boots, shoes and rubbers 1043 Main   Wheeling WV
1892, 1893