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James HOLTZ, Jr.

James HOLTZ, Jr.

Male 1909 - 1933  (24 years)

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  • Name James HOLTZ 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 16 Jan 1909  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation farm worker  [1
    Died 14 Jun 1933  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 
    • "James Holtz, 26, son of James Bismark & Stella Elizabeth Allen Holtz, of the Block House Hill addition to West Union, was instantly killed when struck by an eastbound train at 9:07 o'clock Wednesday night, 14 Jun 1933, one-fourth mile west of West Union, between two cuts on Doe Run. Holtz was sitting on the track when struck by the train. The young man had been to see a girl friend and apparently stopped on the track to rest on his homeward journey, officials who investigated the accident said. No inquest was deemed necessary." [5]
    Person ID I20759  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2017 

    Father James Bismark HOLTZ,   b. CA 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1959, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Mother Stella Elizabeth ALLEN,   b. 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1968, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F4936  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jan 1909 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    20759_HOLTZ_JamesJr_1909-1933_DeathCertificate.jpg
    20759_HOLTZ_JamesJr_1909-1933_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    4. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    5. [S317] West Union Herald-Record, Quoted in article appearing in issue of Mar 21 2006.