U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt, Homer A. (d. 1898) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 384 Homer A. Holt, one of the most distinguished lawyers of West Virginia, was born in Lewis county, Virginia. When quite a young attorney, he came to Braxton county to practice his profession. He married Mary Ann Byrne, daughter of John B. Byrne, on Jan. 27, 1857. Judge Holt continued his residence in Sutton until 1874, when he was elected Judge of the Circuit Court embracing the county of Greenbrier. He then removed to Lewisburg, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred at his home in Lewisburg in 1897. Judge Holt was the son of Mathew Holt, a Methodist preacher. His children were John Homer Holt, of Huntington, Robert Byrne Holt and Mrs. Charles S. Dice, of Lewisburg. He was Judge of the Circuit Court for 16 years, and in 18__ he was elected a member of the Supreme Court of West Virginia, a position which he filled with ability. Mrs. Holt, wife of Judge Holt, died at Lewisburg, Feb. 3rd, 1914, in her 79th year. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Deaths, Greenbrier County, WV (Pages 238-239, No. 82) FULL-NAME: Homer A. Holt BIRTH-PLACE: Parkersburg DEATH-DATE: January 7, 1898 at age 66y-8m-10d DEATH-PLACE: Lewisburg CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Paralysis BURIAL: Lewisburg, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------