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HOLT, James Berry

City: McMinnville

HOLT, James Berry, railroad agent; born at Wartrace, Tenn., July 18, 1861; English descent; son of B.D. and Lucretia (Hart) HOLT; father’s occupation, former railroad conductor, now farmer; paternal grandparents Henry and Elizabeth (McGuire) HOLT; maternal grandparents James and Sarah (Fossett) HART; graduated at Wartrace, Tenn., June 1, 1879; reared on farm and began his business career as a telegraph operator, later became train dispatcher; now railroad agent and express agent at McMinnville, Tenn.; married Geneva B. WHITE, Oct. 26, 1899; Democrat.

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