William John HOLT
OCCUPATION: Watchmaker Abt 1855: Moved to Radcliff 9 Jun 1866: Sailed for America on the Arkwright with his mother and sister. Sailed 5 weeks and 3 days. Arrived in New York in the summer of 1866. Started at midnight to travel to New Haven. Took the train to Saint Joe, Missouri. Took a boat and went up the river to Florence to meet the emigrant train. Traveled in Captain Thompson emigrant train of 100 wagons. Drove an ox team from Florence to Bountiful. 28 Sep 1866: Arrived in Bountiful, Utah Sep 1866: Built house for mother 12 May 1868: Baptized in East Bountiful by Henry Tingy and confirmed by William Alkinson 10 Nov 1873: Ordained an Elder by Erastus Snow 10 Nov 1873: Married Louisa Jane Hill in the Endowment House 1888: Living in the East Bountiful Ward 18 Feb 1888: Ordained a 70 in the 100th Quorum by Daniel Davis 1896: Called to fill a mission in England 7 or 10 Oct 1896: Was set apart for mission by John W. Taylor 28 Oct 1896: Arrived in Liverpool, having sailed on the ship SS Rhynland. Was assigned as a traveling Elder in the Liverpool Conference under the direction of W.S. Lamoreaux. 24 Feb 1898: Was called home early on account of my wife's illness. Honorably released and sailed on the Steamer Etheopia. 8 Mar 1908: Ordianed a High Priest by Ezra F. Richards because he was put in the branch presidency as a councilor. Member of the Bountiful 2nd Ward High Priests. 28 Feb 1913: Married second wife, Nellie E. Gesford, who he met in Denver, in the Salt Lake Temple.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
He married Louisa Jane Hill 10 Nov 1873 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah . Louisa Jane Hill was born at Forest of Dean, Gloucester, England 26 Apr 1853 daughter of John Hill and Lucy Gibbins .
They were the parents of 10
children:
John William Holt
born 20 Sep 1874.
Elizabeth Lucy Holt
born 23 Mar 1876.
Samuel Joseph Holt
born 31 Mar 1878.
George Albert Holt
born 28 Jun 1880.
Sarah Louise Holt
born 24 Jun 1883.
Mary Ellen Holt
born 22 Jul 1886.
Amy Jane Holt
born 16 Sep 1888.
Marian Olive Holt
born 1 Jun 1891.
Willard Vermont Holt
born 24 Feb 1894.
Ralph Leo Holt
born 30 Mar 1896.
William John Holt died 31 Aug 1926 at Bountiful, Davis, Utah .
Louisa Jane Hill died 30 Jul 1908 at Bountiful, Davis, Utah .