Gratiot County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Holton, James A. And Orpha J. 
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Cemetery:           Oak Grove Cemetery
Name:               James A. And Orpha J. Holton

Date Of Photograph: April 1, 2010
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Headstones located in Old Part Sub 4 Lot 332

             HOLTON

JAMES A.             ORPHA J.
1883 - 1970          1887 - 1990

ANNIE BELLE
HOLTON
1889 - 1965

RACHEL HOLTON
1858 - 1916

Note:  James A. Holton was the son of Thomas Holton and Rachel (Taylor) Holton
born September 15 1883 Michigan and died on July 15, 1970 Saint Louis, Gratiot 
Co., MI (SSDI)

Name: James A Holton 
Home in 1900: Bethany, Gratiot, Michigan 
Age: 16 
Birth Date: Sep 1883 
Birthplace: Michigan 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Relationship to Head of House: Son 
Father's Name: Thomas 
Father's Birthplace: England 
Mother's Name: Rachel 
Mother's Birthplace: England 
Marital Status: Single 
Occupation: View on Image 
Neighbors: View others on page  
Household Members: Name Age 
Thomas Holton 53 
Rachel Holton 40 
William Holton 19 
James A Holton 16 
Mary M Holton 15 
Nellie Holton 13 
Annie B Holton 11 
Emma I Holton 9 
Hazel Burgess 9 
 
Orpha J. Holton was born April 22, 1887 and died on July 3, 1990 Mt. Pleasant, 
Isabella Co., MI (SSDI)

Anna Belle "Annie" Holton was the daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Taylor) 
Holton born April 1889 Michigan and died on December 10, 1965 (cemetery record)

Thomas Holton Civil War Veteran - Co E 8th Mich Inf

Name: Thomas Holton 
Age at Enlistment: 18 
Enlistment Date: 25 Oct 1862 
Rank at enlistment: Private 
Enlistment Place: Blackman, MI 
State Served: Michigan 
Survived the War?: Yes 
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Michigan 8th Infantry Regiment on 25 
Oct 1862.
Attached to the Michigan 20th Infantry Regiment on 07 Jan 1864.
Mustered out on 06 Apr 1864.
Mustered out on 20 Jan 1865.
Transferred to Company 43rd, U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps 43rd Co 2nd Infantry 
Company on 20 Jan 1865.
Mustered out on 11 Oct 1865 at Camp Dennison, OH.
 
Birth Date: abt 1844 
Sources: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
 


Husband of Rachel Holton married in 1899

Death certificate shows he was the son of Joseph Holton and Elizabeth Barnes 
(both of England), male, white, married, farmer, born September 28, 1847 
England and passed away on September 11, 1910 in Bethany Twp., Gratiot Co., MI 
at the age of 63 years 11 months and 11 days, cause of death dilation of 
heart.  Informant Mrs. Frank Bodfish of Breckenridge, Mich.  Burial was on 
September 14, 1910 St. Louis, Mich.

Name: Thomas Holton 
Home in 1900: Bethany, Gratiot, Michigan 
Age: 53 
Birth Date: Sep 1846 
Birthplace: England 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Immigration Year: 1849
[1844]  
Relationship to Head of House: Head 
Father's Birthplace: England 
Mother's Birthplace: England 
Spouse's name: Rachel 
Marriage Year: 1887 
Marital Status: Married 
Years Married: 13 
Thomas Holton 53 
Rachel Holton 40 
William Holton 19 
James A Holton 16 
Mary M Holton 15 
Nellie Holton 13 
Annie B Holton 11 
Emma I Holton 9 
Hazel Burgess 9 
 
Rachel (Taylor) Holton Death certificate shows she was the daughter of Joseph 
Taylor (IN) and mother not known, female, white, widowed, housewife, born June 
27, 1858 Indiana and died on October 23, 1916 Bethany Twp., Gratiot Co., MI at 
the age of 58 years 4 months and 4 days, cause of death endocarditis.  
Informant David Burgess of Breckenridge.  Burial was on October 26, 1916 St. 
Louis, Mich.

Cemetery records show that Frank E. Holton died July 18, 1878 age 1 year and 
10 months (son of Thomas and Mary S. Holton), Infant Holton died March 8, 
1909, John R. Holton December 13, 1874-Oct 19, 1895 (son of Thomas and Mary S. 
Holton), Mary M. Holton February 26, 1885-December 26, 1901 (daughter of 
Thomas and Mary S. Holton), Mary S. Holton July 14, 1853-December 20, 1893 
(wife of Thomas Holton) and Thomas Holton are all buried in the same family 
plot with James A. and Orpha J. Holton, Rachel Holton and Annie Belle Holton.




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