Iredell-Rowan County NcArchives Obituaries.....Holder, Theophilus James May 4, 1905
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Gallatin Sumner County News, Saturday May 6, 1905
Obituaries May, 1905 
Typed and Contributed by Linda Carpenter ©2002 
Source: Gallatin Sumner County News (MISC.)
Microfilm Roll #501 - Date: 1905 - 1911 (Saturday May 6, 1905) 
Dr. T. J. Holder 
Death Claims Noble Man and Beloved Citizen. 
Dr. T. J. Holder passed away Thursday morning after a short illness. It was 
generally known that he had been sick for a few days but not until Wednesday 
afternoon was it apparent that he was in dangerous condition. His death came 
as a shock to his many friends. Dr. Holder was a native of North Carolina and 
was 74 years old. He was a brother of the late W. F. Holder. He came to this 
county in 1857, and on May 4, 1861, enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving 
in Gen. Bate's regiment and being badly wounded at Shiloh and in the Battle of 
Chickamauga. In 1869 he was married to Miss Gass, who survives him Dr.Holder 
had been a practicing dentist here since the war and he had a wide 
acquaintance. Wherever he was known he was honored and esteemed as a high-
toned, honorable Christian man and gentleman, and it is not likely that he had 
an enemy in the county. He took a deep interest in fraternal orders, and was a 
member and officer of the Masons, Knights of Pythias and Knights and Ladies of 
Honor, which, together with Donelson Bivouac, attended the funeral yesterday 
afternoon in a body. For many years Dr. Holder had been the superintendent of 
the Presbyterian Sunday School, and he also took an active and leading part in 
the religious work of that church. He enjoyed the closest confidence of his 
acquaintances and in his death many persons not related to him by ties of 
blood feel that they have suffered severe loss. He was of a quiet and 
unassuming disposition, yet firm in his convictions and bold in proclaiming 
the right as he saw it. He was a man whose life benefited the entire 
community. Dr. Holder is survived by his wife and adopted son, Dr. Harry 
Holder, both of whom, with other relatives, have the sympathy of a host of 
friends.

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