James HOLTZ, Jr.

1909 - 1933  (24 years)

• Name	James HOLTZ
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	16 Jan 1909	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  Occupation	farm worker  [1]
  Death	14 Jun 1933	Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Burial	Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV   [1, 4]
  Notes	"James Holtz, 26, son of James Bismark & Stella Elizabeth Allen Holtz, of the Block House Hill addition to West Union, was instantly killed when struck by an eastbound train at 9:07 o'clock Wednesday night, 14 Jun 1933, one-fourth mile west of West Union, between two cuts on Doe Run. Holtz was sitting on the track when struck by the train. The young man had been to see a girl friend and apparently stopped on the track to rest on his homeward journey, officials who investigated the accident said. No inquest was deemed necessary."
  Person ID	I20759	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	James Bismark HOLTZ,   b. CA 1874, Doddridge Co, WV d. 23 Dec 1959, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Stella Elizabeth ALLEN,   b. 1883, Doddridge Co, WV d. 14 Mar 1968, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F4936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  20759_HOLTZ_JamesJr_1909-1933_DeathCertificate.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101). [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).