Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
James Edward "Chum" HOLTZ

James Edward "Chum" HOLTZ

Male 1940 - 1998  (57 years)


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  • Name James Edward "Chum" HOLTZ
    Birth 13 Jul 1940  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Military U.S. Navy 
    Education Doddridge Co H.S. (1960) 
    Occupation salesman and trucker  [2] 
    Death 14 Jun 1998  Lordsburg, Hidalgo Co, NM Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: traffic accident 
    Burial Edgefield Methodist Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I83  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2016

    Father Frank Edward HOLTZ,   b. 1 Jun 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 2007, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Mother Nadine KNAPP,   b. 9 Apr 1916, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1955, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F2233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Phyllis Jean BAIRD,   b. 10 Aug 1947   d. 14 Jun 1998 (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F39123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    James E. 'Chum' Holtz, Doddridge Co HS, 1960
    James E. "Chum" Holtz, Doddridge Co HS, 1960

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 5, p. 80-A.

    2. [S1616] Immediate family.

    3. [S1616] Immediate family.
      Killed instantly in multi-vehicle accident in blinding sandstorm on I-10 near Lordsburg, NM, along with wife Phillis Baird Holtz, also a trucker and who was driving at the time.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.