Ninth Generation

522. Thomas Thurston "Turk" HOLDERNESS^119,243 was born on 10 September 1906.²⁴³ He died on 8 November 1988 at the age of 82 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.²⁴⁷

Married Dorothy Byrd Hines and had 4 children.

A delayed birth certificate from North Carolina states he was born to G. A. & Harriet H. Holderness, 10 Sep 1906, Edgecombe County. Then he appears in the Death Index as having died in Greensboro, Guilford, on 8 Nov 1988. He was widowed.

23 Aug 1929. The Nieuw Amdersterdam sailed from Southampton, England on August 14th, and arrived in New York City, August 23rd. Sailing in Tourist Third Cabin, was Thomas Holderness, age 22, born 10 Sep 1906, Tarboro, NC. Home was Tarboro.

1930 Census. Greensboro, Guilford, NC, Hh 232
Charles W. Angle, 33, married at age 22, Contractor, Construction
Josephine, wife, 33, married at 22
T. G. Swentson, Servant, 28, Butler, Private home
Howard Holderness, Lodger, 28, Clerk, Life insurance
T. T. Holderness, Lodger, 23, Clerk, Life insurance
W. H. Holderness, Lodger, 25, Attorney, Law

1933 Greensboro City Directory
Holderness, Howard H. Treas Jefferson Standard Life Inc Co. residence, 700 Country Club dr
Holderness, T. Thurston. clk, Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co. r-700 Country Club dr
Holderness, Wm H. (Brooks, Parker & Holderness) r-700 Country Club dr

1940 Census. Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC
George Noment, 26, b. NC, lived in Charlotte NC in 1935, Lab Assistant, Cotton Cloth Mfrs.
Thurston T. Holderness, lodger, 34, lived in Tarboro in 1935, traveling salesman, insurance company

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Thomas Thurston Holderness lived at 700 Country Club Drive, Greensboro, Guilford Co NC. He was 34, born 10 Sep 1906 in Tarboro. His brother, Howard Holderness, would always know his address. He was employed by Lewis & Stevens Insurance, Jefferson Blvd, Greensboro.
Thurston was 5' 8" tall, 169 lbs. Blue eyes, black hair, bald.

US Dept of Veterans Affairs Death File shows he enlisted in the Army 8 Jun 1942.

1946 Greensboro NC City Directory
Holderenss, Howard (Adelaide F) Pres-treas Holderness & Co. home: 2000 Granville Rd
Holderness, T. T. v-pres-sec Holderness & Co residence: 900 N. Elm
Holderness, Wm H. (Martha: Brooks, McLendon, Brim & Holderness) home: 500 County Club Dr.

1958 Greensboro City Directory.
Holderness, A. Lucinda, studt, r - 2000 Granville Rd
Holderness & Co Thos T. Holderness, pres-treas. Wm H. Holderness v-pres-sect. invs. 101 N. Elm
Holderness Howard (Adelaide F) Pres Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. 101 N. Elm
Holderness, Howard Jr studt r- 2000 Granville rd
Holderness, Jane H. studt r - 500 County Club dr
Holderness, Sandara A. studt r - 2000 Granville rd [Alexandria, I think]
Holderness, Thos T (Dorothy H) pres-treas Holderness & Co; v-pres-sect Howell Auto Finance Inc. home - 2013 St. Andrews rd
Holderness, Wm H (Brent W) lwyr 440 W. Market; v-pres-sect Holderness & Co. sec Starmount Co Inc and Friendly Center Inc home - 500 Country Club dr
Holderness, Wm H. Jr. USAF r - 500 Country Club dr

1959 Greensboro, NC City Directroy
Holderness, A. Lucinda, student, residence - 2000 Granville Rd
Holderness & Company, Thos. T. Holderness, pres-tres, Wm. H. Holderness, v-pres- sect, investments 101 N. Elm
Holderness, Howard (Adelaide F), Pres. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co, 101 N. Elm residence - 2000 Granville Rd
Holderness, Howard Jr. studt, residence - 2000 Granville Rd
Holderness, Jane H., studt, residence 500 Country Club Dr
Holderness, Sandara A., studt, residence - 2000 Granville Rd
Holderness, Thos T. (Dorothy H) Pres-treas Holderness & Co; v-pres-sec Howell Auto Finance Inc home - 2013 St. Andrews Rd
Holderness Wm H. (Brent W; McLendon Brim Holderness & Brooks) v-pres sec Holderness & Co; v-pres, Greensboro Community Baseball Club Inc.; sec. Starmount Co; Friendly Center Inc. residence - 500 Country Club Dr
Holderness, Wm H. Jr. USAF, residence - 500 Country Club Dr

Thomas and Dorothy are buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC

Thomas Thurston "Turk" HOLDERNESS and Dorothy Byrd HINES were married on 13 September 1947 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.^79,249 Dorothy Byrd HINES was born on 8 December 1914 in Guilford County, North Carolina.²⁵³ She died on 26 December 1985 at the age of 71 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.²⁵³

Texas Birth Index lists Dorothy's father as Charles A. Hines. She was born in Guilford Co, NC

Chanticleer, Yearbook, Duke University, Durham, NC
Women's Senior Class, 1935
Dorothy Byrd Hines of Greensboro, NC
KKP
Chanticleer, 2, 4; Archive 4; YWCA Cabinet, 4

S. S. Alleghany, Sailing from Nassau, 14 Mar 1940, arriving at Port of Miami, 15 March 1940
Dorothy Hines, 25, b. Dec 8, 1914, Greensboro, NC. Home address, 711 N. Green St., Greensboro.

The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, 20 Jul 1947, Sunday, p.21
Miss Dorothy Byrd Hines, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Anderson Hines of Greensboro whose engagement to Thomas Thurston Holderness, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Allen Holderness of Tarboro, is announced by her parents. The wedding will take place in early fall in Greensboro.

Marriage Record, Guilford Co, NC
Thomas Thurston Holderness age 41, son of G. A. Holderness & Harriet H. Holderness, resident of Tarboro, NC, to Dorothy Byrd Hines, 32, daughter of Chas. A. Hines and Ida W. Hines, of Guilford, NC. Married 13 Sep 1947, Morehead Twp, Greensboro, NC by E. H. Nease, Methodist Minister.

Thomas Thurston "Turk" HOLDERNESS and Dorothy Byrd HINES had the following children: