Laura Hall
b. 26 May 1815, d. 9 June 1899
- Father: Bolling Hall b. 25 December 1767, d. 25 February 1836
- Mother: Jane Abercrombie b. 25 December 1781, d. 30 October 1841
- Laura Hall was born on 26 May 1815 in Georgia.
- She married Samuel Doak Holt, son of Dr. William Holt and Lucy Saunders, on 23 July 1830.
- Samuel Doak Holt and Laura Hall appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary Elizabeth Holt, William Bolling Holt, Samuel Elbert Holt, Laura Hall Holt, Florence Montgomery Holt, Charles Abercrombie Holt and Bolling Hall Holt.
- Samuel Doak Holt and Laura Hall appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery County, Alabama, living not far from Samuel's brother Elbert.. Other members of the household included Florence Montgomery Holt, Charles Abercrombie Holt and Bolling Hall Holt. "David S. Holt," age 9, likely is son Frank.
- Laura Hall became a widow at the 23 April 1863 death of her husband Samuel Doak Holt.
- Laura Hall appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Bolling Hall Holt.
- Laura Hall died on 9 June 1899 at age 84 in Montgomery, Alabama.
- A biographical sketch appears in the History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography (1920): Laura (Hall) Holt, patriotic worker, was a sister of Bolling Hall (q. v.) She was one of the charter members of the Ladies' society for the burial of deceased Alabama Confederate soldiers, later changed to the Ladies' Memorial association. Married: Dr. Samuel D. Holt (q. v.) Last residence: Montgomery.
- Last Edited: 4 Nov 2011
Family: Samuel Doak Holt b. 14 October 1803, d. 23 April 1863
- William Augustus Holt b. 17 June 1831, d. 25 September 1835
- Bolling Hall Holt b. 18 February 1833, d. 23 July 1833
- Mary Elizabeth Holt b. 10 May 1834, d. circa 1918
- William Bolling Holt b. 21 August 1836, d. 31 July 1910
- Samuel Elbert Holt b. 28 March 1838
- Laura Hall Holt+ b. 9 May 1840, d. 23 May 1916
- Florence Montgomery Holt b. 2 March 1841, d. 7 February 1925
- Charles Abercrombie Holt b. 18 January 1844, d. 20 November 1924
- Thomas Eldred Holt b. 30 September 1845, d. 30 July 1847
- John David Holt b. 11 February 1847, d. 3 November 1847
- Bolling Hall Holt b. 28 September 1848, d. 21 June 1901
- Frank Saunders Holt b. 15 July 1851, d. 31 October 1892
- Infant Daughter Holt b. March 1855, d. March 1855