| Genealogy Many families are involved with thehistory of Holt House. On this page,there are links to the Holt House residents and their ancestors. Click on the family name. |
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| The Cate Family This family is important as the family of Clara Susan (Cate) Holt. Her husband, William Holt, built Holt House. This family links the Holts and the present owner's genealogy. Another related Cate Family Line |
The Holt FaWilliam H Holt travelled across the country with his lumber and real estate holdings. He built Holt House sometime between 1860 and 1880.The Holt family appears on the 1885 Chippewa County census, it's unclear how long they lived at the house. Mrs. Holt also appears in old issues of the Granite Falls Tribune as a member of a gardening club The Holt Company |
| The Cross Family Henry Cross bought Holt House in 1889. His son, Frank lived there after The Cross family information was contributed by Beth Hancock Cross. click here to e-mail her. |
| The Frederickson Family (under construction) Ben (Bernt) Frederickson owned the house from about 1942 until his death in 1986. View a 1970s newspaper article about Mr. and Mrs. Frederickson. |
| The Gullickson Family Gladys (Gullickson) Hanson lived on neighboring farm, across the road from Holt House. She married Ben Frederickson in 1963 and moved into Holt House. She was the Great Aunt of present owner, Mary Gillespie. |
| The Morrill Family This family is current owner, Mary Gillespie's maternal side. Hannah (Chase) Morrill moved from Loudon, NH to Granite Falls in the 1880s. She was a cousin to Clara Holt and her son, Samuel, built Hillside Farm, the brick house across the road from Holt House. Another connection is Alma Gullickson, Harold Morrill's wife whose sister, Gladys lived in the house more recently Morrill Online |
| The Wylie Family Bertha Wylie married Sam Morrill. Other Wylie families lived in the area in the 1860-1890s. |
| The Gillespie Family This is the paternal side family of current Holt House owner, Mary Gillespie. She grew up and attended school in Granite Falls and purchased Holt House in 2001. Her father farmed in the Granite Falls area and is now retired. The Gillespies are originally from Scotland and members of Clan Macpherson. More about the Clan. The Origin of the Gillespie name. |
| I'd love to hear from anyone related to these families! Also, I'd love to know more about any other families who lived at Holt House. If you have any corrections or additions please contact me. I do have more information not posted on related lines. The research was done mostly by others, as I've noted on the sources. e-mail HoltHouse@holthouse.org Mary L Gillespie |
The Holt Family William H Holt travelled across the country with his lumber and real estate holdings. He built Holt House sometime between 1860 and 1880.The Holt family appears on the 1885 Chippewa County census, it's unclear how long they lived at the house. It may have been a summer residence. Mrs. Holt also appears in old issues of the Granite Falls Tribune as a member of a gardening club. The Holt Company |