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| Rose Gertrude Martin m. Jun 22, 1922 Hickory NC b. May 15, 1898 Hickory NC d. Apr 8, 1972 Charlotte NC |
George Martin b. Nov 28, 1923 Hickory, Caldwell Co. NC d. May 7, 2022 Durham NC |
John Leith Jr. b. Dec 18, 1927 Hickory NC d. Jun 11, 2011 Boone, Watauga Co. NC |
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Photo of two portraits: John Leith in 1907, and his mother Jennie Clontz
in 1884. |
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Photograph of Seventh Grade Class at Morganton NC Middle School in May 1910.
Key to Photograph. Back row, from left to right: (John) Leith Holloway Tom Dale Plato Wilson Sam Ervin (became U.S. Senator from NC and presided over the Watergate hearings) Leith Shuping Ernest "Jug" Bolick Superintendent E. M. Hairfield In Jun 1975, son John Leith, Jr., presented the original print of the photograph to the Sam Ervin Museum at Western Piedmont Community College and a copy to the Burke Co. Hist. Soc. |
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John Leith Sr. was a veteran of World War I. He enlisted at grade Sargeant 1st
class in the U.S. Army on Jun 26, 1916 at Lincolnton NC and served in Cavalry
Signal Corps, and Quartermaster Corps at Fort Bliss, El Paso TX. He was honorably
discharged with rank of Sgt. 1st class at Camp Sevier, Greenville SC on Feb. 22,
1919. |
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Leith Holloway's
Army WWI service discharge
and enlistment papers. |
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Rose Gertrude Martin at the Blowing Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1918. |
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Leith and Rose were married Jun 22, 1922. Their
marriage license,
shows he was from Washington DC and she was from Catawba Co. NC and his
mother was dead. |
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Son John Leith Jr. was born in 1927 at Home in Hickory NC, where the family lived at
the time, a "bungalow" at 1417 13th Avenue. The street became 3rd Avenue and
the house is now a law office. |
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Leith and Rose Holloway lived in many places, too many to mention, but included
Alexandria VA, Washington DC, Mount Airy NC, and Asheville NC. Leith held different
jobs for the government and small companies, primarily as an accountant. Agencies
that he worked for included Internal Revenue Bureau, RFC (Reconstruction Finance
Corp.), FAA (Aviation), and FHA (Housing). |
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During the early days of the Depression, the Holloway family drove to California,
and lived in Hollywood. A postmark from Asheville NC on Oct 25, 1930 and the address
suggest that they lived on North Kenmore Ave. between Sunset Blvd. and east
Hollywood Blvd. |
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John Leith is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Morganton NC. |
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Sources: Charlotte News, obituary, Dec 4, 1975. Holloway, Lisabeth M, "JOHN LEITH HOLLOWAY - SR., 1895-1975", biography, computer disk text file. Holloway, Rose Martin, personal photo album and scrapbook, in possession of George Martin Holloway. US Army Discharge, form 525, "John L. Holloway", paid $60 Apr 9, 1919, and May 19, 1920 for "additional travel". US Army enlistment record, "Sgt. 1 C/L", Lincolnton NC, Jun 26, 1916. Holloway, Lisabeth M., Notes and Key to Morganton (NC) Middle School 7th Grade class photo, taken May 1910. |
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