“John Holt and his wife were both natives of Bald Eagle Valley, and it was not until the spring of 1822 that he located in the Snow Shoe region [Centre Co., PA], being the third settler there. He selected for his home a picturesque and fertile, tract of land about a mile equidistant from Betchtol and Askey, and engaged in farming and lumbering. His life was one of great usefulness, and he was universally respected, being frequently called upon to serve in township offices, including that of justice of the peace, which he held for many years.

“... he breathed his last at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hughey, in Princeton, while on a visit.

“This estimable couple reared a family of three daughters, and two sons ...”
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A John Holt, Esq., is listed as performing the marriage of Mr. James Lytle to Miss Sarah McDowell, all of Graham township. [June 18, 1862]. 1902