Holden / Houlden Family of Sidney Township Ontario (Completed)

[J.J.]

Hi Janice ...thanks for putting up the url...I looked for the page yesterday and even tried googling some of her info but couldn't find it. (so much for my googling skills yesterday) I was very happy to read it again, as it is so inspirational...  Happy New Year, gang!

[kevin h]

Hi Janice,
                       I think that Florence was my great aunt. My dad was William Holden son of Lester and Eva. It was very
interesting  to read  all of these posts. I have always wanted to know more about my father's side of my family.
I just wish that I would have found this site while Florence was still with us l have a lot of questions that she probably could have answered. All of that side of my that I know about have passed away. If anyone out there has any information  about the Holden ' or Tompkins families  from the Frankfurt  area I would love to hear from them .
I believe  that  my  father  had  2 sisters, Vera and ?
Kevin Holden   

[Janice M]

Hi Kevin,
I have sent you a private message.

Janice

[kevin h]

Hi Janice,
                I received your private message. No address? Also it won't let me write you a message??

[J.J.]

Now you can  ...You can only private message once you have two postings....so fire away...

Welcome to rootschat by the way!

[kevin h]

Hi JJ,
          Thanks. I just have to how to maneuver through it now.

[LGardner]

Kevin, we share a common ancestor - Celeste Lavinia Gardner 1875-1942, marr. George William Holden, 1853-1915.  Lavinia is my great aunt.  Their children:  Pearl Irene 1900-1984, John William 1904-1904, Lester Arnold 1906-1950, Mary Ethel 1907-1907, Florence 1908-2011, and Marjorie 1914-? would be my 1st cousins 1x removed.  I'm happy to share any information with you.  Lorraine

[kevin h]

Hi Lorraine, It's so nice to talk to you. I guess Lavinia would be my Great Grandmother. My Dad was William Holden also, his Mom was Eva Tompkins from Frankford, who married Lester in 1927.
She was married a couple more times after that. But I never met or knew anybody from the Holden side. I believe the family was split up somewhat growing up. I believe that one of my Dad's sisters was married to the Mayor of Frankford. I think Earl Foster was his name.

[LGardner]

Kevin, the only Foster I have connected to your Holden family so far is Gerald Louis "Jerry" Foster, 1925-1984, who married the daughter of Lester Arnold Holden, 1906-1950.  Can't say whether he was ever a mayor of Frankford.  Lorraine