Early Arkansas Hunters: Father and Son Holt from Marked Tree

Circa 1930s in Marked Tree in Poinsett County. Father Thomas Arthur Holt Sr (1902) and son Thomas Arthur Holt Jr (1928) posing next to their coupe with their dog. Senior has a pump shotgun, and Junior has a .22 rifle. Junior is wearing a fine hat and boots. In 1930, Mr. Holt managed a retail lumber yard (owned) in Marked Tree. Junior followed his father into the lumber business and was listed as a “Blueprint Man” in the 1950s US Census. In 1948-53, he was in the US Marines. He took over the family business after his father’s death. Holt Lumber and Hardware. Image Source: Ancestry.com. Information Sources: US Census, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950 and the Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958.

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