Fifth Generation

106. Caroline Virginia HOLDERNESS^103,112 was born on 1 October 1834 in Georgia.³⁶ She died on 1 October 1908 at the age of 74.³⁶

Holderness, Caroline V.
Spouse: Jesse Montford
Marriage Date: Oct 16, 1852
State: FL
County: Leon
More About: This record can be found in the County Court Records, Film # 0983459 - 0983464.

In 1860, Caroline was living in Jefferson Co FL. "J." Montford was age 30, born Florida. He was a farmer with $1200 value real estate and $4000 in personal estate. Caroline was age 25, also born in Florida [No, she was born in GA]. Children listed in the household were Martha E. age 7,, Thomas J. 6, Sarah E 3, and Harriet, age 11 months. J. Montford is also listed in the slave schedule with 5 slaves.

1870, Twp 1, Jefferson Co FL., Hh 59
"Jeff Munford", age 38, farmer, b. GA
Caroline, age 30, b. GA
Children all born in Florida: Elizabeth, 16; Harriet, 11; Thomas, 13, Fannie 7, and Rebecca 2.

1880 Census. Jefferson Co, FL, Hh 344
Jesse "Munford", age 51, b. FL, parents B. GA
Caroline, 45, wife, b. GA, father b. VA, mothre b. NC
Children all born in Florida.
Thomas, 24, son
Fannie, 18, dau
Rebeca A., 10 dau
Emaretta 9, dau
Caroline L. 4, dau

Florida State Census, 1885. Jefferson Co, District 4
J. S. Montford, age 56, Farmer
Carolina Vineta, 45, b. GA
Thomas Mathew 30
Ana Rebecca 16
Emmetta, 12
Caroline Beard, age 8

1900 Census. Wheeler, Jefferson Co FL, Hh 192
Jessie Montford, b. Jun 1829, age 70, married 48 yrs, b. FL, parents b. Georgia
Carolina V., wife, b. Oct 1834, age 65, 9 children - 6 are living, b. Georgia, father b. Virginia, mother b. NC

In 1910, Jessie S. Montford was living alone in Wheeler, Jefferson Co, FL. Age 80, widowed.

Caroline Virginia HOLDERNESS and Jesse Sinclair MONTFORD were married on 19 October 1852 in Leon County, Florida.³⁶ Jesse Sinclair MONTFORD was born in 1830 in Florida.¹⁶² He died on 30 October 1910 at the age of 80 in Jefferson County, Florida.

Union Cemetery, Jefferson Co, FL
Jesse Sinclair Montford is buried well to the right, and about halfway back. His grave is marked by an Obelisk which has Carolina Virginia (Holderness) Montford's memorial facing the street, and Jesse (spelled Jessie) Sinclair Montford's facing away from the street.

One of their daughters, Frances Virginia Montford married Dr. William Archibald Monroe. Their graves are next to the Jesse and Carolina Montford obelisk, but are totally unmarked. They were identified by Dorothy Stringer Dekle (granddaughter of Dr. Monroe) prior to her death in the early 1990's. Also of note, Carolina Virginia Holderness Montford's mother, Elizabeth Polly Bryan Holderness, died at her daughter and son-in-law's home in 1873. However, her grave is either unmarked, or in the part of the cemetery across the street. Her husband, James Holderness died in 1860 in Leon/Jefferson County, Florida. His grave is also either unmarked or across the street in the other part of the cemetery.

Caroline Virginia HOLDERNESS and Jesse Sinclair MONTFORD had the following children:

200	i.	Martha Elizabeth MONTFORD was born in 1853 in Florida.¹⁶² She died on 27 May 1917 at the age of 64 in Wheeler, Jefferson County, Florida. Married name was Montgomery.
+201	ii.	Thomas Jefferson MONTFORD.
202	iii.	Sarah C. MONTFORD was born in 1857 in Florida.¹⁶² Probably died young - appears only in the 1860 census.
203	iv.	Harriet MONTFORD was born in 1859 in Florida.¹⁶² Harriet was age 22 months at the time of 1860 Census.
204	v.	Frances Virginia MONTFORD was born in 1862 in Florida. She died on 15 April 1931 at the age of 69 in Metcalf, Thomas County, Georgia. Married name was Monroe.
+205	vi.	Anna Rebecca MONTFORD.
206	vii.	Emaretta MONTFORD was born in 1871 in Florida.
207	viii.	Caroline MONTFORD was born in 1876 in Florida. She died on 9 December 1967 at the age of 91 in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. Married Calvin C. Wheeler, 30 Jun 1894, Jefferson Co, FL.