Sixth Generation

187. Mariah Elizabeth "May" HOLDERNESS was born on 20 May 1876.^150,152 She died on 3 March 1904 at the age of 27 in Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas.^152,155

The Holderness book gave her name as May M., but it was Mariah E. on the marriage record.

Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, Pine Bluff, AR, 11 Nov 1902, Tuesday, p.4
The Neihuss-Holderness nuptials will occur Wednesday evening at the Methodist church in Fordyce. The groom is Mr. Charles Wesley Neihuss of Lumber, Ark., and the bride is Miss Maria Elizabeth Holderness of Fordyce. Miss Arie McFadden, of this city, will be an attendant. mrs. H. I. Holderness and son, Miss McFadden and Miss Louise Freeman of St. Louis are already at Fordyce, and Messrs. H. I. Holderness and James Holderness of this city, brothers of the bride, will go to Fordyce tonight.

Died in childbirth. Family Bible says she died at her father's home. Marvin Holderness had the year as 1905 in his book. The Bible had 1904, but gave age as 28y 9m 13d which would be 1905. Note the following newspaper article - she died in 1904.

Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, Pine Bluff, AR, 3 Mar 1904, Thursday, p.4
DEATHS
Mrs. May Neihus, age twenty-three, wife of C. W. Neihus, died this morning at 8 o'clock at the residence of her father, Dr. J. H. Holderness at Fordyce after an illness of nearly four months. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the family residence at Fordyce, Rev. Green conducting the services. mrs. Neihus was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Holderness at Fordyce and a sister of H. I. Holderness of this city. She formerly resided at Wesson, LA.

Mariah Elizabeth "May" HOLDERNESS and Charles Wesley NIEHUSS were married on 12 November 1902 in Dallas County, Arkansas.³⁶ Charles Wesley NIEHUSS was born in 1873.³⁶

Mariah Holderness had died in 1904.

1910 Census. Wesson, Union Co, AR, Hh 4
Charles W. Niehuss, 38, married twice, this time for 2 years, b. Missouri, Manager, Lumber Co
Emma C., wife, 28, also married twice, has had 1 child, b. IN
Marvin Lemon, stepson, age 7, b. KY

There is a marriage record, 31 Dec 1907, Union Co, AR for C. W. Niehuss to Emma B. Lemmon - he was 34; she was 26.

There is a World War I Draft Registration that could be this man.
12 Sep 1918
Charles W. Niehuss of Bridgend, Seminole Co, FL was age 45, b. 16 Oct 1872. He was as Superintendant for the Osceloa Cypress Co. Emily Steen of Bridgend was his nearest relative.
Medium height & build, blue eyes, gray hair.