Seventh Generation

220. Adm. George Allan HOLDERNESS Jr.²²⁹ was born on 10 November 1900 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.²²⁹ He died on 17 April 1987 at the age of 86 in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland.

1923 US Naval Academy Yearbook, Lucky Bag, "Biographies" has both a picture and article about George. The biographies include baby or toddler pictures and do no seem to be in any particular order. He is noted as being on the Track Squad years 4 & 3 and playing class Basketball, years, 4, 3, 2. He was a member of Star years 4 & 3.

The 1927 Technique, Yearbook of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Allan Holderness of Tarboro, NC.
Born Nov 10, 1900; prepared at U.S. Naval Academy; Naval Construction; Entered Senior Year.

Married 1937 to Mary LeGrand Clark of Elizabethtown, NC. Had 2 children. Graduated from US Naval Academy in 1923. In 1951 was a Rear Admiral.
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, 9 May 1937, Sunday, p.22
Mr. Holderness Weds Miss Clark in Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown: Trinity Methodies Church here was the scene of a wedding on Saturday evening, May 1 at 8:30 o'clock.
...Miss Harriett Holderness, sister of the bridegroom, was maid of honor.
...Howard Holderness served as best man for his brother. Ushers were Dail Holderness, William H. Holderness, Thurston Holderness and Heman Clark.
...After the reception Lieutenant and Mrs. Holderness left for Louisville, KY, where they will attend the Kentucky Derby, after which they will sail for Bermuda from New York. After June 1, they will be at home in Pittsburgh, PA.
The bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. John Marvin Clark and the late Mr. Clark. She attended Salem College.
Lieutenant Holderness in the son of Mr. & Mrs. George A. Holderness of Tarboro. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy, later doing work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Caregie Institute of Technology at Pittsburgh. He is now stationed at Pittsburgh, in the office of the inspector of naval materials.

21 May 1937. The Monarch of Bermuda sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda, on 19 May 1937, arriving in New York City on May 21st. I suspect this was the return of the Honeymoon. Listed as passengers were Lt. George A. Holderness, age 36, and Mary C. Holderness, age 24. He was born 1901 in Tarboro, NC - she was born 1913 in Elizabethtown, NC. Their home address was the Pennsylvania Apartments, in Pittsburg, PA.

1940 Census. Maplewood, Essex, New Jersey, Hh 185
George Holderness, 37, b. NC - lived in Pittsburgm PA, 5 years ago, Officer, US Navy
Mary A., wife, 27, b. NC - lived in Elizabethtown, NC, 5 years ago
Mary, dau, 2, b. PA
Mary Waller, Servant, negro, 70, Servant, Private family

1950 Census. Charleston, South Carolina, Hh 298
Regular Navy Qrs. C
George A Holderness, Jr., 49, b. NC, Armed Forces, Capt. USN
Mary C., wife, 37, b. NC
Mary C., dau, 12, b. PA
George A., III, son, 8, b. NY

1956. US Register of Civil, Military & Naval Service
Dept of Defense, Navy, Executive Office of the Secretary of the Navy
Office of Industrial Relations
Rear Adm. George A., Holderness, Jr., Chief, of N.C.

The U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 on Ancestry.com, does list George Allan Holderness. His enlistment date was 8 Jun 1923; he retired 30 Jun 1958.

Burial: Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Bladen Co, NC, as is his wife Mary.

Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount, NC, 19 Apr 1987, Sunday, p.2
George Allan Holderness
Tarboro - George Allan Holderness, 86, a retired rear admiral in the Navy, died Friday at the Carriage Hill Nursing Home in Bethesda, MD
A private service will be Monday at the Naval Chapel in Washington, DC
Surviving: wife, Mrs. Mary Clark Holderness of Chevy Chase, MD; one daughter, Jan Holderness of Washington, DC; one son, George A. Holderness III of Bethesda, MD; two sisters, Mrs. William Transou of Greensboro; three brothers, Howard Holderness, T. T. Holderness, both of Greensboro, and H. D. Holderness of Tarboro.

Adm. George Allan HOLDERNESS Jr. and Mary LeGrande CLARK were married on 1 May 1937 in Bladen County, North Carolina.^179,229 Mary LeGrande CLARK was born on 24 November 1912 in Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina.¹⁷⁹ She died on 22 August 2002 at the age of 89 in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland.

1920 Census. Elizabethtown, Bladen Co, NC, Hh 10
John M. Clark, 42, family all born in North Carolina, Sheriff
Mattie L, wife, 38
Margrett L., dau, 14
Chatham C., son, 11
Mary L., dau, 7
Chatham C. Lyon, Father-in-lw, 65, Widowed, Lawyer, Judge

Marriage record states Mary's parents as John Marvin Clark and Mattie Lyon Clark. Her father was deceased; her mother living in Elizabethtown. They were married by Civ. Barbee, Minister of M.E. Church, South, at the First Methodist Church of Elizabethtown. Howard Holderness of Greensboro and Harriet Holderness to Tarboro were two of the witnesses.

Passenger on the Mauretania of the Cunard Line, landed at Southampton, From New York, via Havre, 20 Aug 1960.
Mary Holderness, age 30, born 24 Nov 1912, Address in England: Dartmouth House, Berkeley Sq., London, Passport, USA; visiting UK for 2 weeks.

Obituary from THE WASHINGTON POST, Saturday, Sep 7, 2002
Mary Clark Holderness, 89, an amateur artist who in the 1970s designed a large stained-glass window for Children's Hospital, died Aug 22 of stroke complications at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.
She had lived in the Washington area since the 1950s and in Chevy Chase since 1958.
Mrs. Holderness, a native of Elizabethtown, NC attended Salem College in North Carolina.
She had a home studio and produced sculptures, watercolors and portraits into the 1990s.
The window at the hospital, the focal point of its children's chapel, was commissioned by fundraiser John Sharon and his wife, Frances. Mrs. Holderness realized the family theme working with the artisan John P. F. Coleman.
She was a member of Chevy Chase Club and the Friends of Stratford.
Her husband, retired Rear Adm. George A. Holderness Jr. whom she married in 1937, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Jan Holderness of Washington; and a son, George III, of Bethesda.
[copy sent by Robert Holderness]

The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, 14 Sep 2002, Saturday, p.B8
Mary C. Holderness
CHEVY CHASE, MD - Mary LeGrande Clark Holderness, 89, died August 22, 2002 in Suburban Hospital, Bethesada, MD.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Rear Adminral George A. Holderness, Jr., USN (retired). Both were natives of North Carolina. She was a versatile amateur artist primarily a painter in her home studio. She designed and created together with Artison John P.F. Coleman a stained glass window for a children's chapel completed in 1977 which is still the focal point in the chapel
at Children's National Medical Ceneter in Washington, DC
A memorial service will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, Elizabethtown, NC, on Monday, September 23, at 11:30 am with Reverends Fred Davis and Donald Warren officiating.
Survivors: daughter, M. Jan C. Holderness of Washington, DC; son George A Holderness III of Bethesda, MD.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bladen County Historical Society, Route 1, Box 83, White Oak, NC, 28399, for the maintenance of Harmony Hall.

Adm. George Allan HOLDERNESS Jr. and Mary LeGrande CLARK had the following children: