History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 597. [Scott County] [Georgetown City and Precinct] T. HOLDING, miller; P. O. Georgetown; son of Benjamin and Sarah (Barnett) Holding, was born in Scott County, Ky., on Jan. 31, 1831; his parents were natives of Virginia, and came to Kentucky in 1805; his father was a farmer; both parents were Methodists, and with their son, James, were principal contributors to the building of the brick church at the head waters of Eagle Creek; the church was called Mt. Gilead, but more generally known as Holding's Church. His father died in 1855, in this county, and his mother died in Missouri, in 1879, aged eighty-three. The subject of this sketch was raised on Eagle Creek, and at the age of eighteen began to learn mill wrighting, with Thompson & Curry, who worked successively in Harrison, Scott and Bourbon counties. He continued with that firm about five years. In January, 1855, he became a partner with S. R. Thompson, in the present mill, which they ran three years, when Mr. Holding removed to Livingston County, Mo., and there worked at carpentering and other pursuits, until 1863, when he returned and again became the partner of S. R. Thompson, continuing four years, when he bought the mill at the Crossings, rebuilt and improved, and owned it five years. In 1875, he went to Missouri, and in 1880, for the third time, came into the Thompson mill, as lessee. In the fall of 1881, he introduced the new process of making flour. There are three run of buhrs, with a capacity of thirty-five barrels of flour per day. The mill employs three persons, and does a custom and merchant business. The water-power is sufficient for nine months of the year, and steam is used for the remaining three months. They make three brands of choice flour, which is shipped to various markets. Mr. Holding has had an experience of thirty-two years in milling business. The mill consists of two stores, the lower of stone, the upper, frame. In addition there are an engine room, wareroom, and other buildings. Holding Barnett Thompson = Livingston-MO VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/scott/holding.t.txt