There was, at one time, a tombstone on the Blanco River on a bluff overlooking the river marking the burial site of one individual. This lone grave was on private property owned by Hays County Gravel Company, just off IH 35, north of the city of San Marcos. The stone is no longer there and its exact location is lost to history. It marked the grave of Capt. W.H. Holt, who died in 1859.
In the late 1960's, the lone stone was broken and in such bad condition that the birth date was illegible as well as the day of death. Research on Captain Holt shows that he purchased a tract of land on the Blanco River from Shad Dixon and wife on June 23, 1855 (H.C. Deed Book C, page 114). Then, a few years after his death, an Ann Holt sold the same tract of land to James Nance on August 30, 1866. Ann Holt was not listed on the 1860 Hays County Census records nor was Captain Holt listed on the 1850 census. His stone did indicate that he was a Mason and anyone desiring to trace this man might be able to obtain some information from the Masonic Lodge's records.
In the late 1960's, the lone stone was broken and in such bad condition that the birth date was illegible as well as the day of death. Research on Captain Holt shows that he purchased a tract of land on the Blanco River from Shad Dixon and wife on June 23, 1855 (H.C. Deed Book C, page 114). Then, a few years after his death, an Ann Holt sold the same tract of land to James Nance on August 30, 1866. Ann Holt was not listed on the 1860 Hays County Census records nor was Captain Holt listed on the 1850 census. His stone did indicate that he was a Mason and anyone desiring to trace this man might be able to obtain some information from the Masonic Lodge's records.
There was, at one time, a tombstone on the Blanco River on a bluff overlooking the river marking the burial site of one individual. This lone grave was on private property owned by Hays County Gravel Company, just off IH 35, north of the city of San Marcos. The stone is no longer there and its exact location is lost to history. It marked the grave of Capt. W.H. Holt, who died in 1859.
In the late 1960's, the lone stone was broken and in such bad condition that the birth date was illegible as well as the day of death. Research on Captain Holt shows that he purchased a tract of land on the Blanco River from Shad Dixon and wife on June 23, 1855 (H.C. Deed Book C, page 114). Then, a few years after his death, an Ann Holt sold the same tract of land to James Nance on August 30, 1866. Ann Holt was not listed on the 1860 Hays County Census records nor was Captain Holt listed on the 1850 census. His stone did indicate that he was a Mason and anyone desiring to trace this man might be able to obtain some information from the Masonic Lodge's records.
In the late 1960's, the lone stone was broken and in such bad condition that the birth date was illegible as well as the day of death. Research on Captain Holt shows that he purchased a tract of land on the Blanco River from Shad Dixon and wife on June 23, 1855 (H.C. Deed Book C, page 114). Then, a few years after his death, an Ann Holt sold the same tract of land to James Nance on August 30, 1866. Ann Holt was not listed on the 1860 Hays County Census records nor was Captain Holt listed on the 1850 census. His stone did indicate that he was a Mason and anyone desiring to trace this man might be able to obtain some information from the Masonic Lodge's records.
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