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Holding, Margaret "Maggie" Louise Brown, 1900-1981

 Person

Biography

Mrs. Margaret “Maggie” Louise Brown Holding, a long-time resident of Smithfield, NC, was born June 11, 1900, in Bethel, Pitt County, NC. She was a daughter of Will and Olivia Cornelia Britton Brown.

She married to Robert Powell Holding (1896-1957), president and board chairman of First Citizens Bank and Trust Co, on January 11, 1922, and the couple had three sons: Lewis, Frank, and R. P. Holding, Jr.

Mrs. Holding was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She enjoyed genealogy.

Mrs. Holding died October 5, 1981, and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Smithfield, NC.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Maggie Brown Holding Papers

 Collection — legal box: PC 94
Identifier: PC00094
Scope and Contents

The Maggie Brown Holding Papers contain sixteen bound publications, four booklets, one hard-back book, and miscellaneous/undated documents and newspaper clippings.

Dates: Record Keeping: 1991 October 28; 1927-1948