Holt, James, 1804-1894.

James Holt was an early member of the LDS Church who settled in southern Utah.

From the description of The James Holt papers. 1881. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 236226005

Early Mormon pioneer.

From the guide to the James Holt autobiography, 1881, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

James Holt was born on 10 February 1804 in Halifax County, North Carolina, to Jesse and Elizabeth Davis Holt. He married Mary Pain in 1830. She died in 1845 and that same year he married Parthenia Overton. He became a member of the LDS Church in 1839 and moved to Nauvoo in 1840-1841. In 1845 he was chosen to join the James Emmett Company to go to the Rocky Mountains, to preach to the Indians along the way, and prepare them to receive the Saints in the Valleys of the Mountains. This company endured severe hardships and dissension arose among its members. The company broke up and many, including Holt, stayed in Iowa to farm. He left for Utah in 1852 settling first in Weber County and eventually in southern Utah, Mountain Meadows area, where he established a ranch and prospered. He died in 1894.

From the guide to the James Holt papers, 1881, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

Mormon pioneer and missionary.

From the guide to the James Holt autobiography, 1881, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)