From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff
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Revised May 31, 2000
HOLDER/GIDDINGS FAMILY
(600) ADA7 STANCLIFT (James P.6, Timothy5,
John4, Comfort3, James2, James1)
Daughter of James Patterson and Sarah Ann [Grant] Stanclift born McKean, Erie County, PA June 23, 1870, married 1. by 1889 FREDERICK W. GIDDINGS, son of Francis Wilson and Charlotte [Long] Giddings born PA 1869(1), married 2. Erie, Erie County, PA by Rev. A. B. Chamberlain Oct. 23, 1895 JOHN S. HOLDER(2), son of Michael and Sussanah J. [____] Holder born PA 1862(3). John died before 1910 at which time Ada Holder is listed in the census records as a widow, who has had seven children, six of whom are living(4). Ethel [Holder] Stancliff's obituary cites her half brother, Roland Giddings.
CHILDREN: Frederick W. and Ada [Stanclift] Giddings
1. ROLAND GIDDINGS born 1890, living City of Erie, Erie County, PA in 1987.
CHILDREN: John and Ada [Stanclift] Holder
2. CARL L. HOLDER He appeared as witness on other Stanclift Probate Records, and was appointed Guardian to minor children John Ellsworth and Phyllis Marie Stancliff, who were children of Ervin Jacob and Ethel [Holder] Stancliff.
3. OSBORN HOLDER born 1897.
4. ETHEL HOLDER born PA Feb. 14, 1898, died Girard, Erie County, PA Mar. 18, 1987(5), married Erie County, PA May 28, 1925(6) ERVIN JACOB STANCLIFF son of Lynn E. and Clara E. [Geist] Stancliff.
5. ESTHER HOLDER born 1900.
6. EDGAR HOLDER living in Waterford, Erie County, PA in 1987 and listed as a brother in Ethel's Obituary.
See Appendix A: HOLDER
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Footnotes:
1. .PA 1870 CENSUS, Erie County, Middleborough, McKean P. O., PG 282B, Dwelling 24, Family 23 and PA 1880 CENSUS, Erie County, McKean Twp, Dwelling 129, Family 155
2. .ERIE DISPATCH issue of Oct. 25, 1895
3. .PA 1870 CENSUS, Erie County, Waterford Township, Dwelling 177, Family 177, John age 8 this date.
4. .PA 1910 CENSUS, Erie County, Waterford Township, West District, Waterford Boro E. D. 138, Sheet 5A, enumerated May 7, 1910
5. .Social Security Death Index, and obituary from a local newspaper.
6. .Erie County, PA Marriage Records Vol.42, page 449
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