Lovinia Pollard Holding, 1860 - 1896

Lovinia died young- 36 years old- and two months after giving birth to her son Mark Wilton Holding. I believe she is buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery; the family was living in that community at the time of her death.

Lovinia married Thomas Clayton Holding 12 Apr 1883 in Salt Lake City. He had learned the trade of shoe making and when the Spanish Fork Co-operative Mercantile Institution opened a shoe factory he found steady employment, managing that concern. He would be affiliated with the shoe business his entire life.

Lovinia's children ranged from 12 to infant at the time of her death. The oldest was Lenora (1884-1967), her only daughter and later Mrs. Joseph S. Durrant.
The remaining children- sons- were:
Franklin Eugene Holding (1885-1965) wife Reva Pearl Johnson
Thomas Clayton Holding (1887-1957) wife Margaret Elita Dillingham
Henry Richard Holding (1889-1946) wife Evelyn Clara Grua
Joseph Terrence Holding (1891-1983) wife Ida Alice Openshaw
Spencer P Holding (1894)
Mark Wilton Holding (1896-1976) wife Alice Maud Chryst

From the six children marrying, Lovinia had 14 grandchildren. In my research files I do not have a clear record of great-grandchildren. I do know that there are now descendants in the 6th generation. Lovinia's children were definitely a part of the building of the west.

Thomas Clayton Holding is buried in the Salt Lake City cemetery.