Isabel Wood Holt

Isabel Wood Holt (1899–1996) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Homer A. Holt and served as that state's First Lady, 1937-1941. She was born January 23, 1899, at Charlottesville, Virginia. In 1924, she married Homer A. Holt. As first lady, she dedicated most of her time to raising their three young children ((Julia Kinsley Holt (Coyle), Isabel Drury Holt (Dannenberg) and Robert Byrne Holt)). After leaving office, the Holts remained in Charleston, West Virginia, where the former governor practiced law. Following his death in 1975, Isabel remained in Charleston in her home on Bridge Road. She kept a garden on the place and grew the World's best tomatoes and canteloupes according to her grandson, Claiborne Holt Coyle. Isabel Wood Holt died on September 5, 1996 and was buried in Lewisburg, West Virginia.[1]

Isabel Wood Holt
Born(1899-01-23)January 23, 1899
DiedSeptember 5, 1996(1996-09-05) (aged 97)
NationalityAmerican
Known forFirst lady of West Virginia, 1937-1941

References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Edna Hall Scott Kump
First Lady of West Virginia
1937 1941
Succeeded by
Alberta Ramage Neely
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