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Titus Family Collection
Collection Summary
Title
Titus Family Collection
Date
1860-1927
Extent
133 digital images; TIFF images
Series 1 – 34 files
Series 2 – 6 files
Series 3 – 84 files
Series 4 – 9 files
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1034-TFC
Processed by: Nicole Pye, 2013; Finding aid created by Nicole Pye and David C. Jones, 2014
Name of Creator
Holt Family
Titus Family
Biographical History
Square Holt was born in New York in 1838 and his family migrated to Michigan while he was a boy.
Square married Hannah J. Lord circa 1860. During the Civil War, Square served in the 26th Michigan
infantry and saw several battles including one in which he lost a finger. He spent most of his life farming
in Ingham County, Michigan and passed away in Jackson County, Michigan on March 11, 1917 at the age
of 79. His older sister was Samantha Holt.
Melville Titus was born in New York in 1825. His family migrated to Michigan in the mid-1830s. Melville
married Samantha Holt in 1860. After marriage, Samantha and Melville resided in Ingham County,
Michigan. Like Square, Melville was also a farmer and the Titus’ lived close to various Holt family
members. Melville passed away April 12, 1895 at the age of 70 and was buried in Holt Cemetery in
Dansville, Ingham County, Michigan.
Scope and Content
This collection is completely digitalized and available on the Midwest Genealogy Center’s digital archival
collections webpage. The collection contains correspondence between Square Holt and family members
during his Civil War service while he served with the 26th Michigan Infantry (Union). Also included is a
journal written by Melville Titus (brother-in-law of Square Holt), photographs of various Titus and Holt
family members, and ephemera created by the both the Titus and Holt families.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 4 series.
Series 1, Correspondence
Item 1, Letter from Square Holt to Melville and Samantha Titus, January 20, 1863
Item 2, Letter from Square Holt to Melville Titus, February 11, 1863
Item 3, Letter from Square Holt to Silas and Emily Holt, March 18, 1863
Item 4, Letter from Square Holt to Melville and Samantha Titus, May 2, 1863
Item 5, Letter from Square Holt to Silas and Emily Holt and Hannah Holt, June 18, 1863
Item 6, Letter from Square Holt to Emily Holt, July 26, 1863
Item 7, Letter from Square Holt to Samantha Holt, September 18, 1863
Item 8, Letter from Square Holt to John Holt, October 1, 1863
Item 9, Letter from Square Holt to Melville and Samantha Titus, January 1, 1864
Item 10, Letter from Square Holt to Hannah Holt, January 28, 1864
Item 11, Letter from Square Holt to Melville and Samantha Titus, February 2, 1864
Item 12, Letter from Square Holt to Hannah Holt, April 10, 1864
Series 2, Ephemera
Item 1, Family story, undated
Item 2, Family story, 1883
Item 3, Titus Family Reunion cards, 1901
Item 4, Titus Family Reunion card, 1927
Series 3, Personal
Item 1, Journal of Melville Titus, 1870
Series 4, Photographs
Item 1, Melville Titus, circa 1850
Item 2, Samantha Holt Titus, circa 1850
Item 3, Square and Bryon Holt, circa 1860
Item 4, Melville and Samantha Titus, circa 1860
Item 5, Holt Family, circa 1880 (1 of 3)
Item 6, Holt Family, circa 1880 (2 of 3)
Item 7, Holt Family, circa 1880 (3 of 3)
Item 8, Melville and Samantha Titus, circa 1890
Item 9, Titus Family at reunion, 1901
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access
All records within this collection are digital images and are available on the Midwest Genealogy Center’s
digital archival collections webpage.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The images within this collection were donated by Jeannie Long.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
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