Isabel Wood Holt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Isabel Wood Holt

First Lady of West Virginia

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1899

Place of Birth: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 05-Sep-1996

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.