[4] He soon moved to Will County, Illinois, where he briefly lived with relatives and found work at a claim.

[4] Quickly moving back to Chicago, he found employment at a clerk in John H. Kinzie's lumber yard.

[4] He served on the committee that arranged the construction of the Wigwam, which was built to host the 1860 Republican National Convention.

[9] For over twenty years, Holden served as treasurer of Chicago's Firemen's Benevolent Society.

[4] His funeral was held October 3, 1887, at Chicago's Second Baptist Church, and he was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.