{"id":128,"date":"2026-05-12T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/?p=128"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:42:16","slug":"luther-b-halsey-also-holsey-1903-death-records-and-grave-markers-documenting-a-changing-surname-arbutus-cemetery-baltimore-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/12\/luther-b-halsey-also-holsey-1903-death-records-and-grave-markers-documenting-a-changing-surname-arbutus-cemetery-baltimore-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Luther B. Halsey (also Holsey, 1903-?): Death Records and Grave Markers Documenting a Changing Surname, Arbutus Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luther was born to Solomon and Fannie Halsey. He is buried near them at Arbutus Cemetery in Baltimore. Luther lived to marry twice. The grave markers and death records demonstrate the difficulty in the research when a surname changes spelling between people and from record to record concerning the same person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spelling variations documented in this post are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Luther&#8217;s death record \u2014 surname spelled <strong>Holsey<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Luther&#8217;s grave marker \u2014 surname spelled <strong>Halsey<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>First wife Sarah&#8217;s death record \u2014 surname spelled <strong>Holsey<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sarah&#8217;s grave marker \u2014 surname spelled <strong>Halsey<\/strong> (buried with Luther)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Second wife Henrietta&#8217;s grave marker \u2014 surname spelled <strong>Holsey<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Henrietta&#8217;s death record \u2014 surname spelled <strong>Holsey<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luther B. Halsey and  wife Sarah (Payne) Halsey, Grave Marker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luther-B.-Halsey.png\" alt=\"Luther B. Halsey and Sarah S. Halsey Grave marker\" class=\"wp-image-132\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2872397945390646;width:744px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luther-B.-Halsey.png 744w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luther-B.-Halsey-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vanessa Wood \u00a9 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luther B. Halsey, Death Record<\/strong> <span id='easy-footnote-1-128' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/12\/luther-b-halsey-also-holsey-1903-death-records-and-grave-markers-documenting-a-changing-surname-arbutus-cemetery-baltimore-maryland\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-128' title='Maryland, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, death records, Luther B. Holsey, certificate no. 85-30929 (11 November 1985).'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luther-B.-Halsey-death-record-2.png\" alt=\"Luther B. Holsey death record.\" class=\"wp-image-133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luther-B.-Halsey-death-record-2.png 936w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luther-B.-Halsey-death-record-2-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luther-B.-Halsey-death-record-2-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sarah (Payne) Halsey, Death Record<\/strong><span id='easy-footnote-2-128' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/12\/luther-b-halsey-also-holsey-1903-death-records-and-grave-markers-documenting-a-changing-surname-arbutus-cemetery-baltimore-maryland\/#easy-footnote-bottom-2-128' title='Maryland, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, death records, Sarah S. Holsey, certificate no. 79-16878 (13 July 1979).'><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sarah-holsey-death-record.png\" alt=\"Sarah Payne Holsey Death Record\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sarah-holsey-death-record.png 859w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sarah-holsey-death-record-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sarah-holsey-death-record-768x629.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Henrietta (Layton) Halsey, Grave Marker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Henrietta-Holsey.png\" alt=\"Henrietta Layton Halsey grave marker\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Henrietta-Holsey.png 744w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Henrietta-Holsey-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vanessa Wood \u00a9 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Henrietta (Layton) Halsey, Death Record<\/strong><span id='easy-footnote-3-128' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/12\/luther-b-halsey-also-holsey-1903-death-records-and-grave-markers-documenting-a-changing-surname-arbutus-cemetery-baltimore-maryland\/#easy-footnote-bottom-3-128' title='Maryland, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, death records, Henrietta L. Holsey, certificate no. 86-28257 (31 October 1986).'><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Henrietta-Holsey-Death-Record.png\" alt=\"Henrietta L. Holsey death record\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Henrietta-Holsey-Death-Record.png 860w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Henrietta-Holsey-Death-Record-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Henrietta-Holsey-Death-Record-768x630.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Holsey\/Halsey family article, &#8216;Becoming Holsey: The South Carolina Origins of the Holsey Family of Baltimore,&#8217; will be featured in the upcoming Kinship Papers, Vol. 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/subscribe\/\">Subscribe to TheRecordLady.com<\/a> to receive updates on publication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEATURED IMAGE: The Record Lady Cemetery Visit, created by CoPilot AI, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luther was born to Solomon and Fannie Halsey. He is buried near them at Arbutus Cemetery in Baltimore. Luther lived to marry twice. The grave markers and death records demonstrate the difficulty in the research when a surname changes spelling between people and from record to record concerning the same person. 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