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Mary Ann
Holmes
Rachel
Holmes
Charles W.
Holmes
Caroline
Holmes
Julien Ann
Holmes
Gideon O.
Holmes
Ezra C.
Holmes
Caroline
Mahita
Holmes
Robert A.
Holmes
George
Holmes
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George Holmes
Click picture to see with wife, Elizabeth Lanning.
George Holmes
Born: February 04, 1798 at Dutchess County, New York
Married: May 18, 1820 to Elizabeth Lanning
Died: August 02, 1878 at Trumbles Corners, Tompkins County, New York
Introductory. On this 26th day of Nov. 1914, I will attempt to describe the history of the Holmes family back as far as the revolution.
HISTORY of the HOLMES FAMILY by
Walter Raymond Holmes
(at age 12). The man the farthest back that we have my record of was a soldier in the revolution during the war. When on his death bed a man came to him and offered to take care of his children, and read him a document which he had made out. It provided that he was to take care of Mr. Holmes's children until they were of age. He was to do it for a small sum which the sick man thought satisfactory.
When Mr. Holmes died, it was found out that instead of the paper which the man had read that it was a will of all the land that he owned which was where Auburn now is and did not mention the three children.
As the man would not take care of the children they were left to shift for themselves. The girl married and went to Texas and after a time she was heard from no more. The two boys were separated and one of them never heard of again.
The boy that was left when he was of age went back to Auburn to lay claim to the land that had so unjustly been taken from him, but he did not succeed.
After a time he married and they had two children, both boys. When these boys became of age they married. One of them went to Canada and the other stayed in N.Y. State.
Both these boys had families, but the one that stayed in N.Y. married twice because his first wife died.
The children of the man that stayed in N.Y. were named Edwin, Walter and Lena.
Lena died Nov. 4, 1913. The second wife of Mr. Holmes Nov. 7, 1913, and Mr. Holmes Aug. 2, 1914.
Walter married and is keeping a store, and Edwin married and has three children and is a farmer."
TOMPKINS COUNTY DEED BOOK BB, pp 452-3, Ithaca NY. "This Indenture made the twentyith [sic] day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty five Between John Van Norstrand of Newfield, Tompkins County & Elizabeth his wife of the first part, and George Holmes of the above written place of the second part, Witnesseth that the party of the first part in consideration of the sum of Eleven hundred dollars in hand paid by the party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,...all that piece of land lying in Newfield aforesaid known by the name of the Petillo Tract lying near the northwest corner of said tract of land....containing fifty acres...." Acknowledged on the 16th day of September 1835 by Cornelius Sebring and recorded September 24, 1835 by S. B. Cushing, Dep. Clk.
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS, TOMPKINS CO., TOWN OF NEWFIELD: page 215, #511/514, dated 14 October 1850.
GEORGE HOLMES, age 52, male, b NY, farmer, value of real estate $2500.
Elizabeth Holmes, age 48, b NJ
Mary A. Holmes, age 28
Julia A. Holmes, age 20
Gideon O. Holmes, age 18, farmer
Ezra Holmes, age 16, farmer
Caroline Holmes, age 15
Robert A. Holmes, age 13
Francis A. Holmes, age 7
GEORGE HOLMES, age 67, male, b/p Dutchess Co. NY; married once, now married, farmer, owner of land.
Elizabeth, age 62, female, b/p NJ, 11 children living; 1 time married.
Julia A., age 36, b/p Tompkins Co., single
Robert A., age 27, b/p Tompkins Co., 1 time married; now married; formerly in Army.
Mary A. Holmes, age 27, daughter-in-law, b/p Canada, 1 child, once married
Francis A. Holmes, age 22, b/p Tompkins Co., one time married, now married
Emma J. Holmes, age 19, daughter-in-law, once married, b/p Jefferson Co.
Jay Holmes, age 2, grandchild, b/p Canada.
GEORGE HOLMES, age 72, farmer, real estate value $3500; personel estate, $1,000.
Elizabeth, age 68, b/p NJ
John, age 40, b/p NY