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Harold H Holmes

Harold H Holmes



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harold H Holmes was born about 1915 in West Virginia, USA (son of Eugene H Holmes and Jessie Brown).

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1920, Ward 1, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eugene H Holmes was born on 4 May 1895 in Virginia, USA (son of Moses Holmes and Emma White); died on 14 Jun 1964 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Crane H Holmes
    • Name: Engene Holmes
    • Name: Eugene Holmes
    • Name: Eugune Holmes
    • Job: Employer: Wage Earner
    • Residence: 1910, Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA; 15 Age: 15; AttendedSchool: No; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0077; NativeLanguageCode: English; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 0; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
    • Residence: 1917, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 1, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Died:
    68 Age: 68

    Eugene married Jessie Brown in 1913 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Jessie was born about 1896 in West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jessie Brown was born about 1896 in West Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1920, Ward 1, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

    Children:
    1. 1. Harold H Holmes was born about 1915 in West Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Moses Holmes was born in 1872 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA (son of Charles Holmes and Nellie Philips); died on 14 Apr 1936 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Job: Employer: Wage Earner
    • Residence: 1910, Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA; 38 Age: 38; Miner Occupation: Miner; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0077; HomeOwnership: Rent; Industry: Coal Mine; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 0; YearsMarried: 18; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
    • Residence: 1930, 1019 South 9th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head; Home Value: $1000
    • Residence: 1936, 1019 South 9th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    MOSES HOLMES
    Moses Holmes, 60, of 1019 South Ninth street, died at his home Tuesday night. He is survived by his widow. Emma; a son, Eugene, of this city, and three sisters: Mrs. Mary Medley and Miss Lucy Holmes, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Henrietta Brogwell of Pittsburgh.
    The funeral will be held Saturday with services at 2 p. m. at the Charles W. Curtis funeral parlors, 1103 North Sixth street, with the Rev. A. A. Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery. The body may be viewed Friday evening from 6 to 10 o'clock.

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Moses married Emma White on 11 Jan 1893 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA. Emma (daughter of Ned White and Jane White) was born in 1872 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Emma White was born in 1872 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA (daughter of Ned White and Jane White).

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: Emma Holmes
    • Job: Employer: Own Account
    • Residence: 1910, Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA; 35 Age: 35; Laundress Occupation: Laundress; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0077; Industry: At Home; NativeLanguageCode: English; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 5; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 1; YearsMarried: 18; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
    • Residence: 1930, 1019 South 9th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

    Children:
    1. 2. Eugene H Holmes was born on 4 May 1895 in Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jun 1964 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Charles Holmes was born in in Virginia, USA.

    Charles married Nellie Philips. Nellie was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Nellie Philips was born in in Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Nellie Holmes

    Children:
    1. Mary Holmes Medley
    2. Lucy Holmes
    3. Henrietta Holmes Brogwell
    4. 4. Moses Holmes was born in 1872 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Apr 1936 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 10.  Ned White

    Ned married Jane White. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Jane White
    Children:
    1. 5. Emma White was born in 1872 in Botetourt, Virginia, USA.



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