My name is Dan Hooper. I am not related to the Holmes family. I was curious
because there was a James "Jim" Holmes that lived next door to my mother
when she grew up. So I did some searching and I believe that he is the son
of James A. Holmes son of James the subject of the Biography. His mother was
Covie Neal Holmes. Covie and James A. had daughters Charity(1891-1921),
Esther(Teaney 1893-1963) and May(?) and son James "Jim" (1895-1968).
Many Holmes are buried in Riverview Cemetery including Prudence from Del.
reburied from Ohio county 1891. I remember Covie living next to my
Grandmother on Main Street in Aurora.
Hope this may be of interest to you. Will be glad to help further.
Dan in Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Holmes Simpson, Ph.D." <firearrow1(a)yahoo.com>
To: <INOHIO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:26 PM
Subject: [INOHIO] James Holmes and Charity Myers, Randolph Township
Hello,
Was wondering if anyone knew about the James Holmes described in this old
biography. Particularly interested in info about his grandfather, who is
mentioned but not named.
Thanks
Nancy Holmes Simpson
"HISTORY OF DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES, INDIANA-1885"
James HOLMES, Randolph Township, one of the leading farmers and stock
dealers of
ohio County, was born in Harrison County, Ky., in 1822, the
youngest of six children, four of whom are now living, viz.: Polly, wife of
Absalom ADAMS, married in Harrison County, Ky., in 1827, and moved to
Laughery in 1828; William, born in 1810, married to Celia RICKETTS in 1832,
and moved to Woodford County and purchased land, clearing up three different
farms, and working up from poverty to a fortune, accidentally killed in 1876
by a load of lumber falling upon him, was a firm Democrat, and noted for his
liberality (sent one son to the war, and he was killed at teh battle of
Kenesaw Mountain); Sara, wife of Morgan ROBINSON, married in 1833, husband
died in 1880; Nancy wife of William BURNS (who died in September, 1853), and
is now a resident of Bellevue, Ky; Robert, who married Margaret MORELAND in
1840, and died of cholera in 1849. James HOLMES, the father of the above
named children, was b!
orn in
Virginia. His father of Irish descent, moved to Kentucky when a young
man, and
there married Prudence KLAMPET, a native of Delaware, and in 1824
moved to Ohio in which State they resided four years, in Clermont County.
They came to Dearborn County in 1828, where Mr. HOLMES purchased 120 acres
of land on either side of Laughery Creek, when in March, 1829, death took
him from his toil. His widow survived till September, 1879, dying at the
age of ninety-four and a half years. James HOLMES, the subject of this
sketch grew up in the woods on the farm, residing with his mother till
January, 1849, when he married Charity Ann MYERS, a native of Ohio, and
daughter of Joel and Lydia (RAND) MYERS. He began very poor, and worked
hard to make a start in business. He chopped cord-wood at 35 cents per
cord, and by the greatest economy and labor saved from his earnings $500 in
ten years, and bought fifty acres of land. Since that time his advancement
has been moree rapid, and he has!
added to
his original purchase at intervals till he now owns 300 acres. He has
done some
flat-boating and has dealt extensively in stock and produce,
buying in every part of the country for many miles around. Mr. and Mrs
HOLMES have had ten children, two deceased; the eldest, Lauretta, at
fourteen years of age, and Mary, the third daughter, who died in 1875 at the
age of twenty years. The living are Prudence (wife of John McQUARY,
Switzerland County), Emma J. (wife of Edwin TINKER, this township), Belle,
Anna (wife of Joseph PATE), Elizabeth, Rubert, George and James A. Mr.
HOLMES takes an active part in local politics, and is a Democrat of the most
pronounced order. As a citizen his character is above reproach, and his
naturally social nature has won to him a large circle of personal friends.
Nancy R. Holmes Simpson
"One man with courage makes a majority"--Andrew Jackson
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