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Surnames: Byrne/Holmes/O'Reilly
Classification: Query
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From the Gold HIll Civil Burial Register, record of death:
JAMES BYRNE
d. September 17 1887 of pneumonia
49 yrs of age
Buried by the Virginia Miner’s Union
at the Catholic Cemetery Virginia City
PETER M. HOLMES
Miner, Native of Ireland
b. 1834 d. October 27 1873
39 yrs 17 days of age
Buried by Margaret Holmes, wife Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold Hill
MARGARET HOLMES
Housewife, Native of Ireland
d. September 14, 1899 from stricture of bowels
67 years of age
Buried by family Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold Hill
ANASTASIA HOLMES
b. Gold Hill Nevada d. March 13, 1873
From fever 3 yrs 2 months of age
Buried by parents Catholic
Cemetery Old Ground-Gold Hill
LAWRENCE HOLMES
b. Gold Hill Nevada d. July 31, 1873
Buried by parents Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold HIll
The above named Holmes still have an identifiable family plot in the Catholic Cemetery Old
Ground-Gold Hill. The remaining markers bear the following inscriptions:
P.M Holmes 1834-1873
Margaret his wife 1832-1899
Anastasia 1870-1873
Lawrence 1872-1873
Edward 1866-1903
Also from Gold HIll Civil Burial Register, record of death, and according to the Daughters
of America Pioneers collection buried in the O’Reilly family plot:
ABBY LENA HOLMES
b. Gold Hill, Nevada d. April 2, 1882
6 yrs 4 months of age of Septicemia
Buried by parents Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold HIll
GEORGE HOLMES
Miner Native of England
d. January 30, 1890 of pneumonia, 45 years of age
Buried by family & Woodmen of the World
JOHN HOLMES
d. April 27, 1891 9 months 7 days of age
Buried by parents & Woodmen of the World
SARAH HOLMES
d. December 12, 1883 of croup, 3 yrs 6 months of age
Buried by parents Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold HIll
These remaining markers bear the following inscriptions:
Abby L. Holmes Died April 2 1882 Age 6 yrs 4 mos
George Holmes Died Jan 30 1890 45 yrs
John Holmes Died April 27 1897 9 mos
Sarah Holmes Died Dec 12 1883 Aged 3 yrs 6 mos
Also from Gold HIll Civil Burial Register, record of death, and according the the Daughter
of American Pioneers collection buried in the P.M Holmes family plot:
AGNESS O’REILLY
b. Gold Hill d. August 14, 1874 of fever
5 months 8 days of age
Buried by parents Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold Hill
ANASTASIA O’REILLY
b. Gold Hill d. August 24, 1874 of fever
4 yrs 3 months and 6 days of age
Buried by parents Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold HIll
EUGENE P. O’REILLY
Miner, native of New York
d. January 29, 1884 of pneumonia
16 yrs 10 months and 13 days of age
Buried by parents Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold Hill
JOHN JAMES O’REILLY
b. Gold Hill d. October 21, 1873 of diphtheria
1 yrs of age buried by parents
at Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold Hill
MARY O’REILLY
b. Gold Hill d. August 12, 1874 of fever
3 yrs 11 months 4 days of age
Buried by parents Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold Hill
WILLIE J. O’REILLY
b. Gold Hill d. June 22, 1883 of Scrofula
4 yrs of age, buried by parents
Catholic Cemetery Old Ground-Gold HIll
These remaining markers bear the inscriptions:
Children of J. J. and M. O. O’Reilly
Agnes O’Reilly 1874-1874
Anastasia O’Reilly 1870-1874
Eugene P. O’Reilly 1867-1884
John O’Reilly 1872-1873
Mary O’Reilly 1871-1874
William J. O’Reilly 1880-1883
The exciting news is these markers are still standing and identifiable at the Gold HIll
sites, should you ever get to the area. I have several more references from the Alf Doten
journals, Will take me a few more weeks to get to them. Hope this helps in some small way,
Alexis Dillon