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My Holmes family originated with William Holmes, Sr. and three or four sons:  William Jr, Wylie, Owen & Bryant Holmes.  They all, along with thier father, William, purchased land in Barbour, Houston & Henry County Alabama in the early 1800s.
 
* There is debate as to Wm & Rutha Springer Holmes being married  & the parents of  William Jr, Wylie, Owen & Bryant Holmes.....altough this is the general concensus.  I am looking to verify this either way.    There is some question as to the authenticity of this tombstone.  Thanks.

 

Owen Holmes

Birth: abt. 1791
North Carolina, USA
Death: 1870
, Barbour, Alabama, USA

Elizabeth

Parents:
Birth: abt 1826
South Carolina, USA
Death: 1895
, Upshur, Texas, USA
 
 
 
Marriage — 4 Nov 1843 in , Henry, Alabama, USA
Children:
 Name SexBirthDeath
William Dallas Holmes  M28 Mar 1842
, Henry, Alabama, USA
4 Jul 1904
, , Alabama, USA
Antithesia Ann Holmes  F1846
, , Alabama, USA

Antiheses Ann Holmes  F1846
, , Alabama, USA

, Upshur, Texas, USA
Artilda Jane A Holmes  FAug 1847
, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1927
Rhonesboro, Upshur, Texas, USA
Artilly G Holmes  F1847
, , Alabama, USA

George Holmes  Mabt. 1852
Alabama, USA
24 Mar 1926
, , Alabama, USA
Caledonia Holmes  F1852
, , Alabama, USA

*George Holmes  M11 Apr 1854
, , Alabama, USA
24 Mar 1926
, , Alabama, USA
Bryant Holmes  M1856
, , Alabama, USA

Frances Holmes  M1858
, , Alabama, USA

Sophia Holmes  F1862
, , Alabama, USA

 

George Holmes

Parents:  Owen Holmes  &  Elizabeth
Birth: abt. 1852
Alabama, USA
Death: 24 Mar 1926
, , Alabama, USA
 

Lonie

Parents: 
Birth: 1858
Death: 9 Feb 1918
    
 
 

Children

 Name SexBirthDeath
*Thomas Loyd Holmes  M15 May 1891
, , Alabama, USA

 
Robert R Holmes  M1892
, , Alabama, USA

Jennie A Holmes  F1892
, , Alabama, USA

 


Thomas Loyd Holmes

Parents:  George Holmes  &  Lonie
Birth: 15 May 1891
, , Alabama, USA
Death:

 

 

Maude Bullard

Birth: abt 1902
Alabama
Death:
Children
 NameSexBirth 
 Patricia Holmes  F

 
*George Glenwood Holmes  M8 SEP 1924
Henry Co., Alabama

 


                     

         Patricia Holmes Nowell holding son, Bobby                                              George Holmes (at aprox 14yrs & 21yrs)                     


Holmes object of interest:  Owen Holmes Land Record Dated 1837 with his Signature
 
 
 
 

Holmes Genealogy Links
 
 

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tinastree/holmes3.html

 

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/al/county/henry1/famconnect/holmes_b.htm