Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE¹ HOLMES was born Abt. 1826¹. He married JOHANNA in Otterington, Yorkshire, England². She was born March 1832 in Ireland^3,4.

Notes for GEORGE HOLMES:

Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1880 Census (emumerated on June 11, 1880):

George Holmes, age 56, Laborer, POB: England, FPOB: England, MPOB: England

Johana Holmes, wife, age 48, housekeeping, POB: England, FPOB: England, MPOB: England

George, Age 21, son, POB: Ireland, FPOB: Ireland, MPOB: Ireland (NOTE: Family Bible says England)

Charlotte, Age 17, daughter, dressmaker, POB: England, FPOB: England, MPOB: Ireland

***Place of Birth Info seems inconsistent***

Notes for JOHANNA:

1900 Ohio Lucas County Census shows her as a widow living with daughter Charlotte.

Children of GEORGE HOLMES and JOHANNA are:

2. i. GEORGE² HOLMES, JR., b. December 24, 1858, Bollington, Cheshire County, England; d. May 21, 1940.

3. ii. CHARLOTTE HOLMES, b. December 1862, England.

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE² HOLMES, JR. (GEORGE¹) was born December 24, 1858 in Bollington, Cheshire County, England⁵, and died May 21, 1940⁶. He married ELLEN ANN KIRKHAM November 04, 1880 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio⁶, daughter of EDWARD KIRKHAM and EMMA ROBINSON. She was born November 01, 1859 in Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana⁶, and died July 10, 1931 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan^6,7.

Notes for GEORGE HOLMES, JR.:

George Jr. was the Chief Clerk in the Roster Department in the Office of the Adjuntant General for the State of Ohio, Columbus, OH in 1895.

On February 25, 1895, George Jr. wrote to Col. F. C. Airnerworth (?) requesting the military record of his father-in-law, Edward Kirkham. The complete record was a birthday present for his father-in-law. The present was a "beautiful engrossed picture which will contain a full and complete record of his service."

Notes for ELLEN ANN KIRKHAM:

Buried in Woodlawn Cemetary, Toledo, OH, Section 37, Plot 105, age 71 yrs, 8 mos, 10 days.

Marriage Notes for GEORGE HOLMES and ELLEN KIRKHAM:

Married at Calvary Espicopol Church, Toledo, OH by Rev RM High

Children of GEORGE HOLMES and ELLEN KIRKHAM are:

4. i. CHESTER WILLIAM³ HOLMES, b. February 04, 1882, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; d. February 20, 1950, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

ii. GEORGE HOMER HOLMES III, b. May 21, 1884, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; d. Unknown.

iii. RUTH ELLEN HOLMES, b. August 11, 1891, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; d. Unknown.

3. CHARLOTTE² HOLMES (GEORGE¹) was born December 1862 in England^8,9. She married OWEN BLACKMORE Abt. 1878. He was born November 1857 in England⁹.

Children of CHARLOTTE HOLMES and OWEN BLACKMORE are:

i. LEROY G³ BLACKMORE, b. February 1878, Ohio⁹.

ii. ALICE BLACKMORE, b. December 1881, Ohio⁹.

iii. ETHA BLACKMORE, b. September 1882, Ohio⁹.

iv. CHARLOTTE H. BLACKMORE, b. December 1889, Ohio⁹.

Generation No. 3

4. CHESTER WILLIAM³ HOLMES (GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born February 04, 1882 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, and died February 20, 1950 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. He married ANNA ESTELLE WALMSLEY November 26, 1907 in Grace Cathedral, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana¹⁰, daughter of CHARLES WALMSLEY and MARY WALMSLEY. She was born September 29, 1883 in Ohio^10,11, and died March 1956 in Inidanapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

Marriage Notes for CHESTER HOLMES and ANNA WALMSLEY:

Married in Grace Cathedral, Indianapolis.

Children of CHESTER HOLMES and ANNA WALMSLEY are:

5. i. MARY EILEEN⁴ HOLMES.

6. ii. CHESTER WALMSLEY HOLMES, b. October 14, 1909, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; d. December 1978, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

Generation No. 4

5. MARY EILEEN⁴ HOLMES (CHESTER WILLIAM³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) She married JOHN HOLLY.

Children of MARY HOLMES and JOHN HOLLY are:

i. JUDY⁵ HOLLY.

ii. JANICE HOLLY.

iii. SUZI HOLLY.

6. CHESTER WALMSLEY⁴ HOLMES (CHESTER WILLIAM³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born October 14, 1909 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana¹², and died December 1978 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio¹². He married EVELYNE BERNICE STEWART March 11, 1939 in Anderson, Indiana (Byron's House), daughter of WALTER STEWART and CORDELIA LOUGH. She was born August 20, 1917 in Darlington, Montgomery Co., Indiana.

Children of CHESTER HOLMES and EVELYNE STEWART are:

7. i. ALISON ANN⁵ HOLMES, b. November 11, 1939, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

8. ii. JAMES STEWART HOLMES, b. May 19, 1942, Indianapolis,Marion Co., Indiana.

iii. THOMAS WARREN HOLMES, b. January 15, 1950, LaFayette,Tippecanoe Co., Indiana; m. (1) MARCIA KAY MILLER; m. (2) BARBARA WARD, January 08, 1994, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; b. January 31, 1952, Covington, Campbell Co., Kentucky.

9. iv. RICHARD ELLIOTT HOLMES, b. June 25, 1953, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

Generation No. 5

7. ALISON ANN⁵ HOLMES (CHESTER WALMSLEY⁴, CHESTER WILLIAM³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born November 11, 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. She married RICHARD ALLEN ROBERTS September 22, 1959 in Richmond, Wayne, Co., Indiana, son of CARL ROBERTS and GERTRUDE GRAY. He was born May 25, 1936 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Children of ALISON HOLMES and RICHARD ROBERTS are:

i. ANN RAE⁶ ROBERTS, b. March 26, 1960, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; m. (1) JAMES MATTHEW THOMPSON, March 28, 1981, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio; m. (2) JOHN MARK SMITH, August 31, 1985, Fairborn, Greene Co., Ohio; b. May 20, 1959, Goldsboro, North Carolina.

10. ii. RANDALL SCOTT ROBERTS, b. September 24, 1961, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

11. iii. TRACI LYNN ROBERTS, b. March 20, 1964, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

8. JAMES STEWART⁵ HOLMES (CHESTER WALMSLEY⁴, CHESTER WILLIAM³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born May 19, 1942 in Indianapolis,Marion Co., Indiana. He married MELINDA EBERHARD.

Children of JAMES HOLMES and MELINDA EBERHARD are:

i. MOLLY ELIZABETH⁶ HOLMES, b. July 29, 1969, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; m. TODD GIRALAMO, August 03, 1996, Dayton, Oh; b. February 10.

ii. LESLIE ANNE HOLMES, b. February 15, 1973, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

iii. SARA KATHRYN HOLMES, b. March 24, 1977, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

9. RICHARD ELLIOTT⁵ HOLMES (CHESTER WALMSLEY⁴, CHESTER WILLIAM³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born June 25, 1953 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. He married VICTORIA TANGEMAN. She was born December 04, 1951 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio¹³.

Children of RICHARD HOLMES and VICTORIA TANGEMAN are:

i. ALEXANDER STEWART⁶ HOLMES, b. June 03, 1989.

ii. TIMOTHY VICTOR HOLMES, b. May 29, 1991.

Generation No. 6

10. RANDALL SCOTT⁶ ROBERTS (ALISON ANN⁵ HOLMES, CHESTER WALMSLEY⁴, CHESTER WILLIAM³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born September 24, 1961 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He married MICHELE HOLLIDAY March 23, 1985 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. She was born September 25, 1964 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

Child of RANDALL ROBERTS and MICHELE HOLLIDAY is:

i. MATTHEW COLSON⁷ ROBERTS, b. December 1987, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

11. TRACI LYNN⁶ ROBERTS (ALISON ANN⁵ HOLMES, CHESTER WALMSLEY⁴, CHESTER WILLIAM³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born March 20, 1964 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. She met JAY LEWIS.

Children of TRACI ROBERTS and JAY LEWIS are:

i. JASON COLBY⁷ LEWIS, b. July 27, 1989, Los Angeles, CA.

ii. SYDNEY ANN LEWIS, b. September 30, 1990, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma.

Endnotes

1. 1880 Lucas County, Ohio Census, 251.

2. Ancestral File, AFN: 383L-VW.

3. 1880 Lucas County, Ohio Census, Page 251.

4. 1900 Ohio Lucas County Census, Vol 95, ED 35, Sheet 23, Line 96.

5. Holmes Family Bible.

6. Kirkham Family Bible.

7. Michigan Dept. of Health, Registrar's Permit for Burial or Removal, No. 8366.

8. 1880 Lucas County, Ohio Census, 251.

9. 1900 Ohio Lucas County Census, Vol 95, ED 35, Sheet 23, Line 96.

10. Walmsley Family Bible.

11. 1900 Marion County Indiana Census, Vol 45, ED 22, Sheet 6, Line 26.

12. Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from A through L, Date of Import: Jun 21, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.4.108241.62

13. Vickie Holmes.

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