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John Hornsby Holcomb 1812–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1812

Birth Location: Greene, Chenango, New York, United States

Death Date: 27 OCT 1880

Death Location: Turtlepoint, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Asahel Holcomb

Mother: Phoebe Holcomb

Spouse(s): Abigail Cummings

Children(s): Laura Holcomb

John Hornsby Holcomb was born in 1812 in Greene, Chenango, New York, United States, the child of Asahel Holcomb And Phoebe Phebe Sweet Holcomb. John Hornsby Holcomb married Abigail Cummings, and had children including Laura A Holcomb. John Hornsby Holcomb passed away in 1880 in Turtlepoint, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Hornsby Holcomb was born in 1812 in Greene, Chenango, New York, United States, the child of Asahel Holcomb And Phoebe Phebe Sweet Holcomb.
  • John Hornsby Holcomb married Abigail Cummings, and had children including Laura A Holcomb.
  • John Hornsby Holcomb passed away in 1880 in Turtlepoint, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Holcomb's Ancestors

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John Holcomb
1812–1880
Birth Place: Greene, Chenango, New York, United States
Parents
Asahel Holcomb
1777–1840
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Phoebe (Phebe Sweet) Holcomb
1780–1856
Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Return Holcomb
1742–1832
Simsbury, Hartford, CT, USA
Elijah Sweat
1748–1838
England
Elizabeth Sweet
1749–1827
New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Sweet
1724–1796
Elizabeth Jones
1725–1809
William Wright
1734–1801
Sarah Gunby
1736–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Sherman
1688–1752
John Gunby
1705–1772
Hannah Watson
1709–1754

John Holcomb's Descendants

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John (Hornsby) Holcomb (22 Aug 1812–27 OCT 1880) m. Abigail Cummings (17 Apr 1818–30 Aug 1896)
  1. 1. Laura (A) Holcomb 1841–1936 m. George Wood 1834–1922
    1. 1. John (Howard) Wood 1867–1924 m. Nellie (Blanch) Lawton 1882–1947
      1. 1. Elsie (Wood) Stanger 1904–1998 m. Paul (Tyson) Stanger 1901–1967
        1. 1. Eugene (Paul) Stanger 1930–2001 m. Mary (B) Hamm 1928–2001

John Holcomb's Timeline

3 Records

1812
22 Aug 1812
Birth of John Hornsby Holcomb in Greene, Chenango, New York, United States
Greene, Chenango, New York, United States
1834
14 Aug 1834
Age 22
John Hornsby Holcomb was married in Green, Chenango, New York, United States
Green, Chenango, New York, United States
1880
27 OCT 1880
Age 68
Death of John Hornsby Holcomb in Annin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Annin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1812
    Event Place: Greene, Chenango, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1834
    Event Place: Green, Chenango, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1880
    Event Place: Annin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Turtlepoint, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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