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Oliver Wendell Holmes 1835–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 MAY 1835

Birth Location: Augusta [Oriskany Falls], Oneida County, New York

Death Date: 06 FEB 1891

Death Location: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Father: Leonard Holmes

Mother: Betsey Parlin

Spouse(s): Catherine Treanor

Children(s): Philomina Holmes, Leonard Holmes, Oliver Holmes, Nina Holmes, Eva Holmes, Dell Holmes, Devillo Holmes

In 1835, Oliver Wendell Holmes entered the world in Augusta [Oriskany Falls], Oneida County, New York, born to Leonard Holmes And Betsey Parlin. Oliver Wendell Holmes married Catherine Ann Treanor, and had children including Dell Holmes, Devillo Ambrose Holmes, Eva Katherine Holmes, Leonard J Holmes, Nina Cornelia Celestial Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Philomina R Minnie Holmes. Oliver Wendell Holmes passed away in 1891 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Oliver Wendell Holmes entered the world in Augusta [Oriskany Falls], Oneida County, New York, born to Leonard Holmes And Betsey Parlin.
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes married Catherine Ann Treanor, and had children including Dell Holmes, Devillo Ambrose Holmes, Eva Katherine Holmes, Leonard J Holmes, Nina Cornelia Celestial Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Philomina R Minnie Holmes.
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes passed away in 1891 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonard Holmes
1801–1883
Birth Location: Woodstock Valley, Windham, Connecticut, USA
LH
Betsey Parlin
1809–1863
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
BP

Spouses(s)

Catherine Treanor
1841–1915
Birth Location: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
CT

Children(s)

Philomina Holmes
1865–1924
Birth Location: Lafayette, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
PH
Leonard Holmes
1866–1929
Birth Location: Iowa
LH
Oliver Holmes
1874–1948
Birth Location: Lafayette, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
OH
Nina Holmes
1876–1958
Birth Location: Lafayette, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
NH
Eva Holmes
1862–1894
Birth Location: Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
EH
Dell Holmes
1880–
Birth Location: –
DH
Devillo Holmes
1869–1955
Birth Location: Lansing, IA USA
DH

Oliver Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Holmes
1835–1891
Birth Place: Augusta [Oriskany Falls], Oneida County, New York
Parents
Leonard Holmes
1801–1883
Woodstock Valley, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Betsey Parlin
1809–1863
Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Richard Holmes
1773–1853
Woodstock Valley, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Richard Holmes
1773–1853
Woodstock Valley, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Appleton Holmes
1750–1828
Lydia Goodrich
1751–1810
Appleton Holmes
1750–1828
Lydia Goodrich
1751–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Holmes
1715–1800
Hannah Hale
1714–1795
Elijah Goodrich
1725–1803
Lydia Wright
1730–1804
William Holmes
1715–1800
Hannah Hale
1714–1795
Elijah Goodrich
1725–1803
Lidia Wright
1730–1804

Oliver Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Oliver (Wendell) Holmes (05 MAY 1835–06 FEB 1891) m. Catherine (Ann) Treanor (30 Oct 1841–18 Dec 1915)
  1. 1. Philomina (R (Minnie)) Holmes 1865–1924 m. Edward (Joseph Julson) Sr 1869–1960
    1. 1. Edward (Joseph Julson) Jr 1897–1985
    2. 2. Mark (T) Julson 1894–1916
  2. 2. Leonard (J.) Holmes 1866–1929
  3. 3. Oliver (Wendell) Holmes 1874–1948
  4. 4. Nina (Cornelia Celestial) Holmes 1876–1958
  5. 5. Eva (Katherine) Holmes 1862–1894 m. Andrew (B.) Clark 1854–1922
    1. 1. Eva (Marie) Clarke 1886–1965
    2. 2. Oliver (Thomas) Clarke 1882–1965
  6. 6. Dell Holmes 1880–
  7. 7. Devillo (Ambrose) Holmes 1869–1955 m. Mary Regan 1870–1955
    1. 1. Joe 1913–
    2. 2. Cornelius (Devillo) Holmes 1898–1992 m. Myrtle (Elizabeth) Morse 1915–2012

Oliver Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1835
05 MAY 1835
Birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Augusta [Oriskany Falls], Oneida County, New York
Augusta [Oriskany Falls], Oneida County, New York
1891
06 FEB 1891
Age 56
Death of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 MAY 1835
    Event Place: Augusta [Oriskany Falls], Oneida County, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 FEB 1891
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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