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Oliver Wendell Holmes 1841 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1841

Birth Location: Boston, Mass

Death Date: 6 March 1935

Death Location: Washington, DC

Father: Dr. Holmes

Mother: Amelia Jackson

Spouse(s): Fanny Dixwell

Children(s): Della Holmes, Dorothy Holmes

The story of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. began in 1841 in Boston, Mass. In 1870, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. resided in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Stat. In 1910, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. resided in Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. married Fanny Bowditch Dixwell, and had children including Della Holmes, Dorothy Holmes. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. passed away in 1935 in Washington, DC.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. began in 1841 in Boston, Mass.
  • In 1870, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. resided in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Stat.
  • In 1910, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. resided in Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. married Fanny Bowditch Dixwell, and had children including Della Holmes, Dorothy Holmes.
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. passed away in 1935 in Washington, DC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Holmes
1809 – 1894
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Amelia Jackson
1818 – 1888
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Fanny Dixwell
1840 – 1929
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
FD

Children(s)

Della Holmes
Birth Location: –
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Dorothy Holmes
Birth Location: –
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Oliver Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Holmes
1841 – 1935
Birth Place: Boston, Mass
Parents
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
1809 – 1894
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Amelia (Lee) Jackson
1818 – 1888
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (Dr. Abiel) Holmes
1763 – 1837
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Wendell
1768 – 1862
Boston, Massachusetts
Charles Jackson
1775 – 1855
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Fanny Cabot
1780 – 1868
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Holmes
1721 – 1799
Temperance Bishop
1733 – 1803
Oliver Wendell
1733 – 1818
Mary Jackson
1739 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Holmes
1692 – 1745
Bathshua Sanford
1700 – 1789
Colonel Wendell
1691 – 1761
Sarah Oliver
1696 – 1762
Edward Jackson
1708 – 1757
Dorothy Quincy
1709 – 1762

Oliver Holmes's Descendants

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Oliver (Wendell) Holmes (8 Mar 1841 – 6 March 1935) m. Fanny (Bowditch) Dixwell (12 Dec 1840 – 30 Apr 1929)
  1. 1. Della Holmes
  2. 2. Dorothy Holmes

Oliver Holmes's Timeline

5 Records

1841
8 Mar 1841
Birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in Boston, Mass
Boston, Mass
1870
1870
Age 29
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. resided here in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1910
1910
Age 69
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. resided here in Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia
Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia
1930
1930
Age 89
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. resided here in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
1935
6 March 1935
Age 94
Death of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in Washington, DC
Washington, DC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1841
    Event Place: Boston, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
    [2] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 294; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 419.0; FHL microfilm: 2340029.
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0049; Image: 471; FHL microfilm: 1374163.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_150; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0049; Image: 471; FHL microfilm: 1374163.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 294; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 419.0; FHL microfilm: 2340029.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 March 1935
    Event Place: Washington, DC
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
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