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Oliver Wendell Holmes 1916–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1916

Birth Location: Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1987

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Albert Holmes

Mother: Ada May

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Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in 1916 in Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA, the child of Albert Buford Holmes And Ada Lee May. In 1920, Oliver Wendell Holmes resided in Parkin, Cross, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Oliver Wendell Holmes resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Oliver Wendell Holmes passed away in 1987 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in 1916 in Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA, the child of Albert Buford Holmes And Ada Lee May.
  • In 1920, Oliver Wendell Holmes resided in Parkin, Cross, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Oliver Wendell Holmes resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes passed away in 1987 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Oliver Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Holmes
1916–1987
Birth Place: Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Albert Buford Holmes
1879–1929
Iuka, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
Ada (Lee) May
1880–1932
Cherry Valley, Cross, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (Sterling) Holmes
1850–1928
Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA
Arminda (Frances) Hill
1855–1940
Iuka Tishomingo County Mississippi, USA
Thomas (Wilson May) II
1859–1902
Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
Georgia (W May) Unknown
1864–1888
Florida, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Holmes
1826–1864
Frances Combs
1822–1910
James Hill
1814–1872
Frances Bolen\Bolling\Boulding
1817–
Thomas Sr
1842–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Holmes
1797–1874
Sarah Lynn
1805–1871
James Combs
1793–1842
Mary Buford
1805–1851
James Sr
1786–1815
Eleanor Cummings
1795–1862
James Boulding
1781–1863
Anne Pickens
1787–1849
George May
1794–1861
Hannah Henderson
1799–1884

Oliver Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1916
23 Apr 1916
Birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Oliver Wendell Holmes resided here in Parkin, Cross, Arkansas, USA
Parkin, Cross, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Oliver Wendell Holmes resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1987
15 Dec 1987
Age 71
Death of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Parkin, Cross, Arkansas; Roll: T625_60; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 927
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 2275; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0077; Image: 921.0; FHL microfilm: 2342009

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Parkin, Cross, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Parkin, Cross, Arkansas; Roll: T625_60; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 927

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 2275; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0077; Image: 921.0; FHL microfilm: 2342009

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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