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Silas Nims Holden 1831–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: OCT 1831

Birth Location: Day Twp., Saratoga, New York

Death Date: 1920

Death Location: Galesburg, Iowa

Father: William Holden

Mother: Hannah Nims

Spouse(s): Lovina Valentine, Julia Reynolds

Children(s): Carrie Holden, Charles Holden

Silas Nims Holden was born in 1831 in Day Twp., Saratoga, New York, the child of William Pitcher Holden And Hannah Nims. Silas Nims Holden married Julia E Reynolds, Lovina Mcduff Valentine, and had children including Carrie Holden, Charles Holden. Silas Nims Holden passed away in 1920 in Galesburg, Iowa.

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Biography

  • Silas Nims Holden was born in 1831 in Day Twp., Saratoga, New York, the child of William Pitcher Holden And Hannah Nims.
  • Silas Nims Holden married Julia E Reynolds, Lovina Mcduff Valentine, and had children including Carrie Holden, Charles Holden.
  • Silas Nims Holden passed away in 1920 in Galesburg, Iowa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Holden's Ancestors

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Silas Holden
1831–1920
Birth Place: Day Twp., Saratoga, New York
Parents
William Pitcher Holden
1805–1846
Luzerne, New York
Hannah Nims
1809–1846
Buckland, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Silas (John) Nims
1778–1862
Buckland, Massachusetts
Eunice Call
1782–1862
Colrain, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Nims
1748–1823
Elizabeth Rice
1735–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1715–1765
Abigail Smead
1717–1718

Silas Holden's Descendants

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Silas (Nims) Holden (OCT 1831–1920) m. Lovina (McDuff) Valentine (1843–BET 1898 AND 1938) m. Julia (E.) Reynolds (1838–1890)
  1. 1. Carrie Holden 1868–1954 m. Ulysses (Grant) Earp 1864–
  2. 2. Charles Holden 1872–1949 m. Ella Jarnagin 1870–1896

Silas Holden's Timeline

2 Records

1831
OCT 1831
Birth of Silas Nims Holden in Day Twp., Saratoga, New York
Day Twp., Saratoga, New York
1920
1920
Age 89
Death of Silas Nims Holden in Galesburg, Iowa
Galesburg, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: OCT 1831
    Event Place: Day Twp., Saratoga, New York
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 May 2016, 21:15), entry for Silas Nims Holden(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9NSR-1R1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hewitt Cemetery,, Jasper, Iowa
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 May 2016, 21:15), entry for Silas Nims Holden(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9NSR-1R1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Galesburg, Iowa
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 22 May 2016, 21:15), entry for Silas Nims Holden(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9NSR-1R1

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