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Walter Buel Holcomb 1915 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 September 1915

Birth Location: San Diego County, California, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Jul 1975

Death Location: San Pedro, California

Father: Walter Holcomb

Mother: Louise Cripps

Spouse(s): Violet Mowry, Erna Mantel

Children(s): Ingrid Holcomb, Patrick Holcomb, Laura Holcomb

Walter Buel Holcomb Jr was born in 1915 in San Diego County, California, United States of America, the child of Walter Buell Holcomb and Louise Francis Cripps. In 1920, Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. In 1930, Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Fannin, Texas, USA. Walter Buel Holcomb Jr married Violet Amanda Mowry, Erna Franziska Mantel, and had children including Ingrid Lilly Holcomb, Patrick Arthur Gustav Holcomb, Laura Louise Holcomb. Walter Buel Holcomb Jr passed away in 1975 in San Pedro, California.

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Biography

  • Walter Buel Holcomb Jr was born in 1915 in San Diego County, California, United States of America, the child of Walter Buell Holcomb and Louise Francis Cripps.
  • In 1920, Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.
  • In 1930, Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Fannin, Texas, USA.
  • Walter Buel Holcomb Jr married Violet Amanda Mowry, Erna Franziska Mantel, and had children including Ingrid Lilly Holcomb, Patrick Arthur Gustav Holcomb, Laura Louise Holcomb.
  • Walter Buel Holcomb Jr passed away in 1975 in San Pedro, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Holcomb
1885 – 1918
Birth Location: Bear Valley, San Diego, California, USA
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Louise Cripps
1890 – 1976
Birth Location: Missouri, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Violet Mowry
1920 –
Birth Location: California
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Erna Mantel
1924 – 2010
Birth Location: Bergham, Oberfalz, Germany
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Children(s)

Ingrid Holcomb
1959 – 2002
Birth Location: San Pedro, California
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Patrick Holcomb
1964 – 1979
Birth Location: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
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Laura Holcomb
Birth Location: –
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Walter Holcomb's Ancestors

Self
Walter Holcomb
1915 – 1975
Birth Place: San Diego County, California, United States of America
Parents
Walter Buell Holcomb
1885 – 1918
Bear Valley, San Diego, California, USA
Louise (Francis) Cripps
1890 – 1976
Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Benajah (Edmund) Holcomb
1846 – 1903
Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Nancy ("Nannie") C
1855 – 1895
Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
William (Richard) Cripps
1858 –
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Margaret (M) Harrington
1859 – 1939
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Holcomb's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Buel) Holcomb (22 September 1915 – 3 Jul 1975) m. Violet (Amanda) Mowry (abt 1920 – ) m. Erna (Franziska) Mantel (23 Mar 1924 – 21 September 2010)
  1. 1. Ingrid (Lilly) Holcomb (6 July 1959 – 23 June 2002)
  2. 2. Patrick (Arthur Gustav) Holcomb (22 February 1964 – 13 February 1979)
  3. 3. Laura (Louise) Holcomb

Walter Holcomb's Timeline

9 Records

1915
22 September 1915
Birth of Walter Buel Holcomb Jr in San Diego County, California, United States of America
San Diego County, California, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 5
Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided here in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided here in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Fannin, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Fannin, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided here in Texas
Texas
1940
1940
Age 25
Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided here in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
1942
1942
Age 27
Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided here in San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, California, USA
1949
Abt 1949
Age 34
Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided here in Atlanta , GA.
Atlanta , GA.
1951
Before 1951
Age 36
Walter Buel Holcomb Jr resided here in California
California
1975
3 Jul 1975
Age 60
Death of Walter Buel Holcomb Jr in San Pedro, California
San Pedro, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 September 1915
    Event Place: San Diego County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Pilot; Publication Date: 7 Jul 1975; Publication Place: San Pedro, California, USA; ,0.3250417,0.13056573,0.38693386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Fannin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Fannin, Texas; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2342065

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00453; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 62-109

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 825

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1949
    Event Place: Atlanta , GA.
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 17/ Apr/ 1949; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.102527514,0.13956603,0.23921548&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Diego
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Pilot; Publication Date: 7 Jul 1975; Publication Place: San Pedro, California, USA; ,0.3250417,0.13056573,0.38693386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Diego, California
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1975
    Event Place: San Pedro, California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Pilot; Publication Date: 7 Jul 1975; Publication Place: San Pedro, California, USA; ,0.3250417,0.13056573,0.38693386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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