Elisha Warren Holmes Jr. (1803 - 1884)

Born 1803 in Lincoln County, Georgia

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Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1884 at about age 81 in Pike County, Mississippi

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Elisha Warren Holmes, Jr was born 1803 in Lincoln County, Georgia, the son of Elisha Warren Holmes Sr. and Sarah Stovall Holmes.

He married Mary Roberts, Nov 23, 1823, daughter of David Roberts. She was born 1808 in Georgia.

Elisha and Mary had nine children listed below;

Children

Elizabeth {called "Betsy"} Holmes (1827-1874) who md. David A. "Dave" Gartman of McComb, Miss. (brother to George Gartman); Enlisted: 26 April 1862 at Holmesville, Miss. in Co. K, 38th Miss.

Sarah A. (called “Sally”) Holmes (1829-1914) who md. George B. Gartman of McComb, Miss., son of Bartholomew Gartman & Nellie (O'Qinn) Gartman; Enlisted: Co. C, 14th Miss. Cav., CSA; discharged at the close of the war in Gainesville, Ala. (ca. 1818-1870)

Thomas H. Holmes (1832-1905) who md. Telitha H. Duncan (dau. of James P. Duncan and Winnie Cameron); Enlisted: 18 Oct. 1862 at Summit, Miss. in Co. C, 14th Miss. Cav., CSA. Surrendered at Gainesville, Ala. at the close of the war; (1832-1905).

Mary Ann {called "Polly"} Holmes (1833-1919) who md. John William Walters; Enlisted: 10 Oct. 1862 at Summit, Miss. in Co. C, 14th Miss. Cav., CSA; (1828-1898).

Emily Holmes (1837-1922) who md. John Irvin Grimsley; Enlisted: at Jackson, Miss. on 3 May 1862 in Co. F, 38th Miss. Cav., CSA; wounded Nov. 1862 from a spent ball in the left leg at Hatchie River, Miss. (1863); (1837-1910).

Eleanor (called “Ellen”) Holmes (c1843) who md. Jesse Yawn; Enlisted: 21 July 1862 at Columbia, Miss. in Co. G, 2nd Regt. Miss. State Troops (Quinn's), Infantry, CSA.

Adaline C. Holmes (c1845)

Harriet Holmes (1847-1930) who md. David Alexander "Alec" Breeland. He served in the 7th Miss. Inf., CSA. (1847-1917).

Needham R. Holmes (1850-1878) who md. Delilah Bearden.

Grandfather

John Holmes left the Port of Ireland in Dec. 1773 on the "Caroline" to Virginia as an indentured servant. He had three sons known of his first marriage to a Margaret who must have died prior to John, as it appears he married a second time to a Hannah who became the administrator of the estate about 1815-1817 in Lincoln County, Georgia. RESIDENCES: IRELAND -1773 VIRGINIA 1773-1791 WILKES County, Georgia 1791-1794 LINCOLN County, Georgia 1794- SOURCE RECORDS OF PIKE County, Mississippi., BY CONERLY

Siblings

James Holmes (1796 - 1861)*

Nancy Virginia Holmes Brumfield (1797 - 1885)*

Josiah Holmes (1798 - 1873)*

John Coleman Holmes (1800 - ____)*

Benjamin Holmes (1801 - 1865)*

Elisha Warren Holmes (1803 - 1884)

Cynthia Holmes Brumfield (1804 - 1884)*

William Stovall Holmes (1806 - 1876)*

Elizabeth S. Holmes Brumfield (1808 - 1890)*

Berrian Holmes (1810 - 1859)*

Jesse Holmes (1820 - 1899)*

Burial

Elisha Holmes, Jr. Cemetery, Salem Walthall County Mississippi, USA Created by: Christopher Beard Record added: May 23, 2010 Find A Grave: Memorial #52735682

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