Thomas
Holmes
Born in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Dobson Holmes
and Mary Ellen (Cockin) Holmes
Brother of
Rose (Holmes) McQuiston
Husband of
Dora May (McQuiston) Holmes
— married
4 Apr 1878 in Story Co Iowa
Husband of
Mary Ellen (McQuiston) Holmes
— married
21 Sep 1887 [location unknown]
Father of
Arthur Leonard Holmes, Alfred Henry Holmes, Roy Frederick Holmes and Alta May (Holmes) Donaghy
Died
at age 74
in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2011
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Biography
Thomas Holmes was born in 1856 in England, United Kingdom. He married Dora May (McQuiston) Holmes on April 4, 1878 in Story, Iowa, United States. Together, they were the parents of Alice Florence (Holmes) Pulis and Arthur Leonard Holmes. Thomas Holmes divorced Dora May (McQuiston) Holmes in 1887 and married her cousin, Mary Ellen (McQuiston) Holmes on September 21, 1887. Together, they had two sons, Alfred Holmes and Roy Holmes, who died in infancy. They also had a daughter, Alta (Holmes) Donaghy. He passed away in 1931 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61443847/thomas-holmes : accessed 17 April 2022), memorial page for Thomas Holmes (12 Dec 1856–16 Apr 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61443847, citing Collins Cemetery, Collins, Story County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Deena (contributor 46564549) Find A Grave: Memorial #61443847.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LV-LYS : accessed 18 March 2018), Thomas H Holmes, Collins Township Collins town, Story, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 113, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,460.
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