Levi S. Holcomb (abt. 1813 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1813 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna Jane (Wiley) Holcomb — married 1838 (to 1880) in Granville, Washington, New York, United States

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 67 in Whitehall, Washington, New York, United States

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Biography

Levi was born about 1813 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York.

He died after 1880 in Whitehall, Washington, New York.

LEVI S. HOLCOMB, b. abt. 1813, Fort Ann or Granville, Washington co., NY, d. aft. 1880, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, m. (1) abt. 1838, Granville or Dresden, Washington co., NY, SUSANNA JANE WILEY, d/o ______ [see WILEY], b. abt. 1818, Gloversville or Johnstown, Montgomery (now Fulton) co., NY, d, bef. 1880, Whitehall, Washington co., NY.

His name is listed as “Levi S.” on the 1880 census and on their daughter Lucy’s marriage record to Stephen Chaffee. The death record for their son Lewis Fowler Holcomb, who was poss. named after his uncle of the same name (who was ordained a LDS priest in 1866), listed his mother’s name as Susanna Jane Wiley born in Gloversville, NY. Neither LEVI nor SUSANNA had probate records. It is poss. that Wiley is actually Wyllys.

Children of Levi S. Holcomb, by Susanna Jane Wiley:

i. LEVI S. HOLCOMB, b. 13 Apr 1840 [see next].

ii. JAMES W(iley) HOLCOMB, b. Mar 1841, Dresden or Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. aft. 1915, poss. Dresden, Washington co., NY, m. (1) aft.1863, poss. Whitehall, Washington co., NY, [Alice ______], b. [abt. 1844], d. [3 Mar 1874], poss. Whitehall, Washington co., NY; m. (2) aft. 1875, poss. Whitehall, Washington co., NY, ______, d. bef. 1880, poss. Whitehall, Washington co., NY; m. (3) abt. 1896, poss. Dresden, Washington co., NY, ANNA______, b. Apr 1838, IRE, d. aft. 1915, poss. Dresden, Washington co., NY.

iii. CHARLES JOHN HOLCOMB, b. 31 May 1842, Whitehall or Dresden, Washington co., NY, d. aft. 1920, Dresden, Washington co., NY, m. (1) 31 Dec 1863, Mount Holly, Rutland co., VT, CHARLOTTE Q. ASTON, b. 11 Apr 1841, England, d. 5 Feb 1873, Dresden, Washington co., NY; m. (2) bef. 1885, poss. Dresden, Washington co., NY, HARRIET E. GRAGEN / GREEN, d/o Michael Gragen / Green and Selina Grover (see below at viii and ix, along with uncle James, s/o James and Olive Noble for more Holcomb-Green marriages), b. 29 Jul 1852, Tinmouth, Rutland co., VT, d. 25 Nov 1895, Dresden, Washington co., NY; m. (3) abt. 1903, poss. Dresden, Washington co., NY, EMILY F.ELLIOT, b 1852, England, d. 1925, Dresden, Washington co., NY.

iv. CELIA JANE HOLCOMB, b. Mar 1846, Whitehall or Dresden, Washington co., NY, d. [25 Jan 1901], poss. Whitehall, Washington co., NY, m. (1) abt. 1867, poss. Whitehall, Washington co., NY, JOSEPH VAN GUILDER, s/o Squire Van Guilder and Clara ______, b. [28] Dec 1842, Washington co., NY, d. [1 May 1920], Whitehall, Washington co., NY.

v. LINUS P. HOLCOMB, b. Aug 1846, Dresden or Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. bef. 28 Sep 1926, poss. Granville, Washington co., NY, m (1) abt. 1865, Whitehall or Granville, Washington co., NY, SARAH JENNETTE SWEET, d/o Samuel Sweet and Polly ______, b. Mar 1851, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. aft. 27 Apr 1927, poss. Granville, Washington co., NY.

vi. OLIVE HOLCOMB, b. abt. 1848, Dresden or Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. bef. 1855, Whitehall, Washington co., NY.

vii. ESTHER POLLY HOLCOMB, b. 18 Oct 1849, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. bef. 1880, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, m. (1) abt. 1872, poss. Rutland co., VT or Washington co., NY, JAMES LOOMIS, s/o Amos Loomis and Mary Ann Wilson, Polly, b. Jan 1841, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. aft 1900, poss, Washington co., NY.

viii. LEWIS FOWLER HOLCOMB, b. 13 Apr 1851, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. 24 Jan 1935, Londonderry, Windham co., VT, m. (1) 3 Dec 1879, Tinmouth, Rutland co., VT, AURILLA GRAGEN / GREEN, d/o Michael Gragen / Green and Selina Grover, b. Jan 1859, Tinmouth, Rutland co., VT, d. 9 Jul 1883, Dresden, Washington co., NY; m (2) 1884, poss. Dresden, Washington co., NY (divorced abt. 1903), LUCY J. FARNSWORTH, d/o William H. Farnsworth and Polly Jones, b. 10 Mar 1861, NY, d. 19 Mar 1923, Zelm, Thurston co., WA. In the 1900 censuses he is living at Mt. Holley, VT as “divorced”, and she, “widowed”, is with her children at Colorado. In 1903 they are listed together in the Colorado Springs, CO telephone directory; m. (3) abt. 1904, MARGARET K. ______, b. abt. 1866, NY; m. (4) bef. 1924, poss. Dresden, Washington co., NY, ELSIE [Wade], b. abt. 1875, NY, d. poss. bef. 1930, NY or VT.

Children of Lewis Fowler Holcomb, by Aurilla Gragen / Green:

a. LEWIS HOLCOMB, b. 1881, d. 1940.

b. Poss. ARTHUR HOLCOMB, b. 1883, d. 1886.

Children of Lewis Fowler Holcomb, by Lucy Farnsworth:

c. VINCENT CLARENCE HOLCOMB, b. 1885, d. 1916.

d. EMMETT ELROY HOLCOMB, b. 1888, d. 1918.

e. TRAFFORD GILBERT HOLCOMB, b. 1889, d. 1959.

f. LUCY M. HOLCOMB, b. 1892, d. aft. 1900.

g. RAYMOND EUGENE HOLCOMB, b. 1895, d. 1951.

ix. LUCY M. HOLCOMB, b. [13] Apr 1851, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. aft. 1920, poss. Fort Edwards, Washington co., NY, m. (1) [27 Mar 1879], poss. Kingsbury, Washington co., NY (divorced bef. 1883), GEORGE W. (or M.) GRAGEN / GREEN, s/o Michael Gragen / Green and Selina Grover, b. 16 Nov 1855, Tinmouth, Rutland co., VT, d. 22 Nov 1910, Rupert, Bennington co., VT; m. (2) 26 Apr 1894, Mount Holly, Rutland co., VT, STEPHEN H[arrison] CHAFFEE, s/o Stephen H[arrison] Chaffee and Abigail Clark Davenport, b. abt. 1832, Mount Holly, Rutland co., VT, d. 2 Mar 1898, Mount Holly, Rutland co., VT; m. (3) abt. 1898, (her first cousin, once removed) OSCAR F. GILLETT, s/o Jonathan Gillett and Naomi Noble (d/o Joel Noble and Naomi Loomis), b. 30 Oct 1838, OH, d. 19 Apr 1917, Amboy, Lee co., IL. In 1850 he was living with his uncle Oliver Leech Steere and aunt Lucy Noble who in 1870 took in LUCY’s uncle James Holcomb, s/o of James Holcomb and Mary Anna Corbet, when his parents died.

x. SARAH ANN HOLCOMB, b. abt. 1853, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. bef. 1860, Whitehall, Washington co., NY.

xi. AARON HENRY HOLCOMB, b. abt. 1854, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. aft 1880.

xii. CYNTHIA R. HOLCOMB, b. Jul 1856, Granville, Washington co., NY, d. 11 May 1930, Fort Edward, Washington co., NY, m. (1) abt. 1880, poss. Washington co., NY, RICHARD NELSON WHITE, s/o Richard L. White and Katherine Jane [Drake or Decker], b. Dec 1854, Pond Eddy, Sullivan co., NY, d. 12 May 1945, Fort Edward, Washington co., NY.

xiii. OLIVER HOLCOMB, b. abt. 1858, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d aft. 1870.

xiv. MARY JULIA HOLCOMB, Minnie, b. Dec 1859, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, d. aft. 1930, poss. Londonderry, Windham co., VT, m. (1) 25 Feb 1877, Danby, Rutland co., VT, AMOS H. WADE (first cousin, once removed), s/o Zachariah Henry Wade and Malinda Priest, b. 10 Mar 1853, Fort Ann, Washington co., NY, d. 16 May 1930, Londonderry, Windham co., VT.

Sources

• Boltwood, Lucius M., "History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble, of Westfield, Massachusetts", Hartford, CT, the author, 1878, p. 553 (pedigree); “New York State Census 1855”, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, District 2, p. 17 (Jane listed as Levi’s wife); “New York Land Records, 1630 - 1975”, Whitehall, Washington co., NY, 1855, v. 34, pp. 543, 544 (In 1855 James Holcomb sold 2 acres to [son] Levi Holcomb for $1.00); “New York Land Records”, IBID, 1864, v. 52, pp. 590, 591 (In 1864 Levi’s son James W. Holcomb sold the same 2 acres to Jesse Rooker for $410.00) [These two land records imply familiarity.]; Washington County Court, "James Holcomb an Alleged Lunatic", Washington co., NY, 1869, pp. 1, 7 (Levi listed as James’ son); VR, "MC for Lucy Green & Stephen H. Chaffee", Mount Holly, Rutland co., VT, 1894 (Lucy’s parents listed as Levi S. and Susanna); VR, "DC for Lewis Fowler Holcomb", Londonderry, Windham co., VT, 1935 (Lewis’ parents listed as Levi and Susanna Jane).