James
Richard
[uncertain]
Holmes
Born about in Pennsylvania
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Louisa (Holmes) Johnston
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Sources
- 1840 United States Federal Census
- Name James Holmes
- Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Ward, Athens, Ohio
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1
- Persons Employed in Agriculture 1
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
- Total Free White Persons 5
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 5
1850 United States Federal Census
- Name Jas Holmes
- Age 80
- Birth Year abt 1770
- Birthplace Pennsylvania
- Home in 1850 Waterloo, Athens, Ohio
- Gender Male
- Family Number 179
- Household Members Name Age
- Jas Holmes 80
- Nancy Holmes 70
Comments from Judi Burkhardt via email Jun 2016:
- In a book titled 1833 Citizens of Athens County, Ohio (Report to the 23rd Congress Doc. No. 468), there was mention of only one Holmes/Holms/Homes in the index, that of James Holmes. I suspect he is the same James Holmes on the 1850 census below. There are several Johnson’s and one John Johnston also in the index.
In trying to find more information on Madison Holmes and Decatur Holmes below on the 1850 Athens Co., OH. census, the only one I found anything on so far is Decatur Holmes, born 7 Jan 1817 VA. and he died 10 Mar 1910 Coffey Co., KS. His parents were Richard Holmes, born ca. 1780 Scotland and Nancy Cameron, born ca. 1785 Ohio and died in Waterloo Twp., Athens Co., OH. Note Madison below named a child Cameron. This would lead me to think his mother was Nancy Cameron and that he and Decatur were brothers and this is surely the Nancy in Madison’s household on the 1860 census. I am now wondering if the James Holmes below with wife Nancy in household was named James Richard or Richard James and he went by James. They were good at this back then to switch between given name and middle name, so we surely are looking at James and Nancy as the parents of Madison, Decatur and most likely Richard Imes wife Jane Holmes, although one source I found on Ancestry says her parents were Gov. Gabriel Holmes, Jr., b. 1769 Sampson Co., NC – d. 1829 NC and Mary Smith Hunter. Jane born 1805 NC and d. 1896 Athens Co., OH. and gives her husband as Richard Imes. If Jane truly was born in NC, then she cannot be the Jane on the 1850 Athens Co., OH. census or the person who gave the census taker the info. is in error. If this is the correct Jane who married Richard Imes and her father died in 1826 NC, how did she get to Athens Co., rarely did woman travel alone? Normally the marriage of the female takes place where the bride lives. Since she and husband Richard Imes live close to James & Nancy Holmes and Decatur and Madison, then possibly she went to live with this James Holmes and wife James being a close relative before migrating to Ohio. These Holmes in Waterloo Twp. seems to be the most prominent in Athens Co., so they just might be connected to your Louisa who also lived in Waterloo Twp., along with the other names on the 1850 census.
Judi
1850 Athens Co., Ohio Census
Waterloo Twp.
173/179
James Holmes 80 PA.
Nancy “ 70 PA
---/180 Madison Holmes 36 VA Mary “ 31 OH Emily “ 7 OH Cameron “ 5 OH Leonidas “ 2 OH Madison Holmes marr. Mary Blackwood Feb. 10, 1842 Athens Co., OH
174/181 Decatur Holmes 32 VA Caroline “ 29 OH Mordica “ 6 OH Permelia “ 4 OH Decatur Holmes marr. Caroline Martin Mar. 23, 1843 Athens Co., OH
175/182 Richard Imes 38 VA Jane “ 42 VA James O. “ 13 OH Nancy M. “ 7 OH John N. “ 4 OH Richard Imes marr. Jane Holmes Mar. 3, 1836 Athens Co., OH
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Michele (Johnson) Ruocco 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A834608 [compare], Ancestry member mruoccois
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Seán (Sloane) Sloane Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A365502 [compare], Ancestry member urbanomad64
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A365502 [compare], FTDNA kit #270674
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