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John Black Holmes

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Montgomery County, VA, United States
Death: February 02, 1876 (59)
Prescott, Linn, KS, United States
Place of Burial: Pleasanton, Linn County, Kansas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Holmes and Mary "Polly" Holmes
Husband of Mariah M. Holmes
Father of William Harrison Holmes; Mary Ann Witherby; Mariah Louisa LeMaster; Virginia Melton; Simon Peter Holmes and 5 others
Brother of Jane Miller; James Calfee Holmes; Catherine Raines; William Holmes, II; Wilson Davis Holmes and 1 other

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About John Black Holmes

John Black Holmes BIRTH 3 May 1816 Montgomery County, Virginia, USA DEATH 2 Feb 1876 (aged 59) Prescott, Linn County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Holmes Cemetery Pleasanton, Linn County, Kansas, USA MEMORIAL ID 21761393 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 2 Son of William Holmes and Mary Colfer. Husband of Mariah Maxwell Holmes Cemetery is located in Sheridan Township. Died at the age of 59 years, eight months and 29 days.

Family Members Parents Photo William Holmes 1773–1830

Photo Mary Calfee Holmes 1786–1825

Spouse Photo Mariah Maxwell Holmes 1822–1895

Siblings James Calfee Holmes 1812–1866

Children Photo William Harrison Holmes 1840–1913

Mary Ann Holmes Witherby 1841–1918

Virginia Holmes Melton 1849 – unknown

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21761393/john-black-holmes



John Black Holmes was the 4th child and son of William Holmes and Mary "Polly" Calfee Holmes.

He married Mariah Maxwell in 1839 in Indiana and was the first of the family to settle in Illinois. They made the move about 1845, after the first 3 of their 10 children were born in Indiana. In 1865 this family moved to Linn County, Kansas.

John Black Holmes is buried at the Holmes Cemetery in Prescott, Linn County, Kansas in 1876.

John Black Holmes BIRTH 3 May 1816 Montgomery County, Virginia, USA DEATH 2 Feb 1876 (aged 59) Prescott, Linn County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Holmes Cemetery Pleasanton, Linn County, Kansas, USA MEMORIAL ID 21761393 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 2 Son of William Holmes and Mary Calfee. Husband of Mariah Maxwell Holmes Cemetery is located in Sheridan Township. Died at the age of 59 years, eight months and 29 days.

Family Members Parents Photo William Holmes 1773–1830

Photo Mary Calfee Holmes 1786–1825

Spouse Photo Mariah Maxwell Holmes 1822–1895

Siblings James Calfee Holmes 1812–1866

Children Photo William Harrison Holmes 1840–1913

Mary Ann Holmes Witherby 1841–1918

Virginia Holmes Melton 1849 – unknown

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21761393/john-black-holmes

Additional Source:

"The Holmes Family of Pulaski County, Virginia, 1790-1990". Family Records Collected, Compiled and Published by Joseph Charles Holmes, Richmond, Virginia - August 1991 and generously provided by Carol Walker.


John Black Holmes BIRTH 3 May 1816 Montgomery County, Virginia, USA DEATH 2 Feb 1876 (aged 59) Prescott, Linn County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Holmes Cemetery Pleasanton, Linn County, Kansas

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21761393/john-black-holmes

Children Photo William Harrison Holmes 1840–1913

Photo William Harrison Holmes 1840–1913

Mary Ann Holmes Witherby 1841–1918

Virginia Holmes Melton 1849 – unknown

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John Black Holmes's Timeline

1816
May 3, 1816
Montgomery County, VA, United States
1840
June 11, 1840
Orange County, Indiana, United States
1841
August 26, 1841
Linn County, Kansas, United States
1846
March 29, 1846
Clay County, Illinois, United States
1848
February 10, 1848
Galesburg, Knox, IL, United States
1849
1849
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States
1876
February 2, 1876
Age 59
Prescott, Linn, KS, United States
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