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Sophia Janney (Holmes)

Also Known As: "Sophia Garwood"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
Death: circa February 18, 1858 (57-65)
OH, United States
Place of Burial: Richland Center, WI, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Holmes and Abigail Holmes
Wife of Lot Garwood and Lot Tavenner Janney
Mother of William Holmes Janney; Harriet Janney; Israel Janney; Phineas Janney; Josephine Thomson and 2 others
Sister of Mary Holmes; Nacy Ann Holmes; Elizabeth [1] Holmes; John Holmes; Elizabeth [2] Holmes and 9 others

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Sophia Janney's Timeline

1796
November 13, 1796
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States

http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogyofwarne00laba#page/340/mode/2up

WARNE GENEALOGY page 340-341

III Abigail Hughes, b. Sept. 2, 1770; d. Apr. 24 or 28,
1821 ; m. 1784 or 1785, William Holmes, b. Nov. 20 or 23,
1763; d. Nov. 4, 1842, brother to Joseph Holmes, and a
Quaker. Descendants numerous in Loudoun County.

Note.— Mrs. Lillian S. Davis, formerly of Purcellville,
Va., now Mrs. Russell Lynn, of Leesburg, is a great grand-
daughter of William and Abigail (Hughes) Holmes, as her
husband, William S. Davis, was a great grandson of Gideon
and Nancy Davis. They were hence third cousins. William
Holmes, of Calder's Bridge, Lancaster County, England, http://www.geni.com/people/William-Holmes-Sr/6000000007781214393
grandfather of William Holmes, of Virginia, about the year
1700, married Margaret Fell, of Lancaster Co., Eng., http://www.geni.com/people/Margaret-Holmes/6000000007781266207 dau.
of Chief Justice Fell, of the King's High Court of England.

Their son, William, Jr., http://www.geni.com/people/William-Holmes-Jr/6000000007780914888 came to America with his uncle
Fell, a shipping merchant, who established Fell's Point, Bal-
timore, now known as Old Town. William Holmes, Jr.,
later went from Baltimore to Virginia, and in 1753, in the
F'riends" Meeting House in Waterford, Loudoun Co., Va.,
married Mary Cove. He bought a farm called Green Hill,
near Hughesville, Loudoun Co., lived there, and raised his
family in a house that was torn down to make way for the
present (1906) structure, which was built by their son Wil-
liam Holmes, 3rd, in 1791, who married Abigail Hughes.
The Holmes heirs were at law for several years over Fell's
Point, when the matter was at last dropped on account of
the most important papers in the case being lost by the burn-
ing of the house in which they were temporarily held.
Children of William and Abigail (Hughes) Holmes:

Mary, b. Aug. 8 or 26. 1768, d. ;

Nancy Ann, b. Dec. 3 or 8,' 1787, d. Apr. 5, 1863;

Elizabeth (i), b. June 7, 1789, d. [before 1793];

John, b. Apr. 18, 1791, d. ;

Elizabeth (2), b. May 24, 1793, d. ;

Sarah, b. Feb. 4, 1795, d. ;

Sophia, b. Nov. 13, 1796, d. ;

Abigail, b. Feb. 24 or 27, 1798, d. Sept. 2, 1853;

William, b. Dec. 25, 1800, d. ;

Maria, b. Nov. 13. 1802, d. Feb. 22, 1822;

Mahala, b. Oct. 26, 1804, d. ;

Kizzia, b. May 10 or 20, 1807, d. ;

Elisha, b. Oct. 10, 1809, d. Apr. 28, 1873;

Warne, b. Dec. 4, 181 1, d. :

Herophila (Phila), b. Sept. 3, 1816, d. Apr. 22, 1901.

1814
1814
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
1815
October 7, 1815
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States

Living with Nephew Israel Miller Janney in 1910:

Name William Janney
Residence Place Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin
Age (Original) 90y
Birth Year (Estimated) Abt 1815
Birthplace Virginia
Relationship to Head of Household (Original Language) Uncle
Race White
Gender Male
Marital Status Widowed
Parent 1 Birthplace Virginia
Page 7
Household
Role
Gender
Age
Birthplace
Israel M Janney Head M 47y Wisconsin
Lillian M Janney Wife F 45y Iowa
Laura Janney Daughter F 20y WIsconsin
Ida E Janney Daughter F 15y
Amy Janney Daughter F 11y
Theron M Janney Son M 8y
William I Janney Son M 7y WIsconsin
William Janney Uncle M 90y Virginia
Citing this Record
"Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMQQ-S43 : 14 November 2014), William Janney in household of Israel M Janney, Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin; citing p. 7, line 58, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,982.

Wisconsin State Census, 1905
Family Number 125
Line Number 58
GS Film number 1020982
Digital Folder Number 4236866
Image Number 00736

1817
1817
1820
October 17, 1820
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
1824
May 4, 1824
Loudoun, VA, United States

http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogyofwarne00laba#page/348/mode/2up

Sophia Holmes, b. Nov. 13, 1796; m. (1) Lot Janney;
(2) Garwood.

Children all by first husband :
Julia A., Harriet, Israel, Phineas, William, Pleasant, Josephine.
. . .
(1) Julia A. Janney, b. 1816 ( ?) ; m. Solomon G. Hoge, M. D., b. 1814 (?), in Loudoun Co., Va. A teacher as well as physician. A highly educated man. Went to Ohio in 1833 or thereabouts.

Children: Mary, Harriet, John, Olio, Solomon L., Wallace, George, Albert, Florence, Delia, Julia.

(2) Harriet Janney, m. William Stokes.
Children :
a Stokes, (a son).
b Flora Stokes.
c Ida Stokes, dec'd.

(3) Israel Janney, married and lived in Wisconsin.

(4) Phineas Janney, dec'd. Supposed to have gone to California many years ago.

(5) William Janney. Unmarried.

(6) Pleasant Janney, married Ponn, of Lincoln, Neb. - Both are dead.
One daughter: Cora Ponn, m. M. B. Thrift, of Chicago.

(7) Josephine Janney, m. George Crawford. Have two sons in Omaha.

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Phineas Janney

Born May 4, 1824 in Loudon, VIRGINIA

Son of Lot Tavenner Janney and Sophia Holmes

Brother of Julia Ann Janney, William Holmes Janney, Harriet Janney, Israel Janney, Pleasant Janney and Josephine Janney

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died June 2, 1894 in Santa Monica, LOS ANGELES, CA

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Name: Phineas Janney
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Boot Maker
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 475
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Phineas Janney Self Male 56 Ohio, United States
Him Lin Other Male 25 China

Document Information:
District ED 105
Sheet Number and Letter 475C
Household ID 4479349
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T9
Affiliate Film Number 1083
GS Film Number 1255083
Digital Folder Number 005162038
Image Number 00534
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCP-Z14 : 16 July 2017), Phineas Janney, Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet 475C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1083; FHL microfilm 1,255,083.

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Had at least one brother named Israel who accompanied his family to Wisconsin.

Also, there is a William Janney who is identified as a brother of Israel and who is living with the McClouds on the 1850 Census, and that was a witness at the wedding of Elizabeth McCloud to Evred/Evart Erwin in 1850.:

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http://usgenweb.info/wirichland/books/1906-14.htm

The first settlement within the limits now comprising the town of Buena Vista was made in the fall of 1845 by Robert and William McCloud. They emigrated to Wisconsin from Hardin county, Ohio, in 1844, and stopped with their families in the village of Muscoda. In the fall of 1845 Robert McCloud located a farm on the east bank of Bear creek, the northeast quarter of section 35, and began improvements at once. At the same time his brother, William McCloud, located a farm about one half-mile further south. In the spring of 1846 they removed their families to the new homes, from Muscoda.

In the fall of 1846 Israel Janney and his brother Phineas came into the town. Israel located on the west half of the northwest quarter of section 34, and Phineas located on the west half of the northeast quarter of section 28, town 9, range 2 east.

In the spring of 1847 William Janney, another brother of Israel, located on section 34. He was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, October 7, 1815, and when he was but fourteen years of age his parents removed to Ohio. When he was seventeen years old he commenced learning the tailor's trade at Monroe, Mich., served four years, and then worked at the trade as journeyman, in Logan county, Ohio. In 1847 he came to Richland county and made a claim in what is now the town of Buena Vista, and remained two years, then sold and returned to Ohio. In 1852 he again came to Richland county and remained until 1859, four years of this time serving as clerk in the register's office. In 1859 he went to California and spent a few months, then returned to Ohio and remained three years. He then came to Richland Center and opened a tailor shop, which he run one year, then sold out, went west and spent several years in Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska. He afterward returned to Richland county and now lives in the town of Marshall.

1830
1830

Name Josephine Thompson
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Jefferson, Virginia, United States
Gender Female
Age 29
Race White
Race (Original) [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated) 1831
Birthplace Virginia
Page 123
Household
Role
Gender
Age
Birthplace
Warner A Thompson M 45 Virginia
Josephine Thompson F 29 Virginia
John Thompson M 18 Virginia
William S Thompson M 17 Virginia
Scott Thompson M 7 Virginia
Janney Thompson M 6 Virginia
Rush Thompson M 5 Virginia
George R Thompson M 3 Virginia
Mary R Thompson F 1 Virginia
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41C-88L : 30 December 2015), Josephine Thompson in entry for Warner A Thompson, 1860.

United States Census, 1860
Household ID 873
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number M653
Affiliate Film Number 1355
GS Film Number 805355
Digital Folder Number 005171724
Image Number 00325

1858
February 18, 1858
Age 61
OH, United States

Prior to 13 October 1856