Lewis Richard Holmes b. 11 Jun 1845 North Carolina d. 11 Oct 1927 Franklin, Robertson County, Texas: If the Legends Are True...

1845 - 1927 (82 years)

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Name	Lewis Richard Holmes [1, 2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1843	North Carolina [3]
Alt. Birth	Jun 1844	North Carolina [4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1845	North Carolina [5, 6]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1845	Alabama [7]
Born	11 Jun 1845	North Carolina [2]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	North Carolina [8]
Illiterate	19 Aug 1870	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [3]
Occupation	19 Aug 1870	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [3]
Occupation	farmer
Illiterate	12 Jun 1880	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [5]
Name	L. R. Holmes [3, 9, 10]
Name	Leuis Holmes [5]
Name	Lewis Homles [6]
Name	Lewis R. Holmes [7, 11]
Name	Louis Holmes [4]
Name	Louis R. Holmes [8]
Occupation	12 Jun 1880	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [5]
Occupation	farmer
Occupation	22 Jun 1900	Robertson County, Texas [4]
Occupation	farmer
Occupation	25 Apr 1910	Milam County, Texas [7]
Occupation	farm laborer
Occupation	21 Jan 1920	Robertson County, Texas [6]
Occupation	hired man
Died	11 Oct 1927	Franklin, Robertson County, Texas [2]
Buried	12 Oct 1927	Nesbitt Cemetery, Franklin, Robertson County, Texas [2]
Person ID	I85490	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	24 Feb 2016

Father	Samuel Holmes
Mother	Kittie Usery
Family ID	F45600	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Susan Elizabeth Shaw, b. Abt 1852, Alabama , d. 29 Dec 1935 (Age ~ 83 years)

Married 7 Oct 1869 Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama [9]

Census 19 Aug 1870 Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama [12]

Precinct 7, Page 9, Line 11, Dwelling 57, Family 57:

The household consisted of L. R. Holmes, 27, male; Susan, 22, female; Joshua Cannon, 20, male; and Francis, 18, female.

Census of 1870 - Alabama, Calhoun County
Jacksonville, Precinct 7, Page (9) 648A

Census 12 Jun 1880 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [5]

District 67, Page 8, Line 3:

The household consisted of Leuis Holmes, 35, head; S. L., 28, wife; N. A., 8, daughter; S. R., 8, daughter; Js., 6, son; J. H., 5, son; R. C., 3, son; and Rosa Shaw, 80, mother-in-law.

Census 22 Jun 1900 Robertson County, Texas [4]

Precinct 5, District 120, Sheet 21A, Line 43, Dwelling 375, Family 275:

The household consisted of Louis Holmes, head, 55; Susan E., wife, 48; John H., son, 25; Lina E., daughter, 17; and Lillie D., daughter, 12.

Louis & Susan E. are married 31 years with 9 children, 5 living. They rent a farm.

Census 25 Apr 1910 Milam County, Texas [7]

Precinct 4, District 63, Sheet 6B, Lin 64, Dwelling 117, Family 117:

The household consisted of John T. West, head, 26; Lillie, wife, 22; Clare I., daughter, 2; Lewis R. Holmes, father-in-law, 65; and Susan, mother-in-law, 57.

John T. & Lillie are married 3 years with 1 child, living. Lewis R. and Susan are married 40 years with 9 children, 5 living. They rent a farm.

Census 21 Jan 1920 Robertson County, Texas [6]

Bremond & Nesbitt Road

Precinct 5, District 182, Sheet 11B, Line 75, Dwelling 198, Family 198:

The household consisted of Sim West, head, 48; Lewis Homles, hired man, 75; and Elizabeth, hired woman, 68.

Sim is widowed and owns a farm free or mortgage.

Simpson West appears as a son of David and Etna J. West on the 1880 Milam County, Texas census.

Children

+	1. Nancy Ann Holmes, b. 14 Aug 1870, Alabama , d. 29 Nov 1955, Hearne, Robertson County, Texas (Age 85 years)
	2. S. R. Holmes, b. Abt 1872, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. James Holmes, b. Abt 1874, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. John Henry Holmes, b. 18 May 1875, Alabama , d. 31 Aug 1959, Marlin, Falls County, Texas (Age 84 years)
	5. R. C. Holmes, b. Abt 1877, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. Lina Elizabeth Holmes, b. 30 Jun 1882, Robertson County, Texas , d. 6 Feb 1971, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas (Age 88 years)
+	7. Lillie D. Holmes, b. Apr 1888, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 24 Feb 2016

Family ID F31004 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Lewis Richard Holmes" (accessed May 4, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I85490&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", John Henry Holmes; citing certificate number 49682, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,952 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SB-VNM (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", Lewis Richard Holmes; citing certificate number 34847, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,335 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QF-LMF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 15516789, "Everett Herbert McGlaun" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Texas, Robertson County, Precinct 5, District 120, Sheet 21A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Etowah County, Hoke Bluff, District 67, Page 8 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Texas, Robertson County, Precinct 5, District 182, Sheet 11B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Texas, Milam County, Precinct 4, District 63, Sheet 6B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", Nancy Ann Griffin; citing certificate number 57130, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,547 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QX-ZTH (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", L. R. Holmes & Susan Elizabeth Shaw | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-S7WY (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", Lina Elizabeth McGlaun; citing certificate number 12337, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,074 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K36F-1C9 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S139] Shaw by Michael Shaw, (RootsWeb.com, 14 Apr 2002). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville, Precinct 7, Page 9 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).