Franklin W. Loomis

b. 4 May 1872
     Franklin W. Loomis was born on 4 May 1872 at CT. He was the son of Hiram Gaylord Loomis and Fidelia Holcombe.

Andrew J. Cook

b. circa 20 December 1827, d. 15 July 1908
     Andrew was a harness or collar maker in New Hartford; he enlisted in Hartford on November 10, 1863 in Co. A. First Regt. Conn. Heavy Artillery. Harriet's obituary in the Winsted Citizen said that Andrew never returned from the war; her obituary in the New Hartford Tribune said he was killed in the war. His war record lists him in 1865. Apparently he was listed as a deserter. However, legal applications filed in Onondaga County, NY, in 1889 by Andrew were to remove the charge of desertion. Andrew J. Cook was born circa 20 December 1827 at "Missing Place" no. 5164. He was the son of Joseph Cook and Elizabeth Burr. Andrew J. Cook married Harriet Amelia Holcombe, daughter of Friend Holcombe and Susan Serepta Beach, on 25 December 1854 at "Missing Place" no. 5164. Andrew J. Cook died on 15 July 1908 at Camillus, NY. He was buried at Wheeler Cemetery, Camillus, NY.

Children of Andrew J. Cook and Harriet Amelia Holcombe

Peter DeMars

     Peter DeMars married Harriet Amelia Holcombe, daughter of Friend Holcombe and Susan Serepta Beach, on 28 November 1866 at Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT.

Children of Peter DeMars and Harriet Amelia Holcombe

Hattie Amelia Cook

b. 30 October 1855, d. 1899
     Hattie Amelia Cook was born on 30 October 1855 at New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT. She was the daughter of Andrew J. Cook and Harriet Amelia Holcombe. Hattie Amelia Cook died in 1899.

Charles Friend Cook

b. 1 November 1861
     Charles Friend Cook was born on 1 November 1861 at New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT. He was the son of Andrew J. Cook and Harriet Amelia Holcombe.

Charlesis enumerated in the 1860 Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, federal census in the household of his parents, age 1, which disagrees with the birthdate listed here.

William Cook

     William Cook was the son of Andrew J. Cook and Harriet Amelia Holcombe.

Edmund Holcomb DeMars

b. 30 March 1868
     Edmund Holcomb DeMars was born on 30 March 1868 at Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT. He was the son of Peter DeMars and Harriet Amelia Holcombe.

Frank Henry DeMars

b. 21 August 1872
     Frank Henry DeMars was born on 21 August 1872 at Robertsville, Colebrook, CT. He was the son of Peter DeMars and Harriet Amelia Holcombe.

Phelps Cowdrey

b. 3 April 1810, d. 28 June 1853
     Phelps Cowdrey was also known as Phelps Cowdery. He was born on 3 April 1810 at West Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.1 He was the son of Moses Cowdery Jr. and Lydia Baldwin. Phelps Cowdrey married Emily Holcombe, daughter of James Holcombe and Mary Holly, on 4 September 1833 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Phelps Cowdrey died on 28 June 1853 at Hartland, Hartford Co., CT, at age 43.2 He was buried at East Hartland Cemetery, East Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.2

Children of Phelps Cowdrey and Emily Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S67] 1850 Federal Census,, On-line Database.
  2. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Mary Foote1

b. 10 August 1809, d. 15 April 1882
     Mary Foote was born on 10 August 1809.2 She was the daughter of Thaddeus Foote and Polly Forward.1 Mary Foote married James Holly Holcombe, son of James Holcombe and Mary Holly, on 24 April 1836 at Southwick, Hampden Co., MA.3 Mary Foote died on 15 April 1882 at Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, at age 72.2,4 She was buried at Southwick Cemetery, Southwick, Hampden Co., MA.2

Children of Mary Foote and James Holly Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S257] Abram W. Foote, Foote Family, Page 171.
  2. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2019), memorial page for Mary Foote Holcomb (10 Aug 1809–15 Apr 1882), Find A Grave Memorial no. 34028243, citing Southwick Cemetery, Southwick, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kari Olson (contributor 47416912) .
  3. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 March 2019), memorial page for Mary Foote Holcomb (10 Aug 1809–15 Apr 1882), Find A Grave Memorial no. 34028243, citing Southwick Cemetery, Southwick, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kari Olson (contributor 47416912) .
  4. [S336] Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

James Foote Holcombe1

b. 20 January 1837, d. 9 September 1920
     James Foote Holcombe was born on 20 January 1837 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of James Holly Holcombe and Mary Foote. James Foote Holcombe married Helen Harriet House on 28 June 1866 at Vinton, IA. James Foote Holcombe died on 9 September 1920 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 83.2

From the Annual of Washington and Jefferson College for 1883:

James' parents were both religious, and at their house, family worship was regularly maintained, and lessons in the Westminster Shorter Catechism were frequently learned and recited. Owing to his early training, our classmate, for some time after he entered college, kept up the practice of reciting the Catechism every Sabbath, and induced fellow-students to unite with him in the exercise, although he was not then a Christian. His father was brought up on a farm, but spent most of his life as a merchant in Ohio, and he was noted for his interest in foreign missions. While going to school at Canfield, Ohio, James assisted his father in his business. That he might be more useful, he was sent, at the age of 15, to the Presbyterial Academy at Poland, Ohio, to qualify himself for business pursuits, for which he showed a fondness. In the Fall of 1853, some of his companions went to Jefferson College, and he asked and obtained permission from his parents to accompany them, though he had no idea of taking a regular course. By the illness of his father, he was detained at home one year. While at college, he was converted and made a profession of his faith in Christ. After the completion of his collegiate course, he entered the Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny, in the Fall of 1858. He was licensed to preach in 1860; graduated in theology in 1861; and was ordained in 1866. The year of his ordination witnessed his marriage, on the 28th of June, to Miss Helen Harriet Howe, at Vinton, Iowa.

In 1866, Mr. Holcomb took charge of the churches of East Hopewell and Nashville, in the Presbytery of Wooster, Synod of Ohio. Two years after, he accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Athens, Ohio. In August, 1870, he resigned his pastoral office, in order that he might go out as a foreign missionary, a work to which he had consecrated himself while in the seminary.

Accompanied by his wife, he sailed from New York en route to India, in October, 1870. They reached their destination in December. Mr. Holcomb spent several months at Etawa, studying the language with Rev. J. F. Ullman, a veteran missionary. He was stationed at Lodiana in 1871, at Furrukhabad in '72, and has been at Allahabad since March, '73, with the exception of the time spent in making a visit to his native land in 1880-81. Allahabad, where he now resides, is at the junction of the rivers Jumna and Ganges, 500 miles north-west of Calcutta. He has acquired knowledge of the Urdu and Hindi languages. His work now is superintending a school for boys, preaching to the heathen, and revising the Hindi New Testament. The revision committee, of which he is one, was appointed by the different missions, and works under the auspices of the North India Bible Society, which is auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible Society. To have a share in translating the word of God for the people of India, he regards as the greatest honor and privilege of his life.

He has served as the agent of the Christian Vernacular Society of Madras, which has a branch office at Allahabad. This Society provides school books for Indian youth, and publishes tracts and leaflets in the native languages. Some years ago, he prepared two tracts, one in Urdu and one in Hindi, more than 30,000 of which have been printed. He has published a few sermons and magazine articles in Urdu.

In 1876, Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb undertook a journey to Cashmere, and in 1879 visited the flourishing missions of South India, accounts of which were sent by them to the home papers. They have traveled extensively through Europe and have visited Egypt, Palestine and Syria. Mrs. Holcomb, in addition to superintending Zenana work in Allahabad, has been a regular correspondent of the Sunday School Times, and lately of the Presbyterian Journal.

Mr. Holcomb is the only surviving member of his father's family. His father died just after he left the seminary. In 1876 one of his brothers was killed with General Custer. Last year, his mother, and only other brother passed away.

Our missionary maintains his weight, 145 pounds, in a country where the mercury stands, on a May day, at 114 degrees in the shade and 168 degrees in the sun. He is 5 ft. 10 inches in height.

James was educated in Ohio and assisted by his wife represented the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions at Allahabad, India, for 20 years.

James F. and Helen arrived in New York on the ship Campania from Liverpool on 24 June 1905. No other family were listed.

James Foote was listed as a registered voter in 1920 in Los Angeles Co., CA.

It is apparently James and Helen who are buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA.

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 163.1/Item A-8-1-6-3-5-3-1.
  2. [S336] Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

    Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.

Helen Harriet House

b. 1836, d. 1914
     Helen Harriet House was also known as Helen Harriet Howe. She was born in 1836. She married James Foote Holcombe, son of James Holly Holcombe and Mary Foote, on 28 June 1866 at Vinton, IA. Helen Harriet House died in 1914.

Edward Payson Holcombe

b. 17 March 1841, d. 25 June 1876
     Edward Payson Holcombe was born on 17 March 1841 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of James Holly Holcombe and Mary Foote. Edward Payson Holcombe died on 25 June 1876 at Battle of Little Big Horn, Montana Territory, at age 35.

Edward P. Holcomb died with Custer on 25 June 1876 at the Little Big Horn, Montana Territory, as a private in F Troop, 7th Cavalry, US Army.

Charles Henry Holcombe1

b. 27 October 1844, d. circa 1882
     Charles Henry Holcombe was born on 27 October 1844 at OH.2 He was the son of James Holly Holcombe and Mary Foote. Charles Henry Holcombe lived at Windham, Portage Co., OH. He died circa 1882.

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 163.1.
  2. [S67] 1850 Federal Census,, On-line Database.

John Rice

b. circa 1801, d. 11 February 1857
     John Rice was born circa 1801 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1 He married Almira Holcombe, daughter of James Holcombe and Mary Holly, on 9 January 1827 at First Congregational Church, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1 John Rice died on 11 February 1857.1 He was buried at probably Baptist Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

Child of John Rice and Almira Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Andrew Hayes III

b. 1790, d. 28 June 1828
     Andrew Hayes III was born in 1790 at Village of North Granby, Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He married Mary Holcombe, daughter of James Holcombe and Mary Holly, on 4 October 1814 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Andrew Hayes III died on 28 June 1828; of consumption.1 He was buried on 30 June 1828 at Baptist Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1

Children of Andrew Hayes III and Mary Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S419] Carol Laun, Beneath These Stones, Page 22.
  2. [S419] Carol Laun, Beneath These Stones, Page 24.

Ruth Perkins

b. May 1769, d. 1 April 1841
     Ruth Perkins was born in May 1769.1 She married Ozias Holcombe Jr., son of Ozias Holcombe and Rachel Cornish, on 1 January 1788 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.2 Ruth Perkins died on 1 April 1841 at Champion, Jefferson Co., NY, at age 71.1 She was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Champion, Jefferson Co., NY.1

Children of Ruth Perkins and Ozias Holcombe Jr.

Citations

  1. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.
  2. [S66] Mark Williams Granby VR, Page 253.

Lyman Holcombe1

b. 12 January 1789, d. 1848
     Lyman Holcombe was born on 12 January 1789 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Ozias Holcombe Jr. and Ruth Perkins. Lyman Holcombe married Sally (?)2 Lyman Holcombe married Abigail (?)2 Lyman Holcombe died in 1848.

Lyman married twice, Adelaide is the last child and only one by second wife. He moved to Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY.

Children of Lyman Holcombe and Sally (?)

Child of Lyman Holcombe and Abigail (?)

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 161.2.
  2. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Alson Holcombe1

b. 18 May 1791, d. 1861
     Alson Holcombe was born on 18 May 1791 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.2 He was the son of Ozias Holcombe Jr. and Ruth Perkins. Alson Holcombe married Sophia (?)3 Alson Holcombe married an unknown person in 1844. He died in 1861 at Champion, Jefferson Co., NY. He was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Champion, Jefferson Co., NY.3

Clothier. Had 2 sons who died young.

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 162.2/Item A-8-1-6-3-1-2.
  2. [S178] Christina Bailey and Lorraine Cook White, Barbour: Granby, Page 112.
  3. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Orlen Holcombe

b. 20 August 1794, d. 1872
     Orlen Holcombe was born on 20 August 1794 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Ozias Holcombe Jr. and Ruth Perkins. Orlen Holcombe died in 1872. He was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Champion, Jefferson Co., NY.

Orlin Holcombe

b. 13 January 1815
     Orlin Holcombe was born on 13 January 1815 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of Lyman Holcombe and Sally (?)

Orlin and Marcia were enumerated in the 1855 Wilna, Jefferson Co. NY State Census. They were both age 40. Children in the household were Helen Holcombe 18, Henry Holcombe 0, and Lyman Dunlap 5.

Orlin and Maria were enumerated in the 1860 Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY federal census. He was a farmer age 45, she was 45. Children in the household were Helen Collins 22 of South Carolina, Lyman Dunlap 11 of Wisconsin, Henry O. Holcombe 5, and servant Barbara 22

Orlin and Maria were enumerated in the 1865 Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY State census. The were both age 50. The only child in the household was Lyman 15.

Orlin and Maria were enumerated in the 1880 Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY, federal census. He was a hide and leather dealer age 65, she was 65. There were no children in the household.

Penelope Darwin Holcombe

b. 13 May 1817
     Penelope Darwin Holcombe was born on 13 May 1817 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. She was the daughter of Lyman Holcombe and Sally (?) Penelope Darwin Holcombe married John W. Dunlap in 1834.

According to McPherson, Penelope and Lyman moved to Brown Co., WI. DAR records show his name as John W. Dunlap. Need a little more research to confirm this marriage.

Children of Penelope Darwin Holcombe and John W. Dunlap

William Lyman Holcombe1

b. 16 February 1819, d. 2 April 1886
     William Lyman Holcombe was born on 16 February 1819 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of Lyman Holcombe and Sally (?) William Lyman Holcombe married Estella Maria Fanning, daughter of Samuel Fanning, on 2 March 1841 at NY. William Lyman Holcombe died on 2 April 1886 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD, at age 67. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.2 Obituary:

Died at his residence in Rapid City, at 6:30 o'clock on Friday evening, April 2, 1886, William L. Holcomb aged sixty-six years, three months and fifteen days.

William L. Holcomb was born in Jefferson county, New York, on December 17th, 1819. He was married in March, 1841, to Maria Fanning, who with three sons, survives him. He went to California in 1852, and was one of the early settlers of San Francisco, where he was for some time engaged in the dairy and cheese manufacturing business. From San Francisco he returned to New York, and from therence removed in 1855 to Dubuque county, iowa, where he resided until June, 1877, when he came to the Black Hills and located in Rapid City, where he remained until the time of this death. he had always been a worker and a man of frugal habits. His honesty and sterling integrity were never questioned. He was a man of positive opinions, and never afraid or ashamed to express them. During his life he amassed a fortune, which he carefully guarded for his heirs. His face will be missed by many friends. One of the best and most fitting eulogies that can be pronounced upon him is that those who knew him best valued him most highly. It may also be said that while he was engaged for many years in money loaning, he never forclosed a mortgage.

Fred Holcomb, son of the deceased, was absent at the time his father was taken ill. He was at once telegraphed for to Centerville, Dakota, as was also a brother of the deceased residing in Jefferson county, New York. Fred will be here this evening, and no definite arrangements will be made for the guneral until his arrival.

To the wife of deceased, who has been his constant companion for forty-five years, and to the other members of the family the earnest sympathies of the community and of The Journal are offered.

The obituary immediately following W.L.'s was for that of his granddaughter, child of A.L. Holcomb, who also died April 2.



W. L. and Maria were enumerated in the 1880 Rapid City, Pennington Co., Dakota Territory, federal census. He was a hotel keeper, age 61, she was 60. Children in the household were Eugene 34, and his wife Laura 31; son Henry 11; Liman 32 and his wife Sarah 35, grandson Robert 1.

Children of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 161.2/Item A-8-1-6-3-1-1-3.
  2. [S888] Find A Grave Memorial; memorial page for William L Holcomb (16 Jul 1820–2 Apr 1886). Memorial no. 31041087, database and images: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31041087, accessed 29 May 2020, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by: Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796).

Adelaide Holcombe1

     Adelaide Holcombe lived at Denmark, Brown Co., NY. She was born at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. She was the daughter of Lyman Holcombe and Abigail (?)

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 162.2/Item A-8-1-6-3-1-1-4.

John W. Dunlap

b. 1810, d. 1856
     John W. Dunlap was also known as Lyman G. Dunlop. He was born in 1810. He married Penelope Darwin Holcombe, daughter of Lyman Holcombe and Sally (?), in 1834. John W. Dunlap died in 1856 at Brown Co., WI.

Children of John W. Dunlap and Penelope Darwin Holcombe

Estella Maria Fanning

b. 1823, d. 21 December 1890
     Estella Maria Fanning was born in 1823 at NY. She was the daughter of Samuel Fanning. Estella Maria Fanning married William Lyman Holcombe, son of Lyman Holcombe and Sally (?), on 2 March 1841 at NY. Estella Maria Fanning died on 21 December 1890 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD. From an unidentified paper, page 6, 26 Dec 1890:

At her home in Rapid City at 2:00 o'clock Sunday December 21ast, 1890, Mrs. W. L. Holcomb in the seventy-first year of her age. Funeral services will be held at the congregational church at ten o'clock today. Rev. Farquhar officiating. Interment will be made in Mountain View cemetery.

The announcement on Sunday aftgernoon that "Grandma Holcomb" had departed this life brought sadness to manyhearts in this community, for to know this gentle, motherly old lady ws to love her. though for many months past her friends could not disguise from themselves that she was failing when the summons came at last it came quickly, and but a few hours elapsed from the time a physician was called until lshe closed her eyes upon earth. In her last moments she was surrounded by her three sons and their families, who have the assurance that in their affliction they have the sympathy of a large circle of friends.

Deceased was born, grtew to womanhood and was married in Jefferson county, New York. With her husband she came west to Iowa in 1845, and to the Black Hills in 1877. Her life partner died in this city five years ago full of years and honors. She was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.1

Children of Estella Maria Fanning and William Lyman Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 February 2019), memorial page for Estella Maria Holcomb (1819–1890), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31041077, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796) .

Eugene Holcombe1

b. 18 August 1847, d. 25 January 1919
     Eugene Holcombe was born on 18 August 1847 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning. Eugene Holcombe married Laura Mae Jewett in 1867 at Dubuque Co., IA. Eugene Holcombe died on 25 January 1919 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 71. He was buried at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA.2

from the Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, MT, 39 Jan 1919:

Eugene Holcomb, pioneer cattleman, well known throughout South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, and for the last seven years a winter resident of Long Beach near here, died today of paralysis, at the age of 72 years. Mr. Holcomb was a thirty-third degree Mason and a member of the Elks Lodge. He leaves a widow Mrs. Laura Holcomb; a son Orin Holcomb, and two grandchildren, Laura Mae and Paul Holcomb. A brother Fred Holcomb is on his way from South Dakota to attend the funeral which will be held tomorrow under the auspices of the Masons.

"Crossed the plains" from Dubuque, IA to Los Angeles, CA, in 1867, at age 20 years; returned to Abeline, Kans late in 1867 (?); next year he was back in IA, but came back to Kans., where he engaged in the cattle business and finally went with large herd of cattle to the Black Hills of S. Dak., pasturing them on Chyenne River there, where he was a pioneer cattleman. He extended his land purchases and size of herds there until his live stock operations on owned and leased lands became the largest of that section.

Children of Eugene Holcombe and Laura Mae Jewett

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 162.1/Item A-8-1-6-3-1-1-3-1.
  2. [S888] Find A Grave Memorial; memorial page for Eugene Holcomb (1847–1919). Memorial no. 37926698, database and images: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37926698, accessed 06 July 2021, citing Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by: Robert Blake Reid (contributor 46484533).

Algernon Lyman Holcombe1

b. 27 May 1849, d. 11 October 1891
     Algernon Lyman Holcombe was born on 27 May 1849 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning. Algernon Lyman Holcombe married Sarah Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Hiram Brown and Elizabeth Luck, on 5 March 1877 at Farley, IA. Algernon Lyman Holcombe died on 11 October 1891 at Thrown from horse; his cattle ranch, 75 miles east of Rapid City, SD, at age 42. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.2

Cattle rancher, moved from Dubuque, IA to Black Hills of South Dakota and lived at Yankton, in March 1876; thence by boat to Pierre; returned to IA on account of illness until December 1877, when he was back in Rapid City,bringing the first furniture there and herds of cattle. he made log shanties for a home, placing his cattle on the Cheyenne River in partnership with two brothers, later dissolving and removing his cattle to the White River, where he bought large tracts of land; operated a grocery store in Rapid City, South Dakota freighting goods with teams from Pierre and operated a hotel, opened by his father in Rapid City. He soon concentrated on raising cattle and horses.

from the Rapid City newspaper, October 14, 1891:

Word reached the city early Monday morning that Algurn L. Holcomb, while riding his range, had his horse fall on him injuring him severely and Doctor Flick left at two o'clock that morning for the ranch on White river seventy-five miles east of Rapid City to attend the suffering man. When the messenger left the ranch at five o'clock Sunday afternoon Mr. Holdomb was unconsciious. The accident occurred about four o'clock and from the body's appearance when it reached the city last evening it must have been dragged a considerable distance by the horse before being extricated. Mr. Holcomb lived four hours after the accident, dying at 8:20 Sunday evening from the effects of the injury, but never regained consciousness after being found.

Mr. Holcomb was abaout forty-one years of age, and was well to do in worldly goods, besides owning a large cattle ranch on White river and was engaged at the time of his death on a beef round up, preparatory to making a shipment. It was the intention of Mr. Holcomb to take his family last evening on an eastern trip, and they had completed their arrangements for it. But the hand of death intervened and turns the home from one of joy to sorrow.

The subject of this article came to Rapid City in November, 1877, and has resided in the icty continuously since. On his arrival in the city he opened up a store of general merchandise and had teams on the road freighting. He afterwards disposed of this goods and engaged in the hotel business, running the Yankton hotel, now the exchange. During the fall of 1878 he retired from active commercial business and looked after his father's cattle interests, and on the latter's death in 1886, went into the cattle business on his own account.

Mr. Holcomb leaves a widow, two sons and two brothers to mourn his sudden death. The news of the death of one of Rapid City's oldest citizens last evening was a surprise, and his family has the entire sympathy of all.

The funeral will occur on Wednesday as relatives in the east have been notified and cannot reach here before that time.

Children of Algernon Lyman Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 162.1/Item A-8-1-6-3-1-1-3-2.
  2. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 February 2019), memorial page for Algern Lyman Holcomb (1848–unknown), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31041074, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796) .
  3. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 February 2019), memorial page for Florissia Holcomb (22 Oct 1885–2 Apr 1886), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31041079, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796) .

Frederick L. Holcombe1

b. 2 July 1851, d. 27 February 1928
     Frederick L. Holcombe was born on 2 July 1851 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning. Frederick L. Holcombe married Minnie V. Miller on 14 June 1873 at Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA. Frederick L. Holcombe died on 27 February 1928 at Pennington, SD, at age 76.

Cattleman. Moved with his brother Algernon, from Dubuque, IA to Abeline, Dickinson Co., Kansas beginning cattle business there in 1872; carried his herd to Yankton, Yankton Co., SD in April 1873, returning to Dubuque where he married. In 1877 Frederick moved his family and herds to Rapid City, pasturing along the Chyenne and White rivers, later expanding to the north along Sulphur and Morgan Creeks making an extensive range and cattle operation.

Child of Frederick L. Holcombe and Minnie V. Miller

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 162.1/Item A-8-1-6-3-1-1-3-3.

son Holcombe

     son Holcombe was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning.

daughter Holcombe

     daughter Holcombe was the daughter of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning.

Laura Mae Jewett

d. March 1931
     Laura Mae Jewett married Eugene Holcombe, son of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning, in 1867 at Dubuque Co., IA. Laura Mae Jewett died in March 1931 at Long Beach, CA.

Children of Laura Mae Jewett and Eugene Holcombe

Sarah Elizabeth Brown

b. 15 February 1849, d. February 1934
     Sarah Elizabeth Brown was born on 15 February 1849 at Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA. She was the daughter of Hiram Brown and Elizabeth Luck. Sarah Elizabeth Brown married Algernon Lyman Holcombe, son of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning, on 5 March 1877 at Farley, IA. Sarah Elizabeth Brown died in February 1934. She was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.1

Children of Sarah Elizabeth Brown and Algernon Lyman Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 February 2019), memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth Brown Holcomb (1845–Feb 1934), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35582623, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796) .
  2. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 February 2019), memorial page for Florissia Holcomb (22 Oct 1885–2 Apr 1886), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31041079, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796) .

Robert Lyman Holcombe

b. 19 March 1879, d. November 1962
     Robert Lyman Holcombe was born on 19 March 1879 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD. He was the son of Algernon Lyman Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown. Robert Lyman Holcombe married Blanche Brown, daughter of Fred Brown, on 26 October 1901. Robert Lyman Holcombe married Lola E. (?) in 1907. Robert Lyman Holcombe died in November 1962 at MI at age 83.

Robert was enumerated in the 1900 Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD federal census in the household of his widowed mother. He was 21, a herder.

Robert and Lola were enumerated in the 1910 Pennington Co., SD, federal census. He was a stock farmer, age 32, she was 32. They had been married 3 years; it was his second marriage, her first. The only child in the household was Robert L. 5.

Robert and Lola were enumerated in the 1920 Rapid City federal census. He was a stock raiser, age 43, she was 43. The only child in the household was Robert L. Jr., 14.

Robert and Lola were enumerated in the 1930 Rapid City federal census. He was a special policeman age 50, she was 53. There were no children in the household.

Robert Holcomb was one of the sixty cowboys in Captain Seth Bullock`s Cowboy Brigade. They took their horses by train to Washington DC in March of 1905 to ride in the inaugural parade to honor President Teddy Roosevelt.

Florence Holcombe

b. 13 September 1885, d. 2 April 1886
     Her obituary was in the same column, same paper, the same day as her grandfather, William L. Holcomb. Florence Holcombe was born on 13 September 1885 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD. She was the daughter of Algernon Lyman Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown. Florence Holcombe died on 2 April 1886 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.

Algernon Albrook Holcombe

b. 11 May 1888, d. September 1940
     Algernon Albrook Holcombe was born on 11 May 1888 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD. He was the son of Algernon Lyman Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown. Algernon Albrook Holcombe married Helen Josephine Keller in March 1908. Algernon Albrook Holcombe died in September 1940 at age 52. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.1

Citations

  1. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 February 2019), memorial page for Algern A “Budd” Holcomb (May 1889–Sep 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31041075, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796) .

Lola E. (?)

b. 1877, d. 13 September 1943
     Lola E. (?) was born in 1877 at MN.1 She married Robert Lyman Holcombe, son of Algernon Lyman Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown, in 1907. Lola E. (?) died on 13 September 1943 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.1 She was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.1

Citations

  1. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 February 2019), memorial page for Lola E Holcomb (1877–13 Sep 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35582620, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Stephen Ranum (contributor 46897796) .

Minnie V. Miller

b. 5 July 1853, d. August 1924
     Minnie V. Miller was born on 5 July 1853. She married Frederick L. Holcombe, son of William Lyman Holcombe and Estella Maria Fanning, on 14 June 1873 at Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA. Minnie V. Miller died in August 1924 at age 71.

Child of Minnie V. Miller and Frederick L. Holcombe

Mary Estella Holcombe1

b. circa 1874
     Mary Estella Holcombe was born circa 1874. She was the daughter of Frederick L. Holcombe and Minnie V. Miller. Mary Estella Holcombe also went by the name of May Holcombe. She married George Henry White.

Child of Mary Estella Holcombe and George Henry White

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 162.1/Item A-8-1-6-3-1-1-3-3-1.

George Henry White

     George Henry White married Mary Estella Holcombe, daughter of Frederick L. Holcombe and Minnie V. Miller.

Child of George Henry White and Mary Estella Holcombe

Collette Norton

b. say 1785, d. 25 November 1857
     Collette Norton was born say 1785. She married Allen Holcombe, son of Ozias Holcombe and Rachel Cornish, on 22 April 1806 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1,2 Collette Norton died on 25 November 1857. She was buried at Quaker Burying Ground, Morris, Otsego Co., NY.

Children of Collette Norton and Allen Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, page 162.2.
  2. [S726] Rebecca Rector, "AA: Allen Holcomb."

Colleta Holcombe

b. 1807, d. 15 March 1887
     Colleta Holcombe was born in 1807. She was the daughter of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Colleta Holcombe died on 15 March 1887; unmarried.1,2 She was buried at Quaker Burying Ground, Morris, Otsego Co., NY.2

Citations

  1. [S726] Rebecca Rector, "AA: Allen Holcomb."
  2. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Eliza Holcombe

d. young
     Eliza Holcombe was the daughter of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Eliza Holcombe died young.