This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/813.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Gary Iwas hoping that you would answer my post, bythe way Charles Murphy is my second cousin. This line of Holmes goes all the way back to Va u.s.a.1777, Era then oversea but ihave not got any further. Here is the info you requested. James Holmes B 1832 Mary Husley Holmes B 1838 Children and known spouses 1.William Holmes B1857----Harriett Burns B1870 2 John Jack Holmes B 1859---Lucinda Clift B1866 3 Sarah Holmes B1860--M1Gus Burns M2 macAdoo 4 Jack Holmes B1862 sp unk 5 James Holmes B1863 Martha Grahen d.o.b. unk 6 Thomas Holmes B1864 M1 Mattie Moore B1863 M2 Ellen Proctor Earnest d.o.b. unk. 7 Rothelle Holmes B 1866 sp unk. 8 Charlotte Holmes B 1867 M1 Jerret Little M2 Newt Albertson d.o.b. unk 9 Benjamin Holmes B1870 Maude Proctor d.o.b. unk. 10 Clifton Stanley Holmes B 1872 Mary Grace Wolf B1882 11 Susan Holmes B1873 Jacob Wheeler B 1871 12 Luella Holmes B 1879 M1 George Welch M2 Arthur Pace M3 Howell Allen M4 W.I> Browning The children of Clifton and Mary Holmes are 1 Loma Holmes b. 1897 d. 1898 burial Penrose Holmes cem 2 Dolly May b. 1900 d, 1903 b, Penrose Holmes cem. 3 Lelia Olive b. 1901 d.1989 b. Midway cem. ark. 4Stanley [Bud] b. 1902 d.1930 b.Penrose cem*see notes* 5 Earl b. 1904 d.1979 b.Ft Smith Ark 6 Merl b. 1905 d.1928 b. Penrose Holmes cem.* 7 Myrtle b. 1907 d.2000 b. midway cem Ark 8 Nelson b. 1909 d.1933 b. Penrose holmes cem* 9 Estelle [twin] b. 1910 d. 1987 b whitehall cem ark 10 Rovell [twin] b. 1910 d.1916 b. Penrose Holmes cem, 11 Alvin b. 1912 d.1967 b. Midway cem Ark. 12 Clelland b. 1915 d.1990 b. Midway cem. Ark. 13 Lloyd b. 1916 d.1971 b midway cem. Ark. 14 Harold b. 1917 d.1918 b Penrose Holmes cem. 15 Pauline [twin] b. 1920 d.1921 b.Penrose holmes cem. 16 Paul [twin] b. 1920 d.1990 b whitehall cem. Gary this names and dates came from my grandmother's bible her name was Mary Grace Wolf Holmes Rogers Clifton Stanley Holmes was my Grandfather he died in late1919or early 1920 and is suppose to be buried in the other Holmes cem off the hwy between Fairoaks and Augesta 67?? ***notes The ones with the * maybe buried there , it started out as ta holmes cem but i thank it was renamed , that is where James and Mary Holmes and some of their childern are buried alot of the family is buried at hunter all holmes are related and at whitehall and other names as well , some of my great uncles and aunts wetn by nick names Clifton was known as[ Kip.] his brothers had nicks also Cape was Benjimin, Morg was Thomas , William was Dick, as for the spelling it has been spelled Homes, Holms,Holmes is the way it is spelt now . wi;ll be greatful for any thing you can dig up as i live in Texas . I have a cousin in Augesta that has given me a lot of info.