At 1:44 PM -0400 7/15/01, Jimmy Nix wrote: >I believe he was a son >of Israel Holmes and Harriett (Hubbert) Holmes who moved to Butler County, >Iowa. Israel had been born in New York in 1831, according to any census >record about him and lived in Illinois from about 1850 to about 1885. He >died in Butler County in 1914. Harriett was born in Canada and died in >Butler County, Iowa in 1901. If you're looking for more on Israel and Harriett you might check into Madison County, New York. It's something of a stretch, but there was an Israel HOLMES b. 1781 who lived in the Town of Hamilton... and the closest village was Hubbardsville, named after one of the members of the Hubbard family that lived around there. Even if Harriett was from Canada and spelled her name Hubbert, there could be a connection. I have a little more info on Israel and some of his relatives including his HOLMES ancestors. Wish I could say the same for me; as far as I know Israel was not one of my relatives. - Rich Holmes