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    1. Holmes conundrum
    2. The Nancy Holmes saga continues: Here is the information that I have and what I am trying to make sense of. First there is Nancy Holmes and her brother George Henry Holmes. Nancy was probably born around 1845. I have no idea about her brother, George. Listed below are her nine children: I used circa because in each census their ages and year of birth are incosistent. Lemuel b ca 1870 Stanley Lemuel b ca 1876 my great grandfather Matilda b ca 1878 Mary Eliza b ca 1882 Thomas (Tom) b ca 1883 George b ca 1884/1885 Nellie b ca 1896 Dennis b unknown Ellen b unknown In the King William Co. 1850 Census of Va: Record 78 Family 245 Nathaniel Terry B. b 1808 Va (Machinist) Sarah (Quarles) Terry b 1810 Va Charles E. b 1842 " William b 1845 " Waller b 1846 " Susan A. b 1847 " Owen b 1849 " William b 1776 " - Father In the King William Co. 1910 Census of Va. O. S. Terry white Oct 1849 50 wd S. A.- sister Apr 1858 52 s Charles E.-brother May 1842 57 s Tom Homes black Apr 1883 17 laborer George Homes " May 1885 15 laborer Stanley Homes " Apr 1876 24 " Mary Eliza " May 1882 18 cook In the King Wiliam Co. 1900 Census of Va. Owen S. Terry white Farmer Susie- wife John O Taylor-nephew 6 Dennis Nancy Black 70 Servant Private Farm George Holmes Mu 26 Laborer Walter Terry white 63 Merchant Gen Mdse. William Terry " " I also have Nellie Holmes listed with Guy Jackson Farmer and she was mother to 5 of his children: Warner Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Mary Holmes, Anna Holmes, and Minnie Holmes. I will send a completed speculation on all of these relatives after I do more research. I am determined to get dates of everything. However, my biggest mystery is Nancy. a F _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

    03/05/1999 12:31:02