Hello all -- I am hoping to break through the wall I have reached in researching my line of Holmes' in New York State. Does anyone have a connection to anyone here? 1 Samuel HOLMES b. abt. 1820 in New York State, resided Broome County 1850 + Harriet ? (probably BARNES) b. abt. 1822 2 Henry HOLMES b. abt. 1836 Broome County, resided Portville, Cattaraugus County 1880, 1900 + Julia ? 2 William HOLMES b. abt. 1838 Broome County, NY 2 Amos Barnes HOLMES b. 1842 Broome County, resided Portville, Cattaraugus County 1880, 1900 d. April 7, 1916, Portville + Clarinda Elmira WETHERBEE b. Nov 7, 1845 Wirt, NY d. Feb 6, 1938 Wirt 3 Rosina M. HOLMES b. Oct 9, 1854 Portville + J. Edward EATON 3 Hariett L. HOLMES b. Oct 12, 1866 Portville + Frank M. WIGHTMAN 3 Elbert John HOLMES b. Apr 7, 1869 Portville, died young 3 Nina E. HOLMES b. Mar 28, 1871 + W. Eugene THORNTON b. 1873 4 Clare E. THORNTON b. 1899 3 Amos Eugene HOLMES b. Aug 3, 1873 Portville + Flora JOBE 3 Stephen DeForest HOLMES b. Aug 31, 1884 Portville d. Jul 16, 1972 Niagara County, NY + Clara Mae BRITTAIN b. Aug 12, 1890 in PA d. Apr 14, 1968 Erie County, NY 4 Effie Marie HOLMES b. abt. 1909 + Herbert KEPPEN 4 John Amos HOLMES b. Jan 16, 1911 d. Jan 1955 Tonawanda, NY + Annamae C. HODGE b. Jan 30, 1912 d. Jul 31, 1991 Tonawanda 4 Dorothy Iolanthe HOLMES b. Oct 6, 1913 Portville d. 1980 Tonwnda + Reuben BECKER 4 Bernard W. HOLMES b. May 17, 1916 Portville d. 1975 Tonawanda + Doris BEAVER I was able to track back to Samuel in Broome County and then the trail goes cold. Any help would be very much appreciated. Jim Holmes Upstate NY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Check the URL below for help with SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE as well as other commands http://www.genweb.net/maillistinstruc.shtml Have Fun Randall Haight **************************** FREE WEB SPACE FOR GENEALOGY AND HISTORY WEB PAGES GO TO http://www.genweb.net ***********************