Susan, How sweet. And such a welcome feeling. Thanks so much for the nice, warm welcome! Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: BARGERHAUS <bargerhaus@msn.com> To: Pam Serda <kelly0298@tex-is.net> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [TNGIBSON] New to this list > Pam...That was such a nice idea! It is very nice of you to introduce > yourself to the list. I enjoy all the messages, and wait patienty for my > own long-lost cousins to turn up here. I hope your HOLMES folks find a home > in Gibson County. It is such a nice place. > > Susan Barger Donahue > Barger Family HIstory Society > 411 E. Roosevelt Road > Wheaton, IL 60187-5564 > suzid@tripod.net > http://suzid.tripod.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pam Serda <kelly0298@tex-is.net> > To: <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 1:40 PM > Subject: [TNGIBSON] New to this list > > > > Hello All, > > > > Being new to this particular list, I thought I would sort of introduce > myself. > > > > My name is Pamela HOLMES Serda, and I'm researching my fathers family. My > gg-grandfather, William F. HOLMES, was born 1836 in TN. I don't know where > at in TN. > > > > I have located a particular HOLMES family on the Gibson Co., Dist. 08 > census, that is very interesting, to say the least. > > > > There are a lot of similarities, etc. I'm trying to determine if this > family would be the parents of my gg-grandfather. > > > > He showed up in Texas in 1857, at the age of 21, married in 1858, remained > in TX, and joined the army in 1862. > > > > After returning from the war, he remained in TX. > > > > All of the documents I can locate, state that he was definitely born in > TN, but do not state which county, or names of parents. > > > > As far as I know, he had no family prior to coming to TX. > > > > If anyone has any info, especially about the family I mentioned, any > insight would be most appreciated. > > > > 1850 Gibson Co., Dist. 08 census: > > > > house # 1371, line #4 thru 14, page. #223a > > > > Robert HOLMES, 42 M Tailor, born in GA > > Polly " , 36 F born in AL > > James " , 18 M Farmer, born in TN > > Robert " , 17 M born in TN > > William " , 14 M born in TN > > Martha " , 12 F born in TN > > Nancy " , 08 F born in TN > > Sarah " , 06 F born in TN > > Jennimin (sp?) " , 02 F born in TN > > *James Crunk, , 26 M Farmer born in TN > > *Molly Caps, , 36 F B born in NC > > > > *The son, William, matches perfectly with my gg-granfathers age. And, he > does not show on the 1860 census. > > > > All of the names in this family, have also been repeated numerous times in > my HOLMES family line. > > > > Pam > > Jas Hampton Overstreet>Daniel Overstreet 1855 AL>Mary Eboline Overstreet > 1875 TX> > > & > > Wm F Holmes 1836 TN>Robt W Holmes 1876 TX>Clayton Holmes 1903 TX>Glenn > Holmes 1931 TX> > > > > > > >