Hi, Donna and David. I took Donna's suggestion and looked for your HOLMES family in the 1860 Catoosa census, David. Sorry, but they were not listed. I don't have the Catoosa 1850. Barbara Dooley At 11:03 AM 10/17/00 -0400, you wrote: >David, > > I didn't find this family in the 1850 or 1860 Hamilton Co., TN >census. They are probably listed in the Catoosa Co., GA censuses. >BTW, Westview Cemetery is located on East Brainerd Road next to the >(now called) Westview Cumberland Presbyterian Church across from the >newly built Westview Elementary School. (If anyone on the list >attended there - the old building is completely gone.) All the land >for the church and school was donated by the IGOU family long ago. > > Hope this helps, > >Donna F. > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "bfc101" <bfc101@email.msn.com> >> To: <TNHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:36 AM >> Subject: [TNHAMILT] Holmes connection >> >> >> > I am looking for information on the Holmes family who lived in the >> West View area off East Brainerd Road and Ringgold in Catoosa >County, >> Georgia. John Holmes, and who married a full blooded Native >American >> girl (Cherokee or Creek?) who had several children William (b. >1849, >> d. 1899), Nancy, and Martha. >> > >> > William Holmes married Mary (Morrison) Holmes and had several >> children. Augusta (Gussie Holmes) Bryant, Lillian Holmes, >> Tennessee (Tennie Holmes) Bailey, Laura Holmes, Elizabeth (Lizzy >> Holmes) Beck, Dennis T. Holmes, Charles Barton (Baldi) Holmes, >Harley >> Holmes, Ida Holmes, Nancy Holmes, Billie Holmes. >> > >> > Most are buried in the West View Cemetery, by 2nd Presbyterian >> Church on Brainerd Road, Chattanooga. >> > >> > Thanks in advance for information or direction in finding these >> people. >> > >> > David Bryant >> > bfc101@msn.com >> > >> > >> > ============================== >> > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! >> > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >> > >> > >> > > >============================== >Visit Ancestrys Library The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >