Person:Joseph Holmes (49)

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Joseph Austin Holmes
b.23 Nov 1859 Laurens, South Carolina, United States
 
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m. 4 Dec 1844
  1. Olive Jane Holmes1846 - 1864
  2. Rev. Nickels John Holmes1847 -
  3. Ada Holmes1849 -
  4. Ida Holmes1851 -
  5. Abbie Catherine Holmes1854 -
  6. Augustine Reid Holmes1856 -
  7. Sheridan Wright Holmes1857 - 1862
  8. Joseph Austin Holmes1859 -
  9. Havelock Holmes1861 - 1861
  10. Simpson Lee Holmes1862 - 1863
  11. Mary Bell Holmes1864 -
  12. William Marshall Holmes1867 -
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Name[1] Joseph Austin Holmes
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Nov 1859 Laurens, South Carolina, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Holmes, Z. L. (Rev.). The Simpson Genealogy: of two distinct families of Simpsons who married and emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland, and settled in Laurens County, South Carolina, between 1770 and 1790. (Revised and brought to present time by Eugene S. Hudgens, 1958)
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    Joseph Austin Holmes, eighth child of Rev. Z. L. and Catherine Nancy Nickels Holmes, was born Nov. 23rd, 1859; married Jeannie Sprunt of Wilmington, North Carolina. Joseph A. Holmes graduated at Cornell University and, by his studious habits and exemplary conduct, secured the approval of the Faculty, and by their assistance, was immediately elected Professor of Mineralogy and Geology in the University of North Carolina. For some years he was State Geologist and earned a very enviable reputation. Following are their children:
    Jean Dalziel Holmes, b. Wilmington, N.C., July 15th, 1893
    John Austin Holmes, Jr., b. Chapel Hill, N.C., May 5th, 1895
    James Sprunt Holmes, b. Chapel Hill, N.C., Sept. 4th 1898
    Margaret Catherine Holmes, b. Chapel Hill, N.C., June 24th, 1902

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