Person:Z Holmes (1)

Rev. Z L Holmes

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m. 4 Dec 1844

Facts and Events

Name	Rev. Z L Holmes
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	3 Jan 1815	New York, United States
Marriage	4 Dec 1844	to Catherine Nancy Nickels
Death^[1]	27 Jan 1885	Laurens, South Carolina, United States

References

↑ ^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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... Rev. Z. L. Holmes, the compiler of this genealogy, whose name and family may be found on 220 page of Giles Memorial, published 1864. Was born Jan. 3rd, 1815, the western part of New York State. Graduated at East Tenn. University, 1839, and took a three year course at Theologic Seminary at Columbia, S. C. Started to preach in Spartanburg County in 1842, and settled at Laurens C.H. at the opening of the Laurens Female College, in which he had been elected a Professor. He continued in the active ministery of the Presbyterian Church until his death, which occured on the 27th day of January 1885.