Hugh F. Holmes
Hugh F. Holmes was born around 1807 in Kentucky. He moved to Ohio by the early 1830s, and he married Harriet Campbell there on December 29, 1831. They had at least nine children: Sarah, born around 1832; William C., born on September 15, 1834; Margaret, born around 1837; John, born around 1839; James, born around 1842; Mary E., born around 1844; Martha, born around 1848; Harriet, born around 1850; and Charles, born around 1854. Holmes worked as a farmer. They moved to Richland, Indiana, around 1838; to Wayne, Ohio, in the late 1840s; and to Des Moines, Iowa, in the late 1850s. By 1860, Holmes owned $800 of real estate and $775 of personal property. They moved to Jackson, Iowa, in the 1860s, and by 1870, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $1,290 of personal property. He died in Jackson on June 12, 1881.
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| (1346) | Holmes, Hugh F. | 1807 | 1881-06-12 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3118) [recipient] ~ William C. Holmes to Hugh F. Holmes and Harriet Holmes, 12 September 1864
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriages, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com; Iowa Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, available from Ancestry.com
