John Mathias Holmes
1838 - 1886 (47 years)-
Name John Mathias Holmes Birth 18 Jun 1838 Williamsburg, Ontario Gender Male Death 6 Apr 1886 St Lawrence County, NY Person ID I4422 My Genealogy Last Modified 3 Jan 2022
Father Peter Holmes, b. 11 Jul 1788, Pointe Claire, Quebec d. 23 May 1874, Gouverneur, NY (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth Marquette, b. 3 Nov 1808, Williamsburg, Ontario d. Abt 1840, Williamsburg, Ontario (Age 31 years) Relationship natural Marriage Between 1824 and 1829 Quebec Family ID F5346 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Jane Jones, b. 1851, Lisbon, NY d. Bef 1932 (Age < 80 years) Marriage Abt 1870 Children 1. David John Holmes, b. 16 Dec 1871, Ogdensburg, NY d. 21 Nov 1941, Ogdensburg, NY (Age 69 years) [natural] 2. Mary Jane Holmes, b. 1875, Ogdensburg, NY d. 10 Jul 1899, Ogdensburg, NY (Age 24 years) [natural] 3. George Peter Holmes, b. 1878, Ogdensburg, NY d. 25 Mar 1883, Ogdensburg, NY (Age 5 years) [natural] 4. Frederick Joshua Holmes, b. 16 Nov 1879, Oswegatchie, NY d. 6 Nov 1968, Watertown, NY (Age 88 years) [natural] 5. William Henry Holmes, b. 11 May 1882, Ogdensburg, NY d. 4 Oct 1959, Ogdensburg, NY (Age 77 years) [natural] 6. Theresa B. Holmes, b. 9 Aug 1886, Ogdensburg, NY d. 17 Jan 1939, Ogdensburg, NY (Age 52 years) [natural] Family ID F3630 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jan 2022
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Notes - - 1850 census: John Holmes, 12, resides with parents in the Town of Osweatchie.
- June 1863: Civil War draft list shows John, 26, single, residing with brother Peter in DeKalb.
- Aug. 5, 1863: Jacob enlists in the Union Army at DeKalb, NY at the age of 23 and is mustered into Co. H, 20th Cavalry Regiment on Sept. 4, 1863. He deserted from Co. H. Oct. 10, 1863 at Sackett's Harbor, NY.
- 1870 census: John Holmes and wife Mary Jane reside in the Town of Oswegatchie with his father, Peter, 78. Likely, they live in the same house Peter did 20 years earlier with his wife and other children. As per below, the house was near Black Lake.
- 1880 census: John Holmes, 39, and wife Mary Jane, 29, reside in Ogdensburg with son David D., 8; Mary J., 5, George P. 2, and Frederick G, 6 mos.
- June, 1899: John's wife, listed as Mary A. rather than Mary J., filed for his pension as an invalid in June, 1899 and in 1906.)
- St. Law. Republican, April, 1886, under deaths: In Oswegatchie. near Black Lake, Tuesday, April 6th, John Holmes, aged 43 (or 45/48) years.
- After John's death, his widow married Duncan King.
- 1900 census at Ogdensburg, NY First Ward, Caroline St.: Duncan King, 59, b. Canada Oct. 1840, with wife Mary Jane King, 42, and their son Henry King, 6. Living with them is Mary Jane's last child with John Matthias Holmes, Theresa Holmes, 11.
- - 1850 census: John Holmes, 12, resides with parents in the Town of Osweatchie.