Alfred Harrison Holmes

Notes:

!Occupations: For a time as a young man, he taught school. Moving with
his family to Lostine, he formed a partnership with his
parents and with them engaged in stock raising.

!Miscellaneous: He never married.
For a time as a young man, he taught school. Moving with his family to
Lostine, Oregon U.S.A. he formed a partnership with his parents & with them engaged
in stock raising.

DOB from Polk Co MO Births; FHC #1016638; POD from Soc. Sec. Index

Census:
1900
1910
1920

Notes:

Boone County was formed out of Carroll County in 1869.

DOB from Edna Holmes; she may have had a Bible record; but it
disappeared after her death.

Census:
1860 Carroll Co AR p 859 w/parents
1870 Polk Co MO book p 82
1880 Polk Co MO Madison Twp
1900
1910
1920

!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO E-109

Buried Lostine, Oregon U.S.A. Cemetery

Govenor married Margaret Parthenia Devin on 17 Dec 1882 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Margaret (daughter of Alfred Harrison Devin and Mary Agnes Campbell) was born on 02 Jan 1862 in Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.; died on 02 May 1926 in Lostine, Wallowa, Oregon U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Margaret Parthenia Devin, who married Govenor Prier Holmes, was a cousin to
Nathaniel Madison "Matt" Devin, who married Govenor Prier Holmes' sister, Eliza Jane Holmes.

Being the eldest child, she had limited opportunity to attend school. After
marriage, she spent much of her spare time studying & reading & became very
well self-educated. She was well versed in the Bible & was an excellent
singer.

She was a member of Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Dunnegan
Springs, later transferring her membership to Cumberland Presbyterian in
Greenfield. The Holmes family moved from Polk County to Taney County to Dade
County near Greenfield, MO & then in 1907 moved to Wallowa County, Oregon U.S.A. near Flora
where they lived for 11 years & finally moved to Lostine where Mr. Holmes
purchased some land. The last few months of her life was spent in caring for
her aged mother who had lived with her only a short time.

Census:
1870 Polk Co MO book p 82
1880 Polk Co MO book p 15
1900
1910 Oregon

MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO E-109

DOB,POB,DOD,POD from death certificate

Notes:

Luke P. Holmes died Dec. 26th 1904 at 4:46 p.m. (from Luke P. Holmes bible).

1820 Census Williamson County Tennessee
Luke Holmes 300010-10010 (page 116 reel #M33-125 index page 12)
John Holmes 100100-10100-0100-0000-1000- (page 115 reel #M33-125 index page 11)

Luke married Eliza Leoti Hopper on 06 Mar 1853. Eliza (daughter of Moses Hopper and Rebecca Hicks) was born on 21 Feb 1830 in Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 24 Nov 1902. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Eliza L. Holmes died November the 24th 1902 at 2:49 o'clock p.m. (from Luke P. Holmes bible).

Notes:

Census:
1860 Polk Co MO book p 14
1870 Polk Co MO book p 100
1880 Polk Co MO book p 15
1900 Polk Co Mo Campbell Twp, ED 123 Sh 3, L 22
1910 Polk Co MO ED 143, Sh 8, p 80A......

MILITARY: Union: Corp Co D, 26 EM, 1861 - Dec 1861: 4 mos 17 days

!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-88

Buried Dunnegan Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

Alfred married Mary Agnes Campbell on 29 Jan 1861 in Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. Mary was born on 22 Apr 1844 in Missouri U.S.A.; died on 12 Sep 1926 in Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Miscellaneous: She was a tall blond southern girl who brought with her
as part of her dowry, two Negro slaves.
Census:
1850 Polk Co MO book p 63 w/parents
1860 Polk Co MO book p 14
1870 Polk Co MO book p 100
1880 Polk Co MO book p 15
1900 Polk Co MO Campbell Twp, ED 123, Sh 3, L 22
1910 Polk Co MO ED 143, Sh 8, p 80A
1920 Polk Co MO ED 160, Sh 6, p 278B......

She was a tall blond southern girl who brought with her as part of her dowrey,
two Negro slaves.

Parents: Mathew G. Campbell & Sarah Thompson, m. 11 Apr 1843, Polk Co MO
Possibly had brothers, James P. & Phenis Thompson

!MARRIAGE: Polk Co MO B-88

Buried Dunnegan Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO

Notes:

Robert and his second wife, Nancy FORGEY, came to Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas from Tennessee (possibly Maury County, TN). They had two sons at this time, Moses and Samuel. Robert homesteaded on 80 acres and purchased a lot of land. Robert donated the land for the Holmes Cemetery in which he is buried. His second wife and several descendents are also buried there. The cemetery is five miles south of Bellefonte, Arkansas.

Robert married Jane Mitchell about 1811. Jane (daughter of Andrew Mitchell and Polly Tate) was born on 18 Feb 1791 in North Carolina U.S.A.; died on 13 Jul 1834 in Maury County, Tennessee U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Moses married Rebecca Hicks in 1822 in Warren, Fayette, Tennessee U.S.A.. Rebecca (daughter of Archibald O. Hicks and Rutha Blanton) was born in 1804 in Cannon, Tennessee; died in Oct 1862 in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas C.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Census:
1830 Lincoln Co TN: Males: 0-2-0-0-0-1; Females: 3-1-0-0-1
1840 Polk Co MO: Males: 2-1-1-1-0-0-1; Females: 1-1-2-1-0-1
1850 Polk Co MO book p 47
1860 Polk Co MO book p 14......

Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO - Buried Heydon Cemetery;

During the War of 1812, Clayton Devin served as a Private in Captain Calland's company of Col. Linsley's regiment, Virginia militia from 31 Mar 1813 to 14 Oct 1813 when the company was dissolved.

At the close of the war he was granted 80 acres near Springfield, Missouri as payment for his services in this war. 2 BLW of 80A each in Polk County, Missouri. This parchment signed by Millard Fillmore, President, is now in the hands of Loyd Devin; who also has the family Bible. The old farmstead lies near Bolivar, Missouri and in 1937 much of the original house was still standing although the land had passed from the Devin family.

His wife, Margaret, in making application for her Widow's War Pension,
describes her husband: "about 5'8" tall, fair complexion, red hair, blue eyes."
He lived in Pittsylvania County, Virgina U.S.A., Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A., Pike County, Missouri U.S.A. (for almost 1 year), and Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.

James West lived next door to Clayton Devin in 1830.

Clayton married Margaret West on 17 Mar 1820 in Fayettesville, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S.A.. Margaret (daughter of James West and Anna Sanders) was born on 24 Nov 1803 in North Carolina U.S.A.; died on 05 Jun 1888 in Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A.; was buried in Heydon Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Census:
1850 Polk Co MO book p 47
1860 Polk Co MO book p 14
1870 Polk Co MO book p 82 w/son, Alfred
1880 Polk Co MO book p 15 w/ dau & son-in-law......

Was well educated. Applied for Widow's War of 1812 pension.

Died at the home of her daughter Massa Louisa Devin Hughes
Buried Heydon Cemetery; Cem. Dir. of Polk Co MO