Brief Life History of Daniel Russell
When Daniel Russell Holmes was born on 5 August 1818, in Columbia, New York, United States, his father, Rufus Holmes, was 24 and his mother, Marcy Paine, was 26. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Cornelia Cost. He lived in Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States for about 10 years and Milford, Kent, Delaware, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 December 1890, at the age of 72, and was buried in Milford, Kent, Delaware, United States.
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- Russel M Holmes in household of Edward Holmes, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Russell Holmes - Published information: birth-name: Russell Holmes
- Davis Holmes, "Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830
Historical Boundaries: 1830: Kent, Delaware, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: either from the plural form of Holme , or else a variant of Holme or Home , with excrescent -s (see Holm ).
Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire), or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). Both placenames likely derive from the plural form of Middle English, Older Scots holm ‘islet, raised land in a marsh’ (see Holm ).
Scottish and Irish: adopted for Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Thómais, Mac Thómais (see McComb ). In parts of western Ireland, Holmes is also a variant of Cavish, from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas . Early bearers in Ireland were probably immigrants from Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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