Lorenzo A Holmes

Brief Life History of Lorenzo A

When Lorenzo A Holmes was born in 1828, in Ohio, United States, his father, Daniel Holmes, was 24 and his mother, Elisabeth Dixon, was 20. He married Elizabeth “Betsy” Fletcher on 4 August 1850, in Ingham, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Ingham Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 12 February 1901, in Township of Center, Emmet, Michigan, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lorenzo A Holmes
1828–1901
Elizabeth “Betsy” Fletcher
1824–1867
Marriage: 4 August 1850
Dorwin F. “Dorr” Holmes
1852–1925
Ada Althea Holmes
1865–1923

Sources (18)

  • Lorenzo A Holmes, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Lorenzo A. Holmes, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Lorenzo A. Holmes, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1856

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

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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