Brief Life History of Elias Burton
When Elias Burton Holmes was born on 8 January 1870, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Ira B Holmes, was 30 and his mother, Virgina Burton, was 25. He married Margaret Elise Oliver on 21 March 1914, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. He lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States for about 10 years and New York City, New York, United States in 1935. He died on 22 July 1958, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Elias P Holmes in household of Ira Holmes, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elias Burton Holmes, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- E. Burton Holmes, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
Spouse and Children
1870–1958 Male
1879–1968 Female
Parents and Siblings
1840–1895 Male
1844–1917 Female
Siblings (4)
1870–1958 Male
1872–1881 Female
1876–1898 Male
–1881 Male
World Events (8)
1871
Age 1
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1893 · The World's Columbian Exposition
Age 23
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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