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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1822 - 1895 (73 years)
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| Name |
Edward W. Tupper HOLCOMBE [2, 3] |
| Born |
4 Jan 1822 |
Vinton, Gallia, Ohio  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1850 |
Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio [4] |
| Residence |
1870 |
Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio [4] |
| Census |
1880 |
Huntington, Gallia Co., Ohio [4] |
| FamilySearch ID |
LCD7-8KL |
| LifeSketch |
[4] |
| Was born in Vinton, Gallia county, January 4, 1822. His father, Samuel R. Holcomb, moved into Huntington township in April, 1805, carrying all his household goods on a horse behind him. He lived in a tent until they erected a log cabin; in the same year h |
| LifeSketch |
[4] |
| Was born in Vinton, Gallia county, January 4, 1822. His father, Samuel R. Holcomb, moved into Huntington township in April, 1805, carrying all his household goods on a horse behind him. He lived in a tent until they erected a log cabin; in the same year h |
| Name |
Edward W Tupper HOLCOMB [4] |
| Name |
Edward W. T. HOLCOMB [4] |
| Reference Number |
H10901 |
| Residence |
1880 |
Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio [4] |
| _UID |
C6393B54861C44E2A4F40DED38B079E32CCB |
| Died |
6 Feb 1895 |
Vinton, Gallia, Ohio [2] |
| Buried |
Old Holcomb Cemetery, Huntington Twp., Gallia, Ohio [2] |
| Person ID |
I19539 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Father |
Samuel Robert HOLCOMBE, b. 28 Feb 1777, Spencertown, Columbia, New York , d. 24 Jun 1867, Vinton, Gallia, Ohio (Age 90 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah "Sallie" EWING, b. 2 Apr 1782, Greenbrier, West Virginia , d. 26 Sep 1850, Vinton, Gallia, Ohio (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
16 Jan 1802 |
Galliopolis, Gallia, Ohio [2] |
| Family ID |
F9354 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth MITCHEL, b. 14 Nov 1814, England , d. 29 Mar 1901, Gallia, Ohio (Age 86 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Chauncey HOLCOMBE, b. Abt 1849, Gallia, Ohio , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Elizabeth HOLCOMBE, b. Abt 1852, Gallia, Ohio , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Walter HOLCOMBE, b. Abt 1855, Ohio , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F9366 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Was born in Vinton, Gallia county, January 4, 1822. His father, Samuel R. Holcomb, moved into Huntington township in April, 1805, carrying all his household goods on a horse behind him. He lived in a tent until they erected a log cabin; in the same year he started a settlement on the very ground where Vinton now stands. He continued to reside in the neighborhood until his death, which took place in the year 1867, at the age of 90 years. He was a native of Columbia county, New York. He was representative several terms in the Ohio legislature; was also sheriff of the county for eighteen years, besides holding several other county offices, among them county commissioner and treasurer. He was a brigadier-general in the late war, and he was also elected a presidential elector.
During his life he accumulated considerable property, gave his children a good schooling, and he enjoyed a good reputation in Huntington township. He raised a family of ten children; two died in early life. A. T. Holcomb, the eldest of the family, died in his seventy-seventh year; he was also a man of some note, having been elected to the legislature of his native State three terms; he was a legal gentleman; both himself and wife were of the hardy pioneer class. Sarah (Ewing) Holcomb, the mother of Edward, died in 1850, aged 68 years. Edward Holcomb and Elizabeth Mitchell were married in Vinton, February 23, 1847. She is a native of England, a daughter of John and Mary Mitchell, both of whom are deceased. The children of this union are: Victoria, born December 12, 1847; Chauncey, September 4, 1849; Elizabeth, August 17, 1853; Walter, March 20, 1856; they all reside in Vinton. Mr. Holcomb was elected trustee of Huntington township in 1862. His son-in-law, C. Fogg, was a soldier in the late war; he enlisted in the 38th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was wounded at the battle of Winchester, July 24, 1864, and he died from the effect of his wound, April 26, 1882; he was an invalid pensioner. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Holcomb is engaged in farming in Huntington township.
His address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. [SOURCE: History of Gallia County: Containing A Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics, Miscellaneous Matters, &c; James P. Averill; Hardesty & CO., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo. 1882. - Tr. by GT Team]
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- [S896] Paul Ebert.
- [S134] http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/, REG&db=charae&id=I03499 (Reliability: 3).
- [S305] The Holcombes, Nation Builders; by McPherson; 1947, Page 39-2; A-4-2-10-5-3-10 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Nov 2022), entry for Edward Tupper HOLCOMBE, person ID LCD7-8KL. (Reliability: 3).
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