Rich Holmes's Chief Lines
Rhoda S. COOK
Birth:21 Oct 1805 in Norwich, Chenango, New York, USA 1 2
Death:30 Sep 1891 in South Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 10 9
Sex:F
Father:
Mother:
  
Reference: 17
Census: 1850 Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 3
Census: 1855 Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 4
Census: 1860 Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 5
Census: 1865 Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 6
Census: 1870 Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 7
Census: 1875 Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 2
Census: 1880 Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA 8
Burial: (Day Not Legible) Oct 1891 Poolville (Poolville Rural Cemetery, Approx. 75.50193 W 42.76724 N), Madison, New York, USA 11 9
Occupation: Rag carpet maker; weaver 11 7
Changed: 15 Dec 1999

Spouses & Children
Hiram HOLMES (Husband) b. 2 Aug 1804 in , -, Connecticut, USA
Children: 
  1. DescendantsJerome N. HOLMES b. 9 Oct 1834 in Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA
  2. John Cook HOLMES b. 17 Dec 1836
  3. Nancy Marion HOLMES b. 30 Aug 1839 in , Madison, New York, USA
 

Notes
Individual:

"My grandmother's name was Rhoda and she was badly crippled with rheumatism... (My grandmother took snuff)."p. 1
Living with son Jerome in 1865, daughter Nancy in 1875 and 1880

In S. Hamilton 20 years in 1855.
In S. Hamilton 8 years at death.Hamilton, 2nd dist., family #325Hamilton, Family #122Hamilton, Family #189Hamilton, 2nd dist., family #410
See entry for Hiram Holmes for information on Rhoda's grave.

Sept. 30, 1891; Hamilton township.
30th day of Sept. 1891; South Hamilton.

Cause: Old age.
Physician: Geo. B. Palmer, East Hamilton N.Y.
october 21 1805
Age 30-40 in 1840.
N.Y.; age 43 in 1850.
Chenango; age 49 in 1855.
N.Y.; age 54 in 1860.
Chenango Co.; age 59 (corrected from 58) in 1865
New York; age 65 in 1870.
Age 69 in 1875.
New York; age 74 in 1880
Age 85 at death in 1891.
Norwich Chenango Co. N.Y.; Age 85 years 10 months at death.
NY on Jerome's death record transcript.Hamilton, p. 212Hamilton, family #59Hamilton, 2nd dist., family #410Hamilton, family #613Hamilton, 2nd dist., family #325Hamilton, Family #122Hamilton, Family #189


Sources
  1. Type: Military Record/pension file
    Title: Family record
    Text: A separate letter from Jerome HOLMES to the Commissioner of Pens
    ions, dated Jan. 27, 1910, describes this "a sworn copy of our family record handed down to me by my mother. This copy is a tracing of the origional [sic]." It appears to be a tracing of a record made at an unknown date in an unknown hand (presumably Hiram's or Rhoda's - apparently not Jerome's; the J's are different).
  2. Type: Census
    Title: New York State census population schedule
    Place: Madison County, part 1
    Date: 1875
    Media: microfilm #0408497
    Text: Hamilton, Family #122
  3. Type: Census
    Title: US census population schedule
    Place: Madison County, New York, part 1
    Date: 1850
    Media: microfilm #0408489
    Text: Hamilton, family #59
  4. Type: Census
    Title: New York State census population schedule
    Place: Madison County, part 1
    Date: 1855
    Media: microfilm #0408491
    Text: Hamilton, 2nd dist., family #410
  5. Type: Census
    Title: US census population schedule
    Place: Madison County, New York, part 2
    Date: 1860
    Media: microfilm #0408493
    Text: Hamilton, family #613
  6. Type: Census
    Title: New York State census population schedule
    Place: Madison County, part 1
    Date: 1865
    Media: microfilm #0408495
    Text: Hamilton, 2nd dist., family #325
  7. Type: Census
    Title: US census population schedule
    Place: Madison County, New York
    Date: 1870
    Media: microfilm #M593-967
    Text: Hamilton, family #768
  8. Type: Census
    Title: US census population schedule
    Place: Madison County, New York, part 2
    Date: 1880
    Media: microfilm #1254860
    Text: Hamilton, Family #189
  9. Type: Vital Record
    Title: Death certificate for Rhoda S. Holmes
    Date: 30 Sep 1891
    Place: Hamilton, Madison, New York
  10. Type: Newspaper
    Title: Democratic Union
    Place: Oneida, New York
    Date: Oct 3, 1891
    Text: Quoted in full in Daniel L. McDonald, family history book (Ceda
    r Rapids, Iowa: By the author, c/o Janette McDonald, 20 24th Ave SW, 1997).
  11. Type: Book
    Author: Clarence E. Holmes
    Title: Reminiscences of Previous Years
    Publication: published privately
    Text: Written ca. 1950-1955.
    Text: p. 4

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