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 Nathan Holmes Descendants
 by Rich Holmes		Global TreeClubsMy GenCirclesSmartMatching
Kenneth Owen HOLMES
Birth:4 Apr 1917 in Schodack Center, Rensselaer, New York, USA 1 2 3
Death:11 Aug 1988 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA 3 5
Sex:M
Father:Clarence Edwin HOLMES b. 18 Jan 1875 in South Hamilton, Madison, New York, USA
Mother:Mary Alice BELDEN b. 17 Feb 1877 in West Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA
  
Reference: 2
Census: 1920 Schodack, Rensselaer, New York, USA 4
Burial: 15 Aug 1988 Nassau (Nassau & Schodack Cemetery), Rensselaer, New York, USA 3 6
Occupation: Electronics Engineer 2 3
Education: Albany State Teacher's College 7
Religion: Protestant 5
Social Security Number: 127-01-2935
Changed: 11 Sep 2000

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Kenneth HOLMES started out as a schoolteacher, but World War II diverted his career to electronics engineering. He was a hard-working man and a do-it-yourselfer around the house. He enjoyed playing golf, and in his retirement years occupied himself with woodworking, gardening, and painting.
Height: 6'0".
Weight: (1948) 165 lb.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Scars or distinguishing marks: Scar right thumb. (Rich Holmes has a vague memory of hearing that Ken was born with an extra digit, which was removed.)
Education:
1923-1931 Nassau Union School, Nassau, New York.
1931-1935 Rennselaer High School, Rensselaer, New York.
1935-1939 New York State College for Teachers at Albany, New York.
1946-? Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Residence:
Apr 1917-Feb 1921 Schodack Center, New York.
Feb 1921-Sep 1940 Nassau, New York.
Sep 1940-Sep 1941 East Greenbush, New York.
Sep 1941-Oct 1942 Wallkill, New York.
Oct 1942-Jan 1943 5711 Cates Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri.
Jan 1943-May 1943 601 S. E. 6th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
May 1943-Sep 1943 116 So. Birch Road, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Sep 1943-Feb 1946 in military including:
Jan 1945-Feb 1945 Oahu, Hawaii.
Feb 1945-Jun 1945 Tinian.
Jun 1945-Jul 1945 Iwo Jima.
Jul 1945-Dec 1945 Palawan, Philippines.
Dec 1945-Feb 1946 Samar, Philippines.
Feb 1946-Jun 1946 Nassau, New York.
Jun 1946-? 100 Washington Street, Brighton, Massachusetts.
?-Apr? 1959 41 Marshall Road, Natick, Massachusetts.
Apr? 1959-Aug 1969 212 Locust Lane, Syracuse, New York.
Aug 1969-1982? 306 Edwards Drive, Fayetteville, New York.
1982?-1983? Living out of trailer.
1983?-1984? Somewhere in North Carolina.
1984?-1988 305 Lisa Drive, Carrboro, North Carolina.
Work:
1931-1937 (summers) Store clerk, A & P Tea Company, Nassau, New York.
Sep 1939-Sep 1941 High school teacher, East Greenbush, New York.
Sep 1941-Oct 1942 High school teacher, Wallkill, New York.
Oct 1942-Oct 1943 Radar instructor, A.A.F.T.T.C., Boca Raton, Florida.
May 1946-? Cambridge Field Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Apr? 1959-1982? Electronics engineer, General Electric, Syracuse, New York.

With Kenneth C. C. Gunn, holder of U.S. patent 2,735,982 for a "Radio Frequency Power Comparator".

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Sources 
  1. Title: United States Passport for Kenneth Owen Holmes
    Date: Feb 18, 1975
  2. Type: Vital Record
    Title: Certified copy of birth record for Richard Scott Holmes
    Date: Oct 31, 1955
    Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  3. Type: Newspaper
    Title: Death notice for Kenneth Owen Holmes
    Title: Syracuse Herald-Journal
    Place: Syracuse, New York
    Date: ca. Aug 13, 1988
    Text: Essentially the same death notice also appeared in the Syracus
    e Post-Standard. Note the grandchild's gender is given incorrectly, as is the place of death (he resided in Carrboro but died in Chapel Hill)
  4. Type: Census
    Title: US census population schedule
    Place: Rensselaer County, New York
    Date: 1920
    Media: microfilm
    Text: Schodack, p. 8A, family #198
  5. Text: Richard Holmes's personal knowledge
  6. Type: Cemetery
    Title: Nassau & Schodack Cemetery
    Place: Nassau, New York
  7. Type: Book
    Title: Holmes Happenings 1984-1986
    Publication: published privately
    Text: "The Holmes Family"
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