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     Franklin W. Loomis was born on 4 May 1872 at CT. He was the son of Hiram Gaylord Loomis and Fidelia Holcombe.

     Andrew was a harness or collar maker in New Hartford; he enlisted in Hartford on November 10, 1863 in Co. A. First Regt. Conn. Heavy Artillery. Harriet's obituary in the Winsted Citizen said that Andrew never returned from the war; her obituary in the New Hartford Tribune said he was killed in the war. His war record lists him in 1865. Apparently he was listed as a deserter. However, legal applications filed in Onondaga County, NY, in 1889 by Andrew were to remove the charge of desertion. Andrew J. Cook was born circa 20 December 1827 at "Missing Place" no. 5164. He was the son of Joseph Cook and Elizabeth Burr. Andrew J. Cook married Harriet A. Holcombe, daughter of Friend Holcombe and Susan Serepta Beach, on 25 December 1854 at "Missing Place" no. 5164. Andrew J. Cook died on 15 July 1908 at Camillus, NY. He was buried at Wheeler Cemetery, Camillus, NY.

     Hattie Amelia Cook was born on 30 October 1855 at New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT. She was the daughter of Andrew J. Cook and Harriet A. Holcombe. Hattie Amelia Cook died in 1899.

     Charles Friend Cook was born on 1 November 1861 at New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT. He was the son of Andrew J. Cook and Harriet A. Holcombe.

     William Cook was born. He was the son of Andrew J. Cook and Harriet A. Holcombe.

     Edmund Holcomb DeMars was born on 30 March 1868 at Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT. He was the son of Peter DeMars and Harriet A. Holcombe.

     Frank Henry DeMars was born on 21 August 1872 at Robertsville, Colebrook, CT. He was the son of Peter DeMars and Harriet A. Holcombe.

      Phelps Cowdrey was also known as Phelps Cowdery. He was born circa 1810 at West Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Moses Cowdery Jr. and Lydia Baldwin. Phelps Cowdrey married Emily Holcombe, daughter of James Holcombe and Mary Holly, on 4 September 1833 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

     Mary Foote was born. She was the daughter of Thaddeus Foote and Polly Forward.¹ Mary Foote married James Holly Holcombe, son of James Holcombe and Mary Holly.

     James was educated in Ohio and assisted by his wife represented the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missiions at Allahaba, India, for 20 years. James Foote Holcombe was born on 20 January 1837 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of James Holly Holcombe and Mary Foote.

     Edward Payson Holcombe was born on 17 March 1841 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of James Holly Holcombe and Mary Foote. Edward Payson Holcombe died on 25 June 1876 at Little Big Horn, Montana Territory, at age 35.

Edward P. Holcomb died with Custer on 25 June 1876 at the Little Big Horn, Montana Territory, as a private in F Troop, 7th Cavalry, US Army.

     Charles Henry Holcombe was born on 27 October 1844 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of James Holly Holcombe and Mary Foote. Charles Henry Holcombe lived at Windham, Portage Co., OH.

     Andrew Hayes III was born in 1790 at North Granby, Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He married Mary Holcombe, daughter of James Holcombe and Mary Holly, on 4 October 1814 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Andrew Hayes III died on 28 June 1828.¹ He was buried on 30 June 1828 at Baptist Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Ruth Perkins married Ozias Holcombe Jr., son of Ozias Holcombe and Rachel Cornish, on 1 January 1788 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     

Lyman married twice, Adelaide is the last child and only one by second wife. He moved to Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. Lyman Holcombe was born on 12 January 1789 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Ozias Holcombe Jr. and Ruth Perkins. Lyman Holcombe died in 1848.

     Clothier. Had 2 sons who died young. Alson Holcombe was born on 18 May 1791 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.² He was the son of Ozias Holcombe Jr. and Ruth Perkins. Alson Holcombe married an unknown person in 1844. He died in 1861.

     Oshir Holcombe was born on 20 August 1794 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Ozias Holcombe Jr. and Ruth Perkins. Oshir Holcombe died in 1872.

     Orlin Holcombe was born on 13 January 1815 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of Lyman Holcombe.

     Penelope Darwin Holcombe was born on 13 May 1817 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. She was the daughter of Lyman Holcombe. Penelope Darwin Holcombe married John W. Dunlap in 1834.

According to McPherson, Penelope and Lyman moved to Brown Co., WI. DAR records show his name as John W. Dunlap. Need a little more research to confirm this marriage.

     William Lyman Holcombe was born on 16 February 1819 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of Lyman Holcombe. William Lyman Holcombe married Maria Fanning, daughter of Samuel Fanning, on 2 March 1841 at NY. William Lyman Holcombe died on 2 April 1886 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD, at age 67. Obituary:

Died at his residence in Rapid City, at 6:30 o'clock on Friday evening, April 2, 1886, William L. Holcomb aged sixty-six years, three months and fifteen days.

William L. Holcomb was born in Jefferson county, New York, on December 17th, 1819. He was married in March, 1841, to Maria Fanning, who with three sons, survives him. He went to California in 1852, and was one of the early settlers of San Francisco, where he was for some time engaged in the dairy and cheese manufacturing business. From San Francisco he returned to New York, and from therence removed in 1855 to Dubuque county, iowa, where he resided until June, 1877, when he came to the Black Hills and located in Rapid City, where he remained until the time of this death. he had always been a worker and a man of frugal habits. His honesty and sterling integrity were never questioned. He was a man of positive opinions, and never afraid or ashamed to express them. During his life he amassed a fortune, which he carefully guarded for his heirs. His face will be missed by many friends. One of the best and most fitting eulogies that can be pronounced upon him is that those who knew him best valued him most highly. It may also be said that while he was engaged for many years in money loaning, he never forclosed a mortgage.

Fred Holcomb, son of the deceased, was absent at the time his father was taken ill. He was at once telegraphed for to Centerville, Dakota, as was also a brother of the deceased residing in Jefferson county, New York. Fred will be here this evening, and no definite arrangements will be made for the guneral until his arrival.

To the wife of deceased, who has been his constant companion for forty-five years, and to the other members of the family the earnest sympathies of the community and of The Journal are offered.

The obituary immediately following W.L.'s was for that of his granddaughter, child of A.L. Holcomb, who also died April 2.



W. L. and Maria were enumerated in the 1880 Rapid City, Pennington Co., Dakota Territory, federal census. He was a hotel keeper, age 61, she was 60. Children in the household were Eugene 34, and his wife Laura 31; son Henry 11; Liman 32 and his wife Sarah 35, grandson Robert 1.

     Adelaide Holcombe lived at Denmark, Brown Co., NY. She was born at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. She was the daughter of Lyman Holcombe.

      John W. Dunlap was also known as Lyman G. Dunlop. He was born in 1810. He married Penelope Darwin Holcombe, daughter of Lyman Holcombe, in 1834. John W. Dunlap died in 1856 at Brown Co., WI.

     From an unidentified paper, page 6, 26 Dec 1890:

At her home in Rapid City at 2:00 o'clock Sunday December 21ast, 1890, Mrs. W. L. Holcomb in the seventy-first year of her age. Funeral services will be held at the congregational church at ten o'clock today. Rev. Farquhar officiating. Interment will be made in Mountain View cemetery.

The announcement on Sunday aftgernoon that "Grandma Holcomb" had departed this life brought sadness to manyhearts in this community, for to know this gentle, motherly old lady ws to love her. though for many months past her friends could not disguise from themselves that she was failing when the summons came at last it came quickly, and but a few hours elapsed from the time a physician was called until lshe closed her eyes upon earth. In her last moments she was surrounded by her three sons and their families, who have the assurance that in their affliction they have the sympathy of a large circle of friends.

Deceased was born, grtew to womanhood and was married in Jefferson county, New York. With her husband she came west to Iowa in 1845, and to the Black Hills in 1877. Her life partner died in this city five years ago full of years and honors. Maria Fanning was born in 1823 at NY. She was the daughter of Samuel Fanning. Maria Fanning married William Lyman Holcombe, son of Lyman Holcombe, on 2 March 1841 at NY. Maria Fanning died on 21 December 1890 at Rapid City, SD.

     

"Crossed the plains" from Dubuque, IA to Los Angeles, CA, in 1867, at age 20 years; returned to Abeline, Kans late in 1867 (?); next year he was back in IA, but came back to Kans., where he engaged in the cattle business and finally went with large herd of cattle to the Black Hills of S. Dak., pasturing them on Chyenne River there, where he was a pioneer cattleman. He extended his land purchases and size of herds there until his live stock operations on owned and leased lands became the largest of that section. Eugene Holcombe was born on 18 August 1847 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning. Eugene Holcombe married Laura Mae Jewett circa 1869 at Dubuque Co., IA. Eugene Holcombe died on 25 January 1919 at Los Angeles, CA, at age 71.

     Algernon L. Holcombe was born on 27 May 1849 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning. Algernon L. Holcombe married Sarah Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Hiram Brown and Elizabeth Luck, on 5 March 1877 at Farley, IA. Algernon L. Holcombe died on 11 October 1891 at Thrown from horse; his cattle ranch, 75 miles east of Rapid City, SD, at age 42.

Cattle rancher, moved from Dubuque, IA to Black Hills of South Dakota and lived at Yankton, in March 1876; thence by boat to Pierre; returned to IA on account of illness until December 1877, when he was back in Rapid City,bringing the first furniture there and herds of cattle. he made log shanties for a home, placing his cattle on the Cheyenne River in partnership with two brothers, later dissolving and removing his cattle to the White River, where he bought large tracts of land; operated a grocery store in Rapid City, South Dakota freighting goods with teams from Pierre and operated a hotel, opened by his father in Rapid City. He soon concentrated on raising cattle and horses.

from the Rapid City newspaper, October 14, 1891:

Word reached the city early Monday morning that Algurn L. Holcomb, while riding his range, had his horse fall on him injuring him severely and Doctor Flick left at two o'clock that morning for the ranch on White river seventy-five miles east of Rapid City to attend the suffering man. When the messenger left the ranch at five o'clock Sunday afternoon Mr. Holdomb was unconsciious. The accident occurred about four o'clock and from the body's appearance when it reached the city last evening it must have been dragged a considerable distance by the horse before being extricated. Mr. Holcomb lived four hours after the accident, dying at 8:20 Sunday evening from the effects of the injury, but never regained consciousness after being found.

Mr. Holcomb was abaout forty-one years of age, and was well to do in worldly goods, besides owning a large cattle ranch on White river and was engaged at the time of his death on a beef round up, preparatory to making a shipment. It was the intention of Mr. Holcomb to take his family last evening on an eastern trip, and they had completed their arrangements for it. But the hand of death intervened and turns the home from one of joy to sorrow.

The subject of this article came to Rapid City in November, 1877, and has resided in the icty continuously since. On his arrival in the city he opened up a store of general merchandise and had teams on the road freighting. He afterwards disposed of this goods and engaged in the hotel business, running the Yankton hotel, now the exchange. During the fall of 1878 he retired from active commercial business and looked after his father's cattle interests, and on the latter's death in 1886, went into the cattle business on his own account.

Mr. Holcomb leaves a widow, two sons and two brothers to mourn his sudden death. The news of the death of one of Rapid City's oldest citizens last evening was a surprise, and his family has the entire sympathy of all.

The funeral will occur on Wednesday as relatives in the east have been notified and cannot reach here before that time.

     Frederick L. Holcombe was born on 2 July 1851 at Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY. He was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning. Frederick L. Holcombe married Minnie V. Miller on 14 June 1873 at Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA. Frederick L. Holcombe died on 27 February 1928 at age 76.

Cattleman. Moved with his brother Algernon, from Dubuque, IA to Abeline, Dickinson Co., Kansas beginning cattle business there in 1872; carried his herd to Yankton, Yankton Co., SD in April 1873, returning to Dubuque where he married. In 1877 Frederick moved his family and herds to Rapid City, pasturing along the Chyenne and White rivers, later expanding to the north along Sulphur and Morgan Creeks making an extensive range and cattle operation.

     son Holcombe was born. He was the son of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning.

     daughter Holcombe was born. She was the daughter of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning.

     Laura Mae Jewett married Eugene Holcombe, son of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning, circa 1869 at Dubuque Co., IA. Laura Mae Jewett died in March 1931 at Long Beach, CA.

     Sarah Elizabeth Brown was born on 15 February 1849 at Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA. She was the daughter of Hiram Brown and Elizabeth Luck. Sarah Elizabeth Brown married Algernon L. Holcombe, son of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning, on 5 March 1877 at Farley, IA. Sarah Elizabeth Brown died in February 1934.

     Robert Lyman Holcombe married Lola E. (?). Robert Lyman Holcombe was born on 19 March 1879 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD. He was the son of Algernon L. Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown. Robert Lyman Holcombe married Blanche Brown, daughter of Fred Brown, on 26 October 1901.

     Her obituary was in the same column, same paper, the same day as her grandfather, William L. Holcomb. Florence Holcombe was born on 13 September 1885 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD. She was the daughter of Algernon L. Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown. Florence Holcombe died on 2 April 1886 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.

     Algernon Albrook Holcombe was born on 11 May 1888 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD. He was the son of Algernon L. Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown.

     Lola E. (?) married Robert Lyman Holcombe, son of Algernon L. Holcombe and Sarah Elizabeth Brown. Lola E. (?) died on 13 September 1943 at Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD.

     Minnie V. Miller was born on 5 July 1853. She married Frederick L. Holcombe, son of William Lyman Holcombe and Maria Fanning, on 14 June 1873 at Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA. Minnie V. Miller died in August 1924 at age 71.

     May Holcombe was the daughter of Frederick L. Holcombe and Minnie V. Miller. May Holcombe married George Henry White.

     George Henry White married May Holcombe, daughter of Frederick L. Holcombe and Minnie V. Miller.

     Collette Norton was born say 1785. She married Allen Holcombe, son of Ozias Holcombe and Rachel Cornish. Collette Norton died on 25 November 1857. She was buried at Quaker Burying Ground, Morris, Otsego Co., NY.

     Collette Holcombe died unmarried. She was born in 1807. She was the daughter of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton.

     Eliza Holcombe was born. She was the daughter of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Eliza Holcombe died young.