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     Laura Youderian was born on 16 December 1951. She died on 10 December 1986 at age 34.

     Harold J. Watkins married Edith Maria Holcombe, daughter of Henry Wells Holcombe and Hannah Marie Neilson.

     Harold served in the Army in WWII. Harold Watkins was born on 2 February 1924 at CT. He was the son of Harold J. Watkins and Edith Maria Holcombe. Harold Watkins died on 16 July 1971 at Avon, Hartford Co., CT, at age 47. He was buried on 19 July 1971 at Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.

     Carl Johnson was born on 24 August 1892 at West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. He married Clara R. Holcombe, daughter of Henry Wells Holcombe and Hannah Marie Neilson, in 1926. Carl Johnson died on 23 December 1966 at West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, at age 74. He was buried on 24 December 1966 at West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

     Ruth E. Weiant was born on 18 January 1900 at Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ She married Henry Eddie Holcombe, son of Henry Wells Holcombe and Hannah Marie Neilson, on 4 October 1924 at East Hartford, CT. Ruth E. Weiant died on 11 February 1979 at New London, NH, at age 79.¹ She was buried on 15 February 1979 at Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.

     Adeline Holcombe was born circa 1813.² She was the daughter of Harvey Holcombe and Catherine Case. Adeline Holcombe married Milton Griffin, son of Aristarchus Griffin and Jael Gillet, on 1 May 1838. Adeline Holcombe died on 26 October 1850; of consumption.² She was buried at Copper Hill Cemetery, East Granby, Hartford Co., CT.²

     Edward Holcombe was born in 1929. He was the son of Henry Eddie Holcombe and Ruth E. Weiant. Edward Holcombe died in 1999 at Enfield, Hartford Co., CT.

     Eleanor Holcombe was born on 11 June 1925 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Eddie Holcombe and Ruth E. Weiant. Eleanor Holcombe died on 18 March 2000 at Sebastian, Indian River Co., FL, at age 74.²

     Baby Holcombe was born. Baby Holcombe was the child of Henry Eddie Holcombe and Ruth E. Weiant.

     Homer Leroy Holcombe was born on 27 June 1866 at Norwich, Chenango Co., NY. He was the son of Robert Asahel Holcombe and Abigail Adeline Johnson. Homer Leroy Holcombe died on 21 December 1951 at Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ, at age 85.


HOMER LEROY HOLCOMB, A.B. spent the first eight years of his school life near Ripley, N.Y., attending the district school. He afterwards attended the village school at that place where he prepared for entering the Fredonia Normal School. He graduated from the latter in 1887. He taught school at Ft. Lee, N.J., and Silver Creek, N.Y; entering Harvard College in 1890, graduating in 1894 with the degree of A. B. Has since taught in the Fredonia Normal School, first as critic in the Intermediate department, but later as instructor or Ancient Languages.


The Harvard 50th Anniversary report in 1944 notes that:

In the summer of 1899, Holcomb took a trip abroad, which covered the British Isles. With two friends he travelled over 200 miles on top of taly-ho coaches through the English Lake Region, the Trossachs, and Lakes of Killarney. They also took a three week's trip up the Rhine and through Holland, Belgiium, Paris, and Switzerland.

In 1903 he studied Greek at the Harvard Summer School, and in 1912 took a course at Columbia in the teaching of Latin, under Dr. Rouse of Cambridge, England.


The photo here is inscribed on the back: "H. L. Holcomb, Harvard University '94, Ripley New York"


Homer and Grace were enumerated in the 1910 Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY, federal census. He was a teacher at the State Normal School, age 43; she was 37. Children in the household were Lorraine 7, Robert S. 5, Homer J. 4, Ethelyn 2, and Ronald 7 months.


Homer L. and Grace were enumerated in the 1920 Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY, federal census. He was a teacher, age 53; she was 46. Children in the household were Lorraine E. 17, Robert S. 15, Homer J. 15, Ethelyn 12, Ronald D. 10, and Caroline P. 3.


Homer L. and Grace were enumerated in the 1930 Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., NY federal census, ED 86. He was 63, she was 56. Children in the household were Ethelyn 22, and Patricia C. 13.


Additional information is from the University Archives, Nathan Marsh Pusey Library, Harvard University, Official Student Folder (UAIII 15.88.10). or at their website http://hul.harvard.edu/huarc.

     Carrie Holcombe was born on 5 May 1868. She was the daughter of Robert Asahel Holcombe and Abigail Adeline Johnson. Carrie Holcombe married (?) Stephens.

     Frederick was a dentist in Cherry Creek, NY. Frederick Holcombe DDS was born on 8 November 1872. He was the son of Robert Asahel Holcombe and Abigail Adeline Johnson.

     Harriet Holcombe was born on 26 December. She was the daughter of Robert Asahel Holcombe and Abigail Adeline Johnson. Harriet Holcombe lived at Enfield, Halifax Co., NC.

     Bertha Bell Holcombe was born on 21 December 1880. She was the daughter of Robert Asahel Holcombe and Abigail Adeline Johnson. Bertha Bell Holcombe married Walter Whitman Benedict on 12 August 1908 at Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY. Bertha Bell Holcombe died on 19 November 1958 at age 77.

Information on Bertha and her descendants is from Robert Bloom, rbloom1@twcny.rr.com

Bertha, upon graduation from Fredonia Normal School, took a position as English Teacher in Sherburne, NY, where she met and married Walter. He was an undertaker.

     Edith A. Holcombe was born on 28 February 1883. She was the daughter of Robert Asahel Holcombe and Abigail Adeline Johnson.

Edith was a semi-invalid and never married.

     Walter Whitman Benedict was born on 24 June 1881. He married Bertha Bell Holcombe, daughter of Robert Asahel Holcombe and Abigail Adeline Johnson, on 12 August 1908 at Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY. Walter Whitman Benedict died on 18 January 1966 at age 84.

     Nelson Holcomb Benedict was born on 14 February 1911 at Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY. He was the son of Walter Whitman Benedict and Bertha Bell Holcombe. Nelson Holcomb Benedict died on 7 November 1996 at age 85.

Information on Nelson and his descendants is from Robert Bloom, rbloom1@twcny.rr.com

Nelson was a Cadillac dealer in Nowwich, NY. He served in World War II as a Captain in the Army. Boots now has residences in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Norwich, NY.

     Gladys Holcombe was born in 1898 at Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Louis Herman Holcombe and Unknown (?). Gladys Holcombe married Raymond C. Messenger, son of Edward Messenger and Anna Shaw, on 20 May 1922.¹

Gladys appears in the 1920 Simsbury Census. She was the child of Louis' first marriage and there are suspicions that there were other siblings.