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     Ann Culver was born at Stockholm, NY. She was the daughter of Oliver B. Culver and Betsey Holcombe.

     Laura Culver was born circa 1828 at Stockholm, NY. She was the daughter of Oliver B. Culver and Betsey Holcombe.

     Edward Culver was born circa 1831 at Stockholm, NY. He was the son of Oliver B. Culver and Betsey Holcombe.

     From the handwritten notes of Julia Holcombe:

These little children were separated after their mother's death, when Lydia was six days old. Lydia was adopted by a family who went to Ohio to live, and Mary and Sarah lived with different families until their marriages. Lydia Holcombe was born on 26 November 1801 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Micah Holcombe and Julia Smith. Lydia Holcombe died on 16 May 1825 at Stockholm, NY, at age 23.

     Mary Westover was the daughter of Samuel H. Westover and Lydia Holcombe.

     Sarah Westover was the daughter of Samuel H. Westover and Lydia Holcombe.

     Lydia Westover was the daughter of Samuel H. Westover and Lydia Holcombe.

     Additional information on Mary is from Sally J. Holcombe, 1036 Scots Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5431. Much of her information came from Julia Holcombe, an unmarried great-great aunt of Sally's husband. As each of her nieces and nephews married, they were presented with a family history -- handwritten by "Aunt Julia." Its title was Genealogy of the Holcomb, Lyon and Carey families, with notes, and extracts from letters. The copy the Sally used was briefly loaned to her by her husbands second cousin, Bonnie Holcombe Laughlin (also now deceased).

McPherson notes a marriage to Charles Lyman, but acknowledges her own error on Mary's husband two paragraphs later but does not offer correct information. Mary Holcombe married Martin Smith. Mary Holcombe was born on 2 July 1804 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Micah Holcombe and Julia Smith. Mary Holcombe died on 22 January 1885 at Pemberton, NJ, at age 80.

     Graves Loomis was born on 6 November 1727 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Sgt. Nathaniel Loomis and Ann Allyn.¹ Graves Loomis married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith and Jerusha Mather, on 10 May 1749 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Graves Loomis died on 18 January 1790 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT, at age 62.¹

     Elizabeth Smith was born on 10 November 1726 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Smith and Jerusha Mather.¹ Elizabeth Smith married Graves Loomis, son of Sgt. Nathaniel Loomis and Ann Allyn, on 10 May 1749 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Elizabeth Smith died on 1 October 1803 at CT at age 76.¹

     Luther Loomis was born on 24 June 1754 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Graves Loomis and Elizabeth Smith.¹ Luther Loomis married Jemima Bronson on 24 June 1777.¹ Luther Loomis died on 20 October 1812 at New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, at age 58.¹ He was buried at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.¹

Luther served in the Revolutionary War from Connecticut as a private, enlisting for a period of three years beginning May 30, 1777. Why Luther Loomis was Called Col. or Capt. Loomis in his later years in not known. As he was the proprietor of his own business, the title may have been honorary. He served in the Connecticut State Legislature from 1800-09 and was a principal stockholder in the Western Reserve Company and speculated in the Ohio country after the Revolutionary War. He and other businessmen from Suffield formed an association called the Beaver Land Company. In the spring of 1797 after a surveying party fixed the limits of Portage County, Ohio, the Beaver Land Company drew and then purchased lands in T5R8 and T5R9. ¹


Luther Loomis was born well before independence so that he felt the rule of England in America. He was witness to many of the events that led to and occurred during the Revolutionary War. He was alive when political parties came into existence and saw the events leading to the War of 1812, although he never lived to see it to a conclusion. What an exciting time for a person to have lived. ¹

     Hiram Holcombe was born on 8 December 1806 at Shoreham, VT. He was the son of Micah Holcombe and Julia Smith. Hiram Holcombe married Lucinda Lyon on 2 December 1830 at Goshen, Vt. Hiram Holcombe died on 9 January 1886 at Stockholm, NY, at age 79.

From handwritten notes of Julia Holcombe:

Hiram and Lucinda moved from Saulisbury, VT in Feb 1836, reaching Stockholm on the 26th. Uncle Martin Smith (Julia's uncle) went for them and they brought some furniture in the sleigh besides the three grown persons and the three littel children. Two of the chairs are still in use (in 1912) and one is a little rocker in which all the six babies were rocked in their infancy. The clock they brought was the only one they ever possessed and was in constant use until 1907.


Hiram and Lucinda were enumerated in the 1880 Stockholm Depot, St. Lawrence Co., NY, federal census. He was a farmer age 71, she was 64. Granddaughter Carrie Holcomb, a teacher age 19, was also in the household.

     Lucinda Lyon was born on 31 March 1814 at Brandon, VT. She married Hiram Holcombe, son of Micah Holcombe and Julia Smith, on 2 December 1830 at Goshen, Vt. Lucinda Lyon died on 22 September 1895 at Stockholm, NY, at age 81.

     Jonas and Pamels had twin daughters who died in infancy, in addition to the two listed here. Jonas G. Holcombe was born on 4 December 1809 at Shoreham, VT. He was the son of Micah Holcombe and Julia Smith. Jonas G. Holcombe died on 15 June 1882 at Rome, Italy, at age 72.

     Sarah Ellen Holcombe was the daughter of Jonas G. Holcombe and Pamela Prescott.

     Mary Louise Holcombe was the daughter of Jonas G. Holcombe and Pamela Prescott.

     Salucia Holcombe was born on 2 May 1812 at Shoreham, VT. She was the daughter of Micah Holcombe and Julia Smith. Salucia Holcombe married Theron P. Tilden on 25 February 1836. Salucia Holcombe died on 6 May 1872 at Stockholm, NY, at age 60.

     Theron P. Tilden was born on 17 August 1811. He married Salucia Holcombe, daughter of Micah Holcombe and Julia Smith, on 25 February 1836. Theron P. Tilden died on 21 November 1866 at Stockholm, NY, at age 55.

     Seraph C. Tilden was the son of Theron P. Tilden and Salucia Holcombe.

     Harriet Tilden was the daughter of Theron P. Tilden and Salucia Holcombe.

     Charlie C. Tilden was the son of Theron P. Tilden and Salucia Holcombe.

     Edward G. Holcombe was born on 10 December 1831 at Brandon, VT. He was the son of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon. Edward G. Holcombe married Clarissa M. Holcombe on 30 September 1885. Edward G. Holcombe died on 21 February 1910 at Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 78.

Edward and Martha were enumerated in the 1870 Brasher Falls, Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY, federal census. He was a farmer age 38, she was 32. Children in the household were Carrie E. 9, Alice 8, and Ida 1.


Edward and Susan were enumerated in the 1880 Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY, federal census. He was a farmer, age 48, she was 23. Children in the household were Carrie 19 and Alice 18 both school teachers, and Ida 12.


The 1900 census indicates that Martha and Carey were step children. The census indicates Clarissa and Edward had been married 14 years, both children are older than 14. The census indicates Clarissa had been previously married. So Marha and Carey are Clarissa's from a previous marriage and Edward's step children.


The 1910 census of Brasher lists widow "Clara M." and son Carey L.

     Herbert Hiram Holcombe was born on 19 March 1849 at Stockholm, NY. He was the son of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon. Herbert Hiram Holcombe married Lucille C. Delaney on 24 May 1873 at Potsdam, NY. Herbert Hiram Holcombe died on 23 September 1908 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 59. He was buried in September 1908 at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA.¹ Hiram and Lucille left New York to farm in Kansas, taking their 2 small children. The farm was unsuccessful so they moved on to Los Angeles in the 1890's -- after the brith of their last child,l Jeremiah. All of Hiram's sons graduated from the USC School of Dentistry and became practicing dentists in California.

     Lucille C. Delaney was born on 21 March 1850 at Dickinson's landing, Ontario, Canada. Lucille C. Delaney was also known as C. Lucille Delaney. She married Herbert Hiram Holcombe, son of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon, on 24 May 1873 at Potsdam, NY. Lucille C. Delaney died on 24 January 1922 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 71. She was buried on 26 January 1922 at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA.¹

From the LA Times, 25 Jan 1924:

Funeral services for Mrs. C. Lucille Holcombe, who died at her home, 4611 Cimarron street, yesterday, will be conducted from the chapel of E. E. Overholtzer & Sons at 1236 South Grand avenue at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Mrs. Holcombe was 73 years of age and had been a resident of Los Angeles for the past six years. She is survived by T.T. Holcombe of San Jose, J.D. Holcombe of Globe, Ariz; Dr. J.V. Holcombe of Oakland, and Dr. H.V. Holcmbe, Jamie Holcombe and Katherine Holcombe, all of Los Angeles. Burial will be at Rosedale.

     Julia Holcombe was born on 23 July 1841 at Stockholm, NY. She was the daughter of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon. Julia Holcombe died on 28 April 1929 at Lowell, MA, at age 87. She was UNMARRIED. The author of the handwritten notes on which this line of descendants of Micah Holcombe are based.

     Jeremiah Victor Holcombe DDS was born on 5 May 1890 at Ogden, KS. He was the son of Herbert Hiram Holcombe and Lucille C. Delaney. Jeremiah Victor Holcombe DDS married Ardine Marie Estabrook on 22 August 1915 at Oakland, CA. Jeremiah Victor Holcombe DDS died in 1963 at Lafayette, CA.

Jeremiah was actually born without a middle name. Upon his graduation from dental school, he was surprised to learn that he couldn't be given a diploma unless he provided a middle name. So, he legally assumed the middle name, "Victor".

He was a 32nd degree Mason, and he first started practicing dentistry on a buckboard wagon he took out into the then-wild San Bernardion Valley. He practiced dentistry in Oakland, CA until shortly before he died. He and Ardine first lived in Oakland, but built a beautiful home in Orinda, CA, in 1936. Ardine (or "Nana" as she was always called) lived in their home until just three years before her death at age 86. She was a lovely person who never had a harsh word for anyone.

     Ardine Marie Estabrook was born on 15 July 1894 at Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA. She married Jeremiah Victor Holcombe DDS, son of Herbert Hiram Holcombe and Lucille C. Delaney, on 22 August 1915 at Oakland, CA. Ardine Marie Estabrook died in 1980 at Walnut Creek, CA.

     Carrie Elizabeth Holcombe was born on 8 April 1861 at Stockholm, NY.^1,2 She was the daughter of Edward G. Holcombe and Martha Page. Carrie Elizabeth Holcombe married Daniel H. Smith, son of Robert Smith and Emily Cooper, on 4 May 1881.²

     Alice Augusta Holcombe was born circa 1861 at NY.¹ She was the daughter of Edward G. Holcombe and Martha Page. Alice Augusta Holcombe married Wright A. Smith, son of Robert Smith and Emily Cooper, on 6 February 1883 at Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY.²

     Ida F. Holcombe was born on 2 July 1869 at Brasher Iron Works, St. Lawrence Co., NY.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Edward G. Holcombe and Martha Page. Ida F. Holcombe married Samuel D. Buell, son of James Buell and Alvira Patterson, on 10 April 1889 at Brasher Iron Works, St. Lawrence Co., NY.³ Ida F. Holcombe died in 1925 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY; GS. She was buried at Brasher Falls Iron Works Cemetery, Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.³

Samuel and Ida were enumerated in the 1900 Brasher, St.Lawrence Co., NY, federal census. He was a farmer age 34, she was 30; they had been married 11 years with 2 of three children still living. Children in the household were son Cecil S.(?) 6, and Lucinda 4.


Samuel and Ida were enumerated in the 1920 Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY, federal census, ED 107. He was a dairy farmer age 52, she was 50. Children in the household were Cecil, Ernest 19, Vera 17, and Theodore 15.


Samuel and Anna A. were enumerated in the 1930 Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY, federal census. He was 52, she was 41. There were no children in the household.

     Martha B. Holcombe was born on 9 April 1882 at NY.¹ She was the daughter of Edward G. Holcombe and Clarissa M. Holcombe.

     Carey Lyon Holcombe was born on 22 April 1885 at NY.¹ He was the son of Edward G. Holcombe and Clarissa M. Holcombe.

     Clarissa M. Holcombe was born in March 1851 at NY.¹ She married Edward G. Holcombe, son of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon, on 30 September 1885. Clarissa M. Holcombe died on 22 December 1916 at Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 65.²

     Adelaide Holcombe was born on 11 September 1833 at Brandon, VT. She was the daughter of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon. Adelaide Holcombe died on 5 April 1872 at Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 38.

     Alberta Valletta Page was the daughter of Lewis Addison Page and Adelaide Holcombe.

     Agnes Gertrude Page was the daughter of Lewis Addison Page and Adelaide Holcombe.

     Walter Holcombe Page was the son of Lewis Addison Page and Adelaide Holcombe.

     Theron H. Holcombe was born on 8 September 1835 at Saulisbury, VT. He was the son of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon. Theron H. Holcombe married Sarah M. Lowell on 18 May 1864 at Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Theron H. Holcombe died on 31 January 1916 at Compton, CA, at age 80.

     Sarah M. Lowell was born on 18 October 1841 at Cornwall, Canada. She married Theron H. Holcombe, son of Hiram Holcombe and Lucinda Lyon, on 18 May 1864 at Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Sarah M. Lowell died on 21 August 1886 at Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 44.

     Arthur L. Holcombe was the son of Theron H. Holcombe and Sarah M. Lowell. Arthur L. Holcombe married Josephine French on 19 November 1888.

The information on Arthur's family is from information provided by Sally J. Holcombe, 1036 Scots Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5431. Much of her information came from Julia Holcombe, an unmarried great-great aunt of Sally's husband. As eachof her nieces and nephews married, they were presented with a family history -- handwritten by "Aunt Julia." its title was Genealogy of the Holcomb, Lyon and Carey families, with notes, and extracts from letters. The copy the Sally used was briefly loaned to her by her husbands second cousin, Bonnie Holcombe Laughlin (also now deceased).

from the St. Lawrence Republican Wednesday, April 6, 1910:

Massena, march 30 -- Twenty-eight years ago last summer two lads from Brasher Falls, Walter Holcomb Page and Arthur Holcomb, aged 14 and 12 years respectively, left their homes to seek their fortunes and started on a long hike to the far West. The Page lad was a son of Lewis Page, and the Holcomb boy was a son of Theron Holcomb, both well known residents of Brasher. Nothing was heard of them for several weeks when the Holcomb lad became sick in Missouri and friends there telegraphed to his parents to send him money to come home, which they did, and he arrived home a week later. Young Holcomb told of the wanderings of the two boys, how they walked until tired out, begging food when they could, finally stealing rides on freight cars. At one time they became so hungry that they stole a hen and ate the meat without cooking. This Holcomb boy is now Dr. Arthur Holcomb, a prominent physician of Crompton, Cal.

When young Holcomb came home Page refused to come and the boys parted company, Page going further West to make his fortune, saying he would not come home until he had made his "strike." From that time not a word had been heard from him and he was given up for dead.

Twenty years ago his father died leaving some property, which was left to his wife and children. Mrs. Page died about ten years ago, leaving two daughters, Agnes and Alberta, who are now living in Lowell, Mass. After the mother's death the property was sold and the proceeds divided, one share, amounting to about $1,000, being left in the hands of the county treasurer for the missing son, Walter, should he turn up before the statutory time elapsed, otherwise the money to revert to his sisters.

About a month ago Postmaster b. A. Babcock, of Brasher Falls, received a letter addressed "Postmaster, Brazier Falls, N.Y.," written by a woman and signed "Walter Page," from Tonopah, Nev., asking for information as to his family. Mr. Babcock was suspicious because the name of Brasher was wrongly spelled and he knew Walter Page would know how to spell the name of his native town correctly, so he wrote for further information. A couple of weeks later he received another letter from Page, giving information which only a native of the place could give, also names of persons living there at the time and reciting events that happened at that time, so that Mr. Babcock was convinced that it was really Walter Page who was writing, then he gave him the information asked for and the addresses of his sisters.

The sisters are delighted to find that their brother is alive and now Walter is coming East this spring and his sisters will meet him at the old home. If they are then satisfied as to his identity they will renounce all claims to the money deposited with the county treasurer and the long lost brother will receive his share of his father's estate.