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     Roxy Cole was the daughter of (?) Cole. Roxy Cole married Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe, son of Diodorus Holcombe and Sybil Spaulding, on 20 October 1825. Roxy Cole died on 3 February 1838.

     Harvey Augustus Holcombe was born on 8 September 1826 at Willsboro, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole. Harvey Augustus Holcombe lived at CA.

     James is recorded in the 1860 census of Peru, Clinton Co., NY as a grocer, owning real estate, $2,500 and personal $1,000; is reported to have moved to Aurora, Kane Co., IL and to Jackson, MI. James Madison Holcombe was born on 29 August 1828 at Willsboro, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole. James Madison Holcombe married Melissa Ricketson.

     Emmett P. Holcombe was born on 31 March 1836 at Willsboro, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole.

     Maria S. Cole was the daughter of (?) Cole. Maria S. Cole married Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe, son of Diodorus Holcombe and Sybil Spaulding.

     Benjamin Rush Holcombe was born on 1 November 1840 at NY.² He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole. Benjamin Rush Holcombe married Elizabeth C. Spencer.³ Benjamin Rush Holcombe died on 31 December 1908 at Whitehall, Washington Co., NY, at age 68.

Physician and surgeon, enlisted at Hamilton, Madison Co., NY for 3 years in 157th NY Regt, organized there Sept 1862; was serving as Asst. Surgeon when discharged Feb. 7, 1865; practiced at Whitehall, Washington Co., NY.

Rush and Helen were enumerated in the 1870 Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, federal census. They were living in the house of his father. He was a physician, age 29, she was 21. There were no children enumerated.

Rush B. and Hellen A. were enumerated in the 1880 Whitehall, Washington Co., NY, federal census, page 47. He was a physician age 40, she was 31, keeping house. Marion age 6 was the only child in the household.

Rush B. and Elizabeth C. were enumerated were enumerated in the 1900 District 146, Whitehall, Washington Co., NY, federal census. He was a physician, age 59, she was 20. There were no children in the household.

Additional information from the Albany Medical Journal.

     Silas Wright Holcombe was born on 8 December 1842 at New York City, NY.^2,3 He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole. Silas Wright Holcombe married Elizabeth Vilas on 29 October 1868.³ Silas Wright Holcombe died at New York City, New York Co., NY.³

Silas Wright Holcomb was born December 8, 1843, at Willsborough, New York. He commenced his classical education at the Academy in Champlain, New York, and entered Dartmouth College at the beginning of Fall term, August 24, 1860. He left in the summer of 1861.

He began the study of law in February, 1863, reading in the office of Judge Peter S. Palmer and Hon. Smith M. Weed, of Plattsburgh, New York. He was admitted to the bar of New York, at Albany, New York, in 1866, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession at Plattsburgh, New York. He remained here one year, when he went to New York City, arid practised for one year. He then removed to Plattsburgh in January, 1868, and became the junior member of the legal firm of Palmer, Weed & Holcomb.

Wright and Lizzie were enumerated in the 1870 Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, federal census. He was a lawyer, age 26, she was 21. The only child in the household was Chs' 8 months.

He continued a member of the above firm at Plattsburgh until January 1, 1876, when he removed to New York City, where he has remained up to the present time. He became connected with the Erie Railway in a legal capacity in June, 1881.


Silas was chosen 2nd Lt. of the Home Guards of Burlington, Essex Co., NY; represented 9th Assembly Dist of NY in 1890, lawyer, NY City.

     Dan Cole Holcombe was born on 21 November 1850 at Saginaw Co. MI. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole. Dan Cole Holcombe married Evelyn Page in 1872. Dan Cole Holcombe died in January 1919 at age 68.

     Melissa Ricketson was born circa 1830 at NY. She married James Madison Holcombe, son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole.

     Guy was a dentist in Peru. Guy Ernest Holcombe was born on 4 January 1851 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of James Madison Holcombe and Melissa Ricketson. Guy Ernest Holcombe married Harriet S. Carr, daughter of Francis Carr, on 4 June 1878.

     Harriet S. Carr was born on 22 July 1858 at Clinton Co., NY. She was the daughter of Francis Carr. Harriet S. Carr married Guy Ernest Holcombe, son of James Madison Holcombe and Melissa Ricketson, on 4 June 1878.

     Guy Ernest Holcombe II was born on 25 August 1879 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of Guy Ernest Holcombe and Harriet S. Carr.

     James Madison Holcombe II was born on 8 April 1881 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of Guy Ernest Holcombe and Harriet S. Carr.

     Wilbur C. Holcombe was born on 12 December 1889 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of Guy Ernest Holcombe and Harriet S. Carr.

     Obed Gillman Holcombe was born on 22 December 1815. He was the son of Obed Holcombe and Elizabeth (?)¹ Obed Gillman Holcombe married Julia Sophronia Phelps. Obed Gillman Holcombe died on 4 January 1857 at NY at age 41.² He was buried at Lewis Cemetery, Lewis, Essex Co., NY.²

McPherson says he died in 1856, but his gravestone in Essex Co., NY says 1857.

O. Gilman and Sophronia were enumerated in the 1850 Lewis, Essex Co., NY, federal census. He was 33, she was 31. The only child in the household was Mary 9 (Cornelia?).

     Julia Sophronia Phelps was born on 29 November 1818 at NY. She married Obed Gillman Holcombe, son of Obed Holcombe and Elizabeth (?). Julia Sophronia Phelps died on 2 June 1886 at NY at age 67.

     Winslow G. Holcombe was born on 2 March 1845. He was the son of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps. Winslow G. Holcombe died on 18 September 1848 at NY at age 3. He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Willsboro, Essex Co., NY.¹

     Mary Cornelia Holcombe was born in 1841 at Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NY. She was the daughter of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps. Mary Cornelia Holcombe married Edgar M. Safford.¹ Mary Cornelia Holcombe died on 1 April 1879 at Essex Co., NY. She was buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Willsboro, Essex Co., NY.

     George Obed Holcombe was born on 21 April 1851 at Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps.

     James Holcombe was born in 1855. He was the son of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps.

     Elizabeth Vilas was born on 6 March 1849 at Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY.¹ She married Silas Wright Holcombe, son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole, on 29 October 1868.¹

Elizabeth was enumerated in the1920 Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA, federal census. She was 70, widower, living with a nurse.

     Evelyn Page married Dan Cole Holcombe, son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole, in 1872. Evelyn Page died in 1913.

     LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe was born in April 1873 at Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY.² He was the son of Dan Cole Holcombe and Evelyn Page. LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe lived in 1926 at Seattle, King Co., WA. He died on 10 March 1929 at age 55. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA; section 4 lot 2708.

Freeborn was enumerated in the 1900 Santa Clara, Cuba, Military and Naval Forces, Federal Census. He was a 2nd Lieutenant, from Detroit, Michigan, age 27, single.

Freeborn graduated Michigan Military Academy, 1911, Ohio Northern Univeristy. Served in the Army first as a private and finally as a Lt. Col.

Freeborn and Cliffe were enumerated in the 1920 Pleasant, Hanckck Co., OH, federal census. He was 46, she was 38. Children in the household were Leslie 18, Paige 15, Cornelius 13, and Jack 11. Also in the household was father-in-law E. Mumma and neice Corine Mumma.

     Capt. Leslie Page Holcombe was born on 30 December 1901 at Ft Logan, CO. He was the son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma. Capt. Leslie Page Holcombe was graduated in 1923 at USMA, West Point, Orange Co., NY.

     Maj. Freeborn Page Holcombe II was born on 26 May 1904 at Camp Overton, Mindinao, Phillipine Islands.¹ He was the son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma. Maj. Freeborn Page Holcombe II married Gladys M. (?) Maj. Freeborn Page Holcombe II died on 8 December 1983 at Pittsburg, Contra Costa Co., CA, at age 79.¹ He was buried on 13 December 1983 at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA.

Freeborn was enumerated in the 1930 Lake City, Pierce Co., WA, federal census. He was 26, single, boarding in the residence of George W. McGill. He was enumerated in the 1940 Reno, Washoe Co., NV, federal census. He was 35 and in the Army.

He saw action in WWII and Korea.

     Capt. Cornelius Cole Holcombe was born on 8 August 1906 at Ft. Walla Walla, WA.² He was the son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma. Capt. Cornelius Cole Holcombe married Bessie D. Nye, daughter of Joseph S. Nye and Mae Amelia (?). Capt. Cornelius Cole Holcombe died on 15 January 1988 at Chester, Chesterfield Co., VA, at age 81.²

     Jack Cliff Holcombe was born circa 1908 at McComb, OH. He was the son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma. Jack Cliff Holcombe lived at 1424 Douty St., Hanford, Kings Co., CA. He married Margaret Frances Erbe, daughter of T.A. Erbe, on 19 May 1938 at Glendale, CA.

Jack C. was enumerated in the 1930 Seattle, King Co., WA, federal census. He was 21 and a lodger in the household of Bryan Shear.

     Bessie D. Nye was born on 8 March 1911 at Pringar, IA. She was the daughter of Joseph S. Nye and Mae Amelia (?) Bessie D. Nye married Capt. Cornelius Cole Holcombe, son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma.

     Col. Cornelius Cole Holcombe Jr. was born on 16 May 1939 at Seattle, King Co., WA. He was the son of Capt. Cornelius Cole Holcombe and Bessie D. Nye. Col. Cornelius Cole Holcombe Jr. died on 23 September 2006 at Ft. Belvoir, VA, at age 67.¹

West Point Class of 1962, commissioned an Armor Officer, retired in 1984.

From the Washington Post, 5 November 2006:

"Skip" Holcomb, on September 23, 2006, of cardiac arrest at Fort Belvoir, VA. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Mary Ellen Holcomb, and two sons, Cornelius C. "Neil" Holcomb of Oak Hill, VA and Sean J. Holcomb of Mill Valley, CA; as well as four grandchildren, Patrick, Katherine and Nicholas Holcomb of Virginia and Haley Holcomb of California.
Visitation will be Thursday, November 16, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 at EVERLY WHEATLEY FUNERAL HOME, 1500 West Braddock Rd, Alexandria. Services will be on Friday, November 17, 10:30 a.m., at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, followed by burial with Full Military Honors in Arlington National Cemetery, near the graves of his father and grandfather, both retired Army Colonels. Afterward a reception will be held at the Ft. Myer Officers Club.

     Margaret Frances Erbe was born on 27 June 1917 at Salt Lake City, UT. She was the daughter of T.A. Erbe. Margaret Frances Erbe married Jack Cliff Holcombe, son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma, on 19 May 1938 at Glendale, CA.

     Freeborn Page Holcombe III was born on 9 October 1941. He was the son of Jack Cliff Holcombe and Margaret Frances Erbe.

     Electa Chamberlain was the daughter of Rev. Abel Chamberlain.

     Truxton Holcombe was born in 1804 at Panton, Addison Co., VT. He was the son of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain.

     Sophronia Holcombe was born in 1806 at Panton, Addison Co., VT.¹ She was the daughter of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain. Sophronia Holcombe died in 1842.¹ She was buried at Kent Cemetery, Panton, Addison Co., VT.¹

     Charity Holcombe was born in 1808 at Panton, Addison Co., VT. She was the daughter of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain. Charity Holcombe died on 13 August 1853 at VT.¹ She was buried at Kent Cemetery, Panton, Addison Co., VT.¹

     Henry Harrison Holcombe was born at Panton, Addison Co., VT. He was the son of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain. Henry Harrison Holcombe died in 1902.

     Lusinia Holcombe was born at Panton, Addison Co., VT. She was the daughter of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain.

     Charles Holcombe was born at Bennington, VT. He was the son of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain. Charles Holcombe lived at Monkton, Addison Co., VT.

     Charles Holcombe was the son of Charles Holcombe.

     Susan Holcombe was the daughter of Charles Holcombe.

     Mary Holcombe was the daughter of Charles Holcombe.