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     Daisy Amanda Holcombe was born on 9 April 1910.¹ She was the daughter of Otis Valurian Holcombe and Silvia May Reid.¹ Daisy Amanda Holcombe died on 25 December 2010 at age 100.

     Lewis Earl Robinson was born on 29 September 1925 at Vesper, Wood Co., WI.¹ He was the son of Earl Victor Robinson and Olla May Holcombe.¹ Lewis Earl Robinson died in March 1984 at Port Edwards, Wood Co., WI, at age 58.¹

     Darla Lou Van Dake was born on 21 October 1936.¹ She was the daughter of Louis Clifford Van Dake and Daisy Amanda Holcombe.¹

     Grace Pearl Harris was born on 19 March 1887.¹ She was the daughter of (?) Harris and Lucy Ann Holcombe.¹ Grace Pearl Harris married Sidney Groff Tingley.¹ Grace Pearl Harris died before 1930.²

Sidney and Pearl were enumerated in the 1920 Ionia, Ionia Co., MI, federal census, ED 78. He was a factory laborer, age 34, she was 32. Children in the household were Harold 9, Gerald 7, and Loren 3. Gerald and Loren where both shown born in Washington. Also enumerated was father Lemuel Tingley age 76, and mother-in-law Lucy A. Harris, age 71.


Sidney was enumerated in the 1930 Ionia, Ionia Co., MI, federal census, ED 16. He was a widower, a carpenter, age 45. Children in the household were Harold 20, Gerald 18, Loren 13, and Sidney 7. The census indicated that Gerald was born in MI, which contradicts McPherson. Also in the household was Mary Tingley, age 75.

     Sidney Groff Tingley was born on 3 October 1884.¹ He married Grace Pearl Harris, daughter of (?) Harris and Lucy Ann Holcombe.¹

     Harold Sidney Tingley was born on 27 January 1910 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.^1,2 He was the son of Sidney Groff Tingley and Grace Pearl Harris.¹ Harold Sidney Tingley died on 13 November 1995 at Ionia, Ionia Co., MI, at age 85.²

     Ora E. Woodard was born in April 1895 at Ionia Co., MI.^1,2 He married Neva Priscilla Holcombe, daughter of Moses F. Holcombe and Minnie A. Snyder, on 3 June 1920.¹

     Loren Sylvester Tingley was born on 10 June 1916 at Goldenage, WA.^1,2 He was the son of Sidney Groff Tingley and Grace Pearl Harris.¹ Loren Sylvester Tingley died in December 1983 at Rockford, Kent Co., MI, at age 67.²

     Isabelle Tingley died on 28 August 1920 at Ionia, Ionia Co., MI.¹ She was born on 28 August 1920 at Ionia, Ionia Co., MI.¹ She was the daughter of Sidney Groff Tingley and Grace Pearl Harris.¹

     Sidney George Tingley was born on 20 February 1923 at Ionia, Ionia Co., MI.^1,2 He was the son of Sidney Groff Tingley and Grace Pearl Harris.¹ Sidney George Tingley died on 23 April 1991 at age 68.²

     Florence E. (?) was born circa 1862 at NY.¹ She married Sanford P. Holcombe, son of Benoni Holcombe and Lucy A. Wedge, circa 1880; no issue.¹

     William Cunningham was born on 23 July 1881 at Stanton, Montcalm Co., MI.¹ He was the son of Grant Cunningham and Melissa M. Holcombe.¹ William Cunningham married Gertrude Alice Mills on 22 November 1904 at Lacombe, Alberta, Canada.¹

     Benoni Cunningham was born on 12 May 1892 at Stanton, Montcalm Co., MI.¹ He was the son of Grant Cunningham and Melissa M. Holcombe.¹ Benoni Cunningham was also known as Ben Holcombe.² He married Mable Van Nortwich on 15 May 1913 at Stanton, Montcalm Co., MI.²

McPherson says Benoni took the name Ben Holcombe when he was adopted as an orphan by Jesse S. Holcombe (A-8-1-2-9-6-7-1); which seems unusual because Jesse had a son named Benoni himself.


Benoni and Mable Holcomb were enumerated in the 1920 Pine River, Gratiot Co., MI, federal census, ED 30, in the household of his father-in-law C. L. Van Norwich. He was a mechanic in a sugar factory, age 27; she was 22. Their only child was Forrest 3.


Benoni and Mable Holcombe were enumerated in the 1930, Alma, Gratiot Co., MI, federal census, ED 1. He was a garage repair man, age 37, she was 33.

     Gertrude Alice Mills was born on 2 September 1884 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN.¹ She married William Cunningham, son of Grant Cunningham and Melissa M. Holcombe, on 22 November 1904 at Lacombe, Alberta, Canada.¹

     Marie Alice Cunningham was born on 10 September 1905 at Tees, Alberta, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of William Cunningham and Gertrude Alice Mills.¹ Marie Alice Cunningham married Cecil Richard Hopkins on 15 November 1927 at Clive, Alberta, Canada.¹

     Robert Bruce Cunningham was born on 29 May 1907 at Tees, Alberta, Canada.¹ He was the son of William Cunningham and Gertrude Alice Mills.¹

     Clyde Clayton Cunningham was born on 25 July 1909 at Tees, Alberta, Canada.¹ He was the son of William Cunningham and Gertrude Alice Mills.¹

     Anna Cunningham was born on 3 June 1911 at Tees, Alberta, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of William Cunningham and Gertrude Alice Mills.¹ Anna Cunningham died on 7 June 1911 at Tees, Alberta, Canada.¹

     Ruby Ethel Cunningham was born on 13 June 1917 at Tees, Alberta, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of William Cunningham and Gertrude Alice Mills.¹

     Cecil Richard Hopkins was born on 13 December 1905 at Ellis, Alberta, Canada.¹ He married Marie Alice Cunningham, daughter of William Cunningham and Gertrude Alice Mills, on 15 November 1927 at Clive, Alberta, Canada.¹