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     Frank K. Holcombe was born in 1856 at CT.¹ He was the son of Lyman I. Holcombe and Cynthia C. Rounds. Frank K. Holcombe died in 1921.¹

     Celestia A. Griswold was born circa 1834. She married Frank Kendall. Celestia A. Griswold died on 19 September 1865.

     Ralph Burton Holcombe was born on 24 December 1908; from SSDI record.¹ He was the son of Robert B. Holcombe and Elizabeth Drake. Ralph Burton Holcombe married Dorothy Syonia Nielson. Ralph Burton Holcombe died on 7 October 1984 at Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age 75.^1,2 He was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.³

Ralph is placed as a son of Robert and Elizabeth only because he shares the burial plot. Further proof is needed. The SSDI has a record for a Ralph that died in CT in 1984 and the death and birth records are from that source.

     Dorothy Syonia Nielson was born on 13 July 1915 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She married Ralph Burton Holcombe, son of Robert B. Holcombe and Elizabeth Drake. Dorothy Syonia Nielson died on 28 December 1991 at age 76. She was buried at Granby Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.²

     Mary Victoria Lee MD was born on 12 September 1837.^1,2 She was the daughter of George Lee and Adeline Hayes.² Mary Victoria Lee MD died on 24 July 1892 at age 54.¹

Teacher and physician, Fulton, NY. ³

     Martha Olivia Lee was born on 12 January 1828.^1,2 She was the daughter of George Lee and Adeline Hayes.² Martha Olivia Lee married Alfred L. Loveland on 8 October 1850.² Martha Olivia Lee died on 29 November 1898 at age 70.¹

     Alfred L. Loveland was born on 24 February 1825 at Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He married Martha Olivia Lee, daughter of George Lee and Adeline Hayes, on 8 October 1850.² Alfred L. Loveland died on 22 September 1884 at age 59.¹

     Lottie L. Loveland was born on 15 September 1858.^1,2 She was the daughter of Alfred L. Loveland and Martha Olivia Lee. Lottie L. Loveland died on 16 August 1865 at age 6.¹

     Flora L. Loveland was born on 1 August 1851.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred L. Loveland and Martha Olivia Lee.² Flora L. Loveland died on 17 August 1865 at age 14.¹

     Child Loveland was born on 3 January 1869. Child Loveland was the child of Alfred L. Loveland and Martha Olivia Lee. Child Loveland died on 15 March 1869.

     Marius Lee Loveland was born in 1867. He was the son of Alfred L. Loveland and Martha Olivia Lee. Marius Lee Loveland died in 1950.

McPherson calls this child, born 9 Oct 1867, Flaviius.

Marius is placed here only because he is buried in the same cemetery plot.

     Henry F. Beck married Chloe Louisa Holcombe, daughter of George Newton Holcombe and Emma Chloe Dibble.

     Nellie M. (?) was born in 1855. She married Henry George Dibble, son of George W. Dibble and Ellen Walters. Nellie M. (?) died in 1902.

     Wells is placed here only because he is buried in the same plot with Nelson and Theodosia. Lt. Wells W. Reed was born circa 1833. He was the son of Nelson Reed and Theodocia Holcombe. Lt. Wells W. Reed died on 9 March 1867.¹

     Julia is placed here only because she is buried in the same plot with Nelson and Theodosia. Julia A. Reed was born circa 1830. She was the daughter of Nelson Reed and Theodocia Holcombe. Julia A. Reed married John C. Smith. Julia A. Reed died on 2 December 1894.¹

     John C. Smith was born circa 1823. He married Julia A. Reed, daughter of Nelson Reed and Theodocia Holcombe. John C. Smith died on 30 March 1891.¹

     Hiram Cadwell married Desire Buttles on 27 December 1821.

     Desire Buttles married Hiram Cadwell on 27 December 1821.

     Norris William Holcombe was born circa 1861 at OH.^1,2,3 He was the son of Aaron L. Holcombe and Helen May Cadwell. Norris William Holcombe died on 21 May 1878; diptheria epidemic.¹ He was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.⁴

     Nettie F. Holcombe was born on 14 November 1867 at East Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^2,1 She was the daughter of Aaron L. Holcombe and Helen May Cadwell. Nettie F. Holcombe died on 14 April 1878 at age 10.² She was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.³

     Florence G. Holcombe was born on 19 August 1869.^1,2 She was the daughter of Aaron L. Holcombe and Helen May Cadwell. Florence G. Holcombe died on 9 May 1878 at age 8.¹ She was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.³

     Seth Holcombe was born on 9 October 1877.¹ He was the son of Aaron L. Holcombe and Helen May Cadwell. Seth Holcombe died on 7 April 1878.¹ He was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.²

     Harriet H. Holcombe was born on 13 June 1874 at East Granby, Hartford Co., CT.² She was the daughter of Aaron L. Holcombe and Helen May Cadwell. Harriet H. Holcombe died on 21 August 1917 at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, at age 43.² She was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.³

From the Courant 22 August 1917:

Miss Hattie Holcomb of Simsbury died at the Hartford Hospital yesterday of acute appendicitis and an abscess. She is 43 years old and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Holcomb of Simsbury.

     Eva A. Holcombe was born on 14 October 1858 at OH.^2,1 She was the daughter of Aaron L. Holcombe and Helen May Cadwell. Eva A. Holcombe married James Baker at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. Eva A. Holcombe died on 29 April 1911 at age 52.² She was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.³

     James Baker was born circa 1855. He married Eva A. Holcombe, daughter of Aaron L. Holcombe and Helen May Cadwell, at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.

     Percy Holcombe was born on 19 February 1865.¹ He was the son of Alfred Goodrich Holcombe and Ellen (?) Percy Holcombe died on 15 March 1865.¹

     Bethia J. Holcombe was the daughter of Newell Holcombe and Nancy Crisse.

     MaryEtta Holcombe was also known as Ettie Holcombe. She was born on 1 January 1853 at IL. She was the daughter of Newell Holcombe and Nancy Crisse. MaryEtta Holcombe married James Monroe Rankin on 16 February 1876 at Woodbine Twp., Jo Daviess Co., IL. MaryEtta Holcombe died on 4 August 1929 at Iowa Falls, IA, at age 76.

     Ira B. Holcombe was born on 26 September 1854 at Jo Daviess Co., IL. He was the son of Newell Holcombe and Nancy Crisse. Ira B. Holcombe died on 27 March 1885 at age 30.

     Henrietta D. Holcombe was born in 1857 at Jo Daviess Co., IL. She was the daughter of Newell Holcombe and Nancy Crisse.

     William H. Holcombe was born in 1859 at Jo Daviess Co., IL. He was the son of Newell Holcombe and Nancy Crisse.

     Taken from "Portrait and Biographical Album-Jo Daviess Co., Illinois 1889" Courtesy of Roger and Carol Halfpop.

James M. Rankin is a fine type of the native-born citizens of Jo Daviess County, who since attaining his manhood has stepped to the front to assist in carrying on the work so well begun by their pioneer sires, and are now among the leading farmers and stock-raisers and dealers of the county. Our subject occupies a position prominent among the men of his called in Woodbine Township, where he is successfully managing his expense agricultural interests on the homestead on section 34, which was his birthplace April 29, 1851.

His father, James Rankin, an early settler of Illinois and a pioneer of this section of the state, was born near Harper's Ferry, VA. He grew to a stalwart manhood, was endowed with a fine physique and great power of endurance and until within two or three years of his death, at an advanced age, enjoyed robust health. In 1832 he left his home in the Old Dominion and took up his residence in Dayton, Ohio. Three or four years later he made his way to this State, and settled on the American bottoms opposite St. Louis. In the great flood of 1844 when the Mississippi was on a boom, he lost all his crops and in 1846, leaving that part of the State, he came to Jo Daviess County and in Elizabeth turned his attention to mining. In the spring of 847 he again resumed farming, and entering 160 acres of land from the Government in Woodbine Township, that tract now forming a part of the homestead of our subject, he located on it, and was a resident here until a short time before his death, which took place in Elizabeth, Sept. 18, 1888, at the venerable age of eighty-six years. In his residence in this township of over forty years he won and retained the good will and regard of all with whom he had dealings, as he was a man of strict probity, of excellent business capacity, far-seeing and shrewd and had a kindly helpful disposition and his neighbors found him a stanch friend. In politics, he was originally a Democrat, but after 1840 joined the Whigs, remaining with them until the birth of the Republican party, when he became identified with, and from that time voted with that party. He was present at Troy, Ohio, when Gen. W. H. Harrison visited that town, and witnessed a scene showing the simple, democratic character of that gentleman. A carpet was spread from the boat-landing at the canal to the speaker's stand for the General to walk upon, and Mr. Rankin heard Harrison tell some one to take the carpet up, as "the ground was good enough for him to walk on." The mother of our subject, a very estimable woman, whose maiden name was Catherine Custer, is a native of Virginia, born March 5, 1812. She was reared near Harrisburg, Pa; she now makes her home in Elizabeth. To her and her husband were born 10 children, six of whom are living; Mary A., now Mrs. Middagh; John W;Sarah F, now Mrs. Goldthorp; George W; Susan E., now Mrs. Overstreet; and James M. The subject of this sketch was reared on the old homestead, where he has always made his home and he received the advantages of a good education in the public schools. he chose the calling to which he was bred, and has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits ever since attaining manhood, and has met with more than ordinary success. He owns 345 acres of as fertile and productive farming land as is to be found throughout the length and breadth of Jo Daviess County, and he has it under admirable cultivation; including a handsome, conveniently arranged dwelling, and a commodious frame barn, and he has all the necessary machinery for facilitating the farm labors.

Feb. 16, 1876, Mr. Rankin was united in marriage to Miss Ettie Holcomb, an intelligent, well educated young lady, who had been his playmate at school. She is a daughter of Newell Holcomb, a well-known resident of this township. Mrs. Rankin received a good education, pursuing an excellent course of study in the Nora High School,and for over two years prior to her marriage was successfully engaged in teaching in this county. The record of the five children that complete the home circle of herself and husband is as follows: Minnie L., born Nov. 15, 1876; Effie I., born Aug. 25, 1878; William M., born Nov. 22, 1879, Clara E., born July 14, 1882; and Delbert L. , born May 20, 1887.

Mr. Rankin has manifested more than ordinary push and interprise in the prosecution of his calling, and although not yet forty years of age, is numbered among the substantial and well-to-do citizens of his native township. He possesses those frank social qualities and the stability of character that attaches to him warm and steadfast friends, to whom he often extends the hospitalities of his attractive home, over which his amiable wife presides so charmingly. James Monroe Rankin married MaryEtta Holcombe, daughter of Newell Holcombe and Nancy Crisse, on 16 February 1876 at Woodbine Twp., Jo Daviess Co., IL.

     Minnie Leona Rankin was born on 15 November 1876 at IL. She was the daughter of James Monroe Rankin and MaryEtta Holcombe. Minnie Leona Rankin married David Wallace Porter on 1 March 1899 at Iowa Falls, IA. Minnie Leona Rankin died on 14 January 1966 at Hampton, IA, at age 89.

     Effie Irene Rankin was born on 25 August 1878 at IL. She was the daughter of James Monroe Rankin and MaryEtta Holcombe.

     William Monroe Rankin was born on 22 November 1879 at IL. He was the son of James Monroe Rankin and MaryEtta Holcombe. William Monroe Rankin died on 7 December 1926 at Iowa Falls, IA, at age 47.

     Clara Luella Rankin died at Clear Lake, IA. She was born on 14 July 1882 at IL. She was the daughter of James Monroe Rankin and MaryEtta Holcombe.

     Delbert Leroy Rankin died at IA. He was born on 20 May 1881 at IL. He was the son of James Monroe Rankin and MaryEtta Holcombe.

     David Wallace Porter was born on 6 January 1876 at Licking Co., OH. He married Minnie Leona Rankin, daughter of James Monroe Rankin and MaryEtta Holcombe, on 1 March 1899 at Iowa Falls, IA. David Wallace Porter died in November 1945 at Iowa Falls, IA, at age 69.

     Marie Porter was born on 6 April 1899 at Iowa Falls, IA. She was the daughter of David Wallace Porter and Minnie Leona Rankin. Marie Porter died on 4 June 1995 at Iowa Falls, IA, at age 96.

     Mamie Marietta Porter was born on 10 January 1901 at Hardin Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of David Wallace Porter and Minnie Leona Rankin. Mamie Marietta Porter married Milo Deforest Hamilton on 28 February 1922 at Iowa Falls, IA. Mamie Marietta Porter married Otto Holecek on 12 August 1939 at Little Brown Church, Nashua, Chickasaw Co, IA. Mamie Marietta Porter died on 10 February 1995 at Kanawha Care Center, Kanawha, IA, at age 94.¹ She was buried on 13 February 1995 at Concord Township Cemetery, Garner, IA.

     Glen Porter was born on 20 June 1902 at Hardin Co., IA. He was the son of David Wallace Porter and Minnie Leona Rankin. Glen Porter died on 21 September 1991 at Iowa Falls, IA, at age 89.

     Iva Porter was born on 5 February 1905 at Iowa Falls, IA. She was the daughter of David Wallace Porter and Minnie Leona Rankin. Iva Porter died in 1929 at Iowa Falls, IA.

     Kittie Ann Porter was born on 28 August 1906 at Iowa Falls, IA. She was the daughter of David Wallace Porter and Minnie Leona Rankin. Kittie Ann Porter died on 23 August 1957 at Charles City, IA, at age 50.

     Hazel Mae Porter was born on 18 April 1907 at Iowa Falls, IA. She was the daughter of David Wallace Porter and Minnie Leona Rankin. Hazel Mae Porter married Charles Milburn Hamilton on 16 August 1928 at Iowa Falls, IA. Hazel Mae Porter died on 21 January 1992 at Blue Bell, PA, at age 84.