William Henry Holmes closes a long record of usefulness.
Monday, Oct. 26, at 8 a.m., occurred the death of William Henry Holmes, in his 83rd year.
Mr. Holmes was born at Bridgeton, N.J. March 31, 1813. In 1838 he moved to Ohio, where he was engaged in the milling business until 1850. In that year he came to Davenport and opened a book store, which he kept until 1854, when he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad company. He remained with this company in various positions of honor and trust until 1876. From that year, until incapacitated by age for further active service in 1895, he devoted himself exclusively to the cultivation of his fruit farm near Gilbert.
Mr. Holmes was a man of unusual physical and mental vigor. Even after he had passed the 80th mile-stone his step was elastic and his endurance remarkable for a man of his years. In all his undertakings he showed original and progressive habits of mind. He was an early member of the abolitionist movement, and throughout his life he was quick to apprehend and ally himself with the most favored of the reform movements of the political world.
In religion he was a distinct liberal, holding the fundamental principles of Christianity in honor, but entering with hearty sympathy and appreciation into the study of other great religious systems of the world. He was also a firm believer in the doctrines of the Spiritualists, although never a member of any society of that or any other religious denomination.
His hearty friendship for science was shown by the deep interest he took in the Davenport Academy of Sciences, which was the only society of which he was ever a member, excepting the Horticultural association, to which he was strongly devoted.
In no way was Mr. Holmes more notable than in the hearty sociability he maintained in a large circle of acquaintances. His friends were many, and their esteem for him sincere. In his death the city loses a man of marked individuality and genuine worth.
As he believed at all times in simplicity and cheerfulness, his funeral, in accordance with his wish, will be held in private, and his burial will be in accord with the spirit of the following verse:
“I ask not that the graver’s skill
Should proudly deck my place of rest,
Nor, that a cold and vaulted tmb
Should bar the sun beams from my breast.
But simply that my grave be green
And sometimes watered with a tear.
And that at least one friend shall say
“A loyal heart lies resting here.”
[Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa). Thursday, October 29, 1896. Contributor: cj2222 (48970485)]
Monday, Oct. 26, at 8 a.m., occurred the death of William Henry Holmes, in his 83rd year.
Mr. Holmes was born at Bridgeton, N.J. March 31, 1813. In 1838 he moved to Ohio, where he was engaged in the milling business until 1850. In that year he came to Davenport and opened a book store, which he kept until 1854, when he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad company. He remained with this company in various positions of honor and trust until 1876. From that year, until incapacitated by age for further active service in 1895, he devoted himself exclusively to the cultivation of his fruit farm near Gilbert.
Mr. Holmes was a man of unusual physical and mental vigor. Even after he had passed the 80th mile-stone his step was elastic and his endurance remarkable for a man of his years. In all his undertakings he showed original and progressive habits of mind. He was an early member of the abolitionist movement, and throughout his life he was quick to apprehend and ally himself with the most favored of the reform movements of the political world.
In religion he was a distinct liberal, holding the fundamental principles of Christianity in honor, but entering with hearty sympathy and appreciation into the study of other great religious systems of the world. He was also a firm believer in the doctrines of the Spiritualists, although never a member of any society of that or any other religious denomination.
His hearty friendship for science was shown by the deep interest he took in the Davenport Academy of Sciences, which was the only society of which he was ever a member, excepting the Horticultural association, to which he was strongly devoted.
In no way was Mr. Holmes more notable than in the hearty sociability he maintained in a large circle of acquaintances. His friends were many, and their esteem for him sincere. In his death the city loses a man of marked individuality and genuine worth.
As he believed at all times in simplicity and cheerfulness, his funeral, in accordance with his wish, will be held in private, and his burial will be in accord with the spirit of the following verse:
“I ask not that the graver’s skill
Should proudly deck my place of rest,
Nor, that a cold and vaulted tmb
Should bar the sun beams from my breast.
But simply that my grave be green
And sometimes watered with a tear.
And that at least one friend shall say
“A loyal heart lies resting here.”
[Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa). Thursday, October 29, 1896. Contributor: cj2222 (48970485)]
William Henry Holmes closes a long record of usefulness.
Monday, Oct. 26, at 8 a.m., occurred the death of William Henry Holmes, in his 83rd year.
Mr. Holmes was born at Bridgeton, N.J. March 31, 1813. In 1838 he moved to Ohio, where he was engaged in the milling business until 1850. In that year he came to Davenport and opened a book store, which he kept until 1854, when he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad company. He remained with this company in various positions of honor and trust until 1876. From that year, until incapacitated by age for further active service in 1895, he devoted himself exclusively to the cultivation of his fruit farm near Gilbert.
Mr. Holmes was a man of unusual physical and mental vigor. Even after he had passed the 80th mile-stone his step was elastic and his endurance remarkable for a man of his years. In all his undertakings he showed original and progressive habits of mind. He was an early member of the abolitionist movement, and throughout his life he was quick to apprehend and ally himself with the most favored of the reform movements of the political world.
In religion he was a distinct liberal, holding the fundamental principles of Christianity in honor, but entering with hearty sympathy and appreciation into the study of other great religious systems of the world. He was also a firm believer in the doctrines of the Spiritualists, although never a member of any society of that or any other religious denomination.
His hearty friendship for science was shown by the deep interest he took in the Davenport Academy of Sciences, which was the only society of which he was ever a member, excepting the Horticultural association, to which he was strongly devoted.
In no way was Mr. Holmes more notable than in the hearty sociability he maintained in a large circle of acquaintances. His friends were many, and their esteem for him sincere. In his death the city loses a man of marked individuality and genuine worth.
As he believed at all times in simplicity and cheerfulness, his funeral, in accordance with his wish, will be held in private, and his burial will be in accord with the spirit of the following verse:
“I ask not that the graver’s skill
Should proudly deck my place of rest,
Nor, that a cold and vaulted tmb
Should bar the sun beams from my breast.
But simply that my grave be green
And sometimes watered with a tear.
And that at least one friend shall say
“A loyal heart lies resting here.”
[Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa). Thursday, October 29, 1896. Contributor: cj2222 (48970485)]
Monday, Oct. 26, at 8 a.m., occurred the death of William Henry Holmes, in his 83rd year.
Mr. Holmes was born at Bridgeton, N.J. March 31, 1813. In 1838 he moved to Ohio, where he was engaged in the milling business until 1850. In that year he came to Davenport and opened a book store, which he kept until 1854, when he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad company. He remained with this company in various positions of honor and trust until 1876. From that year, until incapacitated by age for further active service in 1895, he devoted himself exclusively to the cultivation of his fruit farm near Gilbert.
Mr. Holmes was a man of unusual physical and mental vigor. Even after he had passed the 80th mile-stone his step was elastic and his endurance remarkable for a man of his years. In all his undertakings he showed original and progressive habits of mind. He was an early member of the abolitionist movement, and throughout his life he was quick to apprehend and ally himself with the most favored of the reform movements of the political world.
In religion he was a distinct liberal, holding the fundamental principles of Christianity in honor, but entering with hearty sympathy and appreciation into the study of other great religious systems of the world. He was also a firm believer in the doctrines of the Spiritualists, although never a member of any society of that or any other religious denomination.
His hearty friendship for science was shown by the deep interest he took in the Davenport Academy of Sciences, which was the only society of which he was ever a member, excepting the Horticultural association, to which he was strongly devoted.
In no way was Mr. Holmes more notable than in the hearty sociability he maintained in a large circle of acquaintances. His friends were many, and their esteem for him sincere. In his death the city loses a man of marked individuality and genuine worth.
As he believed at all times in simplicity and cheerfulness, his funeral, in accordance with his wish, will be held in private, and his burial will be in accord with the spirit of the following verse:
“I ask not that the graver’s skill
Should proudly deck my place of rest,
Nor, that a cold and vaulted tmb
Should bar the sun beams from my breast.
But simply that my grave be green
And sometimes watered with a tear.
And that at least one friend shall say
“A loyal heart lies resting here.”
[Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa). Thursday, October 29, 1896. Contributor: cj2222 (48970485)]
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