Note: The "Holem" surname was often represented in records for this family as "Holm", including Daniel McDonald's 1908 "History of Marshall County". I will use Holem here.
Adam was the son of Jacob Holem and Sarah/Sally Saylor, who married on 27 Sep 1838 in Summit County, Ohio. They started their family right away, welcoming twins Mary Ann and Sarah Ann in 1839. In early 1841, Sally would have discovered she was again with child. Son Adam arrived nine days before Christmas on 16 Dec 1841. Tragically, Sally died in childbirth, leaving behind the infant and two two-year-olds. Jacob must have been devastated. He turned to his family for help with the three children.
Jacob married for a second time on 12 Aug 1842 in Summit, Ohio. His second wife was Elizabeth Rupert. They began their own family, welcoming sons Moses, John and Jeremiah in quick succession in 1843, 1845, and 1847.
Sometime before 1850, Jacob and brother Peter left Ohio and moved their families to Marshall County, Indiana. The Holem/Holm families were among the earliest to settle and farm in the Plymouth area. I found both brothers on the 1850 Census, living in Plymouth (mistakenly noted as "My Division"), Marshall County, Indiana. Jacob, aged 30 and second-wife Eliza, aged 35, had just their own three sons with them--Moses, aged 6, John, aged 4, and Jeremiah, aged 2.
Peter, wife Rebecca, and their two young children Benjamin F., aged 3, and Amelia, aged 1, were living on another farm. With them was 9-year-old Adam. I couldn't find his older twin sisters Mary Ann and Sarah Ann, who would have been 11 years old by then. It seems unlikely that the family would have separated the sisters.
I couldn't find the families in 1860. When the Civil War erupted, Adam, aged 20, enlisted with Co. D 73rd Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry on 16 Aug 1862. He supposedly deserted the day before his 21st birthday on 15 Dec 1862 but it is quite possible he was lying in a hospital somewhere.
On 10 Oct 1867, Adam married Eliza Ann Krieghbaum in Marshall County. They had eight children together--Clinton Charles (b.1868), Aguilla Priscilla (b.1871), Margaret Olive (b.1872), Prudie Elva (b.1875), Jacob Arthur (b.1881), Emma Eulalia (b.1879), Pearl E. (b. 1883), and Emory J. (b.1889).
I found them on the 1870 Census, living in Plymouth's West Township, where Adam, aged 28, was working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 24, was home with their two children--Charles, aged 2, and Priscilla, aged 7 months.
They were still in West Township when the 1880 Census was enumerated. Adam, aged 38, was having a go at farming. Eliza (transcribed as Louisa for some reason), aged 32, was busy with their five children--Charles, aged 11, Priscilla, aged 9, Margaret, aged 8, Prudie, aged 5 and Emma, aged 2.
Son Jacob joined the family the following year on 16 Dec 1881, sharing a birthdate with his father Adam. He was followed by Pearl in November of 1883 and Emory in May of 1889.
On 6 Jul 1897, Adam filed for an invalid's pension. To be eligiable, he had to meet the following requirements: 1) An honorable discharge, 2) A minimum service of ninety days, and 3) A permanent physical disability not due to vicious habits. The compensation ranged from $6 to $12, proportioned to the degree of inability, and was not determined by rank held. This suggests that Adam was able to prove he had not deserted during the war.
I was able to catch back up on the family when the 1900 Census was taken. They were still living in Plymouth. Adam, aged 58, was again working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 52, reported that all eight of their eight children had survived to that census. Still at home with their parents were Emma, aged 22, Jacob, aged 18, Pearl, aged 16, and Emory, aged 11. Their four older children had all married.
Son Charles had married Margaret Ellen Bottorff on 19 Sep 1899. Priscilla had married Andrew Bottorff on 19 Dec 1891. Maggie had married Albert Madison Harris on 27 Feb 1896. Their three marriages took place in Marshall County. Prudie had married Charles Ramsby on 7 Aug 1893 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Adam's wife Eliza died seven years after that census on 5 Jul 1907 at age 60. Adam appeared on the 1910 Census, widowed, aged 66, still living in Plymouth. He was working a truck farm. The rest of the children were out on their on.
Daughter Emma does not appear to have married, dying in 1931 still using the Holem surname. Son Jacab married Bessie Lontz Harris on 21 Jun 1906 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. I couldn't find records for Pearl or Emory.
Adam appeared on one last census record, that for 1920 He was still in Plymouth, aged 78, and retired by then. He was alone in the home. He died ten years later on 23 Feb 1930 at age 88.
Adam was the son of Jacob Holem and Sarah/Sally Saylor, who married on 27 Sep 1838 in Summit County, Ohio. They started their family right away, welcoming twins Mary Ann and Sarah Ann in 1839. In early 1841, Sally would have discovered she was again with child. Son Adam arrived nine days before Christmas on 16 Dec 1841. Tragically, Sally died in childbirth, leaving behind the infant and two two-year-olds. Jacob must have been devastated. He turned to his family for help with the three children.
Jacob married for a second time on 12 Aug 1842 in Summit, Ohio. His second wife was Elizabeth Rupert. They began their own family, welcoming sons Moses, John and Jeremiah in quick succession in 1843, 1845, and 1847.
Sometime before 1850, Jacob and brother Peter left Ohio and moved their families to Marshall County, Indiana. The Holem/Holm families were among the earliest to settle and farm in the Plymouth area. I found both brothers on the 1850 Census, living in Plymouth (mistakenly noted as "My Division"), Marshall County, Indiana. Jacob, aged 30 and second-wife Eliza, aged 35, had just their own three sons with them--Moses, aged 6, John, aged 4, and Jeremiah, aged 2.
Peter, wife Rebecca, and their two young children Benjamin F., aged 3, and Amelia, aged 1, were living on another farm. With them was 9-year-old Adam. I couldn't find his older twin sisters Mary Ann and Sarah Ann, who would have been 11 years old by then. It seems unlikely that the family would have separated the sisters.
I couldn't find the families in 1860. When the Civil War erupted, Adam, aged 20, enlisted with Co. D 73rd Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry on 16 Aug 1862. He supposedly deserted the day before his 21st birthday on 15 Dec 1862 but it is quite possible he was lying in a hospital somewhere.
On 10 Oct 1867, Adam married Eliza Ann Krieghbaum in Marshall County. They had eight children together--Clinton Charles (b.1868), Aguilla Priscilla (b.1871), Margaret Olive (b.1872), Prudie Elva (b.1875), Jacob Arthur (b.1881), Emma Eulalia (b.1879), Pearl E. (b. 1883), and Emory J. (b.1889).
I found them on the 1870 Census, living in Plymouth's West Township, where Adam, aged 28, was working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 24, was home with their two children--Charles, aged 2, and Priscilla, aged 7 months.
They were still in West Township when the 1880 Census was enumerated. Adam, aged 38, was having a go at farming. Eliza (transcribed as Louisa for some reason), aged 32, was busy with their five children--Charles, aged 11, Priscilla, aged 9, Margaret, aged 8, Prudie, aged 5 and Emma, aged 2.
Son Jacob joined the family the following year on 16 Dec 1881, sharing a birthdate with his father Adam. He was followed by Pearl in November of 1883 and Emory in May of 1889.
On 6 Jul 1897, Adam filed for an invalid's pension. To be eligiable, he had to meet the following requirements: 1) An honorable discharge, 2) A minimum service of ninety days, and 3) A permanent physical disability not due to vicious habits. The compensation ranged from $6 to $12, proportioned to the degree of inability, and was not determined by rank held. This suggests that Adam was able to prove he had not deserted during the war.
I was able to catch back up on the family when the 1900 Census was taken. They were still living in Plymouth. Adam, aged 58, was again working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 52, reported that all eight of their eight children had survived to that census. Still at home with their parents were Emma, aged 22, Jacob, aged 18, Pearl, aged 16, and Emory, aged 11. Their four older children had all married.
Son Charles had married Margaret Ellen Bottorff on 19 Sep 1899. Priscilla had married Andrew Bottorff on 19 Dec 1891. Maggie had married Albert Madison Harris on 27 Feb 1896. Their three marriages took place in Marshall County. Prudie had married Charles Ramsby on 7 Aug 1893 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Adam's wife Eliza died seven years after that census on 5 Jul 1907 at age 60. Adam appeared on the 1910 Census, widowed, aged 66, still living in Plymouth. He was working a truck farm. The rest of the children were out on their on.
Daughter Emma does not appear to have married, dying in 1931 still using the Holem surname. Son Jacab married Bessie Lontz Harris on 21 Jun 1906 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. I couldn't find records for Pearl or Emory.
Adam appeared on one last census record, that for 1920 He was still in Plymouth, aged 78, and retired by then. He was alone in the home. He died ten years later on 23 Feb 1930 at age 88.
Note: The "Holem" surname was often represented in records for this family as "Holm", including Daniel McDonald's 1908 "History of Marshall County". I will use Holem here.
Adam was the son of Jacob Holem and Sarah/Sally Saylor, who married on 27 Sep 1838 in Summit County, Ohio. They started their family right away, welcoming twins Mary Ann and Sarah Ann in 1839. In early 1841, Sally would have discovered she was again with child. Son Adam arrived nine days before Christmas on 16 Dec 1841. Tragically, Sally died in childbirth, leaving behind the infant and two two-year-olds. Jacob must have been devastated. He turned to his family for help with the three children.
Jacob married for a second time on 12 Aug 1842 in Summit, Ohio. His second wife was Elizabeth Rupert. They began their own family, welcoming sons Moses, John and Jeremiah in quick succession in 1843, 1845, and 1847.
Sometime before 1850, Jacob and brother Peter left Ohio and moved their families to Marshall County, Indiana. The Holem/Holm families were among the earliest to settle and farm in the Plymouth area. I found both brothers on the 1850 Census, living in Plymouth (mistakenly noted as "My Division"), Marshall County, Indiana. Jacob, aged 30 and second-wife Eliza, aged 35, had just their own three sons with them--Moses, aged 6, John, aged 4, and Jeremiah, aged 2.
Peter, wife Rebecca, and their two young children Benjamin F., aged 3, and Amelia, aged 1, were living on another farm. With them was 9-year-old Adam. I couldn't find his older twin sisters Mary Ann and Sarah Ann, who would have been 11 years old by then. It seems unlikely that the family would have separated the sisters.
I couldn't find the families in 1860. When the Civil War erupted, Adam, aged 20, enlisted with Co. D 73rd Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry on 16 Aug 1862. He supposedly deserted the day before his 21st birthday on 15 Dec 1862 but it is quite possible he was lying in a hospital somewhere.
On 10 Oct 1867, Adam married Eliza Ann Krieghbaum in Marshall County. They had eight children together--Clinton Charles (b.1868), Aguilla Priscilla (b.1871), Margaret Olive (b.1872), Prudie Elva (b.1875), Jacob Arthur (b.1881), Emma Eulalia (b.1879), Pearl E. (b. 1883), and Emory J. (b.1889).
I found them on the 1870 Census, living in Plymouth's West Township, where Adam, aged 28, was working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 24, was home with their two children--Charles, aged 2, and Priscilla, aged 7 months.
They were still in West Township when the 1880 Census was enumerated. Adam, aged 38, was having a go at farming. Eliza (transcribed as Louisa for some reason), aged 32, was busy with their five children--Charles, aged 11, Priscilla, aged 9, Margaret, aged 8, Prudie, aged 5 and Emma, aged 2.
Son Jacob joined the family the following year on 16 Dec 1881, sharing a birthdate with his father Adam. He was followed by Pearl in November of 1883 and Emory in May of 1889.
On 6 Jul 1897, Adam filed for an invalid's pension. To be eligiable, he had to meet the following requirements: 1) An honorable discharge, 2) A minimum service of ninety days, and 3) A permanent physical disability not due to vicious habits. The compensation ranged from $6 to $12, proportioned to the degree of inability, and was not determined by rank held. This suggests that Adam was able to prove he had not deserted during the war.
I was able to catch back up on the family when the 1900 Census was taken. They were still living in Plymouth. Adam, aged 58, was again working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 52, reported that all eight of their eight children had survived to that census. Still at home with their parents were Emma, aged 22, Jacob, aged 18, Pearl, aged 16, and Emory, aged 11. Their four older children had all married.
Son Charles had married Margaret Ellen Bottorff on 19 Sep 1899. Priscilla had married Andrew Bottorff on 19 Dec 1891. Maggie had married Albert Madison Harris on 27 Feb 1896. Their three marriages took place in Marshall County. Prudie had married Charles Ramsby on 7 Aug 1893 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Adam's wife Eliza died seven years after that census on 5 Jul 1907 at age 60. Adam appeared on the 1910 Census, widowed, aged 66, still living in Plymouth. He was working a truck farm. The rest of the children were out on their on.
Daughter Emma does not appear to have married, dying in 1931 still using the Holem surname. Son Jacab married Bessie Lontz Harris on 21 Jun 1906 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. I couldn't find records for Pearl or Emory.
Adam appeared on one last census record, that for 1920 He was still in Plymouth, aged 78, and retired by then. He was alone in the home. He died ten years later on 23 Feb 1930 at age 88.
Adam was the son of Jacob Holem and Sarah/Sally Saylor, who married on 27 Sep 1838 in Summit County, Ohio. They started their family right away, welcoming twins Mary Ann and Sarah Ann in 1839. In early 1841, Sally would have discovered she was again with child. Son Adam arrived nine days before Christmas on 16 Dec 1841. Tragically, Sally died in childbirth, leaving behind the infant and two two-year-olds. Jacob must have been devastated. He turned to his family for help with the three children.
Jacob married for a second time on 12 Aug 1842 in Summit, Ohio. His second wife was Elizabeth Rupert. They began their own family, welcoming sons Moses, John and Jeremiah in quick succession in 1843, 1845, and 1847.
Sometime before 1850, Jacob and brother Peter left Ohio and moved their families to Marshall County, Indiana. The Holem/Holm families were among the earliest to settle and farm in the Plymouth area. I found both brothers on the 1850 Census, living in Plymouth (mistakenly noted as "My Division"), Marshall County, Indiana. Jacob, aged 30 and second-wife Eliza, aged 35, had just their own three sons with them--Moses, aged 6, John, aged 4, and Jeremiah, aged 2.
Peter, wife Rebecca, and their two young children Benjamin F., aged 3, and Amelia, aged 1, were living on another farm. With them was 9-year-old Adam. I couldn't find his older twin sisters Mary Ann and Sarah Ann, who would have been 11 years old by then. It seems unlikely that the family would have separated the sisters.
I couldn't find the families in 1860. When the Civil War erupted, Adam, aged 20, enlisted with Co. D 73rd Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry on 16 Aug 1862. He supposedly deserted the day before his 21st birthday on 15 Dec 1862 but it is quite possible he was lying in a hospital somewhere.
On 10 Oct 1867, Adam married Eliza Ann Krieghbaum in Marshall County. They had eight children together--Clinton Charles (b.1868), Aguilla Priscilla (b.1871), Margaret Olive (b.1872), Prudie Elva (b.1875), Jacob Arthur (b.1881), Emma Eulalia (b.1879), Pearl E. (b. 1883), and Emory J. (b.1889).
I found them on the 1870 Census, living in Plymouth's West Township, where Adam, aged 28, was working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 24, was home with their two children--Charles, aged 2, and Priscilla, aged 7 months.
They were still in West Township when the 1880 Census was enumerated. Adam, aged 38, was having a go at farming. Eliza (transcribed as Louisa for some reason), aged 32, was busy with their five children--Charles, aged 11, Priscilla, aged 9, Margaret, aged 8, Prudie, aged 5 and Emma, aged 2.
Son Jacob joined the family the following year on 16 Dec 1881, sharing a birthdate with his father Adam. He was followed by Pearl in November of 1883 and Emory in May of 1889.
On 6 Jul 1897, Adam filed for an invalid's pension. To be eligiable, he had to meet the following requirements: 1) An honorable discharge, 2) A minimum service of ninety days, and 3) A permanent physical disability not due to vicious habits. The compensation ranged from $6 to $12, proportioned to the degree of inability, and was not determined by rank held. This suggests that Adam was able to prove he had not deserted during the war.
I was able to catch back up on the family when the 1900 Census was taken. They were still living in Plymouth. Adam, aged 58, was again working as a day laborer. Eliza, aged 52, reported that all eight of their eight children had survived to that census. Still at home with their parents were Emma, aged 22, Jacob, aged 18, Pearl, aged 16, and Emory, aged 11. Their four older children had all married.
Son Charles had married Margaret Ellen Bottorff on 19 Sep 1899. Priscilla had married Andrew Bottorff on 19 Dec 1891. Maggie had married Albert Madison Harris on 27 Feb 1896. Their three marriages took place in Marshall County. Prudie had married Charles Ramsby on 7 Aug 1893 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Adam's wife Eliza died seven years after that census on 5 Jul 1907 at age 60. Adam appeared on the 1910 Census, widowed, aged 66, still living in Plymouth. He was working a truck farm. The rest of the children were out on their on.
Daughter Emma does not appear to have married, dying in 1931 still using the Holem surname. Son Jacab married Bessie Lontz Harris on 21 Jun 1906 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. I couldn't find records for Pearl or Emory.
Adam appeared on one last census record, that for 1920 He was still in Plymouth, aged 78, and retired by then. He was alone in the home. He died ten years later on 23 Feb 1930 at age 88.
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