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Capt John Summerfield Holmes

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Capt John Summerfield Holmes

Birth
Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
Death
28 Dec 1903 (aged 71)
Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Waretown, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
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John was the son of Joseph Holmes, Sr. and Anna Stout.

He was the husband of Rhoda Birdsall, daughter of Jacob Birdsall and Rhoda Brown.

The 1850 Census for Union Township, NJ lists the following Household Members:

230; Union Township; 219/231; ;
Holmes, Joseph (50, M, farmer)
Holmes, Ann (45, F)
Holmes, Angelline (25, F)
Holmes, Benjamin F. (21, M, boatman)
Holmes, Cornelia C. (19, F)
Holmes, John (17, M, farmer)<--THIS JOHN
Holmes, Joseph Jr. (15, M, farmer)
Holmes, Maria L. (14, F)
Holmes, Amelia E. (7, F)
Holmes, Daniel S. (3, M)

The 1870 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Waretown, NJ:

Holmes, John S. - 37 - Sea Captain
Holmes, Rhoda - 28 - Housekeeper
Holmes, Martha - 3
Bunnell, Lydia A. - 52 - Housekeeper
Bunnell, Calvin H. - 26 - Mariner
Chambers, Alonzo - 21 - Minister

Following from New Jersey Courier 10 Apr 1879:
"Down at Waretown, Capts. Jacob Birdsall, and John Holmes, have got a wire running from their respective dwellings and a telephone at either end, through which they can converse with each other readily."

The 1880 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Ocean Twp., NJ:

John Holmes, 47
Rhoda Holmes, 39
Martha Holmes, 15
John was the son of Joseph Holmes, Sr. and Anna Stout.

He was the husband of Rhoda Birdsall, daughter of Jacob Birdsall and Rhoda Brown.

The 1850 Census for Union Township, NJ lists the following Household Members:

230; Union Township; 219/231; ;
Holmes, Joseph (50, M, farmer)
Holmes, Ann (45, F)
Holmes, Angelline (25, F)
Holmes, Benjamin F. (21, M, boatman)
Holmes, Cornelia C. (19, F)
Holmes, John (17, M, farmer)<--THIS JOHN
Holmes, Joseph Jr. (15, M, farmer)
Holmes, Maria L. (14, F)
Holmes, Amelia E. (7, F)
Holmes, Daniel S. (3, M)

The 1870 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Waretown, NJ:

Holmes, John S. - 37 - Sea Captain
Holmes, Rhoda - 28 - Housekeeper
Holmes, Martha - 3
Bunnell, Lydia A. - 52 - Housekeeper
Bunnell, Calvin H. - 26 - Mariner
Chambers, Alonzo - 21 - Minister

Following from New Jersey Courier 10 Apr 1879:
"Down at Waretown, Capts. Jacob Birdsall, and John Holmes, have got a wire running from their respective dwellings and a telephone at either end, through which they can converse with each other readily."

The 1880 Federal Census Ocean County, New Jersey lists the following household members, all living in Ocean Twp., NJ:

John Holmes, 47
Rhoda Holmes, 39
Martha Holmes, 15

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