"William and Cora Holmes Family"
The ancestors of William Archibald Holmes originally came to the United States in 1817 from Paisley, Scotland. They settled in the state of New York. William was born in Delhi, New York on January 29,1861. William at the age of 4, traveled with his father's family, by steamboat to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, where he went to school and college, then he moved to Furnas County, Nebraska. In 1893, William met Cora Caroline Nelson. Cora was born in Union Grove, Missouri on February 13,1874. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Milly (Bryson) Nelson, the youngest of five children. At the age of two, her mother passed away. When Cora was 13, her father and one sister moved to Beaver City, Nebraska. William and Cora had four girls and two boys. Nellie (Holmes) Goosic, Hazel (Holmes) Noel, Marjorie (Holmes) Klipp, Helen (Holmes) Carbah, Oscar Holmes and William Holmes.
William and Cora spent their entire married life on farm with the exception fo six years they lived in Southwick, Idaho. With work being scare, William traveled quit a bit while Cora cared for the children. Sometimes at night an old trapper would blow smoke from his pipe through a knot hole in the door, freightening Cora and the children. One day William returned home to surprise everybody. Cora had made a mince meat pie and gave William a piece. After he had ate it she said, "Do you know what kind of meat that was?" Knowing that he wouldn't eat bear meat. With a raised eyebrow he looked at her. "Ha," She said its bear meat.
They finally returned to Beaver City in 1906 and settled o the farm that belonged to his family, which in 1923 became theirs.
William was one of the first, early pioneers to invest in the gasoline powered transportation - the automobile. They had their own generating plant for electricity for their home, long before any farm houses were wired for electricity. He was very supportive to any progress for the future on the country. One of the experimental drillings for oil was located on their farm. Cora was always by his side, busy running the household and caring for the children. William passed away, Febrauary 12,1937 and Cora 10 months later on December 23,1937.
The ancestors of William Archibald Holmes originally came to the United States in 1817 from Paisley, Scotland. They settled in the state of New York. William was born in Delhi, New York on January 29,1861. William at the age of 4, traveled with his father's family, by steamboat to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, where he went to school and college, then he moved to Furnas County, Nebraska. In 1893, William met Cora Caroline Nelson. Cora was born in Union Grove, Missouri on February 13,1874. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Milly (Bryson) Nelson, the youngest of five children. At the age of two, her mother passed away. When Cora was 13, her father and one sister moved to Beaver City, Nebraska. William and Cora had four girls and two boys. Nellie (Holmes) Goosic, Hazel (Holmes) Noel, Marjorie (Holmes) Klipp, Helen (Holmes) Carbah, Oscar Holmes and William Holmes.
William and Cora spent their entire married life on farm with the exception fo six years they lived in Southwick, Idaho. With work being scare, William traveled quit a bit while Cora cared for the children. Sometimes at night an old trapper would blow smoke from his pipe through a knot hole in the door, freightening Cora and the children. One day William returned home to surprise everybody. Cora had made a mince meat pie and gave William a piece. After he had ate it she said, "Do you know what kind of meat that was?" Knowing that he wouldn't eat bear meat. With a raised eyebrow he looked at her. "Ha," She said its bear meat.
They finally returned to Beaver City in 1906 and settled o the farm that belonged to his family, which in 1923 became theirs.
William was one of the first, early pioneers to invest in the gasoline powered transportation - the automobile. They had their own generating plant for electricity for their home, long before any farm houses were wired for electricity. He was very supportive to any progress for the future on the country. One of the experimental drillings for oil was located on their farm. Cora was always by his side, busy running the household and caring for the children. William passed away, Febrauary 12,1937 and Cora 10 months later on December 23,1937.
"William and Cora Holmes Family"
The ancestors of William Archibald Holmes originally came to the United States in 1817 from Paisley, Scotland. They settled in the state of New York. William was born in Delhi, New York on January 29,1861. William at the age of 4, traveled with his father's family, by steamboat to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, where he went to school and college, then he moved to Furnas County, Nebraska. In 1893, William met Cora Caroline Nelson. Cora was born in Union Grove, Missouri on February 13,1874. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Milly (Bryson) Nelson, the youngest of five children. At the age of two, her mother passed away. When Cora was 13, her father and one sister moved to Beaver City, Nebraska. William and Cora had four girls and two boys. Nellie (Holmes) Goosic, Hazel (Holmes) Noel, Marjorie (Holmes) Klipp, Helen (Holmes) Carbah, Oscar Holmes and William Holmes.
William and Cora spent their entire married life on farm with the exception fo six years they lived in Southwick, Idaho. With work being scare, William traveled quit a bit while Cora cared for the children. Sometimes at night an old trapper would blow smoke from his pipe through a knot hole in the door, freightening Cora and the children. One day William returned home to surprise everybody. Cora had made a mince meat pie and gave William a piece. After he had ate it she said, "Do you know what kind of meat that was?" Knowing that he wouldn't eat bear meat. With a raised eyebrow he looked at her. "Ha," She said its bear meat.
They finally returned to Beaver City in 1906 and settled o the farm that belonged to his family, which in 1923 became theirs.
William was one of the first, early pioneers to invest in the gasoline powered transportation - the automobile. They had their own generating plant for electricity for their home, long before any farm houses were wired for electricity. He was very supportive to any progress for the future on the country. One of the experimental drillings for oil was located on their farm. Cora was always by his side, busy running the household and caring for the children. William passed away, Febrauary 12,1937 and Cora 10 months later on December 23,1937.
The ancestors of William Archibald Holmes originally came to the United States in 1817 from Paisley, Scotland. They settled in the state of New York. William was born in Delhi, New York on January 29,1861. William at the age of 4, traveled with his father's family, by steamboat to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, where he went to school and college, then he moved to Furnas County, Nebraska. In 1893, William met Cora Caroline Nelson. Cora was born in Union Grove, Missouri on February 13,1874. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Milly (Bryson) Nelson, the youngest of five children. At the age of two, her mother passed away. When Cora was 13, her father and one sister moved to Beaver City, Nebraska. William and Cora had four girls and two boys. Nellie (Holmes) Goosic, Hazel (Holmes) Noel, Marjorie (Holmes) Klipp, Helen (Holmes) Carbah, Oscar Holmes and William Holmes.
William and Cora spent their entire married life on farm with the exception fo six years they lived in Southwick, Idaho. With work being scare, William traveled quit a bit while Cora cared for the children. Sometimes at night an old trapper would blow smoke from his pipe through a knot hole in the door, freightening Cora and the children. One day William returned home to surprise everybody. Cora had made a mince meat pie and gave William a piece. After he had ate it she said, "Do you know what kind of meat that was?" Knowing that he wouldn't eat bear meat. With a raised eyebrow he looked at her. "Ha," She said its bear meat.
They finally returned to Beaver City in 1906 and settled o the farm that belonged to his family, which in 1923 became theirs.
William was one of the first, early pioneers to invest in the gasoline powered transportation - the automobile. They had their own generating plant for electricity for their home, long before any farm houses were wired for electricity. He was very supportive to any progress for the future on the country. One of the experimental drillings for oil was located on their farm. Cora was always by his side, busy running the household and caring for the children. William passed away, Febrauary 12,1937 and Cora 10 months later on December 23,1937.
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