ISOM HOLMES

HOLMES, WIGGINS

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 2/21/2002 at 20:35:29

Decatur County Journal Newspaper
Thursday, July l, l9l5

The high waters, of Monday, claimed a victim
in Mercer County, ISOM
HOLMES, ninety-six years old, was drowned in
the back waters of Muddy
Creek, near the home of RICH WIGGINS, twelve
miles northwest of this
city. His cane, lying on the ground nearby,
led to his discovery. He
had been in the water but a short time.

MR. HOLMES had been staying with his
daughter, MRS. RICH WIGGINS. He
left the house Monday evening for a walk
about the place. He had been
gone but a little while when members of the
family started a search for
him. On the ground probably l50 yards from
the house they saw his cane
on the ground near the water that had backed
up from the creek. Only a
short distance from the bank his body was
found. It is supposed that he
went to look at the water and being quite
feeble, fell in and was unable
to get out.

ISOM HOLMES was an old resident of this
county. Until his retirement
from active business affairs some seven years
ago, he was a progressive
farmer and stock raiser. He was born at
Macklenburg, N.C., October l6,
l8l9. In l860 he came to Mercer County where
he since resided. In
l862, he married ELIZABETH MORIN. He is
survived by nine
children--DANIEL, HARVEY, WILLIAM, FRANK,
BENJAMIN, MARY, FLORENCE,
RACHEL and BERTHA. He was a soldier in the
Civil War, being a member of
Co. E, l2th Mo. Volunteer Cavalry, enlisting
in l863 and serving until
the close of the war. He was a member of the
Baptist Church.

--PRINCETON
POST.

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