Holmes, Gilbert

HOLMES

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Date: 7/5/2021 at 15:11:18

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.637

HOLMES, GILBERT, farmer, Belmont Township, Sec. 32; P. O. Schonberg; born Feb. 1, 1842, in Lafayette county, Ohio; parents moved to Highland county, Ohio, in 1857, and to Illinois in spring of 1863; he came to this county in 1869; he enlisted August 2, 1862, in Co. A, 60th Ohio, and served to November 10, 1862, when he was discharged on account of being taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry; he enlisted again March 28, 1865, in Co. G, 58th Illinois Infantry, and was discharged March 28, 1866; he was in all the battles in which his Regiments were engaged; he married December 25, 1866, Miss Lydia R. Snap, a native of Belmont county, Ohio; they have four children; M. Eva, S. Laura, Jessie C. and Walter A. - all living; owns a farm of 122 acres.