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ARTEMUS H. HOLMES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. 79
merchant at Galena, 111., St. Louis, Mo., New York city; m.
Eliza Bloomer, of Galena, 111., who d. leaving a daughter. He
of Galena. Children:
m., second, Mary M. Bloomer,
I. Eliza Augusta Holmes,^ b. April 1, 1S40 ; m. George H. Adams, attorney-
at-iaw in New Y^ork city.
II. Artemus 11. Holmes," b. Galena, 111., May 16, 1819. Graduated at Harvard
college, 1870; attorney-at-law in New Y'ork city. He m.
Elizabeth Allen, of Boston, Mass., who d. 1876. He m., second.
May 20, 1880, Lillian, daughter of Henry Stokes, of New Y^ork
city. Children: Artemus Holmes,' b. Oct. 16, 1881; Lillian
Stokes Holmes,' b. May 6, 1884; Hilda Holmes,' b. March 11,
1890. Mr. Holmes d. in New Y'ork city, Nov. 29, 1891, leaving
a large estate.
III. Robert Bloomer Holmes," b. June 8, 1854. Broker in New York city ;
member New Y'ork exchange. He m., Nov. 1, 1S77, Kate Rosa-
line, daughter of Setli W. Hale, of New Y^ork city. Children:
Kate Hale Holmes,' b. Oct. 18, 1878; d. Feb. 4, 1881; Andres
Holmes,' h. Feb. 2, 1882; Robert B. Holmes, Jr.,' b. March 3,
1S84; Natalie Ilolmes,^ b. June 2, 1885.
3. Abigail Evans Holmes,^ b. Oct. 22, 1816; m. Edward A. Damon, merchant
at St. Louis, Mo. She d. Aug. 30, 1857. He d. March 11,
1874. Children:
I. Edward Orne Damon,® b. Feb. 23, 1852; m. Florence R. Simpson, of
Newburyport, Mass. Children: Edward Orne Holmes,' b. Sept.
24, 1878; Lucille Simpson Holmes,' b. March 7, 1879.
II. Henrietta Frances Damon," b. March 24, 1854; m., June 13, 1877,
Walker Gill Wylie, M. D., of New Y'ork city. Children: Juliet
Agnes Wylie,' b. March 26, 1878; Luella Damon Wylie,' b. Aug.
3, 1879; Louis Gill Wylie,' b. March 27, 1882; Edward Alexander
Wylie,' b. Feb. 27, 1887.
4. Edith Augusta Holmes," b. Oct. 9, 1821; m. Hon. Samuel Swasey, of
Haverhill, N. H., speaker of the New Hampshire house of representatives.
Removed to Illinois; d. June 20, 1887. She d.
Oct. 17, 1887, at Belvidere, 111. Children:
I. Franklin Holmes Swasey," b. Haverhill, N. H., Jan. 31, 1845; drowned
in a mill pond June 30, 1853.
II. Charles James Swasey," b. Haverhill, N. H., Sept. 3, 1847.
III. Katherine Swasey," b. Dec. 29, 1849; d. March 5, 1852.
IV. Samuel Swasev," b. Haverhill, N. H., March 8, 1852; d. at Fort
Worth, Tex., Aug. 31, 1877.
V. Edith Augusta Swasey," b. Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 21, 1854; m. Alson
Keeler, of Belvidere, 111., Sept. 23, 1880. Child: Lawrence
Swasey Keeler,' b. Dec. 23, 1882.
VI. Edward Holmes Swasey," b. Chicago, 111., Jan. 17, 1800.
5. Nathaniel Moore Holmes,^ b. Feb. 20, 1823; d. May 2, 1828.
6. Daniel Avery Holmes,'^ b. at Meredith, N. H., Jan. 17, 1826; merchant
at Galena, 111. ; m. Elizabeth A. Mackey, who d. March 1, 1874.
Children:
L Avery Nathaniel Holmes," b. May 24, 18.50; m. Eunice Brown, June,
1887; res. Union City, Wis.
II. Willie Mackey Holmes," b. July 15, 1852; m., July 19, 1883, Miss J. H.
Perley, of Galena, 111. Child : Sherman Holmes,' b. April 12,
1887.
III. Albertine Merrick Holmes," b. Nov. 8, 1855; m. E. C. Riplev, April
28, 1881, and d. Mav 15, 1884. Children: Albert Enos Ripley,'
b. Feb. 5, 1882; Walter Ford Ripley.' Nathaniel Holmes
Ripley,' b. Aug. 8, 1863.
IV. Abbie Damon Holmes," b. Sept. 30, 1857; m. R. Martin, Oct. 8, 1884,
Children: Abbie Mabel Martin,' b. June 8, 1886; Hazel Martin,'
b. Oct. 20, 1887.
V. Isabel Holmes,^ b. May 20, 1860.