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Charles Tarbell Holmes
(1841-1910)
Mary Josephine Packard
(1850-1925)
John Thomas Fanning
(1868-1942)
Anna M. Heitkam
(1867-1919)
Frank Roy Holmes
(1879-1956)
Josephine Anna Fanning
(1894-1960)

Carol Virginia Holmes
(1928-2013)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Walter Renton

Carol Virginia Holmes 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 14 March 1928, Rockford, IL 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): John Walter Renton about 1947
  • Died: 2 September 2013, Rockford, IL at age 85 5
  • Buried: 6 September 2013, Rockford, IL 5

bullet   Other names for Carol were "Patricia" Holmes 1 and "Patsy" Holmes.1 5

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Rockford, IL on 7 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 101-28, Dwelling 76, Family 124, Roll 571
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
806 Elm Street; home owned, $20000
Carol Holmes..Daughter..2..IL

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Rockford, IL on 4 April 1940. 4

1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 101-55, Household 185
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
225 South Avon Street; Rent $25
Carole V. Holmes..Daughter..12..IL..5th grade

(Living with parents.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Rockford Register Star on 4 September 2013 in Rockford, IL.

5 Carol V. Renton, 85, of Rockford passed away peacefully, Monday, September 2, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. Born March 14, 1928, in Rockford, she was one of 17 children, born to Frank and Josephine (Fanning) Holmes. Carol is survived by her children, John W. Renton Jr., Michael R. Renton, Deborah K. White, and Mark P. Renton. She is preceded in death by her parents; 16 brothers and sisters; daughter-in-law, Pam Renton; son-in-law, Larry White; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2013, at Advantage Funeral Home, 7000 W. State St., Rockford. Reverend Bertie Holmgren Officiant. Visitation 10 a.m. until the time of service. Interment in Willwood Burial Park. Online condolences may be submitted at http://advantagerockford.com.

(Source: Rockford Register Star, Rockford, IL, September 4 to September 5, 2013)
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• She was buried on 6 September 2013 in the Willwood Burial Park in Rockford, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial #116530998
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Carol married John Walter Renton, son of Dewey Clarence Renton and Hilda Cecelia Frisk, about 1947. (John Walter Renton was born on 24 October 1926 in Rockford, IL,6 7 8 9 died on 9 June 1988 in Rockford, IL 1 8 9 and was buried after 9 June 1988 in Rockford, IL 1 9.)


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Sources


1 Personal knowledge of Carol Renton-Lightfoot, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]. Carol is the daughter of Roger Floyd Renton and she lived in Illinois until 1977.

2 Lisa Holmes, "Lisa Holmes Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3110691 : accessed 24 Oct 2014).

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 101-28, sheet 5B, dwelling 76, family 124, Frank Roy Holmes and Josephine Anna Fanning; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 571.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 101-55, sheet 8B, household 185, Frank Roy Holmes and Josephine Anna Fanning; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 26 March 2019), memorial page for Carol Virginia "Patsy" Holmes Renton (14 Mar 1928\endash 2 Sep 2013), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116530998, citing Willwood Burial Park, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford Township, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 101-61, p. 9B, dwelling 223, family 224, Dewey Clarence Renton and Hilda Cecelia Frisk; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 572.

7 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 101-80, p. 20B, household 402, Dewey C. Renton; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Oct 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

8 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 25 Mar 2020), J W Renton, Jun 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ).


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