Ira Swett Holmes

Ira Swett Holmes
(1854-1933)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Evelyn Simonds

Ira Swett Holmes ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 20 June 1854, Salisbury, NH ¹ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Mary Evelyn Simonds on 3 October 1876 in East Tilton, NH ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 4 June 1933, Canterbury, NH at age 78 ⁷
Buried: 6 June 1933, Penacook, NH ⁷

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Ira Switt Holmes
Event Date: 04 Jun 1933
Event Place: Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Leonard Holmes
Mother's Name: Savala Swett

Citing this Record
"New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSVN-G4S : 10 March 2018), Savala Swett in entry for Ira Switt Holmes, 04 Jun 1933; citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,080,189.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of May 1854 and a birth location of New Hampshire.

This birth date was provided on his 1900 US Census.
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• His occupation on 3 October 1876 was a Teamster in East Tilton, NH. ¹

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Boscawen, NH on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 38A, District 161, Family 104, Roll 765
Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Ira S. Holmes..Self..26..New Hampshire..Works in Flour Mill

(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Jun 1854, then his age should have been 25 instead of 26.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Canterbury Township, Merrimack, NH on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 144, Family 87
Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 23 years
Ira S. Hahns..Head..May 1854..46..New Hampshire..Sifter of Grain

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Canterbury Township, Merrimack, NH on 15 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 188, Family 123, Roll 864
Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 33 years
Ira S. Holmes..Head..55..New Hampshire..Shipper/Shifter(?), Grain Mill

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Canterbury Township, Merrimack, NH on 13 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 62, Family 60, Roll 1013
Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Ira S. Holmes..Head..65..New Hampshire

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Canterbury, NH on 3 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 7, Family 25, Roll 1304
Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Penacook Road; Home owned, $1500
Ira S. Holmes..Head..75..New Hampshire..married at age 22

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• Death Image: 4 June 1933, in Canterbury, NH. ⁷

• He was buried on 6 June 1933 in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Penacook, NH.

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Ira married Mary Evelyn Simonds, daughter of Andrew L. Simonds and Louisa M. Gilman, on 3 October 1876 in East Tilton, NH.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Mary Evelyn Simonds was born on 22 April 1856 in Concord, NH,¹ ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁸ died on 14 March 1939 in Canterbury, NH ⁸ and was buried on 16 March 1939 in Penacook, NH ⁸.). The cause of her death was Senility.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 3 October 1876, in East Tilton, NH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Boscawen, NH on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 38A, District 161, Family 104, Roll 765
Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Ira S. Holmes..Self..26..New Hampshire..Works in Flour Mill
Mary E. Holmes..Wife..23..New Hampshire..Keeping House
Elviettta A. Holmes..Daughter..2..New Hampshire..At Home
Arthur L. Holmes..Son..7m..New Hampshire..Nov..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Canterbury Township, Merrimack, NH on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 144, Family 87
Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 23 years
Ira S. Hahns..Head..May 1854..46..New Hampshire..Sifter of Grain
Mary E. Hahns..Wife..Apr 1856..44..New Hampshire..3/3
Arthur L. Hahns..Son..Oct 1879..20..New Hampshire..Farm Laborer
Viola A. Hahns..Daughter..Jul 1889..10..New Hampshire..At School
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Canterbury Township, Merrimack, NH on 15 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 188, Family 123, Roll 864
Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 33 years
Ira S. Holmes..Head..55..New Hampshire..Shipper/Shifter(?), Grain Mill
Mary E. Holmes..Wife..54..New Hampshire..3/3
Arthur L. Holmes..Son..30..New Hampshire..Carpenter, Home
Viola A. Holmes..Daughter..20..New Hampshire
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Canterbury Township, Merrimack, NH on 13 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 62, Family 60, Roll 1013
Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Ira S. Holmes..Head..65..New Hampshire
Mary E. Holmes..Wife..63..New Hampshire
Arthur L. Holmes..Son..40..New Hampshire..Electrician, General Electric
Viola A. Holmes..Daughter..30..New Hampshire..Teacher, (???) Mill
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Canterbury, NH on 3 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 7, Family 25, Roll 1304
Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Penacook Road; Home owned, $1500
Ira S. Holmes..Head..75..New Hampshire..married at age 22
Mary E. Holmes..Wife..73..New Hampshire..married at age 20
Arthur L. Holmes..Son..50..New Hampshire..Washer tender, Wollen Mill
Viola A. Holmes..Daughter..40..New Hampshire
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Ira S. Holmes
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 Oct 1876
Event Place: Tilton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States
Event Place (Original): East Tilton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1853
Father's Name: Leonard Holmes
Mother's Name: Sawlin Sweatt
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Simonds
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Spouse's Father's Name: Andrew Simonds
Spouse's Mother's Name: Louisa Simonds

Citing this Record
"New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDKB-PCR : 24 January 2020), Louisa Simonds in entry for Ira S. Holmes, 1876.
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1 "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680841 : accessed 10 Apr 2020), Ira S. Holmes, 1876.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, enumeration district (ED) 161, p. 38A, family 104, Ira Swett Holmes and Mary Evelyn Simonds; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 765.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, enumeration district (ED) 144, sheet 4A, family 87, Ira Swett Holmes and Mary Evelyn Simonds; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, enumeration district (ED) 188, sheet 5B, family 123, Ira Swett Holmes and Mary Evelyn Simonds; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 864.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Canterbury Township, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 3A, family 60, Ira Swett Holmes and Mary Evelyn Simonds; index and images (accessed 20 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1013.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 1B, family 25, Ira Swett Holmes and Mary Evelyn Simonds; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1304.

7 "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1601211 : accessed 10 Apr 2020), Ira Switt Holmes, 04 Jun 1933; citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,080,189.

8 "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680840 : accessed 20 Apr 2020), Mary Evelyn Holmes, 1939.

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