Sylvester Dwigans
(1806-1882)
Mary Rainey
(1808-1894)
Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans
(1835-1862)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Parker Howe Holmes

Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans 1 2

  • Born: 30 October 1835, , Guernsey County, OH
  • Marriage (1): Parker Howe Holmes on 17 November 1855 in Athens County, OH 1
  • Died: 12 September 1862, , Meigs County, OH at age 26
  • Buried: After 12 September 1862, Carthage Township, Athens, OH
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Carthage Township, Athens, OH on 31 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 183, Family 1259, Roll 934
Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States
Sarah Holmes..25..Ohio

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 30 Oct 1835, then her age should have been 24 instead of 25.
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Elizabeth married Parker Howe Holmes, son of Phineas H. Holmes and Abigail N. Howe, on 17 November 1855 in Athens County, OH.1 (Parker Howe Holmes was born on 5 January 1832 in New Hampshire,3 4 5 died on 10 June 1892 in Adair County, MO 5 and was buried after 10 June 1892 in La Plata, MO 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 17 November 1855, in Athens County, OH. 1

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Carthage Township, Athens, OH on 31 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 183, Family 1259, Roll 934
Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States
Parker H. Holmes..27..---..Farmer
Sarah Holmes..25..Ohio
Ada Holmes..3..Ohio
Frankey Holmes..5m..Ohio

NOTE - Living next to widowed mother.
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Parker Holmes
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Nov 1855
Event Place: Athens, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Sarah Elizabeth Dwigans
Spouse's Gender: Female
Digital Folder Number: 004016293
Record Number: 26

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZT1-VDH : 26 August 2019), Parker Holmes and Sarah Elizabeth Dwigans, 17 Nov 1855; citing Marriage, Athens, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 May 2020); Parker Holmes and Sarah Elizabeth Dwigans, 17 Nov 1855; citing Marriage, Athens, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States, p. 183, family 1259, Parker Howe Holmes and Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 934.

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States, p. 82, family 1172, Phineas H. Holmes and Abigail N. Howe; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 660.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Wilson, Adair County, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 142, p. 9A, family 130, Parker Howe Holmes and Albertine Adeline Stout; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 671.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 May 2020, memorial page for Parker Howe Homes (5 Feb 1832-10 Jun 1892), Find a Grave Memorial no. 62335004, citing La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Macon County, Missouri, USA


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