Benjamin Blackburn
(1839-)
Rachel
(1844-)
Amelia Ann Catherine Blackburn
(1863-1939)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Edgar Holmes

Amelia Ann Catherine Blackburn 1 2 3

  • Born: August 1863, Illinois 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): William Edgar Holmes on 29 October 1880 in Illinois 1 2 3
  • Died: 16 June 1939, Sioux City, IA at age 75
  • Buried: After 16 June 1939, Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 19 June 1864 and a birth location of , Pike County, IL.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Redwood Falls, MN on 21 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 244, Family 336
Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States
Home rented
Married 13 years
Amelia A. Holmes..Wife..Aug 1863..36..Illinois..4/4

(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Watertown, SD on 27 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 129, Family 260, Roll 1477
Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States
513 Second Street SW; Home rented
Married 24 years
Catherin Holmes..Wife..46..Illinois..8/4

(Living with husband, 2 children, and married daughter with her family.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sioux City, IA on 16 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 16A, District 209, Family 373, Roll 520
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States
West 7th Street; Home rented
Amelia A. Homes..Wife..56..Illinois

(Living with husband, married son, and daughter-in-law.)
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Amelia married William Edgar Holmes, son of Parker Howe Holmes and Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans, on 29 October 1880 in Illinois.1 2 3 (William Edgar Holmes was born on 5 March 1862 in Athens County, OH,1 2 3 4 5 died on 1 May 1927 in Sioux City, IA 5 and was buried on 4 May 1927 in Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Redwood Falls, MN on 21 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 244, Family 336
Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States
Home rented
Married 13 years
William E. Holmes..Head..Mar 1862..38..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Amelia A. Holmes..Wife..Aug 1863..36..Illinois..4/4
Neva B. Holmes..Daughter..Dec 1887..12..Illinois..At School
Maud L. Holmes..Daughter..Sep 1889..10..Iowa..At School
Charles F. Holmes..Son..Feb 1891..9..Iowa..At School
Iva E. Holmes..Daughter..Jun 1892..7..Missouri
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Watertown, SD on 27 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 129, Family 260, Roll 1477
Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States
513 Second Street SW; Home rented
Married 24 years
Will E. Holmes..Head..48..Ohio..Laborer, Odd Jobs
Catherin Holmes..Wife..46..Illinois..8/4
Maud Shea..Daughter..20..Iowa..1/1
Edward Shea..Son-in-law..25..Canada English..Blacksmith
Neva Shea..Granddaughter..1..Iowa
Charley Holms..Son..19..Iowa..Laborer, Odd Jobs
Iva Holmes..Daughter..17..Iowa
Bill Manchester..Boarder..19..Iowa..Laborer, Odd Jobs
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sioux City, IA on 16 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 16A, District 209, Family 373, Roll 520
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States
West 7th Street; Home rented
William E. Homes..Head..57..Ohio..Flagman, Rail Road
Amelia A. Homes..Wife..56..Illinois
Charles F. Homes..Lodger (Son)..28..Iowa
C. Lucile Homes..Lodger (Daugher-in-law)..19..Iowa
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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Redwood Falls, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 244, sheet 16B, family 336, William Edgar Holmes and Amelia Ann Catherine Blackburn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 12B, family 260, William Edgar Holmes and Amelia Ann Catherine Blackburn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1477.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 209, sheet 16A, family 373, William Edgar Holmes and Amelia Ann Catherine Blackburn; index and images (accessed 25 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 520.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 61 Range 14, Adair County, Missouri, United States, p. 5, family 29, Parker Howe Holmes and Albertine Adeline Stout; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 24 May 2020), William E Homes, 01 May 1927, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; citing certificate #975304, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784612.


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