ABNER HOLMES was born 10 April 1783 in Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT, and died 17 February 1859 in Mason Co., IL. He married BETSEY YOUNG Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died 9 May 1861 in IL.

Children of ABNER HOLMES and BETSEY YOUNG are:

i. LAURANA HOLMES, b. Abt. 1816, New York; d. Unknown; m. ANDREW BARTON, Unknown; b. Abt. 1806, Pennsylvania; d. Unknown.

ii. ZELMON L. HOLMES, b. New York; d. 25 June 1848; m. (?) (1) MATILDA REYNOLDS, 4 May 1837, Holmes County, OH; m. (2) BETSEY ANN FOUTCH, 4 June 1848, Fulton Co., IL.

iii. JANET HOLMES, b. Unknown; m. JAMES SHULTS, Unknown; b. Unknown.

iv. HARRIET HOLMES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Iowa; m. WILLIAM HEATH, Unknown; b. Unknown.

v. JULIA ANNE HOLMES, b. 19 July 1822, New York; d. 8 August 1909, Pleasant Twp. (Fulton Co.), IL; m. HENRY A. BABCOCK, Bef. 1847; b. 27 April 1823, New York; d. 6 February 1889, Pleasant Twp. (Fulton Co.), IL.

vi. AUGUSTINE DEVILLO HOLMES, b. 29 July 1823, New York; d. 2 February 1892, Mitchell Co., Iowa; m. EMILY FOUTCH,
4 June 1848, Fulton Co., IL; b. Abt. 1830, Illinois; d. Unknown.

vii. SOPHIA HOLMES, b. 1828; m. JAMES J. PELHAM, 12 November 1854, Fulton Co., IL.

viii. ALLEN ETHAN HOLMES, ® b. Abt. 1835, Ohio; d. 8 August 1911, Mitchell Co., Iowa; m. HATTIE CAIN; b. Abt. 1843, New Jersey.

ix. CAROLINE HOLMES, b. Unknown.

x. SARAH JANE HOLMES, b. Abt. 1838, Ohio; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM T. DIMOND, 13 January 1858, Mason Co., IL; b. Abt. 1828, Kentucky; d. Unknown.