Asher Holmes & Eliza Ann Elmore

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ASHER HOLMES ® was born 28 September 1797 in Sherburne (Chenango Co.), NY, and died 24 January 1854 in New Lenox (Will Co.), IL. He married ELIZA ANN ELMORE 26 August 1826 in Chenango Co., NY, daughter of JAMES ELMORE. She was born 25 September 1805 in NY, and died 5 June 1881 in New Lenox (Will Co.), IL.

Children of ASHER HOLMES and ELIZA ELMORE are:

i. JAMES ELMORE HOLMES, ® b. 25 June 1827, Chautauqua Co., NY; d. 16 May 1891, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; m. (1) SOPHRONIA SUSAN ELSWORTH, 18 December 1850, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; b. 26 October 1833, Unknown; d. 15 April 1853, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; m. (2) MARY ELIZABETH STIFFLER, 8 January 1854, Mokena (Will Co.), IL; b. 29 January 1838, Miami Co., OH; d. 23 September 1910, Michigan City (La Porte Co.), IN.

ii. MYRON PERCIVAL HOLMES, ® b. 8 June 1830, Chautauqua Co., NY; d. 18 November 1921, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; m. LYDIA E. FAGER, 13 September 1864; b. 8 October 1848, Fredericksburg (Wayne Co.), OH; d. 6 June 1932, New Lenox ( Will Co.), IL.

iii. ELIZA ANN HOLMES, b. 18 January 1832, Sherburne, (Chenango Co.), NY; d. 6 May 1873, Oakdale, (Antelope Co.) NE; m. THOMAS STOLP, 25 July 1847, New Lenox, (Will Co.), IL; b. 25 March 1815, Marcellus (Onondago Co.), NY; d. 31 August 1903, Neligh (Antelope Co.), NE.

iv. ORSAMUS HOLMES, ® b. 22 August 1837, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; d. 4 February 1921, New Lenox ( Will Co.), IL; m. ANNA MARIA MUNCEY, 15 November 1863, Chelsa (Will Co.), IL; b. 15 November 1840, Joliet (Will Co.), IL; d. 25 December 1925, Joliet (Will Co.), IL.

v. LYDIA E. HOLMES, ® b. 5 February 1847, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; d. 29 November 1925, Guthrie (Logan Co.), OK; m. COL. HENRY EWING GLAZIER, ® 25 February 1869, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; d. 10 April 1902, Guthrie (Logan Co.), OK.

vi. JULIUS S. HOLMES, ® b. 30 August 1848, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; d. 27 December 1917, Peoria (Peoria Co.), IL; m. SOPHIA WILLIS ®, 24 January 1871, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; b. 14 August 1852, New Brunswick (Somerset Co.), NJ; d. 29 July 1892, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL.